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When Game of Thrones ends, either Joe Abercrombie's First Law series or R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing/Second Apocalypse will take its place. The former is more likely though because they won't have to do any extra writing to have prominent and badass female characters. Monza, Ferro, Ardee and so on ( Read more... )

Incidentally, the title doesn't refer to Game of Thrones but to Worm because ... yeah. Bad shit happens. All the time.

Even more incidentally, 2013's yearlust is Worm. Read it. You will (not) be sorry.

So. House of Lies stars Don Cheadle (and his posse which includes Veronica Mars) as hotshot management consultants who belong to the 1% whose job it is to screw over the 1%. Wait, doesn't that still make them the 1%?

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Enlightenment: the most uncomfortable show you need to be watching already. Never has ( Read more... )

Whachuthink now, __marcelo? :D

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There are some neat ideas thrown around here. Execution was off, partially due to lack of time, partially due to Whedon's weak points overlapping. Still, very neat ideas.

Partial imprints are canon! Why are you motherfuckers an escort service instead of the world's greatest psychotherapy ward? Want ambition? Dollhouse. Want to get rid of your rampant agorophobia? Dollhouse. Want to be a better person? DOLLHOUSE.

Shit. This place is like getting a box of Godiva ... and eating the box.

Needs moar male Actives. And less shooting. Other than that, way too early to tell.

I'm optimistic though.

EDIT: Ah, isn't this interesting: a review of the original pilot script that Mr. Whedon was compelled to retool.

People lie. Tim Roth says so. Turns out to be right. Show has no premise. Can't help thinking show would be better if written by __marcelo. Would star a small team of evil manipulative geniuses with differing neuropunk talents, as well it should have.

Too bad. Tim Roth is awesome.

Leverage is a show about a team of thieves and con-artists who have already pulled the Last Big ScoreTM, the Retirement Job if you will. Now they just do it for fun and ... well, not so much profit as the righteous joy of Hooding*. Think of them as The A-Team where Hannibal is a drunk in remission; B.A. hates guns but kicks Bourne-grade ass; ( Read more... )

Matt Smith? Who the fuck is Matt Smith? And he's white? Well, shit.