Adventures of a Tofu Slut

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( Lost )

I haven't watched last night's Alias yet, but I'm definitely enjoying the end, despite the fact that it is occasionally stupid and often incomprehensible. And definitely doesn't stand up to analysis. But I love that they are actually wrapping things up, bringing people back, and STILL talking about plot points that started in the first season.

Speaking of not standing up to analysis, my love for Prison Break knows no bounds these days. Especially C-Note. And Michael's tattoos, of course. Yes, the show is the cause of much eyerolling, but there's some excellent acting (and some terrible, VERONICA), and it's just so highly entertaining.

This TV talk brought to you by the fact that I am intending to cancel my cable as soon as these shows (plus CSI, the only other weekly show I watch) are over for the season, so I am enjoying them to the full extent of my ability. More than likely, I'll be able to pick up CTV, CBC and Global with rabbit ears, but just in case, I need my enjoyment to carry me over until next season's stuff comes out on DVD!

I am so annoyed with ABC.

Those of you who aren't Canadian might not know of the glory that is simulcasting, but basically what that means is that Canadian TV stations pick up the rights to American shows, and broadcast them with Canadian ads and Canadian promos etc. If they run them at the same time as the American show, then it covers up the signals from NBC, ABC, etc., which means (among other things) that generally whenever a show runs long in the States, it has a few less commercials here and fits right in the hour, and everyone is happy.

Except.

CTV has Lost at 8, which ends at 9 like it's supposed to, at which point they switch over to Fox for American Idol. None of the Canadian channels has picked up Alias, so we switch back to ABC, getting the overrun of Lost, because ABC is stupid and runs the shows over the hour. (It also means we get two different "Next week on Lost"s, which is interesting, because sometimes they are completely different.) The problem being that this means that Alias also runs long, except that at 10, the New VR comes in and starts simulcasting with ABC, so we miss the last few minutes of Alias EVERY SINGLE TIME.

If the previous part looked too dry and complicated, here is the important bit: The last few minutes of Alias never get aired and it's driving me batty.

And I can't figure out who to complain to, because I'm sure the American ABC affiliate doesn't care if Canada isn't getting the show properly, but there's no Canadian station to complain to because no-one has picked it up! I think I'm going to have to just blame it all on American Idol for existing in the first place, because otherwise CTV would have stuck with Alias like they used to.

Also I taped the wrong channel and missed Gilmore Girls last night, but I really can't blame that on anyone but myself, try though I might.

( I have one thing to say about LOST... )



( Also, Alias! )

This is the best double bill since the golden Mutant Enemy days.

I am such a follower. Because apparently all the cool kids are doing it (and because I'm always home on Sunday nights, and because I've already seen all the L&O: Vincent d'Onofrio), I've started watching Alias reruns, trying to get caught up in time for next season. It's pretty fun. I'm not really a fan of Jennifer Garner or the guy who plays Marshall, but I'm enjoying Victor Garber (even if I want him to sing -- sing, Victor, sing!), Lena Olin, Ron Rifkin and hot, hot Michael Vartan. And Will, whose actor's name I don't know.

I was a little confused last night, though. They're obviously not rerunning all the episodes, since they want to get to the end before the new season starts, but why would they skip the Superbowl episode where I hear everything changed? And who in their right mind doesn't show the spy sex episode? Because that really threw me when I was watching the previouslies. And then I was confused because people were in the wrong place and people were acting weird.

I think I have it all figured out, but I tell you, it was for this very reason that I didn't start watching it before. I hate being out of the loop.