Fall Forward / Spring Back
Posted on | October 30, 2009 | No Comments
I know, I’m messing with you with the title. Screwing with the mnemonic. I’d forgotten that this was time change weekend here in the U.S. An extra hour to do with whatever you want this weekend. Spend it wisely.
We received two automated phone calls from the local emergency measures organization, one warning about possible tornados and the other advising of flash flooding. It rained really hard most of the evening, but we’re not in a flood prone area. One of my coworkers lost two massive trees (and electric power when one of the trees took out a line) and another coworker’s house was struck by lightning and lost some electronics. If the rain had been snow, we’d be in the same situation as the folks in Colorado. At least it’s starting to cool off a little, getting back to more temperate and Halloween-like temps.
The networks had fun with Halloween this year, and they spread the love around for all the various tropes. My favorite was Castle, with the vampire theme, but props to C.S.I. for having a murder that created a zombie. The victim was hit so hard on the head that he got up a few hours later, brushed his teeth, made a bowl of cereal, poured himself a cup of coffee and went out into the driveway for the newspaper before he realized he was (all but) dead.
The Mentalist went the haunted house route. For the most part, they’ve discarded the Red Jack subplot, with only the occasional concession to Jane’s obsession, but it looks like there might be something about it again next week when Jane follows Charlie’s Angels and just about every other crime show with the “put him in jail” gimmick.
Once Survivor gets to the point where one team has been obliterated, it’s almost painful to watch. Hopefully the merge is coming soon, which will revitalize the competition and pit everyone against everyone else. I really thought they were going to get rid of Jason. It might have been a smart move with the merge pending, because this is the point where you want to start picking off the people who are physically strong–or at least should be.
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Bev Vincent is the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar® Award and a 2009 Bram Stoker Award.
His short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands and The Blue Religion. He is a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine and a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. He also writes book reviews for Onyx Reviews.
