What did you watch? 2012-11-12 (Monday)

[Ubiquitous]

I watched:

ADVENTURE TIME
• "The Bear". A bear follows Finn around.
• "The Lich". The Lich tricks Finn into activating the Enichrolon

ADVENTURE TIME:
• "Finn the Human". Finn makes a wish to stop The Lich from killing all
life.
• "Jake the Dog". Jake helps Finn stop The Lich.

REMINGTON STEELE:
"Pocketful of Steele". Steele's pockets are picked by a street urchin
who unwittingly took evidence for a loan shark case. Hey! It's that cute
curly-haired Peurto Rican kid from the early 1980's, except he's not so
young and cute now. Hey! It's Laura Palmer's father!

TWO BROKE GIRLS:
"And the Candy Manwich". The handsome owner of a candy store takes a
liking to Caroline but she's too embarassed to see him after vomiting in
his store. Yeah, I'm losing interest in this show.

THE O'REILLY FACTOR
• The changing face of America! From marital status to income level,
what have been the BIGGEST political game-changers in the last four
years?
• Plus, as Petraeus resigns will he take the truth about Libya with
him?.


What did you watch?

--
"Re-electing Obama is like backing The Titanic up and hitting the
iceberg a second time."

[Obveeus]

"Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> wrote:

> What did you watch?

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: Lilly and Marshal learn that even babies have
survival instincts that cause them to automatically engage in actions that
will protect them from competition. Meanwhile, Barney rid's the Robin's
nest of competition. Meanwhile, there is some pointless basketball stuff,
though I did like the team name 'Force Majeur'.

THE MOB DOCTOR: A patient needs de-worming. Grace takes a shot at freedom,
but seriously, why would a doctor think that bullet removal is more
important than stopping the bleeding? The line of the night here was
Constantine saying that Moretti drew firast blood so now a war would have to
take place. Um...Constantine...isn't Moretti the guy you shot and left for
dead? Who started this war? Meanwhile, my guess is that Franco is working
for the police...doing a lousy job, too.

REVOLUTION: Captain Neville and his wife work to protect their son. Some
new general bad guy works to protect his son. Nora works to protect her
sister. Charlie/Uncle still work to save her brother/his nephew. This show
really beats the family values crap into the ground. Meanwhile, the magic
pendants not only have some sort of magical power ability, but they also
have magic shielding that prevents anyone from harming them...and some other
magical property that prevents anyone from wearing them as a pendant. In
the end, we find out that the Monroe Republic has all the world domination
potential of a fly...and that the scientists must still be waiting for
enough of mankind to die off 'naturally' that they can restructure society
without using violence?

NFL: bits of the Steeelers/Chiefs game including the end. The Steelers
made this game a whole lot closer than it should have been. Ron Jaworski is
tedious.

[David V. Loewe, Jr]

On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:09:51, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com> wrote:

>"Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> What did you watch?

>NFL: bits of the Steeelers/Chiefs game including the end. The Steelers
>made this game a whole lot closer than it should have been. Ron Jaworski is
>tedious.

I watched MNF. The Steelers were hampered by the elements and the loss
of their Super Bowl winning QB, Ben Roethlisberger, to a shoulder
separation early in the 3rd Quarter.

As for Jaworski, he is no longer part of the in booth announcing team
for MNF - its just Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden. The only time you would
have seen Jaws was during the pre-game or post-game.
--
"I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word 'fair'
in connection with income tax policies."
- William F. Buckley

[Obveeus]

"David V. Loewe, Jr" <dave...@charter.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:09:51, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>NFL: bits of the Steeelers/Chiefs game including the end. The Steelers
>>made this game a whole lot closer than it should have been. Ron Jaworski
>>is
>>tedious.
>
> I watched MNF. The Steelers were hampered by the elements and the loss
> of their Super Bowl winning QB, Ben Roethlisberger, to a shoulder
> separation early in the 3rd Quarter.
>
> As for Jaworski, he is no longer part of the in booth announcing team
> for MNF - its just Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden. The only time you would
> have seen Jaws was during the pre-game or post-game.

