IF YOU ARE NOT WATCHING THIS SHOW PLEASE FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD ON TV WATCH IT.
I did not start at the beginning, but I'll let you in on what I know.
Main character's:
The Pie Man. His name is Ned, he owns a pie shop, and helps his friend solve murders and they split the reward. He helps solve the murders by waking the dead and asking them who killed them. He's magical. Ned discovered his "power" as a child, his mom died and when he touched her she came back to life. Cool huh? But there is a catch, if he keeps the dead alive longer than one minute, something else must die. From what I can tell the person closest to him at the time. Also, the first time he touches something dead it comes back to life, the next time he touches the dead, it dies forever. Bad news first for the neighbor, who died one minute after he brought Mom back. Bad news for mom, who was unaware of the power and one night kissed her son good night. Bad new for the neighbor's daughter, also the childhood sweetheart of young Ned.
Chuck. The aforementioned childhood sweetheart of young Ned. Yes, it's a girl. Who at series beginning was dead. She'd died in a freak synchronized swimming accident, (from what I can tell). The detective friend brought Ned to the morgue to solve a possible murder. Ned recognized his long lost love, and chose to keep her alive. The catch, he can never touch her again. So, no gratuitous sex scenes. They are truly in love, and their love transcends their need for physical gratification. This annoys the two other main character's. First being...
Olivia, a waitress at the Pie Hole. (hilarious) She is in love with Ned, and cannot figure out why Ned and Chuck never touch. She constantly puts herself in situations that require touching Ned. This annoys Ned.
Ned and Chuck also annoy ...
The Detective. He's a very straight forward, show me the money type. He likes how easy his job is when Ned can solve crimes for him, however Ned brings Chuck with him wherever he goes. Chuck is not so much concerned with who killed the dead person, but rather if the dead person has any unfinished business that Chuck can complete for them. Of course one minute does not allow for a lot of chit chat, so we get some crime solving, some unfinished business.
I love the narration. I love the cinematography. I love the writing. I love this show. I love that writer's are creative enough to portray a love story and not make it a sex story. I am far from being a prude, but don't need sex stories for the sake of sex.
So, please watch it so it will stay on tv. I don't want to pay $19 for the entire series on dvd.
Life 12/5/07
Ok, now what? Crews solved the crime and caught the guy that he did twelve years in prison for. It turns out it was his new partners, dad's CI, (or confidential informant). And the biggest shocker of all. The CI had been raising the daughter of the people he murdered. Only slightly less shocking, the CI had found Jesus and had been a televangelist for the last 10 years. OH MY.
So, the criminal is caught. But during the confession, he admitted to killing those people, but he did not set Crews up. Of course we know who did? Crews' partner's dad. Keeping Crews from hauling daddy in, the information that daddy knows where Crews' friend's daughter is. That'll keep the closet crime solving in full gear, once the writer's strike is over.
The Zen moment of the week, useful exercises for Zennies. Dig a hole. Fill it up.
So, the criminal is caught. But during the confession, he admitted to killing those people, but he did not set Crews up. Of course we know who did? Crews' partner's dad. Keeping Crews from hauling daddy in, the information that daddy knows where Crews' friend's daughter is. That'll keep the closet crime solving in full gear, once the writer's strike is over.
The Zen moment of the week, useful exercises for Zennies. Dig a hole. Fill it up.
Criminal Minds 11/14/07
ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME????? Garcia got shot. Garcia who sits in a giant computer room, and were she a guy, be doin' time for sexual harassment.
So, I'm not going to retell the gruesomeness that was this weeks episode. Just what we've learned from it.
1. Guys who were sexually abused by priests, don't really like priests.
2. Don't eat meat you didn't buy yourself.
So, back to Garcia. First time we see her this episode she walks in to a coffee shop, and asks for her usual. To spare you some grief, I'll not the obvious foreshadowing. Her usual, setting us up to say DUH, at the end of this episode. Anyway, she's getting her coffee and some "smokin' hot" (her words honey,) guy is cursing his laptop. Garcia being Garcia, steps in and fixes is hasta pronto. He gives her his card and comments that they should do lunch, she writes down her number and off she goes.
Back at the office, the target of most, if not all of her sexual harassment says good morning to her. She says "morning" and NOTHING else. He stops her and gives her the third degree. She explains some guy picked her up, something that never happens. People have to get to know her before they ask her out. Morgan tells her she should trust her gut, and if her gut says no, she should drop it.
The team is off to Florida to rid the world of evil. Meanwhile, computer coffee shop guy calls Garcia and gets her usual witty banter, he asks to change the "lunch" to "dinner", she starts coughing and says she's not feeling well, she'll let him know. Hanging up and discovering that the most recent serial killer has at least ten victims. She calls Morgan and has what to most of us would be a normal conversation. Morgan calls her on it and she gets pissed that even if he wouldn't cross a crowded room to ask her out someone else might. Garcia then informs Morgan that he sucks and hangs up on him. WHAT?
So, Garcia goes out with coffee shop dude and the big goodbye moment is the goin' in for a kiss that turns out to really be a hug. Then he turns and says "Garcia, I've been waiting all night to do this" or something equally sappy, and shoots her.
