Captain's Log

Two TV Shows

So if you are looking for some TV shows to watch I have two for you. Both of these are without out a doubt not the best on television, but they are entertaining to watch and cool for a few reasons:

Alias - ABC, Sunday 8 PM Central - At first this show was about Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner), a double agent working for the CIA to destroy the organization she unknowingly worked for SD-6. Her family and friends get tangled up (or were already tangled) in her already crazy life. The show has changed a lot in its second season, and now it's moving even faster. You can read the plot details here or here. The show has lots of eye candy for men (Jennifer Garner) and for women (as you can see here), plenty of action, well-played characters (I think), and a crazy overall plot line. It's taken on a sci-fi/fantasy tinge, which adds an element of craziness to a show you'd expect to more like Mission: Impossible than X-Files. The dialogue is fairly well written, and I think the characters are pretty strong. The plot keeps you guessing, and the action is always fun.

Smallville - WB, Tuesday 8 PM Central (moving to Wed in Fall '03) - The story of Superman, but from the point of view of a teenage Clark Kent growing up in Smallville, KS. Everyone is familiar with the stroy of Superman, but this is a new twist. For the show overall, Akash described it best as "superman meets dawson's creek." There's plenty of teen confusion and drama, but there's still the story of Superman, which is what draws me in. The story isn't exactly the same as the traditional superman myth, but most of the big details will come out the same in the end, at least we think they will. One major difference is that one of Clark's best friends is a not-yet-evil Lex Luthor, who now lives in Smallville. There are plenty of hints at his evil side, but the shows writers have made it a habit of giving the viewer hope that he'll be good. You can find out details about the show and plot here. Overall the show is targeted at a teen audience, and doesn't require much brainpower to watch, but it's definitely entertaining.