Threshold

There's a new sci-fi/thriller/drama show on CBS now called "Threshold" and it's pretty sweet. I know there's a host of seemingly lame invasion-themed shows hitting this Fall's primetime lineup (such as NBC's "Surface" and ABC's cleverly titled "Invasion"), but this one seems genuinly pretty cool. The two-hour premiere was tonight and I really liked it. Of course, there are a few reasons for that which have nothing to do with the actual content of the show itself.

First, it stars Brent Spiner (for those unlucky few who have no idea who Mr. Spiner is, he played Data on one of the greatest sapce epics in TV history, "Star Trek: The Next Generation"). Also, Branon Braga is the show's executive producer (he was a writer on TNG and most recently the executive producer of the tragicly failed Star Trek spinoff, "Enterprise"). I also noticed at least four other names in the credits of people who have been involed in one or more of the Star Trek shows.

All that aside though, the premiere was really good and I think this show could actually last. It always happens this way in television, at least two shows come out at the same time that have almost the exact same premise, but only one lasts longer than a season or two. It happened with "ER" and "Chicago Hope" and then with "Dark Angel" and "Alias", as well as many others, and now it's "Threshold" and "Invasion". To be fair I suppose I'll have to watch Invasion as well and see if it's any good, but I hope it sucks. Haha.

Wow, this is my 3rd post in 2 days. I guess not having a life outside of school and work will be advantageous to my blogging (either that or the novelty of my new blog simply hasn't worn off yet). All things considered I think I like Myspace better than Blogger, if only because it's much easier to post pictures and really customize your page. Still, this blog will serve a different purpose, being slightly more formal and acting as a forum for me to rant on my favorite academic subjects (namely science and philosophy) and, of course, politics. Who doesn't like ranting about politics after all? And now, a parting quote from Threshold,

"A cynic is just an idealist who's had his heart broken."