There are three shows in particular we need to discuss right now and in no particular order. First there was the Dollhouse finale. Why, oh why, must Dollhouse have gotten so amazing at the end? First season had a few more misses than hits, and the only thing really keeping me watching was the fact that is was Joss Whedon and the inevitability of cancellation. But something happened this season. Everything started to come together and the show became less and less about the weekly wacky adventures of Echo, and more about the overall story they were trying to tell. And dosh garn it, they were telling it really well! Back in the day, I didn’t even try and get my hands on Epitaph One, but after seeing the awesomness of the past few episodes, I went and watched it in preparation of the finale. And how was the finale? It was really, really good! And it makes me so sad that the show was canceled now, because it really could have been great through and through.
Next up is Legend of the Seeker. Why are you a fantasy lover and not watching this show?! It’s so ridiculously good and way better than it has any right being! The production values are way better than a lot of other primetime shows out there and the storytelling is incredible. They manage to keep things lively every week, while still moving the overall story for the season forward. And Cara, who is new this season, has quickly become my favorite character. She adds such a nice touch of spunk and sarcasm into the mix of Richard and Kahlan’s dogooderness (which is totally a word). And the show is so good I may or may not have teared up at one point during this past episode. Shut up, you would have too if you were watching!
And lastly there is Caprica. The show I really, really, really didn’t think needed to exist. I mean, how do you spin off from the awesomeness of Battlestar Galactica? I just didn’t think it could be done. Then the pilot movie was released on DVD and it was good, not great, but it quelled my fears a bit. But after seeing the first new episode of the series, I’m really digging it! And not just because of the awesome and super flashy opening credits, which I loved because shiny things distract me. But the show itself was really good and compelling! The adult characters of the two main families, the Graystones and the Adamas really didn’t do it for me in the pilot movie, but they were much better this time around, especially the character Amanda Graystone, who became much more interesting. And I love how they handled the Zoe/Cylon interchanging scenes. Very creepy, but also kinda sad at the same time. Oh, and I still love Serge the robot butler the best!
Justin: Just go back and read every post, and every comment from the last few years, and you will be fully up to speed on the nuances of Puntabuland.
Perhaps one day someone will write a Puntabuprimer for newbies extolling the virtues of our fair Monkey Lord and his great big handsome Puntabuschlong.
Justin: The Starship Puntabulous science lab is working feverishly to come up with more tropes, lest anyone understand Puntabulous. I assigned them there as part of my duties at the OPS station. (I spent the past ten minutes figuring out what the person in that chair does.)
Uh-oh. Craig’s been downgraded back to Lord.
Somebody really SHOULD write a Puntabuprimer.
By the way, Chris. I quoted you (or took your name in vain?) over on Josh’s blog.
Ryan — doesn’t the person in the OPS station talk to the computer? Oh wait. That was Galaxy Quest. When Avatar’s Dr. Grace Augustine was a blonde.