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September 15, 2005
Teevee Party Tonight
Tonight I finally got a chance to watch a couple of the new Fox shows I DVR'd earlier in the week and it wasn't pretty. The first was Bones, a show based on the career of Kathy Reichs, the famous forensic anthropologist and author. I only got about 20 minutes into the show. The Fox habit of inserting an introspective moment with vocal music playing over it annoys the hell out of me and the first moment the producers chose to do it was early and inappropriate. It's a great premise if maybe a couple of years too late. I won't be DVR'ing it anymore, although I might turn to it if I'm bored and it happens to be on and I just happen to be sitting in front of the TV and Sarah doesn't happen to have control of the remote.
Head Cases was a little bit better. I knew going in there'd be a required suspension of disbelief and that helped. Adam Goldberg's character (Schultz), who assaulted opposing counsel during a deposition with a hefty volume of the California Rules of Evidence, would not be practicing law in any jurisdiction. Thing is, I like the idea of a couple of legal misfits taking on the big guys.
Chris O'Donnell plays an ex-big firm lawyer who has a nervous breakdown and has to buddy with Schultz as part of his recovery. I think I saw in the credits that O'Donnell created the show and that makes me wonder if his long absence from acting doesn't have a psychological cause. Of course, it could just be he played Robin in the worst Batman movie.
Posted by Half-Cocked at September 15, 2005 11:52 PM
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I hadn't heard of that Kathy Reichs show, but that sucks because I really enjoy her novels.
Posted by: energy spatula at September 18, 2005 06:09 PM
Well, you might like it if you like the CSI's, et al. but I like a TeeVee show that has an ongoing story, not one that's resolved at the end of every hour. I had to whittle down my TV viewing and this was one I chose to throw out.
Posted by: Steve at September 19, 2005 10:40 PM
"TV Party" - classic Black Flag song....
Posted by: Mr. T at September 22, 2005 09:42 PM
Damn straight. I think I've used that title several times in my years of blogging. I still laugh everytime I hear that song, especially on the "Fridays!!!" line.
Posted by: Steve at September 22, 2005 09:53 PM