What I'm...

…Anticipating.
Jay Z- Kingdom Come: This has been a decent fall for music. First, My Chemical Romance came through with an album that exceeded my expectations and now we’re only a couple of weeks from HOVA himself returning. Here was a guy who in all honesty I actually thought might be serious about retirement. After all, he’s the head of a major label and he went out with I think the greatest album he’s ever done. With that said, I can’t say I’m upset he’s back. The first track, Show Me What You Got, is a typical Jay Z pop track with a vicious hook. That’s all I needed to pre-order the whole thing from iTunes and now it’s just a matter of counting the days.



…Cutting Loose.
The Nine: I really wanted to like this show. Positive critical reviews, a sweet time spot, a cast of recycled TV favorites (Scott Wolf, Tim Daley, the lady from 24) but try as I might the show just puts me to sleep. I might regret hopping off this early but on Wednesday night after fast forwarding through 70% of the ep, I decided to cancel my TiVo Season Pass and take my chances. How the show will evolve in a second season is a more interesting question right now then what happened inside that bank.


…Celebrating.
Studio 60 getting a full season: Yeah baby! NBC woke up and signed the Sorkin penned drama for a full year. Things seemed awfully dim a couple weeks back when NBC shelved Studio 60 for a new ep of Friday Night Lights. Many media outlets were reporting that the sagging ratings and NBC’s budget cuts spelled doom but the fact that the show appeals to a key demographic of money spenders seemed to save the day. Almost everyone I know already makes an effort to catch the show but if you haven’t get on the bus because the ride is lasting all the way until May.


…Confused About My Feelings For.
Mini Seasons: Last year Battlestar Galactica infuriated fans by breaking their season into 2 distinct halves. A season 2.0 and 2.5 if you will. That idea has caught on like gangbusters as Lost and CBS’s new hit Jericho are taking a similar route. I’m not sure how to feel about it. On one hand I’m part of the instant gratification society who wants everything now, now, now. On the other hand, the break gives the viewers a chance to digest storylines more completely and to speculate for hours on end about the future. Plus, it gives the show and their creative staffs a chance to reboot, refuel, and reenergize for the stretch run. As the Lost trailer pointed out the other night we can look forward to no repeats when the show returns in February and that means rapid fire action or in the case of Lost rapid fire new questions.