From TV.com:
"Thirteen brings her one-night stand to the hospital after the woman has a seizure. However, the woman admits she slept with Thirteen just so she could get to House and have him diagnose her condition. Meanwhile, House continues to pay Lucas to spy on Wilson."
Yeah, that's about it. Girl on girl action for the guys. The case didn't hold my attention very well, but it's good character stuff for Thirteen (yeah, I know, her name is Dr. Hadley!). She's not dealing with her Huntingdon's diagnosis very well.
Good stuff for House/Wilson and the spy. House and Wilson have resumed their banter rather quickly.
The last bit of the episode was a surprise- Cuddy is adopting a baby! I know she's wanted one because it was set up in previous seasons, but it seems sudden. The preview for next week looks good, and I hope it's not going to be a tragic ending for Cuddy's dream of being a mom.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
A little bird told me...
...where I could find Sold online. So I now I have it for a while...
I've only watched two of the six episodes so far. It's not bad. I never thought a show about real estate agents would be interesting, but it's fun. Kris Marshall, as the estate agency's manager, is perfectly slimy and evil. Bryan Dick is his usual adorable self as Danny, the only agent who seems to have a heart or any morals. Finally, he gets to play a good guy...
I'll watch the rest of the episodes later.
I've only watched two of the six episodes so far. It's not bad. I never thought a show about real estate agents would be interesting, but it's fun. Kris Marshall, as the estate agency's manager, is perfectly slimy and evil. Bryan Dick is his usual adorable self as Danny, the only agent who seems to have a heart or any morals. Finally, he gets to play a good guy...
I'll watch the rest of the episodes later.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
A scary British short film...
Shockers: Parents' Night. It aired on Channel 4 in 2001. A friend of mine at live journal sent me a link (gone now), so I watched it. It's a very sad, well acted short about a bullied teen who documents his torture at the hands of his classmates, and his suicide, on his video camera. His mother sees the tape, and takes the gun to the school's parents' night.
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0300476/
It's horribly depressing. The end is a bit over the top (I assume it's supposed to be like a horror film!), but the viewer is drawn into the mother's grief and rage.
Shockers was a series of small films, but I've never heard of any of the others.
I was interested in the film because of one of the young stars, Bryan Dick. This is an early appearance of his, and he is chilling as the lead bully. I'd love to see more of his early stuff.
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0300476/
It's horribly depressing. The end is a bit over the top (I assume it's supposed to be like a horror film!), but the viewer is drawn into the mother's grief and rage.
Shockers was a series of small films, but I've never heard of any of the others.
I was interested in the film because of one of the young stars, Bryan Dick. This is an early appearance of his, and he is chilling as the lead bully. I'd love to see more of his early stuff.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
House and SVU, Oct. 14
House: Birthmarks- (from tv.com) "While en route to his father's funeral, House must help the team with a differential diagnosis on a young Chinese girl who has collapsed under mysterious circumstances."
House and Wilson+road trip= classic episode. This made up for last week! The case-of-the-week was interesting, but took a back seat to the return of the House/Wilson friendship. I loved learning about how they met...and that the renewal of their friendship almost mirrored the beginning! Note to self- don't piss off Wilson in a room with large liquor bottles and antique mirrors or windows. :p Finally, Wilson returns to the hospital in his old position.
Best part of the episode: Cuddy pulling a House-like tactic by drugging him to get him in the car to go to the funeral!
Quite sad, of course, too. We already knew House had a poor relationship with his dad. Finding out that his dad wasn't his real dad was no surprise, though. "Mom hated him too!"
The case was a bit icky. How could that woman go through life not knowing she had several nails stuck in her head? Yikes...
SVU- Swing
From Yahoo!T.V.: "When Stabler gets a call to help catch a trespasser, he s shocked when the clues lead him to a suspect in his own family: his daughter Kathleen (Allison Siko). Things get so bad that he seeks help from his estranged mother (Ellen Burstyn)."
This one gets a big old roll eyes from me.
So Kathleen Stabler, brat extraordinaire, has bi-polar disorder. Give me a break. Couldn't the writers be more original, and say she's just an ordinary junkie, thief, liar, and slut? Oh, no, then they would miss an opportunity to delve into Stabler's childhood and his mommy issues. Never mind that the kid has always been trouble, and almost always gets away with things.
