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This week in stuff I know about TV:
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infinitemonkeys I've learned that they're announcing the 11th Doctor tomorrow. Everyone, stay very calm and we'll survive this unscathed! My money is still on James Nesbitt, or some unknown Indian woman.
2. So, Leverage is its own kind of lame fun, but if you want a good con artist team show, why are you not watching Hustle? Which is to say, if you like Leverage, you will love Hustle. If you think Leverage is lame, you will love Hustle. If you've ever liked Adrian Lester or Marc Warren or Robert Glenister, or Jaime Murray (Lila the 12-step support honey slash lover on Dexter), you will love Hustle. She out-Gina Bellmans Gina Bellman. And Gina Bellman is the best part of Leverage. Which is, let me remind you, a poor man's diluted American ripoff of Hustle. So, you know. Watch Hustle. It used to be on AMC somewhere near Mad Men, but it's def available at your friendly neighborhood UK telly community and/or other ahem-ing comms.
3. Fringe IS lame! But somehow entertaining. Mostly I like watching that blonde girl and waiting for her to slip into her natural accent, and I like the old dude and his cheap, yet interesting and entertaining, wordplay and cluelessness. But asrunpunkrun warned me, Joshua Jackson is totally wasted as a glorified babysitter. Sigh.
4. Scrubs is coming back soon, for its final half-season! When is Scrubs coming back?
5. BSG is coming back for its final half-season! I am more excited about Scrubs.
6. As I asked K. -- would I like Merlin? Criteria to consider include the fact that I hate Sarah Connor Chronicles because that kid is way too emo and annoying, I have not a lot of tolerance for low-budg fantasy shows (see also Xena), and pretty underage boys are not enough to sell me on anything. Then again, I like magic, I like Morgan Le Fay (thank you, Mists of Avalon), I like Merlin and Arthur and Lancelot and the round table, and I like questy quests with problem solving and fantastic obstacles. Also witty dialogue. So... would I like Merlin?
7. Watch Hustle.
1. Courtesy of
infinitemonkeys I've learned that they're announcing the 11th Doctor tomorrow. Everyone, stay very calm and we'll survive this unscathed! My money is still on James Nesbitt, or some unknown Indian woman. 2. So, Leverage is its own kind of lame fun, but if you want a good con artist team show, why are you not watching Hustle? Which is to say, if you like Leverage, you will love Hustle. If you think Leverage is lame, you will love Hustle. If you've ever liked Adrian Lester or Marc Warren or Robert Glenister, or Jaime Murray (Lila the 12-step support honey slash lover on Dexter), you will love Hustle. She out-Gina Bellmans Gina Bellman. And Gina Bellman is the best part of Leverage. Which is, let me remind you, a poor man's diluted American ripoff of Hustle. So, you know. Watch Hustle. It used to be on AMC somewhere near Mad Men, but it's def available at your friendly neighborhood UK telly community and/or other ahem-ing comms.
3. Fringe IS lame! But somehow entertaining. Mostly I like watching that blonde girl and waiting for her to slip into her natural accent, and I like the old dude and his cheap, yet interesting and entertaining, wordplay and cluelessness. But as
runpunkrun warned me, Joshua Jackson is totally wasted as a glorified babysitter. Sigh.4. Scrubs is coming back soon, for its final half-season! When is Scrubs coming back?
5. BSG is coming back for its final half-season! I am more excited about Scrubs.
6. As I asked K. -- would I like Merlin? Criteria to consider include the fact that I hate Sarah Connor Chronicles because that kid is way too emo and annoying, I have not a lot of tolerance for low-budg fantasy shows (see also Xena), and pretty underage boys are not enough to sell me on anything. Then again, I like magic, I like Morgan Le Fay (thank you, Mists of Avalon), I like Merlin and Arthur and Lancelot and the round table, and I like questy quests with problem solving and fantastic obstacles. Also witty dialogue. So... would I like Merlin?
7. Watch Hustle.
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Also, Fringe is *terrible* but makes you drink the kool-aid around episode 7 or so when
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Aldis Hodge is definitely some delicious eye candy, though I'm still not sure I believe he's the geek they say he is. Still, the cast IS good, I love all five of them -- well, I'm not crazy about Timothy Hutton but the other four are phenom. It's just a shame it's so much less smart and clever and con-artisty and sneaky and heisty than Hustle.
Like, in the most recent ep when Nate got shot in the bank? If this were Hustle it'd all be part of the plan. Though it did work nicely with the paramedics and the clothes-trading, so.
I appear to be sticking with both Leverage and Fringe as long as I can, so. Then again, my returning shows and my departing shows threaten to take up most of my spring. Scrubs! Dirty Sexy Money!