Huh. See, I found JfC to be fairly well-resolved in the finale, and was curious as to what the Hell they would do in a second season.

Not that I can summarize what the Hell I think happened, really. Except that, clearly, John is one of the 4400.

Well, shoot.

I caught up on Entourage, and I'm so proud of E! Finally getting stuff going for him. Vince's little confused/upset face was adorable.

Caught the first four episodes of Weeds--man, shit's going down.

Except that, clearly, John is one of the 4400.

Seriously, if John's an "Alien" or "Divine Guide", ok, but that doesn't explain drug dealers from Hawaii talking in cryptic Shakespearean speeches, no matter how much entertaining comic banter they engage in with their flunky.

It made sense in Deadwood as a way of bridging the past and present manner of speaking; on JfC, it just sounded like pretentious gibberish, no matter how much I like the actors involved.

Plus, the actor playing Shaun may have been needed for versimilitude for the surfing, but he is a GODAWFUL thespian. And I can't forgive Milch for giving Rebecca DeMornay only one note to play and it being an annoying one at that (though I do have to say that I LOVED her rebuttal to the mouthbreather talking shit to Shaun's mom during the parade - wish we could have seen a little more of that Cissy earlier).

I'm sad we won't get to see more of Cissy since she got so interesting the last couple of episodes. I liked her as supreme ball-buster matriarch but I love her as the woman so afraid of not maintaining control of herself that she has to simultaneously push everyone around her away yet keep them close enough for her to try to control them, too, because every one of their mistakes are hers.

I don't know what a better actor would have done with Shaun's role. The stylized dialog didn't bother me, though I did sometimes just tune it out.

I like the direction Entourage is going with Eric.

I don't know what a better actor would have done with Shaun's role.

Not sounding like he was reading (slowly) off of cue-cards would have been a big help.

I guess if I can't see/hear it, I just can't.

Okay, so maybe no Deadwood movies after all:

HBO and David Milch are prepping what could be the scribe's next project, and it's a return to familiar territory: the realm of New York City cops.

Sources said the creator will develop the project about a Vietnam veteran who returns to the U.S. in the early 1970s and joins the New York City police force. Story is loosely based on the experience of longtime Milch collaborator and fellow "NYPD Blue" exec producer Bill Clark, who is developing the show with Milch.

Full story here.

Sounds awesome. In a different way than Deadwood, though. And I know all y'all don't share my mad procedural love, for which I'm a contrite partial dirt-worshipper.

If this happens, it sounds really Milch-y. And if it means no Deadwood movies... no more Deadwood sucks, but I have a deep and abiding distrust of reunion specials. coughSerenitycough