2006-11-28T05:01:04Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2006, alice ttlg 2006-11-28T05:01:04Z 2006-11-28T04:05:58Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1543 2006-11-28T04:05:58Z

If this happened for real, a bunch of US cities got nuked, people really would be this stupid and boring but realism doesn't make it good TV. I am bored silly with Eric and his chasing the barkeep and his...

alice ttlg Jericho [alice ttlg] If this happened for real, a bunch of US cities got nuked, people really would be this stupid and boring but realism doesn't make it good TV. I am bored silly with Eric and his chasing the barkeep and his... [Jericho] 2006-11-26T03:46:13Z 2006-11-26T03:45:52Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1542 2006-11-26T03:45:52Z

The problem with this show is...there are so *many* problems. First, it's not funny. And it's not fun. And it's being way too serious when it's about making a television show. It should be fun and it should be funny...

alice ttlg Studio 60 [alice ttlg] The problem with this show is...there are so *many* problems. First, it's not funny. And it's not fun. And it's being way too serious when it's about making a television show. It should be fun and it should be funny... [Studio 60] 2006-11-06T01:01:51Z 2006-11-06T00:56:06Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1541 2006-11-06T00:56:06Z

I started watching the 10/25/06 ep and found myself not really interested in any of these people anymore. Sawyer was in prison??? eh, not interested enough to care about this turn in his backstory. ohhh, look, let's kill bunnies and...

alice ttlg Lost [alice ttlg] I started watching the 10/25/06 ep and found myself not really interested in any of these people anymore. Sawyer was in prison??? eh, not interested enough to care about this turn in his backstory. ohhh, look, let's kill bunnies and... [Lost] 2006-10-16T21:20:46Z 2006-10-16T21:19:43Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1539 2006-10-16T21:19:43Z

We have the first cancellation of the season, Smith. Since I stopped watching it midway thru the first ep, I didn't really notice till someone mentioned it in passing and I checked EpGuides....

alice ttlg Smith [alice ttlg] We have the first cancellation of the season, Smith. Since I stopped watching it midway thru the first ep, I didn't really notice till someone mentioned it in passing and I checked EpGuides.... [Smith] 2006-10-16T16:41:26Z 2006-10-16T16:36:19Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1538 2006-10-16T16:36:19Z

Wow, haven't done that in awhile, I watched all of BSG 2.5, eleven eps in one day, one right after the other. I kept meaning to go out to do errands but it poured here just about all day, I...

alice ttlg Battlestar Galactica [alice ttlg] Wow, haven't done that in awhile, I watched all of BSG 2.5, eleven eps in one day, one right after the other. I kept meaning to go out to do errands but it poured here just about all day, I... [Battlestar Galactica] 2006-10-14T18:21:57Z 2006-10-14T18:11:21Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1537 2006-10-14T18:11:21Z

Yep, the problem I had with this show is the problem. It's running theme of how many ways can they humiliate and uglify Betty. That's just wrong. What they needed to be doing was a character like Callie on Grey's...

alice ttlg Ugly Betty [alice ttlg] Yep, the problem I had with this show is the problem. It's running theme of how many ways can they humiliate and uglify Betty. That's just wrong. What they needed to be doing was a character like Callie on Grey's... [Ugly Betty] 2006-10-13T17:01:01Z 2006-10-13T16:25:05Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1532 2006-10-13T16:25:05Z

I give up. I just can't stand Megan, just can't. The actress was great in Rescue Me but here, that weird accent just doesn't work and I just can't stand the know-it-all character either. Not watching this anymore ever again....

alice ttlg Numb3rs [alice ttlg] I give up. I just can't stand Megan, just can't. The actress was great in Rescue Me but here, that weird accent just doesn't work and I just can't stand the know-it-all character either. Not watching this anymore ever again.... [Numb3rs] 2006-10-12T17:01:02Z 2006-10-12T16:38:31Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1534 2006-10-12T16:38:31Z

I just have problems with this show. No matter what, it seems to come back to a one-note joke about how ugly Betty is. And no matter how bright or determined or just plain nice she is, she'll never be...

