5 Great TV shows that nobody is watching..... by Stoweaway

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Originally posted by Stoweaway:
1.) LIFE -- so.freakin.good....and, Christina Hendricks
2.) Eli Stone -- surprisingly well-written
3.) My Own Worst Enemy -- total mind f!#$%....and, Christian Slater
4.) Life on Mars -- Harvey Keitel, Michael Imperioli and Gretchen Mol on network TV together. "Gays in the military, huh? Next they're gonna wanna start marryin' each other."
5.) Pushing Daisies -- Wonderfalls Lite, about to be canceled

All of these are on my must-see list for various reasons. Anyone else watching them?
If not, I would highly recommend them.

I watch "Life" - watched it since it's premiere and had tiny metaphorical kittens worrying over what the writers' strike was gonna do to it. "so.freakin.good....and, Christina Hendricks" pretty well sums it up - glad it made it back.

"Life On Mars" has been very entertaining. Imperioli looks so...natural in early '70s clothes and hair, like he was born 30 years too late. And Keitel is much better small screen than I was expecting. Gretchen Mol - long under-appreciated. Her portrayal as Betty Paige really hit me where I...like to get hit by that kind of thing.

Fully intended to give "Worst Enemy" a chance, but I blew it...don't even know offhand what the conflict is...

It was like that when we got here!

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Thursday, October 30, 2008 5:29 AM

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Originally posted by zzetta13:
...Now as for the Tidwell/Reese kiss, OMG…..please. I like Tidwell, just not with Reese. I’ll have to chalk that one up to the tremor of after quake as forcing their lips together accidentally. Come on LIFE writers the shipper I’m looking for is Crews/Reese.

Yeah, that was just damn weird. I think you're being kind with the "tremor of after quake as forcing their lips together accidentally" theory...looked like willful temporary insanity to me. Sure woulda liked to be Tidwell just then, though...

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Another thing, I’m sure glad Saffron, I mean Olivia kissed Ted to distract him from removing the pencil from his hand only. My gosh, she’s married, and he’s roommates with her hubby’s son or should we be calling her YoSafBridge?

I agree...though part of me was really rooting for Ted. Adam Arkin is one lucky...co-star.

It was like that when we got here!

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Thursday, October 30, 2008 5:35 AM

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Originally posted by reginaroadie:
I've regretfully been neglecting LIFE, which is my favorite cop show since BOOMTOWN. I wish Robin Weigert hadn't left the show. Complete 180 from Calamity Jane in DEADWOOD, which only makes me love her even more.

She was good. This Tidwell guy is growing on me, but Weigert brought a certain definite something to the role.

It was like that when we got here!

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Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:30 AM

SUASOR

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Originally posted by Stoweaway:
1.) LIFE -- so.freakin.good....and, Christina Hendricks
Nicely done, with a Brit playing the lead.

2.) Eli Stone -- surprisingly well-written
3.) My Own Worst Enemy -- total mind f!#$%....and, Christian Slater
Jeckyl and Hyde. There was a similar series in the UK last year.

4.) Life on Mars -- Harvey Keitel, Michael Imperioli and Gretchen Mol on network TV together. "Gays in the military, huh? Next they're gonna wanna start marryin' each other."

Saw the original Brit TV one, which was better. Or at least it spoils it for anyone watching the US version.

5.) Pushing Daisies -- Wonderfalls Lite, about to be canceled

Nicely done, but too cute for the mass audience the nets seek.

All of these are on my must-see list for various reasons. Anyone else watching them?
If not, I would highly recommend them.

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Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:31 AM

WHOZIT

www.zap2it.com reports that Pushing Daisey's numbers were better lastnight (4.0/6) because ABC did not air Obamas speech. But the ratings were only "slightly" up from it's seasons average.

I'm going to microwave a bagel and have sex with it - Peter Griffin

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Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:25 AM

SHINYGOODGUY

Hey there Stoweaway thanks for this post!

