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tenayaI'm watching the beginning of Nip/Tuck now and what I'd REALLY like to see is a crossover with this show and Dexter. Dexter needs to know about James and to take her down. Right now. Okay, maybe he can do a tofer and include Gina in the deal.
I watch Nip/Tuck, I like Nip/Tuck, but the thing about this show is the mix and match issues. It's like a Wheel of Fortune; each episode they spin the wheel for each character to see what their main driving issue will be for the week. Christian is compassionate, Christian is the meanest SOB on the planet. Christian envies and is jealous of Sean; suddenly on another ep, all that is reversed.
I think it's just the outrageous situations that keeps me watching. That and all the kinky stuff.
Boston Legal I adored the jealous Denny from last week and the beautiful declaration of love. :::beams::: And tonight I was so afraid they'd backtrack and have Denny be all hurt that Alan went behind his back, but they didn't and that was a wonderful thing! "I know your heart is in the right place."
"We finally exchanged body fluids." Oh, that was delightful! And Shirley was the condom. *g* They do enjoy playing close to the line, don't they? I must admit to worrying they were backing off from this at the beginning of this season. I do wonder if they aren't making a too many self-references, though. A few are funny but I don't think it's a good thing to do them each episode.
I don't care that much for the new people but then I'm used to watching stuff I wouldn't normally watch just to get that small bit of reward of seeing a favorite actor. I'm sort of hoping that Brad and Alan will get together and drive the new guy out. A know new guy is there to add conflict and be unpleasant, so I can accept that he's an ingredient that the PTB want around for plot purposes. :::shrug:::
Also, I had a loose thought about last week's ep where Alan lies to save Shirley's life. It reminded me of when Denny shot that guy who was holding Alan hostage. Both acts could have serious repercussions but neither man considered or cared what might happen to them. All that mattered was doing what was necessary to save the life of someone they love (or hold deep regard for.) There's something breathtaking about seeing such belief, such dedication and loyalty to another person. If I were an artist I'd draw Alan and Denny as members of the Sacred Band of Thebes. Lucky for you all I can't draw. *g*
And after BL on my local news show, they talked *briefly* to some of the actors about backstage stuff. Spader is revealing the secret of his weekly on screen cigar sessions with William Shatner, "We smoke a lot of cigars together and sometimes it makes him feel a little sick to his stomach." And then he giggled. Shatner's snippet had him smiling as he said, "James is very sensitive and he likes to be held, and stroked gently." He nodded earnestly to confirm his statement. "So, I caress him...slowly on his cheek. Pinch it," he said with a devilish grin. The interviewer ended it by saying, "for the record he's just being funny."
Oh! Oh! I was just perusing a site that archives a LOT of photos. Nothing under Michael Shanks unfortunately (though there were 3 David Hewlett photos), but they did have about 100 James Spader photos. Some were adorable with Shatner. Go to this site and click Editorial then Entertainment. Go, have fun. They even have a photo of the two of them at a boxing match. Must of been a Man Date.
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/Product.aspx?p=3&e=0&pg=1&am=-1
SGA: The Return part 2, Echoes Irresponsible It was very entertaining and worth the wait. The main thing I wanted to comment upon was Jack's one note performance. I'm thinking that was one of two things. One, he didn't want to be there, or two, he's been away from the gig too long. Or I guess it could have been the director's or writer's choice, but I would have thought RDA might have enough clout to act however he thought Jack should act. It was odd, very odd.
Echoes was a total delight. One of the best they've done. I loved all the character stuff and they packed in quite a lot of very interesting stuff. Impressive and fun. Yay!
Irresponsible: What was it I was saying about wasting time on a show just to get a few tidbits of reward? This is another example. Why is it Mallozzi is enamored of stories about dweeby, socially clueless and morally reprehensible people in a comic book storeline that spends very little time with the series regulars? And let's not forget about ripping off the movies (he must of watched a western recently.) Oh, that's right! It's Mallozzi and these are his staples, the items that make him beam with enjoyment as he types them up. He even had corridor walking (though it was through a lovely park) and a countdown (though we were spared an actual digital readout.) Please god let him be too busy overseeing (delegating and goofing off) next season to actually write many scripts.
