Oddly enough, since I'm no longer working at home I'm watching more TV. Doesn't leave me time for much else though, while I'm on the clock I mean.
*Adding this Footnote here; since it looses relevance after this point; I watched all of "Coupling " in one go, which is a lot of Gina Bellman to take in this month [she was in Story-Tellers & Jekyll as well], but I think that started the ball rolling on the brunette theme I've now got going on <3 [Must Needs Get a Boober Icon, Must Needs Get a Boober Icon, Must Needs Get a Boober Icon. Rinse, Repeat.]
"Californication" is growing on me like a fungus. I wanted to get more enjoyment out of some hot-chick decking David Duchovny [TWICE!] during sex, but when she was still topless and I'd recognized her as the youngest sibling from "The Nanny" my brain switch to dumb mode. So, if that's going to squick you, there's your warning. Aside from that, I love a show that hates LA as much as I do. The word 'Gratifying' hasn't enough syllables to imbue the proportions of what I feel for that.
"Dexter" always gets a Yay from me, just such good violence. [Yes, I'm talking about season two stuff here.] Sometimes, I remember it has plot and plot's good, but then there's blood and stabbing and mayhem again and I'm grinning so much everything gets sort of blurry.
I liked "Saving Grace". I also liked that I'll now always be imagine what Holly Hunter looks like naked, just for always. It's awesome. Rushed. A bit all over the place. But so much potential and so much Holly. :D
Season Three of "Weeds " started out darker than I'd like but now, it's back to the AWESOMSAUCE. Now there's a phrase I've never used before. Only suddenly, Marie-Kate Olson is listed as cast, not special guest star. AND her face doesn't make me wants to be ill, or violent, or violently-ill. Which is also, somehow, awesome.
I've had Heroes on my hard-drive for days now... and I'm putting it off to watch more of Damages.
"Damages", which is a law drama, 'cept law drama's I've found repetitious, pretentious and verging on tedium since Ali McBeal premiered, but this ... well, it has Rose Byrne, dressed in only a trenched coat, dosed in blood, running around Manhattan for the better part of episode one.
<>[God, I love Rose Byrne. Her performance in Wicker Park aided me in dealing with Josh Hartnett's bible-thumper face. I happily and humbly admit I stole this movie and then purchased one because I then NEEDED to have it in my collection as it's so many level of beautiful and I was wrong, wrong, wrong about it.
Hers was the most cringing, armrest clawing death in 28 Weeks Later [admittedly a zombie-flick I've invested too much money and thought into to still have as many mixed feelings about as I do]. Now for a movie that has had the most awesome gruesome I've seen in years to actually have a scene that make me cover my eyes...well, to pretend to then only to peek through my fingers, it's saying a lot. Both times in the theater mind you. Especially since her death scene was not even the most graphic but I sincerely believe the most gruesome. GOD, I love that bitch.
Then in "Sunshine", she goes and...uh, I can't even say how she made me meeble. She emotes, with just a quirk in the corner of her lips. When she's barely restrained, bleeding hearted empathetic... I hold my breath. Actually a lot of actors in that movie impressed me with being able to suddenly act, like that guy [Chris Evans] from Fantastic Four, who has only ever been a tool. I should watch that movie again tonight. DAMMIT, no time!
She was also the serving girl in Casanova, the BBC series, which I only bring up in passing, because that's exactly how I noticed her. Walking through the room on the way to the kitchen and recognizing that smirk. So, yes, Damages.] < /TANGENT>
It's also got such a dark twist about it. And since I now how well Rose can switch from being innocent damsel in distress to muthrfuckr, I'm following this series till its end or hers. I'm thinking it's very likely to got the way of she has to out evil the greater evil [Glen Close] which I'm all for.
