Crushed Heads (and Hopes and Dreams)

We can add American Horror Story: Roanoke to this week's list of shows with crushed heads, and crushed is putting it lightly. If it didn't come right on the heels of The Walking Dead season premiere it might not have been so jarring, but as it was just 3 days later it was tough to take. I can understand the motivations for both shows but I'm much more understanding of one over the other.

*spoilers ahead if you haven't watched yet
All 3 crushed heads were gruesome and hard to watch, but I feel only Walking Dead had another layer to the gore. The Negan scene in "The Day Will Come When You Wont Be" was designed to convince the viewers that there truly is no hope of our group ever defeating him. We needed to not only believe that the group was defeated in every way, but we needed to feel that way as viewers too. The episode was hard to watch, very heavy and emotionally draining but we had to go through that ride with the group (I usually each Walking Dead twice within a day or two, I'm not quite ready to watch this one again yet, even to catch nice moments like Abraham's peace sign to Sasha). If you didn't notice, this isn't just a normal leader or group like they have faced before. This isn't a group that can be defeated in an episode or 2, or 6, and not even a retreat, like from the prison, looks possible. This is a group that is large and vicious and our group can either work for Negan or they are a threat to him and must die.
Negan uses his trusty barb wire bat, Lucille, to teach a lesson and prove a point, he is in complete control. So far we know very little of the Saviors other than they offer "protection" in exchange for half of everyone's supplies and they like to kill someone from a group they meet to in order to set the rules for their relationship. As brutal as they appear, Negan seems to have a twisted sense of morality and fairness. Obviously killing someone to establish dominance is not a moral or fair move, but this is a post apocalyptic world where everything and everyone is a threat. He may very well feel that walking into the Hilltop and killing someone before demanding half of their stuff in exchange for their protection, is a way to protect these people in the long term. I guess at least they get to live rather than the Saviors just killing them and and taking all their stuff.
If Negan feels justified killing others for control, he definitely feels like he is taking it easy of Rick's group. They blew up a group of his men with a rocket launcher, killed dozens more of his people unprovoked in cold blood and then took out even more of his group following their attack on their base. Rick and his group killed a lot of people and based on the the size of the Saviors there's no doubt they could have just killed them all at Alexandria for revenge. But there was no revenge here, just business as usual in order to establish dominance. If this show was done from Negan's point of view you would likely identify with or at least understand that in this situation Negan was justified in this showdown and would possibly even be the good guy.  Overall I liked the episode (it was too draining to love) especially for what it establishes for the season and future. I can not wait to see the Kingdom this Sunday!

Gee that's a lot of people there, wonder if that may come into play this season.

As for AHS: Roanoke, I've really liked this season (for the first time in a few years, I only watched the first couple episodes last year in the needlessly gory and convoluted Hotel). It's more of a classic ghost story (maybe classic but definitely on steroids) and I even like the direction of the midseason reboot starting in "Chapter 6" (Directed by Angela Bassett) and continuing in last nights "Chapter 7". Now there are 3 layers of storytelling with the recounting of the story by the original characters, the reenactment by actors and now watching them all together back in the house through the cameras of a reality show. I love that we are getting multiple accounts of the story just like Extreme foretold. I thought it was very smart to let us know right off the bat in the reboot that all but one person at the house dies, and they didn't wait long for the deaths to start piling up.
Which brings us back to the crushed head. The house is supposed to not only be haunted but bring out the worst in people, both fears and actions. So there is a reason why there would be a brutal bludgeoning, on top of that is the complete betrayal and realization of her worst fears. But this was a situation where the act should have been worse than the result, they could've shown it without it being so gruesome (one of the many ways AHS tries to top itself is being disturbing and gross just for the purpose of being disturbing and gross (another way is the blender of "scary" plot points and storylines that many of the previous seasons have tried to needlessly pack in like the whole second half of Asylum) without furthering the story or terror). Gore is not terror, at least it used to be, maybe we should be trying to Make Horror Great Again? The murders are just too much if there is never anything but shock value to them, they could accomplish much more with more with deaths like Reg's tension building misdirect of a death than gruesome hacking without much tension or suspense.
And next week I'm not really interested in spending more time with the Polk's, the backwoods inbred family been done before (and not just in this season, The X-Files episode "Home" was creepier and better executed than this over the top exaggeration), and doesn't add to the real intrigue of seeing the actual ghosts that we previously saw as their TV portrayal versions.

