Rather agree about a number of things here. I've started watching Covert Affairs and am finding it ok so far. It has an interesting set-up in many ways and it may grow on me. I'm also feeling that Being Human is dragging. I'm not sure why, but I think it's because it feels like a re-run of S1 with the characters spinning in place. I did like the most recent episode with Annie's role and was sorry that seems like a one-shot deal.
They reached a level of comfort in their collaboration with each other and the actor as well as the stunt double playing the role - that enabled them to dig deeper. I'm not sure they felt that same level of comfort with any of the other characters, outside of maybe Wesley.
This is an interesting thought, and I think it's true he did capture a lot of the writers' imaginations (just as many later liked writing Andrew, albeit for different reasons). I do think JM was a factor in that, due to his passion for acting in general and throwing himself into what he was given also gave the writers a certain freedom.
Poor Riley and Angel were developed primarily as love interests...and it was hard for the writers to push either past it.
Agreed, I think love interest characters of either sex tend to be boxed in development-wise. I wrote a meta about that at one point.
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Date: 2010-08-30 03:51 am (UTC)They reached a level of comfort in their collaboration with each other and the actor as well as the stunt double playing the role - that enabled them to dig deeper. I'm not sure they felt that same level of comfort with any of the other characters, outside of maybe Wesley.
This is an interesting thought, and I think it's true he did capture a lot of the writers' imaginations (just as many later liked writing Andrew, albeit for different reasons). I do think JM was a factor in that, due to his passion for acting in general and throwing himself into what he was given also gave the writers a certain freedom.
Poor Riley and Angel were developed primarily as love interests...and it was hard for the writers to push either past it.
Agreed, I think love interest characters of either sex tend to be boxed in development-wise. I wrote a meta about that at one point.