Torchwood Okay, I know I'm alone in thinking this show is loosing it's ability of being all shiny for me, so I'll keep it short. I found myself glancing down to see how much time was left and was pretty bored. Seeing Gwen like a teenager in luv last week did not further enamore me of her. Neither did hearing Suzi go on and on about how wonderful Gwen is this week. Or having the the 'Gwen must be saved no matter the cost!' thing going. Reminds me too much of 'Rose is the most precious thing in the galaxyfest' from last weeks Doctor Who (The Satan Pit.) But at least we found out a few more microbits about Jack. And I did perk up at the end when it was clear that Jack and Ianto were going to go off for a bit of fun. But I'll now admit my ignorance--what can you do with a stopwatch? Anyone? Please?
Under the Mistletoe. Michael was the only reason to watch this movie and he was worth it.
The bads:
Dead father and radio date boyfriend were unappealing.
The son was more mature than the dead father, who hung out with his son day and night, allowing everyone to witness him talking to thin air and thus pick on him. And he encouraged the boy to stay up way late playing table hockey with him. Not to mention not getting any life insurance.
Details that were made significant and they disappeared like the bills (while widow continues an affluent life style.) Like the little someone is going to be in trouble depending on who widow picks to be the winner of the contest. Like that necklace. The somewhat fundie beliefs were annoying too (widow MUST get a man, and the religious stuff.)
The son was much, much too mature. While I appreciated the young actor particularly in his scenes with MS, it was clear his whole character was there simply to provide plot complications and guidance for the mom.
I really, really thought they did a clumsy reveal and sacrificed too much for it. ANY indication that MS's character was interested in the mom would have been better. As it was, it seemed like he purposefully kept hidden that he was a widower to avoid letting the mom know. And a few more scenes with the son and MS's character to show the son deciding to respect and like his counselor.
The good:
That nice butt shot in MS's second scene.
MS's excellent protrayal of a nurturing adult who was trying hard to befriend the son.
That lovely moment of hurt/saddness/regret when the mom asks if he had any children.
Michael Shanks had his choice of roles and I can see why he picked the counselor. The dead father disappears into a white light twice, the first time in a glow ball. I kept expecting to see tentacles. Yes, the counselor was the most different from Daniel with a completely different tone. I also wonder if the shorter role influenced him since he was on a break from SG1?
So, to sum up, I've mentioned a lot of things they should have improved upon but it was okay for what it was trying to be. A pleasant little film to give you a happy glow for the holiday, especially if you're sentimental. If you're not, then you can ff to the Michael bits.
I must say it's taken a lot of time to keep up with all these shows, and I'm kinda glad most of them are taking a brake for a month or two. Whew!
I watch Nip/Tuck, I like Nip/Tuck, but the thing about this show is the mix and match issues. It's like a Wheel of Fortune; each episode they spin the wheel for each character to see what their main driving issue will be for the week. Christian is compassionate, Christian is the meanest SOB on the planet. Christian envies and is jealous of Sean; suddenly on another ep, all that is reversed.
I think it's just the outrageous situations that keeps me watching. That and all the kinky stuff.
Boston Legal I adored the jealous Denny from last week and the beautiful declaration of love. :::beams::: And tonight I was so afraid they'd backtrack and have Denny be all hurt that Alan went behind his back, but they didn't and that was a wonderful thing! "I know your heart is in the right place."
"We finally exchanged body fluids." Oh, that was delightful! And Shirley was the condom. *g* They do enjoy playing close to the line, don't they? I must admit to worrying they were backing off from this at the beginning of this season. I do wonder if they aren't making a too many self-references, though. A few are funny but I don't think it's a good thing to do them each episode.
