I watched Vanished just because it's set in Atlanta. There were some false Atlanta notes, mostly in the form of wrong pronounciations, and it's unlikely that one of the characters would be living in Chamblee, which is not pronounced like it's a town in France. I think it's trying to be "24" meets "The DaVinci Code," but the characters are not particularly compelling so far and about half the scenes were so dark that the people were just ghostly forms on my screen. Still, it's probably not fair to judge anything on the first episode.
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
'Hell Bound'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Aug 22, 2006 10:24:13 am PDT #3982 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Dana - Aug 22, 2006 10:26:18 am PDT #3983 of 10001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I watched it too, Ginger. So far, it's notable for criminally wasting its lead actors, especially Gale Harold. I plan to give it another episode, but it better become a lot less predictable.
sumi - Aug 22, 2006 10:26:35 am PDT #3984 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Hey, I thought that Bourdain didn't actually do the Beirut thing.
Huh.
If Sophia moves to Alaska we must F2F there -- wouldn't that be fun? Okay, pricey.
Tom Scola - Aug 22, 2006 10:28:19 am PDT #3985 of 10001
They pay me in WOIMS
but the characters are not particularly compelling so far
Most of the characters are suspects, which means that they will have to remain cyphers for most of the season.
Kristen - Aug 22, 2006 10:30:23 am PDT #3986 of 10001
I love Gale Harold but I have grown weary of the angry, tormented, "I'm right and the rest of the world is wrong" law enforcement officer character. Maybe it will get better. Or maybe Kidnapped will be better.
Dana - Aug 22, 2006 10:32:51 am PDT #3987 of 10001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I did enjoy envisioning Brian Kinney as the FBI agent, though. He'd have cornered the senator in a bathroom, fucked him, and rolled his eyes at everyone else's histrionics.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 22, 2006 10:32:54 am PDT #3988 of 10001
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
Does the role allow him to sneer at everyone as if they were something scraped off his shoe? That is his strong suit.
Ginger - Aug 22, 2006 10:32:56 am PDT #3989 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Most of the characters are suspects, which means that they will have to remain cyphers for most of the season.
That's a good point, but right now everyone seems to be slotted into cliches: the Senator's beautiful and rebellious daughter; the cartoonishly ambitious reporter; the FBI agent who was traumatized by a previous assignment.
Kristen - Aug 22, 2006 10:34:21 am PDT #3990 of 10001
Matt, he does do a lot of sneering. Which is awesome.
I'll probably keep watching for that alone.
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 10:34:45 am PDT #3991 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I forgot to watch Vanished.
Hey, the stalking convo was here, right? Some help for the afflicted.
Oh, and a bonus Family Feud screwup.
Both are video with sound.