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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:

Poll #2151 Serious drama is srs bzns
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9


I am watching

View Answers

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

cofax7: climbing on an abbey wall  (Default)
[personal profile] cofax7 wrote:
Jan. 25th, 2010 07:24 pm (UTC)
I'm glad you like The Good Wife. One of the reasons I stayed away from Damages was the way Close's character was portrayed in reviews and ads as The Ball-Busting Ambitious Bitch. I... don't really want to see much of that, in part because I prefer to have some sympathy for the viewpoint characters.

I'm a bit mournful about the cancellation of Saving Grace, which had its flaws and its unevenness, but holy cow, was Holly Hunter wonderful, and I loved her relationship with Laura San Giacomo.
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[personal profile] crypto wrote:
Jan. 25th, 2010 07:36 pm (UTC)
Glenn Close's character turns out to be more complicated than that, but the thriller aspect keeps the audience guessing about her agenda and motivation -- so you're never sure how much sympathy you're supposed to have for her, though it's a compelling character & performance. The viewpoint character is arguably her protege, played by Rose Byrne, who is suitably sympathetic though a bit bland (at least in the first season). However, her character is certainly the most stylish legal ingenue I've ever seen.

I wanted to like Saving Grace more, because I loved Holly Hunter in it, but -- I just couldn't get past the angel/salvation stuff. Maybe I'll go back to it some day, with a finger hovering above the fast forward button.
egret: egret in Harlem Meer (Default)
[personal profile] egret wrote:
Feb. 6th, 2010 09:50 am (UTC)
I'm coming back to this post much later now that I've watched more TV.
I agree with you completely about Saving Grace; I had exactly the same reaction, despite the many fine actors involved.
I changed my mind and watched Caprica after a bunch of people said it was good, and it's pretty good! I never watched BSG so the fact of it being a prequel or whatever has no real impact on me. Unless it means that later on I have to watch BSG.
So much to watch (and read) and so little time.
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[personal profile] crypto wrote:
Feb. 11th, 2010 12:58 pm (UTC)
I'm glad you're liking Caprica. I was on the fence about giving it a try, since I'd burnt out on BSG by the end, but I think I might check it out.
egret: egret in Harlem Meer (Default)
[personal profile] egret wrote:
Feb. 11th, 2010 06:22 pm (UTC)
I have to walk that back a little bit and say I tried watching more Caprica last night and couldn't get through that much middle-aged powerful man's angst. The suffering of the corporate overlords is so mighty and great.