There are more art-related plots later on. I dunno, I'm not watching for the plot, I'm watching for the pretty and the threesomes. If you're 4 episodes in and you can't see the Peter/El/Neal potential all over the place, it might not be the show for you. Though Diana does come back at the end of season 1, and is in all of season 2. Though the real problem there (which also made them underutilize Cruz -- Natalie Morales is a brilliant actress) is that they made an ensemble cast for a buddy cop show.
I gotta sympathize on the 'your new shows suck' front, though. Everyone on my flist is squeeing about Inception, which left me cold, Sherlock, which left me colder, and Hawaii 5-O, which I have less than no interest in even trying.
I am convinced that El is a spy, or some covert ops person, or something like that. That's why she really doesn't complain. And that watch thing? She has a tracker in Peter's watch, and it broke, and she needed an excuse to fix it. That's why she brought the original watch back in the end.
I had completely dismissed Vampire Diaries. I was a big Buffy fan, and the other vampire shows have seemed like they were missing the parts of the Buffy formula that actually made it good. I might try an ep or two, see how it sits.
I appreciate the other recs, and I'll check them out. With the exception of the Shonda Rimes one, unless you hugely insist. I got so bored by Gray's Anatomy. All the actors used the same voice, as far as I could tell, and that same voice persisted to Private Practice. It's like hours and hours of hearing Shonda Rimes say the cute lines and zingers that she could never come up with in the moment but kicked herself later for not thinking of.
It is similar to Torchwood in some ways but in the long run it's entirely different. The anomalies can show up anywhere in the UK, and in the tie in books they show up all over the world. The people involved are, at least initially, not at all qualified for the situation they get thrown into. And there is a constant battle with bureaucracy which is much more pronounced here than it was in Torchwood. The personalities are extremely different, although it does take a couple of episodes to be sure of it. I like, especially, how they managed to replace characters as they lose them with equally interesting characters
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I second The Vampire Diaries, though the first five episodes are awful. If I hadn't started the show in episode 6 I never would have given it a shot from the first few. But the acting is shockingly good, the plots are lovely at delivering genre cookies without being trite, and the female characters are great (after those first few episodes -- as I said, I would have quit if I'd seen them first).
In Plain Sight is, imho, one of the best shows on television. USA Network, currently on hiatus but coming back for 2 more seasons. Centers around a pair of US Marshals who work for the witness protection program. Incredible dialogue, fantastic gender relations, and a supporting cast that totally knocks my socks off. The main character is abrasive but good at her job, and has to deal with realistic repercussions of that, which I like.
Ooh, In Plain Sight sounds really interesting. I'd try that.
That's the second rec for Vampire Diaries, and I'll give it a try (for more than 6 eps). The Gossip Girl plus Buffy comparison made me run screaming the other way, but I do listen to a credible rec. I loved Buffy, by the way, just to explain - but so many of the genre shows that showed up after that were derivative of the things that weren't actually essential to the Buffy-ness of the OP, they really missed the point.
2. She played Valerie, the Bad Girl they brought in to replace Brenda when she left for theatre school in London. Valerie was a cousin. Aren't they always? She was on for the last 5 seasons or so.
Wonderfalls is one of those shows, the cancellation of which I will never forgive the network for. It was subtle and brilliant, original and beautiful, and Tim Minear (er, it was Tim, right?) deserved to be allowed to keep doing it, for it had no flaws.
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I gotta sympathize on the 'your new shows suck' front, though. Everyone on my flist is squeeing about Inception, which left me cold, Sherlock, which left me colder, and Hawaii 5-O, which I have less than no interest in even trying.
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I appreciate the other recs, and I'll check them out. With the exception of the Shonda Rimes one, unless you hugely insist. I got so bored by Gray's Anatomy. All the actors used the same voice, as far as I could tell, and that same voice persisted to Private Practice. It's like hours and hours of hearing Shonda Rimes say the cute lines and zingers that she could never come up with in the moment but kicked herself later for not thinking of.
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I like Hawaii 5-0 but not enough to be in a fandom. Same with NCIS and Covert Affairs.
I miss Man From U.N.C.L.E.
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In Plain Sight is, imho, one of the best shows on television. USA Network, currently on hiatus but coming back for 2 more seasons. Centers around a pair of US Marshals who work for the witness protection program. Incredible dialogue, fantastic gender relations, and a supporting cast that totally knocks my socks off. The main character is abrasive but good at her job, and has to deal with realistic repercussions of that, which I like.
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That's the second rec for Vampire Diaries, and I'll give it a try (for more than 6 eps). The Gossip Girl plus Buffy comparison made me run screaming the other way, but I do listen to a credible rec. I loved Buffy, by the way, just to explain - but so many of the genre shows that showed up after that were derivative of the things that weren't actually essential to the Buffy-ness of the OP, they really missed the point.
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2. she was in 90210? i only remember saved by the bell
3. MISFITS! i'll hook you up ;)
i've been watching Psych - it is hilarious! and i just finished Lost Girl - it's ok, i love kenzi
Friday Night Lights is pretty good, but it never quite goes deep enough - has so much potential though!
did you ever watch Wonderfalls? it only had one season, but it is EXCELLENT
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Wonderfalls is one of those shows, the cancellation of which I will never forgive the network for. It was subtle and brilliant, original and beautiful, and Tim Minear (er, it was Tim, right?) deserved to be allowed to keep doing it, for it had no flaws.
Misfits keeps coming up, I'll check it out.
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