Your grandma would probably say: In my day, there was no CSI

What if you're a skilled detective/CSI who suddenly has to go back to basics? You probably would understand how he feels:

A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially struggling to come to terms with his situation, he has to come to terms with the old-fashioned technology and attitude of the day, while figuring out how he came to be trapped in the past.

The actor John Simm described the show as "a cross between Back to the Future and The Sweeney", and it makes effective use of the disorientation of the unwitting time traveller while taking a post-modern romp through 1970s fashions and technologies, with due tribute paid to the classic police dramas of the day to fashion a truly unique programme.

First off, its a loooooooooong show. These Brits, when they say a show is 30-minutes or 60-minutes long, it is exactly 30-minutes or 60-minutes long. Americans on the other hand have 22-minutes for a 30-minute show and an average of 45-minutes for a 60-minute show.

Anyway, second....good writing. You can easily follow the story because there is a flow or structure to it. Also good premise. Just when you think this is another crime story, it isn't.

Third, subtle acting that suprisingly is more effective. No one over-acts in this show. Well, at least not on this episode.

Fourth, beautiful screen projection. A movie has beautiful cinematography...a TV show has what? Whatever it is called, it's...uh, beautiful. I like how it looks on TV. Plus, it does actually look 70-ish (costumes, setting, etc).

AXN should probably get this one in their line-up.


Life On Mars
Season 1 Episode 1
Original Air Date: January 9, 2006
Network: BBC

The #1 Comedy Show?

This was proclaimed as the #1 Comedy show today.
This proclamation was by the network carrying it --- Fox.
This is the show they've replaced Arrested Development with.
Fortunately, Arrested Development has been picked up for Cable (Showtime).
To say that this is the #1 Comedy show today, leaves me laughing.
But not am not laughing hard enough to agree with it.
Free Ride looks promising but...
... I think I've seen the story's premise before, in many a different form.
So, let's see....I'll give it 2 and half seasons?

Free Ride, a partially improvised comedy, chronicles recent UC Santa Barbara graduate Nate Stahlings (Josh Dean) as he moves back home with his parents to his small hometown of Johnson City, MO. Once home he struggles to find direction in his post-graduate life as he hooks up with former classmates Amber Danwood (Erin Cahill) and Mark Dove (Dave Sheridan).

In the pilot episode "Missouri Loves Company" Nate Dineen decides to move home after graduating from his college to find surprises: his parents are now in therapy, his old room has been changed into his parents' gym, and could that strange guy at Kash Kutters become his new best friend?

FREE RIDE
Season 1 Episode 1 - Missouri Loves Company
Original Airing: March 1, 2006
Network: Fox

March 1 TV Frenzy

Haaaack!

My back feels like it's been stitched with tons of bricks inside. I feel so drained and tired. What a TV frenzy it was yesterday, a Wednesday.

On any other day, I would be able to do a lot....and still be able to relax. I can watch as much as I want to, I can take work however loaded I want it to be, I can even do household chores.

But Wednesdays...if people stress over Mondays at work...I stress over Wednesdays. So much so that on special and unexpected events and occasions falling under this day, my schedule's all messed up and I go on a frenzy. There's just too many things to do!!! And for some unexplainable reason, they all happen on a Wednesday, ALWAYS!

Here's what was in it for me yesterday:

- I had tons of work...had to help out with the hubby's business (I had to do in between all these)
- I had deadlines (I also had to do in between all these!)
- I had a relative over from the province and it was her birthday yesterday so we had to celebrate and I had to prepare for her (lunch, prep and eating time at least 2-3 hours)
- I had to wash my son's uniform as soon as got home, so he'd have something to wear tomorrow (20 minutes on the machine...okay, that? My fault, I could've washed one a day earlier but I was saving on soap, water and electricity....I'm a pratical mom, to a fault!)
- I had to help him with his homework (at least one hour)
- My son begged we watch at least 2 episodes of Seinfeld together (at least an hour)
- I had to prepare dinner (microwavable! But preparation at the table, 20 minutes tops)
- There was an earthquake and I had a moment of panic!

And of course, MUST NOT MISS....for other people, they can do without this...but am not other people! Hehe!

- It was the second semi-final round of American Idol (1 1/2 hour...I watched the 6 PM broadcast)
- It was the premiere episode of The Amazing Race (2 hours...I watched the 10 AM broadcast while doing work, and I watched the 8 PM broadcast, in full concentration mode)
- And it was the night Rustom Padilla chose to tell the world he is gay. (1 hour...it was not my intention to miss it!)

By the time it was 12 MN...I felt my back already giving up. I was just too tired.

This morning, I dozed off even if I had the alarm on, that my son was almost late at school....

If I were a cartoon, I would be Bugs Bunny, on fast forward, doing everything all at once.

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By the way...a couple of TV thoughts before I do my whole Bugs Bunny routine again (It's still not done!):

American Idol Girl's Night - Blah! My husband sums it up for me: Ang babaduy nila pumili ng kanta. I was mighty disappointed. If only a lot of people got to watch this!

The Amazing Race 9 - Looks promising, I love many of the players this time around, seems like many of them have interesting personalities, including the dorky ones! My favorite show is back.

And finally, full transcript of Rustom's out-ing HERE