tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post39452701327886664..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Snowy morning catch-upAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25012109536892071902007-03-09T17:21:00.000-05:002007-03-09T17:21:00.000-05:00I was glad Peter finally got his hair cut, but is ...I was glad Peter finally got his hair cut, but is it just me or is Milo Ventawhoever slowly becoming a decent actor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-12406346447482792342007-03-08T13:25:00.000-05:002007-03-08T13:25:00.000-05:00Every House peril seems to have a reset button:Loo...Every House peril seems to have a reset button:<BR/><BR/>Look, I can run 8 miles, even though I have no muscle in my thigh! Now I can't.<BR/>Foreman has brain damage. Now he doesn't.<BR/>I'm on trial for drug trafficking, and now I'm off the hook.<BR/>I'm in rehab! but I'm still on drugs.<BR/>Now, cancer?<BR/><BR/>What is House made of? Teflon?<BR/><BR/>(and btw, they're Fellows, not Residents. They are already (board certified?) doctors in one specialty each. and yes, I watch too many doctor shows)<BR/><BR/>Something bad should happen to House, just to prove to us that it's actually possible. (but it would have to go on for more than 5 eps before we'd believe it, now)<BR/><BR/>Personally, I am more likely to believe Izzie can get away with cutting the LVAD wire. The only way that's not just as career ending as House's antics is that she has less prestige. (she less experienced too, but even 26 year olds have enough common sense to not purposely kill their patients. and yes, I know, she was beyond reason at the time, but her superiors?)<BR/>House isn't any more "real" than Grey's. (there's just fewer couples)<BR/><BR/>Pam<BR/>(that thing they were playing had a name?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-56497048355800062912007-03-08T10:46:00.000-05:002007-03-08T10:46:00.000-05:00I'm still believing that Jack's lapse has to do wi...I'm still believing that Jack's lapse has to do with being tortured for years in a Chinese prison. That's my fanwank and I'm sticking to it, heh heh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-38637135673718816162007-03-07T20:22:00.000-05:002007-03-07T20:22:00.000-05:00I thought the last two Gilmore Girls marked a retu...I thought the last two Gilmore Girls marked a return, of sorts, to the early days. Last week's episode with Lane's baby shower was the first time a Gilmore episode had me feeling something more than mild indifference. This week there were some nice moments between grandmother-mother-daughter. That said, the magic isn't there anymore for the most part. There are flashes but that's it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83025453020526717202007-03-07T16:34:00.000-05:002007-03-07T16:34:00.000-05:00I really disliked the House "brain cancer" storyli...I really disliked the House "brain cancer" storyline, too unbelievable for me, even for House.<BR/> <BR/>But man o' man did I dig when House and Dave Matthews played the into to "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats.When House knew when to clap, it made me smile. The coolest doctor ever....<BR/><BR/>Now if he would just join Britney in rehab...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-91965764847980918202007-03-07T16:32:00.000-05:002007-03-07T16:32:00.000-05:00Re: HouseThe House in peril plot is very hard to s...Re: House<BR/><BR/>The House in peril plot is very hard to sustain. He can't go to jail, that would end the show. He can't die of cancer, that would end the show. And the audience knows they're being played with. It worked better when he went up against Chi McBride, you couldn't be certain what would happen. The other problem is that the House with cancer took over the storyline. The patient's story was lost. The main problem is that House is becoming one-dimensional. He never moves forward emotionally. He seems to be impervious to incredible displays of affection. Why does Dr. Wilson still count House as his best friend? Why does Wilson take the abuse?<BR/>Speaking of abuse, how about audience abuse? Who programs Fox? House is no longer a weekly series. We now have to wait three weeks for each new episode. OK, we're promised nine straight weeks of new episodes. And you should quit complaining. Very Pavlovian, Fox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-73199677430585373282007-03-07T16:05:00.000-05:002007-03-07T16:05:00.000-05:00Anyone else suspect the annoyingly multitalented L...Anyone else suspect the annoyingly multitalented Laurie wrote the piano piece himself? Or did anyone recognize it from elsewhere?Tosy And Coshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466315384515717261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40651079531261701742007-03-07T15:53:00.000-05:002007-03-07T15:53:00.000-05:00Though I have to think that killing two FBI agents...Though I have to think that killing two FBI agents puts Linderman in a heck of a lot more trouble than anything else that he could be up to.Ted Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486771226983390342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-90672673268077856942007-03-07T15:52:00.000-05:002007-03-07T15:52:00.000-05:00It seems to me that Jessica and Nikki aren't alway...It seems to me that Jessica and Nikki aren't always completely aware of what each other are doing. And didn't Jessica tell Nathan that his two choices were to capitulate to L or to run? That would imply that Nikki wasn't going to kill Nathan, just threaten him and confirm he was unarmed and unwired.Ted Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486771226983390342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-88628291760418875782007-03-07T14:13:00.000-05:002007-03-07T14:13:00.000-05:00>>watching horrible medical experiments happening ...