Comments on: Television Round-Up Part 3: H – L

By: cmichaelcooper

cmichaelcooper — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:20:33 +0000

And although they are only a day away from everywhere in the world, they always mention that it’s days or weeks away so that you know they are walking very far. I would like to know what brand of cross-trainers they wear, because they never seem tired, or to have blisters.

The fight choreography is quite good most of the time, but is painfully obvious when it is bad.

Legend of the Seeker is definitely a guilty pleasure.

By: Dolphan

Dolphan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:08:23 +0000

The Sword of Truth novels start off alright, but turn into vomitworthy political/pseudo-philosophical propaganda. When they had an entire plotline about whether the grand hero Richard should actually bother saving the ordinary people of the world since they might not ‘deserve’ his heroism I gave up. Pity, because I’d love to see some really well-done fantasy on TV.

By: devlocke

devlocke — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:26:53 +0000

Of all the fantasy series to make a show out of, they had to pick one written by a self-righteous objectivist nut-job who just retells the same story over and over? Blech. The fact that Sam Raimi is producing it makes me want to watch it, but I can’t stand Goodkind.

@Dante:

I think there are two ways a show can be well-written: There’s writing that emphasizes brilliant dialog, and writing that emphasizes brilliant characters and plot. For the latter, actors that make dialog natural, rather than formal, help a lot. I think it’s ideal when you get both sorts of good writing in the same show.

I totally agree that two guys naturally saying what two dull individuals naturally would say in a dull situation is not in any way interesting. But interesting characters naturally saying what they would in an interesting situation… that’s kinda nice.

By: TheBlackBandit

TheBlackBandit — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:07:04 +0000

Brief Pushing Daisies reference their, John. What did you make of that little saccharine slice of pie?

By: Pseudonym

Pseudonym — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:03:07 +0000

Not a fan of Lost then?

Also, did you try Life Unexpected?

By: Pace

Pace — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:45:18 +0000

Jeri Ryan! Woo!

By: Dante

Dante — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:50:32 +0000

“People don’t say, “He who hesitates masturbates!” and then twinkle their eyes.”

I’ve always felt realism is overrated in writing. If I wanted to hear real people speak I’d just talk to someone, I watch television so that I can listen to people who are smarter, wittier and quicker on the draw than I ever will be.

I may not be able to talk like people in the West Wing, they’re better than real, they’re scripted.

By: innokenti

innokenti — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:44:57 +0000

Leverage has been a surprisingly good catch for me. I accidentally stumbled upon it and the whole team very quickly grew on me.

I think both seasons have been great, though there have been a couple of miss episodes. Jeri Ryan really is so much better than Gina Bellman, but there’s a quality that the latter brings which works, I think, and she hasn’t really detracted much from the show.

In Parker, Hardison and Elliott they have created some awesome characters, and for those three alone I’ll watch anything they show me.

Lie To Me has always amused me despite the occasional rubbish. Roth is too much of a pleasure to watch being a dick.

By: tome

tome — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:58:32 +0000

I love that this begins with “So yes, I’m doing H again, but that’s because I just discovered How To Make It In America.”