Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Sunday, May 15, 2005
When “Jack & Bobby” happened to WB....
When “Jack & Bobby” happened to the WB network, it challenges WB’s audiences. It is a “passable” and ordinary show because it has intelligent and thought-provoking script. In this regard, “Jack & Bobby” should not see the dawn of Fall TV 2005.
On the episode “A Man of Faith,” Grace's speech has consequences - the Campus Christ Coalition wants her to apologize for her inflammatory rhetoric about a Muslim woman. Several campus religious groups will stage a walkout of her class until she apologizes. Grace laughs it off - "they may be self-righteous, but I'm right" - but is shocked when students do actually start walking out. When it comes to the viewers, most audience do not want rhetoric and looking up high sounding words when Grace speaks. Many of the viewers only have the vocabulary in the caliber of “cool” and “What’s up?” Since the show involves rhetoric which seemingly denotes an intelligent and excellent script, Jack and Bobby should cease on network television.
Another episode to provoke viewers’ intelligence is “Election Night.” In this episode, Grace is disappointed she got so few college democrats to sign up for an election-night party. Tom offers to help, and manages to get 200 people signed up, Grace is pleased, until a colleague points out they're almost all women. Grace is pissed that kids today are more interested in flirting with their TA than being politically active, like students were in her day. Tom calls her on it - Baby Boomers who wanted to change the world gave up on activism and went to law school to make big bucks. Again, most viewers seems to despise politics blended on a series. A T.V. show is suppose to entertain and not to provoke thoughts about the current political youth stance. Since the show provokes thinking about the youth stance on politics which seemingly denotes an intelligent and excellent script, Jack and Bobby should cease on network television.
Those were the only two of the many episodes when “Jack and Bobby” shows excellent and intelligent script. Unfortunately, most of the TV viewers are not on substance. Viewers today seemingly like repetitive, half-witted, and mindless scripts. Hence, “Jack & Bobby” should not see the dawn of Fall TV 2005.
Work Cited:
Synopsis of each episode taken from: wgntv.trb.com/entertainment/wbnetwork/ stv-jackandbobby-pkgepisodes.special
Photo Source: http://www.jackandbobby.net/
ABC Keeps "Anatomy" on Sunday, Rolls "Legal" to Fall
A spin-off of the ABC series, The Practice, Boston Legal shows the law in a diverse tone. In an episode from that series' final season, Alan Shore (James Spader, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Secretary) was fired from Young, Frutt, and Berluti and decides to work for Crane, Poole, and Schmidt where the series takes place. The series focuses on an assembly of civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm.
Regrettably, Grey's Anatomy appears to be a second-rated show which is a rip off of E.R., Chicago Hope with a fusion of Friends. Accordingly, the saying: "Viewers do not like new shows, they like new shows that remind them of old shows, " applies. And here it is, a lot of geniuses are praising the pseudo-intellectual and egregious show. (Anatomy detracted the Nursing profession when Meredith Grey insultingly said: "Did you just call me a nurse?!") This was from the pilot episode.
The alphabet network has once again reared it ugly head. What it is doing to Boston legal is very unconscionable based on its rating-happy impulse. Obviously, every show is expendable, for the sake of high ratings and more profits, it would be easier to sacrifice Boston Legal which has awards and nominations as follows:
- Awards and Nominations 31st Annual People's Choice Awards Favorite New Drama: Boston Legal (Nominated) Favorite Male Star: James Spader as Alan Shore (Nominated) 56th Annual Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (The Practice): William Shatner as Denny Crane (Won) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (The Practice): James Spader as Alan Shore (Won) 62nd Golden Globe Awards Best Performance By An Actor in a Television Series- Drama (Boston Legal): James Spader as Alan Shore (Nominated) Best Performance By An Actor in a Supporting Role In a Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television (Boston Legal): William Shatner as Denny Crane (Won) 2005 Golden Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Series-Drama (Boston Legal): James Spader as Alan Shore (Nominated) Best Television Series-Drama: Boston Legal (Nominated)
Come on ABC. Let this show deteriorate by scheduling it to a new night (Monday nights). Besides, ABC has a history of letting excellent shows slip (Miracles, Freaks and Geeks, Once and Again, The Practice to mention a few).
Going back to history, The Practice was scheduled to Monday nights which irritated David E. Kelley because such action reduced the show's ratings, hence, reducing its episodical value. Make the move ABC, besides, it would be acceptable to lose a constant and insightful viewers. (On the average, Boston Legal has 12M viewers a week. This is a constant because the show seems to have a solid following)
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Exam Week
This coming week shall be Finals Week. What I am doing now is blogging. It is quite ironic that I have the gall to make extraneous blogs when I am suppose to be studying. Presumably, I am a great proponent and believer of irony, hence the blogging.
Why The Three Words?
Suppose, Contend, Differentiate: This weblog shall entail the application of the three words to any random topics the weblog's proponent shall desire.