Yes, it was Jon Gruden that was the annoying commentary throughout.

[Obveeus]

"Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com> wrote:
> HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: Lilly and Marshal learn that even babies have
> survival instincts that cause them to automatically engage in actions that

> will protect them from competition. THE MOB DOCTOR: A patient needs
> de-worming. Grace takes a shot at freedom, REVOLUTION: This show really
> beats the family values crap into the ground. NFL: bits of the

> Steeelers/Chiefs game including the end.

I forgot one:

MISFITS: The third episode of the current Hulu season. The bipolar guy
reveals a third dimension to his personality. The B-plot involves a
Stepmother-Sucker. Additionally, there are two probation workers (maybe),
an X-ray vision girl, and a bartender with plotlines waiting to be
revealed. This episode worked very well as straight up horror story.

[Arthur Lipscomb]

On 11/13/2012 5:09 AM, Obveeus wrote:
> "Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> What did you watch?
>
>

> REVOLUTION: Captain Neville and his wife work to protect their son. Some
> new general bad guy works to protect his son. Nora works to protect her
> sister. Charlie/Uncle still work to save her brother/his nephew. This show
> really beats the family values crap into the ground. Meanwhile, the magic
> pendants not only have some sort of magical power ability, but they also
> have magic shielding that prevents anyone from harming them...and some other
> magical property that prevents anyone from wearing them as a pendant. In
> the end, we find out that the Monroe Republic has all the world domination
> potential of a fly...and that the scientists must still be waiting for
> enough of mankind to die off 'naturally' that they can restructure society
> without using violence?
>
>

We don't know what Monroe does or doesn't know about the blackout other
than it took around 10 years of having one of the architects of the
blackout in his custody before finding out about the pendant. So while
it's possible Monroe knows more than he's letting on, he seems to be
operating under the assumption that he would be the only one with
electricity. He should start to ask (on screen) what are the
technological abilities of the people who built the amulets and turned
off the power.


I watched:


The Voice - Mainly background noise.


Covert Affairs (recorded) - Previous two episodes. They felt a tedious.
At one point I started to wonder why did I resume watching this show
when I had been free of it since last season.


666 Park Avenue (recorded) "Downward Spiral" Probably one two many plot
threads up in the air but overall an OK episode.


The Mentalist (recorded) - "If It Bleeds, It Leads" Not bad but the
ending needed some work. What was plan-B if the guy didn't confess?


The Simpsons (recorded) - "Adventures in Baby-Getting" Background noise.
All I got out of it was something about Lisa learning cursive and
Homer fathering a bunch of kids.


Revenge (recorded) - "Penance" Let me see if I understand the "deal" at
the end. An innocent man agrees to confess to crimes he didn't commit
in exchange for having time to write his book in prison (while avoiding
being assaulted by the prisoners) and then at some unspecified future
date Emily will confess to the same crimes which will automatically
cause the false confession to be invalidated. And the idiot agreed to
this plan?!?! If he's really worried about whatever revenge scheme
might come his way, why not just agree to waive a speedy trial while
maintaining innocence. If she can't wrap up her revenge plot by the
time the trial starts, then all bets will just have to be off.

[Ian J. Ball]

In article <k7tq0q$o40$1...@dont-email.me>,
Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

> I watched:

>
> Covert Affairs (recorded) - Previous two episodes. They felt a tedious.
> At one point I started to wonder why did I resume watching this show
> when I had been free of it since last season.

+1

> 666 Park Avenue (recorded) "Downward Spiral" Probably one two many plot
> threads up in the air but overall an OK episode.

I think I liked it more that you.

> The Mentalist (recorded) - "If It Bleeds, It Leads" Not bad but the
> ending needed some work. What was plan-B if the guy didn't confess?

I was actually shocked when Mircea Monroe wasn't the killer!

