MickeyTo 2007
From where I'm sitting we have less than one-quarter of a day left to squeeze out of 2006. Looking forward to the new year with equal mixtures of dread, anticipation and wondering what the cats just knocked over downstairs, here's my hopes and fears for the next year's fare on the ol' tube...
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Substantive, in-depth news coverage of what our so-called "leaders" are up to, and what it means to us here in America and world-wide.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Substantive, in-depth fluff pieces about celebrities who don't wear panties under their miniskirts.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Lee Adama come to his senses: Duella is one intensely-hot babe. Yes, Starbuck is a babe, too, but Duella is a babe and she's sane.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Cyclical wavering between the two babes, overloaded with "I love her, but I'm married to her" angst. Nothing like maundering indecision to build up confidence in the CAG.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Commercial writers and producers to realize that the rock-stupid morons in their ads aren't the sort of folk we usually identify with.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: This year they'll just go over the top and have commercial featuring inert coma patients.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: A clear idea what the black smoke "monster" is.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: As long as Lost's producers don't keep re-writing the mythos (like Chris Carter did to The X-Files) I'll settle for why the statue only had four toes.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Aliens land to perform unauthorized experiments on the brains of reality-show producers.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: More of the same: "We've put ten radical Sunnis and ten radical Shiites together in one house to see what happens when they stop being polite... and start being real!"
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: A good, well-written show with engaging characters on SciFi.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: SciFi will cancel one of their best shows to free up more budget to make the craptacular Saturday-night movies that more properly would belong on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Congress getting real about campaign finance reform, requiring serious limits on TV ads and the enormous amounts of money they require, which in turn requires our so-called "leaders" to prostitute themselves to the lobbying industry to raise the cash for their campaigns.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Congress getting serious about some girl's naughty outfit on TV.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: More Lewis Black.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: More "comedians" who think that repeating the alleged punch line somehow makes it funny.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: The Doctor's new Companion being as able and self-reliant as Rose.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Torchwood launches a project code-named "Bad Wolf."
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Clark Kent getting a super-clue: Chloe is a major babe, she's warm for his form and she already knows his rather ill-kept "secret."
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Lex and Lionel will keep taking turns being the Evil One, while the other is the Misguided One Doing Evil Convinced They're Averting A Much Greater Evil.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: More of Dr. Girlfriend.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: More toons drawn by people with no discernable artistic talent.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: An intelligent live-action sitcom (e.g. WKRP or Barney Miller).
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Oh, the horror... the horror...
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Lose the ads floating/flying around the bottom of the screen once the show comes back on after a commercial break.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: They'll reach out and block out the entire screen.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: A bright, shining new year living up to our best hopes and aspirations.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: A bright, shining new year living up to our deepest biases and most petty agendas... but it's okay- we survived all that last year... and the year before... and the year before that...
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Substantive, in-depth news coverage of what our so-called "leaders" are up to, and what it means to us here in America and world-wide.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Substantive, in-depth fluff pieces about celebrities who don't wear panties under their miniskirts.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Lee Adama come to his senses: Duella is one intensely-hot babe. Yes, Starbuck is a babe, too, but Duella is a babe and she's sane.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Cyclical wavering between the two babes, overloaded with "I love her, but I'm married to her" angst. Nothing like maundering indecision to build up confidence in the CAG.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Commercial writers and producers to realize that the rock-stupid morons in their ads aren't the sort of folk we usually identify with.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: This year they'll just go over the top and have commercial featuring inert coma patients.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: A clear idea what the black smoke "monster" is.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: As long as Lost's producers don't keep re-writing the mythos (like Chris Carter did to The X-Files) I'll settle for why the statue only had four toes.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Aliens land to perform unauthorized experiments on the brains of reality-show producers.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: More of the same: "We've put ten radical Sunnis and ten radical Shiites together in one house to see what happens when they stop being polite... and start being real!"
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: A good, well-written show with engaging characters on SciFi.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: SciFi will cancel one of their best shows to free up more budget to make the craptacular Saturday-night movies that more properly would belong on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Congress getting real about campaign finance reform, requiring serious limits on TV ads and the enormous amounts of money they require, which in turn requires our so-called "leaders" to prostitute themselves to the lobbying industry to raise the cash for their campaigns.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Congress getting serious about some girl's naughty outfit on TV.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: More Lewis Black.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: More "comedians" who think that repeating the alleged punch line somehow makes it funny.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: The Doctor's new Companion being as able and self-reliant as Rose.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Torchwood launches a project code-named "Bad Wolf."
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Clark Kent getting a super-clue: Chloe is a major babe, she's warm for his form and she already knows his rather ill-kept "secret."
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Lex and Lionel will keep taking turns being the Evil One, while the other is the Misguided One Doing Evil Convinced They're Averting A Much Greater Evil.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: More of Dr. Girlfriend.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: More toons drawn by people with no discernable artistic talent.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: An intelligent live-action sitcom (e.g. WKRP or Barney Miller).
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: Oh, the horror... the horror...
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: Lose the ads floating/flying around the bottom of the screen once the show comes back on after a commercial break.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: They'll reach out and block out the entire screen.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE: A bright, shining new year living up to our best hopes and aspirations.
WHAT I EXPECT TO SEE: A bright, shining new year living up to our deepest biases and most petty agendas... but it's okay- we survived all that last year... and the year before... and the year before that...