Main Entry: sup·po·si·tion Pronunciation: "s&-p&-'zi-sh&nFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English, from Late Latin supposition-, suppositio, from Latin, act of placing beneath, from supponere1 : something that is supposed : HYPOTHESIS2 : the act of supposing- sup·po·si·tion·al /-'zish-n&l, -'zi-sh&-n&l/ adjective
Main Entry: con·ten·tion Pronunciation: k&n-'ten(t)-sh&nFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English contencioun, from Middle French, from Latin contention-, contentio, from contendere1 : an act or instance of contending2 : a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument3 : RIVALRY, COMPETITIONsynonym see DISCORD
Main Entry: dif·fer·en·ti·ate Pronunciation: "dif-&-'ren(t)-shE-"AtFunction: verbInflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ingtransitive senses1 : to obtain the mathematical derivative of2 : to mark or show a difference in : constitute a difference that distinguishes3 : to develop differential characteristics in4 : to cause differentiation of in the course of development5 : to express the specific distinguishing quality of : DISCRIMINATEintransitive senses1 : to recognize or give expression to a difference2 : to become distinct or different in character3 : to undergo differentiation- dif·fer·en·tia·bil·i·ty /-"ren(t)-sh(E-)&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun- dif·fer·en·tia·ble /-'ren(t)-sh(E-)&-b&l/ adjective
What is a Weblog (simply referred as a blog) ?
A weblog (usually shortened to blog, but occasionally spelled web log) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally in reverse chronological order). Although most early weblogs were manually updated, tools to automate the maintenance of such sites made them accessible to a much larger population, and the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging".
Blogs range in scope from individual diaries to arms of political campaigns, media programs, and corporations. They range in scale from the writings of one occasional author, to the collaboration of a large community of writers. Many weblogs enable visitors to leave public comments, which can lead to a community of readers centered around the blog; others are non-interactive. The totality of weblogs or blog-related websites is often called the blogosphere. When a large amount of activity, information and opinion erupts around a particular subject or controversy in the blogosphere, it is sometimes called a blogstorm or blog swarm.
Work Cited:
Word meanings from: http://m-w.com
What is a blog? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog
Disclaimers and Excuses:
The rantings, opinions, and views are constitutional based on the First Amendment. Therefore, it is reasonable to say that those views may only be categorized as intellectual calisthenics and nothing more. Accordingly, when a reader views and reads the contents of the site, the authors bears no legal responsibility whatsoever to the events transpiring or not transpiring due to the usage of the point of views. As I said, this is an exercise of the First Amendment and, if the prospective reader does not agree to the terms, it is IMPERATIVE to LEAVE this site immediately.
This blog aims to suppose, contend, and differentiate weekly to monthly encounters (mutable) of the author, trivial as it may be. Accordingly, R.W. Emerson's aphorism applies: "Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this. The only right is what is after my constitution; the only wrong what is against it." Please see the footnote below.
Main Entry: sup·po·si·tion Pronunciation: "s&-p&-'zi-sh&nFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English, from Late Latin supposition-, suppositio, from Latin, act of placing beneath, from supponere1 : something that is supposed : HYPOTHESIS2 : the act of supposing- sup·po·si·tion·al /-'zish-n&l, -'zi-sh&-n&l/ adjective
Main Entry: con·ten·tion Pronunciation: k&n-'ten(t)-sh&nFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English contencioun, from Middle French, from Latin contention-, contentio, from contendere1 : an act or instance of contending2 : a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument3 : RIVALRY, COMPETITIONsynonym see DISCORD
Main Entry: dif·fer·en·ti·ate Pronunciation: "dif-&-'ren(t)-shE-"AtFunction: verbInflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ingtransitive senses1 : to obtain the mathematical derivative of2 : to mark or show a difference in : constitute a difference that distinguishes3 : to develop differential characteristics in4 : to cause differentiation of in the course of development5 : to express the specific distinguishing quality of : DISCRIMINATEintransitive senses1 : to recognize or give expression to a difference2 : to become distinct or different in character3 : to undergo differentiation- dif·fer·en·tia·bil·i·ty /-"ren(t)-sh(E-)&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun- dif·fer·en·tia·ble /-'ren(t)-sh(E-)&-b&l/ adjective
What is a Weblog (simply referred as a blog) ?
A weblog (usually shortened to blog, but occasionally spelled web log) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally in reverse chronological order). Although most early weblogs were manually updated, tools to automate the maintenance of such sites made them accessible to a much larger population, and the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging".
Blogs range in scope from individual diaries to arms of political campaigns, media programs, and corporations. They range in scale from the writings of one occasional author, to the collaboration of a large community of writers. Many weblogs enable visitors to leave public comments, which can lead to a community of readers centered around the blog; others are non-interactive. The totality of weblogs or blog-related websites is often called the blogosphere. When a large amount of activity, information and opinion erupts around a particular subject or controversy in the blogosphere, it is sometimes called a blogstorm or blog swarm.
Work Cited:
Word meanings from: http://m-w.com
What is a blog? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog
Disclaimers and Excuses:
The rantings, opinions, and views are constitutional based on the First Amendment. Therefore, it is reasonable to say that those views may only be categorized as intellectual calisthenics and nothing more. Accordingly, when a reader views and reads the contents of the site, the authors bears no legal responsibility whatsoever to the events transpiring or not transpiring due to the usage of the point of views. As I said, this is an exercise of the First Amendment and, if the prospective reader does not agree to the terms, it is IMPERATIVE to LEAVE this site immediately.
This blog aims to suppose, contend, and differentiate weekly to monthly encounters (mutable) of the author, trivial as it may be. Accordingly, R.W. Emerson's aphorism applies: "Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this. The only right is what is after my constitution; the only wrong what is against it." Please see the footnote below.
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