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So I just finished marathoning Damages S1. Wow. What a ride. I can't believe that I hadn't heard it was a wonderful serial drama beforehand but when I gave it a try awhile ago, I fell for it instantly. I highly recommend it. If you like awesome women and relationships between them, definitely check it out. If you love serial dramas that have a plan and mysteriously suck you in as they unfold a conspiracy, check it out. If you like strong, morally ambiguous, rational characters, check it out. If you like good TV, check it out. My favorite character by far was Patti Hewes who was just awesome and is the aforementioned morally ambigous character that is the type that I love so much. Glenn Close is amazing as her and the character kind of reminds me of Irina which is always appreciated. And the plot is completely addicting, that's why I waited til Spring Break started (now YAY!) to watch it all. I usually am blah about legal dramas because they're usually one case per episode which puts me to sleep but this is one case throughout an entire season which gets you really invested even besides the thriller aspect of it (plus there's no actual trials involved). Also the theme song is amazing and perfect.
Brief notes on the season one finale:
Okay I loved it but WHAT THE HELL? I don't understand at all why Patti would want to kill Ellen. Seriously, why? It makes no sense to me. Plus as much as I love morally ambiguous characters, that's taking it a bit too far for me. Argh. That being said, I am intrigued to see what happens next season. I loooove all the mind games being played. I do wish Patti had more of a "Jack" (in terms of Alias) to play mind games with but the opposing side and maybe next season will get more of that. As much as I love the plot, I do wish there was a bit more character/relationship love but they were strong enough developed for me to be interested so I'm okay. As for shipping, I was a bit intrigued by a Patti/Tom relationship in Tom's episode but they seemed a bit boring after that. Tom really reminds me of Wilson for some reason though. I suppose Patti/Ellen could be a bit hot but I don't like Ellen enough and she's a bit too innocent for me.
The detective being the bad guy was surprising though but explains why I couldn't find him on IMDB. I knew I had seen him before-and I did from Flight of the Conchords (Doug!) and The Wire- but I'm doubly confused on why Patti would work with him or what's his relation to all of this. Also confused about the other lawyer's relation to all of this. We'll see though, I'm so glad I have S2 to keep watching!
Another show I randomly got into is a show called Party Down which airs on Starz which apparently is making original programming now. Basically it's a Veronica Mars reunion comedy. Not only does Rob Thomas co-write it but Vinnie (the other PI) is in the cast alone with Dick (who plays a similar character) and the lead played a guest character from VM. And the guest stars include Keith, Logan and Meg and I'm just waiting for Veronica to show up. It was nice to see all of them again. It's basically about a catering company in LA with a bunch of actor/writer/comedian type hopefuls. I was so-so on the first episode but found the second one hilarious and am definitely tuning in for more now.
Another show I'm loving is United States of Tara which stars Lynette Collette from Little Miss Sunshine. I was so happy to see her get an even better, more interesting role here and she amazes me in how well she portrays a woman with multiple personalities. It's pretty amazing. Of course, me being me, my favorite is Marshall who is gay and I love how casually his family treats that. He's an adorable film and cooking geek who I'm utterly charmed by. The season's over now but it's a great show that I definitely recommend. It's written by Diablo Cody and although it doesn't have quite the charm of Juno, I really like it and after a few episodes got very attached to it. Also it stars Madge from Mad Men (which omg the S3 preview! nothing new but I can't wait til summer).
I also found a new show that I'm loving on ABC called Better Off Ted. It's a comedy which I'm usually wary of but it's single camera without a laugh track and I find it pretty funny with a quirky edge. It's about this ultra-corporate company with not so good aims (think Barney's company from How I Met Your Mother) with these funny commercials advertising it in a nice way. It has these two adorable (slashy) scientists who are too cute together and my favorite is Ted's boss Veronica (Portia de Ross-this might be why it reminds me of Arrested Development) who is very emotionless and strictly business in a hilarious way. All in all, it makes great reflections on corporate culture and the science possibilities of the future and if you're looking for a comedy, I'd check it out.
So finally now it's Spring Break and I'm so excited to have some free time. Going to do some vidding, watching TV (including catch up on T:TSCC-wish it wasn't so slow right now, Psych, Flashpoint, Desparate Housewives-Marc Cherry's coming to my school!, Dark Angel, Carnivale and The West Wing...we'll see what I get done) and playing tennis. Mmmm sounds nice and then I have my Florida trip in a week!
