Crime babble from last night
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ealgyldenQuick question- is there anyone out there planning to tape USA's remake of Touching Evil who might be able to provide me with copies (for cost & shipping, cookies, a kidney, whatever)? I'm leery but curious- I loved the original and I'm not sure I trust USA not to louse it up, but the critics don't seem appalled and Peter Wingfield is in at least a few episodes. So any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Moving right along,
XX
Yay, Archie! The aliens gave him back! Now aliens, what you really want to do is take Hodges away. Archie, Bobby and Jacqui will thank you ("Yay! We get to have screen time!").
Okay, the arm landing on the windshield of those stupid, annoying people (let's pass a bus on a double-lined section of a curvy road! Oh, good idea!) was a gross beginning even on a show known for gross beginnings. Eeeeyuch. But I liked Brass's contemplation of it, and the fact that he was only too happy to let Nick be first under the bus. Hop to, kiddo. Better you than me.
Speaking of Nick, I wonder if he felt like a cute little baby gazelle on Wild Kingdom. Those prisoners looked like they were about one twitch away from a feeding frenzy (though I don't doubt he's the prettiest fella they've seen in a while).
Albert flirting with Catherine? Very, very cute (yes, he's married, but c'mon, that was harmless friend-flirting). I remain of the opinion that any Albert or Brass is good Albert or Brass.
Yay, Archie!
Greg's hair is out of control. Is it going to start roaming around at night calling Sara "chickie-baby" and murdering Hodges? We can't have that. Oh, wait... But what's with the apparent directive from TPTB that no episode shall contain good screentime for both Greg and Nick? Are we back to the matter/antimatter problem here? Honestly, I'm willing to take the risk of the sudden transformation of Hollywood into a black hole if it means we'd get substantial scenes for both Nick and Greg (or even *gasp* a shared substantial scene! Just imagine!).
Nice Warrick continuity with the gambling, and it was even relatively anvil-free. Not entirely, of course, but fairly subtle by this show's standards.
Gina Torres looked really classy for a warden. Helps that she's gorgeous, of course, but I loved the sleek hair and suits. And she has one scarily fierce stare. Zoe, I miss you! And David Marciano was also great (and bald. Poor Dave), though his plothole-riffic storyline bugged me. What was wrong with the writers this week? Did someone run over their dogs? Bleak with a side of bleak.
Speaking of which, Catherine is like the Angel of Depression. This is what, the fourth or fifth time she's taken a person who either committed a crime on false information or had a crime committed on their behalf (I can't think of a better way to phrase that), someone whose life is already shredded, and managed to make them feel even worse about it. Go, Catherine! Twist that knife!
Yay, Archie!
So I wasn't a huge fan of either plotline, but overall I liked the episode. Go figure.
Legacy
Oh, Martin. My poor, poor Martin. Danny in the line of fire is the camel-squishing straw, it seems, and we get flashbacks right back to Anwar Samir. But did he not talk to anyone after the Reyes shooting? I guess the cover-up got in the way. And as much as I love Vivian, her advice to Martin was lousy. The last thing he needs to do is compartmentalize and repress (aside from the fact that he hardly needs to be told to do what he does naturally. "Yes, Martin, follow your usual unhealthy coping patterns." Huh?).
I'm amused by the fact that Danny regularly comes to work looking like he just rolled out of bed after a long night clubbing, but Martin's stubble occasions comment from Jack of all people, Jack who last washed his hair when his kids were born. As worried I am for him, I kept thinking, "Mmm, Martin with stubble and spiky hair." Tsk, tsk. *g* Poor boy looked ragged. I'm not entirely sure why we need to have this plotline with both Martin and Sam this season (and if it's for some moronically 'shippy reason, let it be known yet again that I am not impressed), but so far I like the way that Martin's coming apart. Nice character work and acting.
Danny's plotline was fine, but it seemed a little out of place in this episode. I mean, thematically it worked okay, what with the whole "secrets and pain eating away like acid at familial bonds" thing they had going on, but Danny was barely involved in the case (as far as I remember, he didn't even take part in the investigation until the corpse showed up). Was he really busy with paperwork, or just hanging out at work because that's where Martin was, or what? And just once I'd like for a TV show to support a character's decision to cut a family member out of his or her life, and not have it turn out to be all a mistake. Sheesh. Oh well, at least Danny looked as pretty as ever he does on the edge of tears. Again. His brother played a cop in an episode of Joan, so that was neat.
And finally Martin and Danny had a scene together. At last! They're both in pain, so they seek each other for coffee and pining, aw. They both looked so tired, but at least they almost have each other. Almost.
And there was plot and irritating sisters-in-law and cute nephews and miserable people and stuff, but I am so. damn. tired. that even though I have opinions, I just can't translate them into intelligible English. Maybe I'll have better luck when this one is rerun. I really miss sleep.
Moving right along,
XX
Yay, Archie! The aliens gave him back! Now aliens, what you really want to do is take Hodges away. Archie, Bobby and Jacqui will thank you ("Yay! We get to have screen time!").
Okay, the arm landing on the windshield of those stupid, annoying people (let's pass a bus on a double-lined section of a curvy road! Oh, good idea!) was a gross beginning even on a show known for gross beginnings. Eeeeyuch. But I liked Brass's contemplation of it, and the fact that he was only too happy to let Nick be first under the bus. Hop to, kiddo. Better you than me.
Speaking of Nick, I wonder if he felt like a cute little baby gazelle on Wild Kingdom. Those prisoners looked like they were about one twitch away from a feeding frenzy (though I don't doubt he's the prettiest fella they've seen in a while).
