More old stuff...

Things that gave me nightmares as a kid- the old EBS tests.

Both from New York stations...where I grew up. Like I could really do anything to save myself if the nukes were about to start flying! :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zB_eo7ImDg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdXMWpcQNT0&feature=related

More New York T.V. stuff...

Do you know where your kids are?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wK5QAcJhRo&feature=related

Eleven Alive!

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/3896/

This is a little bit stupid...but here's something else that scared me quite a bit as a kid- the PBS ident.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCuqlLq1k7o

When I was about five, I was convinced that the P head was going to jump off the T.V. screen and eat me! *lol*

But for some reason, this one didn't scare me- WGBH Boston.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE-sk5qmql8

Maybe it was because when I saw and heard it, it meant that Zoom! was about to come on.

Two Criminal Intents for the price of one. :p

I did finally see "Last Rites"- Logan's final episode. It was so-so. "Logan begins to doubt the justice system of which he's part after a priest convinces him to re-open a murder case that's over a decade old." (T.V. Guide summary). No huge send-off for Logan this time- he just walks away.

"Frame"- Begins with the murder of Goren's brother, Frank, and an attempt on the life of Bobby's mentor, Declan Gage. It gets weird when Bobby's nemesis, Nicole Wallace, turns out to have murdered Frank. Next, Goren gets a note claiming that his nephew has been kidnapped, and leads to a box containing what turns out to be Nicole's heart! Yikes. With Nicole out of the picture, suspicion leads to Goren...but it turns out to have been Gage all the time.

Good finale- it seems that a bunch of demons from Goren's past have now been exorcised...with a bunch of new ones. Good riddance to Nicole- I always thought she was an awful character.

So that's it for CI- the new season will start in November.

Oops again...

I totally forgot to watch Criminal Intent last night! I can't believe it. I was so engrossed in the book I was reading that it slipped my mind. I'd better not miss the repeat!

Criminal Intent: Neighborhood Watch

This one was pretty good until the end. A convicted sex offender (who really had only had consensual sex with his underage girlfriend) is harassed by his neighbors, and then found murdered mob-style. The neighborhood watch angle was just a red herring- the killer was just a loser kid who wanted to know what killing was like, and wanted fame as a serial killer. A very weak ending. The killer was a big letdown!

Next week, it's the final episode for Logan, as Chris Noth is leaving the show. I hope he gets a better send off than other Law and Order characters have in the past! The show is winding down. I hope there's at least one more Goren/Eames episode in the season.

Well, crap again!

Issac Hayes died today. Dammit!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_isaac_hayes

Probably best known as a musician, but he was pretty damned funny on South Park as Chef. "Why hello there, children."

:(

Crappy news to wake up to.

Actor/comedian Bernie Mac has died from complications of pneumonia.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/09/bernie.mac/index.html

Damn. I really thought he was going to get better. 50 is way too young to go. :(

Doctor Who and Criminal Intent

Doctor Who- Journey's End

The Doctor and his Companions (who now include Rose's mother Jackie and her friend Mickey Smith) are taken hostage by Davros and the Daleks. Martha is still on Earth, trying to put a desperate last plan into action (destroy Earth if necessary). Ianto and Gwen fight off Daleks in the Torchwood Hub. Donna is left in the Tardis, and when she touches the Doctor's spare hand, a new, half-human Doctor is formed. Donna also becomes part Time Lord (Time Lady? :p). She and the new Doctor are able to save everyone and put all of the planets back where they belong...and the new Doctor kills the Daleks.

All the damage the Daleks did to the universe is repaired, but the parallel worlds are being closed off forever. Rose and her mother have to go back. The new Doctor, who is mortal, is sent to stay with her, because the Doctor feels he is a danger to himself and needs guidance. Mickey decides to remain on Earth, and walks off with Jack and Martha (fueling speculation that both will join Torchwood). Sarah Jane is reunited with her son.

Unfortunately for Donna, her brain can't handle the Time Lord abilities, and the Doctor is forced to wipe all of her memories. She is left with her mother and grandfather with the warning that the slightest memory of her adventures with the Doctor will kill her. The Doctor is left alone.

A satisfying end to the season, but poor Donna! It was so much fun to see her and the second Doctor work together and kick Dalek ass! This episode is very likely the last we'll ever see of Rose and Jackie Tyler.

I loved the brief scenes at Torchwood- with Gwen trying to fight all the Daleks. Another brief mention of Tosh- because of a security program she completed before her death, the Daleks can't hurt them.

The whole thing with Martha and the secret plan to destroy Earth as a last resort seemed a bit tacked on. I thought she would be working with Torchwood or something!

Poor Doctor. Davros shows him how alone he is, and how many people have died for him. And he finds Rose again, only to lose her permanently...and loses his latest Companion as well. I wonder how that will play out next season (a long wait, because David Tennant is taking a break to do theater).

I'm looking forward to the Christmas special.


Criminal Intent- Legacy

So-so. Bratty rich teens at a prep school use fake internet identities to humiliate/blackmail people, one of the kids ends up murdered. Yawn. Ripped from the headlines again. I'm getting a little bit bored with the clichéd "rich kids are all evil" stories. Yeah, we get it. The cops hate rich kids.