The End of the World!

Alright, you got me, that's most likely hyperbole, although there is a chance it is what we're dealing with. I mean really with the Cubs in the World Series against the Indians and a megalomaniac, millionaire reality TV show host having a 50/50 shot at being President of the US, I know I may not have a lot of time to share my thoughts with you. And any possible apocalyptic scenario should have you thinking about one thing, The Walking Dead of course.


So here we are after a summer of not knowing who meets their demise via Negan's barbed wire laced bat aka #meetlucille, with little more than speculation to get us through. An extremely enjoyable season 6 left us wondering who had died between Eugene, Carl, Aaron, Sasha, Rick, Maggie, Abraham, Michone, Daryl, Rosita or Glenn. The second that I realized we weren't going to find out who died in the season finale I was rightfully upset. Luckily I watched The Talking Dead after and got the explanation from show runner Scott Gimple of why we were left in suspense, he said season 7 is the story about what this death does to the group and how they go from there, and we will find out who right away. I can understand that, but I was still upset and searched online for theories and analysis, checked out blogs and podcasts for insights, all within the safety of knowing at this point no one knew for sure because it hadn't even been filmed.
 I even did something I was holding off on doing, I read the comic. I had previously read the first 2 books but didn't want to spoil anything within the show since that is the source material for the show. But I knew I wasnt necessarily spoiling anything because of the many differences between the 2 and the fact that this Negan killing is an iconic moment in the comic which almost means it must be different in the show. I had intended to only read up to the Negan killing to get a sense for what was different in the setup and delivery of meeting Lucille. There are drastic differences, so much so that I ended up reading all of what is at least season 7 and probably part of season 8, and I absolutely loved it.
Shortly after I read the comic I stopped searching for the answer, becuase once filming for the season started you could get legitimate spoilers with on set pics or details of who is working when. This is the closest to a spoiler I have gotten since

So if this isn't misdirection we know by the blood that the person that dies is to Rick's right, that includes Maggie, Abraham, Michone, Daryl, Rosita and Glenn. But who is it?
Season 7 trailer

In the comic you may know it was Glenn, his death spurred Maggie into a new and pivotal leadership role. There is a chance its Glenn, though after their recent fake out of his death its unlikely. If its Rosita it will effect Eugene and alter Abraham and Sasha's romance but likely none of them would be deeply effected. Daryl will greatly effect most fans, and the entire group but none of them would have a deep character pivoting effect. Michone would pile onto the heartbreak of Rick, those this would turn him to extreme rage or depression neither of which work for what he needs to accomplish. Abraham would take one of Rick's trusted people away and could push Rosita or Sasha into the comic role that Maggie followed, but for emotional impact this is the easy way out and most likely to be who it is. If its Maggie, it would be like a repeated punch to the stomach for just about everyone. The group would all be effected by the loss of their pregnant friend and savvy peacemaker, but Glenn would be destroyed likely beyond the point where we could hope for his vengeance to come before his death.
No matter what I am looking forward to another great season, and cant wait to see King Ezekiel at the Kingdom and his pet tiger Shiva and how they come into play in the show.

Somethings coming

I don't know to what extent, but there may be some form of return in the next couple months!

Ruh-Roh

So I finally started looking at the 2008 Fall Schedule ("Prison Break" kicks it off in 3 weeks on August 25th with a 2 hour episode) and I have been going through waves of panic followed by relief followed by a strong desire to just sleep for a couple weeks to prepare. Here is want I think I will be watching, and this is before I know which new shows are going to be good.

Monday: 8 Hours (I think that's cause for panic) - "How I Met Your Mother" and "Two and A Half Men" (and maybe "Worst Week") (CBS), "Chuck" "Heroes" and "My Own Worst Enemy" (NBC), "Terminator" and "Prison Break" (FOX) and "Gossip Girl" and "One Tree Hill" (The CW)

Tuesday: 2 Hours (Relief!!!) - "Fringe" (new show from producer J.J. Abrams ("Lost") with the return of Pacey to TV!) (FOX) and "The Mentalist" (CBS). And a big sorry goes out to Katy and Hil, but I will not be watching 90210 (even on a light TV night), I just can't bring myself to do it.

