Chuck Returns

After 7 months off the air, Chuck returns. Very surprising, considering that it was supposedly on the NBC axe list in May. It wasnt getting enough viewers, which would be usually a very good argument for any show to meet its end. However, the show has attained somewhat of a cult following, and when the dedicated viewers were informed of its demise, they planned several online and offline movements to keep their favourite show on the air.

Chuck, when you hear of it first, sounds quite odd and you may wonder why it was aired at all. What? An electrontic store worker (akin to the likes of Best Buy, PCWorld in the UK) has government secrets stored in his brain, and now has to become a spy? That sounds like a rediculous tv show. And you’d be right. It is. But how many serialized shows are purely for fun, that let you relax and just gives you pure enjoyment? Not a lot, and even fewer reach out to the geek world.

Scrubs : Guy Love

Im too lazy to post, so here is the greatest piece from probably the funniest episodes of the amazing show, Scrubs.

Also I’m loving jQuery, so some tips coming soon.

RTE is avoiding Popularity

Pat Kenny may be stepping down from the Late Late Show , but have the people at RTE had a look ahead to actually see who could replace him? Well there’s Gerry Ryan, Ryan Tubridy, Miriam O’ Callaghan, and that’s about it.

When the Late Late started in the 1964 it catered for the youth of that generation. Little do they realise that that generation is gone, and that there are serious amounts of money to be made in the younger generation today. Isn’t that the whole reason why the presenters are getting pay cuts, because they don’t have enough?

This is yet another example of why it pays to make quality shows. Why would any advertisers pay for a 30-second advertisement spot when there is nothing the people watching the show want. And why would anyone watch a show which isn’t any good? It doesn’t make sense to me.

If my assumptions are correct and RTE actually want to make some money, they should hire someone who is actually worth it. Someone who can spread conversation throughout Ireland. Someone who is funny, and appealing to all age groups. Someone like?

• Dara O’ Briain
• Tommy Tiernan
• George Hooke

Any one of those people would make a good presenter. Kevin Coleman has a blog post, with a poll contemplating Pat Kenny’s replacement.

But why stick to the same format? With a new presenter could come new ideas. How about two presenters, or even a guest presenter. A live twitter stream running off of a TV with everyone using the #LLS hash tag. The possibilities are endless.

The most depressing part of all of this is they’re going to pick Gerry Ryan, and there is nothing we can do about it

Firefox Addons Qik

The inaugural Qik for Miralize is a follow up of a post I did about 8 months ago, on the Firefox Addons I use most regularly. Enjoy

TV Shows (that are worth watching) are back.

Yes my favourite shows are coming back in the States tonight and I can’t wait for some of them, although some I hate watching but I do anyway, because I’m too intrigued with the storyline to part with the show.

24

The first season I watched was Season 5, and sadly most of the previous seasons and latter season disappointed me. The bombast of the threats on USA, were too far-fetched to even believe, yet the show has such a fast pace, it’s hard to just jump into an episode and get it. You need to watch it from start to finish to truly appreciate the complexity of the show. And Bauer is back in Season 7, as ruthless as ever

I am more than willing to be judged by the people you claim to represent. I will let them decide what price I should pay. Now please do not sit there with that smug look on your face and expect me to regret the decisions that I have made because, sir, the truth is I don’t.

The new season is shaping up to be the best yet, and it is a definite TV show to watch in 2009

Prison Break

This is one of shows where I’m on the line. I’ll watch it, but I;m not going to enjoy it. Its played out too long, the title is irrelevant now, characters are becoming tiresome, and the plot is repetitive and predictive. Yet I am still watching the show, mainly because it’s about to end. Fox have announced that this will indeed be its last season. I think this is great, it will end with a high, and allow the actors in the show to break free from becoming typecast felons and masterminds.

Heroes

I have never been much of a Sci-Fi/ Fantasy fan but this show is just superb, the suspense, the effects, and the characters are brilliant. The plot is becoming a little stretched but it still remains one of my favourite shows. You can’t help but love Hiro Nakamura, his optimism in the show is a great factor to the show, showing that they can be funny too. Were now on Volume 4 : Fugitives. I’ll give you three guesses as to what that is about

Other favourites

• Chuck
• How I Met your Mother
• The Big Bang Theory
• Entourage
• Scrubs
• IT Crowd