Is the original worth seeking out?
We didn't have sex, if that's what you mean. That's all I do now, not have sex.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
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]
Tom Scola - Jun 17, 2012 6:11:43 pm PDT #9006 of 11831
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Cass - Jun 17, 2012 6:30:44 pm PDT #9007 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 want to watch the orig Killing but the plot twists at the end of every single ep on the remake drove me wacky because I did a lot of eps in a row. I was recommending it to my brother today with that caveat. Luckily he never listens to me about media so it won't matter.
le nubian - Jun 17, 2012 7:50:35 pm PDT #9008 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So, yes I did watch the original.
If it makes any sense, I found the original really interesting and fascinating because it was Danish. Like the storytelling style is so different from English, Canadian, or US, some of the fascination with the original is that (in retrospect).
The lead actress in the original is really great. Just a solid actress with muted acting style that I liked.
It is 20 episodes I think, so the red herrings that are in the U.S. series are ever present in the original. It got really bad because I was yelling at the screen at one point: WTF, there have to be more than 2 cops who can investigate this murder!
now for the spoilers:
The original perp is not the perp in the U.S. In fact, the way Rosie was murdered in the U.S. was not at all the way she was murdered in the original. The character who died, the father's best friend is the perp in the original. And the final scenes in the mini-series were wild in how the perp was identified and then killed by "Rosie's" father. It was established that he had a lot of rage issues that couldn't be controlled, so the friend confessed to him in a situation where he knew he would be killed by the father's bare hands. And that's exactly what happened. While there were a lot of red herrings, the series really did a nice job laying the groundwork for the perp and how the final scenes were going to go down.
What I liked about the original is how much disdain the writers seemed to have for civic institutions. Everyone was corrupt: politicians, police. And their corruption was present throughout the investigation in ways large and small. The end of the mini-series is so dark tonally. Almost without a lot of hope.
I am in the middle of the second season, but I haven't been able to catch a minute to watch it with my full attention. The second is better than the first. Far fewer red herrings.
-t - Jun 18, 2012 8:12:04 am PDT #9009 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks, that's interesting.
sumi - Jun 19, 2012 12:56:51 pm PDT #9010 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!
Copper looks good.
Sheryl - Jun 19, 2012 1:05:57 pm PDT #9011 of 11831
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I need to remind myself to set the DVR for that, sumi.
Zenkitty - Jun 19, 2012 4:47:23 pm PDT #9012 of 11831
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Dammit. My DVR won't let me set any recordings more than a week in advance.
WindSparrow - Jun 29, 2012 9:09:59 am PDT #9013 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.
Castle fans, Jon Huertas has written, directed, and stars in El Gato Blanco A comic-book style super hero web series.
ETA and just for the hell of it, why don't I include the addy? [link]
aurelia - Jun 30, 2012 1:46:55 am PDT #9014 of 11831
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Jon Huertas is getting shaggy during hiatus. [link]
shrift - Jul 01, 2012 6:34:43 pm PDT #9015 of 11831
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Jon Huertas is getting shaggy during hiatus.
Hello. That's, um. A good look for him.