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When we saw the preview for the upcoming episode of LOST it sounded as if the Losties might be getting off the Island. My first thought was, “What??? Are they ending the show?”

My guess is that most people don’t expect them to get off the Island, but my wife Jill had an interesting idea.

What if the Losties do get off the island? What if the Island isn’t the key to the show?

In the show Alias during the first season you might have come to the conclusion that SD6 was the key to the show. But when the CIA completely took out SD6, it turned out that SD6 was NOT the key to the show.

What if just like on Alias, things aren’t as they seem and the island is not the key to the show? What if the Losties get off the island and the show goes on?

It will be very interesting to see what happens in the season finale of LOST, I hope they get off the island. That would certainly spice things up…

Published by George Manty May 21st, 2006 in TV Shows, LOST and TV. 0 Comments

Farewell Sydney Bristow and Alias

Last night was the final episode of Alias. Over the years I have really enjoyed watching the show Alias, even some of the hoaky parts. The last season wasn’t nearly as good as it has been in the past, and I was quite frankly getting bored with it. However, I just had to find out how things ended.

In the final episdoe of Alias all the story lines were wrapped up. Sydney Bristow (played by Jennifer Garner), finally saved the world and she and her hubbie Michael Vaughn (played by Michael Vartan) lived happily ever after. With the noted exception of Sydney’s father (Jack Bristow) passing away at the end, everything worked out nicely.

Sark got away in the end, but Sloane didn’t. I kind of like Sark even though he is a bad guy (at least he didn’t want to destroy the world). I never trusted Irina (Sydney’s mom) and it turns out she was a bad guy.

There were a few questions I wish they had answered for me:

1. Is evil Francey really dead (never saw her dead body)?
2. At the end of the show Irina gets the ball that is full of the red liquid. Sidney says that it’s “The Horizon.” What is “The Horizon” and what power does it have?
3. What happened with Will’s wedding, did Sydney get to be the best man?
4. Does Sark ever caught?
5 … fill in the blank Rambaldi question (is he alive, etc.)

They left things open for a future Alias movie, although I doubt that will ever happen.

What are your thoughts? Were you disapointed with the finale of Alias or did you enjoy it? Did it answer all your questions?

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Published by George Manty May 23rd, 2006 in TV Shows and TV. 1 Comment

Top Ten Interesting Moments from the LOST Season 2 Finale

Last night was the season finale of LOST for season 2. I am not going to give a detailed recap here, because unless you watch the show on a regular basis you’re quite frankly going to be LOST. In fact, even if you watch the show you are likely to be LOST.

Note: If you did miss the show you can catch it on ABC’s rebroadcast page.

So instead I decided to give you a list of what I consider to be some of the most interesting moments on last night’s show:

10. When Henry said, We’re the good guys, Michael”
9. ~~Russian sub~~ Portuguese men finding Desmond’s location for his girlfriend
8. Desmond’s flashbacks
7. Locke saying he was wrong about the button
6. The Magnet in the Hatch causing destruction
5. Michael being told to drive the boat at 32.5 degrees and he will get off the island
4. Desmond’s Key
3. The giant statue of a four toed foot
2. When Desmond discovered that he might have caused flight 815 to crash
1. The Big White Light blast and the reaction of the others and Charlie to it

I am looking forward to next season. I hope Locke, Ecko and Desmond are still alive. I really like their characters.

What were the most interesting moments for you?

Note: Thanks to someone at The Pop View for the correction to number 9.

Published by George Manty May 25th, 2006 in TV Shows, LOST, TV and ABC. 6 Comments

LOST Season 3 - 21 Questions I Want Answered

Season 3 of LOST premieres on Wednesday, October 4 at 9/8c. As you must know there are a lot of questions left to answer.

At the end of last season I wrote a post with my top ten questions from season 2 of LOST. Some visitors added to my list of questions with their comments.

So here is an updated list of 21 questions:

1. What is the Dharma Initiative?
2. What is “The Monster”?
3. What does Henry Gale mean when he says, “We’re the good guysl”
4. Does the button really do anything?
5. What is the real purpose of the magnet in the hatch?
6. What is the real purpose of the hatch?
7. Is there only one way off and on the island?
8. What is the history of the giant statue of the four toed foot?
9. Did Desmond cause flight 815 to crash?
10. What was the Big White Light blast towards the end of the season finale?
11. Are there more than one group of “Others” on the island?
12. Who are “The Others”?
13. The “Execute” button serves a purpose. So why wouldn’t the Hanso Foundation people just be up front about it? Why do they have to make it so cryptic and not tell the hatch people what they’re really doing?
14. Why did Henry want Michael to bring Hurley to the Others, only to let him go?
15. What are they going to do with Jack, kate, and Sawyer if they’re not going to kill them?
16. What’s the deal with the huge bird that Hurley thought said his name?
17. Where do the others REALLY live?
18. Was Kelvin an other?
19. Does Penelope (Desmond’s girlfriend) know about the island?
20. What is Henry Gale’s real name?
21. Why do I keep watching a show that gives me more questions than answers?