> Revenge (recorded) - "Penance" Let me see if I understand the "deal" at
> the end. An innocent man agrees to confess to crimes he didn't commit
> in exchange for having time to write his book in prison (while avoiding
> being assaulted by the prisoners) and then at some unspecified future
> date Emily will confess to the same crimes which will automatically
> cause the false confession to be invalidated. And the idiot agreed to
> this plan?!?! If he's really worried about whatever revenge scheme
> might come his way, why not just agree to waive a speedy trial while
> maintaining innocence. If she can't wrap up her revenge plot by the
> time the trial starts, then all bets will just have to be off.

Totally agree - that resolution with Roger Bart was *rubbish*.

--
"Surf-crazed aliens... Of course." - Amber, "Alien Surf Girls",
Episode #1.1, "Wipeout".
Wait a minute... "Of course"?! "*Of course*"?!! Did I miss a step here??!!

[Mason Barge]

WALKING DEAD (DVR) -
Great stuff. I only ff'd about one minute of some overly-long
conversation Andrea was having with someone -- prolly Michonne.
Were those Lori's remains inside a fat zombie that Rick went
postal on?
They have really listened to the fans and made this into a great
barrel of fun. I was actually feeling tension when Maggie and Daryl were
trying to get formula for baby Lori. And the Governor just keeps getting
better. I loved the "what the hell have I done?" look on Andrea's face
towards the end, during the boxing match.
I'm wondering if they are really going to let Michonne go, or
whether they'll try to track her down and kill her. I'm *really hoping*
they try to track her down -- the hunt and fight could fill 30 minutes of
screen time.

Grade: A

DANCING W/ STARS -

Grade: B+

[shawn]

On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:46:57 -0500, Mason Barge <mason...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>WALKING DEAD (DVR) -
> Great stuff. I only ff'd about one minute of some overly-long
>conversation Andrea was having with someone -- prolly Michonne.
> Were those Lori's remains inside a fat zombie that Rick went
>postal on?

Yes.

> They have really listened to the fans and made this into a great
>barrel of fun. I was actually feeling tension when Maggie and Daryl were
>trying to get formula for baby Lori. And the Governor just keeps getting
>better. I loved the "what the hell have I done?" look on Andrea's face
>towards the end, during the boxing match.

She knew that Michone was right but now she's got a problem.

> I'm wondering if they are really going to let Michonne go, or
>whether they'll try to track her down and kill her. I'm *really hoping*
>they try to track her down -- the hunt and fight could fill 30 minutes of
>screen time.

I had the same thought. You know they will be meeting up again even if
they don't decide to hunt her down now.

>Grade: A
>

[David Barnett]

In article <k7t74d$7tk$1...@dont-email.me>,
web...@polaris.net says...
>
>
> What did you watch?

Today I finished watching:

DEXTER: Chemistry
Grade A

ONCE UPON A TIME: Child of the Moon
I didn't care for this episode, which was more or less
devoted to Ruby/Red Riding Hood
A lot of hokum about wolves, and unlike the hokum in
Merlin, not enjoyable hokum.
Grade C

--
David Barnett

[David Barnett]

In article <k7tgr0$uil$1...@dont-email.me>, Obv...@aol.com
says...

Presumably this the latest episode "The Ties that Bind".

After the previous episode I was no going to watch any
more of this show, but seeing that there is a fair bit
about the pendants I'm changing my mind.
This episode is being aired here today.
--
David Barnett

[David Barnett]

In article <ijball-NO_SPAM-5DDB93.08294213112012
@news.eternal-september.org>, ijball-...@mac.invalid
says...

>
> > 666 Park Avenue (recorded) "Downward Spiral" Probably one two many plot
> > threads up in the air but overall an OK episode.
>
> I think I liked it more that you.

I have come to like it, & have already commented on it.

Are you getting another episode before Nov 25?

