/ 4:58:00 PM

DUH IDIOT'S BOX: My NBOs (Next Big Obsessions)



I think it is not in my capacity to remain a casual tv viewer. Coz I don't just watch. I obsess. I even think I'm almost a tv capitalist's dream. Almost. Seeing that I don't exactly buy original vcds/dvds or other paraphernalia. Heh. Times are hard noh! Bully for them.



CSI-sified. Huh?! Basta, I'm loving this show. I'm referring to the one with Grissom's team, not the Miami version. I actually didn't get into CSI when the show hit it big in the US. I wasn't even looking forward to it when it hit Philippine shores. It just so happened that I was channel surfing one Wednesday evening and I randomly parked on Studio23. Realized then that I was halfway through a forensics-related show. Now that got me glued. I've always loved a good mystery so before I even knew it, I was sifting through pieces of evidence along with the graveshift CSIs.


Script is pretty snappy. Geeky yet cool. Can get technical but still non-alienating.
Execution is fairly fast-paced. With crazy camshots and CGIs to boot.
Ensemble interplay is believable. Actors' chemistry is surprisingly not a hard sell.
And it's a whodunit show. What more could a criminologist wannabe ask for?



Two whole episodes later and I was 100% addicted.



More on this in the weeks to come.



Russian Roulette. When I first knew of Alias over the net, I hoped that the show eventually gets its fair share of fame locally. So you can just imagine my excitement when news spread that it was purchased by Studio23. Tadaaah! We finally get to see Sydney Bristow. Weyt a meeneeet.. In full Pinoy-speak?! Weh! LOLz. That being said, I got turned off when abs-cbn got this inane idea of aping gma7's "tagalized" movies craze back then. Tsk. Bad move. And then the tagalized series thing got old and they decided to show the original english version over Studio23. Gaah. Too late. By this time, momentum's pretty much lost. At least, for me it was.



But some time during the first season, I decided to take a peek at Alias (which was shown at the very un-friendly Sunday 9:30pm timeslot). I loved the action sequences but I was clueless bout everything else. Since Alias isn't your stand-alone episodes kind of series, I was understandably lost. I was like.. the Rambaldi what?! Hehe. I didn't tune in again until Studio23 moved it to the Wednesday 9pm slot.




A few weeks ago, I gave it another try. I was flipping between channels coz I was also trying to watch Everwood. Anyhow, Alias won out. I already knew the basic premise of the show and since I made an effort to concentrate this time, I could actually follow what was happening. After watching the episode, I was back to research-mode once again. After reading through lots of episode guides, I was finally up to speed with both seasons.



Let's just say I'm now 70% hooked. Hooked enough to drown myself in spoilers, recaps and fanfics but not nearly enough to buy my very own vcds. =p



I'm loving the SpyFam right now. I'm intrigued by the whole double dealing agent caboodle. Their game of cat-and-mouse is driving me nuts. And I'm not even sure who's the feline or who's the rodent anymore. Which drives me further up the wall.



But I like it that nobody's what they seem from the surface. Oh, Sydney's bound to be forever the tortured soul. But then we all knew that. And that's probably the most predictable thing there is.



What I find more interesting is the different shades of gray bout the SpyFam's dynamics:


- SpyDaddy's all bitter and suspicious about the whole betrayal issue. Heck, who wouldn't be?! But then he ain't such a goody-goody just the same. Underneath the "harmless" veneer lies his long simmering anger -- brewing over time but yet to reach its boiling point. Oh yes, we've seen that he's capable of calculated ruthlessness. He can give as much as he can get. But look at his eyes during those few unguarded moments. Dehm. The hurt is just so palpable. Now more than ever, Jack is perilously walking the thin line between love and hate. Both equally fueled by a terrifying passion. And I can't think of any actor other than Victor Garber to play this role.


- My fave character right now has got to be Irina Derevko. I don't know how Lena Olin does it. She's big on subtlety and nuanced gestures yet she's got this undeniable "presence." Her character's such a badass but I can't find it in myself to find Irina totally repulsive. Amazing. SpyMommy's such an enigma. I'm piqued by the fact that I can't seem to "read" her character. But I think there lies the appeal as well. Was the "illusion" as real to her as it was to Jack's? Is she more KGB than Laura Bristow? She appears to love Sydney but then again.. who knows?! *sighs* Go figure.


