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shadowkatMade it up to episode 6 of S2 Misfits - and whoa, it does get really good in the second season.
What hits me is how sexually risque it is and it appears to be on broadcast tv in the UK. I mention this, because in the US - Skins has run into all sorts of problems. Two advertisers have pulled out already. And the PTC - Parents Television Council (a watchdog group) has asked for an investigation into whether Skins distribution violates child pornography laws. (I'm guessing they haven't seen the UK version? Neither have I - but I did see previews and heard about it. Skins is too young to grab my interest.)
Enjoyed the time travel bit - it actually worked. Often it doesn't. Here - it manages to further all the characters arcs forward and tease the audience as to what lies ahead, as well as provide a really good reason for the time travel. Possibly the best use of time travel I've seen in a tv show in quite some time. Time travel is difficult to pull off well.
And I beg to differ with Nathan, having seen Simon unclothed, he is definitely more attractive. Sorry, Nathan, but you are scrawny.
The Bruno/Kelly bit was a little confusing. So was Bruno a gorilla who turned human because of the storm or a human who turned into a gorilla because of it? Had a rather King Kong feel to it or Mighty Joe Young. I don't think Bruno attempted to rape Kelly - that was not rape. There was no intent.
It was violent sex that got out of hand and she told him to stop, he did, end of story. No rape.
While I guess it is possible to accidentally rape someone...it tends to be an intentional crime.
At any rate - I think they did it - to depict the gorilla aspect of Bruno's persona. Actually, the guy who did "rape" Kelly was the tatoo artist who intentionally made her love him and took advantage of her in that state.
Rather enjoy the metaphors - the whole video game episode was ingenious and creepy. That has got to be the scariest villain that I've seen on a tv show in quite some time. He was the video game and there was no reasoning with him. Or stopping him. You had to play his game. And the violence of video games was depicted beautifully. Was quite impressed by that episode - haven't seen anyone do anything quite like that before.
Now if only the US's superhero shows were quite this innovative in their writing and risky...but, no.
No Ordinary Family piles on the cliches, as does The Cape (which is dead in the water). Smallville is the most innovative and risky of the bunch and that is saying something.
What hits me is how sexually risque it is and it appears to be on broadcast tv in the UK. I mention this, because in the US - Skins has run into all sorts of problems. Two advertisers have pulled out already. And the PTC - Parents Television Council (a watchdog group) has asked for an investigation into whether Skins distribution violates child pornography laws. (I'm guessing they haven't seen the UK version? Neither have I - but I did see previews and heard about it. Skins is too young to grab my interest.)
Enjoyed the time travel bit - it actually worked. Often it doesn't. Here - it manages to further all the characters arcs forward and tease the audience as to what lies ahead, as well as provide a really good reason for the time travel. Possibly the best use of time travel I've seen in a tv show in quite some time. Time travel is difficult to pull off well.
And I beg to differ with Nathan, having seen Simon unclothed, he is definitely more attractive. Sorry, Nathan, but you are scrawny.
The Bruno/Kelly bit was a little confusing. So was Bruno a gorilla who turned human because of the storm or a human who turned into a gorilla because of it? Had a rather King Kong feel to it or Mighty Joe Young. I don't think Bruno attempted to rape Kelly - that was not rape. There was no intent.
It was violent sex that got out of hand and she told him to stop, he did, end of story. No rape.
While I guess it is possible to accidentally rape someone...it tends to be an intentional crime.
At any rate - I think they did it - to depict the gorilla aspect of Bruno's persona. Actually, the guy who did "rape" Kelly was the tatoo artist who intentionally made her love him and took advantage of her in that state.
Rather enjoy the metaphors - the whole video game episode was ingenious and creepy. That has got to be the scariest villain that I've seen on a tv show in quite some time. He was the video game and there was no reasoning with him. Or stopping him. You had to play his game. And the violence of video games was depicted beautifully. Was quite impressed by that episode - haven't seen anyone do anything quite like that before.
Now if only the US's superhero shows were quite this innovative in their writing and risky...but, no.
No Ordinary Family piles on the cliches, as does The Cape (which is dead in the water). Smallville is the most innovative and risky of the bunch and that is saying something.