Originally posted by Carlo: I'v recently seen season 4 of Gilmore Girls. I have to say it's probably the show weakest season(weaker than season 6). But i would have given hands down the best supporting actress award to Kelly Bishop. I think that was easily her best season.all the scenes about the crisis of her marriage were amazing and if nominated she would have had a killer duo of tapes in "Scene in a Mall" and "The Reigning Lorelai".Amazing staff from an amazing actress.
Thats weird, I think its GG best season. And I agree about Bishop. She deserved the Emmy with those tapes.
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I.really loved this episode.I loved it when JD imagination was a Sitcom.This Should have got a Writing and supporting Actor Nod for McGinley. I loved the beginning at the Hospital.
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Originally posted by Carlo: I'v recently seen season 4 of Gilmore Girls. I have to say it's probably the show weakest season(weaker than season 6). But i would have given hands down the best supporting actress award to Kelly Bishop. I think that was easily her best season.all the scenes about the crisis of her marriage were amazing and if nominated she would have had a killer duo of tapes in "Scene in a Mall" and "The Reigning Lorelai".Amazing staff from an amazing actress.
Well, I haven't seen that season yet (I'm still on Season Three), but here's to her getting nominated FINALLY this year!!!!!
Originally posted by Serendipity78: Don't be intimidated by BSG...it's well worth the investment of time and not nearly as duanting as most believe. Yes it's kicked off by a miniseries (3 hr run time) but it's a good watch...although the series exceeds the Mini in my opinion.
Season One is only 13 episodes (not the 20-24 of most network shows) and only the first half of Season Two is available on DVD (Netflix is your friend). The second half will be released in September completing a 20 episode stint for Season 2 before season three starts in October.
Don't be put off by the name or genre...I ask each Drama buff and anyone who loves good TV to just look past the name and give this show a shot.
On a side note: Netflix is my friend because it's just getting me hooked onto Alias and Arrested Development.
Well, thanks for the heads-up on BSG. I shall look into it. I have a feeling that they will get some noms this year. Did you see that ad on the opening page of The Envelope? Cool!
As far as the best show in the world, Arrested Development...
...sigh. I'm glad you're enjoying it, though...
Rescue Me, First Season, Pilot, aka "Guts" Finally started watching this show. Was amazed that this episode was Emmy nominated for writing and direction! I really didn't like it much.
It's nowhere near on the scale of many of the comedies this season. Even all the 9/11 stuff. I found it hokey, and I agree with those who commented at the time that it seemed to be "taking advantage of 9/11".
The show is boys club all the way, complete with gross defication jokes at the end.
I actually found it to be sexist, unfunny and not emotionally moving (which I certainly expected for an episode which so thoroughly weaves in the tragedy of 9/11). Really makes me sad. But it does effectively elminate a strong contender in my mind. Which I'm glad for.
I do have three more shows on this DVD before I return it to Netflix, so I'll give it three more chances.
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Miche, IMO, the show only gets better. I, too, thought the 9/11 material was somewhat hokey in the pilot (maybe it was just me warming up to the show). Although 9/11 does play into the season, it isn't as heavy handed as what was shown in the premiere.
Yes, the show is very "manly", but this is Denis Leary we are talkin' 'bout here and it's set in a testosterone filled fire house. Actually, that very thing is played off of in later episodes, but don't expect champagne and lollipops with this show. Rescue Me is very acidic in tone and can cut to the bone with certain groups of people.
Just remember: it's a television show.
I recently said in another thread, that this show could do well in the comedy series category if it wanted to. And I stand by that statement. Peppered in with the dramatic elements, there's some brilliant comedy that makes the show a must watch for me.
Definitely give the show a few more episodes. There was only one storyline I did not like during the first season run, so I will say that that is a good thing for this show.
I just finished the whole first season of ER which blew me away because i was so young when it came out.. i'm 24 now, so in 1994 i was 12 years old; which made me far to young to be able to watch ER very often..so for me it was really like watching the show for the first time... i was really impressed with the quality and overall greatness of the show...everything from the writing, camera direction, acting and so on was top-notch!
To me the stand-outs in season 1 were: Eric Lasalle, Noah Wylie and Julianna Margulies. I was also impressed with the guest stars they had from William H. Macy and Vondie Curtis Hall to Alan Rosenberg, Andrea Parker, Debra Jo Rump, Rosemary Clooney, Bradley Whitford, Beah Ricahrds, Kahndi Alexander and even CCH Pounder (that was a real treat for me)!