Anyway, I would like to give a special thanks for the contribitions from panasianbiz in my earlier post.

What are your most pressing questions?

Published by George Manty September 21st, 2006 in TV Shows, LOST, TV and ABC. 0 Comments

Last Comic Standing Rant

Do you watch Last Comic Standing?

Jill and I have been watching it every summer that it has been on and the one thing I really don’t like about the early shows is that they don’t choose the best comics.

They admit that they need to choose a mix of people that will make for interesting tv. It’s too bad because every year they pick at least one person where I think to myself,

“What??? But, but…. he/she wasn’t funny.”

Anyway, it’s past my bedtime, just wanted to get in a quick rant about the show…

Published by George Manty June 8th, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Last Comic Standing and NBC. 0 Comments

So you think you can dance

I don’t know how many out in tvlandia watch So You Think You Can Dance… presumably enough that they brought it back for a second season. I didn’t really watch it last year because it was on at a bad time for television viewing for me. But this year I thought I would watch it. After all, last season when I DID watch my daughter really enjoyed watching with me (she always wanted me to vote for whoever was wearing pink). So, anyway I’ve been watching since the beginning of this season, and tonight’s show just made me write a blog. Well, actually my husband made me write a blog because he was tired of me sitting in here saying “But…” “I can’t believe…” “WHY?????”

Let me first say I recorded tonight’s result show. And, wouldn’t you know it, Fox cut off the last minute or so, so the last I SAW Stanislav and Ivan were standing on the stage together, and I thought, “Well, see ya Ivan. You seemed awfully nice. Too bad you had to dance ballroom right off the bat.” So, I came over to my trusty computer to confirm what I knew to be true, and… OUTRAGE!!!! Ivan was asked to stay, and Stanislav was sent packing.

Now, having read some of the boards to find out who was sent home, let me summarize what some think happened (other than my favorite theory– the judges went backstage to smoke crack before they made their decision). One, the prize for this year’s season may make the judges more likely to favor some contestants (this year’s prize is a year contract dancing in Celine Dion’s Las Vegas show). Two, Stanislav wasn’t versatile enough. Now, I know the judges say they were judging on everything up to this point, but, come on– if you want to see if the guy can dance something other than ballroom, here’s a quirky idea– Don’t give him BALLROOM for the first dance he dances. BAH!

Unlike others, I won’t be boycotting the show. After all, there’s still sweet Benji to watch. And Danielle, his partner– I like her, too. So, I’ll continue to watch. But look for future rants here if things don’t go my way.

Published by Jill Manty June 15th, 2006 in TV Shows. 0 Comments

Rockstar Supernova - Week 1

You know that Jill and I watch American Idol. Well, last year when MSN Rocsktar Inxs kicked off we were a little skeptical, but it turned out to be a lot of fun to watch.

My personal favorites from the show last year were Marty, Mig and Jordis (the first half of the season). Marty was probably the best rocker from a talent aspect. In fact, one of the reasons I thought they didn’t pick Marty is because quite frankly I think Marty would have overshadowed the rest of the group. Marty’s stage presence is larger than life. On the other hand we loved Mig. I wanted him to win, because I thought he seemed nice and he was possibly the best singer of the bunch. All in all the singing talent on Rockstar Inxs is better than American Idol, but you are also dealing with more polished veterans and it’s rock not pop music.

Just to give you an idea of how good the talent is, I think that if Chris Daughtry were in this competiton to be part of Supernova he would go home sometime in the first four weeks. My guess would be week 3.

Now on to last night’s show…

Chirs Pierson had to sing Roxxanne and it was the worst performance of the night. It’s really, really, hard to sing a Sting song. You have to have a lot of range and quite frankly you have to be named Sting to sing a Sting song.

The best performance of the night was Lukas Rossi, who sang Billy Idol’s rebel yell. You don’t have to be Billy Idol to sing Rebel Yell and Lukas was phenomenal. Of all the rockers Lukas looks like he would fit in best with the band.

My second favorite performance was by Zayra Alvarez. She has a very unique voice (so do some of the others) and her performance blew me away.

