It also got kind of irregularly/unpredictably surreal[...]
Indeed it did. I remember not being sure if the cat was dead or not until it began talking (iirc). I was really into the gossip sites and all that world, so I think that my expectations of what the show should've been was totally at the opposite spectrum of the TBPBs'. Overall, I had to drop it because I was so frustrated with the non-linear/surreal aspects. Though, like you said, Courtney Cox was really good in it.
Did you keep up with Blind Spot? or The Player?
I don't know why people like Blind Spot. The pilot episode was terrible and gross. FTR, the grossness I'm referring to is that a large portion of the pilot was made up of all these shots of the female protagonist standing naked OR of people looking at a wall of photographs of her tattoos. I didn't care for the cast (though I'd originally tuned in because of Jamie Alexander). Even the "twist" at the end of the pilot had me rolling my eyes. I have no idea if it's gotten better, only that the network has chosen to renew it for a second season. Naked lady with tattoos = must-see TV, I guess.
Now, The Player is the one new show I totes dig. There's a certain OTTness to the plot that I'm processing as fun-yet-mindless action. I also like the cast a lot (Phillip Winchester, the male lead, is appealing because he knows the kind of show he's starring in), they have a lot of chemistry. I think if you can overlook cheesetastic stuff like a dude shooting over his shoulder and hitting a target, then you might like this show too.
Sadly, though, I'm not sure this show will make it past this season. IIRC, the episode order was cut from 15 to 9. That's a really bad sign. :(
I don't remember exactly when I stopped watching Gotham (probably right at the first season break). Some of my meh is because I'm really over Batman and his world and the grimdark version of network TV.
Oh, don't mind spoiling me about Elementary. I read a few reviews about ep 4.1 and that's why I was like "yeah, I don't think I'm gonna get on that horse anytime soon." What do you think it'd take for the show to regain that freshness that it seems to be lacking right now?
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Indeed it did. I remember not being sure if the cat was dead or not until it began talking (iirc). I was really into the gossip sites and all that world, so I think that my expectations of what the show should've been was totally at the opposite spectrum of the TBPBs'. Overall, I had to drop it because I was so frustrated with the non-linear/surreal aspects. Though, like you said, Courtney Cox was really good in it.
Did you keep up with Blind Spot? or The Player?
I don't know why people like Blind Spot. The pilot episode was terrible and gross. FTR, the grossness I'm referring to is that a large portion of the pilot was made up of all these shots of the female protagonist standing naked OR of people looking at a wall of photographs of her tattoos. I didn't care for the cast (though I'd originally tuned in because of Jamie Alexander). Even the "twist" at the end of the pilot had me rolling my eyes. I have no idea if it's gotten better, only that the network has chosen to renew it for a second season. Naked lady with tattoos = must-see TV, I guess.
Now, The Player is the one new show I totes dig. There's a certain OTTness to the plot that I'm processing as fun-yet-mindless action. I also like the cast a lot (Phillip Winchester, the male lead, is appealing because he knows the kind of show he's starring in), they have a lot of chemistry. I think if you can overlook cheesetastic stuff like a dude shooting over his shoulder and hitting a target, then you might like this show too.
Sadly, though, I'm not sure this show will make it past this season. IIRC, the episode order was cut from 15 to 9. That's a really bad sign. :(
I don't remember exactly when I stopped watching Gotham (probably right at the first season break). Some of my meh is because I'm really over Batman and his world and the grimdark version of network TV.
Oh, don't mind spoiling me about Elementary. I read a few reviews about ep 4.1 and that's why I was like "yeah, I don't think I'm gonna get on that horse anytime soon." What do you think it'd take for the show to regain that freshness that it seems to be lacking right now?