SEASON OPENERS - Rate em as you Watch em
09-21-08, 06:04 AM
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SEASON OPENERS - Rate em as you Watch em
Ok here we go, rating the season openers only
Supernatural - A+
Smallville - B+
Entourage - B
Prison Break - B+
Till Death - C+
House - B+
Gossip Girl - A-
90210 - C
Sons of Anarchy - A
Supernatural - A+
Smallville - B+
Entourage - B
Prison Break - B+
Till Death - C+
House - B+
Gossip Girl - A-
90210 - C
Sons of Anarchy - A
09-21-08, 02:12 PM
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Supernatural- A+
Gossip Girl- A
One Tree Hill- B
90210- B-
Gossip Girl- A
One Tree Hill- B
90210- B-
09-21-08, 02:16 PM
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I think this thread has probably started a bit too late, but nonetheless:
I'll try to go in the order I watched them
Prison Break: F An F grade means I didn't even finish the premiere and have deleted my season pass. This show was really, really excellent in season one and managed to change the format a bit to remain excellent in season two. Since then it has been derivative and ridiculous (it was ridiculous from the start, but they've really crossed the line at this point and I'm done)
Bones: B A decent pilot that played up the relationship between Booth and Bones well but left some of the other characters scrambling for plotlines. The novelty of them having shot it in London wore off rather quickly into the two hours and the lack of followup on the obvious butler did it storyline keeps this one from landing an A.
Sons of Anarchy: A- I really, really enjoyed this pilot. The concept is interesting, the characters (especially Jax) are complex and I loved the Hamlet vibe. The only thing preventing it from an outright A is that the pilot seemed a tad long with a few scenes that could've been held over for the second episode.
True Blood: C Everyone was overacting in this pilot and the multitude of characters introduced prevented anyone from being fleshed out enough to be interesting. I've heard enough good things about the books that I decided to give it three episodes, but the pilot did not win me over.
Entourage: A Exactly what I've come to expect from Entourage and Kim Coates ("Sons of Anarchy") was PERFECT as the snarky/sneaky producer using Vince to get Emile Hirsch to close his deal.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: A- Summer gone bad, a T-1000 in their midst and another season opener with John and Sarah on the run, exactly why I tune into Terminator. I know some people weren't a fan but then I guess I wonder what makes them like the films. They too are repetitive action stories and this one is no different except in giving us more time with the characters (especially Summer Glau's Cameron who shone in this episode).
Fringe: D In all fairness to Fringe I had no idea it was going to be an extended length pilot so while watching it I kept thinking it was just droning on and on and on without anything really captivating on screen. I didn't like the lead girl and kept hoping she would bite it, but sadly she seems to have stuck around. (after watching the second episode this series has lost its season pass)
Supernatural: A Having seen the first few parts at comic-con I had anxiously been waiting to see exactly what happened after the first commercial break and this show did not disappoint. I love the setup for the Sam vs. Dean season and it was beyond time that we saw someone from the good side pop in to help out.
How I Met Your Mother: C I went into greater detail in the thread for the episode but it seemed cliched and that the writers too quickly ended all the major storylines from the finale. Obviously none of those chapters are closed forever, but still not excited for them as I was throughout the summer.
Heroes: C- Mainly counting the first hour only. I really enjoyed the opening with future peter and claire who seemingly have seen better days. It was a very cool twist on the classic days of future passed storyline from comics (which is also derivative of nearly all time travel stories). Then we have super suresh (ugh), Sylar released,getting to show his bad ass side, then captured again (please!?!). Kristin Bell was well handled, and it's always nice to see Bruce Boxleitner, but I just couldn't care about any specific storyline. I think this show just needs to be perfectly mapped out like Season 1 otherwise the pacing is either too slow or too fast and there are too many characters to really care.
Still waiting to see:
Desperate Housewives
Family Guy
American Dad
Chuck
Pushing Daisies
South Park
Friday Night Lights
The Ex List
Samantha Who
Kath and Kim
My Own Worst Enemy
Eli Stone
Crusoe
24
Scrubs
I'll try to go in the order I watched them
Prison Break: F An F grade means I didn't even finish the premiere and have deleted my season pass. This show was really, really excellent in season one and managed to change the format a bit to remain excellent in season two. Since then it has been derivative and ridiculous (it was ridiculous from the start, but they've really crossed the line at this point and I'm done)
Bones: B A decent pilot that played up the relationship between Booth and Bones well but left some of the other characters scrambling for plotlines. The novelty of them having shot it in London wore off rather quickly into the two hours and the lack of followup on the obvious butler did it storyline keeps this one from landing an A.
Sons of Anarchy: A- I really, really enjoyed this pilot. The concept is interesting, the characters (especially Jax) are complex and I loved the Hamlet vibe. The only thing preventing it from an outright A is that the pilot seemed a tad long with a few scenes that could've been held over for the second episode.
