Archive for March, 2009
The TV Channel Challenge – Part II
Saturday, March 14th, 2009 | TV Channel Challenge | No Comments
It has been almost one full month since I presented the TV Channel Challenge, and the results were less surprising than I thought. In fact, I stopped officially tracking after about 2 weeks because of how predictable my viewing is. I basically watch about 5-6 shows on a regular basis (thank you to whomever created DVR!) and don’t really have much time to watch anything beyond that. Here is the breakdown:
- NBC – 2 – 3 hours per week (The Office, 30 Rock, Heroes, and occasionally a bit of SNL or Chuck, which leads in to Heroes)
- ABC – 2 hours per week (LOST and Scrubs, when it isn’t on a 4-week hiatus)
- HBO – 30 minutes per week (Flight of the Conchords)
- ESPN, National Geographic, History Channel, or Discovery – a total of 30 minutes per week for all four channels. I rarely channel surf anymore.
I will have to add 30 minutes of FX to this list once It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns, as well as 30 minutes of Comedy Central for South Park. I would absolutely love to pay my cable company as reduced rate to only receive those 7-10 channels!!!
LOST Thoughts, “LaFleur”
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 | General, LOST, TV Channel Challenge | 1 Comment
I watched last night’s LOST episode, “LaFleur” (03/04/09). I won’t post a recap/summary or any theories because there are enough blogs and websites dedicated to those topics, but here are some of my questions from last night’s episode:
1. Why won’t the “sonic fence” keep Richard and his people out of the compound. He mentions to Horace that the fence “may keep somethings out, but not him and not his people.” Do the Hostiles know the code to deactivate its disintegration powers, or is there something special about them?
2. What happens on the island between the 1970′s (which is the current time for Sawyer’s Five and the Oceanic Six) and the present day that results in the death of women giving birth? Is it because the Losties are in the 1970′s and interfering with the natural progression of events, or is there some other event that happens?
3. Who is Amy and Horace’s son? Will he grow up to be someone we already know from watching the first four-and-a-half seasons , or is it an insignificant character shown only to signify that Amy gave birth without dying?
That’s all I’ve got for now. More questions (and hopefully answers) may pop up as I have discussions with my wife and friends, and listen to Preston & Steve’s LOST discussion!