Castle's handling of fan culture within the show (in terms of Castle himself as fannish object, the kind of thing we saw this week, and the fourth wall-breaking Mal Reynolds costume and Buffy references), as well as its relationship with its own fans (as with the actual publication of Heat Wave) is delightfully aware and sophisticated. It particularly stands out for a procedural, but I'm also hard-pressed to think of a genre show--an environment where TPTB are arguably much more aware of a fannish audience--that treats fan culture with such awareness and most of all respect. I'd be really curious to know who at Castle is behind these nods, and particularly curious how much, if any, of it can be credited to Nathan Fillion himself.
As for V, I'll probably give it another ep or two, especially now that I hear that Alan Tudyk's character is evidently not dead, but my hopes are not particularly high. It has made me want to watch the original in full, though. I had a former roommate who was a big fan of the original miniseries and would watch it at least once a year; I would catch bits, but it was never a good time to sit down and watch the whole thing with her.
As for V, I'll probably give it another ep or two, especially now that I hear that Alan Tudyk's character is evidently not dead, but my hopes are not particularly high. It has made me want to watch the original in full, though. I had a former roommate who was a big fan of the original miniseries and would watch it at least once a year; I would catch bits, but it was never a good time to sit down and watch the whole thing with her.
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