Okay, this has been a little while coming. Scrubs has always had a bit of a hard time trying to find a niche or corner to fit in with schedulings typically only in the spring for the past few years and then the moving to abc for its final season (I hope, I heard a rumor about maybe continuing it, but how can they do that after those final episodes?), but it was a fantastic show. I have heard that it was going downhill for the last couple years, but disagree. There have been a few points that surely could have been better, but every show has that. Heck, Simpsons was great during its 8th season. I think Scrubs was, too. The finale should stay just that, the finale. It wrapped everything up very nicely without being overly show (except for maybe a minute there, but who can't be just a little showy in the end) and brought it to an end I can definitely live with. I would say the finale was actually more satisfying the Battlestar's. I know they are two completely different shows but a level of satisfaction can be judged across all genres.
I don't think I need to give away any spoilers. If your a fan of the show then you'll watch the end. If you've never seen it, then I highly recommend it. It is one of the few gems in television life where you get something great for longer than three seasons, and it doesn't overstay its welcome.
Seasons 1-7 are only $155 on amazon with season 8 being released in August. If they plan on releasing them on blu-ray I'll definitely be picking those up and reliving the glory days all over again.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Star Trek
Let me say first that this movie has been touted as a reboot of the series. It does not mean a remake or a part of the whole series that is established. This is the beginning of a new universe for Star Trek. If you have not seen this yet, then you should know that going into this movie.
Now that being said, I liked it overall. It brought a new spin on the creation of the original Enterprise crew that fit in well with established mythology. The updates were much needed while still giving homage to the original inspiration, and anyone who says they should have stuck with all the 1970s props is no true fan of the series. Gene Roddenberry always tweaked his stories and changed things around to make them better, and I have no doubt that he would have loved the updates made to the setting. The fact that the updates work very well is also a great plus, as well as having much of the classic character descriptions and one-liners that people remember from the original series pop up throughout the movie.
Spoilers
There are a few random things that I have to mention. There always will be (most of the time). Some of the aliens throughout seemed that they might have been put in just to put more aliens in it. There didn't seem to be so many in the shows as there was in this one film. But that's just being nit picky. There are two major things that are kind of bigger. The first is the one my brother pointed out to me and that is the end when Scotty jettisoned the warp reactor or whatever to blow up and push them out of the way of the singularity. He thought it was a little too far fetched (I think I'm okay with it). The other is that Spock from the future obviously had to come from somewhere where Romulus got sucked up practically destroying "The Empire." Is this Spock from our established universe? What does this mean for the future novels and whatever else comes of the original series universe?
I don't know. I might have to watch some comentary or read some interviews or something else to find out, but right now I think I am good with the movie and cannot wait to see what comes next.
Now that being said, I liked it overall. It brought a new spin on the creation of the original Enterprise crew that fit in well with established mythology. The updates were much needed while still giving homage to the original inspiration, and anyone who says they should have stuck with all the 1970s props is no true fan of the series. Gene Roddenberry always tweaked his stories and changed things around to make them better, and I have no doubt that he would have loved the updates made to the setting. The fact that the updates work very well is also a great plus, as well as having much of the classic character descriptions and one-liners that people remember from the original series pop up throughout the movie.
Spoilers
There are a few random things that I have to mention. There always will be (most of the time). Some of the aliens throughout seemed that they might have been put in just to put more aliens in it. There didn't seem to be so many in the shows as there was in this one film. But that's just being nit picky. There are two major things that are kind of bigger. The first is the one my brother pointed out to me and that is the end when Scotty jettisoned the warp reactor or whatever to blow up and push them out of the way of the singularity. He thought it was a little too far fetched (I think I'm okay with it). The other is that Spock from the future obviously had to come from somewhere where Romulus got sucked up practically destroying "The Empire." Is this Spock from our established universe? What does this mean for the future novels and whatever else comes of the original series universe?
I don't know. I might have to watch some comentary or read some interviews or something else to find out, but right now I think I am good with the movie and cannot wait to see what comes next.
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