I think "awake" is too strong a word...let's go with "vertical"

We went into Baltimore with heiland_coo, Joe, and Heather last night to celebrate heiland_coo's birthday. She chose the Lebanese Taverna as her dinner spot, which was really good. I'd never had Lebanese food before, and they had a fun "family style" kind of menu where you would pay a flat amount and get a sampler platter. We got the Grill and the Seafood platters. Very VERY yummy, but I ate way too much.

Also, I finally understand why people like hummus, because the hummus there was AMAZING. I've only ever had the stuff that comes in a tupperware at Giant, which doesn't come close to the deliciousness of last night.

I had a specialty drink called "Oasis", which was like a hard lemonade but around the rim of the glass was sumac, which was such a unique flavor - not really salty, sort of bitter and spicy and...it's hard to describe but it tasted like a middle eastern spice.

We didn't get home until 2:30am because we went back to heiland_coo's house and talked for about 3 hours about anything and everything (BSG, 80s cartoons, favorite movies, Resident Evil 5, you know, important stuff!) Good times but now I'm just out of it because I slept until 11:30, and I only really got up because I was starving.

Anyhoo, should be some fandom ramblings later as I watched both BSG and Dollhouse. First, LUNCH!

BSG randomness

Snagged both of the TV Guide covers while we were at Giant. So pretty. I've seen icons and wallpapers from the photoshoot floating around but I haven't seen anyone actually share the caps themselves. They just keep linking to the YouTube video and I don't know how to cap the video. Anyone know where I can find a set of caps? (I have a small pile of Katee picks courtesy of katee_stillness and teamspank).

Time to play some more Resident Evil 5.

tv thoughts: Dollhouse

Ramblings about Dollhouse - True Believer

( spoilers, duh )

tv thoughts: BSG

So, I don't really feel like I should say too much about this week's episode of Battlestar Galactica, the first hour of the 3-hour series finale entitled "Daybreak".

I mean, really that was all it was. It would be like watching the first hour of Lord of the Rings or Watchmen and typing up a review. You can feel that so much of this hour was setting up pieces of the final puzzle, laying them out on the table but not showing you exactly where they fit...

Oh whatever, I'm still gonna type up my initial reactions!

( spoilers, duh! )

Guh, that episode went by WAY to fast...and next week will be the end. I know that I will be, as Tricia Helfer said, a "bawling mess" as soon as the credits roll next Friday. I tend to survive until the very end, then have a nervous breakdown. (if Buffy, Angel, and Gilmore Girls are anything to go by).

why you shouldn't tell me to watch you show before it starts...

I was just pondering my fandoms today and I realized something - all of the television shows I am a fan of, I didn't start watching until relatively late in the game.
And worse, all the shows that I have bothered to watch from Day 1 I tend to grow tired of (with a few exceptions and all of those exceptions were CANCELLED).

My theory is that any show that was hyped enough by the network for me to tune in and watch the pilot episode was probably a solid idea for 1 season, and then it all fell apart because the writers were so shocked that they got a second season.

Let's look at the list:

The Fandoms That Survived:
Buffy - started to watch regularly during the summer of Season 4
Angel - started with Season 2
Veronica Mars - didn't pick up season 1 until season 2 was about to start, thanks to Joss' seal of approval
Battlestar Galactica - got the DVDs for my birthday when season 3 was wrapping up
Gilmore Girls - oh hell, that show had been off the air for a few years, I just watched all 7 seasons last year!
Leverage - managed to catch the episodes of season 1 during the marathon last month.
True Blood - tried to watch the first episode but wasn't into it...picked it up several episodes later and got hooked.
The Office - ah Netflix, what would I do without you?
30 Rock - Yeah, I'm ashamed to say I didn't watch this from day 1...why did I doubt you Tina Fey?!?
Flight of the Conchords - New Years Eve 2007, thank you for doing a marathon HBO! I had heard about it but its really not the kind of show you can describe to someone without them assuming you've lost your mind. (no offense, faeriesfolly)
House M.D. - I don't know why I didn't watch House right away, I love Hugh Laurie...but thank goodness I didn't! Even though season 2-3 had some fumbles, this show has remained solid.

Fallen Soldiers
Lost - watched the Pilot, was hooked...gave up on it ever making any sense midway through season 2
Heroes - watched the second episode (some how missed premiere week) and only survived Season 2 because of the Kristen Bell factor.
Smallville - I remember reading an article about the opening sequence and how the network bumped the show because of 9/11...yeah, I gave up on Smallville after Angel was cancelled, which was season 2.
24 - an interesting idea but it wore thin after 2 seasons. I'm still waiting for the "Jack forgets to set his alarm clock" and he sleeps for the first 6 episodes.
Monk - stopped after Sharona left, but was losing interest before that...
Dead Zone - Season 1 was cool...got ridonkulus after that.

Exceptions to the rule
X Files - didn't start watching until the end of season 1...our love affair was passionate, but I eventually gave up after Mulder left...but by then the show hardly resembled what it had been...
Scrubs - suffering from similar symptoms as X-Files now...but there were several good years of comedy in there, its just these passed two years that feel like the crew is going through the motions.
Arrested Development, Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, Firefly, Pushing Daisies - watched all of these from day 1. Note to Networks: STOP CANCELING MY FRAKKIN' SHOWS!

We shall see
Chuck - watched from day 1...still watching now and enjoying it...but I will say that last week's episode has still not been watched!
Life - watched season 1 on DVD a few months ago, now DVRing season 2...seems to be surviving okay...
Supernatural - so far so good, I'm on disc 5 of season 1 and enjoying it...
Dollhouse - I know, blasphemy! But it feels too early to say I love it.
Dexter - watched s1 and s2, but my DVR died last year and ate s3 so I'm very far behind.
Psych - still haven't seen this show but something about it seems like I will like it...a lot.
Mad Men, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother - on my list of shows to try later...the odds for me being a fan get better the longer I wait!

So if I haven't watched that show that you're ranting and raving about on your journal, just keep pestering me about it and tell me when the DVD comes out. I'll probably LOVE it.