>>watching horrible medical experiments happening to Dave Matthews<BR/><BR/>This should be a weekly series.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278397835543484753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87207362132247949712007-03-07T13:06:00.000-05:002007-03-07T13:06:00.000-05:00I couldn't decide what was most upsetting about Ho...I couldn't decide what was most upsetting about <I>House</I> last night: House possibly having cancer, House possibly "opening the door" to being a real person at the end there, or watching horrible medical experiments happening to Dave Matthews. Ain't nobody hurts Dave on my watch.<BR/><BR/>Since the show crossed the line into complete implausibility a long time ago, I wasn't too concerned about what this latest event would do to House's medical career. The most genius moment (aside from the piano playing) was how the residents' faces went from joyous to aghast when they found out what House was up to. (And glad to know I'm not alone in wishing Smith and Leonard could have had one tiny scene together, for old time's sake.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45719507302734665362007-03-07T13:01:00.000-05:002007-03-07T13:01:00.000-05:00I missed 24 but might watch it online - anyway, he...I missed 24 but might watch it online - anyway, here's a fun comparison of Wayne Palmer and Eli Manning:<BR/><BR/>http://zembla.cementhorizon.com/archives/006066.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-59822194637440852532007-03-07T12:43:00.000-05:002007-03-07T12:43:00.000-05:00Re "House": couldn't help thinking of Kurtwood Sm...Re "House": couldn't help thinking of Kurtwood Smith and Robert Sean Leonard in "Dead Poet's Society". As for House's cancer treatment scam, what surprised me the most was all three of the residents getting passionate about saving him. Cameron, yeah, but Foreman and Chase? Their love-hate thing with House usually tips heavily to the hate side of the scale. As for the realism of keeping him around Princeton-Plainsboro, well, medical realism has never been what this show's about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26439686489054969292007-03-07T11:52:00.000-05:002007-03-07T11:52:00.000-05:00I liked the kiss between Cameron and House. Camero...I liked the kiss between Cameron and House. Cameron did it purely to try to get House's blood, but he seemed to be drawn in to her and show some real feelings...only to figure it out in the end that she was just trying to distract him.<BR/><BR/>I knew immediately House didn't have cancer. Couldn't figure out why he was faking it, though. Kind of a strange reason because House seems less dependent on constant drug-popping all of a sudden. He doesn't seem desperate for a high in any other aspect of his life at the moment...so it just didn't fit for me.K J Gillenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023089365553324315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-82738928794913953832007-03-07T11:46:00.000-05:002007-03-07T11:46:00.000-05:00Yes, Smith was heartbreaking. I loved him in this ...Yes, Smith was heartbreaking. I loved him in this episode. And I also loved the agog, almost manga-esque look on Cameron's face when she said "you faked Cancer? To get high?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-77740772133402460252007-03-07T10:50:00.000-05:002007-03-07T10:50:00.000-05:00Re: HouseSince the final scene has him heading int...Re: House<BR/><BR/>Since the final scene has him heading into the bar to be a real person I guess the writers just wanted to show just how far down House's "bottom" is before he attempts to change. I agree, it was over the top, I was actually hoping the patient LUKE N. Laura was his Father but could not remember where the show left off with his father, I know he called his mom at Christmas last season, but that is all I can recall. Still, if someone I cared about pullled this one, it would be a long time before I trusted them and if he was just a mentor for my career, I would say three years is enough, I am moving on. Which might be what the show needs to go to a new level, these three young professionals need to move on to new challenges.rukrusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005928545753221172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-78947537678998491952007-03-07T10:48:00.000-05:002007-03-07T10:48:00.000-05:00I didn't think that Lindermann was originally goin...I didn't think that Lindermann was originally going to offer the VP to Nathan. I took more as a way to prevent Nathan from killing him. But I could be wrong. I'm finding that the older I get, I catch/remember fewer small details in previous and current episodes. *sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com