television and movies

[snugglekitty]

Recently, I've been watching more television than I normally do, so I thought I'd write about that here.

First, there are three things that have recently improved my television experience.



One is the website zap2it.com. You can use this website to figure out what is playing when, and sort it by what categories and/or stations you're interested in. This is great if you know that you like to watch, say, sci fi and mystery, and don't like wading through all of the sports and shopping channels. You can save your category preferences with registration, which is free.

Second, the mute button. Love the mute button! During commercials, I like to mute and watch, sometimes that's funny. Or, I leave the sound on and go out of the room, make myself tea, feed the cats, switch the laundry over, whatever.

Third, the On Demand channel, if you have Comcast, is kind of cool. They have a bunch of free movies which you can watch, unexcerpted, and without commercials.



Recently I'm into crime stuff, television-wise. It started with CSI, which is still my favorite. Last night I watched the episode Ellie, which I had been wanting to see, and was great. I also like watching Law and Order - the original, or Criminal Intent, as SVU upsets me. I've watched NYPD Blue but haven't really gotten into it yet - it seems like you need to know more about the characters and circumstances to enjoy it. I'm guessing starting at the beginning of an episode would probably help, too. *grin*

I also watch movies on television sometimes. Patriot Games and The Fast and the Furious, recently.

As far as DVDs, I recently watched the first disk of the first season 24 (which I had never seen before, but liked), Ella Enchanted (kind of cheesy, but fun, especially the music), Two Brothers (I stopped in the middle, because it was getting bleak), Garden State (loved it), and Brothers Grimm (glad I was on painkillers at the time).
I'm also about halfway through the old Battlestar Galactica, which I wanted to watch before I started watching the series. And I have Kinsey and the Italian Job from Netflix, which I am trying as a free thing while I can't really leave the house. I will probably keep Netflix long enough to watch as much as I want to of Highlander, since I couldn't find a local video store that had the second season, and I know already it wouldn't be worth the money to buy it, so I can hardly blame them...

Things that I hope to watch soon on the big screen include The Last Holiday, Mrs. Henderson Presents, and TransAmerica.

Comments

[rabbitorf.livejournal.com]

have you tried Crossing Jordan? It's a crime show meets med show meets something else.

[sylvanstrom.livejournal.com]

. . . meets the total hotness of Jill Hennessy. So. Hot. Very much playing with that desire to have/desire to be dichotomy.

[rabbitorf.livejournal.com]

well yes :) The soundtrack isn't bad either. She sings on it!

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

I think I'm going to have to try this out. :) Thanks for the suggestion and praise, guys.

[sylvanstrom.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :) The plotlines can be - well, almost always are - gratuitously cheezy, there's plenty of goofiness moderated by some angst, and the characters are well-developed and quite enjoyable. Plus, it's set in Boston.

The lovely hanseth got me the soundtrack recently, and I've been enjoying it.