tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post3412205401419770291..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: TV Review--Big Brother A Good Guy?AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40531836064441449252011-12-06T11:40:10.741-05:002011-12-06T11:40:10.741-05:00tryanmax: I haven't watched Fringe as often a...tryanmax: I haven't watched <i>Fringe</i> as often as I intend. It seems to get moved around for no apparent reason on our local station. But I agree on your points. Particularly with the mistake so often made of deciding that a genius in one scientific field must automatically be a genius in every field.<br /><br />As for Sam Rockwell, I think he steals every scene in everything he's ever been in. He does everything well--from slapstick comedy to menacing drama. And he definitely doesn't do it on his pretty face. LOLLawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64726233669794445972011-12-06T10:03:10.223-05:002011-12-06T10:03:10.223-05:00Also, Peter Bishop isn't an übermensch. Unlike...Also, Peter Bishop isn't an übermensch. Unlike other shows, his knowledge is limited to his particular field. And he can be beat up. <br /><br />I was watching <i>Iron Man 2</i> recently and I remember being quite put off by Vanko. It seems the writers decided that since he was an expert in one technical field, he should be an expert in every technical field--and still have time to be a beefed up bad-ass. Did he learn how to hack while he was sitting for his tattoos? Because if he did, there would have certainly been enough time.<br /><br /> * * *<br /><br />Couple of asides: <br /><br />1. We routinely break into lamentations about the lack of strong female roles, so I thought I'd point out that Olivia Dunham on <i>Fringe</i> is pretty powerful in a realistic way. (I'm sure feminists can still find something to pick at.)<br /><br />2. I think Sam Rockwell stole the show in <i>IM2</i>. He's so good at playing characters that deserve to be punched in the face that I would go see a movie just because he is in it.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82157937102674344632011-12-06T00:12:06.142-05:002011-12-06T00:12:06.142-05:00tryanmax: I think that you pretty much nailed it....tryanmax: I think that you pretty much nailed it. The show is not spectacular, but it is steady, always interesting, and rarely lets the viewer down. It's just a good show that doesn't use "guest stars" to increase its ratings or over-engineered stunts to get attention.<br /><br />I like <i>Grimm</i> and <i>Once Upon A Time</i> well enough to watch them if there's nothing else on. But like you, I'm not crazy about them, so they're often on just as background noise.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-91786776526705992292011-12-05T23:34:44.923-05:002011-12-05T23:34:44.923-05:00I've only managed to catch one episode of Pers...I've only managed to catch one episode of <i>Person of Interest</i> since learning it wasn't just another cop show and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I can't say that I would go out of my way not to miss an episode and I probably won't go back further than Hulu takes me, but it's good enough to sit down with on a quiet evening (a rarity for a single father of two toddlers). <br /><br />The thing that sets <i>Person</i> apart from other shows which I like is that it splits the brains from the brawn. I am so sick of these shows where the hero is a quantum-physicist and also a black belt. I do realize that such people do exist, but probably not in the numbers that TV makes it seem. Most of us aren't tough guys or geniuses, so if we are to relate to the hero at all, he best be not more than one or the other. <br /><br />I think a similar approach is part of what makes <i>Fringe</i> work, though they still split the difference with the Peter Bishop character.<br /><br />As to supernatural shows, this season produced <i>Grimm</i> and <i>Once Upon a Time</i>, both of which I had looked forward to, both of which totally let me down. I've been consoling myself by watching <i>Twin Peaks</i> on Netflix. I was just a kid when it was on, so it's new to me!tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-34005287263012732972011-12-05T20:54:48.014-05:002011-12-05T20:54:48.014-05:00rlaWTX: Without commenting on their quality, I ca...rlaWTX: Without commenting on their quality, I can say that two recent offerings already put the paranormal into the crime and medical drama genres: <i>Ghost Whisperer</i> and <i>A Gifted Man</i>. The silly series with a resurrected lawyer and a guardian angel called <i>Drop Dead Diva</i> added the law genre. As for the paranormal in a "cop" show, I loved <i>Moonlight</i> and was sorry to see it canceled. <br /><br />As they say, there's nothing new under the sun, but the concepts can be handled either very well or very poorly. ScottDS's mention of Precinct 17, with magic and the supernatural would have been fun, but it would still have had to be executed well to work. And I might as well add I like <i>Warehouse 13</i>, but its quality is all over the place.