If last year’s Rockstar is any indication, this week probably won’t tell us much about who is actually going to win the competition, but Lukas is out to a clear early lead.

Tonight is the elimination show. Even though it’s really hard to predict, here are my bottom three candidates:

1. Chris Pierson
2. Jill Gioia
3. Magni Asgeirsson

I expect either Chris or Magni to go home. We shall see…

Published by George Manty July 6th, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Rockstar Supernova and CBS. 0 Comments

Rockstar Matt Goes Home

I really liked Matt, he seemed like a really decent human being. But man did he ever choose the wrong song to sing on elimination night. I mean “Duran, Duran”? Not that it was bad or anything, but it certainly was NOT the kind of song you would expect Supernova to play. I thought they still might kick out Chris, but that didn’t happen.

Published by George Manty July 7th, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Rockstar Supernova and CBS. 0 Comments

Week 2 Performances for Rockstar SuperNova

This week most everyone had a better performance than the previous week with a few exceptions. I have to say now that we are into the second week of performances I feel like there are maybe 5 competitors that seem to “fit” the band. This doesn’t mean they are the best singers in the bunch (although they are all in the top 8 from a vocal perspective). The rockers I think fit the band the best are:

1. Dilana
2. Lukas
3. Toby
4. Patrice
5. Phil

Dilana probably had the best performance of the night last night, which means she is yet again a top candidate for the encore. If she doesn’t get the encore, then I think Toby will get it.

As for the bottom three. My bottom three would be:

1. Jill
2. Zayra
3. Chris

I could see anyone of them going home tonight, because I don’t think any of them fit this band at all. I could also see Ryan in the bottom three or maybe Dana. Dana has tons of talent and at 22 would be a great candidate for American Idol, but I don’t think she is right for this band.

Anyway, tonight we will find out who goes home. My prediction is that it definitely won’t be anyone in my top 5. Otherwise, it could be anyone (probably Zayra or Chris).

Published by George Manty July 12th, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Rockstar Supernova and CBS. 0 Comments

Chris is gone after Rockstar Week 2 Elimination

Did you see Rockstart Supernova last night? After Zayra let us all down by singing the same song for her elimination that she sang for her performance night song, I thought for sure she was going home. Prior to that I thought either Chris or her would go home, but I couldn’t believe she sang the same song and they kept her!

It is unlikely that Zayra will last much longer, but it seems like Tommy Lee and the guys enjoy interacting with her. So I guess it’s not too surprising that she is still around.

My guess yesterday turned out to be right, but how hard was it to guess that Jill, Chris, and Zayra would be in the bottom three. Jill, Chris and Zayra had very lackluster performances on Tuesday. The truth is that prior to last night, I thought Jill was very average. Last night, Jill did an excellent job singing. Maybe she is a better singer than I thought she was.

Anyway, that’s it for this week’s episode. What do you think about CBS not showing much interaction between the rockers in the house? Last year, it might have affected the way people voted, do you think that’s why they aren’t showing the interaction in the house too much?

Published by George Manty July 13th, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Rockstar Supernova and CBS. 0 Comments

Rockstar Supernova Week 3

Last night the rockers were pretty good all around. In my opinion, there weren’t any horrible performances. However, there were four performances that stood out to me:

1. Dilana - Zombie
2. Phil - White Rabbit
3. Lukas - Let’s Spend the Night Together
4. Patrice - Helter Skelter

Dilana is phenomenal. Lukas looks so comfortable on stage, it’s like he already is fronting the band. To me Lukas and Dilana are the front runners. However, Phil keeps getting better every week and I think the guys in the band really like him.

Here is my quick synopsis of the show:

Patrice (Helter Skelter) - Excellent performance. I would like to see her drop her guitar and just sing, but she is still one of the top 5 in my book.

Josh (Come As You Are)- I like Josh, but he doesn’t seem right for the band. Did a good job singing Nirvana, but not a knockout performance like Jordis and Marty had last year singing Nirvana.

Storm (Just What I Needed) - Ummm… Let’s see how can I put this… Her singing is ok, she’s actually probably right behind my top 5 singing wise, but I am not overly impressed with her as a “rocker”. And errr… Storm’s performance style is shall we say “risque”.

Lukas (Let’s Spend The Night Together) - Lukas is awesome. Did a really nice rearrangement of the song to suit his hard rocking style. He might get the encore for that performance.

Jill (All Right Now) - She is a fairly good singer, but I don’t see her fitting in with the band. She also seemed to yell the song a little too much.

