"Shoot him in the head! No, in the HEAD! Arrrgh!"

[batskeets]

This thing looks terrifying: Honda unveils walking assist device. Whaaaat?

In other news, we started watching Heroes again, thanks to the Netflix online on-demand viewer, and we're now a couple of episodes into Season 3. I kind of get why viewership has dropped, because I certainly have a few complaints. The few that I can think of, off the top of my head:

1) How many times are they going to pull the, "I'm dead! Oh, wait, I'm magically healed!" bit? Sure, it fits within the confines of their universe, but come ON.
2) Peter and Mohinder need to learn that they pretty much have crap for judgment.
3) Why hasn't *anyone* figured out yet that, when faced with a person or creature that's seemingly invincible, your best bet is to AIM FOR THE HEAD?

Also, now that I've seen promo shots for the new J.J. Abrams-directed Star Trek movie, I keep imagining pointy Vulcan ears on Sylar. Hurhurhur. ;p

I made chili and corn muffins for dinner last night! I deviated from my usual chili recipe and it turned out pretty well and still healthy. I think that it was technically vegan, too, because the most appropriate meat option we had was vegetarian sausage, and the other ingredients were animal-free. I need to go to Goodwill and get a crock pot, though, because slow-cooked chili is so much better.

Comments

[virgoqueen7.livejournal.com]

I just caught myself up on Heroes recently by watching the first 2 seasons in like a week. Haha. I was a little disappointed with last weeks episode and am hoping that some good stuff is revealed in the next.

And yes...why can't they figure out the whole Aim for the Head thing? I want Syler to keep being a good guy too! He's so much hotter that way. ;)

Heroes

[gmendel.livejournal.com]

I have serious problems with that TV show. Every time I watch it I feel like I'm being treated like a dumbass.

The characters frequently experience total personality changes within the space of a single episode.

Ridiculous retcons come from nowhere (I won't spoil anything, but be prepared to roll your eyes when the truth comes out about Sylar's family).

The metaplot never makes any sense at all. Has there been any actual explanation for where these abilities come from? Oh, it's a secret formula. Oh, they've always been around since ancient times. Blah, blah, blah. And what is everybody trying to do? Save the world from... some guy blowing up. Or from something else blowing up.

It's like the folks producing and writing the show never talk to each other.

And the dialogue is awful. How many times to people need to say the word "hero"? I hardly give a rat's ass about any of the characters, none of them are believable.

And the rules? The rules always change. Remember that long stretch of time when Hiro lost his powers for no reason, then got them back when he got the sword, then lost the sword and realize he didn't need it after all, because he just needed to believe in himself? That's just a lame plot device to make him lose his powers and throw in a sappy, feel good message! Laaaaame!

For a show that doesn't suck, try "The 4400". It's on netflix. It ran a few seasons on cable. They start with, yes, people with powers, and there's an interesting reason why them have those powers. Then they go pretty deep into what it means for people to have those powers. Eventually people start trying to do something with them. Through the whole thing, the characters usually feel pretty darn real. Plus the whole thing is set in Seattle, which is a nice change from seeing skyscrapers all the time.

[wednesday]

Answer to 3: Because they're not zombies. It's the kind of slavish adherence to needless rule which fits their 'verse. Zombies in the head, non-zombies in the other bits.

I think. I gave up at the start of S2 when I stopped having anyone to watch the show with, and sounds like I did the right thing. :/

[adventure-girl.livejournal.com]

"This device is for folks that can walk, but have trouble supporting their weight."

So is this device:

[kelaar.livejournal.com]

I'm lukewarm on the latest season of Heroes too. We've actually missed the last two weeks out of, quite probably, apathy.