- And poor Syd. With a gene pool descending from such spy lineage, she's definitely a basketcase of excess baggages. And I gotta hand it to Jennifer Garner. I love seeing the play of emotions on her face. Like when she discovered that her mom's not the saint she has pegged her to be. Or when she found out that her dad's not exactly as trustworthy as she thought he was. Or everytime she's struggling to find a little bit of "Laura" in Irina's eyes. While desperately trying not to let her emotions show. Shyet mehn, such angst. Such angst!!



*Meowl takes a moment*



Whew. Teka wait... Having written all that, I think I'm now 75% addicted. Lolz.

PROFILE: I am blah from class here and is born on 00/00/00, time. and so love me like this. I was so cute, I am totally an element that you'd never ever known, you can;t find it in the periodic table cause no one has even found it- I explode in your face just like potassium when it touches water, it's really explosive, you should really run away first before I do spark into flames and burn you alive! I love blasting my music as well, when love sync (elissa) let me hear Cry-Rihanna, i have been like addicted to it like drugs- oh wait. it's worse than drugs, it's better, more addictive than drugs. listen to that song! and this is one of my last blogskin that i will produce until the EOYs of 2008, cause i flunked Biology, ARGHS! OMG I SURE DIE LIKE !@#$% and i am emo now like under ltos of peer pressure and bad seniors.



having been in hwa chong institution (just like make it long so you can preview a long post or wad that fits right down underneath which i think i shall crap all day today) my eyes have been wanting to close since 20:00 (8PM)), I was so tired, cause the syllabus in hwachong is really so hard that no one can sleep really well. The new CSE classes (aka. Centre for Scholaristic Excellence) and is also known for it's famous nickname Cannot Sleep Everyday or Early. Is like even the teachers know, so the homework is reduced, but it's like OMG! will die, this year already so hard, next year i say "die!" mati already lar. arghs!NEXT, A RIOT OF COLORS, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ME. AND I KNOW THAT I BRUISE EASILY. LEAP OF FATE LIKE i never know and i'm learning to fly and a safety net to cushion the blow. and i feel so suicidal and note "I BRUISE EASILY" and be gentle when you handle me.




hello once again, i have been having nightmares,no one is doing work for my project , whcih is true. supposed to do "family planning" is like whatever lar, when will we be able to use it not like very soon we are gonna have kids, settle down, earn money have NSman relief or whatsoever or even Children Relief, is like wtf. I am eating CIGAR ROLLS, they are vilina flavoured and jsut finished my bowl of ice cream which tasted so mixed, haha btu it was ncie to me (: I like mix of flavours liek suddenly a RIOT of colors and A EXPLOSION of taste! I mean like it's really impactful come to think about it, and cause my project has to be handed in by friday so i shall rush typign finish this retarded paragraph. like hello! ello! buhello! darkdegree will go on HIATUS soon. and i am so emo, i feel like slashing my wrist now, it's true adn don't look down on me for that i know people discriminate.

see you there at hiatus land.

/ 4:58:00 PM

DUH IDIOT'S BOX: My NBOs (Next Big Obsessions)



I think it is not in my capacity to remain a casual tv viewer. Coz I don't just watch. I obsess. I even think I'm almost a tv capitalist's dream. Almost. Seeing that I don't exactly buy original vcds/dvds or other paraphernalia. Heh. Times are hard noh! Bully for them.



CSI-sified. Huh?! Basta, I'm loving this show. I'm referring to the one with Grissom's team, not the Miami version. I actually didn't get into CSI when the show hit it big in the US. I wasn't even looking forward to it when it hit Philippine shores. It just so happened that I was channel surfing one Wednesday evening and I randomly parked on Studio23. Realized then that I was halfway through a forensics-related show. Now that got me glued. I've always loved a good mystery so before I even knew it, I was sifting through pieces of evidence along with the graveshift CSIs.


