Unlike here, in U.S, almost every (popular) TV Series had the concept of season, where each season usually consists of 20-something episodes. Furthermore, these (popular) TV Series had certain time when they'd put into recess (meaning, not aired) while the crew (writer, casting directors, and all behind-the-scenes men at work) were preparing the episodes for the next season. This recess time was usually came at summer-holiday. Hence, the movie that released on summer were mostly movies that expected (or expecting) to earn big bucks from the audience.
The new season for TV Series were then kicked-off again around September. And now is September.. and i, for once, had access to those premiered TV Series.
Over the weekend i had watched these TV Series:
Survivor 11: Guatemala
One hell of reality show, my top most reality show, where 18 strangers thrown out from their usual habitat to the wilderness to live among the wilds, to sustain and endure the challenge given by mother nature and most interesting of all, by threat from their team-mate(s). By far, the first two episodes really satisfied me. Not only the challenges were, by far, most creative, but the competitors were (almost) even. Of the 4 challenges that been done, the teams were always neck-in-neck, thus, provides the necessary thrill and suspense infamous for the serie.
The Apprentice 4
You know, every time i watched the damn show, i had a certain envious feeling growing inside me to learn about the profile of the candidates. In this season, there's one person who had 5 (FIVE) academic degree, including MSc, MBA, and PhD from the MIT, and MSc from Oxford University, founded (and of course, CEO of) his own multi-millionaire consulting firm. And oh yeah, he's only 34. But, as usual, over the episodes (though it has only been one episode so far), we could see that somethings are just beyond the magnificent CV and almost everytime it could made me gave a sigh of relief to be grateful of becoming who i am just now.
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Unsatisfied with the growing success of Donald Trump's Apprentice, NBC had made another The Apprentice with Ms.Martha Stewart - the first self-made billionare woman in the U.S so they say - as the one giving the final word which instead Donald Trump's trade-mark, ultimate, immortal words "You're fired", she would say "You're just not fit in" in the end. Well, the candidates, in my opinion were a wee-bit less extraordinary than the Donald Trump's Apprentice candidates, you could say that it's a little bit down to Earth. But, the candidates here was more beautiful than Donald Trump's Apprentice (of course, i am talking about the female candidates). Well, there were at least two candidates (female) who attracted my eyes while none from the original Apprentice.
Lost season 2
No comment on this one, but i had a little bit of fright t hat Lost would be growing obscure, over the-top, just like Alias did. Well, they had the same basic idea. Both Alias and Lost were grown on one single plot. And the producers, seeing how much money it made, would be more than glad to lengthen the series, and hence, extending the plot until it defies the logic boundary as Alias does.
CSI season 6
Also no comment on this one, this is just one of the few superb series growing-on right now.
Numbers season 2
I didn't like the first season, but i watched the first episode of the season to see if it would ended otherwise. Well, it didn't.
Joey season 2
I missed Friends.. A LOT! Joey just didn't seem right.
The Simpsons season 17
Waw, 17th season, now, that was something.
Well, that's all i had for this weekend. There are several more series though. Like Gilmore Girls season 6. But i hadn't watched Gilmore Girls since the 3rd season, so i didn't watch it.