[1.10.04]
In response to 'apathy' with regard to the latest spoilers (1/9/2004) for Alias:

On the flip side of this 'apathy' - because I really do believe this is an emotion shared by many - is that producers and writers continue to make the same mistakes over and over and over and over. It's like Groundhog's Day. That movie was the most irritating movie I've ever seen. I hated it. I loathed it because enough was enough. We get it, okay? But for me, the repetitive nature of Groundhog's Day exemplifies the same principle - just change the show.

We understand the reasons behind producers and writers making decisions to use creatively bankrupt plot developments - but it doesn't make it any less lame or ridiculous. The idea is to keep the audience enthralled - but it doesn't. It's suppose to be compelling - but Not. It's suppose to be everything great - but never is. This is the very reason I stopped watching television years ago. I was tired of the redundant cycle of stupidity.

Time to watch television is not mandatory. It is our disposable or discretionary time. We need to create the space to do this because the Goddess knows - each and every one of us have better things we could be doing instead. The fact is, if we - the audience - don't reinforce the idea to networks, creators, and producers that we're beyond exhausted of the same old redundant plot lines and devices - nothing will ever change. And in truth, even when we speak out - there's no guarantee Hollyweird will "get it." Sometimes - it's just easier to watch movies and give up the whole television gig.

[12.1.03]
"Jonah," Syd missing, Vaughn married - all of it is crap because it's so convoluted nothing makes sense. JJ wants to make these characters respond as though they were everyday people dealing with real situations. And in the every day world, yes, someone might marry two years after a loved one dies, or is thought dead. Life goes on - even after we lose those we love the most. People lose their memories, too, sometimes. I was just watching a special about this on 20/20 the other night. A young groom, on his honeymoon no less - went down to the car to get something and never came back. In that short amount of time he forgot who he was, where he was, and everything about his life. The police found him months later wandering, still without a clue who he was. He was reunited with his family, his young bride and still - no memory whatsoever. This isn't anything the guy is faking either. It's all very real and scary. Shit like this happens - strange as it is. However, the problem with Alias is we're not dealing with 'real' people, or even characters created in the image of 'real life.' These characters are very comic book, with outrageous circumstances and lots of high tech fantasy to fill in the blanks. It's very difficult to suspend one's belief in a fantasy world where we're asked to believe anything and everything, yet at the same time told this is how real people act. No, it isn't.


Since JJ has decided to take this story down the road of complex emotions, I sure as hell wish he'd address this crap with Vaughn. Vaughn had legitimate reasons for being 'noble' back in season 1 and 2. That's old news. And while being married is a legitimate reason too - not addressing your feelings when the love of your life is found out to be NOT dead has become old and tiring. I sound like a broken record but I just want this whole damn thing to move forward and get it out of the way.

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