True Blood: C Everyone was overacting in this pilot and the multitude of characters introduced prevented anyone from being fleshed out enough to be interesting. I've heard enough good things about the books that I decided to give it three episodes, but the pilot did not win me over.
Entourage: A Exactly what I've come to expect from Entourage and Kim Coates ("Sons of Anarchy") was PERFECT as the snarky/sneaky producer using Vince to get Emile Hirsch to close his deal.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: A- Summer gone bad, a T-1000 in their midst and another season opener with John and Sarah on the run, exactly why I tune into Terminator. I know some people weren't a fan but then I guess I wonder what makes them like the films. They too are repetitive action stories and this one is no different except in giving us more time with the characters (especially Summer Glau's Cameron who shone in this episode).
Fringe: D In all fairness to Fringe I had no idea it was going to be an extended length pilot so while watching it I kept thinking it was just droning on and on and on without anything really captivating on screen. I didn't like the lead girl and kept hoping she would bite it, but sadly she seems to have stuck around. (after watching the second episode this series has lost its season pass)
Supernatural: A Having seen the first few parts at comic-con I had anxiously been waiting to see exactly what happened after the first commercial break and this show did not disappoint. I love the setup for the Sam vs. Dean season and it was beyond time that we saw someone from the good side pop in to help out.
How I Met Your Mother: C I went into greater detail in the thread for the episode but it seemed cliched and that the writers too quickly ended all the major storylines from the finale. Obviously none of those chapters are closed forever, but still not excited for them as I was throughout the summer.
Heroes: C- Mainly counting the first hour only. I really enjoyed the opening with future peter and claire who seemingly have seen better days. It was a very cool twist on the classic days of future passed storyline from comics (which is also derivative of nearly all time travel stories). Then we have super suresh (ugh), Sylar released,getting to show his bad ass side, then captured again (please!?!). Kristin Bell was well handled, and it's always nice to see Bruce Boxleitner, but I just couldn't care about any specific storyline. I think this show just needs to be perfectly mapped out like Season 1 otherwise the pacing is either too slow or too fast and there are too many characters to really care.
Still waiting to see:
Desperate Housewives
Family Guy
American Dad
Chuck
Pushing Daisies
South Park
Friday Night Lights
The Ex List
Samantha Who
Kath and Kim
My Own Worst Enemy
Eli Stone
Crusoe
24
Scrubs
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09-21-08, 02:30 PM
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Actually I disagree with MHepburn. The "official" fall season begins this week. Only FOX and the CW have really started their seasons with the exception of a few cable shows as well.
House: B+
Terminator: B
Fringe: B-
Prison Break: A-
Sons of Anarchy: B+
The Shield: A
Priviledged: B+
Kitchen Nightmares: F-
Smallville: B+
Supernatural: A
Bones: B-
One Tree Hill: B
Gossip Girl: B+
90210: C+
Greek: B
Heroes:
Boston Legal:
CSI: Miami:
House: B+
Terminator: B
Fringe: B-
Prison Break: A-
Sons of Anarchy: B+
The Shield: A
Priviledged: B+
Kitchen Nightmares: F-
Smallville: B+
Supernatural: A
Bones: B-
One Tree Hill: B
Gossip Girl: B+
90210: C+
Greek: B
Heroes:
Boston Legal:
CSI: Miami:
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09-21-08, 03:15 PM
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Supernatural - A+
Smallville - C
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - C+
True Blood - B
Prison Break - D+
Entourage - B
Bones - D
Monk - C+
Psych - C
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - B+
The Shield - A
Sons of Anarchy - B-
Fringe - D
House - C
Till Death - C-
Saturday Night Live - F
Weeds - C+
Dexter - B+
Do Not Disturb - F
Smallville - C
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - C+
True Blood - B
Prison Break - D+
Entourage - B
Bones - D
Monk - C+
Psych - C
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - B+
The Shield - A
Sons of Anarchy - B-
Fringe - D
House - C
Till Death - C-
Saturday Night Live - F
Weeds - C+
Dexter - B+
Do Not Disturb - F
09-21-08, 08:19 PM
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Venture Bros. - A
Weeds - A
The Closer - A
Mad Men - A+
Prison Break - A-
The Shield - A
Sons of Anarchy - B+
Bones - B
Entourage - B
True Blood - B+
Sarah Connor Chronicles - B+
Saturday Night Live - D-
Fringe - B+
House - A-
It's Always Sunny - A
How I Met Your Mother - A-
Heroes - B
Survivor - B
