The Doctor Is In

Best Doctor Who episode ever: Blink.

It was absolutely perfect from start to finish, with fantastic writing and great pacing. It also has the dubious honor of being the episode with the least amount of screen time for the Doctor (at least, of all the episodes that I've seen). If you've never watched Doctor Who before, this is the one to start with.

TV Online

It looks like almost all the major networks now offer a video archive off their website. The exception is the new CW, but then it's not exactly a "major" network now, is it?

Off them all, I like CBS the best. It has the nicest interface, and appears to have at least the last 4 episodes archived. ABC and Fox are pretty good as well, but I have issues with both. ABC because I usually have problems with the video (hiccups, etc.), and Fox because they don't archive any of the shows I'd be interested in.

As for NBC, they have an absolutely horrible interface. It's almost impossible to figure out which shows have complete episodes available, and from what I can tell, they only have the last episode available. Unless you've missed something, it's really not worth visiting their site at all.

Even with all the problems though, it's nice to see progress on this front. I can only that the networks will improve their services and really expand their archives. It's quite nice to be able to join a show mid-season and and catch all the previous episodes.

New Shows

Who says there's nothing good on TV? Last season may have sucked in terms of new shows, but they seem to have figured out what they've been doing wrong. I've been very pleasantly surprised by a few new shows this season.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is a reasonably good West Wing replacement, but my top pick so far is definitely Heroes, also on NBC. I watched the first 5 episodes back to back and just did not want to stop.

I also like Jericho, on CBS, but I'm wondering if they can keep up the momentum of the first few shows. There hasn't been much progress/revelations in the last couple episodes, but it's still holding my attention for the moment.

Finally, Day Break just premiered this week on Fox, and it's looking pretty good as well. The premise is interesting enough -- like Groundhog Day except for the fact that the guy who's repeating the same day actually carries over his physical injuries through each cycle. What I want to know is whether this is supposed to be a one season show, or if they really think they can prolong it indefinitely. I'm hoping for the former.