Sc-Fi Bri's Television Picks for Fall 2013 Part 2

Sci-Fi Bri's Television Picks for Fall 2013 Part 2

    "Ironside" (NBC)  starring Blair  "L.A. Law" Underwood has apparently been cancelled. Similar to the '70s namesake series starring Raymond "Perry Mason" Burr,  Underwood plays an AFrican-American version of the former series updated to the 21st century. Mr. Underwood plays a former vice cop who ends up in a wheelchair and is now a head detective of the NYPD investigating homicides. Although perhaps a cynical way to weasel out of originality, I really enjoyed this show while it lasted.

"The Tomorrow People"  (the CW) is about a subspecies of humans who appear psychologically troubled, but who in fact have powers such as  "telepathy, teleportation and telekinesis". The main character, Stephen Jameson (Robbie Amell) inherited both his powers and his supposed problems from his father. Jameson has been in and out of psych wards and takes powerful psych. meds. He just wants to be normal, but almost every night he teleports into the bedroom of a nieghborhood couple. After awhile he comes across three others with similar powers, one of whom can hear his thoughts and can communicate with him telepathically. Jameson's uncle Jebekiah is a genetic scientist who is part of an organization called Ultra, which captures and sometimes eliminates those who are  'Tomorrow People' with powers that are considered a threat to the powers that be. Jameson is coerced to work for Ultra, but  he is actually there to save and protect others with paranormal abilities. I really, really like this kind of show.

"Reign"  (the CW)  Costume drama set in the Middle Ages about Princess Mary of Scotland, who is betrothed to the prince of France. She will eventually become Mary, Queen of Scots. I like the dialogue and how it basically has a contemporary soundtrack, but a show such as this will mostly appeal to girls, women and those who regularly attend Renaissance Fairs.

Poetry: "Phonin' It In"

Poetry: "Phonin' It In"

       Phoning it in in a job I don't like
       Desperate for money, to work I do hike
       Wasting my hours near the turnpike... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Crash Airlines" A work in progress

Poetry:  "Crash Airlines"  A work in progress

           Don't you board that plane.
           Don't get on that jet.
           For once you are aloft
           You just might meet your death.
            You'll likely become slain.
             Exhilarating flight
             Taking to the skies
             Is it worth the hassle
             Once you know you'll die... (tbc?)

Poetic Fiction: "The Sniper(s)"

Poetic Fiction:  "The Sniper(s)"

      Twas a sniper
      Drove a Viper
      Stole a child, was still in diapers
      THe child became a sniper too
       Killed his fam. and he might kill you
     THere was a lawyer
      Was a voyeur
       Spied on women
      Near the foyer
      When he got caught
       He lost his profession
       But he never lost
        His sick obsession... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Behind Bars"

Poetry:  "Behind Bars"  [Note: I have never been in trouble with the law, so this poem is merely speculation based on tv shows and movies I have seen.]

         Lawyers and judges and weights in the yard
         Boredom and violence and long games of cards
         Riots and tear gas and corruptible guards
        Unhealthy repasts and meals cooked in lard
        TVs and toilets and shanks in the neck
        "Noone saw nothing", just shuffle the deck
         Gangs and young killers and lifers resigned
         To a life behind bars, a world in a bind... (tbc?)

Sci-Fi Bri's Television: THe Ax has fallen: Not so Lucky "Lucky Seven"

Sc-Fi Bri's Television:  THe Ax has Fallen:  THe not-so lucky  "Lucky Seven"

         Two weeks into the fall television season and the first casualty of the damned Nielson rating system has already been announced. After a mere two episodes,  "Lucky Seven", about a septet of lottery winners will permanently go off the air.  I saw the first episode, in which all seven winners have bad luck financially or personally. It wasn't a bad show. If it had more time to develop or if it had better publicity, perhaps it could have had a loyal cult following. From what I read, the audience dropped by 50% from the first to the second episode. Unfortunately, it was on Tuesday (I think), when a slew of good shows is on at the same time. Viewers without a DVR machine had to choose between "Person of Interest" on CBS, "Chicago Fire"on NBC,  "Sons of Anarchy" on FX network, and "the ill-fated  "Lucky 7"  on ABC.  If only another network would ignore the flawed  Nielson ratings and continue this show.

Poetry: "Pain Has a Purpose"

Poetry:  "Pain Has a Purpose"

     Pain has a purpose
    Some don't know why
    Touch a hot stove
    And you'll wince or you'll cry.

     Pain has a purpose
     When things get dire
     You don't stick around
     When your house is on fire.

     Pain has a purpose
     If you had a pet otter
     The thing would jump out
      Of boiling water
 
      If you couldn't feel pain
      You'd be constantly hurt
      And perhaps you'd be buried
      'Neath six feet of dirt... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Government Shutdown of 2013"

Poetry:  "Government Shutdown of 2013"

   Our government has just shut down
   And Congress, it seems, is out of town
   Our National Parks have gone dark
  Due to this Republican Lark
  Of  "my way or the highway"
 They (Congress) still get their pay
  While our economy is waylaid
 Compromise is a dirty word
 When your demands are not heard
 Or heeded by the other Party
The poor they will suffer
Some will starve without supper
While politicians and their lobbyists eat hearty
The G.O.P. and Tea Party are throwbacks
Who all ought to be thrown back...
ObamaCAre is now the law of the Land
Though when the G.O.P. lied,
They are mostly opposed to the new Health system out of greed and pride.  (tbc?)