Great start for Sunday night

Since the CBS shows were running a bit late thanks to sports, eeww, I watched Cold Case live, but recorded Shark on one of my new DVD Recorders. I know I've fought this new technology, but I am getting the hang of it and so far liking it alot. But back to the shows... Cold Case was fantastic as usual perhaps even one of the best episodes I have seen since it began. Hubby even enjoyed that one and that is not one of the shows he regularly watches. Lily is back after being shot last season and she is carrying some baggage as expected. How will it effect her job? And what interesting cases will they solve this year?

I just finished watching Shark, it has moved from Thursday night last season to Sunday night. Another great show with another great case. Thank goodness they brought back Jeri Ryan's character even though she lost her job last year as the D.A. She and James Woods have a great chemistry together and this will surely be another great season.

"You're into voodoo now? You know you're white, right?"

That was just one of the cool lines from K-Ville, the new show from FOX that aired at 9 pm EST. I love cop shows, don't ask me why, I haven't a clue, but it is very hard for me not to enjoy them. This one is no exception and with Cole Hauser to look at, well I will not be complaining. I enjoy some eye candy now and then. And his voice is also nice to listen to. Back to the show... I like the fact that they film the show in the actual location, New Orleans. It is a reminder to the rest of us that Hurricane Katrina did a real number on that area of our country and the affect is still very much alive. The partnership between the two cops is a good combination, one has a clear goal, bring back the city he lived in and loves. The other was more mysterious until that WOW ending. I didn't see that one coming. The car chase scenes were shot in chunks of time, it was different, not sure how I feel about it yet. The storyline for the first episode was a good one, that kept you guessing until they wanted you to begin to put it all together. Besides the two main characters, the captain is a favorite of mine as well. He too had a cool line with, "There's more loose ends than a whorehouse". This is a keeper for my list let's see how long the network thinks so.

And They're Off...or On...

Well last night was my first viewing of the new television season. Prison Break on FOX at 8 pm EST was first up. This is the third season of this action packed show that I have enjoyed. But I do have to admit, I'm a little tired of prison life and Michael is now incarcerated in Sona prison, the worst of the worst criminals in Panama are dumped here never to be seen again. There was plenty of prison fighting, more than I cared to view. Is it a guy thing or what? Is this what the male demographic comes to see? I personally prefer a little more of a story, which by the end of the show is what I got. I love the suspense of the man behind the wall, Whistler, and look forward to learning more about his story. I am disappointed to know that Sara will not be seen. I was really hoping to see her and Michael get some kind of happiness together. Of course I will continue to watch if for no other reason than Dominic Purcell, that man is a joy to watch. I loved him in FOX's John Doe from years back. That was one of my many disappointments when they cancelled that show. It had a great suspense story, but that is another rant for another time.

New Territory

It has finally happened. I was forced to move away from what I am comfortable with and try out a new technology. One of my 3 VCR's died over the summer and I knew I would have to get another one before the new fall season begins. I knew we wouldn't have to invest much money as VCR's are becoming a thing of the past, but my DH (Dear Husband) loves the new technology and has been keeping his eye on all the latest offerings. Well he managed to find a DVD recorder for a mere $80, a deal even I could not pass up. We picked up a package of DVD+RW's and I had my third recording apparatus that I would need once the TV season was in full swing.

Once we arrived home it was the usual scene whenever DH gets a new gadget to play with. He managed to connect the new DVD recorder to the current equipment in the living room, television, cable box, VCR and stereo receiver. When he tried to show me how it would work, not only was I beyond the time of day when I could take in new information, I was in the throes of PMS. I vaguely watched as he put the TV on the auxiliary channel and turned on the receiver with the surround sound. Then I spoke.

"I want it to work like my VCR's, I don't want to have to have the surround sound on just to watch television." Don't get me wrong, SS is a great thing to have while watching a movie, but I don't need all that just to watch television. The one thing I will never own is one of those huge, takes up a whole wall, televisions with surround sound. I can't handle the loud, thundering, house shaking noise while watching an episode of CSI or Men in Trees.

The following hours consisted of just what I expected. DH, while trying to please me, managed to squeeze himself behind the small space he had made behind the heavy entertainment center and began the many attempts at connecting and reconnecting wires to try and make the DVD recorder so that I could watch regular television through it without the surround sound. Nothing was working. There were expletives flying around the room as he went from the space behind the equipment to the couch deep in thought. I tried to tell him never mind and just do it the way he did at first, but he was lost in his zone that no one could penetrate. After a few hours of that he sat down on the couch and looked at me and said, 'it's set up the way I had it the first time'. I just smiled and said okay. I will have to learn to adjust. There will come a day when my VHS tapes will go the way of records and cassettes and I will have no choice but to conform to the new DVD's. At least I can learn slowly with the new DVD recorder, as I still have 2 VCR's.