My favorite episodes were "Pilot", "Blizzard", "ER Confidential" and the most heart-breaking to me "motherhood"...
I thought Noah Wylie showed potential from day one and that Geroge Clooney made his role work effortlessly and that is was obvious that Weaver and Ross were meant for each other.
I cannot wait to start Season 2 tonight! i am sooo excited.
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Originally posted by ashmores: Miche, IMO, the show only gets better. I, too, thought the 9/11 material was somewhat hokey in the pilot (maybe it was just me warming up to the show). Although 9/11 does play into the season, it isn't as heavy handed as what was shown in the premiere.
Yes, the show is very "manly", but this is Denis Leary we are talkin' 'bout here and it's set in a testosterone filled fire house. Actually, that very thing is played off of in later episodes, but don't expect champagne and lollipops with this show. Rescue Me is very acidic in tone and can cut to the bone with certain groups of people.
Just remember: it's a television show.
I recently said in another thread, that this show could do well in the comedy series category if it wanted to. And I stand by that statement. Peppered in with the dramatic elements, there's some brilliant comedy that makes the show a must watch for me.
Definitely give the show a few more episodes. There was only one storyline I did not like during the first season run, so I will say that that is a good thing for this show.
Well, ashmores, your opinion means a lot to me. And if you liked this show, there must be something to it. I'll give it a few more chances.
Originally posted by Boidiva02: I just finished the whole first season of ER which blew me away because i was so young when it came out.. i'm 24 now, so in 1994 i was 12 years old; which made me far to young to be able to watch ER very often..so for me it was really like watching the show for the first time... i was really impressed with the quality and overall greatness of the show...everything from the writing, camera direction, acting and so on was top-notch!
To me the stand-outs in season 1 were: Eric Lasalle, Noah Wylie and Julianna Margulies. I was also impressed with the guest stars they had from William H. Macy and Vondie Curtis Hall to Alan Rosenberg, Andrea Parker, Debra Jo Rump, Rosemary Clooney, Bradley Whitford, Beah Ricahrds, Kahndi Alexander and even CCH Pounder (that was a real treat for me)!
My favorite episodes were "Pilot", "Blizzard", "ER Confidential" and the most heart-breaking to me "motherhood"...
I thought Noah Wylie showed potential from day one and that Geroge Clooney made his role work effortlessly and that is was obvious that Weaver and Ross were meant for each other.
I cannot wait to start Season 2 tonight! i am sooo excited.
Yeah, the first four or five seasons of ER are incredible. The first season especially, as you said, with Clooney, Margulies, Noah Wyle, and Anthony Edwards. Not to mention all the shots of Chicago! I'm seriously thinking about revisiting ER from the beginning myself. There were quite a few episodes that I missed in there.
I just realized too that BOTH medical shows are going to be on the same night in fall (Grey's Anatomy, then ER).
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Originally posted by Michael Bluth: 24-Day 5: 7:00 AM-8:00 AM B+
I liked it but didn't Love it. Kiefer was good. Direction was good too.
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Just curious. Is this the first time you've watched 24?
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you are right! ER and Grey's on the same night... awesome.. thank god they are not on the same time!!! i would not be able to live if that were the case... actually i'm partly surprised ABC didn't do that to try and chip away at ER's always slipping ratings.
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It's such a strange thing to have the lustrous Grey's Anatomy coming right after the dreck that Desperate Housewives has become.
In fact, right before this GA, is the "rat in the garbage can" episode, that made me stare at the screen in disbelief.
Right after that, though, is this:
Grey's Anatomy, Second Season, "Enough Is Enough (No More Tears)" This is the second episode of the second season. The first season left you going: wow! What was that?! And this second season now...
I"m just stunned at how amazingly good this particular episode is. I can see why people are talking about this show for Best Drama Series. Stunning direction by Peter Horton. Awesome writing by James Parriott. And the editing in this episode is sublime.
And then the acting!!! The usual great turns by Chandra Wilson, Ellen Pompeo, and Sandra Oh. But then, there's this scene in the elevator with Justin Chambers that brought tears to my eyes. This macho tough guy has an emotional moment.
And the "no more tears" which could refer to the abused wife. Or could refer to the various staff members who are all carrying their own painful crosses.
