It’s been quite a few years since I watched television regularly – share housing and going out late most nights made it impossible. But the thesis has demanded I take early nights in the last few weeks. So I’ve been watching some telly.
First. The O.C.. On some commercial channel, at some time. I have no clue.
Why, why, why am I interested in this? What is going on? It’s crap! But not good crap – pretentious crap. But I can’t watching it.
Second. Jericho. ABC. Some time, some night. I love it. I love mysteries, and I love crime drama without all the bullshit sciencey crap. It’s just straight detecting. And I love it.
Third. Spicks and Specks ABC. Some night, some time. I love it SO MUCH. I think I need to marry Myf. It’s great telly, really great telly. I love the way everyone on it has a great time and really enjoys themselves. I like the singing and the silliness.
Four. Absolute Power. ABC. I think it’s after Spicks and Specks on the ABC. Wonderful. Oh man, I love Stephen Fry. And I love PR/media satires. For obvious reasons.
Five. The news. ABC and SBS. Because.
Look, I don’t know what’s going on here. I mean, we have a digital set top box (go get one – it cost us $49 from JB) so we get not one, but TWO ABC channels. And two SBS channels. So we watch a lot of aunty. It’s great.
I’m also getting into the ABC online. I’ve gotten into podcasts. But nothing cool – Radio National, News Radio, and that John Safran show (but I can’t listen to much of it because he’s a bit annoying). It’s great. Now I know stuff.
And, in addition, we’re up to season Five of Buffy. Don’t you just love that last episode of season 4 with the Last Slayer? And I think the producers are right – it was the most disjointed season, but it had some of the very best episodes. My favourites would be:
Living Conditions, where “Buffy becomes convinced that her annoying roommate is evil, but her friends think she is mad.”
Beer Bad, where “Buffy drowns her sorrows in beer with some upperclassmen; Xander grows concerned when they start to get in touch with their primordial roots.”
