Caprica, Project Runway
Oct. 15th, 2010 10:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkatAnother difficult work week finally draws to a close.
Watched tv tonight, was quite busy last night - so no time. My DVR is at 66% capacity again.
This is ridiculous. I have too many tv shows and no time to watch them. Oh, well at least two are ending next week - Mad Men (which I will miss) and Project Runway (which I really won't).
Project Runway surprised me. And not in a good way. EW called it a circus. True. And the only designers that interest me at all or I like are Mondo and Andy South.
They actually chose a dress as a winner that I thought was boring, derivative, unimaginative and looked like someone took their black curtains, including the cord and draped it over a models body, cut a slit up the leg, and cut a hole in the back and said - done. And yes, I've seen it before in mags - so apparently that's in at the moment, go figure. Which may well explain the judges rave reviews. Actually I think Michael Kors created a similar number...that was shown in the Metro around September sometime...Kors, egotistical and vain? Nah. Felt sorry for Christian Sireno (sp?) - a S4 winner, who was innovative and interesting and did create art, as opposed to something I'd throw together. (I can't sew.) Meanwhile Mondo and Andy South who created interesting dresses that I had not seen before. South's wet look - which did surprise me - because his first try was not good at all (Gretchen did him a favor). And Mondo's patterned look. I also liked Gretchen's leather jacket and rumbled skirt. Her clothes are wearable and chic. I see them in NY. April's wasn't that bad either, granted it was repetitive but it didn't look like a curtain.
I think I may be done with this show. For the first time - I was yelling at the judges on the tv set and fast-forwarding through the judging scenes. The only judge that delivered constructive criticism was Christian (possibly because he actually knows what it is like to stand up there and doesn't give a fig about ratings), the others basically insulted the gowns or raved, providing highly personal and somewhat nasty critiques - I did not blame Gretchen and April for bursting into tears. Anyone would. It was manipulative and stupid. I found myself cringing.
When Nina asked Gretchen what happened to your ability, my response was Nina - what happened to your taste - you just raved about a dress that looks like a modernized toga and all black. Michael C might be a nice guy, but he is the worste designer in PR history to make it to the final four.
And that's saying a lot.
Saw Caprica - and I can't decide who I feel more sorry for at this point, James Marsters or James Marsters fans? The man barely had a role. Although his makeup was better this week - hair darker, he looked younger not as old as he did last week. Maybe it's the lighting? He was somewhat interesting and good enough in the role- but his and Lacy's story felt a bit rushed, and underdeveloped. Also he was hardly on long enough for me to tell if he was good or not. All together his appearances on this show added up to half an episode. Reminded me a little of his guest gig on Without a Trace. He actually got more to do on both Smallville and Torchwood. Proof that being a professional actor is not easy. But I already knew that. Friends with quite a few frustrated professional actors in my lifetime - all of whom could act circles around some tv stars that shall remain nameless for the sake of your blood pressure and mine. ;-)
Lacy seemed to jump from new convert to terrorist rather fast. And I was never quite sure what Baranbas was up to, why he was doing it, and what he planned to accomplish - or for that matter what the relationship was between him and Clarice (there appeared to be more than just a rivalry, but can't be certain). He was supposed to be crazy - but we only got snippets. Homicidal maybe, crazy? Also why his kids started abandoning him - didn't totally work for me. The buildup wasn't quite there. And no, that's not just because I wanted more of Marsters, anyone could be playing that role and I'd think the same thing. It was a pivotal role that was far too truncated - a flaw with Caprica that BSG handled better. BSG didn't truncate stories to such a degree or at least not that I remember, haven't watched BSG since it ended, so could be wrong about that. At any rate - I didn't care if Barnabas lived or died. Or that much about Lacy either. I did want to see Clarice dead - that character is starting to grate on my nerves. So they are doing a presentable job with Clarice, but I feel as if the STO storyline is a little too one-sided? It feels very cliche to me, somehow. That said - what lifts it above cliche is the nifty twist, in that the terrorists are followers of the One god or monothesist, while the good guys or non-terrorists and civilized souls are pagans or polythesist.