Another, can't believe I didn't catch that, moment, he calls her Garcia.
I have no comment. I'm heartbroken. Wish CBS would pay better, or stars would realize that they have a great part and great writers and stay put. You probably won't be any good in the movies. Sorry, but let's take a trip down memory lane. Rob Morrow. David Carusso. The guy who played Speedle. Mandy Patinkin is the exception, but he's really awesome, and ADD apparently because he's gone again. When your banned from tv clause runs out, this show will be gone, and no one will remember you. So please don't die Garcia.
So, I'm not going to retell the gruesomeness that was this weeks episode. Just what we've learned from it.
1. Guys who were sexually abused by priests, don't really like priests.
2. Don't eat meat you didn't buy yourself.
So, back to Garcia. First time we see her this episode she walks in to a coffee shop, and asks for her usual. To spare you some grief, I'll not the obvious foreshadowing. Her usual, setting us up to say DUH, at the end of this episode. Anyway, she's getting her coffee and some "smokin' hot" (her words honey,) guy is cursing his laptop. Garcia being Garcia, steps in and fixes is hasta pronto. He gives her his card and comments that they should do lunch, she writes down her number and off she goes.
Back at the office, the target of most, if not all of her sexual harassment says good morning to her. She says "morning" and NOTHING else. He stops her and gives her the third degree. She explains some guy picked her up, something that never happens. People have to get to know her before they ask her out. Morgan tells her she should trust her gut, and if her gut says no, she should drop it.
The team is off to Florida to rid the world of evil. Meanwhile, computer coffee shop guy calls Garcia and gets her usual witty banter, he asks to change the "lunch" to "dinner", she starts coughing and says she's not feeling well, she'll let him know. Hanging up and discovering that the most recent serial killer has at least ten victims. She calls Morgan and has what to most of us would be a normal conversation. Morgan calls her on it and she gets pissed that even if he wouldn't cross a crowded room to ask her out someone else might. Garcia then informs Morgan that he sucks and hangs up on him. WHAT?
So, Garcia goes out with coffee shop dude and the big goodbye moment is the goin' in for a kiss that turns out to really be a hug. Then he turns and says "Garcia, I've been waiting all night to do this" or something equally sappy, and shoots her.
Another, can't believe I didn't catch that, moment, he calls her Garcia.
I have no comment. I'm heartbroken. Wish CBS would pay better, or stars would realize that they have a great part and great writers and stay put. You probably won't be any good in the movies. Sorry, but let's take a trip down memory lane. Rob Morrow. David Carusso. The guy who played Speedle. Mandy Patinkin is the exception, but he's really awesome, and ADD apparently because he's gone again. When your banned from tv clause runs out, this show will be gone, and no one will remember you. So please don't die Garcia.
DVR's
The DVR has got to be the best tv related invention ever. Even more so than the remote control. I could live without a remote, but could never watch all of this tv without my beloved digital video recorder.
We got our DVR through our cable provider, I'm so glad we did, because we've already burned out two of them. Guess what, they bring you another one for free, the rental fee is about the same as the monthly service on the Tivo, but no hardware to buy.
My only gripe about the DVR is not about the DVR itself, it's about the networks. They've evolved and now they start and end their programs at odd times. They know that DVR's are not capable of recording more than two programs at a time. This becomes a problem when you are recording two show at 8:00 and a third show starts at 8:59. It shuts them all down. So, someone come up with something to fix this, or maybe I'll watch less tv.
We got our DVR through our cable provider, I'm so glad we did, because we've already burned out two of them. Guess what, they bring you another one for free, the rental fee is about the same as the monthly service on the Tivo, but no hardware to buy.
My only gripe about the DVR is not about the DVR itself, it's about the networks. They've evolved and now they start and end their programs at odd times. They know that DVR's are not capable of recording more than two programs at a time. This becomes a problem when you are recording two show at 8:00 and a third show starts at 8:59. It shuts them all down. So, someone come up with something to fix this, or maybe I'll watch less tv.
Life
I LOVE this show. I love the crazy eccentric multimillionaire trying to solve the crime that had him imprisoned for twelve years. I love his Zen-ness. Although I'm very decidedly Christian, I love the round about thinking he does.
I love the quirky accountant/fellow felon who is handling all of this mystery money, I love that the accountant is in love with the dad's trophy fiance' I just love it.
My favorite eccentric millionaire moments to date are the purchase of the orange grove, he likes fruit, not having access to it for twelve years would probably do that for you. I also love the "let's buy a solar farm." Loving the lack of furniture, and the closet full of clues.
Wondering who on the board set him up, wondering if the person who set him up is even on the board.
I love the quirky accountant/fellow felon who is handling all of this mystery money, I love that the accountant is in love with the dad's trophy fiance' I just love it.
My favorite eccentric millionaire moments to date are the purchase of the orange grove, he likes fruit, not having access to it for twelve years would probably do that for you. I also love the "let's buy a solar farm." Loving the lack of furniture, and the closet full of clues.
Wondering who on the board set him up, wondering if the person who set him up is even on the board.
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