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Last week's Twilight Zone episodes (episodes? episode? I don't know how to talk about a two-story block of programming with one listing) were top-rate, classic TZ story-telling.
In "Cradle of Darkness", someone from an unspecified point in the future goes back in time to kill Hitler. Nothing new so far, but in this case the traveller went back to kill him as an infant. Naturally, she has regrets about killing such an innocent-looking baby. Naturally, she is eventually constrained to act (she has a time limit). And, naturally for TZ, identity can be a curious thing....
In "Night Route", a woman and her dog narrowly avoid getting run down by a fast-moving car -- or do they? Her life takes some strange turns, including some memory failures and the frequent appearance of a bus with creepy-looking passengers. Convinced that getting on this bus means death, she resists. Ultimately, the dog gets out alive and she does not, and I didn't see it coming until most of the way to the end.
Saturday night was the season premier of Andromeda. I was thoroughly underwhelmed. First off, I hope this show doesn't turn into a pure action/adventure flick with no other themes or layers. This was a pure action show, with a pretty goofy premise and some loose ends that they will probably ignore. (And I am annoyed that they never gave a plausible hint about the cat. I suppose it was supposed to be a red herring, but it was sloppy story-telling if so.) I read somewhere that the starring actor (Dylan) has taken over creative control; if so, I hope he cuts back on the "this is a show about Dylan" bit. Frankly, several other characters are more interesting.
This season, I am currently watching four shows: these two, West Wing (by far the most enthralling of the group), and Enterprise.
In "Cradle of Darkness", someone from an unspecified point in the future goes back in time to kill Hitler. Nothing new so far, but in this case the traveller went back to kill him as an infant. Naturally, she has regrets about killing such an innocent-looking baby. Naturally, she is eventually constrained to act (she has a time limit). And, naturally for TZ, identity can be a curious thing....
In "Night Route", a woman and her dog narrowly avoid getting run down by a fast-moving car -- or do they? Her life takes some strange turns, including some memory failures and the frequent appearance of a bus with creepy-looking passengers. Convinced that getting on this bus means death, she resists. Ultimately, the dog gets out alive and she does not, and I didn't see it coming until most of the way to the end.
Saturday night was the season premier of Andromeda. I was thoroughly underwhelmed. First off, I hope this show doesn't turn into a pure action/adventure flick with no other themes or layers. This was a pure action show, with a pretty goofy premise and some loose ends that they will probably ignore. (And I am annoyed that they never gave a plausible hint about the cat. I suppose it was supposed to be a red herring, but it was sloppy story-telling if so.) I read somewhere that the starring actor (Dylan) has taken over creative control; if so, I hope he cuts back on the "this is a show about Dylan" bit. Frankly, several other characters are more interesting.
This season, I am currently watching four shows: these two, West Wing (by far the most enthralling of the group), and Enterprise.
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I have, for example, yet to meet anyone who thinks Dylan's cooler than Tyr.
In better Andromeda news, I've heard rumors (which I have as yet been unable to substantiate) that they've licked the severe allergic reaction that the long-term prosthetic makeup exposure was causing for the actor playing Rev Ben, which means we may start seeing him again at some point.
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Re: Rev Bem/Tyr/Dylan
Sadly, I got behind in my watching during the second season, and haven't caught up yet. So I haven't seen the degeneration of the series. I'll have to borrow tapes just to get the whole second season in.
Re: Rev Bem/Tyr/Dylan