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-67756407166155893782011-12-05T19:46:43.012-05:002011-12-05T19:46:43.012-05:00Scott - that sounds like a cool concept... as popu...Scott - that sounds like a cool concept... as popular as the paranormal is in fiction, it kinda surprises me that no one has gone there on TV (except True Blood, which I have not seen but I think is badly casted because the actors do not match the pic in my head). The closest would be Eureka/Warehouse 13 but their "magic" is all science or power + science.rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-28584604770465885262011-12-05T19:33:49.249-05:002011-12-05T19:33:49.249-05:00ScottDS: As I mentioned to Andrew, this isn't...ScottDS: As I mentioned to Andrew, this isn't a cop show. It's a mystery drama that centers around private individuals using technology to fend off possible crimes. Since there is actually no crime to investigate, the drama becomes far more complicated than your typical cop show.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-47712309627080385712011-12-05T19:30:10.210-05:002011-12-05T19:30:10.210-05:00Andrew: It's really not a cop show at all. T...Andrew: It's really not a cop show at all. The only cops that show up are the ones trying to figure out what the main characters are up to.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-30056856700743127602011-12-05T18:56:19.408-05:002011-12-05T18:56:19.408-05:00I haven't seen it but it's been on my rada...I haven't seen it but it's been on my radar. I imagine the crime-fighting duo of Ben Linus and Jesus would make for an entertaining combination. :-)<br /><br />But I find myself agreeing with Andrew - cop shows aren't really my thing either. However, I've been known to leave a <i>C.S.I.</i> rerun on as background noise once in a blue moon, or pull up an old <i>Dragnet</i> episode on Hulu. And I do applaud the makers of <i>Persons of Interest</i> for doing something even slightly different.<br /><br />Incidentally, there was one cop show pilot that was shot but not picked up for the current TV season and I was actually looking forward to it: <i>17th Precinct</i>, which would've been a police procedural set in a world where magic and the supernatural were real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-5870775087168369092011-12-05T18:22:29.140-05:002011-12-05T18:22:29.140-05:00I haven't seen it. Cop shows aren't my th...I haven't seen it. Cop shows aren't my thing.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39248593357525062762011-12-05T17:50:03.688-05:002011-12-05T17:50:03.688-05:00Stan: It's too bad you missed that first epis...Stan: It's too bad you missed that first episode, but it wasn't so all-encompassing that you've miss out on what's happening by not having seen it. You'll no doubt be able to catch it in re-runs. I expect this one to last and go into a second season.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-63843263308548229592011-12-05T17:38:37.343-05:002011-12-05T17:38:37.343-05:00Indi: Give it a shot. I think you'll enjoy i...Indi: Give it a shot. I think you'll enjoy it. I already described the basic premise and the growing relationship between the two main characters, so it's not too late to pick up the momentum.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-72012556330814982032011-12-05T17:37:41.453-05:002011-12-05T17:37:41.453-05:00Cool show. However my wife and I missed the first ...Cool show. However my wife and I missed the first episode...drag man.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46748674393264971952011-12-05T17:37:20.773-05:002011-12-05T17:37:20.773-05:00T-Rav: I think that's part of its charm. It ...T-Rav: I think that's part of its charm. It isn't spectacular, but simply solid. Emerson and Caviezel work very well with each other.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-248263418082766672011-12-05T17:35:34.182-05:002011-12-05T17:35:34.182-05:00Scott: I was actually surprised how much I liked ...Scott: I was actually surprised how much I liked it. I thought it would go all techno on us, but it didn't. The tech is the foundation for the story, then it gets out of the way. There's a whole lot more technobabble and technoimpossibility in shows that are supposed to be dramas.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74030370661105479732011-12-05T17:20:39.746-05:002011-12-05T17:20:39.746-05:00Lawhawk
Sounds like an interesting premise for a ...Lawhawk<br /><br />Sounds like an interesting premise for a show.<br /><br />Will have to check it out.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52014535382434583252011-12-05T16:19:51.675-05:002011-12-05T16:19:51.675-05:00LawHawk, I haven't seen as much of this show a...LawHawk, I haven't seen as much of this show as I'd planned, but I have watched parts of several episodes, and I've enjoyed it. I don't think it's spectacular, necessarily, but it's nice to see a show with a halfway original concept. And the fact that it's starring Michael Emerson is just awesome.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-90289480259670590172011-12-05T16:06:58.705-05:002011-12-05T16:06:58.705-05:00Good show and well thought out...I concur with you...Good show and well thought out...I concur with your analysis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227567734763798004noreply@blogger.com