Ryan (Fortunate Son) - He sang really well. His performance style is a bit forced and I just don’t see him fronting Rockstar Supernova.

Phil (White Rabbit) - Jason Newsted played bass during Phil’s performance. Phil is getting better each week. He did an excellent job interacting with Jason and he is getting much better at performing. If his performance style gets up to par with his singing he could easily wind up fronting the band. One other thing about Phil is he looks a lot like a childhood friend of mine, which is another reaon I kind of like him.

Dana (It’s My Life) - She could win American Idol. She really has a great voice, but she doesn’t fit the band at all. They might keep her around another week, just because Ryan is so clearly not right for this band as well.

Toby (Runaway Train) - Toby was ok. To me this was his worst performance. I hope he kicks it back up a notch, because he seems like a really nice guy and he is definitely a good singer.

Magni (Plush) - Solid performance. He is getting better every week. I wonder if he was bad the first week, because of nerves?

Zayra (Everybody Hurts) - Phenomenal singing. She’s just not right for this band.

Jenny (Drive) - Not a good performance for her. She will probably be saved by the fact that she has been much better than this the rest of the time.

Dilana (Zombie) - Very intense, strong, excellent performance. Dilana is from here in Houston (3 of the performers are from Texas) so I have to root for her some.

The bottom three at the end of the show was Dana, Ryan and Jenny. Which was really no surprise. I think of those three either Ryan or Dana will go home. As I said earlier, Dana has an awesome voice and would have been much better suited for American Idol. Ryan just doesn’t have what they are looking for performance wise.

I think Ryan will go home, but I could be wrong. If Ryan does go home that will be the third man to go home, with all the women still in it. Which makes me ask the question:

“Are they looking for a female to front the band or just the best singer?”

Anyway, my vote for encore goes to Lukas, Phil, or Dilana. We shall see…

Published by George Manty July 19th, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Rockstar Supernova and CBS. 0 Comments

Jenny Packs her Bags in Week 3 of Rockstar Supernova

I was a little surprised that Jenny was sent home, but she did have the worst performance of the bottom three tonight.

After tonight, I am not sure what to think of Dana. She has made big improvements and tonight had her best performance of the competition. I just don’t know if she can do that again. It will be interesting to see what she does next week.

I was a bit surprised by the encore choice this evening. Magni??? I mean yes, he has been getting better, but Magni? I really thought Lukas or Phil would get the encore. Not sure what their criteria is for choosing the encore, but fortunately we watched it on DVR so we fast forwarded through Magni’s performance.

It is pretty interesting watching the performers get better each week. It will be fun to see what next brings.

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Published by George Manty July 19th, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Rockstar Supernova and CBS. 0 Comments

Week 4 Rockstar Supernova Performance Night - Just End it Now

I am real busy this week, so I am going to make this quick. They should just stop the show now and let Dilana front the group. Every week I think to myself, “She should get the encore”. Dilana just seems perfect for the group.

As for the rest of the singers, Lukas, Storm, and Dana had strong performances and everyone else could have done better.

Later…

Published by George Manty July 25th, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Rockstar Supernova and CBS. 1 Comment

A little Bummed… Phil Sent Packing in Week 4 of Rockstar

Apparently, I liked Phill a lot more than the guys in Supernova. I thought for sure that Zayra would go home, but my wife Jill thought they might send home Phil.

Jill was right.

Anyway, Patrice put on a performance that could have earned her an encore the night before. Hopefully, she keeps that up, because I enjoy her singing. On the other hand…

When in the world are they going to send Zayra home?

Oh well, it’s still fun to watch…

Published by George Manty July 26th, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Rockstar Supernova and CBS. 0 Comments

It’s time to send Zayra Home - Week 4 Performances

Here is my quick ten second recap of tonight’s show:

Patrice - Overshadowed by Tommy Lee
Dilana - Awesome as always
Zayra - Please, please don’t make us watch her any more!
Toby - Has gone downhill since his encore…
Jill - Yikes! If Zayra doesn’t go home - Jill should.
Josh - Cool as always… even if he doesn’t fit the band
Magni - I didn’t like the song (they did), but at least he gets to see his family
Ryan - Oh my goodness, who knew he could sing like that!
Storm - Oh my goodness, who knew SHE could sing like that!
Lukas - Huh?
Dana - Gets better every week.

I still have a hard time picturing anyone other than Dilana or Lukas fronting this band, but anything is possible…

Published by George Manty August 1st, 2006 in TV Shows, TV, Rockstar Supernova and CBS. 0 Comments

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