1. Life - saw 1 ep and liked it but have not watched another since. On your rec' I'm gonna give it a look see (or at least catch it on the web). Okay, who am I kidding.......Christina Hendricks, I'm in.

2. Eli Stone - started watching this show last year and really liked it. Quirky without being super silly with just the right touch of drama. Great show, but my schedule has changed this year so I have to catch it on the web.

3. My Own Worst Enemy - did not appeal to me so I haven't invested any time, but I may give it a look-see.

4. Life on Mars - I watched the opener and loved it, besides I'm a big Harvey Keitel fan (I met him in person once in 1991. He's not tall but still an imposing figure. He's a very shiny person).

5. Pushing Daisies - Perhaps my fav new show from last year. Shame that it's not getting the attention it deserves. The storytelling, the characters, the way it's shot, everything about this show screams hit series. I cannot figure how this show isn't doing better in the ratings - it needs an Emmy!

Special Mentioned: I want you guys, if you haven't already, to check out The Shield on FX, an absolutely great cop show. BTW it's in it's last season.
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Originally posted by Stoweaway:
1.) LIFE -- so.freakin.good....and, Christina Hendricks
2.) Eli Stone -- surprisingly well-written
3.) My Own Worst Enemy -- total mind f!#$%....and, Christian Slater
4.) Life on Mars -- Harvey Keitel, Michael Imperioli and Gretchen Mol on network TV together. "Gays in the military, huh? Next they're gonna wanna start marryin' each other."
5.) Pushing Daisies -- Wonderfalls Lite, about to be canceled

All of these are on my must-see list for various reasons. Anyone else watching them?
If not, I would highly recommend them.

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Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:31 AM

DOGJOY3

Me too, I love them all!

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Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:54 AM

STORYMARK

I've only just started watching Life, but I really like it so far (was pretty much unaware of it last season). The lead actor won me over on Band of Brothers, so I'd pretty much just watch for him, but the rest is good too.

My Own Worst Enemy I kinda like, but it also feels like it's trying waaaay too hard to be Alias (episode structure, character dynamics... they've even used some of the same sets).

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Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:30 PM

ZZETTA13

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Originally posted by zzetta13:
...Now as for the Tidwell/Reese kiss, OMG…..please. I like Tidwell, just not with Reese. I’ll have to chalk that one up to the tremor of after quake as forcing their lips together accidentally. Come on LIFE writers the shipper I’m looking for is Crews/Reese.

Yeah, that was just damn weird. I think you're being kind with the "tremor of after quake as forcing their lips together accidentally" theory...looked like willful temporary insanity to me. Sure woulda liked to be Tidwell just then, though...

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Another thing, I’m sure glad Saffron, I mean Olivia kissed Ted to distract him from removing the pencil from his hand only. My gosh, she’s married, and he’s roommates with her hubby’s son or should we be calling her YoSafBridge?

I agree...though part of me was really rooting for Ted. Adam Arkin is one lucky...co-star.

It was like that when we got here!

Washnwear, the Tidwell/Reese thing, I see that you’re post seems to somewhat agree with those two not matching up. I do feel that scene was totally forced. Not that I don’t like Tidwell, I do, only Reese is such a hottie and would never , ever pull a stunt like kissing the chief ( not unless she’s returned to her drug habit).

With the change of command concerning Robin Weigert, I think the writers of LIFE kinda miss-fired on a future episode. At some time in the future, lets say episode 12.3 of season five Ms Weigert falls for Damian Lewis about the same time Reese starts seeing him as more than just a partner. Crews finds himself caught between the two in a love tryst. The episode could be called “ LIFE DISECTED” or some such, or “Crews headed for a Bruisin” yep there are tons of possibilities.

I like Ted Early, and Adam Arkin plays him so well, but I do believe he’s headed for a fall with Olivia if he tries to pursue things much father.

Anyhoo, Life is a great show and I’m hoping for many more seasons to follow.