The Office - A+
My Name Is Earl - B-
The Amazing Race - B+
Dexter - A
Chuck - A-
Life - A
The Mentalist - B+
Pushing Daisies - A
Friday Night Lights - A
South Park - A-
The Ex List - B
Samantha Who? - A-
Life On Mars - A
CSI - A
Eleventh Hour
My Own Worst Enemy
30 Rock
Weeds - A
The Closer - A
Mad Men - A+
Prison Break - A-
The Shield - A
Sons of Anarchy - B+
Bones - B
Entourage - B
True Blood - B+
Sarah Connor Chronicles - B+
Saturday Night Live - D-
Fringe - B+
House - A-
It's Always Sunny - A
How I Met Your Mother - A-
Heroes - B
Survivor - B
The Office - A+
My Name Is Earl - B-
The Amazing Race - B+
Dexter - A
Chuck - A-
Life - A
The Mentalist - B+
Pushing Daisies - A
Friday Night Lights - A
South Park - A-
The Ex List - B
Samantha Who? - A-
Life On Mars - A
CSI - A
Eleventh Hour
My Own Worst Enemy
30 Rock
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09-22-08, 09:54 AM
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Prison Break: B-, not bad, but not great, too many "oh right..." moments
The Shield: A-, so close to a perfect score, but awesome
Terminator: A, solid, but is walking a fine line
Fringe: B-/C+, a little undecided on the score, but good idea, bad execution
Entourage: B-,getting back to what made the show great, but it did drag a bit
True Blood: B, a good start and has been getting much better
It's Always Sunny: A-, first episode was a little slow, second one really picked it up, but too many quotable line and bust a gut moments
Son of Anarchy: A+, awesome right out of the box and getting more amazing each week (and as a side note, the one time I did not agree with TheFutonCritic's review, which I think was way off)
90210: C+, I grew up on the old one, but the pilot reeked of "Oh crap we came in too late to do this right" from the new writers, so there might be hope later on
Bones & House: B, only caught half of each (used the internet to fill in the rest), but same old same old, if it ain't broke....
Mad Men (late): A+, the best show on TV right now, proves why it is so. Stunning in every way and props for winning the drama Emmy last night.
The Shield: A-, so close to a perfect score, but awesome
Terminator: A, solid, but is walking a fine line
Fringe: B-/C+, a little undecided on the score, but good idea, bad execution
Entourage: B-,getting back to what made the show great, but it did drag a bit
True Blood: B, a good start and has been getting much better
It's Always Sunny: A-, first episode was a little slow, second one really picked it up, but too many quotable line and bust a gut moments
Son of Anarchy: A+, awesome right out of the box and getting more amazing each week (and as a side note, the one time I did not agree with TheFutonCritic's review, which I think was way off)
90210: C+, I grew up on the old one, but the pilot reeked of "Oh crap we came in too late to do this right" from the new writers, so there might be hope later on
Bones & House: B, only caught half of each (used the internet to fill in the rest), but same old same old, if it ain't broke....
Mad Men (late): A+, the best show on TV right now, proves why it is so. Stunning in every way and props for winning the drama Emmy last night.
09-22-08, 10:25 AM
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Prison Break - A
Terminator - A
One Tree Hill - C
Gossip Girl - C ....already dropped
Dr. 90210 - B
The Shield - A
The Ultimate Fighter - B
Smallville - B
Kitchen Nightmares - A
True Blood - C....but quickly getting better
Fringe - C ....already dropped
Terminator - A
One Tree Hill - C
Gossip Girl - C ....already dropped
Dr. 90210 - B
The Shield - A
The Ultimate Fighter - B
Smallville - B
Kitchen Nightmares - A
True Blood - C....but quickly getting better
Fringe - C ....already dropped
09-22-08, 01:38 PM
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Supernatural - 92 out of 100 - Terrific Episode from a show that continually gets better.
Fringe - 46 out of 100 - Wasn't expecting much, delivered even less.
True Blood - 60 out 100 - Didn't like SFU, but like Anna Paquin and Vampires. Better than expected.
Terminator - 84 out 100 - Again, better than I expected. Still wanna bang Summer Glau. Hate Shirley Manson.
Entourage - 80 out of 100. 'because of the beard.
Gossip Girl - Show: 71 out 100. Leighton Meester: 97 out 100.
Smallville - 77 out 100 - Gave up on this show 2 years ago, but figured with the turn-over in staff and crew it'd get better.. it did. A lil'.
It's Always Sunny.. - Ep. 1: 80 out of 100. Ep. 2: 99 out 100. The first ep. does get better after repeat viewings.
90210 - 36 out 100 - Just because.
Privileged - 76 out 100 - At least it's better than 90210.. and Joanna Garcia is hot.
One Tree Hill - 80 out 100 - I happened to like last season and this season started out good as well..
more to come.
Fringe - 46 out of 100 - Wasn't expecting much, delivered even less.
