The watch list.

All right, we're a few weeks into the new fall season, and already my to-watch list has gotten a bit of a shake-up.

Must-Watch:

Long Way Round: This jumped right to the top of the list after episode 1. My Ewan love is reawakened, and he's lucky to have such a good friend in Charley. I'm sorry to hear the ratings are low, though. Bravo ("all poker, all West Wing, all the time") needs to schedule a few more reruns, and maybe move it out of the 10 p.m. EST timeslot.

Two and a Half Men: I'm really enjoying having a sitcom to like again. Plus, sitcom kids are generally afflicted with an obnoxious brand of rudeness; Angus T. Jones suffers from none of that.

Queer Eye: Dammit, I missed the first of the new eps. Bravo, seriously, there's only so much poker that needs to be broadcast.

Catch when I Can:

Father of the Pride: Started off well, but its scripts began to get bogged down in run-of-the-mill family sitcom stuff. Still fun though.

Waiting for Hiatus to End:

24

Dropped Off the List:

Smallville: And I'm so sorry to have to say it. I stuck with it for three seasons and my Rosenbaum love is still strong, but I cannot rustle up the interest anymore for the directions this show is taking. Unless it's improved considerably after the first two episodes this season.

The watch list.

All right, we're a few weeks into the new fall season, and already my to-watch list has gotten a bit of a shake-up.

Must-Watch:

Long Way Round: This jumped right to the top of the list after episode 1. My Ewan love is reawakened, and he's lucky to have such a good friend in Charley. I'm sorry to hear the ratings are low, though. Bravo ("all poker, all West Wing, all the time") needs to schedule a few more reruns, and maybe move it out of the 10 p.m. EST timeslot.

Two and a Half Men: I'm really enjoying having a sitcom to like again. Plus, sitcom kids are generally afflicted with an obnoxious brand of rudeness; Angus T. Jones suffers from none of that.

Queer Eye: Dammit, I missed the first of the new eps. Bravo, seriously, there's only so much poker that needs to be broadcast.

Catch when I Can:

Father of the Pride: Started off well, but its scripts began to get bogged down in run-of-the-mill family sitcom stuff. Still fun though.

Waiting for Hiatus to End:

24

Dropped Off the List:

Smallville: And I'm so sorry to have to say it. I stuck with it for three seasons and my Rosenbaum love is still strong, but I cannot rustle up the interest anymore for the directions this show is taking. Unless it's improved considerably after the first two episodes this season.

Eep.

Someone on Fametracker just posted the teaser poster to the Willy Wonka remake.

And it's seriously wigging me out. Listen, I think the original movie was creepy enough, and never thought it was possible to make it creepier. With Tim Burton you expect eccentricity of course, but this goes right past that and well into the territory of...just...deeply disturbing. The top hat, the stance, the dead-white face and the red lips. Can't explain it, but it's setting me off.

Eep.

Someone on Fametracker just posted the teaser poster to the Willy Wonka remake.

And it's seriously wigging me out. Listen, I think the original movie was creepy enough, and never thought it was possible to make it creepier. With Tim Burton you expect eccentricity of course, but this goes right past that and well into the territory of...just...deeply disturbing. The top hat, the stance, the dead-white face and the red lips. Can't explain it, but it's setting me off.