But the central mystery (the death of Lilly Kane) is absorbing, the adult characters are well-developed, and we have a theme running in VM that could sustain the show for years: Veronica's quest for the truth will always bring her pain.
Agree on the central mystery and adult characters, but the quest for the truth that will always bring you pain theme will get old after awhile. One of the best things about BTVS was Whedon kept changing his theme. Yes it was in some respects the general idea of someone growing up - but he did variations: "loss of innocence", "over-coming authority", "taking or finding your own initiative", "dealing with family and making your own family", "taking responsibility for your actions..." etc.
What VM has going for it is the "noir" style and sense of tragedy. But it is a plus and minus, because audiences like to be comforted. The show is more drama, than dramedy. It needs a bit more humor and I'm not sure the writers have found it.
It has potential, but it's not appointment television. I can miss it and tune into House occassionally, without too much worry. Also I don't feel an overwhelming urge to re-watch episodes.
I wish Fox would move "House" to a less crowded time slot, because I'm a big fan of Hugh Laurie, and I feel bad about missing it.
Agree. I keep flipping between the two. House in some respects is more gripping and watchable, it contains humorous moments. I've laughed more during House, ironically enough, than during VM. Also Hugh Laurie's lead is captivating, whenever he is on the screen. So, on the fence still which one I'll watch more. I see myself re-watching House actually more than VM, because of the nice little one-liners and unobvious plot twists. VM hasn't surprised me yet. I see the plot twists and usually figure out the mystery before she does. Not good. But it is in it's first season and it is willing to go to that harsh place, so we'll see.
Kidbro loves it, because he's a fan of Enrico (the guy from Just Shoot Me) and thinks the actor is a fantastic physical comedian. That said, he finds Kristen Bell grating.
Hadn't heard the news about Bowder. I'm really *not* a fan of SG-1, so am more or less ambivalent about the news.
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Re: I think kid bro is right on this one.
Date: 2004-12-15 05:01 pm (UTC)Agree on the central mystery and adult characters, but the quest for the truth that will always bring you pain theme will get old after awhile. One of the best things about BTVS was Whedon kept changing his theme. Yes it was in some respects the general idea of someone growing up - but he did variations: "loss of innocence", "over-coming authority", "taking or finding your own initiative", "dealing with family and making your own family",
"taking responsibility for your actions..." etc.
What VM has going for it is the "noir" style and sense of tragedy.
But it is a plus and minus, because audiences like to be comforted.
The show is more drama, than dramedy. It needs a bit more humor and I'm not sure the writers have found it.
It has potential, but it's not appointment television. I can miss it and tune into House occassionally, without too much worry. Also I don't feel an overwhelming urge to re-watch episodes.
I wish Fox would move "House" to a less crowded time slot, because I'm a big fan of Hugh Laurie, and I feel bad about missing it.
Agree. I keep flipping between the two. House in some respects is more gripping and watchable, it contains humorous moments. I've laughed more during House, ironically enough, than during VM. Also Hugh Laurie's lead is captivating, whenever he is on the screen.
So, on the fence still which one I'll watch more. I see myself re-watching House actually more than VM, because of the nice little one-liners and unobvious plot twists. VM hasn't surprised me yet.
I see the plot twists and usually figure out the mystery before she does. Not good. But it is in it's first season and it is willing to go to that harsh place, so we'll see.
Kidbro loves it, because he's a fan of Enrico (the guy from Just Shoot Me) and thinks the actor is a fantastic physical comedian.
That said, he finds Kristen Bell grating.
Hadn't heard the news about Bowder. I'm really *not* a fan of SG-1, so am more or less ambivalent about the news.