I don't care that much for the new people but then I'm used to watching stuff I wouldn't normally watch just to get that small bit of reward of seeing a favorite actor. I'm sort of hoping that Brad and Alan will get together and drive the new guy out. A know new guy is there to add conflict and be unpleasant, so I can accept that he's an ingredient that the PTB want around for plot purposes. :::shrug:::
Also, I had a loose thought about last week's ep where Alan lies to save Shirley's life. It reminded me of when Denny shot that guy who was holding Alan hostage. Both acts could have serious repercussions but neither man considered or cared what might happen to them. All that mattered was doing what was necessary to save the life of someone they love (or hold deep regard for.) There's something breathtaking about seeing such belief, such dedication and loyalty to another person. If I were an artist I'd draw Alan and Denny as members of the Sacred Band of Thebes. Lucky for you all I can't draw. *g*
And after BL on my local news show, they talked *briefly* to some of the actors about backstage stuff. Spader is revealing the secret of his weekly on screen cigar sessions with William Shatner, "We smoke a lot of cigars together and sometimes it makes him feel a little sick to his stomach." And then he giggled. Shatner's snippet had him smiling as he said, "James is very sensitive and he likes to be held, and stroked gently." He nodded earnestly to confirm his statement. "So, I caress him...slowly on his cheek. Pinch it," he said with a devilish grin. The interviewer ended it by saying, "for the record he's just being funny."
Oh! Oh! I was just perusing a site that archives a LOT of photos. Nothing under Michael Shanks unfortunately (though there were 3 David Hewlett photos), but they did have about 100 James Spader photos. Some were adorable with Shatner. Go to this site and click Editorial then Entertainment. Go, have fun. They even have a photo of the two of them at a boxing match. Must of been a Man Date.
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/Product.aspx?p=3&e=0&pg=1&am=-1
SGA: The Return part 2, Echoes Irresponsible It was very entertaining and worth the wait. The main thing I wanted to comment upon was Jack's one note performance. I'm thinking that was one of two things. One, he didn't want to be there, or two, he's been away from the gig too long. Or I guess it could have been the director's or writer's choice, but I would have thought RDA might have enough clout to act however he thought Jack should act. It was odd, very odd.
Echoes was a total delight. One of the best they've done. I loved all the character stuff and they packed in quite a lot of very interesting stuff. Impressive and fun. Yay!
Irresponsible: What was it I was saying about wasting time on a show just to get a few tidbits of reward? This is another example. Why is it Mallozzi is enamored of stories about dweeby, socially clueless and morally reprehensible people in a comic book storeline that spends very little time with the series regulars? And let's not forget about ripping off the movies (he must of watched a western recently.) Oh, that's right! It's Mallozzi and these are his staples, the items that make him beam with enjoyment as he types them up. He even had corridor walking (though it was through a lovely park) and a countdown (though we were spared an actual digital readout.) Please god let him be too busy overseeing (delegating and goofing off) next season to actually write many scripts.
Torchwood Okay, I know I'm alone in thinking this show is loosing it's ability of being all shiny for me, so I'll keep it short. I found myself glancing down to see how much time was left and was pretty bored. Seeing Gwen like a teenager in luv last week did not further enamore me of her. Neither did hearing Suzi go on and on about how wonderful Gwen is this week. Or having the the 'Gwen must be saved no matter the cost!' thing going. Reminds me too much of 'Rose is the most precious thing in the galaxyfest' from last weeks Doctor Who (The Satan Pit.) But at least we found out a few more microbits about Jack. And I did perk up at the end when it was clear that Jack and Ianto were going to go off for a bit of fun. But I'll now admit my ignorance--what can you do with a stopwatch? Anyone? Please?
Under the Mistletoe. Michael was the only reason to watch this movie and he was worth it.
The bads:
Dead father and radio date boyfriend were unappealing.
The son was more mature than the dead father, who hung out with his son day and night, allowing everyone to witness him talking to thin air and thus pick on him. And he encouraged the boy to stay up way late playing table hockey with him. Not to mention not getting any life insurance.
