Sleep report/Report on watching Bones

[alexandral]

Sleep report Finally sleep deprivation due to Asian drama overdose caught up with me yesterday. We had a big “Vision” meeting combined with “Not your Christmas Dinner” lunch for our department yesterday. Somehow it happened that I was made to/volunteered to report our tables’ view on student coaching experience and ideas to the rest of the BIG audience. EEEEE! I was thoroughly embarrassed but my colleagues said that I sounded "very confident". I hope so, but I think they are just trying to be polite. :D
Because I came home early after the meeting I had a chance to put my head down and just switched off for an hour. I could have stayed asleep, but was carried to the church meeting by my dearest dear. And then I again switched off on the way back and stayed switched off until morning. Sleep deprivation is a scary thing. :D I feel a lot better today!!!

Bones. Poll


I have watched two episodes of "Bones" season 1. I am not sure yet because some of the very good people I know love this show so there must be something in, but it seems that into the two episodes span creators managed to fill as much cliches as it was possible:

+ Main heroine (Temperance Brennan by Emily Deschanel) is stroppy but terribly brilliant

+ Heroine’s parents died/disappeared under unclear circumstances

+ The Hero (Special Agent Seeley Booth by David Boreanaz) is burly and has a snarky OTP with the heroine

+ There is an episode involving heroine appearing in the hero’s apartment unexpectedly and him opening the door half-dressed. And of course there is a skanky lawyer lady in that apartment too.

+ There is an episode involving an Arabian terrorist.

+ The Science can solve any crime. (This is actually worrying me – Though admittedly technology and science play more and more role recently, but I think in the recent abundance of shows like CSI the reality of police work, the importance of normal police methods as deduction, observation, collecting of the evidence and interrogation are getting largely underrated and I am getting a little upset for the real Police)

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Comments

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

well...I'm going with the "Watch the Wire!" ticky-box. *g*
I just hope none of the "Bones" fans will hate me for this. It's not that I think "Bones" is bad - I just have no interest in science based crime-shows.

I am getting a little upset for the real Police)

I think Bunk & co would appreciate this! ;D

Also I'm sure you did well on with your report, and that your colleagues are not just being polite. Though I understand you being nervous. I'm not too fond of talking in front of a large audience myself.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I just hope none of the "Bones" fans will hate me for this. It's not that I think "Bones" is bad - I just have no interest in science based crime-shows.

This is a good point - I think I am also generally more interested in the down-to-earth work of Police then in science based crime-shows. They are nice to watch, but just doesn't grip me somehow. May be because there is always less emphasis on the character development in them.

Also I'm sure you did well on with your report

Thank you so much, dear!!

[koalathebear.livejournal.com]

I don't believe in watching things you don't enjoy given that there are so many things on one's list to watch :D So if a show doesn't grab you, then I say move along and find something else :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I hope I didn't say anything out of order - you must let me know if I did (or if I ever do). For myself I find it difficult to voice my "critical" opinions on LJ, I don't want to sound criticising or to offend, but at the same time I want to discuss what I think.

[koalathebear.livejournal.com]

Of course I don't mind! I'm just being honest - you must be the same as me, having a huge pile of 'to be watched' / 'to be read' items. I'm quite ruthless with my viewing - if it doesn't grab me then I'll move on. Maybe one day I'll come back to it, but free time is so precious and limited that I can't dwell on things that don't grab me.

I see things all the time on my friends list in which I have no interest - believe me, everyone's interests are so diverse that there's no way we can all like the same thing :D Don't forget my irrational hatred of Pride? :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I'm quite ruthless with my viewing - if it doesn't grab me then I'll move on.

I am always like this - many a time I leave a film/book in the middle because I feel I am not interested anymore. I know some people like to complete things, but I don't have a problem to leave show I watched for 3 years because I just don't see it as interesting anymore.

Thank you!!

