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"A love triangle will develop among LaPaglia's Jack Malone, who's estranged from his wife; Poppy Montgomery's sexy Samantha Spade; and Eric Close's Martin Fitzgerald. Enrique Murciano, who plays Danny Taylor, will also find romance."

Ahh! Boo! No! That's just what I was afraid of! Martin and Sam have no romantic chemistry. None. They are a vast sucking black hole of romantic chemistry. They don't even like each other! Argh.

Of course the slasher in me doesn't like this, because it's so blatantly obvious that if Danny "finds romance" with anyone, it should be with Martin. But I've overcome bigger obstacles than stupid, misguided love triangles for my preferred couples before- heck, Boromir's dead and that's never stopped me from slashing him. But I'm also just a fan of the show, and I want it to live up to all of its potential. And this triangle thing sounds like a baaad idea. The best way it could play out, in my book, would be with Martin asking Sam out in the season premiere, Sam saying no because she loves Jack, and Martin going off to find solace in Danny's embrace because they're so much better suited for each other (hence Danny finding romance too). The end. WaT becomes a big success and makes its actors rich and happy, and Joan and her pairing live happily ever after.

Also from TV Guide, the first line of a mini-review of History Detectives (looks like a CSI-goes-Smithsonian deal on PBS)- "History is part fact, part speculation and part tedious nitpicking." Hey! That's my field you're... summarizing fairly accurately, unfortunately. Hm. Never mind.

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Whatever way the story goes, I can't wait (but no pressure. hee!) It's all good in my book.

I hate it when execs see something that's working and feel compelled to change it, as if the audience has the attention span of a caffeinated gerbil. I don't want total character stagnation, of course, but I got into this show because of what it was, and it bugs me that apparently that wasn't good enough. It's already a hit- why fix what isn't broken? And yeah, I have a vague bad feeling about CSI too. Last season was already becoming the Gil and Catherine Show, with occasional forays into the Warrick and Sara Show. Nick? Who's that? Oh, wait, that dumb guy (grrrrrr). And I love Greg, of course I love Greg, but having him in the field is going to make the cast even more crowded (though if they partnered him with Nick, I'd be happy). I just have a bad feeling about it, and about Nick's screen time in particular. And then there's the whole Sara/Gil thing...

Some days I just hate TV. Either my favorite shows get screwed with, or they get ripped away from me (I'm still not over Firefly. Hell, I'm still not over Brimstone).

You know, as much as the Sara/Gil, Catherine/Gil, whoever/Gil totally grosses me out, I could live with it as long as they don't do anything weird or gross to Greg or Nick. I can take less airtime for both of them as long as they're working together. But if they give Nick another woman or have them ogling girls all the damn time I'm just going to have to stop watching. It's not that I dislike het, I just don't like the het they choose to explore. How about a little Warrick/Catherine, people? It's the best choice and they have the best chemistry. But alas, it will never happen.

Believe me, I understand bitterness at the networks. They don't even make any sense anymore. I try not to get attached to TV shows at all for this very reason, but sometimes one slips under my radar, and then they do something in canon to muck it up and I'm screwed.

It's not that I dislike het, I just don't like the het they choose to explore.

Exactly. I'm violently opposed to Sara/Gil (they're just too much alike, and they bring out unfortunate qualities in each other), but Warrick/Catherine I'd really like to see. We've have had hints, though, so maybe someday. The one Gil pairing I was curious about was Gil/Lady Heather, and he sabotaged that pretty completely, Mr. Social Skills that he is. But Gil/Sara is a big neon "no" for me. Which means TPTB will pursue it, of course.