By potatobiker on May 24, 2007 in Tee-Vee | 8 Comments
THIS is what a finale is all about. Several WOOT! moments, some NO WAYS! and one giant WHAT?! This will be a long summary followed by comments that include analysis and questions. On the Island, Sayid, Jin, and Bernard stay behind to blow up the tents while Jack and Danielle lead the rest of the [...]
By potatobiker on May 22, 2007 in Tee-Vee | 0 Comments
So Peter was going to be the bomb and Sylar was going to place himself as the savior of the world. I think. Instead, Nathan flew Peter into the sky to explode, killing himself but saving “the world.” Here’s a song to commemorate the first finale of Heroes! Oh…Big bomb plot, Matt got shot, HRG’s [...]
By potatobiker on May 18, 2007 in Tee-Vee | 0 Comments
Woohoo! Excellent finale! Michael, Jim, and Karen go to New York to interview for, it turns out, JAN’s position! Jan gets thrown out of Dunder-Mifflin and moves in with Michael! Jim and miss cosmopolitan Karen tour New York! Dwight takes over Michael’s position, tortures Andy, makes Pam his “secret assistant to the regional manager,” and [...]
By potatobiker on May 17, 2007 in Tee-Vee | 0 Comments
Quick recap, later thoughts! Jack’s plan is to use explosives he had Danielle get from the Black Rock and blow the Others all to hell when they come to take the women. Problem is, Ben now says Jacob wants them to go a day early. Alex tells Karl, who she’s been hiding, and he runs [...]
By potatobiker on May 15, 2007 in Tee-Vee | 0 Comments
Nathan and Linderman have a little talk, and just to convince Nathan (to go along, follow destiny, no one can do to stop Peter from exploding, might as well make the best of it), Linderman heals Nathan’s wife. Meanwhile, Micah and Candice wiggle into the voting booths, where Micah rigs the election in Nathan’s favor. [...]
By potatobiker on May 10, 2007 in Tee-Vee | 3 Comments
David Wallace (and Grommet) from corporate wants Michael to interview for a corporate job and lineup a replacement at Scranton. Michael takes everyone to the beach and assigns Pam “the most boring job at the beach” of writing down everything everyone does or says all day long. Wants her to find that quality that “makes [...]
By potatobiker on May 10, 2007 in Tee-Vee | 5 Comments
I’m going to be gone all freakin’ DAY!!! So quick morning summary: Locke takes Cooper’s body to Ben and demands to see Jacob, who he believes doesn’t exist. Ben takes Locke to see Jacob, the invisible poltergeist, whispers two words to Locke: Help Me. Ben claims to see and hear Jacob, but is so amazed [...]
By potatobiker on May 8, 2007 in Tee-Vee | 0 Comments
Sylar believes he’s the bomb. Normally, he justifies murder with two qualifications: 1. Does it benefit me? 2. Do they deserve it? (variation: do they deserve their powers? Of course, this implies he might not kill someone who DOES deserve them, but how would he know?) When confronted with the possibility that he might unwittingly [...]
By Chris on May 7, 2007 in Adverts, Tee-Vee, Video | 0 Comments
A friend sent me a link to a new Star Wars clip asking telling warning the audience to turn off their cellphones. Technological Terror While poking around the Star Wars site, I stumbled upon these old PSAs, which I actually remember seeing when they aired on TV. Star Wars Drunk Driving PSA Star Wars Anti-Smoking [...]
By potatobiker on May 7, 2007 in Textual Innuendo | 0 Comments
State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III by Bob Woodward. It would amaze you how your emotions will swing when you read this. Sometimes, for brief moments, I actually thought: Bush really could go down in history as a visionary. This book by no means is pro-Bush, but it is written from many perspectives. [...]