First of all, let's get right to the winner of my zombie walk giveaway. The winner gets to choose which 2-dvd set they would like from these three choices:
"Night of the Living Dead" and "Dawn of the Dead" (Romero versions) OR
"28 Days Later" and "28 Weeks Later" OR
"Shaun of the Dead" and "Zombieland"
They ended the season on Thursday night. It was a good episode. I would rate it much better than the school bus across the railroad tracks episode but not as good as the UFO hoaxer in Washington who pimped his hoaxing video and make a shitload of cash off it and got exposed or the episode with the freaky walking sticks in Fresno. I was not pleased by the moon walk one in the least or the mermaid. There are certain subjects that should not be entertained and I wish, wish, wish they'd pick more dark and spooky videos of ghostly things and Bigfoot and X-file'ish type stuff. I like when they wander in the night. I like when they have to deal with freaky witnesses and sketchy people.
I am very very pleased at how they handled the supposed swampy Bigfoot. Sometimes, I feel like these guys are sort of taking Santa away from us. No one likes the person who debunks. I know that as a ghost hunter. I've had people become downright angry at me when I show them the real-world explanation. I want to see them tackle some ones that they simply are baffled by, excited by how unexplainable it is and maybe even a little ruffled and unsettled.
The cast doesn't seem quite as uncomfortable being filmed. I sort of wish there were more spazes and outright nerds in the group. I think they'd be more endearing if they were a ragtag mix of smart but odd people of all ages and sizes and types. That may sound like just a visual issue but it's also a personality issue. I simply want to see people get grumpy, stick to their ideals, believe with child-like wonder and generally sort of bounce off each other like they've been together too long on the road and are driving each other nuts. In other words, endearing characters. It's not necessary for a show in which the team goes around testing things and debunking, but "Mythbusters" does it and we can't get enough of it or Josh and the gang on "Destination Truth." Nerdish characters really do rule in this particular subgenre as they are less self conscious and don't take themselves too seriously.
Strong Points This First Season:
The beginning when they review videos
Breaking apart into two teams
Interviewing and going into the field to try facsimiles
Reviewing and coming to a conclusion
Needs Next Season:
Video hoaxing--they really could do a lot of these hoaxes with video effects like most guys at home who can't rent helicopters and jet packs.
More dark X-files likes episodes and no more friendly ones like mermaids and the moon.
Consider a cast change--take a couple pretties out, put a couple quirkies in.
Season Two will begin and I will be watching it avidly to see what they change in that time. I didn't like "Destination Truth" the first season, so I'm holding out a lot of hope because I already like FoF the first season. I just feel like it's R-rated when I really want NC-17 (and I'm not talking about sex, although if Ben wants to go shirtless, I will not complain to the sponsors). I'm talking about a lot darker like those really haunting creepy videos on the Internet when you watch them in the dark and don't want to go to bed any time soon. Even if they went to the situation room at nighttime and things were kind of dark outside the room and you felt like they were meeting in some covert hiding spot...
Now, what do y'all think of that episode and the first season in general?
"Night of the Living Dead" and "Dawn of the Dead" (Romero versions) OR
"28 Days Later" and "28 Weeks Later" OR
"Shaun of the Dead" and "Zombieland"
They ended the season on Thursday night. It was a good episode. I would rate it much better than the school bus across the railroad tracks episode but not as good as the UFO hoaxer in Washington who pimped his hoaxing video and make a shitload of cash off it and got exposed or the episode with the freaky walking sticks in Fresno. I was not pleased by the moon walk one in the least or the mermaid. There are certain subjects that should not be entertained and I wish, wish, wish they'd pick more dark and spooky videos of ghostly things and Bigfoot and X-file'ish type stuff. I like when they wander in the night. I like when they have to deal with freaky witnesses and sketchy people.
I am very very pleased at how they handled the supposed swampy Bigfoot. Sometimes, I feel like these guys are sort of taking Santa away from us. No one likes the person who debunks. I know that as a ghost hunter. I've had people become downright angry at me when I show them the real-world explanation. I want to see them tackle some ones that they simply are baffled by, excited by how unexplainable it is and maybe even a little ruffled and unsettled.
The cast doesn't seem quite as uncomfortable being filmed. I sort of wish there were more spazes and outright nerds in the group. I think they'd be more endearing if they were a ragtag mix of smart but odd people of all ages and sizes and types. That may sound like just a visual issue but it's also a personality issue. I simply want to see people get grumpy, stick to their ideals, believe with child-like wonder and generally sort of bounce off each other like they've been together too long on the road and are driving each other nuts. In other words, endearing characters. It's not necessary for a show in which the team goes around testing things and debunking, but "Mythbusters" does it and we can't get enough of it or Josh and the gang on "Destination Truth." Nerdish characters really do rule in this particular subgenre as they are less self conscious and don't take themselves too seriously.
Strong Points This First Season:
The beginning when they review videos
Breaking apart into two teams
Interviewing and going into the field to try facsimiles
Reviewing and coming to a conclusion
Needs Next Season:
Video hoaxing--they really could do a lot of these hoaxes with video effects like most guys at home who can't rent helicopters and jet packs.
More dark X-files likes episodes and no more friendly ones like mermaids and the moon.
Consider a cast change--take a couple pretties out, put a couple quirkies in.
Season Two will begin and I will be watching it avidly to see what they change in that time. I didn't like "Destination Truth" the first season, so I'm holding out a lot of hope because I already like FoF the first season. I just feel like it's R-rated when I really want NC-17 (and I'm not talking about sex, although if Ben wants to go shirtless, I will not complain to the sponsors). I'm talking about a lot darker like those really haunting creepy videos on the Internet when you watch them in the dark and don't want to go to bed any time soon. Even if they went to the situation room at nighttime and things were kind of dark outside the room and you felt like they were meeting in some covert hiding spot...
Now, what do y'all think of that episode and the first season in general?
