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shadowkatI can't quite put my finger on it but there's something about the actress Sara Michele Gellar-Prince that I find appealing. I think it's an awkward vulnerability. She's not that pretty, and she's sort of quirky. It's why she worked for me better as Faith in Who are You than Dusku ever did. Dusku was too pretty, too perfect, too bland. While Gellar has the dented nose, the too big mouth, the streaked blond hair, and that pained look. I think this is why I keep watching her in things...there's a part of me that is stubbornly rooting for her. The actress appeals to me in the same under-dog sort of way that James Marsters does. Charisma Carpenter and Alyson Hannigan? Too pretty. Too model perfect in some ways. There's so many imperfections about Gellar, you know she can't be a star...Marsters hit me the same way, he too is so small, awkward, and you know he'll never be the star...the leading man. He's not pretty or bulky enough. Yet, there's something about the actor that grabs at me. I keep hoping they'll find that good part...yet know it's impossible, and like me they are working stiff doing the best that they can. Albeit making a lot more money.
I find myself, oddly, more interested in the B-C list actors. As a child I followed Davy Jones, then Richard Hatch. Had a conversation with a co-worker about this. How I have a tendency to get enamored of actors who will never have many movies...or tv roles, such as poor Anthony Stewart Head who I followed from the West End production of Chess, to Taster's Choice Commericials to VR5 to Buffy to Manchild to Merlin. LOL!
I became a fan of Buffy because of ASH. While lead actors like Nathan Fillon and David Boreanze and Alyson Hannigan tend to bore me. I don't know why. Life would be so much easier if I was enamored. Instead, my favorite actor from Firefly was Alan Tydke (who I'm watch Subrogatory for primarily, that and the guy playing the Dad.)
Dollhouse? Olivia Williams and the Russian Guy. BattleStar Galatica - Jamie Bamber and Katee Sackoff. Be better off if I was a James Callis fan. Same deal with Lost,
I liked the guy who played Sawyer who is in nothing. And in Angel? Alexis Denisof.
Who is also in nothing.
I think I just like underdogs. Also a Mets Fan. And prefer the Jets to the Giants.
The sad thing is I think I'm done with Ringer, the story just is too slow and not quite working. I find my attention wandering during Tuesday's episode, which I'm watching now. The writer's have been dragging out the Ringer plot a bit too long.
Here's the plot points:
* Mr. C and Katherine (Juliet's Mom) are in co-hoots. (Oh Jason Dohring has bulked up and now has pecs.) The Mom conspired with Juliet, Tessa and Mr. C to set up the cry-rape scam on Andrew. Andrew settled over a million on Mr. C for defamation of character when Juliet's cry-rape scenario fell apart. And they took off with it. Unfortunately now...Juliet is feeling incredibly guilty and wants to tell Daddy everything. So she texts Mom...that she is going to tell Daddy everything to assuage her guilt. Mr. C threatens to shut up her daughter by force..or run for the hills. Katherine leaves Mr. C with a cryptic note - "if you ever come near my daughter again, this video goes public and yes, I've made copies. PS: You are an idiot." The twist? Mom paid a guy to rough up Tessa, Mr. C didn't do it - he just took the fall.
* Henry and Siobhan are now in co-hoots to take down Andrew and Bridget. Siobhan told Henry that Andrew is a crook and Bridget murdered Gemma. She's having Henry's twins.
She lied to him. She's responsible for Gemma's death. And the twins may actually be
Andrew's. Also, Andrew's business partner, Olivia, who blackmailed Henry into making his ex-fatherinlaw invest in Andrew's company may be the actual crook.
* Malcom and Bridget are hot on Olivia's trial, determined to prove that Olivia not Andrew is the crook, so Bridget can determine whether or not she should marry Andrew as Siobhan in a renewal of vows. But sadly for Bridget, Malcolm figures out that Andrew's company, Martin-Charles, is running a Ponzi scheme a la Bernie Madoff. This sort of comes out nowhere. We get no motivation really or build-up. It just gets thrown in. Oh and the big twist? The Ponzi Scheme is not Olivia's idea, it was Andrew's. Clueless Andrew is a crook and a bad guy? Okkay. And apparently he'll do anything to keep it a secret. This explains why Siobhan wants to take him down, I'm guessing.
And Siobet still doesn't know Siobhan is still alive. Also...seems to fit seamlessly into a life and lifestyle she has no prior knowledge of. Either that or everyone around her is a complete idiot - because they all know Siobhan had a twin sister who is on the run, so why haven't they picked up on the differences? And questioned them?