Wednesday: 2 Hours (this night may make my TV viewing seem normal) - "Pushing Daisies" (Best new show of last year) (ABC) and "Bones" (FOX) with the possibility of watching "Gary Unmarried" (CBS) and "Do Not Disturb" (I can't get enough of that Jerry O'Connell) (FOX)

Thursday: 5 Hours - The whole Must See TV lineup (which adds "Kath and Kim" this year and I hope it just Sucks so that I have a little more free time) new shows "Life on Mars" (ABC) and "Eleventh Hour" (CBS)

Friday: 1 Hour - "The Ex-List" (just a slight possibility I will add this to my rotation) (CBS)

Saturday: night off

Sunday: 2 Hours - "Simpsons" and "Family Guy" (FOX) and "The Unit" (CBS) or "Brothers & Sisters" (though I lost track of this one last year and probably won't bother to get back into it) (ABC) Sidenote: "Desperate Housewives" is dead to me and so way over
Extra sidenote: though I don't usually count cable shows in my viewing both "Entourage" (HBO Sept. 7th) and "Dexter" (SHO Sept. 28th) return this fall and are must watch shows.

So that's only a total of 20 hours for now, it could change as I get more or less interested in the new shows. Also remember "Scrubs" (now on ABC) "Lost" "Friday Night Lights" and "24" all return midseason in addition to "Dollhouse" (Joss Whedon's ("Buffy") new show starring Eliza Dushku) and many more new shows.

Although I may not be the hand-holding guide to your TV viewing that I would like to be, I am always willing to tell you what I think you should be watching. And I will try to fill you in on new shows as I get a chance to watch them.

Its time we stop worring about who's making money and start to focus on who's spending it

We should have the power to change, it's our money.

Pickens Plan

Makes sense to me.
Thanks to Esteban for the link

Its About Time

I have been holding back for one big post to cover many topics and many months (sorry for that). And even now as I have some important news to share, I have been sitting on this post since the 11th, lazy. Iwill get to this big post of mine soon, but for now...

I feel the need to alert you to the absolute awesomeness of "Unbeatable Banzuke" (G4 Network)! Go here to see if you get G4 then click on the Banzuke logo for a taste of whats to come.
Bradford is the one who alerted me to the show, he watches this all the time and as you can imagine he giggles throughout. There are 18 different events, and once a course is no longer unbeatable they come up with a new version, for example "Like a Pierrot IV" is the forth version of the unicycle course. Some of the events take being an expert, like Super rider (bike) and Hand Walk (walking on hands) others are just silly and fun like my favorite Sponge Bridge

I would totally rock that one, but Sponge Bridge 2 would be tough.

It is a great moment when we join Kei Kato (the host for the G4 version) to honor a contestant by putting them on the Banzuke. Its rare to see someone win, but the best parts are usually the commentary and when people fail. If you're going to try and take on Bamboo Derby (I, II or III) you really should be able to take a couple steps on stilts, but that doesn't stop anyone.

Its on multiple times daily with usually a 2 hour block on Saturday and Sunday. So set up a season pass and get ready to laugh and cheer and then laugh again.

New TV

Just a quick update.
Tonight there is a new hour long "My Name Is Earl"(Thursday 7 NBC) followed by 2 hours of reruns of "The Office"(Thursday 8 NBC). The whole NBC Thursday night lineup will be back next week, but at least we will get to enjoy some Earl tonight and see Alyssa Milano.

Tomorrow is the first episode of season 4 of "Battlestar Galactica"(Sci-Fi).

Update 4:04PM: I got an email from Katy pointing me to this article on MSN where a married couple explain how Battlestar can save a marriage. They wrote separate articles explaining the attraction to the series for men and women, and really it comes down to the fact that its a good show which just happens to be taking place in space. If you're at all intrigued by the show it is definitely worth reading, whether you're a fan or not.

Anyone can participate in Earth Hour

The real challenge is keeping the lights off for 4 hours or if you are really dedicated for 2 weeks!

I don't know how many participated, or what sort of effect we had on the overall energy usage during the hour but I know that I felt better about myself. I convinced a couple people to observe Earth Hour (since that silly liberal media for some reason didn't make sure everyone knew about it, or really hardly anyone) and I attended an Earth Hour party where we decided to just not turn the lights back on because we didn't need them.

This was an exercise.
1 hour will not save the world or even make a difference in the long run.
But it will hopefully be able to draw more attention to the climate crisis and how little things can make a difference. Think of it this way, you can lose weight by going on a diet and being really strict about what you eat and you can probably stick to it for awhile and loose some weight, but if you don't make a fundamental shift in your lifestyle it is not going to last and you are going to put the weight right back on. Really the key is the little things like drinking water and diet drinks instead of Coke and sugary drinks or using mustard instead of mayo. These are 2 small things that you can do to permanently change your eating habits that may not cause immediate changes, but over the long term it will make a HUGE difference.

