Comments by affectingly
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I've been watching Eureka since it premiered. It's hilarious and all the characters are so three dimensional. I'm a sucker for good characters with great actors to bring them to life. If a sci-fi show has that, I'm instantly hooked. (The Middleman is very similar in style/humor to Eureka.)
Tennant as the Doctor took some getting used to because after Eccleston it's like... who could POSSIBLY compare, right? But now I can't imagine the show without Tennant. He really hits his stride around his second season in, though his first season isn't bad. I'm looking forward to the next season (which unfortunately won't be for a while because they're taking an extended break) because Russell T. Davies is leaving the show and it's getting a new Exec Producer/Writer who I've heard good things about. I think Davies took it as far as it could go and I wasn't happy with what he did to Donna (the latest companion) in this season's finale. But if you ever do get a chance to catch up, it's worth it.
As far as Supernatural goes, a friend of mine told me Target and Amazon.com have seasons 1 & 2 on sale for $19 a pop right now.
On My Top 5 Sci-Fi television shows
Eureka is absolutely brilliant, as is the new Doctor Who series and you can't ignore Torchwood. I'm really fond of the new(ish) show The Middleman. It takes a lot of the tropes of the genre and puts a fun, intelligent spin on it. Lots of fresh dialogue and witty snark.
I am a fan of Heroes, but it does have a really hard time staying focused and giving a coherent storyline. I'm afraid it's going to turn into another Lost - more questions than answers and no way to ever solve all the mysteries (hello X-Files curse!) - and no one needs another Lost.
Firefly/Serenity is/was amazing, though a part of why we all love that universe so much may be because it was cut short so quickly. Damn you, Fox! (I personally can't believe Whedon is trusting another series to them. Here's hoping Dollhouse can escape the chopping block this upcoming season.)
One show I'm really surpised to see you not mention is Supernatural. I thought every hardcore fanboy/girl was all over that one. It's entering its fourth season now, and granted it's on the horrible CW network, but it's still worth a watch. It twists all of what's best about the sci-fi/fantasy genre with the iconic visuals of the horror genre and then tosses in amazing characterization and vivid mythology to make what is easily my number one show on TV. It's pretty freaking sweet.
On My Top 5 Sci-Fi television shows
I doubt it had much to do with Jessica Alba. Mike Myers hasn't told a new joke since 1993, which isn't to say he's not a great comedian. It's just that he's gotten lazy. I would too if the American public was letting me make millions by rehashing the same 5 jokes over and over. Maybe since The Love Guru bombed, he'll actually go back to the drawing board and come up with something substantial and original.
Or he'll go back to Austin Powers... I'm sure he can milk that for a few more million if he really tried.
On Is Mike Myers on the edge of extinction?
The only downside to Firefox's new version is, of course, all the add-ons that won't work for a few weeks while all their developers scramble to make them compatible with v3.
Half of what's great about Firefox is all the incredibly useful, fun, and customisable add-ons it has, making the use of everything from gmail to del.icio.us to LiveJournal that much easier. While I'm as excited as the next dedicated Firefox user for the latest and greatest version, I think I'll be waiting just a little while longer to upgrade. My browsing experience would be endlessly frustrating if I didn't have my add-ons.
On Firefox attemps to set world record today
The interesting thing here is you writing about (to?) people not using the internet *on the internet*. On an internet blog, no less, which despite what any internet savvy geek will tell you, is not the central focus of everyone's interent experience.
Though I will agree with your main point, people resistant to the internet/computer culture need to get with the program. However, I think you're overlooking that aside from the 7% who are 65 or older, many of those people don't lack the interest in what the rest of us are doing, they lack the resources. People who haunt the well-tread terrains of google, del.icio.us, digg it, and facebook tend to be from middle class, suburban socioeconomic backgrounds. It's not just an age divide, it's a class divide. And granted, they can go to their local library to surf as you pointed out, but even then they're not going to develop the same level of comfort as someone like you or I have.
On Has the internet really taken over?
The really interesting question is, how badly are they going to destroy a treasured memory of my childhood? And which one are they going with first? Will they do them in order they were published? Will they try to combine several different stories/series within the Goosebumps umbrella? Personally, I'd love to see Stay Out of the Basement or maybe The Girl Who Cried Monster, but I have a feeling they're likely to go with Monster Blood or maybe Night of the Living Dummy, as those were some of the more popular titles.
The timing doesn't bother me, though, but that's coming from a 25 year old who still goes to the midnight releases of the Harry Potter movies. It's fun to be a kid sometimes.
P.S. Is there a reason I can't post a comment with html tags? Or does this thing run on BB Code?
On A good idea, about 10 years too late
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