Just brilliant. Just awesome, this show.
Now this show, on the other hand...
Or, in the words of Valerie Cherish herself: "Edgy is funny. Too edgy is cancellation." Indeed so.
The Comeback, "Valerie Stands Up for Aunt Sassy" It's really a bizarre thing, this show. It does, pretty accurately reflect what Holllywood is all about. The true underbelly. However, that very thing is something that no one outside of Hollywood would understand or care about.
To the average person, this show is just PAINFUL. Excruciatingly so.
I can sit here and see that Valerie's struggle to make Aunt Sassy likeable actually took a lot of courage on her part. Actually really upsets a lot of the standard Hollywood rules.
But I don't think that's immediately apparent.
I mean, in some ways, she's soft and sensitive and sweet. But really, she's incredibly self-centered and selfish and uncaring. The whole puppy thing really underscores that.
Which should be "funny", but just turns out to be painful. For what it's trying to do (which was always Roger Ebert's test of an artform), it's doing it very well. it's just completely unwatchable.
Watched this one on YouTube just a few minutes ago. Excellent episode, makes me wish I had watched more of the show during the season. McGinley was terrific, from his lunch scene with Braff, to the meltdown at the end, he hit every note, and then some. This has to be his submission tape. Like 742 said in another thread, he could win with this tape, if nominated. Pure emotional tenderness, with the usual biting sarcasm.
Loved the song that was played at the end. Very fitting.
''His face is a battlefield of moral conflicts; the pain that comes through his eyes, he's like a young Monty Clift or Paul Newman.'' --Martin Scorsese on Leonardo DiCaprio
Originally posted by the_spotless_mind: Scrubs (My Lunch)
Watched this one on YouTube just a few minutes ago. Excellent episode, makes me wish I had watched more of the show during the season. McGinley was terrific, from his lunch scene with Braff, to the meltdown at the end, he hit every note, and then some. This has to be his submission tape. Like 742 said in another thread, he could win this tape, if nominated. Pure emotional tenderness, with the usual biting sarcasm.
Loved the song that was played at the end. Very fitting.
I'm you liked it. I thought it was that Season best episode. I can't Believe that Scrubs didn't submit this episode for writing.
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Scrubs-My Screwup A OMG I loved this episode,what a great blend of comedy and Drama. McGinley was awesome in this eppy. So was Braff. I couldn't believe that Ending. Great Guest apprance by Brendan Frasier. Well Deserved Writing Nod. Should have won.
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Entourage, "An Offer Refused" Wow. Jeremy is certainly coming into his own with this show this season. What an amazing performance. And the show seemed to have matured this season. The characters seem comfortable in their own skin. Besides, the new mansion is awesome. ;-)
I have to say, though, seeing Chris Penn there, all of a sudden was really disconcerting. He looked bad, too. Very sad.
This is just an incredible show. Well written, acted and directed. Surely one of this season's best comedies.
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Entourage, Neighbors I think one of the reasons this season works so much better is that last season was all about setting up the characters and the setting. This season, they have actual problems that they have to work out.
This whole roller coaster, having money, then not having money. Having a project, then not having a project. Man, it feels so real. And so scary. And whose contacts are gonna work out? Ari's? or E's? Or neither.
When the indie film director shuts them down at the end of this episode, it was devastating. All in all, believable situations with real characters.
(Not like this keeping a guy in a basement kind of dreck that passes for comedy elsewhere on the dial.)
Boston Legal, Second Season, "Finding Nimmo" Now, that's some funny stuff, coming from Captain Kirk himself. I had forgotten how much this show makes me laugh and laugh.
The BEST thing about the show, IMHO, is the interaction between Spader and Shatner. This show, early in this season, shows them taking a trip to the great Northwest to go fishing.
Oh yes, and while this is all happening, Betty White confesses to a murder (love that mugshot, Betty!). Candice Bergen looks incredible in lilac too.
Just loved this episode. And the rant about environmentalism too.
Grey's Anatomy, Second Season, "Make Me Lose Control" This show is such a guilty pleasure for me. Of all the shows I'm furiously watching before the Emmy noms, this one is the one I look forward to the most.
All those years of watching ER, and you couldn't really care about the people, cause the focus was always on the medicine, and the rotating guests they had in every week. But this medical show, finally has it right. It's all about the doctors. And their lives.