Let's see what else worth mentioning. There's "Reaper" which I love, but Network TV in the States doesn't have a sense of humor about Christianity. So I'm making the time for it god dammit while it's with us, you all should to! Although admittedly it was weird seeing the way they edited in the re-cast of the lead girl. Don't get me wrong, I like this actress [Missy Peregrym] soo much better, I mean she was decent in Heroes last year, but I loved the hell out of her in "Stick It!" I'm all about the brunettes suddenly. Hm.
Wow, I've mentioned Heroes again, still not exactly favorable. The thing I hate about not liking Heroes right now, it's that it's left me scared enough I won't even give Bionic Woman a try and I really wanted to.
"Bionic Woman": Did anyone catch it? Oh, better question; did anyone catch it who watched the original? I'd like to know a few things.
Also, it has a brilliant cast, all these lovable actors from previous shows I hate to love, like the guy [Miguel Ferrer] from Crossing Jordan and the one [Will Yun Lee] from Witchblade... Especially that chick [Michelle Ryan] from Jekyll, so I really want to want to watch it, except that I still don't. :-P to you NBC! Don't Aid to the Ruination of Sci-Fi!!
...or maybe I'll re-watch Jekyll to cheer me up. No! No time. No time!!
Come to think of it, that's exactly why I gave Kyle XY a chance, and continue to watch it. All those lovable veteran Sci-Fi actors I get a kick of seeing still employed. Like Krycek and Mr. White. Two seasons in, still unsure about it but still enamored with the cast. Hell, I just watched all of So noTORIous, for Zachary Quinto, aka 'Sylar', and was not in the least disappointed. Which is say quite a lot actually ^^;
*sigh* to finish the thought on Heroes, before I get lost entirely, since it keeps bubbling under the surface. It's just, it let me down, A LOT. And I had more faith riding on it than most. [By that I don't mean my F-list, but my household and plus. They're all over the moon about it; meanwhile I'm beside myself trying to pinpoint exactly what episode it went to suck. I mean it was so tight in the beginning... My mom's sort of motivated me to give it another go (talk about blind faith, she's never seen an episode). I mean the plot holes on Series One of the New [Doctor] Who drove me mad, I nearly made me give up, but most of that was resolved in Series Three. And Dammit, the world needs better Sci-Fi. Oh, not that I mentioned Doctor Who, I think it was just around the time that Christopher Eccleston guest starred, not poo-pooing on his performance but right about there was when the plot lines began to fray.]
Now, if they were looking for a way to write Comic Book Sci-Fi, modern day and NOT FUCK IT UP, they should have been watching the premieres of Batman and the Legion. Don't get me wrong, they have flaws as well, but I noticed they've been pitching toward this broadly casted story arc through out all their series, EXCEPT it isn't like 90's comic story, banking on the cross-over connections to keep your attention and empty your pocket as individual issue prices rocketed. It's actually much subtler than that, you could blink and miss it entirely. You can watch one show or the other, or even better the DVD movie they just put out of "Doomsday", which is not actually a reference to Doctor Who but rather to the only recoded Death of Superman. They changed it and adapted it to hell and yet the story rings through, through networks, through series, pulling this universe of heroes together so that they're all inter connected, equally affected and yet entirely singular.
*whew*
So, I should get some rest. This sudden heat-wave we got in NY these last two days has made me a bit sick. I need to rest up for more new Avatar tomorrow, then more new Saturday morning cartoons.
....Hey, did you notice how I didn't mention the kids at all during the BLARGH about cartoons. Yeah, it's 'cuz they're being schooled in the way presently [meaning they're only allowed to finish watching the recorded copies I'd made for them after they read the DOOMSDAY comics, crossover and various Superman spin-off that came immediately afterward, so they can stop asking me whose who and what's going on while I'm trying to watch the damn show! RAGE.]
I wish I could do something other than watch the boob-tube while at work, but as much as I try, anything else, even reading a book just takes too much attention away from the
Any suggestions for something decent and/or new to watch? As noted; my interests are diverse...
Aaaaaaaand now, back to Fraggle Rock. XD
