Me too! I like Veronica Mars! I just haven't been around on Tuesday nights to catch more than a few episodes, so far, but at least it hasn't been canceled yet, so I'm hoping to stay with it. I'm still having trouble distinguishing the two rich brat boys--one used to be Veronica's boyfriend; the other, not so much, but they look too much alike. Bad casting. Or maybe they're supposed to be each other's evil twins? ;-)
Agreed. My difficulty with the show to begin with was the similarity between many of the male actors - Duncan/Logan look way too much alike. For a while they had three of them - Duncan/Troy/Logan who all looked exactly alike - of the three Logan seemed the most distinctive. That actor is a young version of Mathew Lillard. Also reminds me of the roles James Spader used to play, but not as interesting or hot as Spader. (He makes me miss Spader, Marsters, and Lillard actually.)
That said - the show is growing on me. The last few episodes, including this weeks have been excellent. Which is a good sign. It started out weak then got *really* good - cutting out the actors who didn't appeal (the teacher, Troy) and picking up on ones who did (Mack, Logan's parents, the Sheriff) - also emphasizing the bitterness Veronica feels over the smugness. It's a nice mix of noir and high school angst, with more focus on adult storylines than most high school shows have.
Also find myself liking Medium in spite of myself. I want to disapprove of it, but Patricia Arquette is too good, and the understated style helps. If they'd done it all creepy and sensationalistic, it would be easy to dismiss.
Have had exactly the same response. I keep expecting it to do the smulchy predictable thing and it keeps surprising me. This week's episode for instance - instead of having them realize, whoops we put an innocent man on death row - the heroine realized she may not always be right. (Don't get me wrong - I'm against the death penalty, I just don't like it when dramas hammer you over the head with it - much prefer they stand back, give you the tale, let you make up your own mind.) I guess - I hate pontification in drama, maybe because I hate it when I do it myself? ;-) It's a weird show - I find myself liking the characters, interested in the story, yet uncertain of the message.
Princess Bride, the book, is indeed fabulous. I read it way back when and enjoy it so much. Ever listened to Goldman's commentary on the PB DVD? He so loves the book, and the screenplay, and he worked so hard to get the movie made, and was so excited to be involved with it. He wants to maintain that jaded persona he creates for the novel's narrator, but you can tell how much the story means to him.
This is a DVD that I'm going to have to consider buying at some point. It's on my wish list along with: Noises Off, Grosse Point Blank, Spirited Away/Castle Calistroga and Zero Effect. I know, weird choices, but all they oddly make me happy for different reasons. Have yet to see the DVD - so can't comment on it. Maybe a rental in the near future.
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Date: 2005-01-13 01:34 pm (UTC)Agreed. My difficulty with the show to begin with was the similarity between many of the male actors - Duncan/Logan look way too much alike. For a while they had three of them - Duncan/Troy/Logan who all looked exactly alike - of the three Logan seemed the most distinctive.
That actor is a young version of Mathew Lillard. Also reminds me of the roles James Spader used to play, but not as interesting or hot as Spader. (He makes me miss Spader, Marsters, and Lillard actually.)
That said - the show is growing on me. The last few episodes, including this weeks have been excellent. Which is a good sign. It started out weak then got *really* good - cutting out the actors who didn't appeal (the teacher, Troy) and picking up on ones who did (Mack, Logan's parents, the Sheriff) - also emphasizing the bitterness Veronica feels over the smugness. It's a nice mix of noir and high school angst, with more focus on adult storylines than most high school shows have.
Also find myself liking Medium in spite of myself. I want to disapprove of it, but Patricia Arquette is too good, and the understated style helps. If they'd done it all creepy and sensationalistic, it would be easy to dismiss.
Have had exactly the same response. I keep expecting it to do the smulchy predictable thing and it keeps surprising me. This week's episode for instance - instead of having them realize, whoops we put an innocent man on death row - the heroine realized she may not always be right. (Don't get me wrong - I'm against the death penalty, I just don't like it when dramas hammer you over the head with it - much prefer they stand back, give you the tale, let you make up your own mind.) I guess - I hate pontification in drama, maybe because I hate it when I do it myself? ;-) It's a weird show - I find myself liking the characters, interested in the story, yet uncertain of the message.
Princess Bride, the book, is indeed fabulous. I read it way back when and enjoy it so much. Ever listened to Goldman's commentary on the PB DVD? He so loves the book, and the screenplay, and he worked so hard to get the movie made, and was so excited to be involved with it. He wants to maintain that jaded persona he creates for the novel's narrator, but you can tell how much the story means to him.
This is a DVD that I'm going to have to consider buying at some point.
It's on my wish list along with: Noises Off, Grosse Point Blank, Spirited Away/Castle Calistroga and Zero Effect. I know, weird choices, but all they oddly make me happy for different reasons.
Have yet to see the DVD - so can't comment on it. Maybe a rental in the near future.