Perhaps what this week's episode was lacking was Zoe and Tamara, who I'm starting to realize are the core of the show. Daniel Graystone is the other main anchor - whenever Stolz is on - I'm riveted. My attention wanders a bit during Clarice's storyline. Although kudos for developing some strong and multifaceted female characters.
They appear to be building two story threads or rather three at once. Clarice's = where she wants to achieve her apothesis, Amanda Graystone - who has figured out that Clarice was behind what happened to her daughter (finally) and is planning on taking Clarice down, Daniel who wants his business back and to finish his experiments - hoping to refind his daughter along with his power, and of course Joseph Adama, who sort of wants the same thing. We got strange bedfellows - Amanda in be with the woman who killed her daughter, Adama in bed with the man he blames for his wife and daughter's deaths. Then there's the two daughters - trapped in cyberspace - the space that ironically all the adults are striving to obtain or achieve. The girls want to live a real life, the adults want to live the fake eternal one, to escape.
Overall? A lackluster episode. Preferred last weeks. But a solid B gradewise, assuming we're giving grades.
Best show watched tonight? Still Grey's Anatomy - everyone had something to do, the stories entwined nicely, along with the theme. My only quibble - the show is too noisy, I can barely hear the dialogue over both music and voice over and hospital sounds. Sound-editing and looping must be a nightmare. But they are doing a nice job with the Post Traumatic Stress arc and the interpersonal relationships. This season is turning out to be the best to date. And sigh, Cristina, my favorite female character on tv right now. Love her. Must find a Cristina icon. (It's nice to watch a few shows that do not contain violence (well outside of the finale episode of last season), rage, or serial killers. I've discovered that outside of Dexter, I can't watch tv shows about serial killers any longer or murder mysteries. I've gotten tired of seeing dead bodies on tv all the time. Gothic shows with vampires or monsters or science fiction tv show violence doesn't bug me that much. It's not as disturbing or painful to me. But criminal procedurals and violent cop shows? I just can't seem to watch any longer. I don't know why. Been trying to figure that one out for quite some time now.
Feeling icky. Going to take shower, then bed. Difficult week.
Watched tv tonight, was quite busy last night - so no time. My DVR is at 66% capacity again.
This is ridiculous. I have too many tv shows and no time to watch them. Oh, well at least two are ending next week - Mad Men (which I will miss) and Project Runway (which I really won't).
Project Runway surprised me. And not in a good way. EW called it a circus. True. And the only designers that interest me at all or I like are Mondo and Andy South.
They actually chose a dress as a winner that I thought was boring, derivative, unimaginative and looked like someone took their black curtains, including the cord and draped it over a models body, cut a slit up the leg, and cut a hole in the back and said - done. And yes, I've seen it before in mags - so apparently that's in at the moment, go figure. Which may well explain the judges rave reviews. Actually I think Michael Kors created a similar number...that was shown in the Metro around September sometime...Kors, egotistical and vain? Nah. Felt sorry for Christian Sireno (sp?) - a S4 winner, who was innovative and interesting and did create art, as opposed to something I'd throw together. (I can't sew.) Meanwhile Mondo and Andy South who created interesting dresses that I had not seen before. South's wet look - which did surprise me - because his first try was not good at all (Gretchen did him a favor). And Mondo's patterned look. I also liked Gretchen's leather jacket and rumbled skirt. Her clothes are wearable and chic. I see them in NY. April's wasn't that bad either, granted it was repetitive but it didn't look like a curtain.
I think I may be done with this show. For the first time - I was yelling at the judges on the tv set and fast-forwarding through the judging scenes. The only judge that delivered constructive criticism was Christian (possibly because he actually knows what it is like to stand up there and doesn't give a fig about ratings), the others basically insulted the gowns or raved, providing highly personal and somewhat nasty critiques - I did not blame Gretchen and April for bursting into tears. Anyone would. It was manipulative and stupid. I found myself cringing.
When Nina asked Gretchen what happened to your ability, my response was Nina - what happened to your taste - you just raved about a dress that looks like a modernized toga and all black. Michael C might be a nice guy, but he is the worste designer in PR history to make it to the final four.