This is much like that. Its the little things you can do (which don't even take much effort) that can make a big difference. Hopefully tonight we learned that we don't need as many lights on in our houses and to always make sure to turn off the light in the room you just left.
If we can slowly start to make a change in the way that we live, we just may be able to make a change in the climate crisis. Surprisingly it won't take too much effort on any one person's part, but instead if everyone does a little bit, together we can save the world.

If you don't do it to save the world, at least do it for me.

Rush Limbaugh is a jackass!

I usually don't swear here, you know cause there may be kids reading (and I like to think I can fully express myself without swearing when I have the time to choose my words carefully).
But Fuck Rush Limbaugh!

Today I was unfortunate enough to overhear some of his show while I was working (by the way, seriously dude, just because you work at a school in a highly republican town doesn't mean you should pollute your head with this nonsense).
I had heard about his Operation Chaos where he encouraged republican voters to vote in the Democratic primary for Hillary to extend the race and cause controversy. I am fine with that, it is just working the system to try and give McCain (who he originally said he would NOT vote for, and now he supports because he is a jackass) a better chance at getting elected. Whatever.

But today he was making fun of Earth Hour (he is clearly a regular reader of my blog, obviously since I have my finger on the pulse of all things that could make our country and planet better, and had just mentioned Earth Hour) and asked his blind sheep to turn on all the lights they could so that us tree huggers wouldn't be able to show what kind of difference we can make.
How could anyone deny climate change?
Why would you want to stop something that could actually improve things for all of us?
Because Rush is a jackass.

So if you needed any extra motivation to take part in Earth Hour today at 8PM, do it because it will make Rush cry. Turn off any non essential lights and encourage anyone who actually cares about making a difference in our future to join in.

Rush also went on to say that he hopes the Superdelegates pick Hillary against the will of the people so that all black people would get so fed up that they would become republicans. Dude, you along with George Bush hate black people (unless they are rich and well spoken (it is a seriously back handed racist statement to imply that a typical black person would not be articulate, and just fuels hatred and spreads the racial divide even further)).

I'm tired, too much singing, but just had to vent a bit.

This time I'm serious (yes I've probably said the exact same thing before), I will be posting more often to ease everyone back into the strike shortened TV season. stay tuned

What?

Good news and bad news for White Sox fans. The good news is that I had a dream in which Alexei Ramirez hit a game winning home run in his first game in US Cellular, and it was a very vivid dream so I've got a good feeling it will come true (in the dream I was watching on TV (I heard Hawk make the call of "in his first game at US Cellular") so in order to not change the future I can not go to his first game). And with Jerry Owens' injury he may be starting everyday in centerfield (which means I can start going game 2).
Bad news is that I have officially lost my White Sox Charities wristband which I have had since about mid season last year (the first one lasted throughout the 2006 90 win year and the first 3 months of 2007). I have no idea where it went, how I lost it or why it would be considered bad news to anyone.

Battlestar Galactica returns April 4th for the final season (which will be split up into 2 10 episode runs with the series finale possibly not coming until sometime in 2009). There is a week long daytime marathon on Sci Fi to get you completely caught up, check the schedule and set your DVRs to keep all (and make sure to not record the nightly Season 3 episodes so you don't get them out of order). It will take a serious commitment but it is the sort of show that you can watch 5 episodes and still want to watch more. If only this was during Spring Break 08, I know a few people who would be easy converts with the correct amount of time.

On "American Idol" last night it was a tough call, but Chikezie should have gone home. Of everyone left, they are all pretty good and no one is really pulling away. It will be tough to call who goes home each week especially when Jason Castro who should have been at least top 5, was bottom 3. Kristie Lee Cook is genius, she sang God Bless The USA and now has every country fan pulling for her, and the Vote for the Worst site has picked her. But I wouldn't mind seeing her hang around for awhile, she is kinda hot and better than, well possibly Ramiele and...no one else, so she's going home soon.
My Top 5: Carly Smithson, David Archuleta, David Cook, Jason Castro and Syesha Mercado (she kind of bugs me with her overly dramatic acting, but I still like her slightly more than Brooke)

Earth hour is only 3 days away! Are you prepared? do you even know what it is?
I wouldn't be surprised, it is not well publicized and really could be a very cool thing.
This Saturday the 29th at 8 PM everyone is supposed to turn off any non-essential lights and Chicago is the flagship city for the event (a move by Daley to make sure that we get the Olympics of course) and will dim the skyline for the hour. It won't really do anything, but hopefully we can better the 10% drop in energy usage they saw in Australia last year. That could start to draw attention to just how big a difference we can actually make even if we do little things.

