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A local paper recently ran this piece on the pilot shoot on a new show based on a comic book called "Locke & Key," written by the son of Stephen King. Huh. I did not know King had a writer-son.
It's basically a haunted house story, it looks like, but has some awesome people involved already. First of all, it stars Miranda Otto! And Nick Stahl, about whom I have mixed feelings, but... OK. But it's the behind-the-scenes folks that peaked my interest the most:
He's talking about executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who are also EPs on Fox's "Fringe" and CBS's "Hawaii Five-0" and wrote the most recent "Star Trek" movie. Josh Friedman, who was show runner on "Sarah Connor Chronicles," wrote the "Locke" pilot script and the director is Mark Romanek ("One Hour Photo").
JOSH FRIEDMAN! Kurtzman and Orci!
My fondness for Josh Friedman is battling with my dislike for Nick Stahl. Which will win?!!
I kinda like Nick Stahl. I do not like Joe Hill. A friend loaned me Heart-Shaped Box to read and: woof. After a couple of chapters I was skimming. After a couple more I flipped to the last third, on the premise that if peaking ahead made it seem more interesting, I would go back and read the rest of the thing.
So I returned it the next day.
He is probably a better stylist than his dad, but that's a low bar. It was a very Stephen King book, with individual scenes that were effectively creepy in a book that seemed to have more padding than a couple of sofas. And characterization that relied heavily on
revelations about abusive parents
because I guess that's still a surprising twist to someone in the world? Ugh.
I cannot spell names today for some reason.
Oh, that's disappointing about Joe Hill's books. I'm hoping a good show-runner can take the premise and develop the characters further independently. Not sure whether Friedman is going to be on board for the long-haul, but if he signs on as the show-runner, I'm going to give the show a chance just to see him do his thing. [/still not over TSCC being cancelled]
Every time I see Nick Stahl, I have to curb an urge to yell out, "YOUNG MAN, stand up straight! And go take a bath!"
Heh. So you watched Carnivàle, then?
(Ugh, I can't spell anything at all today. Time to go home...)
So you watched Carnivàle, then?
Yeap. It really took me out of the show to watch him make out with various women, 'cause I kept thinking how bad he must be smelling. I didn't have that problem with Jonsey, but y'know - it's Tim DeKay.
It makes me laugh to think of Friedman working with Nick Stahl given the Terminator connection, esp. via this vid: [link]
Every time I see Nick Stahl, I have to curb an urge to yell out, "YOUNG MAN, stand up straight! And go take a bath!"
If he'd taken a bath on Carnivàle he'd have needed someone to rescue him from the resultant tub full of mud.
OMG Fringe! I anticipated the key plot points, but damn the revelation was intense. I did not anticipate finding a line Walternate won't cross. That was interesting.
Fringe:
I missed something -- what disease was the vaccine for?
I've been mainlining Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood on Hulu. This series is so much better than the first one! Much better use of the core characters, but I think they have introduced so many that it will be a heck of a resolution! I'm about at Episode 36, I think.
