getting books and Forever Knight

[meganbmoore]

I've picked up books 2-3 of GRRM's A Song of Ice and Fire...not sure when I'll get to them...likely soon.  I've also noticed lately that I'm not tolerating as much as I used to in my reading...most of the series I've dropped or sonsidered dropping of late are actually little different from other books in the series, I just seem less willing to tolerate some things about them.

And...what is it with Borders/Waldenbooks lately?  Used to, they'd get manga in the weekend before it officially came out, but lately, I've been having to wait until a week or two after the books came out to get them.  I want my Death Note!  I want my Vampire Knight!  I want my Black Cat! I want my Skip-Beat!  I want my D.Gray-Man!  I want my Night of the Beasts! (even though I'm rereading Basara and have 10 or so manga waiting for me to get to them...) I only FINALLY got the new Saiyuki Reload today.

*grumbles*

In other news, 5 more eps of Charmed and my backlog will be pretty much down to movies, anime and doramas, and aside from this seasons releases, the only planned acquisitions are Stargate and s5 of Smallville, and those are for when they get good prices(and likely Highlander and Xena when they get good prices, too).  That said, I noticed at Wal-Mart today that they have the first 2 seasons of Forever Knight for $20 each.  Can anyone recommend this?  I'm really not a big fan of vampires, but it sounds interesting.  Now, for anyone who went "wait, you like Buffy and Angel and read urban fantasy," well, it took me YEARS to check out Buffy and Angel because of the vampire focus and the only reason I finally did check them out was because I caught the Pylea arc of Angel on TnT and started watching the reruns there.  And the overreliance on vampires in urban fantasy drives me crazy and has chased me away from a few series.  Like pretty much anything, I'm fine with vampires as a necessary and well used plot element, but not as a crutch, and I never have understood(and likely never will) the "OMG! VAMPIRES! HOT!" mindset.

All that said...opinions on Forever Knight, anyone?

Comments

[spaceyplum.livejournal.com]

Well I used to love Forever Knight but I honestly only vaguely remember it and as my forays into the past have turned out bad (with the exception of Remington Steele which held up perfectly!) I wouldn't just take my word. Then again at $20 a piece it's a bargain so you may want to give it a try. If I had a Wal-Mart near me I'd definitely be tempted.

I remember loving the angst (there was loads of it!) and I totally shipped Nick and Natalie but for the life of me I can't remember seeing the end. It used to air here at the oddest times so I missed a lot of the later stuff. There was also a great baddie, LaCroix, who was always trying to bring Nick back to the dark side. Damn... kinda wanna see this now.

BTW, don't know if you have a Costco near you but they had the Smallville sets for $16.99 when I went last week.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

It DOES sound interesting, though with potential to dwell too much on the angst.

There's a costco here I think, but from the website, it looks like they don't have season 5 discounted, and that's the only one I need. Thanks though.

[ilysanth.livejournal.com]

Forever Knight is angsty but still good IMHO. Especially if you make it to season three. Vaschon... YUM!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Still undecided, but at $20, it's not THAT much of an investment if I don't like it.

[bzoppa.livejournal.com]

I only read the first of A Song of Ice and Fire. I had the second on my list to read and even ordered it from the library but I doubt I'll read it. There's just too much else out there for me to wade through a fantasy series I'm not particularly fond of. I know it's the adult-fantasy-lovers' answer right now, but I'm starting to understand that I've moved on from the fantasy I read when I was younger. It was good for me when I was in high school and college but I rather prefer scifi now—and even then, only certain brands.

Forever Knight: I watched through somewhere in the third season before I stopped. I had mom tell me what happened at the end. It's okay but I think there are better things out there to watch. If you're a major vampire fan who must watch every urban fantasy with vampires, then you should definitely watch it because it's part of the general lovers' guide. You don't sound like one of those so I might actually skip it.

I loved Janette. Vaschon was a loser, imo, and the obvious pairing with the female cop (who was also introduced third season) was a blatant attempt to attract a new audience.

There are a lot of flashbacks which remind me of the Highlander series. Another one I valiantly tried to get through but eventually gave up on. Although, Forever Knight IS only three seasons, and if you want to buy it for cheap and give it a go, you should.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I liked the first GRRM book when I read it a few months ago...the fact that I haven't been reading a lot of high fantasy of late likely helps me with it. I can get into scifi shows ok, but the only scifi book series I've ever been into was Simon R. Green's Deathstalker series.

Still undecided about FK...on the one hand, it sounds like it could be really good, but on the other, sounds like there's a lot of potential for angst wallowing and a reliance on "LOOK! VAMPIRES!"

OTOH, $20 isn't THAT much of an investment...