The show is still too focused on plot twists and not enough on character. We really have no clue why any of these people are doing what they are doing. I don't know what Siobhan's motives are. No clue what Katherine's and Juliet's are. It's hard to care about any of them. Their motives seem sort of shallow. It's like watching people move about and do things...but no idea why.
I think I'm finally done after this episode.
In stark contrast...Revenge continues to be fun...and tightly written. I was completely right about the who-dunnit. Right down to how it was done.
Parenthood also continues to be good, skirting the soap-opera melodrama that Brothers and Sisters often fell into. The acting is subtle and top-notch, as is the writing...continuing to focus unflinchingly on the issues of parenthood.
Haven't seen the last two episodes of Justified - I'm taking a break from violent male dominated dramas...I love Justified, the dialogue and writing are brilliant, but for some reason that violence is getting to me. I don't know why.
The Dewey episode with the kidney transplants had me cringing instead of applauding.
And I happen to know the urban legend they were referencing really well. Urban folklorist in a past life. Elmore Leonard is amongst the best out there when it comes to dialogue and Justified is the best written. It's just so unrelentingly violent. Graphic "realistic" Violence used to not bother me. Why does it now? This makes no sense to me. Why do I have no problems with the violence in Vamp Diaries, Harrison's novel, True Blood or even the Game of Thrones tv series, but suddenly am struggling with shows like Justified? Is it that the violence is too real...and less comic-booky?
I don't know. Don't understand why it is bugging me all of a sudden. Maybe just a phase.
I find myself, oddly, more interested in the B-C list actors. As a child I followed Davy Jones, then Richard Hatch. Had a conversation with a co-worker about this. How I have a tendency to get enamored of actors who will never have many movies...or tv roles, such as poor Anthony Stewart Head who I followed from the West End production of Chess, to Taster's Choice Commericials to VR5 to Buffy to Manchild to Merlin. LOL!
I became a fan of Buffy because of ASH. While lead actors like Nathan Fillon and David Boreanze and Alyson Hannigan tend to bore me. I don't know why. Life would be so much easier if I was enamored. Instead, my favorite actor from Firefly was Alan Tydke (who I'm watch Subrogatory for primarily, that and the guy playing the Dad.)
Dollhouse? Olivia Williams and the Russian Guy. BattleStar Galatica - Jamie Bamber and Katee Sackoff. Be better off if I was a James Callis fan. Same deal with Lost,
I liked the guy who played Sawyer who is in nothing. And in Angel? Alexis Denisof.
Who is also in nothing.
I think I just like underdogs. Also a Mets Fan. And prefer the Jets to the Giants.
The sad thing is I think I'm done with Ringer, the story just is too slow and not quite working. I find my attention wandering during Tuesday's episode, which I'm watching now. The writer's have been dragging out the Ringer plot a bit too long.
Here's the plot points:
* Mr. C and Katherine (Juliet's Mom) are in co-hoots. (Oh Jason Dohring has bulked up and now has pecs.) The Mom conspired with Juliet, Tessa and Mr. C to set up the cry-rape scam on Andrew. Andrew settled over a million on Mr. C for defamation of character when Juliet's cry-rape scenario fell apart. And they took off with it. Unfortunately now...Juliet is feeling incredibly guilty and wants to tell Daddy everything. So she texts Mom...that she is going to tell Daddy everything to assuage her guilt. Mr. C threatens to shut up her daughter by force..or run for the hills. Katherine leaves Mr. C with a cryptic note - "if you ever come near my daughter again, this video goes public and yes, I've made copies. PS: You are an idiot." The twist? Mom paid a guy to rough up Tessa, Mr. C didn't do it - he just took the fall.
* Henry and Siobhan are now in co-hoots to take down Andrew and Bridget. Siobhan told Henry that Andrew is a crook and Bridget murdered Gemma. She's having Henry's twins.
She lied to him. She's responsible for Gemma's death. And the twins may actually be
Andrew's. Also, Andrew's business partner, Olivia, who blackmailed Henry into making his ex-fatherinlaw invest in Andrew's company may be the actual crook.
* Malcom and Bridget are hot on Olivia's trial, determined to prove that Olivia not Andrew is the crook, so Bridget can determine whether or not she should marry Andrew as Siobhan in a renewal of vows. But sadly for Bridget, Malcolm figures out that Andrew's company, Martin-Charles, is running a Ponzi scheme a la Bernie Madoff. This sort of comes out nowhere. We get no motivation really or build-up. It just gets thrown in. Oh and the big twist? The Ponzi Scheme is not Olivia's idea, it was Andrew's. Clueless Andrew is a crook and a bad guy? Okkay. And apparently he'll do anything to keep it a secret. This explains why Siobhan wants to take him down, I'm guessing.