Albert flirting with Catherine? Very, very cute (yes, he's married, but c'mon, that was harmless friend-flirting). I remain of the opinion that any Albert or Brass is good Albert or Brass.
Yay, Archie!
Greg's hair is out of control. Is it going to start roaming around at night calling Sara "chickie-baby" and murdering Hodges? We can't have that. Oh, wait... But what's with the apparent directive from TPTB that no episode shall contain good screentime for both Greg and Nick? Are we back to the matter/antimatter problem here? Honestly, I'm willing to take the risk of the sudden transformation of Hollywood into a black hole if it means we'd get substantial scenes for both Nick and Greg (or even *gasp* a shared substantial scene! Just imagine!).
Nice Warrick continuity with the gambling, and it was even relatively anvil-free. Not entirely, of course, but fairly subtle by this show's standards.
Gina Torres looked really classy for a warden. Helps that she's gorgeous, of course, but I loved the sleek hair and suits. And she has one scarily fierce stare. Zoe, I miss you! And David Marciano was also great (and bald. Poor Dave), though his plothole-riffic storyline bugged me. What was wrong with the writers this week? Did someone run over their dogs? Bleak with a side of bleak.
Speaking of which, Catherine is like the Angel of Depression. This is what, the fourth or fifth time she's taken a person who either committed a crime on false information or had a crime committed on their behalf (I can't think of a better way to phrase that), someone whose life is already shredded, and managed to make them feel even worse about it. Go, Catherine! Twist that knife!
Yay, Archie!
So I wasn't a huge fan of either plotline, but overall I liked the episode. Go figure.
Legacy
Oh, Martin. My poor, poor Martin. Danny in the line of fire is the camel-squishing straw, it seems, and we get flashbacks right back to Anwar Samir. But did he not talk to anyone after the Reyes shooting? I guess the cover-up got in the way. And as much as I love Vivian, her advice to Martin was lousy. The last thing he needs to do is compartmentalize and repress (aside from the fact that he hardly needs to be told to do what he does naturally. "Yes, Martin, follow your usual unhealthy coping patterns." Huh?).
I'm amused by the fact that Danny regularly comes to work looking like he just rolled out of bed after a long night clubbing, but Martin's stubble occasions comment from Jack of all people, Jack who last washed his hair when his kids were born. As worried I am for him, I kept thinking, "Mmm, Martin with stubble and spiky hair." Tsk, tsk. *g* Poor boy looked ragged. I'm not entirely sure why we need to have this plotline with both Martin and Sam this season (and if it's for some moronically 'shippy reason, let it be known yet again that I am not impressed), but so far I like the way that Martin's coming apart. Nice character work and acting.
Danny's plotline was fine, but it seemed a little out of place in this episode. I mean, thematically it worked okay, what with the whole "secrets and pain eating away like acid at familial bonds" thing they had going on, but Danny was barely involved in the case (as far as I remember, he didn't even take part in the investigation until the corpse showed up). Was he really busy with paperwork, or just hanging out at work because that's where Martin was, or what? And just once I'd like for a TV show to support a character's decision to cut a family member out of his or her life, and not have it turn out to be all a mistake. Sheesh. Oh well, at least Danny looked as pretty as ever he does on the edge of tears. Again. His brother played a cop in an episode of Joan, so that was neat.
And finally Martin and Danny had a scene together. At last! They're both in pain, so they seek each other for coffee and pining, aw. They both looked so tired, but at least they almost have each other. Almost.
And there was plot and irritating sisters-in-law and cute nephews and miserable people and stuff, but I am so. damn. tired. that even though I have opinions, I just can't translate them into intelligible English. Maybe I'll have better luck when this one is rerun. I really miss sleep.
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Date: 2004-03-12 03:25 pm (UTC)Judging from the online preview, though, it looks like they've made Creegan really bleeding annoying. Robson Green may not be the best actor in the world, but he played Creegan as understated, most of the time, and damaged, and so he was rather britishly charming, whereas I fear they might have made the clone just another typical american jerk. I hope the preview is misleading about that. You can't make a character unpredictable if you keep playing him over the top.
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Date: 2004-03-12 07:59 pm (UTC)And I like the new icon!
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Date: 2004-03-14 01:56 pm (UTC)Creegan
Date: 2004-03-12 10:29 pm (UTC)Re: Creegan
Date: 2004-03-14 01:43 pm (UTC)Re: Creegan
Date: 2004-03-14 11:14 pm (UTC)I didn't know he was in it until I saw the review in DAILY VARIETY that listed the cast. So at least it's not all bad. :-)
No rush on it. I've also got a friend taping both Robson's new WIRE IN THE BLOOD episodes and his new series, TRUST, for me, and those should be arriving soon. You have seen Robson in "Student Prince" where he plays the equivalent of our Secret Service, protecting a Royal Prince, yes?
Re: Creegan
Date: 2004-03-15 09:54 pm (UTC)Re: Creegan
Date: 2004-03-16 10:40 pm (UTC)I could loan you "Student Prince," if you wished. I adore it.
Was "Last Musketeer" a feature film, or a BBC production?
Re: Creegan
Date: 2004-03-18 07:08 pm (UTC)ITV, I think, though I'm not sure. But definitely a TV movie of some sort. It's not precisely good, but it's certainly watchable (though remember who's saying that *g*) and Robson looks good in whites. Some of the fencing is good, too, though some of it terrible, just terrible, and not always because it's supposed to be. If you'd like, I can toss it in with TE (which I'll probably be mailing on Saturday- I won't get to watch it before tomorrow, I don't think).
I'd love to borrow Student Prince, as long as you don't mind. Secret Service-esque Robson sounds darned tempting. Thanks!
Re: Creegan
Date: 2004-03-18 07:52 pm (UTC)