TV This Week

This was a good week for TV. Mostly new shows aired and the ones I watched, I enjoyed.

Monday

• Chuck - I liked this a lot. I liked that Chuck was competent, but goofy. And Adam Baldwin always plays a good thug.
• Heroes - Interesting twists with some genre specific expected plot points. Looking good for the sophomore season.

Tuesday

• NCIS - I like the show, but don't love it. If this is the sort of thing you like, you'll like this sort of thing.
• Eureka - One of my favorite shows. Good characters and good stories. I like the show's podcast, but I wish it was posted more regularly by Colin Ferguson.

Wednesday

• Bionic Woman - Good story. Lots of possibilities. Special effects and fight scenes were good too. Sarah was annoyed that Jamie was so upset at getting bionics. We both kepy going "Jordan" in a Boston accent every time Miguel Ferrer came on screen. Katee Sackhoff is a good villain. Not sure how often she will appear.
• Life - This one is growing on me. He is a little crazy, but he gets results. Lots of possibility for conflict.

Thursday

• CSI - I had few doubts about Sara Sidle's chances. Sarah was very uncomfortable and anxious with what happened to Sara in the episode up until the end. [EDIT: Sarah wants to let you know that this was because of the contract issues Jorja Fox and CBS had, not because she doesn't understand the conventions of storytelling and drama]
  
• Without a Trace - Workmanlike. I watch this because Sarah watches it. James Marsters is in an arc of episodes this season, but he doesn't look right with brown hair or sound quite right with an American accent, even if both are his natural state.

Friday

• Doctor Who - Liked the Valiant and Saxon. Martha Jones is a very different companion. She is the Doctor's equal, with her saving him nearly as often as he does her. I like her better than Rose.