Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION The Anywhere Machine So what are you WATCHING?

After catching only two consecutive episodes of Stargate Atlantis, I’m now a fan. The storyline so far, involves using bio weapons to turn their arch enemies, the Wraiths(?) into humans so as not to be eaten by them anymore. (how fun is THAT?)

On a less inspiring note, I caught Brian DePalma’s Blow Out on TV a couple nights ago. Yikes. I was actually rooting for John Lithgow to strangle Nancy Allen so she couldn’t talk in that squeaky Bronx accent anymore. There’s a horrible scene where her and Dennis Franz are attacking each other with bad accents………

It does make me want to watch Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blowup again. It’s been a few years since I’ve seen it and I don't have it on DVD yet.

My birthday present to myself this year was the 1990 Canadian TV series Dracula: The Series on DVD.

It's cheesy, campy and silly, but it's also a whole lot of fun.

Geordie Johnson as "Alexander Lucard" (aka Dracula) is just yummy. We also get to see Geraint Wyn Davies in a pre-Forever Knight vampire role, though one less tortured than Nick Knight.

The only problem with the show is those annoying kids and their uncle keep getting away!

Stealth, i saw the first MI but my friends love 2 and 3. I gotta watch them.

Ram Boy, I've been waiting to see Blow Out for a while now. I have an obsession with Jane Birkin in her younger days.

Jorge, I think there's been a misunderstanding here. I was talking about Mission: Impossible the 60s TV show, not Mission: Impossible the movies.

I'll be watching the season premiere of "Its Always Sunny in Philedelphia" this Thurs on FX!

Its the funniest show since Arrested Development!

Stealth, yes i did misunderstood. Sorry.

Kid Chaos, I've never heard of that show but I was a huge fan of Arrested Development (have all the DVDs). I will check for it on FX.

This show is beyond hysterical!

Jorg, check out ASAP! Its the kind of show that you feel filthy afterwards for finding so amusing. Adding Danny Devito in the second season was brillant. This is the funniest he's ever been in his career.

Woohoo!

Half the fun tonight is watching those self-delusional girls who don't have a chance of making the competition... sorta like the AI try-outs, only instead of lousy singing, there's bad choreography and scaaaary jiggling...

Actually the floating head (the Face of Boe) was introduced in the first season (Eccelston) of the revived series. The cat lady was introduced in the second season (1st season of Tennant)

Dead Zone fans. The first few episodes really didn't do much for me but then it picked up. The pulpish episode on a train and then the episode at a train station got my interest. I do like when we get away from the main plot. Dead Zone is back.

I see some more Canadian actors and possible locales. Some budget cutting? Not that Maine is that expensive to film in.

Jorg, are you still watching Damages? I've missed more than half the episodes, but ever time I tune in (like this week) I'm totally hooked back in. The acting and plot are just too damn engrossing. I admit right out though that I'm definately a 'DVD Season' watcher of shows, and perhaps that's where I can get hooked here.

BTW, anyone see any new shows this year that look interesting? Just the one with my boy from Rome with time travel for me (which looks kick-ass BTW).

As far as network shows, Pushing Daisies is my choice for best bet for new shows.

Cobalt, I am pissed off at my DVR. It hasn't recorded the last two Damages I think. The last I saw is when Glen Close rehired the guy from Space Camp. I love that show need to watch the ones I missed.

oh, Borders had a special of 40% off any (ONE) boxed DVD set. I mistook the promo for ALL DVD sets 40% off. I walked up there with Rome Season 1 & 2 ($100 each!) and Heroes season 1. The cashier let me know the 40% can only be used for one. I got Rome season 1.

And yes I plan to watch Lucius Vorenus aka the Son of Hades aka Kevin McKidd in Journey Man as well.

Rome = THE BEST show of all the great shows I've watched these last few years. Probably tied with Veronica Mars. Even better than Lost & others.

Long live the 13th Legion!!!

Rome was amazing. Certainly one of my favorite shows since...Twin Peaks?

We just saw Across the Universe yesterday. It's sort of an anti-war/love story wrapped in a tribute to the Beatles. Very neat. Includes some of the most amazing renditions of Beatles songs you'll probably ever see or hear. "Let It Be" was mind blowing. Other awesome highlights were "Strawberry Fields" and "With a Little Help from My Friends"

I finally saw It's Always Funny in Philadelphia. LOL. That stuff is funny. I saw three episodes but my favorite was when they suckered the poor college guys to the "party mansion". The flier. oh man i cried.

The episode where they were held hostage cracked me up. Danny Devito doing a strait-up John McKlane impression from Die Hard 1 was fall down hysterical. I was almost crying I was laughing so hard.

I went to see the new movie The Kingdom, mainly because of Jennifer Garner (in last year's Alias thread, I did complain about her lazy performances during that show's final season, but she's still one of my favorite actresses).

It's pretty good. A popcorn actioner with a dollop of substance. It raises a lot of current political issues, but wisely refrains from attempting any easy answers.

Before the movie started, I saw the trailer for Elizabeth: the Golden Age, the sequel to 1998's refreshingly gutsy and fast-paced historical drama Elizabeth, my favorite film of that year; lead actress Cate Blanchett and director Shekar Kapur both return, as does Geoffrey Rush in the role of Elizabeth's confidant.

Stealth, Elizabeth The Golden Age looks awesome.

Yeah. Maybe it'll even be that rare animal: a sequel that's better than the original.

Just saw the first two episodes of Cane starring Jimmy Smits. It has one of my favorite actors in it...Nestor Carbonell.

Story about a Cuban-American family running a sugar/rum business in southeast FL. Right up my alley. Nice to hear some authentic cuban accents.

It has lots of good internal politics. Many beautiful people. Speaking of internal politics and beauty...Polly Walker is in it (Rome).

Cane at CBS

CBS at 10pm every Tuesday night!

I somehow overlooked Cane. I'll watch the next episode and see if I like it.

Cane was very...Godfather. They are not mobsters but they certainly know how to...protect the family.

Just saw the last episode of the Bronx is Burning. I admit...I got teary eyed.