Comments on: Reviews: “Alias” and “Lost” http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/05/18/what_am_i_watching Comeday morm and, O, you're vine! Sendday's eve and, ah, you're vinegar! Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:32:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Matthew http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/05/18/what_am_i_watching/comment-page-1#comment-618 Matthew Thu, 19 May 2005 06:50:55 +0000 /?p=237#comment-618 I think these TV shows have a big influence on the careers kids choose. I wonder, too, if the War on Terror has had any impact on students going into the fields of Intelligence Gathering and Foreign Languages. The CIA and FBI websites have a standing call for applicants for Special Agent positions. However, I heard somewhere that in the FBI, there is an absurdly low retirement age, something like fifty, because agents must be able to handle the physical aspects of their job. I guess the agency thinks above fifty, people turn into frail weaklings with bad eyes and slow reflexes. I think these TV shows have a big influence on the careers kids choose. I wonder, too, if the War on Terror has had any impact on students going into the fields of Intelligence Gathering and Foreign Languages. The CIA and FBI websites have a standing call for applicants for Special Agent positions. However, I heard somewhere that in the FBI, there is an absurdly low retirement age, something like fifty, because agents must be able to handle the physical aspects of their job. I guess the agency thinks above fifty, people turn into frail weaklings with bad eyes and slow reflexes.

]]> By: Tammy http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/05/18/what_am_i_watching/comment-page-1#comment-617 Tammy Wed, 18 May 2005 22:55:31 +0000 /?p=237#comment-617 Haven't seen <i>Lost</i> or <i>Alias</i>, but I agree with your assessment of <i>The X-Files</i>. I was in high school at the height of the show's popularity, and I thought it strange at the time that I knew so many fans of the show who wanted to pursue careers in the FBI because of <i>The X-Files</i>. Several news reports lately have brought up the increased number of college students majoring in forensic science paralleling the popularity of <i>CSI</i>, so maybe that's not so odd. Haven’t seen Lost or Alias, but I agree with your assessment of The X-Files. I was in high school at the height of the show’s popularity, and I thought it strange at the time that I knew so many fans of the show who wanted to pursue careers in the FBI because of The X-Files. Several news reports lately have brought up the increased number of college students majoring in forensic science paralleling the popularity of CSI, so maybe that’s not so odd.

]]> By: Matthew http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/05/18/what_am_i_watching/comment-page-1#comment-616 Matthew Wed, 18 May 2005 13:06:37 +0000 /?p=237#comment-616 I liked <em>La Femme Nikita</em>, both the film (French version) and the TV series. I saw the French movie in college and absolutely loved it. I hadn't thought of the comparison to <em>Alias</em>, however. Good thinking. The <em>Alias</em> season finale is tonight (two hours long) on ABC. So you might want to check it out, or rent Season one on DVD and begin at the beginning. I liked La Femme Nikita, both the film (French version) and the TV series. I saw the French movie in college and absolutely loved it. I hadn’t thought of the comparison to Alias, however. Good thinking.

The Alias season finale is tonight (two hours long) on ABC. So you might want to check it out, or rent Season one on DVD and begin at the beginning.

]]> By: Mel B. http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/05/18/what_am_i_watching/comment-page-1#comment-615 Mel B. Wed, 18 May 2005 12:48:00 +0000 /?p=237#comment-615 I'm sad to hear you knock the X-Files. I came to the X-Files early in 2004, after many years of stubbornness in not watching them. I have to say that series was quite brilliant, up to a point. And even after it was nodding and bending under its own ponderous weight, and changing storylines (we go from aliens to supersoldiers and blah blah, and oh, by the way, Samantha died, and not the way you think)... it still was a good series sometimes. There were still brilliant episodes here and there. It was sometimes heavyhanded, till you wanted to scream at Mulder, yes, get over it. But I really did like the continuous storyline. I haven't watched Alias. It sounds intriguing, from what you describe. Like La Femme Nikita with a little more depth. (Yes, one of my huge guilty pleasures is being a La Femme Nikita fan. I can't explain it.) But just be warned. All good shows start to weaken. Enjoy it while it's still good. And treasure the good times from X-Files. I still can't believe that I deliberately didn't watch that show for all those years. :( I’m sad to hear you knock the X-Files. I came to the X-Files early in 2004, after many years of stubbornness in not watching them. I have to say that series was quite brilliant, up to a point. And even after it was nodding and bending under its own ponderous weight, and changing storylines (we go from aliens to supersoldiers and blah blah, and oh, by the way, Samantha died, and not the way you think)… it still was a good series sometimes. There were still brilliant episodes here and there. It was sometimes heavyhanded, till you wanted to scream at Mulder, yes, get over it. But I really did like the continuous storyline. I haven’t watched Alias. It sounds intriguing, from what you describe. Like La Femme Nikita with a little more depth. (Yes, one of my huge guilty pleasures is being a La Femme Nikita fan. I can’t explain it.)
But just be warned. All good shows start to weaken. Enjoy it while it’s still good.
And treasure the good times from X-Files. I still can’t believe that I deliberately didn’t watch that show for all those years. :(

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