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.
Plus bonus points for use of the word 'mosey'.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
Dana - Aug 22, 2006 10:26:18 am PDT #3983 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
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
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
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
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
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.
Jessica - Aug 22, 2006 10:35:41 am PDT #3992 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I watched about half of the Vanished pilot a few weeks ago, and was so bored I turned it off.