I finally decided to check out The Good Wife after reaching the tipping point of positive mentions from people whose tastes I respect. So far, my main thoughts are that a) surely this is the new big femslash fandom, right? and b) the lead actors do a fine job, but cable tv dramas have spoiled me and raised the bar a couple of notches higher than what Julianna Margulies et al. are delivering. Still, it's a solid show, and intriguing enough to keep me watching.
But it did make me miss Damages, which I'd given up on a third of the way into the second season. So I've picked up where I'd left off for my fix of Glenn Close as Patty Hewes, discovering in the process that the third season begins tomorrow. Needless to say, this means I haven't had time to watch the Caprica pilot yet, nor have I seen any reaction posts on my flist so far. This calls for a poll:
I am watching
The Good Wife
5 (55.6%)
Damages and I can't wait for the new season
2 (22.2%)
Damages? No, I burnt out on that show
1 (11.1%)
Damages? Never seen it.
2 (22.2%)
Caprica, and you'll love it!
0 (0.0%)
Caprica, tentatively
0 (0.0%)
Caprica? Hell no, not after the last half season (or more) of BSG
3 (33.3%)
Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Lucy Lawless
0 (0.0%)
Something better that I'll mention in the comments
4 (44.4%)

Comments
I'm probably going to take a wait-and-see approach to Caprica (meaning I'll wait for other people to see a few episodes and tell me if it's worth watching), but I'm getting pressure from a co-worker who liked the pilot.
Y'know, I think it's some type of political corruption -- I wanna say, embezzlement or misuse of public money when he was the State Attorney. But I'm not 100% sure. Peter's claiming that he's innocent of that charge (while admitting to the whole sleeping-with-prostitutes thing.)
Hahaha, I did not even know Caprica was a series! I thought it was a TV movie or at best a miniseries. Tells you how out of touch I've gotten with the BSG fandom.
I had the same conversation about Caprica with my co-worker. I guess I never had the feeling that what BSG really needs is a prequel series.... But then, I didn't watch "The Plan" either.
Edited 2010-01-25 02:57 am (UTC)