Z

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Monday, November 10, 2008 9:02 AM

FLAMETREE

life - a great show. Subtle and funny. I like Reese and tidwell, Crews and reese is so predictable real life doesn't work that way.

I am looking forward to seeing where it goes

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Monday, November 10, 2008 10:05 AM

MSA

Wow except for the Christian Slater shoe I've not heard of any of these..

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, November 10, 2008 10:06 AM

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Originally posted by zzetta13:
...Now as for the Tidwell/Reese kiss, OMG…..please. I like Tidwell, just not with Reese. I’ll have to chalk that one up to the tremor of after quake as forcing their lips together accidentally. Come on LIFE writers the shipper I’m looking for is Crews/Reese.

Yeah, that was just damn weird. I think you're being kind with the "tremor of after quake as forcing their lips together accidentally" theory...looked like willful temporary insanity to me. Sure woulda liked to be Tidwell just then, though...

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Another thing, I’m sure glad Saffron, I mean Olivia kissed Ted to distract him from removing the pencil from his hand only. My gosh, she’s married, and he’s roommates with her hubby’s son or should we be calling her YoSafBridge?

I agree...though part of me was really rooting for Ted. Adam Arkin is one lucky...co-star.

It was like that when we got here!

Washnwear, the Tidwell/Reese thing, I see that you’re post seems to somewhat agree with those two not matching up. I do feel that scene was totally forced. Not that I don’t like Tidwell, I do, only Reese is such a hottie and would never , ever pull a stunt like kissing the chief ( not unless she’s returned to her drug habit).

With the change of command concerning Robin Weigert, I think the writers of LIFE kinda miss-fired on a future episode. At some time in the future, lets say episode 12.3 of season five Ms Weigert falls for Damian Lewis about the same time Reese starts seeing him as more than just a partner. Crews finds himself caught between the two in a love tryst. The episode could be called “ LIFE DISECTED” or some such, or “Crews headed for a Bruisin” yep there are tons of possibilities.

By way of preface, let me say that I think I missed - or didn't pay proper attention to - one or two eps from Season 1...and missed the first ep of Season 2...so there's likely a hole or two in my "show knowledge". That said, I can see a couple of interesting (to me, anyway) tangents in the Davis/Reese/Crews department, assuming Lt. Davis was still around, of course. One involves things taking a romantic turn between Reese and Davis, and what kind of conflicts, internal and external, might arise for Reese and/or Davis on the topic of fixing Crews' wagon. Aside from what that might - or might not - add to the show, I have socially liberal inclinations and wouldn't mind seeing more portrayal of same-sex couples on TV, etc., with an aim other than - or at least in addition to - titillating the viewing audience. So I guess, in fairness, I should suggest some sort of similar development between...oh, say, Crews and Tidwell. Though I confess I would not find that quite as titillating...

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I like Ted Early, and Adam Arkin plays him so well, but I do believe he’s headed for a fall with Olivia if he tries to pursue things much father.

Point taken, but think of how it would affect (effect?) the dynamic between Early and Crews if things went south between Crews Sr. and Olivia and she found comfort in the arms of Ted. But I'm not clear on the tenor of the relationship between Crews Sr. and Olivia ETA(or the one between Crews Sr. and Crews Jr., for that matter) - something I may have missed in the eps I didn't see/wasn't paying attention to.

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Anyhoo, Life is a great show and I’m hoping for many more seasons to follow.

Agreed! But I think I liked the tone of Season 1 just a ittle bit better...

It was like that when we got here!

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Saturday, November 15, 2008 12:37 PM

I haven't seen an update on Pushing Daisies.

But My Own Worst Enemy got the ax this week.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/11/12/my-own-worst-enemy-and-lipstick-j
ungle-are-cancelled/8030

Pushing Daisies got a big ratings boost from the folks who decided not to watch the Obama infomercial. Maybe they're waiting to see if that translates into regular viewers. (That's completely my own speculation, btw)

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Saturday, November 15, 2008 2:29 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

I'll agree about three of the shows. I never miss Pushing Daisies, Life or Eli Stone (and that's the way I'd rank them too).

