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Updates on TV and me
Sep. 22nd, 2010 08:11 pmBetter today. I rode to work and back home, and while I am pretty tuckered out it didn't kill me. (My boss did say I sounded terrible, though. Harrumph.) I still get out of breath carrying my laundry to the laundromat, and my throat's still a bit tender, but I think I'm out of the woods.
TV update: I watched Detroit 1-8-7 and The Event last night. I could watch Michael Imperioli all day, and I'm pleased to see a show with big roles for so many black actors, but Detroit 1-8-7 just doesn't seem to have any stories to tell, to judge by the pilot. It was all many-times-retold murder procedural stuff, with the added spark of a Detroit background. I confess I did like the older black cop who was learning Italian in preparation to retiring in Tuscany. The rest was facile.
The Event was more enjoyable. The thing I liked most about it was the thing reviewers seem to hate — the Elephant-esque multi-perspective, multi-timeline storytelling, in which one thing seems to be happening until we go back a few days and look through a different character's eyes to find a different interpretation. Really not confusing, if you keep your eyes open. The pilot was apparently written a few years ago, by a fellow who went on to write all five seasons after it wasn't picked up immediately, so the story should have answers (if it lasts). The pilot kept me twistily-turnily engaged, and I am curious to see what happens next week, which is the job of a pilot. It's more of a political thriller than Lost — I don't expect to see as much deep character work — but it's pretty fun, and awful pretty.
TV update: I watched Detroit 1-8-7 and The Event last night. I could watch Michael Imperioli all day, and I'm pleased to see a show with big roles for so many black actors, but Detroit 1-8-7 just doesn't seem to have any stories to tell, to judge by the pilot. It was all many-times-retold murder procedural stuff, with the added spark of a Detroit background. I confess I did like the older black cop who was learning Italian in preparation to retiring in Tuscany. The rest was facile.
The Event was more enjoyable. The thing I liked most about it was the thing reviewers seem to hate — the Elephant-esque multi-perspective, multi-timeline storytelling, in which one thing seems to be happening until we go back a few days and look through a different character's eyes to find a different interpretation. Really not confusing, if you keep your eyes open. The pilot was apparently written a few years ago, by a fellow who went on to write all five seasons after it wasn't picked up immediately, so the story should have answers (if it lasts). The pilot kept me twistily-turnily engaged, and I am curious to see what happens next week, which is the job of a pilot. It's more of a political thriller than Lost — I don't expect to see as much deep character work — but it's pretty fun, and awful pretty.
