2 new shows

"With great powers come great responsibility"

This is famous statement from the Spiderman comics when Uncle Ben told Peter Parker before he passed away. With this comes a great new show from NBC this fall titled Heroes. It is a serial show about people all over the world discovering that they have superpowers and trying to deal with how this change affects their lives. There is a pretty 17 yr old cheerleader who can heal herself every time she is injured, meaning she could actually cheat death. Instead of finding her powers as a gift, she feels that she is a freak. On the other hand, there is a Japanese man who wishes that he is able to have superpowers and found the ability to freeze time and teleport to other places. He find his powers very fascinating and feels that he is special and gifted from others. There is a man who has the ability to paint images of the future provided he is high on drugs. I like this new show because it is like 'Lost' where the main characters have a certain 6-degree connection with each other. There is also a scientific mystery to the whole gifts where the character in the show theorizes that humans are undergoing another stage of evolution. Apparently, it could a scientific genetic experimentation where mutation occurs or some form of evolution where we are going up to a second level. Also, it touches on how humans are given the opportunity to choose whether to exploit the gift that they had or simply ignore it or use it for the good of others. How many times when we were young that we wish that we had some kind of superpowers? This show is certainty the one to watch during this fall.

"If I had to choose between a one-night-stand or time with these people? I choose them... " - Michael Scott

Also for comedy, I would recommend NBC The Office. It is an adaptation of the British comedy with the same title. This show follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees via a documentary film crew's cameras. This is like Survivor meets Office Politics. Basically, the format of the show is like a documentary where they will show a day in the office. However, there will be behind the scenes interviews with the office workers where the workers will tell their true feelings and bitch about others in a comedic way. If you like the show Friends, you may not find this humorous as it is not a sitcom where funny lines are spurted out by the characters. The show plays on human cynicism, parody and quirky interactions with each other which can be pretty hilarious if you get the joke.

A summary of the characters

Regional manager Michael (Steve Carell) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, best boss ever - which, of course, makes him the uncoolest, most obnoxious and annoying boss as far as his staff is concerned. Steve Carrell is such a great comedian that he is able to portray the character. I always laughed when he is on the screen. He really deserve that Emmy.

His co-worker Jim (John Krasinski) lusts after engaged receptionist Pam (Jenna Fischer, Miss Match) when he's not sabotaging his cube-mate, the know-it-all Dwight (Rainn Wilson). Too bad, Jim move to another department when his love for Pam is unrequited. Dwight is also a funny character who thinks that he is the boss and is always right. The interactions between Dwight and Jim are really fun to watch as they bought so much laughter that brought tears to my eyes. Overall, it is a fun comedy to watch since the departure of Friends. I have attached some clips for a sneak peak where you can also find other clips @ the YouTube. Hope that these two shows will really brighten up your week...

On another note...argh...physics test today was a torture. I don't know whether I can pass the test or not. The physics test seems so easy and yet when I tried to do the questions, I couldn't even know whether it is a correct answer. The marks allocated were quite generous, so hopefully I will get a few marks here and there when I write my formulas and showed some workings. Now, have to study my chem as there is a test coming up next Thus...sighz...