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Bits of Things
Jan. 9th, 2003 10:32 am1. Watched the pilot of Firefly over the weekend. Oh my. Cant' say that if Fox had shown this first, things would have ended differently, but it couldn't have ended worse. And if the audience had been able to start here, instead of from the confused and watere-down premiere, the audience may have been much happier. Either way, the pilot was everything we've come to expect from Joss, and I will never understand how Fox could have insisted that this lacked action.
2. This week's Buffy was good but not great. I'll leave the discussion and spoilers on other boards, but I will say that I wonder just where Joss is taking us. The story arc is further along at the halfway point than it's ever been. So Joss must have something offbeat up his sleeve. Not too happy yet with the new cast members, which is surprising given ME's success hiring actors. But Buffy herslef has never been more interesting.
3. Bought the Superman 10 Cent Adventure yesterday. Remember the great story Greg Rucka whipped up last year in the 10 cent Batman? Or the great tale Mark Waid did in the 9 cent Fantastic Four? Well, this isn't like that, alas. New Super-writer Steven Seagle fails to impress me in any way, and leaves me wondering why DC is making such headway in getting the Batbooks to work every month while the Superbooks have stalled out so grievously. Oddly, I could have also bought a 25-cent issue of Daredevil yesterday, but only heard about it later. I figure I will look for that next, though. Can't beat the price for what I hear is a great comic.
4. Baseball Geek Alex is happy. A former Met of note, Gary Carter, got elected to the Hall of Fame. He was one of my faves, always cheerful behind the plate, someone who seemed like a nice guy. The Mets could use someone like him again. Football geek Alex, however, is not so heartbroken about the Giants losing. I've always said that the Giants, unlike the Mets, do about what I expect of them, and little more. Somehow I think that blowing a huge leading and losing in part due to bad officiating is par for the Giants' course. Besides, the more interesting team in the area is the Jets, and they're still in. I like football, but my rooting interest in this sprot is less about the temas than about the stories. Maybe at some level, I really don't care that much about the two New York teams that play in New Jersey?
2. This week's Buffy was good but not great. I'll leave the discussion and spoilers on other boards, but I will say that I wonder just where Joss is taking us. The story arc is further along at the halfway point than it's ever been. So Joss must have something offbeat up his sleeve. Not too happy yet with the new cast members, which is surprising given ME's success hiring actors. But Buffy herslef has never been more interesting.
3. Bought the Superman 10 Cent Adventure yesterday. Remember the great story Greg Rucka whipped up last year in the 10 cent Batman? Or the great tale Mark Waid did in the 9 cent Fantastic Four? Well, this isn't like that, alas. New Super-writer Steven Seagle fails to impress me in any way, and leaves me wondering why DC is making such headway in getting the Batbooks to work every month while the Superbooks have stalled out so grievously. Oddly, I could have also bought a 25-cent issue of Daredevil yesterday, but only heard about it later. I figure I will look for that next, though. Can't beat the price for what I hear is a great comic.
4. Baseball Geek Alex is happy. A former Met of note, Gary Carter, got elected to the Hall of Fame. He was one of my faves, always cheerful behind the plate, someone who seemed like a nice guy. The Mets could use someone like him again. Football geek Alex, however, is not so heartbroken about the Giants losing. I've always said that the Giants, unlike the Mets, do about what I expect of them, and little more. Somehow I think that blowing a huge leading and losing in part due to bad officiating is par for the Giants' course. Besides, the more interesting team in the area is the Jets, and they're still in. I like football, but my rooting interest in this sprot is less about the temas than about the stories. Maybe at some level, I really don't care that much about the two New York teams that play in New Jersey?