And in this episode, all of their carefully contructed secrets fall down. The ones they kept hidden from view. The ones they held close, for whatever reason. Each of them must face their own inner demons. Christina's pregnancy, Meredith's mom's condition, Alex's truth about being a nice guy (under his jerk exterior), Izzie's budding feelings about Alex, Dr. Sheppard's ex-wife's feelings about him.
He is, actually, the only one without a secret in this episode. Unless it's that he still loves his wife too.
And the whole pregnancy storyline. We knew from late last season that Christina wasn't going to give this information up voluntarily (to Burke, who broke up with her). Nor were her friends going to share her deep secret, especially honorable Meredith. It just kept nagging me. How would he find out then?
The perfect way. He reads about it on the board! That was truly beautiful.
The lengths people go to keep secrets. Even from themselves.
And George, who REALLY doesn't want to look like Meredith's DAD. Yet seems to find some comfort in lying next to Meredith's sick mom.
Grey's Anatomy is like this intricate delicate prism. Everyone shines in their own little segment of it. The cast just works together like a well-oiled machine.
I hated Kate Walsh when she first appeared on the scene. Yet now, she adds a fire that was needed in the midst of all these quiet people.
Here's what I look for in a Best Drama Series contender. Not only the usual: good writing, good acting, good direction. It's gotta have that special something. It's gotta rise above the others. It's gotta have poetry, and magic. It's gotta speak to the special places in our souls that no one else can get to.
I see, more and more, as this season unfolds before me, how putting Grey's Anatomy as the fifth show, as so many others have suggested--now makes perfect sense.
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Commander in Chief, "First Dance" What is most fascinating to me about this show is how the evil guy is manipulating all these people to undermine the administration, and the president tries to keep a brave face, while also trying to do the right thing and stay honest and upfront.
One can't help but wonder about the concurrent behind-the-scenes machinations at C-I-C.
So these first four episodes have a beauty and a grace. Many parts seem like a West Wing knockoff, and the overemphasis on all the family crap bugs me.
I wish they'd just concentrated on the back and forth between Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland. That's truly great television. Good episode, though.
Boston Legal, Second Season, "A Whiff and a Prayer" (actually the end of the first season, the finale; formerly titled, "In Closing")
"...so I don't have to hug you, tell you I'm there for you, and all that crap?" --Denny Crane to Alan Shore after Shore's romantic breakup
This would have been a great season finale. And I believe it would have ended as it began, with Spader and Shatner walking together down the street. Though this time, they are in waders with fishing poles. A great image. As the opening one was.
Sadly, it's now stuck as only the fourth episode of this new season of Boston Legal. In Closing was still a much better title.
Betty White is amazing, as ever. Shatner could absolutely use this tape as a submission. He gives a bravura performance in it.
Spader is just so amazing. I see why he keeps winning Emmy after Emmy after Emmy. I mean, honestly, he is just a step above anyone else I can think of this season. Even Kiefer Sutherland, who was my favorite up till now, doesn't really hold a candle to what Spader is doing.
Course, I'm sure if Sutherland had these incredible David Kelley monologues to work with, he'd have Emmys on his mantle too.
BTW, this episode had one of the worst camera operators I've seen on network TV. What the hell was up with all the close-ups on people's hands? And sloppy editing. Mssing people's faces. Just awful. (During the trial sequences)
Desperate Housewives, Second Season, "I Wish I Could Forget You" aka, I wish I could stop watching this horrific series.
There are moments amidst this dreck that are gems. In this episode, they were:
* Adrien Pasdar and Gabrielle in the hospital.
* Roger Bart and Bree in the doorway.
* Lynette giving her husband expensive golf clubs, and the look on his face.
But they are all negated by these:
* Bart's character has actually given Bree drugs to knock her out. I suspect he slept with her before they slept together.
* Lynette's boss shames her into getting an expensive suit.
* Susan has sent her lover's son away, even though he was desperate to find him. When he finds out, he leaves her. BIG DUH. (God, I HATE all the Susan storylines this season.)
Susan, Gabrielle and Edie are all manipulative women who are selfish and self-seeking. None of their behavior is funny, it's just pathetic.
At least Lynette and Bree, misguided as they are, are characters you can root for.
The whole Susan in a Wedding Dress thing, crying in the middle of Wisteria Lane, just shows how far down this series has sunk. Sad and pathetic.
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