The Tyranny of Socks

I am rewatching the episode now, and this really is one of those "why the hell aren't you all watching this show?" episodes. Seriously. I just got to the bit where ( spoilers! spoilers of awesome! )

And again, all I can say is, why aren't you watching this show?

And this is what Jericho does really, really well.

( flailing and spoilers under the cut )

This is such a good show.

It's official! Jericho will come back as a mid-season replacement on CBS!!!!! Yay!!!!

They're showing season one again over the summer, and putting episodes up on line, as well, and the DVD will come out September 25th. Prepare to be pimped! The first half of the season is tough going, I admit, but the second half really pulls together, and the final few episodes are some of the best stuff I saw last year on TV.

Yay!

So this week, I have two things to say. First of all, why are you not watching this show? And second, this show, this show I used to think didn't have a lot of emotional depth, this show made me cry tonight. This was one hell of a season finale.

( notes on Jericho 1x22: Why We Fight )

Please, please let this show get a second season. It deserves one, now.

I may have more to say about this show through the summer. I hope the DVDs come out over the summer, so I can watch the whole thing again.

First, an insta-rec -- Fireball, by celli. I may well be the least-likely reader for this fic, since it's an SGA AU set in the world of NASCAR racing, which is something I know absolutely nothing about. Maybe less than nothing. As I type this, I'm betting that the "R" stands for "racing," so that NASCAR racing is actually redundant. Whatever. The point is that I took a chance on it, and loved every single word of it. It's John/Rodney, but the whole team is there, and everyone seems perfect to me. It made me laugh out loud, it's a romance, the plot kept me going, and the whole thing just works really, really well.

Even if it's not your thing, go give it a try.

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Last night I saw the Space Channel rerun of Jericho and ( why are you all not watching this show? it's amazing! )

The short version -- all the slow plot-and-character-and-world-building from the beginning is finally paying off, and paying off big-time. If you are looking for a show to catch up on over the summer, jericho is worth a look.

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In other news, I have been reading Vorkosigan books pretty much non-stop for the past few days, and will probably have something to say about that, eventually.

Is lj really slow tonight, or is it just me?

( comments on the episode under here )

And now for the show that did work for me. All the slow world-building is finally paying off, here.

( spoilers for Jericho 1x16: Winter's End )

I think I need icons for this show, now, too.

Are they changing the television schedules around, or am I having short-term memory problems? Whatever the case, I missed the first few minutes of Jericho last night (but will be able to catch them on the special Canadian rerun, hooray.)

I like this show more and more, as I watch it. Last week's episode was all about worldbuilding -- and particularly about what's gone on outside the town's borders. How will people get enough to eat, and keep sheltered and warm; who will they trade with and how; who's in charge of what. I am a big sucker for worldbuilding, particularly in a postapocalyptic scenario. I want to know how ordinary people are getting along, or failing to get along, and this show gives me that. This week's episode focused on the same questions, but on the personal scale: not how the world has changed, but how it's changed the people living in it.

( spoilers for last night's episode, but mostly general commentary )

I'm enjoying this show, for a couple of reasons. First of all, it's a post-apocalypse, which has always been one of my favorite genres. Also, ( cut for spoilers, but nothing too detailed )

I can see myself becoming more and more interested in this universe. Once I learn all the characters' names, anyway.

Also -- it's November 2, and I still haven't signed up for Yuletide. I still haven't even thought about what I'll request or offer. And I still have about 20 exams to mark and a lecture to write. Wish me luck, guys!