Oh....Okay then

Happy St. Patrick's day to all of you!
Can you believe that nobody heard of this holiday before Guinness really started promoting it. Well obviously not really, but they have done a great job of getting their delicious beverage to be a staple of not only this day, but my entire life.

I haven't been blogging much (some of you noticed), but I've never been much of a blogger, really, I was tricked into it and I kept it up just so that I could see the tracker go up (such an easy way to feel good about myself). But I don't watch that much TV anymore, I just don't. I still watch an obscene amount of TV by anyone else's standards but its not really a top concern anymore. I've been busy, I may have somehow accidentally gotten a life. I hope to bring random things to your attention, but it may not be on a regular basis. Although I am getting excited by American Idol. oh and Lost. and I guess all those shows that are coming back. Who knows soon I may actually like blogging again.

Singstar 90's is coming out on Wednesday and I am pretty excited! My voice is still sore from a marathon session of the current games on Saturday, since we knew that this was a great opportunity to get some Singstars before the 90's disc took center stage. I am hoping to sing a lot over the next week, maybe you will join me for a song?

If you watch Battlestar Galactica, then this recap of the first 3 seasons will make you laugh and remind you of things you forgot happened. The Season 4 premiere is April 4th.

Obama is going to win!
Hopefully we can stop FOX News from brainwashing too many people into thinking he's not the first politician in generations with the ability to enact change for the good of our country (not the corporations), before the misinformation spreads like the bloody pox (I'm enjoying John Adams on HBO a lot) through all of the stupid people (I think there are a lot more of them than you may think). It is nice to see the Yes We Can video from Will I Am because it uses Barack's own words to show what an inspiration he can be. The We Are The Ones video is pretty silly and doesn't focus on him or his words, but why others are excited about him, its not the same. Obama is not the media darling, he is the candidate that is connecting with voters in new ways and literally building a grassroots movement that can not be ignored. The media just happened to be doing their job and picked up on it.

Ever have one of those days where you have a 4 hour drive (some may tell you 5, but you believe in your abilities) and a couple too many important phone calls to make ahead of you, only to find out that you left your solar power charger behind? Probably not, but this is about me, not you, pay attention. So you don't have your charger (you never bought a car charger because of the Solio), but at least your phone has a back up battery, which at this point it is not making a connection and you finally realize that it isn't working at all. So you use your phone until it dies, unable to make a couple of your calls, but, you know what, no big deal, you'll be home in an hour, its okay nothing you can do about it. Then you realize why you need that back up battery to work, and why that charger would have been soo nice (fully charged on a beautifully sunny 70 degree day (anyone who complains about DST needs only one afternoon/evening where it is still 60 when you're done with work to realize that DST is not the devil)), its that noise, the noise that makes you think you have a flat tire. You know that you have a spare, and rememeber that the last time you had a flat you pushed it and shredded your tires, so you pull right over get out and start to check the tires. But there isn't a flat, nothing seems to be broken or stuck or out of place or obviously wrong, so you get in and think that its just finally official that you've gone crazy. As you drive away the noise is back. Get out again kick the tires just to make sure, check the wheel wells, lay on the shoulder of the highway to look under your car and see nothing unusual (not that I have any idea what it would normally look like). So now something is wrong with my car, I don't have a phone and I'm still a good 25 miles from home. What to do? Make a deal with your car of course. Okay if anything sounds worse I will get out immediately and walk to a phone, if it doesn't sound too bad I'll try driving to the next exit. Well the second exit is only another mile and the noise seems to be going away, then its almost gone. Maybe I just hit something and it was stuck, I'll drive slow, yeah, slow and steady will be the key to making it easiest for the car. God how does anyone just drive the speed limit? I'll go a little bit faster, you know so I can get home quicker and then get my car fixed.
I had one of those days Friday, it was stressful and fun and helped me remember that as much as I try I can't think of everything and I have to learn to adapt better (don't know how that lesson applies, but its the one I'm going with)
As it ends up nothing is wrong with my car (though there is a definite new rattle noise), or at least so says the service guys. The knock has gone away, and I'm sure I'll get used to the noise, so all is well. Thanks for your concern.

