The Crazy Ones..
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shadowkatSo, after reading some of the responses to my
What TV Show's Are You Watching Poll" - decided to give The Crazy Ones another shot. It's good, really good. I laughed quite a bit during the second and third episode. Gellar and Williams have decent chemistry and a good comic timing. Also James Wolak and Hammish Linklater work very well off of each other. A nice work-place comedy, which is a bit old-school - along the lines of WKRP and Newsradio, as opposed to The Office.
The third episode had a delightful bit about Sydney (Gellar's character) learning how to drive. (Sydney and Buffy have this in common - neither can drive nor like to drive. I've learned how to drive, but despise it - so find this rather comforting. And quite funny.)
Gellar reminds me a little of her Buffy character in this episode, with Williams as a crazy Giles. She's really more of a comedic actress than a dramatic actress.
At any rate, I've changed my mind about The Crazy One's.
To date - the new tv shows holding my interest are:
* The Back List
* Sleepy Hollow
* The Crazy Ones
* Once Upon a Time: Wonderland
I haven't cancelled Agents of Shield quite yet. The Whedon/comic book geek in me refuses to give up on it completely. But...it is definitely on the bubble. That said, regardless of what I think of it - I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts that it gets a full pick up for a second season at least. It reminds me a lot of a rich man's Torchwood meets a poor man's Hawaii 5-O. Which means if you like Agents of Shield, you might want to check out Torchwood and possibly Hawaii 5-O?
Here's the ratings according to EW:
Crazy Ones - 16 million
The Black List - 13 Million
Marvel's Agents of Shield - 12 million
First to be cancelled? Lucky 7. (No surprise. I watched it...not bad, but not compelling either. Also cliche and not in a fun way.)
What TV Show's Are You Watching Poll" - decided to give The Crazy Ones another shot. It's good, really good. I laughed quite a bit during the second and third episode. Gellar and Williams have decent chemistry and a good comic timing. Also James Wolak and Hammish Linklater work very well off of each other. A nice work-place comedy, which is a bit old-school - along the lines of WKRP and Newsradio, as opposed to The Office.
The third episode had a delightful bit about Sydney (Gellar's character) learning how to drive. (Sydney and Buffy have this in common - neither can drive nor like to drive. I've learned how to drive, but despise it - so find this rather comforting. And quite funny.)
Gellar reminds me a little of her Buffy character in this episode, with Williams as a crazy Giles. She's really more of a comedic actress than a dramatic actress.
At any rate, I've changed my mind about The Crazy One's.
To date - the new tv shows holding my interest are:
* The Back List
* Sleepy Hollow
* The Crazy Ones
* Once Upon a Time: Wonderland
I haven't cancelled Agents of Shield quite yet. The Whedon/comic book geek in me refuses to give up on it completely. But...it is definitely on the bubble. That said, regardless of what I think of it - I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts that it gets a full pick up for a second season at least. It reminds me a lot of a rich man's Torchwood meets a poor man's Hawaii 5-O. Which means if you like Agents of Shield, you might want to check out Torchwood and possibly Hawaii 5-O?
Here's the ratings according to EW:
Crazy Ones - 16 million
The Black List - 13 Million
Marvel's Agents of Shield - 12 million
First to be cancelled? Lucky 7. (No surprise. I watched it...not bad, but not compelling either. Also cliche and not in a fun way.)
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Date: 2013-10-13 12:46 am (UTC)Unfortunately I don't have tv access (just Netflix) so I'll have to be patient. I hope it continues to develop, I'd love to see SMG have another hit (or at least a decent show.)
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Date: 2013-10-13 07:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-13 08:51 pm (UTC)I remember trying an episode or two of Parks and Rec S1 and turning it off; then I kept seeing people praise S2 and have been a convert ever since. (I actually have no idea if S1 is actually great or buzz just hit "critical mass".)
BTW - I've been wondering who and from what show/movie your icon comes from.