WraithRants

Man, all the haters have come out in force over this one. Yes, Ben Affleck is a horrible brick of an actor but the rest of the cast made up for it. It was clearly setup to be a franchise, but I hope it turns into a transition to Elektra and not Daredevil.

Daredevil has been bashed by critics. It has been dissed by certain overzealous fans. Guess what, folks? $43.5M estimated opening weekend.

GG to that, haters.

OK, so the Joe Millionaire finale is tonight and I just gotta ask the question on everybody's mind. "Who gives a damn?". I mean, come on FOX. Give this so-called reality TV a rest already.

First thing's first, I guess.

Re: Joe Halfamillionaire

The look on Sara's face when she found out he was pennyless was worth wading through all the crap. The payoff was nice but predictable. For the record, I only watched the last hour.

The comforting thing to me is, the shock factor is gone. FOX can likely never do that one again. Yay.

Re: Emulation

This one's a two-parter and it might go a bit long.

Somehow daily updates become weekly updates. Funny how that works. Where do I begin....?

Buffy

BTVS was another solid outing this week, but weird. This was an Andrew-centric episode which was also a catch-up-for-those-of-you-just-joining-us episode but also tied up an old plotline while furthering several more. Whew.

That run-on sentence brought to you by Bad Grammar Magazine.

Schizophrenic goodness from the Buffy team but please, no more filler eps till Faith comes back. We all know you guys can come up with 3 good character-driven stories before then.

Angel

I finally got my Angel Season 1 DVD Collection today, no thanks to the jerks at the post office. I'll be watching it tonight in lieu of the new Lone Ranger movie cause frankly, it looks awful.

The good news is Angel is back next week with my dear sweet innocent Eliza Dushku as Faith. Kickass. Faith/Cordy bitchfight. It's on, baybee!

ENOUGH WITH REALITY TV

So I'm watching Alias and enjoying the hell out of it as usual on Sunday night when I see not one, not two but THREE new "Reality Series" pimped on ABC. Besides the awfulness of "Are You Hot?", they are now looking for an All-American Girl, showing us what it's like on the front lines and you know what? I don't give a damn if you're a celebrity, get off my screen.

I choose to use, abuse and defend my right to change the channel. So-called "Reality TV", with the exception of "Tough Enough", offends me and needs to go away.

It blows my mind that of the Game Shows that exploded onto the scene just 2 years ago, only Fear Factor remains on Prime-Time TV. "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" was kwality tv, folks. We just don't know what we're missing.

Rasslin'

The Rock is back, Hogan's back, Austin's back. Yawn. The only guy I've missed from that group is The Rock and he's going Hollywood again soon. His promos were hilarious on Monday and he did more to put over the younger guys on Monday in 15 minutes than any of the rest of them have in months. And the McMahons wonder why they're losing money....

That's all for now. Hope to not make the week hiatus a tradition or anything.

It's been over 15 years since I last watched Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. It became something of a Sunday morning ritual for me when I was ten. Sesame Street, Mister Rogers and then 3 hours of Square One TV.

Gotta be honest, the show bored the shit out of me then. I guess Mister Rogers' Neighborhood just wasn't cool anymore. It was just 30 minutes of filler in an otherwise boring time, but when Fred Rogers was on the screen, he was the cool old guy from down the street. He'd show you that neat thing he had stored in his basement from when HIS kids were your age. He was there to listen and to understand your little unimportant problems, but in the end give you the advice you needed or the story that made everything OK, just for a moment.

You never know how much you'll miss someone until they're gone. He'll still be there in reruns, as always, to make everything better. Just for a moment.

Rest in peace, man.

Fred McFeely Rogers, 1928-2003. Hope you like your new neighborhood.