TV Musings
I've had this window open in Firefox for days, meaning to update about my trip to Florida and how weird weekend trip are. But that takes too much effort, and work is exhausting these days. So instead.... tv!
Shows I want to catch up on or watch the pilot of over the summer, providing they don't get canceled: Castle, The Unusuals, House (5 episodes behind), Chuck (8 episodes behind), Harper's Island (watched the pilot). It's a lot harder to conform to my rule about watching every new pilot when I'm this busy. It was easier when I was unemployed :)
I tried to watch Cupid, and holy cow was the lead (Bobby Cannavale) unappealing to me. Perhaps it's because, personally, I wouldn't take romance advice from a brash New Yorker with a huge ego, which is the impression I got from his character. Seriously, NBC? You resurrect the show to do this with it?
And I've been watching Southland semi-regularly since it started. What a strange, strange show. Here are my thoughts - jump in in the comments if you watch it too. I feel like Ben McKenzie (swoon) was added as an afterthought in order to sell the promos for the show. His storyline is thin (though interesting), and they keep teasing this super amazing (supposedly) backstory, which they refuse to show us. And his character wasn't even in the last episode. Then there's the supporting characters, who are fascinating - well-written and engaging, which is why I feel like they were the original impetus for the pilot. Especially interesting is Regina King's character, a detective with a fire under her to help women and children. That said, I'm not sure I'm going to keep watching, because frankly this show freaks me out. I'd rather not know about all the violence and horrible people living around me in Los Angeles; living in ignorance suits me quite fine, thank you very much. Southland is worse than a straight up horror show - I have to turn on the lights and double check my doors when it's over. Though I guess that speaks to the verisimilitude of the show, right?
Shows I want to catch up on or watch the pilot of over the summer, providing they don't get canceled: Castle, The Unusuals, House (5 episodes behind), Chuck (8 episodes behind), Harper's Island (watched the pilot). It's a lot harder to conform to my rule about watching every new pilot when I'm this busy. It was easier when I was unemployed :)
I tried to watch Cupid, and holy cow was the lead (Bobby Cannavale) unappealing to me. Perhaps it's because, personally, I wouldn't take romance advice from a brash New Yorker with a huge ego, which is the impression I got from his character. Seriously, NBC? You resurrect the show to do this with it?
And I've been watching Southland semi-regularly since it started. What a strange, strange show. Here are my thoughts - jump in in the comments if you watch it too. I feel like Ben McKenzie (swoon) was added as an afterthought in order to sell the promos for the show. His storyline is thin (though interesting), and they keep teasing this super amazing (supposedly) backstory, which they refuse to show us. And his character wasn't even in the last episode. Then there's the supporting characters, who are fascinating - well-written and engaging, which is why I feel like they were the original impetus for the pilot. Especially interesting is Regina King's character, a detective with a fire under her to help women and children. That said, I'm not sure I'm going to keep watching, because frankly this show freaks me out. I'd rather not know about all the violence and horrible people living around me in Los Angeles; living in ignorance suits me quite fine, thank you very much. Southland is worse than a straight up horror show - I have to turn on the lights and double check my doors when it's over. Though I guess that speaks to the verisimilitude of the show, right?