Entries from February 2008

February 19, 2008

Jericho – “Condor”

“Condor”
February 19th, 2008
I’ve got a busy week ahead, but I wanted to leave some thoughts regarding tonight’s second episode of Jericho’s second season. If I had to summarize the reasons I’ve heard from fans for enjoying the series, I would say that it was its characters, its heart, and its premise. Now, all three of [...]

February 14, 2008

Lost – “The Economist”

“The Economist”
February 14th, 2008
I had a sinking suspicion during tonight’s episode of Lost that what we were waiting for was a last minute reveal, especially during Sayid’s flash-forward. To be honest, it’s a story the show has told before: castaway falls in love, loses sight of their true objective (I’m thinking specifically of Sawyer, who [...]

February 12, 2008

Season Premiere: Jericho – “Reconstruction”

“Reconstruction”
February 12th, 2008
I have to ponder what it would have been like if Jericho had simply been renewed for another season, and I hadn’t been swept into an amazing fan initiative this past summer, what I would have thought of “Reconstruction,” Jericho’s triumphant return to television for the start of its seven episode second season. [...]

February 12, 2008

A Whole Can of Nuts: Reflecting on the Return of CBS’ Jericho

In the summer of 2007, I had too much time on my hands when the network upfronts came around. As a result, when Jericho was cancelled, I was there to offer analysis, suggestions, commentary, criticisms, and praise for the stunning campaign which developed over the following months. I continued to follow the campaign throughout the [...]

February 8, 2008

Deeply Superficial: Why NBC is the Prettiest Network on Television

[Due to a lot of commitments I'm a little late getting involved, but there's still time for everyone to go back and enjoy South Dakota Dark's Deeply Superficial Blog-a-Thon. I might be jumping in at the end, here, but many others have been busy throughout the week, so check out Todd's index posts for all [...]

February 7, 2008

Lost – “Confirmed Dead”

“Confirmed Dead”
February 7th, 2008
Oh Lost. You are capable of telling us a lot in the span of 42 minutes, introducing four new characters who will play an important role moving forward. And yet, at the same time, I am infinitely more confused than I was before – for all of the things we learned about [...]