More TV chatter: Castle, FlashForward, Fringe
And just to show that I'm not entirely negative about this year's television shows:
1. Really enjoying Castle, to the point where I must admit to a bit of heresy - I may - just may - be enjoying Nathan Fillion as Castle more than I did as Mal. Gulp. I know. I submit myself to your judgement.
(Not that the characters are all that different, really. Also, loved the return of Mal for Halloween moment.)
2. Also sucking me in: Flashforward, admittedly mostly because of the ongoing cliffhanger endings, which, let's face it, I'm an absolute sucker for (Lost! Come back to me quickly, Lost!). Also, the kangaroo. I am seriously hoping that in the season finale, we find out that This Was All The Fault of the Kangaroo, who, as it turns out, is a Evil Scientist Mastermind.
(Let's face this, too: if you're going to be an Evil Scientist Mastermind, why NOT turn yourself into a kangaroo? You have just enough strength in your paws to operate all of your dangerous evil scientific equipment, and when the bad guys show up, you have a wealth of options: look adorable, cute and helpless, the sort of kangaroo that would never hurt anyone; leap away, leading off a wild chase through city streets which, awesome, because, kangaroo; or alternatively, use some harsh kangaroo kung fu kicks on your enemy. But I digress.)
Also enjoying the show's willingness to play with the inevitability of time and the future and questioning the concepts of fate and destiny.
I do have some quibbles: several episodes in, I still don't like most of the characters, except Demetri, which is not good for keeping me sucked in long term, and not surprisingly the show hasn't been able to keep up the intensity of the first couple of episodes. But they have me hooked for now.
3. And one advantage to watching V and Stargate: Universe is that I am now regarding the insanity that is Fringe in a much kinder light.
They still need to get rid of the cow, though.
1. Really enjoying Castle, to the point where I must admit to a bit of heresy - I may - just may - be enjoying Nathan Fillion as Castle more than I did as Mal. Gulp. I know. I submit myself to your judgement.
(Not that the characters are all that different, really. Also, loved the return of Mal for Halloween moment.)
2. Also sucking me in: Flashforward, admittedly mostly because of the ongoing cliffhanger endings, which, let's face it, I'm an absolute sucker for (Lost! Come back to me quickly, Lost!). Also, the kangaroo. I am seriously hoping that in the season finale, we find out that This Was All The Fault of the Kangaroo, who, as it turns out, is a Evil Scientist Mastermind.
(Let's face this, too: if you're going to be an Evil Scientist Mastermind, why NOT turn yourself into a kangaroo? You have just enough strength in your paws to operate all of your dangerous evil scientific equipment, and when the bad guys show up, you have a wealth of options: look adorable, cute and helpless, the sort of kangaroo that would never hurt anyone; leap away, leading off a wild chase through city streets which, awesome, because, kangaroo; or alternatively, use some harsh kangaroo kung fu kicks on your enemy. But I digress.)
Also enjoying the show's willingness to play with the inevitability of time and the future and questioning the concepts of fate and destiny.
I do have some quibbles: several episodes in, I still don't like most of the characters, except Demetri, which is not good for keeping me sucked in long term, and not surprisingly the show hasn't been able to keep up the intensity of the first couple of episodes. But they have me hooked for now.
3. And one advantage to watching V and Stargate: Universe is that I am now regarding the insanity that is Fringe in a much kinder light.
They still need to get rid of the cow, though.