Durham County (Mondays @ 10PM, Ion) aired last night & let me just say right now, Ray Prager is frakkin scary. Wholly & shockingly. I find that I have moments where I want to look away from Durham County but simply cannot. Yes, it's that good & addictive. The sub stories going on have pulled me in as well. Especially Det. Sweeney's daughter, Sadie . The entire cast is doing a phenom job & they've got me wanting more. When you have a moment where you need to remind yourself that the pang of empathy you're feeling is being spent on a malicious, womanizing serial killer, who's not even decent to his son & so stunningly narcissistic he can't get out of his own way, it's a darned fine story. I've no idea how many more bodies turn up in this season, but I'm in on this story no matter how much more gruesome the telling.
Sons of Anarchy (Tuesday @ 10PM, FX) is amazingly still off the chain. I'm waiting for Gemma to go off and kill Zobelle & his guys any minute because she is on the edge. I'm hoping she does something soon because if she doesn't mete out her revenge she may just go batsh*t & clean house at SAMCRO before too much longer. And I think Tig knows something's up. I'm worried about Opie and especially about his and Jax's relationship. I want nothing to interfere with the bromance. Tara is still a roxstar & I'm loving watching her find her way in her own way. Finally, when the heck is Prospect going to get in? ;)
Melrose Place (Tuesday @ 9PM, CW) I'm still watching for Ella & adore her. I still hate Riley, especially after last week's lip lock with Auggie (but their chemistry even got me! Whoa!). Drank too much... whatevs, Riley. Whatevs. <_< Jonah needs to cut this chick loose ASAP & make my Ella/Jonah ship a reality on screen. I still haven't a reason to care about Mini-Mancini (David) though Syd's daughter, Violet upped herself a notch with her skulking & lurking. Chick's creeping me out now. Lauren had kind of a blah last week, so hopefully she'll be dialed back in on interesting this week.
Vampire Diaries (Thursday @ 8PM, CW) is still pulling me in. The relationship between Stefan & Damon was dialed up a bit last week & the brochem is scary good. Elena is getting more interesting & just a little bit more bad*ss. Bonnie is vying to be my favorite secondary character. And the Elena/Bonnie relationship is almost as compelling to watch as the Damon/Stefan. I'm loving it! Sadly, I'm still a bit nonplussed with the Jeremy/Vicki/Tyler situation and if not for the fact that I like Vicki it would seriously be the storyline that got my "WhyTF should I care?!" award. It's not a slam on the actors, the storyline itself is just lacking for me & possibly is too laden down with teen angst for me to give a crap. I'm hoping that part improves because the rest of the show is very well done. And I'm waiting for the Stefan/Matt bromance to happen. I think I see the signs that it's coming along. Stefan needs another dude to hang with & he won't hang with Damon, so let the boy bonding begin!
Flash Forward (Thursday & Friday @ 8PM, ABC) is pretty good. Their time conflicted with Vampire Diaries on Thursday, so I had to catch it on Friday & I don't feel my hour was wasted. There's a lot of good, some highly reminiscent of Lost & a little cheese. Like I said, not an hour wasted. I won't spoil much from last week's ep but here's an example of each. The good: the performances & the setting. The reminiscent: the flash forward (albeit from the audience perspective), the Oceanic billboard, Lost alum actors, the hint of the ever-present yet seamless corporation Red Panda (oddly enough, using the same color scheme as Oceanic O_O) & the inexplicable but well lit & hinting at prescient visions (Jack saw Christian, our new hero saw a kanga & I'm hoping we're not going to have to add Australia to this list any time soon). The cheese: some of the CGI. Honestly, I'm not going to knock them on this one though. I still cringe at the sight of Lost's smoke monster & suffer from bouts of severely underwhelmed. I'll be tuning in again this week to see what's next for our... what shall we call them? Flashed? Forwards? Flasfoed? Just hasn't the same ring as Losties or Lostaways has it?
That's all for now & rest assured that I'll be watching & tweeting as I do.
Besos! xoxo
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Serial Killers, Bikers & Vampires! Oh My!
September 13, 2009
Well last week in television premiers was so amazingly off the chain that I needed some days to pass to process it all in my mind before I posted about it.
First up was Durham County (Monday, 10PM on Ion). Now considering that I don't tune in to Ion for anything to begin with, that I was going to do so based on the Durham County promos was saying something. It was excellent! I'm hooked and totally about it. It had a fresh feeling but still reminded me of Twin Peaks (or anything Lynch really). Not to spoil anything but in the beginning there's a scene with two girls in the woods & all I could say was "Those chicas have Laura Palmer written all over them". And they so did & that, I think is what will be setting the overall tone for the mystery of the season. It's not for the faint of heart & is definitely hitting high on the skeevy meter but if you're looking for a good story that'll make you double check the doors are locked & your cell phone's charged... ya' know, just in case... Durham County may just be for you.
Next was the most anticipated show on my list of premieres, Sons of Anarchy, (Tuesday, 10PM on FX). Sometimes you don't know what to expect with the second season of a show. It could be epic as easily as it could fall somewhat short. Well, no worries with SoA, it was beautifully epic and truly the best thing I've seen on television in months. Kurt Sutter & Co. have stepped it up a notch as unbelievable as that is and have set us on the road for high end drama where you just know that by the end will be littered with bodies, blood and tears. I can't wait. This one too, is not for the faint of heart but if you're down with SAMCRO there's no place you'd rather be.
