We're down to the very last episode of Surface of the season, and possibly ever, and things have been seriously heating up these past few episodes. Just when I think I have things figured out, the show goes in a different direction. I definitely thought that Lee was the same man on that old film that documented the discovery (of what, we're just not yet sure), and that he had not aged because of the creatures (they can survive gunshots, Nim saved Miles' life, etc.). I thought that, perhaps, the creatures had the ability to make one invincible and forever young. Then last night, we find out that Lee is a clone of the man in the film. Apparently, this Dr. Kessler discovered cloning long before the 1990s, and he experimented with all sorts of animals, including humans. Which begs the question, is Lee the only human clone walking around on this show? It seems that Kessler advanced his knowledge even further by creating an entirely new species, which brings us to the current creature crisis. The show has been answering a lot of our questions, as promised, but there are still more that I hope are answered next week. For instance, why is Miles becoming one of them? And why do the little Nim-like members of the species follow him around like a leader?
I think a lot of critics and viewers might have misjudged this show straight out of the gate. It had a slow start, but it has certainly stepped it up as the season has progressed. It still has its silly and cliched moments and storylines, but the overarching story is fascinating and a bit foretelling. The show is very topical, especially with all the exploding technology and scientific breakthroughs. It also raises some interesting dilemmas regarding the technology that allowed the current actions to be set in motion. As Laura told Rich while she walked away from the investigation, you can blow up a lab, but the technology is already out there and you can't stop it. The show is all about what happens when it falls into the wrong hands. Just when you think things couldn't get any worse, we get the shocking revelation at the end of the episode that a giant tsunami is heading toward the east coast of the United States after wiping out Puerto Rico. Hearing that report over the police officer's radio with all the evacuation orders was quite chilling! It seems that we'll need to buckle up and hold on tight for next week's finale!
About Last Night... Fox won the first hour of the night with Skating with Celebrities, followed by ABC's Wife Swap and CBS comedies King of Queens (r) and How I Met Your Mother (r). NBC's Surface landed in fourth. At 9, CBS took the lead with comedies Two and a Half Men and Courting Alex, followed by Fox's 24 and the ABC special InStyle Celebrity Weddings. The final hour of the night went to CBS's CSI: Miami, followed by ABC's The Bachelor and NBC's Medium (r). For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.
~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - Fox's American Idol continues to search for talent in Las Vegas with the best and worst auditions. Lorelai tries to pretend that the discovery of Luke's daughter is not having an impact on their engagement and Rory deals with Paris' lack of management skills at Yale's Daily News on WB's Gilmore Girls (postponed from an earlier date).
@9 p.m. - The big 4 networks switch off programming and turn on President Bush's State of the Union Address. Meanwhile, the WB airs a new episode of Supernatural. UPN reruns last week's excellent episode of Veronica Mars with special guest star Lucy Lawless.
@10 p.m. - The State of the Union coverage continues on the big 4 networks. Over on FX, Vic lawyers up on The Shield.
QUICK CUTS
*ABC is benching Commander in Chief for a few weeks starting March 7th while it tries out new comedy Sons & Daughters with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday nights. The political show will return later in the spring with all new episodes. Also warming the bench for a few weeks is USA's hit comedy Monk. The show will take a three-week absence, after this week's new episode, while sister network NBC broadcasts its Olympic coverage. New episodes of Monk will resume March 3rd on USA.
*Oops, they're doing it again! NBC's Will & Grace is up to their old stunt casting antics with a recently booked appearance by Britney Spears according to entertainment television show Access Hollywood. The role is listed as a "cameo" right now, and a source told Access Hollywood that the pop diva will film her episode next month. No word yet on an airdate for the appearance.
*We have the first casualty of the newly formed CW network. New WB pilot Cult will not be moving forward in the development process. The WB picked up the pilot, which centered on a TV show that manipulates the lives of its viewers, just two weeks ago. The CW network, which will launch in September, is the combined effort of Warner Bros. and CBS Corp and will replace UPN and WB. The top series of both networks are expected to move to the CW, which leaves little room for new development.
*And finally, ABC is bringing big screen hit Mr. & Mrs. Smith to the small screen. The network ordered a pilot based on the popular movie starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a husband and wife who find out that they're both assassins when they're each hired to kill the other. The show will not feature either Pitt or Jolie, but the movie's director and writer will serve as executive producers. The show is not expected to make the schedule until at least midseason next year.
That's all for today. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the state of the television union (Do we actually have too many good shows on television that some get pushed aside for others?) and a special look at what Fox has planned for sweeps. Plus, all the latest television news!
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3 comments:
Thanks for the heads up on Monk. I would have been wondering what happened to it.
That is very interesting news about Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I could definitely see that as having potential. It brings Hart To Hart to mind which I absolutely loved.
Hey TV, I was wondering--how long does it take you to put these articles together? I mean, I know you have your sources, but all this info must take time to round up. And you're doing this from WORK? Geez.
Well, I do each edition in several stages. The first stage is writing about last night's programs, and I usually complete that first thing in the morning. I also work on Primetime Pass at that point and make a template for the rest of the entry. I leave it until sometime after lunch when I go back on and work on About Last Night and Quick Cuts. I usually have to wait until about 2:30 p.m. my time to make sure there aren't any late breaking stories. If I had to guess, I'd say the entire process takes 2-3 hours total, but that's with work interupting me (can you imagine that? ;-)).
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