And that's saying a lot.
Saw Caprica - and I can't decide who I feel more sorry for at this point, James Marsters or James Marsters fans? The man barely had a role. Although his makeup was better this week - hair darker, he looked younger not as old as he did last week. Maybe it's the lighting? He was somewhat interesting and good enough in the role- but his and Lacy's story felt a bit rushed, and underdeveloped. Also he was hardly on long enough for me to tell if he was good or not. All together his appearances on this show added up to half an episode. Reminded me a little of his guest gig on Without a Trace. He actually got more to do on both Smallville and Torchwood. Proof that being a professional actor is not easy. But I already knew that. Friends with quite a few frustrated professional actors in my lifetime - all of whom could act circles around some tv stars that shall remain nameless for the sake of your blood pressure and mine. ;-)
Lacy seemed to jump from new convert to terrorist rather fast. And I was never quite sure what Baranbas was up to, why he was doing it, and what he planned to accomplish - or for that matter what the relationship was between him and Clarice (there appeared to be more than just a rivalry, but can't be certain). He was supposed to be crazy - but we only got snippets. Homicidal maybe, crazy? Also why his kids started abandoning him - didn't totally work for me. The buildup wasn't quite there. And no, that's not just because I wanted more of Marsters, anyone could be playing that role and I'd think the same thing. It was a pivotal role that was far too truncated - a flaw with Caprica that BSG handled better. BSG didn't truncate stories to such a degree or at least not that I remember, haven't watched BSG since it ended, so could be wrong about that. At any rate - I didn't care if Barnabas lived or died. Or that much about Lacy either. I did want to see Clarice dead - that character is starting to grate on my nerves. So they are doing a presentable job with Clarice, but I feel as if the STO storyline is a little too one-sided? It feels very cliche to me, somehow. That said - what lifts it above cliche is the nifty twist, in that the terrorists are followers of the One god or monothesist, while the good guys or non-terrorists and civilized souls are pagans or polythesist.
Perhaps what this week's episode was lacking was Zoe and Tamara, who I'm starting to realize are the core of the show. Daniel Graystone is the other main anchor - whenever Stolz is on - I'm riveted. My attention wanders a bit during Clarice's storyline. Although kudos for developing some strong and multifaceted female characters.
They appear to be building two story threads or rather three at once. Clarice's = where she wants to achieve her apothesis, Amanda Graystone - who has figured out that Clarice was behind what happened to her daughter (finally) and is planning on taking Clarice down, Daniel who wants his business back and to finish his experiments - hoping to refind his daughter along with his power, and of course Joseph Adama, who sort of wants the same thing. We got strange bedfellows - Amanda in be with the woman who killed her daughter, Adama in bed with the man he blames for his wife and daughter's deaths. Then there's the two daughters - trapped in cyberspace - the space that ironically all the adults are striving to obtain or achieve. The girls want to live a real life, the adults want to live the fake eternal one, to escape.
Overall? A lackluster episode. Preferred last weeks. But a solid B gradewise, assuming we're giving grades.
Best show watched tonight? Still Grey's Anatomy - everyone had something to do, the stories entwined nicely, along with the theme. My only quibble - the show is too noisy, I can barely hear the dialogue over both music and voice over and hospital sounds. Sound-editing and looping must be a nightmare. But they are doing a nice job with the Post Traumatic Stress arc and the interpersonal relationships. This season is turning out to be the best to date. And sigh, Cristina, my favorite female character on tv right now. Love her. Must find a Cristina icon. (It's nice to watch a few shows that do not contain violence (well outside of the finale episode of last season), rage, or serial killers. I've discovered that outside of Dexter, I can't watch tv shows about serial killers any longer or murder mysteries. I've gotten tired of seeing dead bodies on tv all the time. Gothic shows with vampires or monsters or science fiction tv show violence doesn't bug me that much. It's not as disturbing or painful to me. But criminal procedurals and violent cop shows? I just can't seem to watch any longer. I don't know why. Been trying to figure that one out for quite some time now.
Feeling icky. Going to take shower, then bed. Difficult week.
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Date: 2010-10-16 04:35 pm (UTC)