"Sydney Bristow is still amazing"
Saturday, January 05, 2008 Filed in: random
musings | public
service announcements
in another life, when i
was a teacher, there was a show that began during the
first month of my first year in that profession. it
was called "Alias." this was the first show i watched
from the first episode to the last. it was like a
mini-movie every week.
it had action and
adventure, romance and sci-fi, conspiracy and drama.
plus, it introduced the world to Jennifer Garner. it
was amazing. it aired on Sunday nights and the
discussions in my classes on Monday morning would,
inevitably, center on the happenings of "Alias" from
the previous evening.
was Sydney going to get caught? did Sloane know that Syd and Jack were double agents for the CIA? was Irina really good or really evil? are Syd and Vaughn ever gonna hook up? what's the deal with Rambaldi? where was Sydney during those lost two years?
these were just some of the MANY questions that this show left us asking over the first two seasons alone. it was like nothing television had seen before. yes... over the seasons, it lost its way a few times. but... even at its worst, it was more enjoyable than most of the stuff being produced.
anyway, the reason i bring all this up is that Stacy and i recently decided to rewatch "Alias."
and you know
what? it's just as good the second time! and it's so
cool to see now, because this is the show that set up
the successes of shows like "Lost" and "Heroes." it
was the first show (at least, that i watched)
thatmade every week a cliff-hanger and had an
over-arching plot that ran the course of the series.
(it's also kinda cool to see where shows like "Lost"
and "Heroes" clearly learned from the mistakes made
by "Alias.") all this to say, "Alias" (and Sydney
Bristow) kick ass and if you haven't watched the show
before, do yourself a favor and get the DVDs. (or
borrow mine.) you won't regret it.
-barnes
was Sydney going to get caught? did Sloane know that Syd and Jack were double agents for the CIA? was Irina really good or really evil? are Syd and Vaughn ever gonna hook up? what's the deal with Rambaldi? where was Sydney during those lost two years?
these were just some of the MANY questions that this show left us asking over the first two seasons alone. it was like nothing television had seen before. yes... over the seasons, it lost its way a few times. but... even at its worst, it was more enjoyable than most of the stuff being produced.
anyway, the reason i bring all this up is that Stacy and i recently decided to rewatch "Alias."
-barnes