Alias

By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) The show is still reminding me of Alias, with Linc all slicked up and leading his new team on a Search-And-Retrieve mission. They didn't exactly crash a cocktail party, but it has a lot of other elements from the famous/excellent spy series. It also reminds me - this week - of 24. Sadly, this is a bad thing. Because now that Michael's mother has entered the picture it reminds me of the naff story twist that 24 produced in Season Six wherein we learned that everything revolved around Jack Bauer's family. And had done for a few seasons. Making it all about Jack's family proved to be a mistake and caused us viewers to lose interest.   [read the full post]

By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) Prison Break. Season 4, Episode 15. "Going Under" The weakest episode of Season Four. While it is always nice to see guest stars like Muse Watson, Titus Welliver and Denise Crosby all of the stuff that takes place inside Michaels' head is boring old guff and the stuff that takes place outside his head is too far-fetched to be believed. Even for Prison Break. In it's first three seasons, PB reminded me of 24. This year it's been more like Mission: Impossible than anything else. And with this episode, it made another switch. Now it resembles Alias. Heroes and Villains working side-by-side and nobody trusting anyone. Not sure if I like this new direction. In short, the bad guys are truly evil and you cannot wait for the IMF to win the day.   [read the full post]

By RikerDonegal(podcast@mail2tv.com) Wilson Cruz guests. That's always a good thing. And the whole thing looks like a drama series that dropped through a time warp from 1986. In this case, that may not be a bad thing. Z Rock. Episode 5 The best episode so far. Very funny. This one has (almost) no jokes that are running on from earlier episodes and it has nothing to do with the world of Children's Birthday Parties. It's all about the life of rock band in New York City, it tells the story of one gig, it's very funny and it's what I assumed the series would be like every week when I first heard of it. I keep thinking of the early episodes of Alias and how cool and mind-blowing they were.   [read the full post]