The Wild Frontier Falling Skies TNT, Sundays, 9 PM “Grace” Written by Melinda Hsu Taylor Directed by Fred Toye “One objective leads to another.” – Weaver No matter how advanced the technology or how ugly the aliens, Falling Skies keeps reminding me of pioneer Westerns. Maybe it’s the unconscious echo of settlers versus Indians that resonates with me, but Tom Mason and his fellow refugees remind me more of the characters from Wagon Train than Battlestar Galactica. I’ve always loved both science fiction and Westerns, probably for the same reason: they pit human beings against unknown worlds, unknown enemies, unknown challenges. The American character was…
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Chuck: “Chuck vs. the Cubic Z”
Nerd of the Rings By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2010 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. the Cubic Z” Written by Nicholas Wootton Directed by Norman Buckley “Where’s the Chuck relationship neurosis? Where’s the hand wringing?” —Morgan One of the reasons I love this series is because the writers, having finally gotten Chuck and Sarah together, allow them to work out minor issues without throwing major obstacles in the path of true love week after week. That kind of faux drama had a shelf life that ended with Friends; nobody needs a replay of those contrived…