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Great Season of Doctor Who!

Posted on: June 27, 2010 at 6:11 am | Posted under: Entertainment, Television
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The newest season of Doctor Who came to and end last night with the thirteenth episode ‘The Big Bang’.  While the episode was the continuation of the week prior, it really brought the entire season to a great close and wrapped up the story in a nice bow :)

While the season is still running in the United States, I will not go into any details of the episode.  This post is about the entire season as a whole and how well the new actors brought the story of the time lord to a new level.

Matt Smith, who had the honor of playing the eleventh incarnation of The Doctor, did a superb job.  I had my doubts when it was first announced that he would be taking the role.  I felt that his age would hinder him from really performing as this great character and following the in footsteps of the very talented David Tennant.  Smith was able to make the role his as he donned some very retro attire and he really brought the character to a new level and helped to add a new dimension to The Doctor.  It took some getting used to, but after a few episodes I started to enjoy Smith’s quirkiness and how he was able to command The Doctor’s presence in any situation.  Given the many dramatic moments from previous seasons that Tennant had powerful monologues, I wasn’t sure if Smith was going to be able to pull this off – I was wrong, he certainly did.

Karen Gillan, the fiery Scottish actress that took on the role of Amy Pond, was just a delight to watch.  Gillan light up the screen every week with her smile and attitude and gave The Doctor a challenge when it came time to sit still.  I wasn’t sure about Gillan at first either, but the chemistry between her and Smith certainly gave the show a new dynamic and had me coming back for more each week.  I hope that Gillan returns in the next season, but only time will tell.

Overall, the new season was amazing.  From the re-branding of the franchise to the inclusion of old enemies and friends, the 2010 season of Doctor Who was certainly one that I will remember.

I am really looking forward to Christmas for the special and can’t wait to see what is in store!

Cheers!

CBS’ way to make things better…

Posted on: September 21, 2008 at 3:43 am | Posted under: Rants, Television
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I signed up for the CBS Eye-lert, which emails me to let me know if sporting events are going to ruin my evening programs.  I must say that this is a damn joke and is just a way for the execs to cover their ass because they still don’t know how to schedule around the football season.

I still believe that CBS needs to learn how to schedule around sporting events and push their evening programs back to start at 8pm like FOX does.  I use a TiVo and can’t go change recording options for each show when I am not home.

Get a clue and fix your program line-up!

The Amazing Race starts in September, don’t expect to watch it on time…

Posted on: August 23, 2008 at 1:34 am | Posted under: Television
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CBS has started promos for The Amazing Race during their primetime programming.  The new season will premiere on September 28 at 8pm, but don’t expect to watch it on time.  No this is not a plug about how amazing having a TiVo is, it is about how CBS doesn’t know how to run their network.

Over the past couple years, I have developed an extreme dislike for the idiots at CBS that put the schedule together.  When you run a live sporting event in the late afternoon, do not expect it to fit within the 3 hour block that you designate for it.  This is a known fact to FOX, that places an hour of repeat comedy shows into their schedule before the 8pm hour of new shows.  CBS just doesn’t understand this.  Instead of creating a buffer for the games that will inevitably run longer, they feel the need to have 60 Minutes in the schedule at 7pm.  Because 60 Minutes is a new episode each week, the full episode has to run and it is not something that can be cut off by the primetime programs at 8pm.  THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO RUN A NETWORK!

It seems that CBS doesn’t give a crap what their viewers think, since I have been writing to them each Monday morning when this happens the night before.  They never respond and have not done anything to change the schedule.  It has happened once already this summer with golf and an episode of Big Brother starting 45 minutes late, it will only get worse when the NFL regular season begins.

So, if you are looking forward to the new season of The Amazing Race, don’t expect to watch it on time.  CBS thinks that a shotty news program produced by senior citizens is more important than keeping viewers happy.  No wonder ratings have been horrible for them.

Cheers!

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