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

It really does get better - a lot better - though I can't say it's the Best Show Ever or anything. I started watching it when it aired and quit a few episodes in because I thought Bones herself was the most irritating thing on two feet and I couldn't stand the way she'd karate kick anyone who said hello to her. At some later point in the season I caught an episode by chance and realized the writes had really changed things around and improved the character hugely. Now I really like it. It's just a fun CSI-type show, but I like the UST, and David Boreanaz is fabulous at comedic drama.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I thought Bones herself was the most irritating thing on two feet and I couldn't stand the way she'd karate kick anyone who said hello to her

I must say - these are my feelings, only after a couple of episodes I can't take her seriously anymore. Her character is too over-done, too Mary Sue at the minute. I hope they will add some depth to it later.

[bzoppa.livejournal.com]

I started watching Bones for David Boreanaz and because I wanted a slightly mindless mystery show to flesh out my show-list.

I wouldn't say it gets better. There are some episodes that made me want to scream with rage. I actually missed a couple at the end of last season and just watched the finale because mom said it was good.

That being said, I stick with it for two reasons: David Boreanaz (hence I voted that way), and because it "takes place" in D.C. I live in D.C. and it is hilarious the way they portray the city. Cleveland Park does not have tumbleweeds or stand-alone houses. I know because I party there on a weekly basis. Also: no "high-rise" buildings in Columbia Heights.

At least they got the no-skyscrapers right!

[winterspel.livejournal.com]

Another DC person! Whoo! I don't watch Bones so therefore did not know that it commits the usual DC sacrilege. While I loved many years of the X Files, it also made me and my friends giggle at the local inaccuracies. Don't even get me started on the horrible Harrison Ford film Random Hearts which besides being an awful film made the cringe-worthy mistake of characters driving into Georgetown (via M St) with the Lincoln Memorial in the background, or some similar nonsense.

[bzoppa.livejournal.com]

Hi! I like your journal. I see it's semi-locked. I'd like to add you, I like d.c. folk. We gots to stick together!

(also, you're born 4 days after me)

[arathesane.livejournal.com]

just chiming in here to say I noticed many movies/shows get DC wrong! I don't live there but I visited enough to realize it. even The West Wing, which I loved got stuff-locations, streets etc- wrong. it is probably just due to the fact that most shows are filmed in LA. but still it's strange, you think they would have better researchers.

[reen212000.livejournal.com]

I totally hate when they don't get your city right! I've seen some crazy versions of Denver myself.

I only watched 'Bones' on occasion, but from what I see, they're good. But agree with Grissom: "There are too many forensic shows on television." This one has a bit of a twist, and at least the whole cast is easy on the eyes. I did like the ep directed by David Duchovny a few weeks ago.

[trailer-spot.livejournal.com]

I chose option one, but only the first part. It doesn't matter what you do with the saved time. Groom the dog, read a book or balance your sleep deficit. :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEE! Thank you! I went to bed early yesterday and Sasha and I watched "Incredibles" prior to that. (and it was great)

[arathesane.livejournal.com]

I watched the first episode of Bones and that was it, I couldn't get past the whole holographic thingy- I was a cultural anthropology major but I had to take some bio-anthro classes and I know forensic anthros and the whole show was just so unrealistic- it bugged me. not that a show has to be realistic, there are plenty of ones that aren't that I like but this show didn't click for me at all. the leads are good and I know others like it so I wouldn't say it is a bad show- it just wasn't my taste.

but no matter what you have to watch season three of The Wire- it's amazing! the final two episodes of S3 will devastate you- but in a good way. I just watched the first half of season four last week and I am dying to talk about it- so you need to catch up;)

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[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I couldn't get past the whole holographic thingy- I was a cultural anthropology major but I had to take some bio-anthro classes and I know forensic anthros and the whole show was just so unrealistic- it bugged me</I< I was wondering about the holographic thingy - and thank you very much for the info. EEEE! I promise to watch some of "The Wire" this weekend. :D