Tuesday, February 24, 2009  Thank heaven for the Fast Forward  I
think Alias was the first TV show that intrigued me enough to
want to know where it was going plotwise, but wasn't enjoyable
enough to actually watch it. Thanks to the fast forward function
on my VCR, I could watch every episode, and not have to put up
with all of the inane dialogue. So, I could just slow down when
Jennifer Garner, or Mia Maestro, or Lena Olin, or Melissa
George, or Rachel Nichols, or Amy Acker, or Sarah Shahi, or Gina
Torres, or Sonia Braga, or Isabella Rossellini did something
that I wanted to see. Having established the protocol, I now
find that there are more shows that I'm interested in keeping
tabs on, but don't enjoy actually watching. These include Heroes
(After first seeing her on Ally McBeal, Hayden Panettiere is
someone I'll watch in anything.), Chuck (After an enjoyable
first season, the show doesn't feel like it's going anywhere.),
Lost (I find this show really annoying, but I want to know if
the writers actually do