Forget Saddam Hussein: J.J. Abrams is an evil genius.
Last night’s “Alias,” billed as a new start for the series, was alternately stupid, frustrating and brilliant. It had some of the most irritatingly outlandish behavior ever on a series that never prided itself on logical thinking. (Sure, Syd, blowing out the door of a 747 is a great way to escape a tough situation.) It threw everything we knew out the window, and unless it’s a huge bluff, radically changed the premise of the show. (The Alliance destroyed?) They even killed off a character and replaced them with, wait for it, an evil double.
But I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. When was the last time any popular entertainment, much less a network TV show, surprised you even a little bit? I’m sure I’m not the only fan who was getting tired of all the “Syd and her dad narrowly escape detection” plots. Abrams, the “Alias” creator, knew we longed for something different even if we didn’t ourselves. Can’t wait for the next one.
In a gluttony-induced torpor, my friends and I remained on the couch after the superbowl. Thus did I view my first episode of Alias. I’m glad to hear that’s not what it has been like in the past, because that sucked.
I was kind of disappointed, as there’s not much network television where you’ll see Rutger Hauer, Angus Scrimm, and Lena Olin all on the same show. Of course, I didn’t see Lena… where was she? Maybe I was just distracted by Rutger and Angus having a “who’s-more-wrinkly?” contest.
Consensus on our couch was that Jennifer Garner is very mannish.
Adam, did you happen to tape it? I just want to see the first 10 minutes or so. I want to hear more about this Jennifer Garner being mannish idea — I don’t see it. I had a little crush on her. I think she’s ______.
It’s the face. Very mannish. It’s not that she’s not celebrity-attractive or anything, she just looks like an accomplished drag queen.
http://www.sparkmonkey.com/mannish.jpg
She would look much better if she gained a few pounds – it would fill out her face, for one thing. Back when she was a guest star on “Felicity,” she had a softer look.
Kevin: No, sorry. Didn’t tape it.
She’s very fleshy-cyborg with collagen injections who just found out she’s adopted.
I saw an interview with her about the post-super bowl show, and I guess she ate an entire sandwich before taping the bikini scene. What a fatty!!!
“celebrity-attractive” = “nice, but too thin”
That was the first time I saw Alias, too. I thought it was pretty entertaining, though you can’t go wrong with Rutger Hauer torturing people.
Garner as an accomplished drag queen is the most accurate statement I’ve read all day. Still, she looks pretty nice in the Daredevil trailers.
She certainly looks better than Ben. He resembles a gopher with a rubber fetish in detox.
I don’t think that Jennifer Garner is too skinny as she has admitted to often wearing a girdle on ALIAS and to awards shows, but I do think that her shoulders and trapezius muscle look masculine as does her face. It is so bizarre that she is marketed as a sexy ball busting bad ass, though, since her personality in interviews is so prissy and she is not sexy, either (she seems like a self-centered and clueless dork on camera and off). ALIAS as a television “drama” is a huge joke and so is Jennifer Garner’s acting.