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Last night was the big night of premieres, with 4 shows I wanted to catch.
There were a number of things about this season premiere of Smallville that I liked, but topping the list, by far, is Erica Durance's Lois. She was snarky, she was smart, and she had great chemistry with Tom Welling. I can't wait to see what kind of sparks she strikes with Michael Rosenbaum.
Other good things were naked!Clark, shirtless!Lex (heh. yes, I am that shallow), Kal-el's flying, and Margot Kidder. Lines like Lois' "Give me a big geek in glasses anyday" just made me giggle.
At 9, I caught Veronica Mars. Wow. This is one critics favorite that I can totally get behind. Kirsten Bell was amazing. The scene where Veronica tells us about how she'd lost her virginity? Totally rocked. The whole girl detective-noir thing that was going on with the detective agency was really well done. I just hope the writers/producers already know who killed Lilly Kane, and the show doesn't end up in Twin-Peaks plotting hell.
Then, it was CSI:NY. I figured I'd give this a shot, but I wasn't overly impressed. I'll give it a few weeks, though, to see if the cast meshes a little. There was one really nice bit, though - the speech about how Taylor had kept the beach ball, because it held it's wife's breath. That was good.
The references to 9/11 seem...cheap to me, somehow. I'm not sure why - anyone working in New York that day in emergency services would have been effected, so it wasn't truly gratuitous. I think maybe it's a little too early for "strongly affected by 9/11" to have become the same sort of stock character that "disenfranchised Vietnam Vet" was 15 years ago.
Best show of the night? Veronica Mars, hands down. Hence, my new icon. *g* The pilot's being replayed on UPN Friday at 9, and Sunday at 10, if anyone wants to check it out.
Unfortunately, I missed Lost, which I've been looking forward to. I tried taping the West coast feed, but the Cable Box/VCR combo went glitchy. Urg. If I'd just waited the couple of minutes after the end of CSI:NY the make sure the VCR cut in, I woulda been okay. Oh well, I guess that's what BitTorrent is for.
There were a number of things about this season premiere of Smallville that I liked, but topping the list, by far, is Erica Durance's Lois. She was snarky, she was smart, and she had great chemistry with Tom Welling. I can't wait to see what kind of sparks she strikes with Michael Rosenbaum.
Other good things were naked!Clark, shirtless!Lex (heh. yes, I am that shallow), Kal-el's flying, and Margot Kidder. Lines like Lois' "Give me a big geek in glasses anyday" just made me giggle.
At 9, I caught Veronica Mars. Wow. This is one critics favorite that I can totally get behind. Kirsten Bell was amazing. The scene where Veronica tells us about how she'd lost her virginity? Totally rocked. The whole girl detective-noir thing that was going on with the detective agency was really well done. I just hope the writers/producers already know who killed Lilly Kane, and the show doesn't end up in Twin-Peaks plotting hell.
Then, it was CSI:NY. I figured I'd give this a shot, but I wasn't overly impressed. I'll give it a few weeks, though, to see if the cast meshes a little. There was one really nice bit, though - the speech about how Taylor had kept the beach ball, because it held it's wife's breath. That was good.
The references to 9/11 seem...cheap to me, somehow. I'm not sure why - anyone working in New York that day in emergency services would have been effected, so it wasn't truly gratuitous. I think maybe it's a little too early for "strongly affected by 9/11" to have become the same sort of stock character that "disenfranchised Vietnam Vet" was 15 years ago.
Best show of the night? Veronica Mars, hands down. Hence, my new icon. *g* The pilot's being replayed on UPN Friday at 9, and Sunday at 10, if anyone wants to check it out.
Unfortunately, I missed Lost, which I've been looking forward to. I tried taping the West coast feed, but the Cable Box/VCR combo went glitchy. Urg. If I'd just waited the couple of minutes after the end of CSI:NY the make sure the VCR cut in, I woulda been okay. Oh well, I guess that's what BitTorrent is for.
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Re: CSI:NY
Date: 2004-09-23 12:42 pm (UTC)I'll try to remember to check out Veronica Mars.
Ooh, do. I think you'll like it.