--
David Barnett

[Obveeus]

"David Barnett" <dbar...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> In article <k7tgr0$uil$1...@dont-email.me>, Obv...@aol.com

>> REVOLUTION: Captain Neville and his wife work to protect their son.
>> Some
>> new general bad guy works to protect his son. Nora works to protect her
>> sister. Charlie/Uncle still work to save her brother/his nephew. This
>> show
>> really beats the family values crap into the ground.
>

> Presumably this the latest episode "The Ties that Bind".
>
> After the previous episode I was no going to watch any
> more of this show, but seeing that there is a fair bit
> about the pendants I'm changing my mind.
> This episode is being aired here today.

Make sure you catch the last 30 seconds of the episode for the 'big reveal'.

[anim8rFSK]

In article <k7tgr0$uil$1...@dont-email.me>, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com>
wrote:

> REVOLUTION: Captain Neville and his wife work to protect their son.

Who they previously established he doesn't care about.

Some
> new general bad guy works to protect his son.

Who they claimed he didn't care about.

Nora works to protect her
> sister.

Who NOBODY should care about.

> Charlie/Uncle still work to save her brother/his nephew.

Who Charlie is willing to throw to the wolves to let Bomb Girl walk to
Texas instead.

This show
> really beats the family values crap into the ground. Meanwhile, the magic
> pendants not only have some sort of magical power ability, but they also
> have magic shielding that prevents anyone from harming them...

I wonder if you can even break the cord?

and some other
> magical property that prevents anyone from wearing them as a pendant.

Well, if the cord is magically unbreakable and untieable ...

In
> the end, we find out that the Monroe Republic has all the world domination
> potential of a fly...and that the scientists must still be waiting for
> enough of mankind to die off 'naturally' that they can restructure society
> without using violence?

So is one pendant powering that gigantic complex or do they have a super
pendant? And how come Randall and Grace's pendants aren't in the same
place?

--
"Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."

[anim8rFSK]

In article <k7tq0q$o40$1...@dont-email.me>,
Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

> On 11/13/2012 5:09 AM, Obveeus wrote:
> > "Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> >
> >> What did you watch?
> >
> >
> > REVOLUTION: Captain Neville and his wife work to protect their son. Some
> > new general bad guy works to protect his son. Nora works to protect her
> > sister. Charlie/Uncle still work to save her brother/his nephew. This show
> > really beats the family values crap into the ground. Meanwhile, the magic
> > pendants not only have some sort of magical power ability, but they also
> > have magic shielding that prevents anyone from harming them...and some other
> > magical property that prevents anyone from wearing them as a pendant. In
> > the end, we find out that the Monroe Republic has all the world domination
> > potential of a fly...and that the scientists must still be waiting for
> > enough of mankind to die off 'naturally' that they can restructure society
> > without using violence?
> >
> >
>
> We don't know what Monroe does or doesn't know about the blackout other
> than it took around 10 years of having one of the architects of the
> blackout in his custody before finding out about the pendant. So while
> it's possible Monroe knows more than he's letting on, he seems to be
> operating under the assumption that he would be the only one with
> electricity. He should start to ask (on screen) what are the
> technological abilities of the people who built the amulets and turned
> off the power.

All I can figure is, Monroe must think that if you point the pendant at
something and click the on switch, it STAYS on. So he can walk down the
row of helicopters and turn them all on one by one and then ... not do
shit with them, 'cause he barely could find anybody who could drive a
freaking TRAIN.

>
>
> I watched:
>
>
> The Voice - Mainly background noise.
>
>
> Covert Affairs (recorded) - Previous two episodes. They felt a tedious.
> At one point I started to wonder why did I resume watching this show
> when I had been free of it since last season.

+1

>
>
> The Simpsons (recorded) - "Adventures in Baby-Getting" Background noise.
> All I got out of it was something about Lisa learning cursive

Which they don't teach in schools any more.

[Obveeus]

"anim8rFSK" <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
> In article <k7tgr0$uil$1...@dont-email.me>, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
>> REVOLUTION: Captain Neville and his wife work to protect their son.
>
> Who they previously established he doesn't care about.

