Legend of the Seeker, based on “The Sword of Truth” novels, is an archetypical (that is to say, cliche) fantasy show on par with Xena, full of sketchy special effects and cheesy dialogue. But I have a huge crush on Kahlan so I’ve decided the show is awesome and I’m going to watch it. So there.

I finished The Wire season 2 tonight. I never really thought much about cop shows, but I really like this one. It’s one of those character driven shows where there are 6-8 story arcs happening through the season. The characters have true depth and facets. The good guys aren’t completely good and the bad guys aren’t completely bad.

Unless the quality takes a serious turn in season 3, I’m in it for the duration.

I’ve been listening to Radio Lab and This American Life (available in podcast and radio flavors) and I’ve decided that they are the gold standard when measuring what a slice of life, short form documentary program ought to be. Beyond just superb sound design, the shows are edifying in a way that makes me feel better about the world in general. Also, if Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad interviewed each other, my mind would explode.

Current theory: the smoke monster/Esau is an alien stranded on earth either literally (he hails from beyond the stars), temporally (he comes from the future) or dimensionally (he is a secret man was not meant to know). When he says, “I want to go home,” he’s not talking about Hoboken.

Oh, and Sayid for Juliet is not a fair trade.

Just getting into season 1.

1. Veronica Mars
2. Deadwood
3. Lost
4. Battlestar Galactica
5. Doctor Who
6. Torchwood
7. Flight of the Conchords
8. The League of Gentlemen
9. Haibane Renmei
10. The Mighty Boosh

1. Veronica Mars
2. Battlestar Galactica
3. Lost
4. Doctor Who
5. Torchwood
6. Flight of the Conchords
7. The League of Gentlemen
8. Haibane Renmei
9. The Mighty Boosh
10. Witch Hunter Robin

1. There Will Be Blood
2. Batman Begins
3. Ghostbusters
4. Barton Fink
5. Old Boy
6. My Left Foot
7. Ratatouille
8. Gone Baby Gone
9. Cloverfield
10. Juno

1. Rock Band
2. Psychonauts
3. Rez
4. Viva Pinata
5. Puzzle Quest
6. The Secret of Monkey Island
7. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
8. Zak & Wiki
9. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
10.

1. Spook Country
2. Odd and the Frost Giants
3. Interworld
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Not the most stellar of premieres, but it was wonderful to see that spinning blue box again.

And another season of Torchwood comes to a close. I hope that in season three they sort out their issue with a cohesive arc that has a more meaningful impact on the finale. So far the showrunners have peppered something of an arc randomly through different episodes and then have “plotlines” I was unaware of suddenly come together completely out of nowhere. While I like the big arcs other shows have, Torchwood is really about each of character’s plotline. That’s what I find myself caring about the most.

I started Haibane Renmei again. I had started on the fansub years ago and then gotten distracted.

1. Veronica Mars
2. Lost
3. Battlestar Galactica
4. Torchwood
5. Doctor Who
6. Flight of the Conchords
7. The League of Gentlemen
8. Haibane Renmei
9. The Mighty Boosh
10. Witch Hunter Robin

It’s been so long, Ron. I had almost forgotten what it was like out there in space, on the run, looking for Earth.

1. Veronica Mars
2. Lost
3. Battlestar Galactica
4. Torchwood
5. Flight of the Conchords
6. The League of Gentlemen
7. The Mighty Boosh
8. Witch Hunter Robin
9. Robot Chicken
10.

 Whoops, forgot to update the TV list.

This is all you need to know about Flight of the Conchords.

1. Veronica Mars
2. Lost
3. Torchwood
4. Flight of the Conchords
5. The League of Gentlemen
6. The Mighty Boosh
7. Witch Hunter Robin
8. Robot Chicken
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