Brief notes on the season one finale:
Okay I loved it but WHAT THE HELL? I don't understand at all why Patti would want to kill Ellen. Seriously, why? It makes no sense to me. Plus as much as I love morally ambiguous characters, that's taking it a bit too far for me. Argh. That being said, I am intrigued to see what happens next season. I loooove all the mind games being played. I do wish Patti had more of a "Jack" (in terms of Alias) to play mind games with but the opposing side and maybe next season will get more of that. As much as I love the plot, I do wish there was a bit more character/relationship love but they were strong enough developed for me to be interested so I'm okay. As for shipping, I was a bit intrigued by a Patti/Tom relationship in Tom's episode but they seemed a bit boring after that. Tom really reminds me of Wilson for some reason though. I suppose Patti/Ellen could be a bit hot but I don't like Ellen enough and she's a bit too innocent for me.
The detective being the bad guy was surprising though but explains why I couldn't find him on IMDB. I knew I had seen him before-and I did from Flight of the Conchords (Doug!) and The Wire- but I'm doubly confused on why Patti would work with him or what's his relation to all of this. Also confused about the other lawyer's relation to all of this. We'll see though, I'm so glad I have S2 to keep watching!
Another show I randomly got into is a show called Party Down which airs on Starz which apparently is making original programming now. Basically it's a Veronica Mars reunion comedy. Not only does Rob Thomas co-write it but Vinnie (the other PI) is in the cast alone with Dick (who plays a similar character) and the lead played a guest character from VM. And the guest stars include Keith, Logan and Meg and I'm just waiting for Veronica to show up. It was nice to see all of them again. It's basically about a catering company in LA with a bunch of actor/writer/comedian type hopefuls. I was so-so on the first episode but found the second one hilarious and am definitely tuning in for more now.
Another show I'm loving is United States of Tara which stars Lynette Collette from Little Miss Sunshine. I was so happy to see her get an even better, more interesting role here and she amazes me in how well she portrays a woman with multiple personalities. It's pretty amazing. Of course, me being me, my favorite is Marshall who is gay and I love how casually his family treats that. He's an adorable film and cooking geek who I'm utterly charmed by. The season's over now but it's a great show that I definitely recommend. It's written by Diablo Cody and although it doesn't have quite the charm of Juno, I really like it and after a few episodes got very attached to it. Also it stars Madge from Mad Men (which omg the S3 preview! nothing new but I can't wait til summer).
I also found a new show that I'm loving on ABC called Better Off Ted. It's a comedy which I'm usually wary of but it's single camera without a laugh track and I find it pretty funny with a quirky edge. It's about this ultra-corporate company with not so good aims (think Barney's company from How I Met Your Mother) with these funny commercials advertising it in a nice way. It has these two adorable (slashy) scientists who are too cute together and my favorite is Ted's boss Veronica (Portia de Ross-this might be why it reminds me of Arrested Development) who is very emotionless and strictly business in a hilarious way. All in all, it makes great reflections on corporate culture and the science possibilities of the future and if you're looking for a comedy, I'd check it out.
So finally now it's Spring Break and I'm so excited to have some free time. Going to do some vidding, watching TV (including catch up on T:TSCC-wish it wasn't so slow right now, Psych, Flashpoint, Desparate Housewives-Marc Cherry's coming to my school!, Dark Angel, Carnivale and The West Wing...we'll see what I get done) and playing tennis. Mmmm sounds nice and then I have my Florida trip in a week!
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Secondly, I have also been enjoying Party Down! Though I admit my favorite part is Lizzy Caplan. *HAPPY SIGH* And agreed that United States of Tara is quite wonderful.
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I love her too! She's awesome and I did love her in Mean Girls. Have you tried out Damages? I'd be interested to see if you liked that at all.
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(Also, re: Lizzy Caplan love - I TOTALLY ate up that WB show "Related" a few years back, hehe.)
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I saw like one episodes of that but didn't realize she was in it...don't think I had seen the movie though.
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I hope you like it!
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I'm with you on the characters as well. Patty most definitely my favorite. You're right, she does have that sort of Irina-thing going for her. Those two together, Irina and Patty, it begs for a crossover fic. If Irina had a lawyer, it would most definitely be Patty Hewes.
IMO S2 is just as good as S1 -- and just as complicated!
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Oh I'd loooove to see a crossover fic. It'd be amazing if they teamed up.
Yay! I am happy to hear that. Also, I need a Damages icon.