They established him as a 'tough love' type parent...or maybe just a parent
that gets his feelings of power by keeping his son down in place. Either
way, though, he doesn't seem to want his sone dead.

> Some
>> new general bad guy works to protect his son.
>
> Who they claimed he didn't care about.

That claim may have been true. Apparently, the General just got a beating
because Monroe couldn't take the chance that the guy might care about his
son. I'm still not sure how getting a beating is going to make a person
(the General) more loyal to the man that ordered the beating (Monroe). that
'rule with an iron fist' stuff always leads to revolt eventually.

> Nora works to protect her
>> sister.
>
> Who NOBODY should care about.

...and it was telegraphed pretty clearly right from the start.

>> Charlie/Uncle still work to save her brother/his nephew.
>
> Who Charlie is willing to throw to the wolves to let Bomb Girl walk to
> Texas instead.

Last week Charlie was ready to give up the pursuit to save her brother for
some random teenager that had been sent to Monroe boot camp.

>> In
>> the end, we find out that the Monroe Republic has all the world
>> domination
>> potential of a fly...and that the scientists must still be waiting for
>> enough of mankind to die off 'naturally' that they can restructure
>> society
>> without using violence?
>
> So is one pendant powering that gigantic complex or do they have a super
> pendant?

I think the gigantic complex is what initiated (and maybe maintains) the
power outage. Everything inside the complex still has power while the
complex prevents power to the rest of the planet (or at least area since
there may be more than one of these complexes).

>And how come Randall and Grace's pendants aren't in the same place?

Maybe Grace's pendant was reassigned to another protector when she was
brought in?

[Arthur Lipscomb]

Agreed. It would be nice to know *why* the power was shut off. Was
this the planned end result or did something backfire. And there's
obviously a 4th faction that has yet to be fully revealed. Whoever the
kidnapped scientist was talking to is obviously not working with the DOD
guy so what happened to them and are they the ones who caused the black
out or are they working against it?

[anim8rFSK]

In article <k80a9v$gen$1...@dont-email.me>, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com>
wrote:

> "anim8rFSK" <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
> > In article <k7tgr0$uil$1...@dont-email.me>, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> REVOLUTION: Captain Neville and his wife work to protect their son.
> >
> > Who they previously established he doesn't care about.
>
> They established him as a 'tough love' type parent...or maybe just a parent
> that gets his feelings of power by keeping his son down in place. Either
> way, though, he doesn't seem to want his sone dead.
>
> > Some
> >> new general bad guy works to protect his son.
> >
> > Who they claimed he didn't care about.
>
> That claim may have been true. Apparently, the General just got a beating
> because Monroe couldn't take the chance that the guy might care about his
> son. I'm still not sure how getting a beating is going to make a person
> (the General) more loyal to the man that ordered the beating (Monroe). that
> 'rule with an iron fist' stuff always leads to revolt eventually.

Yeah. I would think Monroe's reaction to "I had to kill this General's
kid" would be "I'd better kill ALL the Generals' kids"

>
> > Nora works to protect her
> >> sister.
> >
> > Who NOBODY should care about.
>
> ...and it was telegraphed pretty clearly right from the start.
>
> >> Charlie/Uncle still work to save her brother/his nephew.
> >
> > Who Charlie is willing to throw to the wolves to let Bomb Girl walk to
> > Texas instead.
>
> Last week Charlie was ready to give up the pursuit to save her brother for
> some random teenager that had been sent to Monroe boot camp.
>
> >> In
> >> the end, we find out that the Monroe Republic has all the world
> >> domination
> >> potential of a fly...and that the scientists must still be waiting for
> >> enough of mankind to die off 'naturally' that they can restructure
> >> society
> >> without using violence?
> >
> > So is one pendant powering that gigantic complex or do they have a super
> > pendant?
>
> I think the gigantic complex is what initiated (and maybe maintains) the
> power outage. Everything inside the complex still has power while the
> complex prevents power to the rest of the planet (or at least area since
> there may be more than one of these complexes).

