
BN: The Brandon Network

Man it took me forever to name this page. I knew I was way off course when I got into Spanish soap opera names like Telebrando and Telenowalka. Let's be honest: very little is off my TV radar. I mean, even shows I don't watch, I usually try and keep up with what's generally going on (except shows I want to preserve mystery for, like HBO shows or other critical favorites), and I've had TV pages out the wazoo without an area of the site to consolidate them. So consider this my Department of Homeland Security, just with way more thought put into it. Thanks, I'll be here all night.
|
Shows I'm Currently Watching |
|
![]() |
Brothers and Sisters |
![]() |
Chuck |
![]() |
The Colbert Report |
![]() |
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart |
![]() |
Entourage |
![]() |
House |
![]() |
How I Met Your Mother |
![]() |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
![]() |
Mad Men |
![]() |
The Office |
![]() |
Project Runway |
![]() |
Pushing Daisies |
![]() |
Saturday Night Live |
| Shows I May Not Continue Watching | |
![]() |
Dexter |
![]() |
Gossip Girl |
| Hiatus Watch | |
![]() |
30 Rock Oct. 30 |
![]() |
The Sarah Silverman Program October 2008 |
![]() |
Battlestar Galactica January 2009 |
![]() |
Burn Notice January 2009 |
![]() |
Damages January 2009 |
![]() |
Breaking Bad 2009 |
![]() |
Flight of the Conchords 2009 |
![]() |
Lost 2009 |
![]() |
Reaper 2009 |
![]() |
Scrubs 2009 |
![]() |
Friday Night Lights March 2009 |
![]() |
Rescue Me March 2009 |
![]() |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Summer 2009 |
![]() |
Weeds Summer 2009 |
![]() |
Man vs. Wild Who knows? This show has the weirdest schedule |
9-27-08
Chapter 47 in which Architecture School finishes their house
Last
Wednesday, a late summer gem aired its finale, and in just six episodes vastly
outshone the new fall series. I'm just getting around to writing about it now
because of a busy week, something the students featured on
Architecture School know plenty about.
I had no idea the season was ending so soon, and now that it's over, I realize
how much I loved it. Airing on Sundance,
Architecture School is a documentary series set at the Tulane School of
Architecture in New Orleans. Working with local organizations, the students in the URBANbuild program design a house for a low-income
family--the house is subsidized so the standards are moderately high for the
families living there--in the fall semester and build it in the spring.
Prior to the series, the program had successfully accomplished the erection of
two progressive houses. This season focuses on the parallel stories of building
the third house and finding a buyer for the second house, the lots just a few
blocks from each other. The informative aspect of the series--learning
about the designs, seeing construction, enduring the endless search for a
financially stable buyer--is compelling enough, but this dynamic series is so
much more.
Great
Episodes
Think of
this like the Great Movies page of Ebert's site. He lists and lauds his
favorite shows, and I intend to do the same, particularly since I already have
an analogous section for individual characters. Just so you know, they're
not ranked or anything, just in the order I think of them. Also, for this
first batch, I tried to stear clear of finales and stick with first season
episodes, just because that way it's more universal, and you can all read
everything without spoiling anything. Of course, later on I will go into
later episodes, so as always, try to avoid reading about an episode you haven't
seen yet. And lastly, they are all, as should be self-explanatory, great
episodes. Latest
Addition:
#190. "The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown" - The
Middleman
Wendy: It's a
polite way of saying BLEEP!
This is the section for TV characters that I worship, or not so much worship as think are generally awesome. Consider it the anti-Capeside, or the anti-Seattle Grace, if you will.
Newest Member:
#30. Gaius Baltar - Battlestar Galactica
Gaius Baltar is, to my mind, the most interesting character in the new Battlestar Galactica, and I want to make it clear that I find BSG to have one of the best ensembles ever. No matter what horrendous things he ends up doing (whether coerced by the cylons, his love for Number Six, or his own tremendous capacity for survival), I find it difficult to judge him. As he makes clear in Season 3, they've all done wrong, and a lot of Baltar's crimes were gray at best, particularly given the gun to his head. Brave he is not (well, he's had a couple moments), but that's not enough to condemn him, and I find his quest to discover if he is a cylon or god or both fascinating."You'll forgive me, Madam President, if I don't wish to be executed based solely on your...gut feeling."
9-05-08
TV Guide thinks they've come
up with the 10 best first episodes (not pilots). Unsurprisingly, I think they're
nut-burgers. But I'm gonna be brief because I don't think my picks add anything
new to the conversation. Also, I'm on borrowed time, er, computer.
So, this is the TV Guide list. Not the worst list I've seen, but the fact that
it's ranked (and so poorly) drives me batty.
1.
Lost
2. 24
3. The Shield
4. The Sopranos
5. 30 Rock
6. Football Wives
7. Desperate Housewives
8. Saturday Night Live
9. ER
10. Alias
I have to abstain from opining on the ones I haven't seen, so that takes out
The Shield, Football Wives, Desperate
Housewives, and ER. I haven't
seen all of the SNL series premiere
either, but it's safe to say I wouldn't include it on my list.
For certain shows, I want to have a roundup once I've finished them where I can collect all kinds of things like reactions to each seasons or standout episodes, favorite scenes, top ten lists, or random things I've noticed. So it should go without saying that the roundup for a particular show is going to be drenched in spoilers. Literally, saturated with information about who ends up dead. And if all goes according to plan, I will get to add to them as I rewatch shows and come up with new ideas, so this is just a starting point. Also, I will only do them for shows that are over and for which I have seen every episode. The Wire will be first, with Deep Space Nine on deck, but you can expect a roundup for all of my favorite shows eventually.
Miscellany:
My TV History - Every Show I've watched organized by how much I've seen
TV Character Web - See how all the best shows are connected
My Dream TV Network - What would I air if I were creatively in charge of a network? From Sept. 2006
Best Everything of Television - What are my favorites? From April 2007
Return to home page