Sorry I've been gone, I can't say for sure where I've been, but I think I may have been abducted by either aliens or the government.
The aliens I understand, they are aware of my importance both here on Earth and on several of the more advanced alien worlds. I don't remember much, so I can't say for sure whether these were friendly aliens that were helping me prepare for my eventual leadership role in IGWMXII (Inter Galactic War 62) or if this was an enemy race of aliens trying to stop me from realizing my potential. It also could have been the government. Maybe I was too close to finding the truth in one of my posts, or possibly they know that removing me from the blogging world could help slow Barack's momentum (Even the retarded W has to know that there is nothing he can do to stop Obama at this point).
Actually none of that happened, I have been lazy and with that whole writers strike thing I wasn't all that motivated to talk about the limited television that we did have.

But all that has changed, actually so much has changed since I last posted.
The patriots choked in a boring superbowl with weak ads. Lost brilliantly returned. Obama and Hillary have quite a little contest going (Obama has all the momentum and the more the country gets to see and hear him the more inspired they will be by him). The writers strike is over and we could see new shows in 6 to 8 weeks. We have a top 24 for the Idol. Valentines Day came and went, happy Valentines day to all of you, hope it was a good one. Oh yeah, and I can't forget nanny's sister, mmm.

I must return to painting right now, but this week you can count on some posts to help guide you through the end of February.
Jericho, Friday Night Lights, Lost, Welcome to the Captain (haven't seen it yet, but it is new and has Jeffrey Tambor and anything "Arrested Development" related must be supported). Its all new and all good, until then.

Time Warp

I think I may have mentioned in the past that I am a fan of the teeny bopper shows, and honestly I am over the shame that is usually attached to a thirty something guy watching high school dramas.

"One Tree Hill"(Tuesday 8 The CW) returned January 8th and after tonights episode, it still has 7 new episodes ready to air. It's been great to have the show back, and during the 2 hour premiere I did cry a little bit, partly because it was just great to have some of my TV friends back, partly because the show is that good (and I think its okay to admit that it made me cry in this post since that Barack video made it so I'm not admitting to crying in back to back posts). If you haven't watched the show before, you've probably already stopped reading, so I am assuming the rest of you watch and are aware of the fact that the show jumped ahead 4 years. It really is the best move the show could have made (See "Dawson's Creek" and "The O.C." for reasons why high school dramas should not go to college), there was no way you could make everybody go to the same college or come up with a reason why everyone would stay in Tree Hill forever. Instead the show skipped 4 years of their lives and came up with valid reasons for everyone to return to Tree Hill after they all have grown up and some have grown apart.

While the show still is over the top and unrealistic at times (seriously Nathan Scott is not good enough for the NBA, let alone to be projected as the 10th pick) it is very entertaining and usually unpredictable (just no more stalkers). I am really looking forward to what they are going to do with the characters now that they are adults and the actors are actually playing closer to their own age.

The one thing I didn't think about was the time element that they can now play with. Tonight's episode consisted of mostly flashbacks to a year after their graduation, with Lucas still submitting his novel to publishers, Peyton a mailroom worker for a record label, Nathan winning a Division 2 college championship, and Brooke considering letting her mom make Clothes over Bros into a serious fashion label. One Tree Hill can go the "Lost" route and slow reveal some serious challenges that the characters have faced over the last 4 years. We can see where they failed, where the succeeded, when they were left to fend for themselves and when the helped each other to get where they are today. If overused it will seem like a gimmicky plot device, but if use effectively, we can learn much more about these characters than we would in a normal season.

The other reason why the time element is fun is that they are in the future. During a flashback scene Lucas was using a iPhone and at first I was shocked that they would let that slip. Why would they sellout and advertise a product that wouldn't even exist during the flashback, but then I realized, they went ahead 4 years. For the past 4 years of the actual show, it has taken place in the current time, and now the show takes place in the future. There is so much they can do, flying cars, jet packs, robots, all their food in pill form, I mean we're talking 2012 here. Think about how much has changed since 2004, okay that's a bad example, but I have a really good feeling about this next generation of scientists and I'm excited to see what they can do. Luckily now we have an inside glimpse into what to expect.

This is what we need