After Leverage, I had Sherlock for a couple weeks.  Sadly it only lasted three episodes, even though they were 90 minutes long each.  Oh BBC how you tease me.

Next is AMC’s new drama Rubicon, about a national security think tank.  It is very slow, but very rewarding.  A very nice compliment to watching Leverage earlier in the evening.  The tone of Rubicon is serious with twisted relationships after the death of a co-worker and the mysteries that soon come to surface.  The cast is strong with James Badge Dale recently on the HBO miniseries The Pacific, not to mention it has Sledge Hammer.  Even with the painfully slow pace at times, it is still well worth watching.

And to close the night I have Entourage.  I have been watching this show for years and I love the inside peak in Hollywood.  While fictional, I get a kick out of it.

Before you get on me, I haven’t started watching Mad Men or True Blood, so back off.

Back to TV Land.

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BBC launched a new version of Sherlock Holmes tonight simply called Sherlock.  Taking place in the 21st century London, it takes bits and pieces of all the popular dramas on television today and places them together with the legacy and timeless characters of Holmes and Watson.

The 90 minute premiere was a blast to watch.  Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes is brilliant and Martin Freeman as injured Afghanistan war vet grounds the show.  While it is odd to watch a 90 minute television show, it was paced quite well.  Shot very much like Law & Order here in the States, it does have a certain level of nerd factor as seen with the display of text messages on screen.  It is quite charming.

I am excited for the next episodes, but sad that they are only planning three 90 minute episodes for the entire season.  I’d be one to track down when Sherlock will air on your local PBS station.

Living without cable makes you do many things, including catch up on television shows you never paid attention too.  I finally decided to check out Battlestar Galactica this weekend, starting with the mini-series and then onto Season 1 and the start of Season 2.  I love something with a sci-fi theme, and BSG holds up pretty well.  The characters are pretty good, the story is pretty strong, and the interrelationships between characters has pulled me in.  I hope it keeps up and stays strong.  Don’t spoil it for me!

You should stop reading now if you don’t want to read spoilers.

The entire episode was lame.  The final fight with Sylar.  Peter is the bomb.  Nathan coming to save the day.  Talk about cliche after cliche.  Uggg.  Highly disappointing after such a great ride this season.  I really think NBC had no idea the show would turn into a ratings megaton and really overhyped certain episodes, such as the ‘Save the Cheerleader’ campaign earlier in the season.  It was a let down.

Hopefully the season finale of Lost can save the day…

So I previously wrote about the show Dexter about a month ago and my addiction for the show is growing with each episode. First the Ice Truck Killer, and just recently the whole real father angle. I just keeps getting better and better. If you have Showtime you should watch this show, as I consider it the best new show on television this fall.