TV Goodness

Kendra the Vampire Slayer introduced as possible recurring criminal element type on Bones? Yay!

Dollhouse lives… Please to schedule soon now.

These days, The Middleman is one of the only shows that fills me with glee–most especially among the ranks of science fiction shows. It is, of course, on the precipice between renewal and cancellation. But what can I do about that, you ask?

You can go read the lovely and whip-smart Genevieve Valentine’s "Eight Reasons You Should Be Downloading the First Season of ‘The Middleman’" over at Fantasy magazine, and let her convince you to do as she says.

See also: Justine’s endorsement and themiddleblog for all the low-down on the referentialness.

(Give it two episodes, before you decide and I bet you’ll decide it’s awesome.)

What about that Bones finale, huh?

The developments make me a little sad, but perhaps we can look forward to padded room stuff at some point.

And back to work…

Last night we finally bothered to confirm our suspicion that the actor playing Dr. Lance Sweets (the psychiatrist) on Bones was Sam on Freaks and Geeks. AND there was even a hat tip to that fact during last night’s episode.

If you have to replace Stephen Fry, this is a pretty good choice.

It’s not just me, right? Thomas Dekker aka John Connor on the new Terminator show is a dead ringer for Seth Gabel aka Jeremy Darling on Dirty Sexy Money?

Why, yes, I am spending my Friday night with a slight cold on a TV binge… what else would I be doing?

So, on the most recent episode of Bones, which continued the saga of the more-interesting-than-most-TV-serial-killers-because-a-secret-society-is-involved Gormagon killer(s), there was this absolutely delightful little homage to Buffy. Angel, er, Booth did a night visit to a cemetery to break into a crypt and they shot it right out of Buffy, even beginning with a close-up of an angel statue. Yes, we squealed like delighted children meeting Willy Wonka for the first time.

These kind of fun little moments are the reason that this show–while not a work of genius–never disappoints me. Which is a rare thing on teevee these days.

Also, I can’t BELIEVE that Wikipedia doesn’t have a Gormagon entry. Wow.

Thoughts?

(Never have I been so glad for a twist as at the end.)