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meganbmooreThis is the TV series based on the comic that aired around 2000-2002, not the more recent anime whose art scares me. It makes the comic’s art look positively puritan, and in a kinda creepy way, IMO.
This came out early in the UF boom, before Special Normal Woman With Bunches of Sexy Other Love Interests became the norm. Which isn’t to say that isn’t the case here, too, but it’s very much secondary to Sara being awesome and solving crimes and going “WTF you are weird NO” to the resident hot brooding guy. Also, Ian, AKA Tall, Dark and Brooding has the most hilarious manpain ever. I laughed with evil glee every time he came on my screen in season 2. I mean, I started reading the comics when I was highly susceptible to tall, angsty, brooding men with long dark hair and swords and a fixation on women who can kick their buttsWait, that hasn’t really changed. I’m just a wee bit pickier about them now.) which carried over a bit. I wonder if I’d find it as funny in the comics if I started them now? If I could get past the T&A. (Glad I was obsessed before I got really picky about it.)
The two seasons of the series are very different in both tone and plot. The first season is very much written around the concept of a women-only mythic tradition, but takes itself way too seriously. Season 2 is more fun and relaxed (and I think Yancy Butler was way more comfortable in the role), but has less of a unifying plot, and the end of season 1 had me watching the second season going “wait, but what about…”
This came out early in the UF boom, before Special Normal Woman With Bunches of Sexy Other Love Interests became the norm. Which isn’t to say that isn’t the case here, too, but it’s very much secondary to Sara being awesome and solving crimes and going “WTF you are weird NO” to the resident hot brooding guy. Also, Ian, AKA Tall, Dark and Brooding has the most hilarious manpain ever. I laughed with evil glee every time he came on my screen in season 2. I mean, I started reading the comics when I was highly susceptible to tall, angsty, brooding men with long dark hair and swords and a fixation on women who can kick their butts
The two seasons of the series are very different in both tone and plot. The first season is very much written around the concept of a women-only mythic tradition, but takes itself way too seriously. Season 2 is more fun and relaxed (and I think Yancy Butler was way more comfortable in the role), but has less of a unifying plot, and the end of season 1 had me watching the second season going “wait, but what about…”