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DAY 03: Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
It may not have started new this season but my favourite 'new' show is Castle. I'm not necessarily a fan of crime procedurals but I've been enjoying this one a lot more than Bones recently. On the face of it it's just another case of guy and girl - in this case a mystery novel writer and a homicide detective - who despite having very different ways of doing things team up together to solve crimes. I only gave this show a shot because it had Nathan Fillion as one of the leads but I'm glad I did because it's cute and rather funny. Sure the cases can be a bit predictable at times but all the characters are fun and interesting in their own ways. And while the main focus is generally on the simmering UST between Castle and Beckett it's Castle's home-life and his relationship with his daughter and mother that provides the heart for the show. The young actress who plays Castle's daughter is amazing. Also Castle is one of those shows that never takes itself too seriously and has actually included more than a few nods and in-jokes relating to previous roles that the actors have played, the greatest of which has to be this one.
Finally, I can't help but love a show which after having the main character write a novel based on his new muse, Detective Kate Beckett, then hires a ghostwriter to actually write said novel and release it as a promotional tie-in. The fact that Nathan Fillion attended a few book launches and performed book signings as his character Richard Castle is just insanely awesome. A second novel is due out later this year. :D
Heat Wave - A Novel By Richard Castle
It may not have started new this season but my favourite 'new' show is Castle. I'm not necessarily a fan of crime procedurals but I've been enjoying this one a lot more than Bones recently. On the face of it it's just another case of guy and girl - in this case a mystery novel writer and a homicide detective - who despite having very different ways of doing things team up together to solve crimes. I only gave this show a shot because it had Nathan Fillion as one of the leads but I'm glad I did because it's cute and rather funny. Sure the cases can be a bit predictable at times but all the characters are fun and interesting in their own ways. And while the main focus is generally on the simmering UST between Castle and Beckett it's Castle's home-life and his relationship with his daughter and mother that provides the heart for the show. The young actress who plays Castle's daughter is amazing. Also Castle is one of those shows that never takes itself too seriously and has actually included more than a few nods and in-jokes relating to previous roles that the actors have played, the greatest of which has to be this one.
Click to viewFinally, I can't help but love a show which after having the main character write a novel based on his new muse, Detective Kate Beckett, then hires a ghostwriter to actually write said novel and release it as a promotional tie-in. The fact that Nathan Fillion attended a few book launches and performed book signings as his character Richard Castle is just insanely awesome. A second novel is due out later this year. :D
Heat Wave - A Novel By Richard Castle