Archive for September, 2008

Fall Season

by Jaclyn Abergas on September 30th, 2008
TV News
Lots of US TV programs have started the fall season since September 1, and a lot more are expected to start until the middle of October. What are you looking forward to watching? Have you liked what you've watched since the start? There aren't a lot of good shows that have started yet. Gossip Girl has started and is always something I look forward to every week. It's not what I would have liked, as expected, but it started that way last season also. Hopefully, it will pick up by the fourth or fifth episode. Beverly Hills 90210 was a big disappointment....

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Fringe, Does NOT Define the Fringe of Sci-FI

by B Kenney on September 16th, 2008
Drama, TV News
The name sits with several recent shows and movies quite well. If you do not know him, then you may know his work: TV shows and films such as Lost, Alias, Cloverfield and, yes, even Felicity. I was an early fanboy of Lost; I must admit the show started out quite interesting. Season one ended with many questions left unanswered that had many viewers hooked. After season one, however, the show just got most of its viewers, well...Lost- including me. For those of you still hooked on the show's bizarre twists and turns you are quite aware of the long waiting...

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The New Generation of 90210: The Verdict

by Jaclyn Abergas on September 9th, 2008
Drama
Last night was the series premiere of this generation's spin-off of Beverly Hills 90210, the teenage cult show from the early 1990s. And did it pass the test? Um, not so much. Where should I start? 1. Characters Almost all the characters were very predictable and very flat. I felt no sympathy nor joy for the characters whatsoever. When the lead actress and actor (the Brandon and Brenda Walsh of the series) got into trouble, I felt no sympathy for them because I couldn't relate to what they were going through. It's almost as if the writers depended on people knowing the stereotypes to...

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CSI With a Killer Twist

by B Kenney on September 2nd, 2008
Drama

Who would think a series, centered on a forensic blood splatter expert working for the Miami Dade police, would end up being so unique and involving of its own accord? Dexter, an incredibly brilliant drama series, answers the previous question without a single clouding doubt.

The show rightfully can be described as CSI with a killer twist. The forensic involvements of the show do seem somewhat similar in areas, but the show also has its own original contribution which helps it stand out above other drama series in the genre.

Imagine, a young man, Morgan Dexter,...

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