Arrgh, Mateys! Tis a Happy Rosh Hashanah to you all!

'Tis both Rosh Hashanah and Talk Like A Pirate Day! Ahoy vey! Shiver up ye timbers and celebrate this fine holiday. With a bit of rum, if ye be so inclined.

Summer TV

So, now that the fall season is upon us, complete with cow failure, it occurs to me that I went the entire summer without mentioning the summer shows that occasionally grabbed my attention – primarily Eureka, Leverage and Defying Gravity. Partly this is because nothing grabbed me in the same way that last year's late and lamented Middleman did (sniffle – and no, I have not heard any rumours that SyFy (ugh, hate typing that) are even considering picking up the show; it's dead and gone, guys. Sniffle).

Which is not to say that I didn't have something to say about Defying Gravity, which may well be the worst science fiction show I've seen in awhile, although, to give the show credit, it does depict the defiance of gravity along with the defiance of pretty much every rule of physics, bar none. Also, its writers seriously, but seriously, need to do a bit of scuba diving to get some basic clues about air pressure. A rant is doubtless forthcoming.

I don't, however, have much to say about Eureka. The science remains ridiculous (although compared to Defying Gravity it's seemingly written by multiple PhDs); I have no idea why anyone in Eureka would have a sudden interest in Egyptology and dragging a mummy themed show into the season smacked of desperation; the pregnancy plotline was ok but ended with a burst of extraordinary stupidity, but, you know, in general, enjoyable enough mindless show.

Leverage brought us Christian Kane in a wet tank top.

What more, really, do we have to say?

I wasn't thrilled with the last episode - not because of Jeri Ryan, but because of a few other things that made me go, oh, come on, even by the Leverage standards of leaping over the boundaries of all plausibility, but, let's face it, we're not watching Leverage for its gritty realism. We are watching for the banter, which actually seemed to improve this season. Looking forward to the show's return in January. And hoping it includes more Christian Kane wet tank top moments and fewer putting post-it notes on priceless artwork moments (AUUGH).

And now, the first of the fall premieres!

Fringe:

I don't care WHAT universe we're talking about, why is there STILL a COW in the lab? The ability of cows to muck up laboratory processes is universal across all universes. That is, universes with cows. Fringe, KILL THE COW. Well. Not literally. Given the frequent graphic nature of this show I would actually prefer to not have any on scene cow killing. But. Send the cow off to a nice retirement home for cows.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyway.

( Kinda spoilery. )

Bones:

Bones wins for not having a cow.

I'm sorry I typed that.

Anyway.

Bones has always been one of my guilty pleasures. Let's face it: it's not a great show. In fact, it is frequently dumb, and the less said about its microbiology the better. (In fact I would enjoy the show considerably more if it would just stop making insane statements about diatoms, thank you very much.) On the bright side, it does not have a cow in its lab, which puts it, scientifically, several steps ahead of Fringe. And also on the bright side, I love the characters and the will they/won't they of Booth and Brennan. (I'm hoping for "will" by the end of the season.)

Also, for the win, the season premiere had Cyndi Lauper. As a fortuneteller. And featuring one of her songs. I have a mad ongoing crush on Cyndi Lauper, and between this and the absence of cow, yay Bones.

Supernatural:

Just starting to catch up on this so nothing much to say. Yet. And by "just catching up" I mean "will probably not be caught up until next September." But snark will be coming. Oh, yes it will.