So, Charmed last night...
First off, I'm glad to see they've discovered Harry Potter, as that offers many more plots to rip off that are not actually from Buffy.
Secondly, were we supposed to be *surprised* that Chris is Piper and Leo's younger son?
But the idea of a son going back in time to get his parents back together is pretty good. They should make a movie out of it. Preferably including a Delorean (sp?).
I caught the last five-ten minutes of Charmed, and got the impression that I hadn't missed a thing. I'm glad that
Leo is their kid, because I think he's kinda cute.
But does
every
episode of theirs have to be a direct ripoff of something, even if it's in the public domain?
I caught the last five-ten minutes of Charmed, and got the impression that I hadn't missed a thing.
Nope. A lot of silliness about a "magic school" that is equal parts X-Men and Harry Potter, their heads get chopped off but no one dies, and Phoebe has a vision of the future that leads her to realize the whitefonted thing. Really, the only interesting bit was the Phoebe vision quest.
As for the whitefont:
Chris is cute, but the relationship he has had with Leo and Piper -- especially Leo -- makes Angel and Connor look like role models. I don't expect the show to deal with this, however.
I gave up on Charmed sometime last year. Actually, I watched it in the beginning - thought it sucked - tested it out again with Rose McGowan and liked Cole - watched for a bit - and then finally gave it up on the grounds that I hate being annoyed.
So, this year I have only seen commercials and I had already guessed what is whitefonted above. Really, people, try a little complexity - it won't hurt.
Thankfully, Julian McMahon is showing more skin on Nip/Tuck than he ever did as Cole on Charmed (or in his R rated movies, for that matter), with the added bonus of actual intelligent dialogue to read.
I did finally catch
Nip/Tuck
towards the end of it's season. It is good. And way big on the gross out. Television shows you can't eat dinner with:
Nip/Tuck, CSI
and
Six Feet Under.
Let me also say, I'm really annoyed with Carrie Bradshaw.
Yeah, I had the same Charmed pattern as Juli -- Julian McMahon is a huge draw for me.
Now that he's gone, Charmed is what I turn on if I sit down early for Alias.
It was a very funny, if derivative, episode. Hadn't seen it before.