ABC Archive
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What the Heaven and Hell!? (V gets religious)
Posted on January 29, 2011 | No CommentsOr, how a show I used to really enjoy has suspended my suspension of disbelief. I wanted to write this a week ago, but there is no wrath, after all, like an atheist socked in the face with preachy religious messages in the middle of... -
Mommy Issues (ABC’s V, ep 2.1: “Red Rain”)
Posted on January 5, 2011 | 1 CommentThere was a time in my life when everything I read, or watched, or thought reminded me of LOST. I’m not saying that’s quite over, but Kate the Lostie is Kate the Fringe Fan these days, and more and more I’m seeing J. J. Abrams’s other show in... -
Flashback to FlashForward (finale recap)
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsDespite all the hype as a potential successor to ABC’s cult science fiction drama LOST, the infant FlashForward ended up airing its series finale just days after LOST’s own. Irony’s a bitch. Like LOST, FlashForward presented viewers with a Byzantine plot, philosophical puzzles, and Dominic Monaghan. Unlike LOST—and the reason why, I’m convinced, FlashForward didn’t... -
V is for Vengeance (season one wrap-up)
Posted on May 19, 2010 | No CommentsABC’s alien invasion drama finished off season one Tuesday night with a surprisingly satisfying finale. The last scene left us with a major question for next season, to be sure (congratulations V, you outlived FlashForward!), but the major enjoyability factor was definitely the interesting twists the writers... -
LOST Live at UCLA–the stars, the music, and “What They Died For” (6.16)
Posted on May 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsLast night, LOST producers, writers, and of course the stars themselves came to UCLA for “Lost Live: The Final Celebration.” The event, which packed Royce Hall’s balconies with hyperventilating fans, was the last live event of the entire series—and I was lucky (and absolutely ecstatic)... -
Love and War (V 1.11, “Fruition”)
Posted on May 12, 2010 | No CommentsTo recap—last night on V, the “Lizard Princess” got Nancy Kerriganed by mommy dearest and ended up beginning to build a relationship (equally manipulative) with Tyler’s mommy as well, Fifth Column High Commander Erica Evans. All quite apropos, because “Fruition” was an episode all about Vs...