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Lost Girl 2.12-2.13: ( spoilers )
Downton Abbey: Christmas Special: Two non-spoilery things that made me happy:
1. Isobel got Violet a nutcracker for Christmas! A nutcracker! With an explanation full of awkward innuendo.
2. Mary had The Tenant of Windfell Hall in charades. Probably a lot less fun if you didn't read the book a week before watching this episode.
( spoilers )
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012): I basically know nothing about this Dickens but checked it out because it was short and I've liked the other recent Dickens adaptations I've watched (Bleak House, Little Dorrit and Great Expectations) despite only being familiar with one of the canons going in. I liked this as much as I can like something where I dislike the main character? I have difficulty liking things where I don't like the lead character. Pretty well done and entertaining, though I liked Great Expectations more.
The Hour: Series 1: A recent BBC series about the founding of an hour long new program in the 50s with Romala Garai as the show's producer, Bel. Her best friend, Freddy, is about half a step from being a conspiracy theorist and feels insulted at only being assigned home affairs for Bel's show and is obsessed with discovering the truth about his childhood friend's death. Freddy was annoying, but less annoying than I expected, and the romantic plotlines were annoyingly predictable from the first episode and I did my best to ignore them. That said, the show is pretty good, even if it does sometimes suffer a bit too much from Mad Men syndrome. (It seems to be going around.) The conspiracy plot isn't revolutionary but it works and the actual reporting and production of the program were interesting and the characters were largely interesting as well. IMO, Bel and her plot are the main reasons to watch, but opinions may vary.
Revenge 1.9-1.13: My ssshhhhooooowwwwww!
( spoilers )
Other TV (and 1 anime) bits: Finally watched the Moribito anime. It is as awesome as everyone says, but also made me a bit depressed at the "no more US releases of the books" thing. (Which spiraled into "no more Twelve Kingdoms books" and "we only ever got one Kino book...") Am finally watching season 2 of Spooks/MI:5 after watching and being entertained by the first season a couple years ago. It's so...entertainingly absurd. Like, the Drama is so blown up at times that it inspires inappropriate laughter of the "no, wait this is seriously tragic/actually rather offensive WHY AM I GIGGLING?" variety. A (usually) very fun show in which very talented actors play the worst spies ever but we're supposed to think they're amazing. Also, My brain cannot really process Keeley Hawes in a contemporary role. I also watched the first few eps of Lie to Me, which were entertaining enough to keep the rest of the season in my netflix queue, but I'm not sure it'll ever inspire great love. It makes me think of Psych if Psych took itself superseriously and Shawn were able to pay attention for more than 30 seconds. Also, I kind of really don't like the main character so far, even if he is entertaining.
Currently behind on:
Covert Affairs
Nikita
Once Upon A Time
Pan Am
And I think White Collar came back this week.
Meanwhile, Revenge is on hiatus again. Maybe I'l rewatch Gankutsuo.
Downton Abbey: Christmas Special: Two non-spoilery things that made me happy:
1. Isobel got Violet a nutcracker for Christmas! A nutcracker! With an explanation full of awkward innuendo.
2. Mary had The Tenant of Windfell Hall in charades. Probably a lot less fun if you didn't read the book a week before watching this episode.
( spoilers )
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012): I basically know nothing about this Dickens but checked it out because it was short and I've liked the other recent Dickens adaptations I've watched (Bleak House, Little Dorrit and Great Expectations) despite only being familiar with one of the canons going in. I liked this as much as I can like something where I dislike the main character? I have difficulty liking things where I don't like the lead character. Pretty well done and entertaining, though I liked Great Expectations more.
The Hour: Series 1: A recent BBC series about the founding of an hour long new program in the 50s with Romala Garai as the show's producer, Bel. Her best friend, Freddy, is about half a step from being a conspiracy theorist and feels insulted at only being assigned home affairs for Bel's show and is obsessed with discovering the truth about his childhood friend's death. Freddy was annoying, but less annoying than I expected, and the romantic plotlines were annoyingly predictable from the first episode and I did my best to ignore them. That said, the show is pretty good, even if it does sometimes suffer a bit too much from Mad Men syndrome. (It seems to be going around.) The conspiracy plot isn't revolutionary but it works and the actual reporting and production of the program were interesting and the characters were largely interesting as well. IMO, Bel and her plot are the main reasons to watch, but opinions may vary.
Revenge 1.9-1.13: My ssshhhhooooowwwwww!
( spoilers )
Other TV (and 1 anime) bits: Finally watched the Moribito anime. It is as awesome as everyone says, but also made me a bit depressed at the "no more US releases of the books" thing. (Which spiraled into "no more Twelve Kingdoms books" and "we only ever got one Kino book...") Am finally watching season 2 of Spooks/MI:5 after watching and being entertained by the first season a couple years ago. It's so...entertainingly absurd. Like, the Drama is so blown up at times that it inspires inappropriate laughter of the "no, wait this is seriously tragic/actually rather offensive WHY AM I GIGGLING?" variety. A (usually) very fun show in which very talented actors play the worst spies ever but we're supposed to think they're amazing. Also, My brain cannot really process Keeley Hawes in a contemporary role. I also watched the first few eps of Lie to Me, which were entertaining enough to keep the rest of the season in my netflix queue, but I'm not sure it'll ever inspire great love. It makes me think of Psych if Psych took itself superseriously and Shawn were able to pay attention for more than 30 seconds. Also, I kind of really don't like the main character so far, even if he is entertaining.
Currently behind on:
Covert Affairs
Nikita
Once Upon A Time
Pan Am
And I think White Collar came back this week.
Meanwhile, Revenge is on hiatus again. Maybe I'l rewatch Gankutsuo.