I am liking the new show, it's holding together better than Fringe. Jorge and Sam have A LOT to do with this, and after last night's episode I am really interested in the Warden.
@1, there's a reason why hot young women don't want to date you, Bailo. Several reasons, actually. Can you guess what they are?
My favorite thing about "Alcatraz" is that on the real Alcatraz, people are now sneaking off from the guided prison tour looking for the "secret room", which doesn't exist, and finding instead dangerous parts of the long-abandoned building and protected bird nests instead.
I like Alcatraz for, in order of awesomeness: Parminder Nagra, Sam Neil, Leon Rippy and Robert Forester. If they would get rid of Sarah Jones and Jorge Garcia and just concentrate on the horrible medical and psychological testing that prisoners went through, this show would be the shit.
And I do not understand why some of those who came back have colloidal silver in their blood and others do not and I know they will cancel this show before it is explained.
I'm the last guy to be about myth building, or to rag on story-of-the-week stuff, which I love, but all the episodes of Alcatraz so far haven't pulled together much anything. It's a complete muddled mess that leaves me with no interest whatsoever in what's behind the central time-travel mystery.
The most compelling parts, I think, are the flashback bits. They at least present characters more fleshed out than "He's the sniper!" or "He's the bomb guy!" or "He's the kidnapper!"
I'm enjoying Alcatraz for what it is, namely dumb entertainment. It's something they can easily keep going for a while, which is nice. Garcia, Neill, and the dude who plays blonde girl's grandfather are all excellent. Blonde girl is shredded wheat boring. I can't be bothered to remember either her real name or character's name. That's how boring she is.
And I have to disagree with @2: After the humdrum first half dozen episodes of the 1st season, Fringe has consistently entertained me, and I'm still enjoying this season as much as the last few.
The flashback stuff to when the prison was open is pretty cool. The present day stuff is booooorrrrrrring. (Even though I like Sam Neill and Jorge Garcia.)
I like it well enough. I am in between awesome and ok. I am watching it because I like it and not because it is a JJ production. I agree that it is getting a bit too "villain of the week." I get it that it is good guys vs. bad guys but can't at least one prisoner be nice enough and not become a psycho killer as soon as they get of the island.
@12, yes. The fact that you can't see any hot girls in Seattle is attributable not to the lack of hot girls in Seattle but to the fact that you are old and ugly and openly creepy and live in a hole in Kent. They see you coming, my man.
I've been ripping this show apart on my Facebook page...best reflection was something along the line of Lost being all the early Genesis records right up to "Invisible Touch", and Alcatraz being "We Can't Dance".
The show is based on a mystery, to keep us watching, but if they tell us how the bad guys got time-traveled here, we'll stop watching. Hoping they do a finale soon and answer all the questions. (I do love Jorge, but he's not looking healthy these days)
I actually think Lost started diving once it started killing off all the hot babes and the dating ratio turned into something approaching Seattle.
Then it got better as it kept killing babes, but replacing them with new ones (like the pilot with the iPhone from the future).
The Church ending...well, what did you expect. The writers were assholes. They didn't hide the fact.
My favorite thing about "Alcatraz" is that on the real Alcatraz, people are now sneaking off from the guided prison tour looking for the "secret room", which doesn't exist, and finding instead dangerous parts of the long-abandoned building and protected bird nests instead.
Alcatraz ... meh.
Now, HBO has some good series - Game of Thrones is just the start.
And I do not understand why some of those who came back have colloidal silver in their blood and others do not and I know they will cancel this show before it is explained.
The most compelling parts, I think, are the flashback bits. They at least present characters more fleshed out than "He's the sniper!" or "He's the bomb guy!" or "He's the kidnapper!"
And I have to disagree with @2: After the humdrum first half dozen episodes of the 1st season, Fringe has consistently entertained me, and I'm still enjoying this season as much as the last few.
Yeah, Fringe is really going places with their mythology now. Can't wait for it to return.
Are you denying what I said?
@10 also has a good point.
Fringe lost me when they started re-writing the time line.
X-Files:Millennium :: Lost:Fringe
#16
Oh, yes, now I see that you are so right...the facts bear you out...the data is in and wait...no. You're wrong.
Cities where women outnumber men: Is Seattle one?
http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/201…
Oh, and as far as the "Scenery Kill" in Lost, here's the numbers:
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Body_cou…
Now, care to spout any more fumes from your blowhole?
@17, etc
always good to know that beggars can be choosers!