My Name Is Joe

Yo.

What can I say? I am a certified, card-carrying couch potato - if couch potatoes were issued cards and certificates, that is.

My fellow spud and I decided to start this blog so that we can rant and rave about our favourite television shows online instead of in the coffeeshops or restaurants, which allows us to NOT annoy anyone within hearing range.

And unlike the gazillion TV-blogs out there, this one is unique for it has a Malaysian angle to it. So you'd probably find quite a few references to our Guardians of Morality aka The Censorship Board, as well as a few passing mentions (possibly in gratitude) to every Malaysian's favourite relative, Uncle Ho (not to be confused with Vietnam's Independence hero, Ho Chi Minh).

Of course, another inescapable fact of being a local blog about foreign TV shows is that most likely some, if not all, the posts would probably be out of date with regards to the TV shows we discuss. For example, I'm currently following Lost Season 3 here even though the season has already ended in the US. (Arguments about whether I'm wasting my time with this show should be saved for a later date.) I've also just started watching The Sopranos Season 1 on DVD, even though the award-winning HBO show has never seen the light of day on our local television channels.

So if you're interested in reading (or writing - see below for contact details) about your favourite TV shows in Bolehland, well, you've come to the right place.

Here's a taster of some of the TV shows you might find being discussed here in the near future: Rome, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Heroes, The Sopranos, Prison Break, The Amazing Race (and The Amazing Race Asia!), My Name Is Earl, CSI, and many others.

Right then. Till later, this is Joe TV clicking off.

P.S. Interested in contributing to this TV-blog? E-mail us: idiotboxers AT gmail DOT com.

And so it Begins...

My friend and I decided to start this blog to celebrate what we most spend our times - watching the idiot box.

I was going to start by talking a little about Rome the miniseries!
Yeah that rip roaring, rowdy, rambunctious ROME without the stuffy senators. Loads of bare legs in skirts and togas,and that's in the men. Let's not forget the lovely luscious roman matrons, the supposed pinnacle of Roman society.

Before we enter into this foray into fortuitous events, I think we should start with a little Rome primer.

We all know about the great Gaius Julius Caesar , who embodied what everyone's idea of the great Roman empire. But do we know about Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, the ordinary soldiers of the famous 13th Legion?

The brilliant idea between the first season was simple - the historic events of the fall of Pompeii and consequently Caesar was nothing but a series of coincidences influenced by these two very ordinary men of Rome. They bumbled their way like pre-medieval "Forrest Gumps", not even unwitting pawns, as even the great players Brutus, Cicero and Mark Anthony could have foreseen the parts they would play.


Let's do a little run down, shall we?

Episode 1 - when Pompeii conspires to steal Caesar's eagle, who accidentally chances on thief and uncover the plot?

Episode 2 - who caused the riot that injured Mark Anthony which Caesar seized as his reason to star a march on Rome?

Episode 3 - who chances on a group of a young recruits on the march to Rome, causing them to panic and causing Pompeii to flee the city thinking that Caesar's march is more aggressive than it really is?

Episode 4 - who finds the missing city treasury and returns it to Caesar, thereby depriving Pompeii of his means to pay his soldiers and reclaim his place as Consul.

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