September 25, 2003
Last night was the season premier of The West Wing and it was amazing. For my money, there is not a better show on network television. Nothing else has captivated me the way it does since The X-Files. In the premier last night, one of the most brilliant plot twists started to take shape. The decision to have Bartlett to invoke the 25th amendment and temporarily grant power to his next-in-line, a Republican and obvious political enemy, was a fascinating choice for the show. Casting John Goodman was brilliant as well. He's the perfect antagonist. He's a caricature of real Republicans to some extent, but the stark contrast between his character and Bartlett makes for a lot of drama. I think it's going to be a great season.
Posted by JohnH at September 25, 2003 10:24 AM | TrackBackI don't have tv and so can't really keep up with current shows, but I just got the first season of Alias on dvd and Man! That's the best thing I've seen since the first three seasons of X-Files. I watched the whole season in four days. (The only problem is now I'm dying for season two.)
Posted by: The Dane at September 26, 2003 05:49 PMAlias is great! I just got hooked on that show towards the end of last season, and I can't wait for the premier.
Posted by: John at September 26, 2003 09:05 PMWhat night is Alias?
Posted by: ColeSlaw at September 27, 2003 12:42 PMSunday nights on ABC.
Posted by: John at September 27, 2003 01:16 PMAlias has some good music, too. I've discovered lots of new stuff by going to the message boards and reading about the songs they use. And, uh, yeah, I'm a nerd. I know it.
Posted by: Shannon at September 30, 2003 01:25 PMWell, on the premier they played "Rollin" by Limp Bizkit... very disappointing.
Posted by: John at September 30, 2003 10:47 PMI taped Alias this past week and just got the chance to see it.
Wow.
I was kind of wishing she had just shot vaughn at the beginning because he really pissed me off but her explosion at the end made it all worth while.
I must say that I was pleased with the Bizkit. I'm a big fan and I thought it went pretty well. Some angry music to go blow up a car by. I was very pleased.
Posted by: ColeSlaw at October 3, 2003 12:08 PM