During my mid-morning reading session this morning, I came across two bits of disheartening news: 1. "Alias" has been cancelled 2. "Mr. Miyagi" - Pat Morita - died yesterday As for #2, I'll have to watch The Karate Kid yet again. It's been in heavy rotation on AMC over the last month. And although I know he's been acting for some time now, I had no idea that he was in 103 movies - I only knew of the 3 KK movies, plus "Happy Days". Oh, and the cab driver in "Honeymoon in Vegas". (OK, I just scanned the list a little bit further - he was also in "Reggie's Prayer"!) Alias has really been up and down over ...
About 10 minutes into last night's episode of "Alias", Sydney (Jennifer Ganer) was having a birthday bash at her place, and needed to stop out onto the patio to talk with her SpyDaddy Jack. Someone opened the door to interrupt, and in the background you can clearly hear the song "You Are Everybody", by Driveshaft playing. Driveshaft is a fictitious band from the TV series "Lost". Charlie, one of the castaways, used to be in a hugely popular british rock band fronted by two brothers who didn't quite get along. Yeah, Charlie was in Oasis. Except not Oasis, Driveshaft. The connection between the shows is that the creator/producer of both is JJ Abrams. Another connection is that the pilot of the downed ...
Aw, man... I just happened upon an article titled Alias's Lauren Not Dead Yet?. Apparently, Melissa George is holding out hope that her character didn't die from the 8 or 9 gunshot wounds in the season finale of Alias last year. Personally, I hope that she bounced off the walls of the pit she fell into, was impaled on a stalactite at the bottom, and was then buried by any loose rocks and debris that followed her down. I really love that show, but last season was a huge disappointment.
Tonight is what I'll consider the kickoff of the fall TV season. First up, at 7:00 CST on ABC, Lost. It's a show about a group of people who survive a plane crash, but are "lost" on a remote island. Mayhem ensues. It was created by J.J. Abrahms, who's also responsible for a little show called "Alias". Based on some of the reviews it's gotten already, Lost should be the best new show of the season. Over on NBC, it's the season premiere of Law & Order. It's never been the smartest show on TV, but it's certainly fun to watch. Unfortunately, last season saw the end of the road for Lenny - easily my favorite character ...
The Chuck just informed me that tonight's regularly scheduled episode of 24 will be pre-empted by the Presidential Address... and it's being moved to 8:00 PM Sunday night - opposite Alias (and the Sopranos). Shit! I might have to run out and buy a Tivo this week. 24 started out slowly this year, but has been picking up steam. Keifer has been quoted as saying that the final 9 episodes of this season are the best the show has ever produced. Meanwhile, Alias is *finally* putting an end to the Lauren's double-agent schtick - and David Carradine is back this week... These are the only 2 shows that I'll bother rearranging my schedule around. I'm not sure what to do here... Of course, the capper is that, not only will 24 not be on tonight, the only thing on tonight will be W. - probably damage control after the last few days worth of testimony and findings from the 9/11 commission. Speaking of W., has anyone seen the ridiculous commercial he's running? Old (40s?) black & white footage, with a voice-over harping on Kerry's "gas-tax" hike? Is that all he has to run on? Taxes - that's what you've got? Taxes is probably issue #53 on my list right now.