Script is pretty snappy. Geeky yet cool. Can get technical but still non-alienating.
Execution is fairly fast-paced. With crazy camshots and CGIs to boot.
Ensemble interplay is believable. Actors' chemistry is surprisingly not a hard sell.
And it's a whodunit show. What more could a criminologist wannabe ask for?



Two whole episodes later and I was 100% addicted.



More on this in the weeks to come.



Russian Roulette. When I first knew of Alias over the net, I hoped that the show eventually gets its fair share of fame locally. So you can just imagine my excitement when news spread that it was purchased by Studio23. Tadaaah! We finally get to see Sydney Bristow. Weyt a meeneeet.. In full Pinoy-speak?! Weh! LOLz. That being said, I got turned off when abs-cbn got this inane idea of aping gma7's "tagalized" movies craze back then. Tsk. Bad move. And then the tagalized series thing got old and they decided to show the original english version over Studio23. Gaah. Too late. By this time, momentum's pretty much lost. At least, for me it was.



But some time during the first season, I decided to take a peek at Alias (which was shown at the very un-friendly Sunday 9:30pm timeslot). I loved the action sequences but I was clueless bout everything else. Since Alias isn't your stand-alone episodes kind of series, I was understandably lost. I was like.. the Rambaldi what?! Hehe. I didn't tune in again until Studio23 moved it to the Wednesday 9pm slot.




A few weeks ago, I gave it another try. I was flipping between channels coz I was also trying to watch Everwood. Anyhow, Alias won out. I already knew the basic premise of the show and since I made an effort to concentrate this time, I could actually follow what was happening. After watching the episode, I was back to research-mode once again. After reading through lots of episode guides, I was finally up to speed with both seasons.



Let's just say I'm now 70% hooked. Hooked enough to drown myself in spoilers, recaps and fanfics but not nearly enough to buy my very own vcds. =p



I'm loving the SpyFam right now. I'm intrigued by the whole double dealing agent caboodle. Their game of cat-and-mouse is driving me nuts. And I'm not even sure who's the feline or who's the rodent anymore. Which drives me further up the wall.



But I like it that nobody's what they seem from the surface. Oh, Sydney's bound to be forever the tortured soul. But then we all knew that. And that's probably the most predictable thing there is.



What I find more interesting is the different shades of gray bout the SpyFam's dynamics:


- SpyDaddy's all bitter and suspicious about the whole betrayal issue. Heck, who wouldn't be?! But then he ain't such a goody-goody just the same. Underneath the "harmless" veneer lies his long simmering anger -- brewing over time but yet to reach its boiling point. Oh yes, we've seen that he's capable of calculated ruthlessness. He can give as much as he can get. But look at his eyes during those few unguarded moments. Dehm. The hurt is just so palpable. Now more than ever, Jack is perilously walking the thin line between love and hate. Both equally fueled by a terrifying passion. And I can't think of any actor other than Victor Garber to play this role.


- My fave character right now has got to be Irina Derevko. I don't know how Lena Olin does it. She's big on subtlety and nuanced gestures yet she's got this undeniable "presence." Her character's such a badass but I can't find it in myself to find Irina totally repulsive. Amazing. SpyMommy's such an enigma. I'm piqued by the fact that I can't seem to "read" her character. But I think there lies the appeal as well. Was the "illusion" as real to her as it was to Jack's? Is she more KGB than Laura Bristow? She appears to love Sydney but then again.. who knows?! *sighs* Go figure.


- And poor Syd. With a gene pool descending from such spy lineage, she's definitely a basketcase of excess baggages. And I gotta hand it to Jennifer Garner. I love seeing the play of emotions on her face. Like when she discovered that her mom's not the saint she has pegged her to be. Or when she found out that her dad's not exactly as trustworthy as she thought he was. Or everytime she's struggling to find a little bit of "Laura" in Irina's eyes. While desperately trying not to let her emotions show. Shyet mehn, such angst. Such angst!!



*Meowl takes a moment*



Whew. Teka wait... Having written all that, I think I'm now 75% addicted. Lolz.