I hated this episode. Not even the great Ellen Burstyn (as Grandma Stabler) could save it.
Get rid of that awful ADA. She is a nasty character and the actress SUCKS.
I'm about ready to abandon the show forever. Next week looks even worse...
AND WHERE WAS MUNCH????
House and Wilson+road trip= classic episode. This made up for last week! The case-of-the-week was interesting, but took a back seat to the return of the House/Wilson friendship. I loved learning about how they met...and that the renewal of their friendship almost mirrored the beginning! Note to self- don't piss off Wilson in a room with large liquor bottles and antique mirrors or windows. :p Finally, Wilson returns to the hospital in his old position.
Best part of the episode: Cuddy pulling a House-like tactic by drugging him to get him in the car to go to the funeral!
Quite sad, of course, too. We already knew House had a poor relationship with his dad. Finding out that his dad wasn't his real dad was no surprise, though. "Mom hated him too!"
The case was a bit icky. How could that woman go through life not knowing she had several nails stuck in her head? Yikes...
SVU- Swing
From Yahoo!T.V.: "When Stabler gets a call to help catch a trespasser, he s shocked when the clues lead him to a suspect in his own family: his daughter Kathleen (Allison Siko). Things get so bad that he seeks help from his estranged mother (Ellen Burstyn)."
This one gets a big old roll eyes from me.
So Kathleen Stabler, brat extraordinaire, has bi-polar disorder. Give me a break. Couldn't the writers be more original, and say she's just an ordinary junkie, thief, liar, and slut? Oh, no, then they would miss an opportunity to delve into Stabler's childhood and his mommy issues. Never mind that the kid has always been trouble, and almost always gets away with things.
I hated this episode. Not even the great Ellen Burstyn (as Grandma Stabler) could save it.
Get rid of that awful ADA. She is a nasty character and the actress SUCKS.
I'm about ready to abandon the show forever. Next week looks even worse...
AND WHERE WAS MUNCH????
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Long live Torchwood!
I just picked up the Series Two DVD. It's so nice to have the complete episodes as opposed to the cut versions seen on BBC America. The set has deleted scenes, outtakes (which are a hoot, especially the ones from Adam and Reset), one special feature about the lives and deaths of Captain Jack...but there is a disturbing lack of commentaries. The commentaries on Series One were very interesting. I'm disappointed that there aren't any for Series Two- I would have loved to hear what the cast and crew thought of some of the episodes- especially Exit Wounds. Oh, well.
House and SVU have new episodes tonight. I hope they don't disappoint!
House and SVU have new episodes tonight. I hope they don't disappoint!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
House: Adverse Events
Finally watched it. Shouldn't have bothered. First miss of the season, in my opinion. The case was a bit boring, and I really don't care about the lives of the doclings much. Taub is having trouble in his marriage? Who cares- I want the House/Wilson banter back. I miss Wilson. The bright spot of the episode- the P.I. interacting with Cuddy. Now they would make an interesting pair...
Thursday, October 2, 2008
D'oh- missed my shows again.
Well, I remembered to tape House, but haven't had time to watch it yet. I completely forgot to watch SVU, but that's no big deal because it repeats on Saturday night.
There was nothing for me to watch Monday night, so I popped in a BBC drama DVD- Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky. It's from 2005, and aired on BBC America back in 2006. The DVD was only available in Region 2, but I have a multi-region player. I'm glad I have the DVD, because a lot of it was cut out...I reviewed it on my live journal when it first aired. I'll post the review later if I can find it! It might have been one of the things I deleted by mistake last year. Oops.
I also have the recent adaptation of Northhanger Abbey to watch. I'll have to watch it soon, because it's from the library and there's a waiting list. I'm still waiting for Persuasion.
There was nothing for me to watch Monday night, so I popped in a BBC drama DVD- Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky. It's from 2005, and aired on BBC America back in 2006. The DVD was only available in Region 2, but I have a multi-region player. I'm glad I have the DVD, because a lot of it was cut out...I reviewed it on my live journal when it first aired. I'll post the review later if I can find it! It might have been one of the things I deleted by mistake last year. Oops.
I also have the recent adaptation of Northhanger Abbey to watch. I'll have to watch it soon, because it's from the library and there's a waiting list. I'm still waiting for Persuasion.
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