I watched Entourage ! Does that count?

I have to watch them when they appear On Demand since DH was watching football. I'm sure I'll have some thoughts.

I've heard Entourage was awesome but I haven't seen it yet, either.

Really? I had heard most people didn't like the premiere. The two reviews I read weren't very positive. I thought it was fine but more of a transition episode, setting up the season.

Cash, were you already reading the books, or is this a new 'verse for you?

It's new to me, Epic. I don't have as much time for reading as I'd like, unfortunately and fiction gets short shrift from me.

Ooo, I'll be intrigued to see your reaction, then. It's very close to the book (at least so far) so I can't really gauge my own reactions because it was really just making a story I already know 3-D.

And seriously, just you and me? That can't be right in this crowd.

And seriously, just you and me? That can't be right in this crowd.

We don't have cable. And while Pete was all set for us to get cable (so I could watch True Blood and he could watch BSG), I was ... wary. I'm kinda so-so on the books, and did not have high hopes for what a vampire show would be.

So! Tell me about the premier! What did you think?

I saw the pilot over the summer and I didn't much care for it. They've changed actors and changed other things so I'm going to watch it again tonight.

So! Tell me about the premier! What did you think?

So far so good. It stayed very true to the book, but hasn't actually progressed that far into the book yet. It wasn't exposition-y with establishing the characters, etc., but I think they did intro them quite well. One thing that I noticed it did for me was to really put it into the South. My brain knew it took place in the South, but I've lived my whole life in San Diego. I literally couldn't give them appropriate accents and speech rhythms and whatnot. Now they have them. I was very unsure about the casting of Anna Paquin as Sookie. I pictured Sookie as a young Crystal Bernard-type. But Anna's making it work. It wasn't stellar, walk-don't-run material, but I think it's got potential.

Definitely worth a second watch.

Mildly amusing note: they pronounce her name differently than I've heard anyone on this coast pronounce it. Everyone here seems to go with the long "o", Sue-Key. They use a shorter, almost schwa-er, rhymes with "bookie" pronunciation. At first I thought it sounded silly, but I was getting used to it, then Stephen Moyer gave one delivery where he just made it sound...like a proposition. Or a promise. He's growing on me very quickly.

And, assuming I manage to keep it up, I'm taping, so I can loan you the tape, at least after the first 6 eps (assuming you still kick it old school with a VCR in the house).

I also discovered a ton of extras on the OnDemand channel that they've apparently been running since June. Mostly 2-minute news-bloggy stuff. Pretty fun with trying to establish the World in advance.

Also, also, of the three rather attractive fellows on the show, two of them are Brits IRL. So they're automatically extra hot. At least in my brain.

And, assuming I manage to keep it up, I'm taping, so I can loan you the tape, at least after the first 6 eps (assuming you still kick it old school with a VCR in the house).

Oh, that would be fantastic!