Comments on: Moderate Rejoicing http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2006/11/17/moderate-rejoicing/ As honest as a gambling man can be Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:51:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Fred http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2006/11/17/moderate-rejoicing/#comment-33918 Fred Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:49:59 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/archives/2006/11/17/moderate-rejoicing/#comment-33918 I stand corrected. I stand corrected.

]]> By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2006/11/17/moderate-rejoicing/#comment-33916 Mr. McLaren Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:25:59 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/archives/2006/11/17/moderate-rejoicing/#comment-33916 What do you mean <em>this</em> season? It was cancelled a long time ago. What do you mean this season? It was cancelled a long time ago.

]]> By: Fred http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2006/11/17/moderate-rejoicing/#comment-33906 Fred Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:11:02 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/archives/2006/11/17/moderate-rejoicing/#comment-33906 Well, I found last season a <i>little</i> disappointing, despite being overall terrific. Unlike a lot of fans who were pretty vocal about it, I thought the move to three shorter, somewhat self-contained arcs was a really good move, creatively. The show, while in some ways about the mysteries, really isn't best when it's <i>about the mysteries</i>, and I thought last year's season-long arc stretched itself a little too thin, or too far. At the start of the season, the bus crash felt like a natural extension of the first season's story; by the end, I found its resolution a little unbelievable and rushed. So far, I've <i>really</i> been enjoying this season, and it's at way at the top of my list, too. I don't have HBO, so I've been slowly catching up on season three of "The Wire" on DVD. It's almost frightening when a show is this consistently good. And I've heard nothing but bad things about this season of "Gilmore Girls," although I haven't watched any of it myself. (I only just finished watching the previous season on DVD.) It's really so bad you have to pretend this whole season hasn't happened, huh? That makes me sad. Well, I found last season a little disappointing, despite being overall terrific. Unlike a lot of fans who were pretty vocal about it, I thought the move to three shorter, somewhat self-contained arcs was a really good move, creatively. The show, while in some ways about the mysteries, really isn’t best when it’s about the mysteries, and I thought last year’s season-long arc stretched itself a little too thin, or too far. At the start of the season, the bus crash felt like a natural extension of the first season’s story; by the end, I found its resolution a little unbelievable and rushed. So far, I’ve really been enjoying this season, and it’s at way at the top of my list, too.

I don’t have HBO, so I’ve been slowly catching up on season three of “The Wire” on DVD. It’s almost frightening when a show is this consistently good.

And I’ve heard nothing but bad things about this season of “Gilmore Girls,” although I haven’t watched any of it myself. (I only just finished watching the previous season on DVD.) It’s really so bad you have to pretend this whole season hasn’t happened, huh? That makes me sad.

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