Could be. It seemed to be awfully steampunk, though, like it was
something built AFTER the blackout.

>
> >And how come Randall and Grace's pendants aren't in the same place?
>
> Maybe Grace's pendant was reassigned to another protector when she was
> brought in?

Maybe. Also, the pendant doesn't seem to be needed at the facility,
since Randall took his to go get Grace.

[anim8rFSK]

In article <k80d34$12h$1...@dont-email.me>,

And if they can track all pendants at all times, why don't they just go
get them?

[Obveeus]

"anim8rFSK" <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>> >>> REVOLUTION:

>> Agreed. It would be nice to know *why* the power was shut off. Was
>> this the planned end result or did something backfire. And there's
>> obviously a 4th faction that has yet to be fully revealed. Whoever the
>> kidnapped scientist was talking to is obviously not working with the DOD
>> guy so what happened to them and are they the ones who caused the black
>> out or are they working against it?
>
> And if they can track all pendants at all times, why don't they just go
> get them?

The people with the power to track the pendants don't seem to be trying to
collect them...but even if they were they might not have the mobile
resources required to go to the far reaches of the former USA land area
while dodging local militias. Monroe is the only one we know is
specifically trying to collect the amulets, but maybe he won't even need
more than one depending on what long lost Mommy is building for him.

[anim8rFSK]

In article <k80gbf$lmb$1...@dont-email.me>, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com>
wrote:

Well, Randall went after Grace ...

[anim8rFSK]

In article <MPG.2b0d8cc79...@news.bigpond.com>,

Watch to the end.

[William December Starr]

In article <MPG.2b0d8db57...@news.bigpond.com>,
David Barnett <dbar...@bigpond.net.au> said:

[ re 666 Park Avenue ]

> Are you getting another episode before Nov 25?

zap2it.com only lists the Nov. 25 episode (season 1, episode 8).
ABC -- America's ABC, not Australia's -- is showing the American
Music Awards ceremony on the 18th.

-- wds

[anim8rFSK]

In article <k81fke$2rj$1...@panix2.panix.com>,

That's all EPISODER has too.

[~consul]

'tis on this 11/14/2012 11:10 AM, wrote 8rFSK thus to say:
> In article <k80a9v$gen$1...@dont-email.me>, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com>

>>> So is one pendant powering that gigantic complex or do they have a super
>>> pendant?
>> I think the gigantic complex is what initiated (and maybe maintains) the
>> power outage. Everything inside the complex still has power while the
>> complex prevents power to the rest of the planet (or at least area since
>> there may be more than one of these complexes).
> Could be. It seemed to be awfully steampunk, though, like it was
> something built AFTER the blackout.

It may have been built to be workable _after_ the blackout? It looks like the Mom is building a smaller version of it on the table in Monroe's compound.
--
"... respect, all good works are not done by only good folk. For here, at the end of all things, we shall do what needs to be done."
--till next time, consul -x- <<poetry.dolphins-cove.com>>

[Obveeus]

"~consul" <con...@dolphinsTAKEAWAY-cove.com> wrote:
> 'tis on this 11/14/2012 11:10 AM, wrote 8rFSK thus to say:
>> In article <k80a9v$gen$1...@dont-email.me>, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com>
>>>> So is one pendant powering that gigantic complex or do they have a
>>>> super
>>>> pendant?
>>> I think the gigantic complex is what initiated (and maybe maintains) the
>>> power outage. Everything inside the complex still has power while the
>>> complex prevents power to the rest of the planet (or at least area since
>>> there may be more than one of these complexes).
>> Could be. It seemed to be awfully steampunk, though, like it was
>> something built AFTER the blackout.
>
> It may have been built to be workable _after_ the blackout? It looks like
> the Mom is building a smaller version of it on the table in Monroe's
> compound.

The local blacksmith much machine parts for her as needed.