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[the_grynne]

I was a bit iffy about Penelope Cruz (so many better Spanish-speaking actresses out there), but if McShane and Geoffrey Rush (*fingers crossed*) are in it, I'm hoping for the best.

[grimorie]

Katee Sackhoff will star in a new ABC crime drama. The as-yet-untitled show centers on a beautiful female detective (Sackhoff) who teams with a disgraced ex-cop to solve crimes and untangle the conspiracy that sent him underground. (THR)

...that sounds like Life except with Dani Reese as the star.

[the_grynne]

Why, for once, can't we have a female disgraced ex-cop? We have In Plain Sight as living proof that it works.

[angstbunny]

At least this supposedly will center on HER, rather than her being the sidekick?

[the_grynne]

They'll say that...right up till they cast the ex-cop.

[dorukai]

"Sometimes" disgraced? Heee :D

Dead Lagoon was a great one! Hard to lose, setting a drama in Venice :)

And . . . YES! Blackbeard! The character in the Tim Powers book was great.

[the_grynne]

Well, he does occasionally get lucky. In women, if nothing else. :)

I'm so glad that they're going to be filming it all in Italy - the location and atmosphere is such a major thing in the books. But it's going to be a bit disconcerting if half of the "Italian" characters are going around with British accents.

[dorukai]

Depends on how you define "lucky" :D

[missus_emm]

*faints and dies* Okay, still too busy fainting and dying to say anything of any worth. This is fabulous news.

[the_grynne]

They start shooting in the Spring! So soon!

[calculare]

When do we get some more original crime fiction from you? Or at least dig up your English creative pieces from that time in our school lives. :)

[the_grynne]

Never! :)

I remember one piece, ONE. Set in Shanghai. Which I never finished.

[calculare]

:P

We need more. More, I say!