Next season will be the tenth for Stargate SG-1 and the third for Stargate Atlantis. It would also make the original the longest running SciFi series in US television history, beating out X-Files. It really deserves it. I’m eagerly awaiting the second halves of the current seasons.

Between the Stargates and their followup Battlestar Galactica I can’t get enough of SciFi Friday. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that BSG will get renewed as well. These shows are just amazing, and I’m not just saying that because I like Science Fiction. I really believe these are series that anyone can get into, whether you are into SciFi or not. I hope all of the cast members return. There isn’t really anyone I would want to get rid of on any of the shows. I’d kinda like to see Ford actually come back in Atlantis, too. I feel like he kinda got the shaft in season two. Now if we could only get Richard Dean Anderson to come back to SG-1 more often…

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Warning – Lost Spoilers ahead.

I go bowling on Wednesday nights, so I don’t get to see the show until after 9 o’clock when I get home. I walked in tonight and asked Amber how the episode was and she said something like, “It was Ok, not much really happened. It wasn’t one of the better ones.”

I can see why people would say nothing happened or that it was a filler episode, but I have to disagree with that assessment. I think episodes like tonight’s are what I’ve been missing in the second season up until now. We’ve had character flashbacks and learned new things about them, but tonight we finally got back to their lives on the island and the little things that get them through each day. It’s those simple tasks and interactions that can give the show so much depth. We got to see a majority of the characters in some capacity except for Charlie, Sayid, and Shannon. But while they’re introducing new characters from the tail section, it makes sense a few others would have a little less screen time.

Character development – It’s seems very much like Jack to have bought a replacement for his wedding ring when he lost it, and he spoke pretty fondly of being married which really makes me wonder what happened to Sarah. We already knew Kate was sentimental (the toy plane), but here we see she her sadness that she never said goodbye to Sawyer and he may be gone (when she seemingly hates him). Interesting that she can’t seem to make up her mind about Sawyer and/or Jack (wasn’t she just flirting with Jack last week?). There also seems to be a tiny crack in Ana Lucia’s shell, as she finally cut her attitude toward Sawyer (a little). Sun and Jin’s backstory wasn’t that surprising but it was well written. I love that a girl in an orange dress made Jin do a double take, thus running right into Sun as he turned back. Locke’s statement about the best way to find something lost…so true. This episode was full of character development without much action, but I think any successful drama has to have both elements and it’s difficult to do them well at the same time.

There was one arguably significant thing, and I’m sure people will try to dissect absolutely everything they saw. Here’s my take: it was a little difficult to tell with the different camera angles, but I played it through a couple of times on my DVR and counted 11 or 12 others walk by Jin and Acko in the jungle. It would appear that at least one of them is young or joined them at an age where a teddy bear attachment hasn’t faded. I don’t think this would be Walt though. I don’t remember him having a bear like that on the island (could it be Alex?). It would appear that they have at least some normal clothing as the ones wearing pants didn’t exactly look island made. I wonder if they found them in the luggage from the plane or had them already. Again, it’s hard to tell but I would guess those legs belonged to both men and women.

It’s going to be a long three week break. From the preview for the next episode, it would appear the action hungry viewers will get what they’re craving. I’ve read that (highlight to view) a female character will bite the dust shortly. My guess: Shannon.

Oh, and the Astros just won the NLCS. I was hoping for a AA World Series (Astros/Angels), but I’ll live since St. Louis lost and I won’t have to hear anymore about Albert Pujols for a while.

Ok, so I had this all typed out and Firefox exploded and the post went bye-bye. I’ll try to recreate from memory.

I think Lost is consistently one of the best hours on television. If you haven’t seen the latest episode yet, stop reading. You’ve been warned.

So I was a little disheartened after last weeks episode. Don’t get me wrong, season two started off with a bang. It slowed down with the second episode, but we found out what was going on with the raft guys and we got some new info on happenings in the hatch. But week 3 was weird to me somehow. It just didn’t’ seem like Lost. But tonight…oh yeah. It’s back.

I thought the flashbacks for Hurley fit particularly well with his new responsibilities and his fears about them. It also helped explain why he dreamt about a guy in a chicken suit, although I still don’t know why he was speaking Korean (but it does explain why Jin was speaking fluent English in the preview for tonight’s episode). Jack and Sayid’s exploration of the hatch was interesting, and I’m sure more will come up about that later. We finally got to have an almost decent conversation with the other survivors, and it appears we know how many of them are on the island. And we actually got to see pretty much everyone, not just those involved with the hatch or raft. I think that’s part of what I’ve been missing the last few weeks.

The only thing that didn’t sit well with me is the fact that Ana Lucia is still being a total bitch. I understand her initial skepticism at these three guys from out of nowhere, but they told her about the plane, what more does she want from them? I’m hoping for a better explanation there in the future.

Next week is a Jin episode. I’m looking forward to it.

Edit: I almost forgot…you can watch Lost and other tv shows on your new iPod if you’re willing to pay $1.99 an episode.

Currently Playing: Gary Jules – Mad World

Two of my favorite shows both got picked up for another season. While it’s not really surprising for Stargate Atlantis (highest ratings ever on SciFi Channel), Stargate SG-1 will go for season nine to tie The X-Files for the longest running SciFi show ever. And while the show has definitely changed since the beginning, it’s still pretty damn good. I’m still excited for the movie and the continued success of Atlantis.

Needless to say, after watching an episode of Atlantis and looking up a few things online, I’ve had no trouble staying awake during this 12-3am shift (for a change). Tomorrow starts early, but gets relaxing after work. Leisurely studying (yeah right). With half my finals done, I won’t be working too hard for the next two days.

Just one hour to go.

Currently Playing: Live – Heaven

Edit: Holy crap! It’s 17 degrees outside and on its way down to 9 for the low!!