I'm loving Blacklist ... James Spader is good. Was he always good and we just didn't see it because he was being pretty? or did it come with getting older and less pretty?
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
Toddson - Jan 21, 2014 5:40:47 am PST #10409 of 11831
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Steph L. - Jan 21, 2014 5:51:02 am PST #10410 of 11831
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Was he always good and we just didn't see it because he was being pretty?
Some people have always seen it.
While his talent in, say, Pretty in Pink might not be on a par with Laurence Olivier, I think he's always been talented as hell. Granted, he tends to stick with roles that are, more or less, James Spader Is A Freak Who Likes To Get His Freak On. But that's okay.
Seriously, sex, lies, and videotape is literally 25 years old. (Jesus Christ, it's 25 years old.) And he was fantastic in that.
Trudy Booth - Jan 21, 2014 7:56:24 am PST #10411 of 11831
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I love Spader but am getting a little tired of the Blacklist.
Cass - Jan 21, 2014 8:24:20 am PST #10412 of 11831
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I only watched my first ep last night. Wasn't the first one because I was at Hulu's mercy but I liked it enough to watch more.
Eta: and I adore James Spader. His voice is kryptonite.
Vortex - Jan 21, 2014 5:55:28 pm PST #10413 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
You know, I like Tricia Helfer, and I really wanted to like her new show, but it's a bunch of crap filled with tired tropes and unbelievable story lines. And Marc Blucas has unfortunate facial hair.
-t - Jan 22, 2014 4:32:09 am PST #10414 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's kind of a relief? I feel like it was being presented as something I ought to like, but also that I would not like it
brenda m - Jan 22, 2014 4:38:02 am PST #10415 of 11831
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I liked the first couple but this last one was painful.
EpicTangent - Jan 22, 2014 7:32:23 am PST #10416 of 11831
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Yes, definitely a disappointment (and up against 2 other shows I like, I suppose this becomes "if one of the others has a re-run, then I guess maybe").
erikaj - Jan 22, 2014 10:14:54 am PST #10417 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!
Castle: I'm a dick, I guess, but I read the "Formulaic" comment and said "Lately?" But I guess it's not fair to comment on something I saw five times and never really liked because I figured out the reveal in three minutes. Oh, and the precinct coatrack kept stealing scenes from Stana Katic. (/bitchy critic)
WindSparrow - Jan 22, 2014 5:28:39 pm PST #10418 of 11831
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I continue to enjoy Castle - because I like the characters, and always have. Even when the show isn't at it's best it sort of feels like checking in with friends.
ETA: It doesn't hurt that I have a huge crush on Nathan Fillion. So there is really no objectivity in my enjoyment of the show as a procedural.