I watched a couple eps each of My Own Worst Enemy and Life on Mars, but neither appealed to me. The original UK version of LOM is much better.

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Saturday, November 15, 2008 2:50 PM

I LOVE Life. it's so well written, the characters are engaging, and there's none of that " written in to engage people who like obvious plot developments" hoo ha. I just saw the earthquake episode...brilliant. Life on Mars rocks...waiting for Ashes to Ashes. We don't have the other 3 shows in Australia yet...it's really annoying that we have to wait ages to get stuff here, or buy it on DVD at inflated prices. with all the new technology available why is it that we still get some stuff late? And we tend to get a lot of rejected shows as well...actually that's a good thing, as Firefly was in that category over here so I'll stop complaining now.

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Sunday, November 16, 2008 3:43 AM

ARTCAT81

MSA,

you my dear, are horribly horribly deprived.

Pushing daisies and Eli Stone top some of my very most favorite shows, Pushing daisies is my favorite show currently on and up there with Firefly for all time favorites.

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Sunday, November 16, 2008 4:34 AM

LWAVES

I saw Life On Mars when it was originally on in the UK and thought it was absolutely fantastic. One of the greats. I then saw the early release pilot of the US version and thought it was terrible, badly acted and a complete rip off. I understand that it has had a big shake up (namely Keitel being brought in) but I still can't bring myself to watch it.

I almost started watching Eli Stone as it is a style of show I like but convinced myself that it would be another show that would get cancelled so I decided not to invest my time. I have heard good things about it and if it gets another season I will play catch up.

I've heard of Life, My Own Worst Enemy and Pushing Daisies but that's about it. And seeing as one of them will probably be cancelled I definitely won't be watching that one. I couldn't find the time to fit them into the rest of my TV schedule anyway.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

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Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:18 PM

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...I then saw the early release pilot of the US version and thought it was terrible, badly acted and a complete rip off. I understand that it has had a big shake up (namely Keitel being brought in) but I still can't bring myself to watch it.

Bringing in Harvey Keitel was a stroke of genius. He's one of the best parts of the show.
Life on Mars started out "good" for me & has gotten better and better every week. Now I love it. And I thought the flashes between past & present might be cheezy. But they're handled pretty well.
I didn't see the UK version so I guess I can't really be disappointed with this one. That happened to me with 11th Hour. I watched the UK version with Patrick Stewart (sigh, dreamy) on DVD and loved it. After that I couldn't even bring myself to watch the U.S. version. Especially since they started with an identical episode I had watched on DVD. To me, Patrick Stewart can't be topped (except maybe with some whipped cream, but that's an even longer story).

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Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:35 PM

RALLEM

Even though I am at home recovering from my surgery I don't get around to watching too much television, but where and when is Life showing? I would like to see Christina Hendricks.

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Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:49 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

Life is currently on Wednesdays at 9pm Eastern/Pacific on NBC. It is a great show, but don't expect to see Christina that often, she's only been in three of the nineteen episodes so far. She may be seen a bit more frequently now that Mad Men is on a break.

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Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:16 PM

FREELANCERTEX

how bout Burn Notice (back in january for second half of second season, but every ep so far has been a blasty blast), The Mentalist, NCIS, and Eleventh Hour? they're good shows too ^_^ i yikes them.

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Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:32 PM

EEEK! there's another version of Life on Mars!!! why? the original version is so good, why mess with it? why do the big networks feel the need to make their own versions of perfectly good Brit and Aus shows? imagine an Australianised version of "Freaks and Geeks" it would not have the same appeal. The only really good "New version" of a Uk show I've seen is "The Office" it rocks in both formats. probably because negative office work culture is a cross-continetal concept. Can anyone think of any other show that's a remake that's any good?

