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rose_griffes) wrote2007-10-11 08:12 pm
rose_griffes) wrote2007-10-11 08:12 pm
"He is a fragile little gelding." "Do you know what a gelding is?"
FYI, television reception where I live is not great. No NBC, fuzzy reception for ABC, CBS and PBS. I've been watching a few shows online, so any show links are for the internet feed. (Dish Network and I had a messy breakup. Happily I have fast internet, so I've moved on. I can't say the same for Dish--he calls and whines on my answering machine and sometimes he tries sending me letters... it's just pathetic.)
I enjoy NBC's Chuck so much. It's fun. (Just watched the third episode, still adorable.) It's got action, humor and a really likeable, adorkable leading man. I'm not at the point where I feel like analyzing it or writing giddy meta about it, but it's a blast; I recommend it.
eta: Adam Baldwin's super-spy actually gets to be humorous at times--and not in a "he's such an ape, it's hilarious" way./eta
Yesterday I watched episode two of Life. I still don't know if I actually like the main character but he did pique my interest enough to keep watching. It's different from what I expected of the premise--a cop who was imprisoned for multiple homicides and finally freed... and given a job as police detective (and a lot of money) as part of his settlement. I guess I expected an older, more jaded leading man. Instead we have a younger-looking guy with a quirky outlook--and not quirky in the usual way. Just weird. But I am interested enough to keep watching so far. They've made me wonder about the relationship between the detective and his attorney, worry about why he's not contacting his soon-to-remarry father and... ooops. I think I'm a bit hooked in spite of myself.
While watching "Life" I was thinking about cop shows in general.
I used to watch all of the Law & Order franchises when I had satellite. I loved them. I love cop shows in general, and apparently I have a thing for emotionally-damaged quirky detectives (Bobby Goren, I'm looking at you). So far NBC hasn't chosen to put any of their L&O shows on their free livestream website, so I haven't watched lately. Surprisingly I haven't really missed L&O: SVU much; near the end of the time when I was watching live the show was leaning heavily toward a relationship between Benson and Stabler. I didn't want that, and still don't. I think one thing that attracts me to cop shows is the buddy aspect, whether the partners are both male, both female or a mixed pair. Actually I think I prefer the one male-one female pairings because I enjoy seeing the different thought processes and action-reactions that they have. But I don't want to see the romantic or sexual connection made between the two. Hm. I had way more thoughts about this last night while trying to sleep and now I don't recall what they were. I think the gist was: my mostly non-shippy habits *definitely* apply to the cop shows I've watched.
I do miss L&O: Criminal Intent. *sigh* Not enough to pay $2 per episode, but enough to whine about it.
Gave "Gossip Girl" a try but I couldn't make it through the first episode. Probably hazards of my profession. I may try "Pushing Daisies" or "Reaper" if I have some spare time soon--both sound interesting (though rather similar to each other in the premises). "Journeyman"--can't decide if it sounds like a brilliant premise or just plain stupid. I already watch one show with a confusing time frame (Lost) and I'm not sure I want to add another to my list.
eta: also watching 30-Rock and maybe My Name Is Earl online/eta
Now I have to go be productive for work. Bleah.
I enjoy NBC's Chuck so much. It's fun. (Just watched the third episode, still adorable.) It's got action, humor and a really likeable, adorkable leading man. I'm not at the point where I feel like analyzing it or writing giddy meta about it, but it's a blast; I recommend it.
eta: Adam Baldwin's super-spy actually gets to be humorous at times--and not in a "he's such an ape, it's hilarious" way./eta
Yesterday I watched episode two of Life. I still don't know if I actually like the main character but he did pique my interest enough to keep watching. It's different from what I expected of the premise--a cop who was imprisoned for multiple homicides and finally freed... and given a job as police detective (and a lot of money) as part of his settlement. I guess I expected an older, more jaded leading man. Instead we have a younger-looking guy with a quirky outlook--and not quirky in the usual way. Just weird. But I am interested enough to keep watching so far. They've made me wonder about the relationship between the detective and his attorney, worry about why he's not contacting his soon-to-remarry father and... ooops. I think I'm a bit hooked in spite of myself.
While watching "Life" I was thinking about cop shows in general.
I used to watch all of the Law & Order franchises when I had satellite. I loved them. I love cop shows in general, and apparently I have a thing for emotionally-damaged quirky detectives (Bobby Goren, I'm looking at you). So far NBC hasn't chosen to put any of their L&O shows on their free livestream website, so I haven't watched lately. Surprisingly I haven't really missed L&O: SVU much; near the end of the time when I was watching live the show was leaning heavily toward a relationship between Benson and Stabler. I didn't want that, and still don't. I think one thing that attracts me to cop shows is the buddy aspect, whether the partners are both male, both female or a mixed pair. Actually I think I prefer the one male-one female pairings because I enjoy seeing the different thought processes and action-reactions that they have. But I don't want to see the romantic or sexual connection made between the two. Hm. I had way more thoughts about this last night while trying to sleep and now I don't recall what they were. I think the gist was: my mostly non-shippy habits *definitely* apply to the cop shows I've watched.
I do miss L&O: Criminal Intent. *sigh* Not enough to pay $2 per episode, but enough to whine about it.
Gave "Gossip Girl" a try but I couldn't make it through the first episode. Probably hazards of my profession. I may try "Pushing Daisies" or "Reaper" if I have some spare time soon--both sound interesting (though rather similar to each other in the premises). "Journeyman"--can't decide if it sounds like a brilliant premise or just plain stupid. I already watch one show with a confusing time frame (Lost) and I'm not sure I want to add another to my list.
eta: also watching 30-Rock and maybe My Name Is Earl online/eta
Now I have to go be productive for work. Bleah.