TV shows are starting to kill off characters left and right. Within the past weeks we’ve seen Keppler die on CSI, Eric almost die on CSI Miami, some various Others Die on Lost and now there is a a deathwatch timeclock on poor Charlie. I just watched this interview form TV Squad with Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff and Bill Lawrence of Scrubs. Apparently a longtime character on the show will dies soon.
I know that sometimes you need to make changes and it makes sense that if someone is leaving the show permanently to let them die, but it really stinks. I can’t think of anyone on Scrubs that I would want to leave the show. That show is great because of the ensemble cast.
Oh and I guess it would make sense for me to mention that the title of this post has to do with Heroes, this Monday the creepy catchphrase voice that has brought us, “save the cheerleader, save the world” and, “are you on the list?” has now given us, “someone flies, someone dies”. So look for a character on Heroes to end up dead.
Lost is back on TV. After that long hiatus it is finally back. The first two episodes of the 16 straight with no repeats were great. I loved the one last night that focused on Desmond and the end blew me away. Nice twist. I have been spending some time getting my LOST fix. I have been listening to The Official Lost Podcast hosted by creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse. I also like reading the posts from Entertainment Weekly after the episode airs. I recently came across TV Squad and their posts about Lost and various other TV shows. I like those as well. Reading them lets me catch a few things that I may have missed in the show itself.
I thought last night’s episode was fantastic and it really brought out a new way to tell the story. The whole flashback but not a flashback but maybe a deja vu was really cool. The transitions were also good. I’m not sure about the escaping fate thing, seemed very much like a Final Destination thing. If you cheat death it will find you somehow. But I liked seeing more about Desmond. Penny’s dad was a jerk. That was such a crushing refusal if ever I saw one.