I am a huge fan of the current ABC mega hit The Nine. I can honestly say that it is the second best show on television (the first being the Tyra Banks show). After watching 10 seconds I was hooked. The Nine is television at it's finest; it breaks all of the normal rules of television while telling a serious character drama that makes the viewer think had each week. It's this that keep us coming back for more.
You see The Nine is about a group of people after a catastrophe has brought them together and has changed them and their lives forever. These peoples lives are normal and on a normal day while these normal people are at a normal bank it is robbed. This normal robbery takes 52 hours and it is this 52 hours that their lives are changed forever. The series takes place after this robbery and focuses on the survivors and how they deal with their lives after the plane crash. You see the creaters came up with the brilliant idea of only showing the views a small pieces of the robbery each week. These "Flashbacks" each week give us a small factoid about the characters and are relevant to the "Present" presented in the episode. The show features some familiar faces to the small screen playing these normal people who's lives are changed forever. Former Party of Five star Scott Wolf stars as a doctor who was at the robbery and his normal life is changed forever. Former Boston Public Principle Chi McBride plays an African-American father with his child during the robbery. Also a part of the ensemble is former Wings star Tim Daly in his first comedic role.
The show comes on at the after the campy Castaway ripoff Lost and despite the weak lead in I am sure this show will be the next big thing in television. It's large and very talented cast, it's unique character driven story, and former Star Trek star John Billingsley are sure to make this show the biggest hit this fall.
In other news...
I have come under fire recently for my venture into the porn industry. Apparently it is a crime to film midgets having sex in the back of an SUV for 13 hours if you don't provide enough water for the cast and crew. Long story short, the family of Kim Jon Hung's Wrongful Death claim is going to greatly affect my Christmas shopping. That means I won't get to send out the annual Weekly Rant Christmas Bag-o-Lanterns. To make this up to you my loyal readers I am going to give a DVD of The Nine autographed by me to one lucky reader. To win this glorious achievement in television signed by me, the greatest achievement in internet typing, all you have to do is mail $1 to me with your return address on the envelop and I will select a winner at random from the envelopes.
So send your dollars to:
The Kim Jon Hung Memorial Fund
ATTN: Joseph Sterling
615 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
(This is a real contest. Void where Prohibited. Purchase necessary. Not Valid in Continental United States. U.S. and Canada Only)
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Next Week: I do an expose on the parents of Asian little people and pornography.
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