True Blood - 60 out 100 - Didn't like SFU, but like Anna Paquin and Vampires. Better than expected.
Terminator - 84 out 100 - Again, better than I expected. Still wanna bang Summer Glau. Hate Shirley Manson.
Entourage - 80 out of 100. 'because of the beard.
Gossip Girl - Show: 71 out 100. Leighton Meester: 97 out 100.
Smallville - 77 out 100 - Gave up on this show 2 years ago, but figured with the turn-over in staff and crew it'd get better.. it did. A lil'.
It's Always Sunny.. - Ep. 1: 80 out of 100. Ep. 2: 99 out 100. The first ep. does get better after repeat viewings.
90210 - 36 out 100 - Just because.
Privileged - 76 out 100 - At least it's better than 90210.. and Joanna Garcia is hot.
One Tree Hill - 80 out 100 - I happened to like last season and this season started out good as well..
more to come.
09-22-08, 02:01 PM
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Entourage B+
HOUSE A-
The Office *
Pushing Daisies *
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles B
Smallville C+
South Park *
Survivor *
Sigh, most shows I watch on DVD.
HOUSE A-
The Office *
Pushing Daisies *
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles B
Smallville C+
South Park *
Survivor *
Sigh, most shows I watch on DVD.
09-22-08, 03:11 PM
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Prison Break - C+
Terminator - B
Kitchen Nightmares - B-
Fringe - D
Entourage - B+
It's Always Sunny - C+ (ep 1), A- (ep. 2)
Bones - F
I'll admit that I drifted off from Bones early last season. But I came back, thinking that the London storyline would be cool... When did Booth become a complete idiot? A respectable FBI agent doesn't know that British people drive on the other side of the road? He can't tell the difference between tea and coffee? WTF?!?
Terminator - B
Kitchen Nightmares - B-
Fringe - D
Entourage - B+
It's Always Sunny - C+ (ep 1), A- (ep. 2)
Bones - F
I'll admit that I drifted off from Bones early last season. But I came back, thinking that the London storyline would be cool... When did Booth become a complete idiot? A respectable FBI agent doesn't know that British people drive on the other side of the road? He can't tell the difference between tea and coffee? WTF?!?
09-22-08, 03:34 PM
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House B+ As always, it suffers from 42-minute syndrome, meaning we know any conclusion is false until it there's only 10 minutes left in the show. But glad to see Wilson beat down House for once
Big Bang Theory B+ Weak plot imo, but Sheldon is a winner
How I Met You Mother A- Humor was there, just slightly disappointed with lack of Lily/Marshall scenes and Ted's lack of knowledge on her freaking peanut allergy
Heroes Pt. 1 C+ Pt. 2 B+ I thought the actual premiere was okay. Nothing special but it did a good job setting us up for a solid second episode. Most of the rest of my thoughts are in the Heroes thread. Lot of questions to be answered.
Only one actual premiere left for me (guess I don't watch as much as everyone else haha)
Big Bang Theory B+ Weak plot imo, but Sheldon is a winner
How I Met You Mother A- Humor was there, just slightly disappointed with lack of Lily/Marshall scenes and Ted's lack of knowledge on her freaking peanut allergy
Heroes Pt. 1 C+ Pt. 2 B+ I thought the actual premiere was okay. Nothing special but it did a good job setting us up for a solid second episode. Most of the rest of my thoughts are in the Heroes thread. Lot of questions to be answered.
Only one actual premiere left for me (guess I don't watch as much as everyone else haha)
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09-23-08, 01:11 AM
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Skins: A
This one really surprised me, I love it.
Fringe: C+
America's Toughest Jobs: B
Son of Anarchy: B+
Primeval: D
I thought I would like this one more, dropped after 3 or 4 episodes.
Mad Men: A+
I haven't missed one episode since it started, love the show.
This one really surprised me, I love it.
Fringe: C+
America's Toughest Jobs: B
Son of Anarchy: B+
Primeval: D
I thought I would like this one more, dropped after 3 or 4 episodes.
Mad Men: A+
I haven't missed one episode since it started, love the show.
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09-23-08, 10:57 AM
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - A
The Shield - B
Supernatural - A+
Primeval - B-
Heroes - C
The Biggest Loser: Family Edition - B
Survivor - *
Amazing Race - *
Pushing Daisies - *
Legend of the Seeker - * (hope it's on here.. this is the Sword of Truth-based syndicated series)
24 - *
Dollhouse - *
The Shield - B
Supernatural - A+
Primeval - B-
Heroes - C
The Biggest Loser: Family Edition - B
Survivor - *
Amazing Race - *
Pushing Daisies - *
Legend of the Seeker - * (hope it's on here.. this is the Sword of Truth-based syndicated series)
24 - *
Dollhouse - *
