Another Edition Of "What Astro's Watching."

[astrogirl2]

Man, I really just have been terribly non-interactive lately, at least here on LJ. But I figured I'd at least pop in and mention the fact that the last couple of weeks have been really good for me on the DVD front. I just recently watched season 1 of Slings and Arrows, which was rather marvelous. And right now I'm a few episodes into season 1 of

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[glitterboy1]

I've been wondering about Burn Notice, myself. The way you and RSR are both talking, I think I'll take a look sooner rather than later...

[astrogirl2]

Burn Notice is fun. Not terribly deep, but fun. It takes everything that's entertaining about the spy genre (IMO, anyway) and brings it down to earth in a way that's wryly funny. And the main character is great: incredibly competent, capable, kick-ass, resourceful, charming, capable of smoothly playing all kinds of roles... and yet, under it all, a tiny little bit of a dork, as far as actual relationships go. And he also has aforementioned wry sense of humor. It's a killer combination, as far as I'm concerned. :)

[izhilzha]

Yes, this. And Michael has two fantastic sidekicks in Sam and Fiona (I want her wardrobe, seriously--with guns); three, if you count his mother (which I always do *g*).

[astrogirl2]

Yes, they're all really fun characters. And the fact that the poor guy has to deal with his family on top of all the spy stuff is... well, it's a genius idea for a TV series, is what it is. :)

[rdamel]

I've watched it from the beginning, and it's going to get deeper/darker as time goes on. Still entertaining, but you have much more ahead of you. Including a cool recurring guest star that I don't know if you heard about and so I won't mention by name.

Enjoy!
Melissa M.

[astrogirl2]

Cool! I like deeper and darker. :)