Another Edition Of "What Astro's Watching."

[astrogirl2]

Man, I really just have been terribly non-interactive lately, at least here on LJ. But I figured I'd at least pop in and mention the fact that the last couple of weeks have been really good for me on the DVD front. I just recently watched season 1 of Slings and Arrows, which was rather marvelous. And right now I'm a few episodes into season 1 of

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[vjezkova]

:-)Enjoy!

[astrogirl2]

I am! Possibly at the expense of other things I should be doing, but what the heck. :)

[vjezkova]

Right!!!!

[aelfgyfu_mead]

We love Slings and Arrows! We've seen the first two seasons; we have the set for the third, but we haven't started yet.

[astrogirl2]

I'm planning on getting to S2 soonish. Although I am wondering where they're likely to go with it... S1 seemed nicely self-contained.

[redstarrobot]

Yay, Burn Notice!

[astrogirl2]

Yes, yes, I should always trust your recommendations. :)

[mtgat]

ZOMG, Slings and Arrows yay!

I rewatched the whole thing on YouTube recently, and oh, it's still lovely in every possible way.

Also Anna >>> everyone.

[astrogirl2]

Anna is marvelous. But I think all of the characters are great, even the ones that are awful. :)

[glitterboy1]

I've been wondering about Burn Notice, myself. The way you and RSR are both talking, I think I'll take a look sooner rather than later...

[astrogirl2]

Burn Notice is fun. Not terribly deep, but fun. It takes everything that's entertaining about the spy genre (IMO, anyway) and brings it down to earth in a way that's wryly funny. And the main character is great: incredibly competent, capable, kick-ass, resourceful, charming, capable of smoothly playing all kinds of roles... and yet, under it all, a tiny little bit of a dork, as far as actual relationships go. And he also has aforementioned wry sense of humor. It's a killer combination, as far as I'm concerned. :)

[izhilzha]

Yes, this. And Michael has two fantastic sidekicks in Sam and Fiona (I want her wardrobe, seriously--with guns); three, if you count his mother (which I always do *g*).

[astrogirl2]

Yes, they're all really fun characters. And the fact that the poor guy has to deal with his family on top of all the spy stuff is... well, it's a genius idea for a TV series, is what it is. :)