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Monday, November 17, 2008 6:12 AM

MSA

Here here FLT

Yes Artcat totally deprived:) HUGS I will try and find these shows

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Monday, November 17, 2008 9:24 AM

LWAVES

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EEEK! there's another version of Life on Mars!!! why? the original version is so good, why mess with it? why do the big networks feel the need to make their own versions of perfectly good Brit and Aus shows? imagine an Australianised version of "Freaks and Geeks" it would not have the same appeal. The only really good "New version" of a Uk show I've seen is "The Office" it rocks in both formats. probably because negative office work culture is a cross-continetal concept. Can anyone think of any other show that's a remake that's any good?

That's the way I see it. If they just kept the basic idea and changed the story and characters (somewhat like what Ashes To Ashes tried) then maybe I could see myself giving it a go but I'm not willing to spend the time to watch a remake.
It would be like the guy who remade Psycho shot-for-shot. What was the point? Why not at least try to do something different with it.

As for your other point I can't think of any other successful shows apart from The Office. Absolutely Fabulous and Red Dwarf tried but those two shows never got off the ground.
I would also like to know if there have been any American shows that have succesfully been remade and had some success in the UK and elsewhere.

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Monday, November 17, 2008 12:39 PM

I don't believe anyone else but Philip Glenister can do Justice to Gene Hunt...and What is Life on Mars without Gene...he's like Jayne and Mal Reynolds all rolled up into one character. (i.e. a lovable oaf who also happens to be the loved/hated guy in charge).
I did once see a British version of 'Who's the Boss"...it was terrible. The American version of "Kath and Kim" a popular much loved Australian mockumentary series was shown in Aus recently...it tanked after one showing. The Aus version is funny because of what it says about certain parts of Australian culture..."My Name is Earl' is conceptually similar so it's pointless to remake Kath and Kim.

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Monday, November 17, 2008 12:53 PM

STORYMARK

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Originally posted by boris:
EEEK! there's another version of Life on Mars!!! why? the original version is so good, why mess with it? why do the big networks feel the need to make their own versions of perfectly good Brit and Aus shows?

Because the people they want to watch it have never seen, or likely even heard of, the original - and so, won't have anything to compare it to. And they don't make any money off showing old Brit shows in primetime.

The Psycho comparison doesn't really hold, as it's far more widely-seen by general audiences.

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Monday, November 17, 2008 1:04 PM

It's always about the money...so very very sad. If only we lived in an ideal world where everyone's TV needs would be met regardless of the potential for network profitability.

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Monday, November 17, 2008 1:30 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

1) Life - I like it, but (I hate to say it) I liked it better in the earlier episodes, when Crews was a bit more "zen" - and odder. It's still better than most.

2) Eli Stone - I still love it. I didn't think I'd like it at all, but it hooked me pretty much from the pilot...

3) My Own Worst Enemy - It already feels to me like they're TRYING to give me a headache, much like Heroes and Lost, trying to keep up with all the switcheroos. I still watch every episode, though.

4) Life on Mars - I like it, but don't love it. Not yet, anyway. I'm giving it a chance, though. And now I want to see the original BBC version.

5) Pushing Daisies - as much as I loved the first season, I'm having a hard time getting back into it. One of the risks of a writers' strike, I s'pose - they risk losing viewers just because they kind of "get over" the shows...

But yeah, I'm watching all of those, and more.

Mike

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 1:21 PM

STORYMARK

In case it hasn't been posted elsewhere, My Own Worst Enemy has been cancelled. Pushing Daisies is "on the bubble".

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:24 PM

Hey Kwicko...I'd like to hear what you think of the original BBC series of Life on Mars if you get a chance to see it. most of the characters are cool, but it's Gene Hunt's baby. and the dialogue will kill you it's so funny.

