Death Becomes Her
I really like the new show "Pushing Daisies". Before the pilot episode last week, I had been curious about it because the commercials reminded me of a Tim Burton movie. (colorful, like "Big Fish") I realized while watching the first episode last week that it did remind me of a Tim Burton movie but there was something else. I couldn't quite put my finger on it last week. But it hit me during last nights show. The show reminds me of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". No, not the irritating movie from 2005 but the British television series, which has to be one of the best shows I have ever seen. "Pushing Daisies" has a lot of subtle, poetic word play like "Hitchhiker" and I think it is hilarious. Sure the premise is unbelievable but c'mon, who out there believes "Heroes" is true life. It has to be one of the best new shows on television. I give it five more episodes before they cancel it due to poor ratings. (What! You mean we actually have to listen to what the characters are saying? Who has time for that?) Yet, shows like "The Bachelor" are in their fourth or fifth incarnation. I watched ten minutes of "The Bachelor" whilst I was flipping through the channels the other day and I believe I am actually dumber for having watched it. Poor, dead brain cells...
This is exactly why I have resorted to limiting my television to documentational channels (ie. Food Network, Discovery Channel, Science Channel, NGeo, Animal Planet, etc.)
Posted by: Jough | October 11, 2007 at 06:08 PM
Oh, and the History channel. Wow, have I become boring or what?
Posted by: Jough | October 11, 2007 at 06:09 PM
OMG...you are turning into your dad! Bet you never thought that would happen did you? :-) But don't worry, it's a good thing!
Posted by: Pandora | October 12, 2007 at 06:22 AM