This Trend Has Gone Too Far

...and I'm back. I could say that I'm doing a secret project for the government, but really I'm just grading papers for tests, and it's all governed by non-disclosure agreements, so I can't say much else. Still, a brief pause in it all, so hopefully I can get a bit caught up over the next week.

Pearls Before Swine puts the whole blogging thing into perspective.

As the American TV season grinds to a halt, shows are starting to wrap up -- 30 Rock ended on a high note, while Lost seems to be heading for some big mojo by the end. Battlestar Galatica is just getting warmed up on its last season, though I have to admit the show isn't quite the destination for me as it was before. I think it'll find its way again -- some of this has to do with the whole Starbuck thing, which I think is spiraling out of control for a reason, as opposed to the writers having no idea what to do.

Doctor Who keeps rolling along. Nothing this season has been as all-out awful as last year's Daleks in New York monstrosity, but nothing up to "Blink" or "Girl in the Fireplace" standards. On the other hand, we do get Agatha Christie soon (this week for those in Britain, a bit later for the U.S.) followed by a new Steven Moffat (who wrote both of the aforementioned good episodes) two-parter followed by  some massive three or four part series finale.. and then a rest. I think the show needs a bit of a rest, actually. Oh, the scripts are still sharp and the actors fun and all that, but I think too much exposure hurts even the best of programs.