alice ttlg Ugly Betty [alice ttlg] I just have problems with this show. No matter what, it seems to come back to a one-note joke about how ugly Betty is. And no matter how bright or determined or just plain nice she is, she'll never be... [Ugly Betty] 2006-10-11T17:01:02Z 2006-10-11T16:37:32Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1536 2006-10-11T16:37:32Z

I got all excited after the first five minutes of Lost, thinking, wow, finally some information! Something new about who, what, where, how on this island! Then I realized that's probably the last bit of new info we'll get all...

alice ttlg Lost [alice ttlg] I got all excited after the first five minutes of Lost, thinking, wow, finally some information! Something new about who, what, where, how on this island! Then I realized that's probably the last bit of new info we'll get all... [Lost] 2006-10-11T00:01:03Z 2006-10-10T23:27:51Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1535 2006-10-10T23:27:51Z

I was really prepared to not like this show, it seemed too much of a ripoff of the movie Inside Man - and it is but it's a good ripoff. The premise is different, it focuses on the hostages more...

alice ttlg The Nine [alice ttlg] I was really prepared to not like this show, it seemed too much of a ripoff of the movie Inside Man - and it is but it's a good ripoff. The premise is different, it focuses on the hostages more... [The Nine] 2006-10-09T17:01:03Z 2006-10-09T16:18:06Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1531 2006-10-09T16:18:06Z

This appears to be very true to the book and the movie. But unfortunately that doesn't make compelling, interesting weekly TV watching. In fact, it's very grim and depressing weekly TV watching. The book encompassed not just the phenomenon of...

alice ttlg Friday Night Lights [alice ttlg] This appears to be very true to the book and the movie. But unfortunately that doesn't make compelling, interesting weekly TV watching. In fact, it's very grim and depressing weekly TV watching. The book encompassed not just the phenomenon of... [Friday Night Lights] 2006-10-08T17:01:01Z 2006-10-08T16:28:47Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1533 2006-10-08T16:28:47Z

This show hits both the soap opera and conspiracy theory, ala Prison Break with kids. Too much of not a good enough copy of better shows. When will the networks wise up and learn that copying each other and putting...

alice ttlg Runaway [alice ttlg] This show hits both the soap opera and conspiracy theory, ala Prison Break with kids. Too much of not a good enough copy of better shows. When will the networks wise up and learn that copying each other and putting... [Runaway] 2006-10-07T16:17:20Z 2006-10-07T16:11:13Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1530 2006-10-07T16:11:13Z

I can sum up the new shows this season in two types: soap operas and conspiracy shows. Brothers & Sisters falls heavily in the soap opera category, too heavily for me and it's got hints of Dynasty but without the...

alice ttlg Brothers & Sisters [alice ttlg] I can sum up the new shows this season in two types: soap operas and conspiracy shows. Brothers & Sisters falls heavily in the soap opera category, too heavily for me and it's got hints of Dynasty but without the... [Brothers & Sisters] 2006-10-01T04:01:59Z 2006-10-01T03:59:26Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1526 2006-10-01T03:59:26Z

Gahhhh! Another conspiracy show! And when it or Kidnapped or Vanished (or two of them or all three) gets cancelled, TPTB will sit around with their thumbs up their butts wondering why it didn't work, why copying other brilliant shows...

alice ttlg Runaway [alice ttlg] Gahhhh! Another conspiracy show! And when it or Kidnapped or Vanished (or two of them or all three) gets cancelled, TPTB will sit around with their thumbs up their butts wondering why it didn't work, why copying other brilliant shows... [Runaway] 2006-10-01T03:58:22Z 2006-10-01T03:56:29Z tag:www.theidiotbox.org,2006://3.1525 2006-10-01T03:56:29Z

I adore Amanda Peet! She does deadpan comedy brilliantly! And she's hooked me into this show, no matter how the rest of goes (and it still goes great with Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry), it's worth watching just for her!...

alice ttlg Studio 60 [alice ttlg] I adore Amanda Peet! She does deadpan comedy brilliantly! And she's hooked me into this show, no matter how the rest of goes (and it still goes great with Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry), it's worth watching just for her!... [Studio 60]