Little ways TV happies me up

[dorinda]

Two tiny observations, about last week's Justified and Person of Interest:

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[killabeez]

I just caught up on Justified last night, and oh, how I loved that moment! I think D. and I even said something like, "attaboy, Raylan!"

Damn, that show makes me stupidly happy. This season is shaping up to be catnip-city, between all the snarky protectiveness going on in the Marshal's office, the suddenly-adult Winona (who I am liking so much more), the unexpected reappearance of Vasquez (\o/!!), the AWESOME, intertwined, back-havingness of Raylan and Boyd, AVA FUCKING CROWDER, and not one but three terrific adversaries, I am over the moon.

[dorinda]

Damn, that show makes me stupidly happy.

ME TOO. Yow. So much to love, always! It has me wrapped around its little trigger finger. :D Agreed with your whole list... whenever I try to just isolate one thing, I end up flapping my hands around at a sheer embarrassment of riches.

Have you ever gotten someone else into Justified? I've mentioned it in passing to non-fannish-but-TV-enjoying types like my brother, but I don't really know how best to get him to give it a try. How best to describe it, what sort of laid-back sales-pitch might work, etc. (Hard-core pimping-pressure isn't really my style, although I suppose I could always give that a whirl if all else fails. "FOR MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT YOU MUST WATCH THREE EPISODES OF JUSTIFIED WITH ME." *g*)

[killabeez]

Have you ever gotten someone else into Justified? I've mentioned it in passing to non-fannish-but-TV-enjoying types like my brother, but I don't really know how best to get him to give it a try. How best to describe it, what sort of laid-back sales-pitch might work, etc.

It's funny that you say that, because I was just talking about Justified with two friends yesterday (one who is a fan, one who'd never heard of it), and we were having trouble explaining what it was like! I've had some success by talking up the incredible writing and dialogue, and I've used the phrase "badass, gunslinging U.S. Marshal." I've even tried, "Did you like Fargo? You should give Justified a try." But it is tough to explain, isn't it?

I pimped it to my brother and his wife by telling them it was like a modern-day Deadwood. They loved Deadwood, so it was an easy sell. I realize that none of those descriptions are accurate.