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graculusNumb3rs: I'd count myself as one of the people who got whiplash from the Colby-the-double-agent revelation at the end of last season, since I hadn't seen that particular angle coming out of the nowhere it emerged from, especially since it completely jibed with everything we'd seen onscreen of Colby Granger since the character was introduced. It's nice to see the season premiere vindicate him, but this should have been a two-parter, to give the whole storyline some justice.
First off, how did Colby and Carter get from the subway to the boat? And then suddenly the big bad is introduced, with no hint he existed before he pops up on the freighter? Just not getting it. Sure the action scenes were handled as confidently as you'd expect one of the Scott brothers, but you also need the glue to hold those scenes together in a more coherent storyline.
This was probably one occasion when the overlap between Eppes work and Eppes family life didn't really work. I can see Megan opening up to Larry but I didn't buy the whole scene between Dad and David in the same way, while once again Amita proves to have no purpose but to be decorative and/or remind us all that Charlie is straight. Though at least it's nice to see that Don has benefited from last season's therapy and can now immediately spit out what's bothering him, while David is still sulkingover his boyfriend. I look forward to seeing how that works out over the rest of the season...
Moonlight: Well, the kindest thing I can probably say about this is that a) it shows some promise and b) at least they didn't cast the cookie cutter brunette this time around. Though how they managed to end up with an Australian male lead and an English female lead, both with American accents, I'm not quite sure. What a shame the leading man doesn't look like another vampire I've been watching recently... (mmm, Kyle Schmid). Oh, and c) Jason Dohring looks really good in a suit. Really good. Even if the character is currently a little more Logan-the-vampire than supporting Josef's supposed age.
I feel I should also mention the really piss-poor CGI. Seriously, making someone's hair ruffle because they're 'driving' does not compensate and make us suddenly believe he's outside! Demerits too for the stunt casting, getting the guy who played Dracula on Buffy turn up as a wannabe vampire professor just smacks of trying a little too hard... Finally, like it's never lupus, it's always the grad student rather than the kooky professor! Lastly, Evanescence? Yikes.
So far, returning show top marks goes to Heroes, followed by Boston Legal, though we still have the Dexter season premiere to come. New shows, it's Life by a long way at the moment...
First off, how did Colby and Carter get from the subway to the boat? And then suddenly the big bad is introduced, with no hint he existed before he pops up on the freighter? Just not getting it. Sure the action scenes were handled as confidently as you'd expect one of the Scott brothers, but you also need the glue to hold those scenes together in a more coherent storyline.
This was probably one occasion when the overlap between Eppes work and Eppes family life didn't really work. I can see Megan opening up to Larry but I didn't buy the whole scene between Dad and David in the same way, while once again Amita proves to have no purpose but to be decorative and/or remind us all that Charlie is straight. Though at least it's nice to see that Don has benefited from last season's therapy and can now immediately spit out what's bothering him, while David is still sulking
Moonlight: Well, the kindest thing I can probably say about this is that a) it shows some promise and b) at least they didn't cast the cookie cutter brunette this time around. Though how they managed to end up with an Australian male lead and an English female lead, both with American accents, I'm not quite sure. What a shame the leading man doesn't look like another vampire I've been watching recently... (mmm, Kyle Schmid). Oh, and c) Jason Dohring looks really good in a suit. Really good. Even if the character is currently a little more Logan-the-vampire than supporting Josef's supposed age.
I feel I should also mention the really piss-poor CGI. Seriously, making someone's hair ruffle because they're 'driving' does not compensate and make us suddenly believe he's outside! Demerits too for the stunt casting, getting the guy who played Dracula on Buffy turn up as a wannabe vampire professor just smacks of trying a little too hard... Finally, like it's never lupus, it's always the grad student rather than the kooky professor! Lastly, Evanescence? Yikes.
So far, returning show top marks goes to Heroes, followed by Boston Legal, though we still have the Dexter season premiere to come. New shows, it's Life by a long way at the moment...
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Date: 2007-09-29 08:05 pm (UTC)Even the presence of Jason Dohring can not make me watch Moonlight unless they improve dramatically and since I've watched Forever Knight I keep expecting LaCroix to show up somewhere ;-)
Life I'll have to give another try but it's just not exciting me *sigh*