From: e-mail.me@from.BRmovie.com   
      
   Standing in the dark, rainy shadows of a city alleyway, I spied the   
   Replicant POD  {Ò¿Ó} covertly transmitting a message to renegade   
   friends in alt.fan.blade-runner.  Tracking...   
      
   >I'm downloading stuff most night, Bones, How I Met Your Mother, Pushing   
   >Daisies, Chuck, Smallville, Atlantis, and as cheesy as it is Knight Rider   
   >;-)   
      
   Things that I, me, myself am currently tracking...   
      
   # Detectives, Spies, etc.:   
      
   Chuck - accidental spy.  I love this mix of comedy and spy-action and   
   characters I may not be like, but can relate to.  (Okay, there is more   
   than a little of the "Nerd Squad" in me...)  Hot protector-agent.   
      
   Life - detective sent to prison then released with huge compensation   
   when proved he was framed.  Returns to police so he can find out (and   
   prove) who framed him, (while going out about solving crimes).  He now   
   has an interesting view of life and there are some real funny moments   
   mixed in.  Hot partner.   
      
   Life on Mars - Detective has accident - wakes up as himself, but in   
   early 1970's. Still a detective.  Very odd, but only seen first   
   episode so far, so too early to tell.   
      
   The Mentalist - Agent with super-observational talent.  Sort of like   
   Psych though more serious (but still with fun moments).  Doesn't send   
   me, but early days yet.   
      
   Criminal Minds - Hard FBI profiling and action.  Not as good as it   
   once was, but still better than much.   
      
   Numb3rs - Still going, some changes, but much the same.   
      
      
   # Drama:   
      
   House - acts how I feel a lot of the time...   
      
   The Cleaner - almost at season end - very hard series about drug abuse   
   and recovery, but good if you can take it.   
      
   Eli Stone - about to start second season.  Lawyer who gets visions   
   that have totally changed his life.  Intriguing.   
      
   Pushing Daisies - quirky to the extreme.   
      
   Desperate Hou-.... errr... no, never mind.   
      
      
   # SF&F:   
      
   SG-A - Well either you like Stargate or you don't.  I do.   
      
   Sanctuary - with some Stargate alumni behind it.  Mostly CGI   
   background and for some of the "monsters".  Monster hunting/saving can   
   be fun!  Makes me a feel a little old though because I still like   
   Amanda Tapping (Yeah, she is still younger than me), but would happily   
   play with the daughter too.  (Not sure how old the daughter actually   
   is - it's complicated - but the actress is in her mid-20s.)   
      
   Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles - keeps me watching, but getting a   
   little repetitive.  I think the problem is I want to like it just a   
   little more than I actually do.  Of course if we're referencing   
   ex-Firefly personnel, I am definitely for my personal Terminator   
   protector being Summer Glau - even more so if it was back when I was   
   16...  And her not being bothered about trivial things like being nude   
   at home, and if she were programmed in certain areas like Pris...   
      
   Heroes - Feel the need to keep watching, but never really been mad   
   about miraculous super-powers. So many characters is at the same   
   interesting and confusing - it does leave me wondering if I care about   
   any of them...   
      
   The Last Enemy miniseries - presumably already been on in the UK.   
   Probably the only "real" Science Fiction currently on here.   
      
   Eleventh Hour - somewhat SF - government scientist (with attractive   
   "protector" (who waves her gun around far too much)) tries to stop bad   
   science stuff happening.   
      
   Fringe - okay SF-y.  Fringe science with a conspiracy behind seemingly   
   different bad fringe science stuff that are actually connected.  Sort   
   of X-Files meets Doctor Who in a way.  Enjoying it.  Hot agent not   
   averse to underwear shots.   
      
   Actually, that is a general observation I have made, particularly   
   about this US Fall season - most of the shows have (probably in the   
   first episode) had people in their underwear.  Usually main   
   characters.  More women of course, but some men too.  It is a trend I   
   noticed maybe 4ish years ago on British TV.  It is utterly disgusting   
   and depraved!  But as I am way down that depraved road, I heartily   
   approve!  Watching a good show and then there is some reason why the   
   babe is in her underwear?  Good entertaining telly!  (insert "guy" if   
   you're into that if you wish...)   
      
   Another observation is that I think I can watch almost all of the   
   above on official websites, or IMDb even!  Awesome!  Internet coming   
   of age!  Still had to go the alternative route to get Torchwood   
   though.   
      
   My final observation is I wish this stuff was on all year round.  With   
   only a few exceptions, the last six months of TV was absolutely dire.   
      
   Oh and if you're still with me, I would like to recommend the web-only   
   series starring ever-hot Rosario Dawson:   
   http://www.geminidivision.com/   
      
   Netrunner   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)