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Friday, November 21, 2008 11:55 AM

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In case it hasn't been posted elsewhere, My Own Worst Enemy has been cancelled. Pushing Daisies is "on the bubble".

and Eli Stone is gone now too.

Dammit

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Friday, November 21, 2008 12:26 PM

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1) Life - I like it, but (I hate to say it) I liked it better in the earlier episodes, when Crews was a bit more "zen" - and odder. It's still better than most.

Agreed. I feel like they're doing to Life a bit of what they did the The John Larroquette Show, if to a lesser degree - dumb it down a notch and grind down the "odd" edges...the American viewing audience just can't be having with that sort of thing.

It was like that when we got here!

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Friday, November 21, 2008 12:34 PM

SAKRYSTA

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1) Life - I like it, but (I hate to say it) I liked it better in the earlier episodes, when Crews was a bit more "zen" - and odder. It's still better than most.

I completely agree. I LOVED Life last season. This season I find myself holding out hope that it'll regain its previous charm. And I stubbornly refuse to like Tidwell until he shaves and washes his hair. Yuck.

...still a little whimsical in the brain pan...

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Friday, November 21, 2008 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
1) Life - I like it, but (I hate to say it) I liked it better in the earlier episodes, when Crews was a bit more "zen" - and odder. It's still better than most.
...And I stubbornly refuse to like Tidwell until he shaves and washes his hair. Yuck.

...still a little whimsical in the brain pan...

And on THAT point - maybe I'm just stodgey or too impatient, but I'd like to know what the hell is supposed to be going on between Tidwell and Reese. Perhaps by season's end that deal will be made plain, and I will feel embarrassed with myself for ever having doubted. But for now it just feels like weirdness for the sake of weirdness...which I'm generally down with, but not in this context.

It was like that when we got here!

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Friday, November 21, 2008 3:39 PM

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...But for now it just feels like weirdness for the sake of weirdness...which I'm generally down with, but not in this context.

But you gotta admit that it made for a hilarious awkward moment this week.
Crewes with glitter on his face from his old partner's sister. Reese with the wrong gun.
I couldn't stop laughing. At least they made it funny.

I'll agree I liked Crewes better when he was a little more zen. He threw some zen line this past week and it sounded so "right". But that was the only glimpse I saw of last season.

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Saturday, November 22, 2008 9:05 AM

KWICKO

Wow, we seem to be doing a fine job of watching shows that get cancelled... This really sucks. Pushing Daisies I could stand to lose; sorry, but it feels like they put more money and effort into the sets than they did the scripts this year. Sad to see it go, but not totally surprised. My Own Worst Enemy was - well, to put it bluntly - its own worst enemy. They had to go all "Heroes" on it and try to screw with our heads instead of just giving us good stories. Note to writers: Not EVERY episode needs to be a cliff-hanger or have a big twist.

Eli Stone - that one cheeses me off. I never expected to like that show, and I don't - I LOVE that show! And as far as HD goes, they do it like nobody else. Every shot is gorgeous.

Dirty Sexy Money is gone, too. Kind of a shame - while not a great show (or even really a good one), it was a guilty pleasure for me. I'd pretty much pay money just to watch Peter Krause read from the phone book. He's that good. Oh well, I've still got my "Lost Room" discs to fall back on...

I love Fringe, I like The Mentalist, and I like Eleventh Hour. Let's see what happens with them. The Mentalist and Eleventh Hour need to get a little weirder and a lot less "police-procedural-ly", but I'm still watching, so they must be doing something right.

Also, if you haven't checked it out yet, have a gander at "Sons of Anarchy" (Hulu.com had it last time I checked). Wow.

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Saturday, November 22, 2008 10:25 AM

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Wow, we seem to be doing a fine job of watching shows that get cancelled...

We're Browncoats. That's what we do.

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I'd pretty much pay money just to watch Peter Krause read from the phone book. He's that good.

Agreed. I'm a Peter Krause fan going back to Sportsnight. He'll bounce back -- he always does.

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