Series Stalking

"PB I'm addicted, I'm outta control..u r the drug that keeps me from dying"

Well this is my version of the Enrique song dedicated to Prison Break(PB)...my addiction for such TVseries' started with Heroes..
wait a min..I got to take a step back..it actually started with "I Dream of Jeannie", "Dennis the Menace" & "The 3 Stooges"..back then, I managed to finish up my homework so that I could catch a glimspe of Jeannie & Dennis..evenings were blocked for these shows & I wouldn't care for more TVwatching after my daily dose of these shows.
And then years later...there was this trip to US which actually introduced me to "Series Stalking" & "Desi Chores"
These are the most apt phrases according to me...as soon as a desi sets foot in the US, he is greeted by American desis(some wannabe americans too)..ppl who think thy know every thing abt the US & then there is a desi laundry list of things to do wen in the US..& one of the most imp items is downloading torrent & following a SERIES... yeah & if u don't ..well u cannot become an american desi... ;-)
Then there are standards to follow...u hav "SERIES TO START WITH"..within 2 months every desi who has never switched on star movies or HBO in his entire life embarks upon "FRIENDS"..(yes this is what everyone starts with)...people who in their initial 2 weeks in US are watching hindi movies or listening to sufi, qawaalis or pathetic songs on free, speedy internet move on from desi-ism to am-desi-ism & talk abt how many seasons of FRIENDS he/she has watched.

Now before this blog gets more desified..let's move on to topic at hand...I'll have to write another blog on American desis..I owe them one  !!

So off I was to catch hold of some series that I could cling on to..& found Heroes..I was just done with Xmen Origins: Wolverine
(for the record : I'm a die-hard fan of Hugh Jackman & this movie released on my B'day 1st May 2009 ..wat more cd I ask for ??)
& with the special power concept still fresh in my mind I was too inclined to watch it...few hours into the series & I was blown away...instant crush was Peter Peterelli...the person who was still discovering his powers .. as I clung on ...I was totally impressed by Sylar...Zachary Quinto portrayed the part so well it was almost real..Sylar was a person u'd love to hate...!!
I was in a different world altogether..some part of me longed for these powers...I used to pray to god daily to make me one of them....& then  I found some soulmates..ppl who longed for these powers too..we often used to ape our fav character ..guess that was as close as we got to the powers :-)

Came back to homeland .. the memories of Heroes still afresh in my head ..I convinced Chin to giv it a try too...(Initially it was "OMG..another US returned alien forcing ppl to get into the her mode !!"
..2-3 episodes down.."I don't understand wat's so great abt ths one"
..and finally..evn before he cd step inside the house.."I want to watch Heroes...are u sure u hav all seasons..all episodes?? I don't wanna brk the rhythm" Bingo !!

And Heroes was quickly followed by Prison Break(PB)...and many jailbreak movies...we got so puzzled at one point in time that we used to look for movie characters in series n vice-versa..this was followed by a long break...(Project Mayhem)...finally we started over with PB last week & there has been no looking back since...this was the first ever weekend wen we were done with all household chores by 12 PM to get on to PB.. :-) it's been really difficult to disconnect from it ...u keep thinking abt what happens next ..at home..at office practically everywhere..both of us have been unplugged from all prjct related discussions for past 1 week ..I haven't been able to fix a simple mapping for past 2 days as my mind wanders each time in the lanes of  Mexico, Kansas, Dallas & Fox River Penitentiary..!!

There are times I think I understand how saas-bahu serial addicts feel ..but wen I compare the content thy are put through...Serial Stalkers are better off..!!

Time to sign off...PB Calling :-)