And finally there's, The Vampire Diaries (Thursday, 8PM on CW). Basically, until LOST returns, this is just about my only reason to come off of cable for anything. As far as the show goes I was simply going to leave it at two words: Ian Somerhalder. But then I thought about how I liked it for more than just him. He's why I tuned in in the first place, he's not the only reason I'll remain. I've read the books by L.J. Smith & it's fun to watch the characters come to life on screen (even if in somewhat different incarnations). It was shot well, had funny moments kept a good pace. I don't care about all of the characters but I didn't in the books either, so no probs there. Nina Dobrev is doing a phenom job as Elena & I'll care about what happens with her. And Paul Wesley can almost make me adore Stefan. Almost. So, if you're free on Thursday @ 8 (which surely everyone is until at least the premiere of ABC's Flash Forward) then tune in & get bitten by The Vampire Diaries. I promise, it won't hurt a bit. ;)
One other show will get an honorable mention by me here... Melrose Place (Thursday, 9PM on CW). Tune in for Katie Cassidy as Ella, roll your eyes at Riley, wonder why the hell Jonah is wasting his time on her, try to determine if you really care about David, son of Dr. Michael Mancini or Violet, daughter of Sydney & drool over the hot but possibly ethically skewed Toby (who has a thing for recently in need of cash Dr. Lauren). See, before you know it, you'll be talking about these people like you know just who they are.
And in case it wasn't clear, I'll likely be blogging about these shows as we go along. So if you're tuning it, let's talk about it.
Besos!
First up was Durham County (Monday, 10PM on Ion). Now considering that I don't tune in to Ion for anything to begin with, that I was going to do so based on the Durham County promos was saying something. It was excellent! I'm hooked and totally about it. It had a fresh feeling but still reminded me of Twin Peaks (or anything Lynch really). Not to spoil anything but in the beginning there's a scene with two girls in the woods & all I could say was "Those chicas have Laura Palmer written all over them". And they so did & that, I think is what will be setting the overall tone for the mystery of the season. It's not for the faint of heart & is definitely hitting high on the skeevy meter but if you're looking for a good story that'll make you double check the doors are locked & your cell phone's charged... ya' know, just in case... Durham County may just be for you.
Next was the most anticipated show on my list of premieres, Sons of Anarchy, (Tuesday, 10PM on FX). Sometimes you don't know what to expect with the second season of a show. It could be epic as easily as it could fall somewhat short. Well, no worries with SoA, it was beautifully epic and truly the best thing I've seen on television in months. Kurt Sutter & Co. have stepped it up a notch as unbelievable as that is and have set us on the road for high end drama where you just know that by the end will be littered with bodies, blood and tears. I can't wait. This one too, is not for the faint of heart but if you're down with SAMCRO there's no place you'd rather be.
And finally there's, The Vampire Diaries (Thursday, 8PM on CW). Basically, until LOST returns, this is just about my only reason to come off of cable for anything. As far as the show goes I was simply going to leave it at two words: Ian Somerhalder. But then I thought about how I liked it for more than just him. He's why I tuned in in the first place, he's not the only reason I'll remain. I've read the books by L.J. Smith & it's fun to watch the characters come to life on screen (even if in somewhat different incarnations). It was shot well, had funny moments kept a good pace. I don't care about all of the characters but I didn't in the books either, so no probs there. Nina Dobrev is doing a phenom job as Elena & I'll care about what happens with her. And Paul Wesley can almost make me adore Stefan. Almost. So, if you're free on Thursday @ 8 (which surely everyone is until at least the premiere of ABC's Flash Forward) then tune in & get bitten by The Vampire Diaries. I promise, it won't hurt a bit. ;)
One other show will get an honorable mention by me here... Melrose Place (Thursday, 9PM on CW). Tune in for Katie Cassidy as Ella, roll your eyes at Riley, wonder why the hell Jonah is wasting his time on her, try to determine if you really care about David, son of Dr. Michael Mancini or Violet, daughter of Sydney & drool over the hot but possibly ethically skewed Toby (who has a thing for recently in need of cash Dr. Lauren). See, before you know it, you'll be talking about these people like you know just who they are.
And in case it wasn't clear, I'll likely be blogging about these shows as we go along. So if you're tuning it, let's talk about it.
Besos!
Bite me!
September 4, 2009
The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith
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It's been a great (& busy) week & I'm excited it's done. It's time to close out the summer officially with Labor Day weekend & one more cookout & beach jaunt. And that's all good & well, but I'm looking forward to next week also.
Next week The Vampire Diaries premieres on The CW. Kevin Williamson is trying his hand at angsty teen vampires... so like Dawson's Creek with teeth? No, not so much if it's done correctly. ;) The books are a fun & quick read that I really enjoyed. And I must admit, I'd not have had any inclination to even pick them up if I'd not heard that Ian Somerhalder was going to be playing Damon. Happily Damon turned out to be my favorite character & I know Ian plays skeevy sexy very well, so I don't foresee disappointment.
Anyway, as with most things I adore somehow my love of it & string merge & I wind up making things with a theme. It happened with BSG, Jericho & Sons of Anarchy & now... it's Vampire Diaries. What can I say, it happens. ;)
This week I finally posted 2 new creations that were inspired by the guys and what I feel their "color" is.
Damon is a slick pure alpaca scarf in charcoal black. Always stylish & perfect anywhere... just like the character.
Stefan is made of the same pure alpaca but in a deep sanguine red. A bit more emo but fired embers on the slow burn. Felt like Stefan to me.
I'm still thinking about the other characters but I have to admit, that I don't see the tv embodiment of Elena as a lapis blue (maybe it's Nina Dobrev's shading being opposite what ut was described as in the book) but no matter, I'll have that worked out by next week I'm sure. Jury is also still out on Alaric & Bonnie as well. Hmm.
That's all for now but don't forget to check out the show on Tuesday the 8th on the CW. Happy & safe holiday weekend!
Besos!
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