And Siobet still doesn't know Siobhan is still alive. Also...seems to fit seamlessly into a life and lifestyle she has no prior knowledge of. Either that or everyone around her is a complete idiot - because they all know Siobhan had a twin sister who is on the run, so why haven't they picked up on the differences? And questioned them?
The show is still too focused on plot twists and not enough on character. We really have no clue why any of these people are doing what they are doing. I don't know what Siobhan's motives are. No clue what Katherine's and Juliet's are. It's hard to care about any of them. Their motives seem sort of shallow. It's like watching people move about and do things...but no idea why.
I think I'm finally done after this episode.
In stark contrast...Revenge continues to be fun...and tightly written. I was completely right about the who-dunnit. Right down to how it was done.
Parenthood also continues to be good, skirting the soap-opera melodrama that Brothers and Sisters often fell into. The acting is subtle and top-notch, as is the writing...continuing to focus unflinchingly on the issues of parenthood.
Haven't seen the last two episodes of Justified - I'm taking a break from violent male dominated dramas...I love Justified, the dialogue and writing are brilliant, but for some reason that violence is getting to me. I don't know why.
The Dewey episode with the kidney transplants had me cringing instead of applauding.
And I happen to know the urban legend they were referencing really well. Urban folklorist in a past life. Elmore Leonard is amongst the best out there when it comes to dialogue and Justified is the best written. It's just so unrelentingly violent. Graphic "realistic" Violence used to not bother me. Why does it now? This makes no sense to me. Why do I have no problems with the violence in Vamp Diaries, Harrison's novel, True Blood or even the Game of Thrones tv series, but suddenly am struggling with shows like Justified? Is it that the violence is too real...and less comic-booky?
I don't know. Don't understand why it is bugging me all of a sudden. Maybe just a phase.
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Date: 2012-03-02 01:11 pm (UTC)I agree with you about preferring the not as pretty actors or for me pretty actors in not pretty roles...to me one of the sexiest men ever was Val Kilmer playing Doc Holiday in Tombstone. He was white as a sheet, sweaty, and coughing up blood, but that bad ass sarcasm did me in.
I also liked Richard Hatch (I even remember him a little from AMC.) I could not stand Nathan Fillion in TGaGaaPP (TGaaG) and did not particularly care for Ryan Reynolds, I liked the other guy who went on to do nothing. I did not really watch AtS, mostly because I did not like DB, but when I did catch a show, was more an Alexis fan. I loved Michael C Hall in Six Feet Under...I could go on and on. Although, for me a lot of it comes down to attitude; Eric from True Blood is gorgeous, but it is his smart ass/asshole attitude that draws me in.
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Date: 2012-03-02 01:28 pm (UTC)Haven't liked them in much since though..
No, I prefer edgy. Timothy Olyphant in Justified is a love..but he has that sarcastic edge. I like the one's who have a sort of self-depracating wit. That don't take themselves too seriously...and you can tell they don't see themselves as "all that".
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Date: 2012-03-02 02:28 pm (UTC)"Parenthood" has a lot of DNA from the Friday Night Lights production room, so there's a track record...
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Date: 2012-03-02 03:26 pm (UTC)ensemble family drama with balanced performances and acting.
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Date: 2012-03-02 03:05 pm (UTC)What's going to be interesting though is that Daniel is actually going to be convinced that he did do it.
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Date: 2012-03-02 03:25 pm (UTC)So Daniel believes he really did it, and Jack believes Amanda did it. And Takada set it up so that Emily can't save Daniel without sacrificing Jack - so she has to go through their Revenge plot.
What I want to know is what is Takada's agenda and his motive? He's like the anti-Nolan. Nolan wants her to give up the Revenge plot and sail off with Jack. Takada wants her to hold on to it and ruine the Graysons.
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Date: 2012-03-02 03:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-03 04:32 pm (UTC)Poor Andrew, who has to reshuffle funds because of the extortion scheme, is now clearly a crook a la Bernie Madoff. Currently the whole Ponzie Scheme/Bernie Madoff plot is popular in American TV/Film - all the kids are doing it. And yes, Barf is right.
It's made worse here by the fact that they did nothing to build up to it, they just threw it out there. Willy-nilly.
I don't know why I'm still watching this thing...it's like watching a train-wreck..I can't quite look away. ;-)