Details that were made significant and they disappeared like the bills (while widow continues an affluent life style.) Like the little someone is going to be in trouble depending on who widow picks to be the winner of the contest. Like that necklace. The somewhat fundie beliefs were annoying too (widow MUST get a man, and the religious stuff.)
The son was much, much too mature. While I appreciated the young actor particularly in his scenes with MS, it was clear his whole character was there simply to provide plot complications and guidance for the mom.
I really, really thought they did a clumsy reveal and sacrificed too much for it. ANY indication that MS's character was interested in the mom would have been better. As it was, it seemed like he purposefully kept hidden that he was a widower to avoid letting the mom know. And a few more scenes with the son and MS's character to show the son deciding to respect and like his counselor.
The good:
That nice butt shot in MS's second scene.
MS's excellent protrayal of a nurturing adult who was trying hard to befriend the son.
That lovely moment of hurt/saddness/regret when the mom asks if he had any children.
Michael Shanks had his choice of roles and I can see why he picked the counselor. The dead father disappears into a white light twice, the first time in a glow ball. I kept expecting to see tentacles. Yes, the counselor was the most different from Daniel with a completely different tone. I also wonder if the shorter role influenced him since he was on a break from SG1?
So, to sum up, I've mentioned a lot of things they should have improved upon but it was okay for what it was trying to be. A pleasant little film to give you a happy glow for the holiday, especially if you're sentimental. If you're not, then you can ff to the Michael bits.
I must say it's taken a lot of time to keep up with all these shows, and I'm kinda glad most of them are taking a brake for a month or two. Whew!
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Date: 2006-12-06 02:40 pm (UTC)Nope, not alone. I gave up on Torchwood around episode 4. Don't like Gwen. Don't like Owen. Don't like what they've done with Captain Jack. Don't like the stupidness that is a feature of many of the stories. I was struggling to find anything that I did like. Life is too short for TV programmes like that.
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Date: 2006-12-06 03:11 pm (UTC)Thank you.
UTM
Date: 2006-12-06 09:45 pm (UTC)The actor playing the father was weird and had about as much charisma with his wife as a stick of wood. He was way too happy, always smiling; I didn't like him at all.
The little boy was originally supposed to be about 6-ish, then they changed it to eleven and hired the 13-year-old actor.
I was very disappointed in the movie, even for what it was supposed to be: low budget mushy stuff.
Re: UTM
Date: 2006-12-07 03:31 pm (UTC)A 6 year old would have made more sense, but he couldn't have been such an instigator for him Mom dating nor could he have won the hockey game--which would have been fine with me!
I must admit that one butt shot really raised my expectations. *g*
Re: UTM
Date: 2006-12-21 06:37 am (UTC)I'm late jumping in here, but that's what I thought, too.
I didn't like the implication that the woman could only move on if she had a man in her life, though. After something like that, you work through your grief and then move on and then consider another relationship if that's wanted. Another relationship isn't going to fix all problems. *g*
OTOH, I would have liked the movie better if it had focused on the relationship between MS's character and the mother--and the boy. They should have shown that relationship developing so that the ending made more sense. OTOH, even though it was barely written, I thought MS did what he could to imply that his character was interested in the mother.
Re: UTM
Date: 2006-12-21 08:48 am (UTC)Totally agree about the implications but it seemed in line with the other fundalmentalist elements.
Definitely should have spent more time on the elements of the new romance. Have you heard the Canadians got an extra scene where we see MS's character waiting at the cafe for his blind date to show up? Well, I don't actually know if he knew who he was waiting for. In the film that I saw, I never picked up that he was interested in courting her; I interpreted his looks as concern for her situation and her son. Was going to her house really for the boy or was it a hidden agenda to see her? There was only one comment to her friend when she mentioned the cute coach that I felt she'd even had him on her radar as desirable if out of reach.
Oh well. It could have been better but luckily this is pretty much what I expected. Mushy and bland. *g* His next film should have more of an edge.
Re: UTM
Date: 2006-12-21 08:49 am (UTC)