kinuta Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Rewatching some of The Mentalist Season 1. The quirky waistcoats and tea drinking apart these shows are very tightly written and often complex. The cast play well together, the Joe Friday poker faced Cho and the tired looking Lisbon all balance things out nicely. The Red John backstory is never allowed to intrude too much into the episodes. I was quite indifferent to The Mentalist when it started but it's now one of my favourites and doesn't tire on subsequent viewings. The Missus is also a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Sleazy/Cheesy escapism, but I like sleazy/cheesy so it's okay by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) I tried a few episodes of "Lost Girl," didn't work for me. I'm watching "The River" from last night. This is a show, like "American Horror Story" that is so absurd and over the top, touching on so many cliches and worn plots, that I find it somehow oddly amusing. Edited March 7, 2012 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I tried a few episodes of "Lost Girl," didn't work for me. Ksenia Solo works for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I know, but the different types of fairy people, and the dialog, and the plotlines. . . didn't work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I know, but the different types of fairy people, and the dialog, and the plotlines. . . didn't work for me. Oh it's silly, it makes Supernatural look like Shakespeare...but I guess I'm a sucker for soft core girl on girl action. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) Yeah, never really has been my thing, and I have a passionate girlfriend and possibly fewer needs. Plus, I'm already watching so many shows. . .I have to just ignore many. Edited March 7, 2012 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Decided to re-watch some BG. Such a beautiful looking show on Blu-ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I tried a few episodes of "Lost Girl," didn't work for me. Ksenia Solo works for me! So she plays an android? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 So she plays an android? I don't think she's an android? Here's a more "life-like" picture: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I prefer the android... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Now seen 4 of the Inspector Montalbano series. I was slow to warm to these - the plots creak a bit and there's an opera buffa element in the police station that is a bit silly. But the scenery is amazing. And the soundtrack has had me digging out my Mediterranean jazz albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Less than two weeks until Mad Men returns. I am stoked. Still toggling between this and The Sopranos as my all-time favorite. Just curious, has anyone else's significant other blown off MM in deference to how it portrays women? Edited March 13, 2012 by Dave James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Just curious, has anyone else's significant other blown off MM in deference to how it portrays women? I've actually been bothered by that myself, I understand the reality of it, but it still irks me. I watched about half of Season One but I've never completed it. I plan to revisit one of these days, but I have to be in the right frame of mind for it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 It took me forever to get past a lot of the characters in that show and how they treat others. And I still don't really like many of them at all. But the production values are excellent and there's a fascination that keeps me coming back. My gal just shrugs at the way the women are treated. She works with huge judge egos long hours every day. She knows how to maneuver and to an extent manipulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 The lack of likable characters is one of the primary things that's hindering me from enjoying it. I guess that's more of a fatal flaw to me, it kind of reminds me of films like 'The Grifters" where I just couldn't enjoy it because I HATED every character in the film. From a production standpoint it's an amazing show, hopefully one of these days I'll be in the appropriate headspace to appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I guess I'm in a very different 'headspace' cuz I like most of the characters on Mad Men. Perhaps "like" is a bad way to put it---"appreciate" would be more apposite. I certainly don't like them the way I would like a person in real life. Same way I like all the characters in Breaking Bad, especially Walt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Still on season 3 here but I love 'Mad Men', to me it is just on a different level to most TV dramas. Also a great fan of the 'Don Draper' character, so effortlessly cool. Not sure what that says about me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I absolutely hate the Draper character, just not the type of man I would ever want to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzbo Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 As you probably know I really like that show. Right now: Pretty mediocre show. But I must say they did some beautiful filmwork and the Blu-ray looks fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Missing 1st episode Ashley Judd in an awful and unwatchable newbie. Truly dire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Not surprised, I had no interest in seeing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Just abandoned The River once and for all. It started out marginally promising, but turned into Lost lite. Still enjoying Alcatraz. No great shakes, but good enough to keep me watching. Looking forward to the return of The Killing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Interesting, as I see no similarity between LOST and The River. The River I think is wildly entertaining in the way that American Horror Story is: completely derivative and throwing in every genre cliche but the kitchen sink, and it's dramatic aspects became very funny. Alcatraz. . . I keep checking in on it and wanting to like it but I just keep getting appalled by the senseless killing after senseless killing, the totally ridiculous concept of Sarah Jones as a detective and Jorge Garcia as a cracker jack historian, and there's nothing appealing about the series at all for me. Looking forward to the return of the Killing; I just got the Blu-ray set of the first season in the mail and am looking forward to spinning it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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