The Mentalist went a little too far in a direction I advocated a week or two ago. The show was very much about the main character’s skills, but I didn’t care a whit about the actual case under investigation. I got confused about who was married to whom and who was cheating with whom on who (feel free to redistribute whos and whoms as necessary). But it was fun to see him game the gamers, and to see a couple of his tricks being played out.
It also seemed like there was too much story packed into Without a Trace, because they ran out of time for any denouement. And the whole deal with Malone getting demoted and jerked around and replaced now seems like some sort of ratings ploy to get a guest star into the show for a few weeks. Meh.
In what appears to be an elaborate hoax, pranksters – their identities as yet unknown – distributed hundreds or possibly thousands of free copies of a spoof edition of The New York Times on Wednesday morning at busy subway stations around the city. The issue is dated July 4, 2009 and its lead headline is IRAQ WAR ENDS. Other notable headlines include “Maximum Wage Law Succeeds (Salary Caps Will Help Stabilize Economy). Where did I hear about this? At the real NY Times site.
Apropos of that: I finally got back to Black and White and Dead All Over after being distracted by some other reading recently. The first chapter was a grabber, the next couple less so, but I’m still hoping for good things from the book. I fear I may miss a lot by not knowing all the intimate details about the real NY Times staff and history, as this is pretty much a roman a clef.
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