Melted BrainThis show is definitely not serious. I mean, it has its moments of semi-intensity because it is a show about spies and spies like to be intense. Mostly, though, Covert Affairs is like the chick flick version of spy fiction. A good quality chick flick with redeeming qualities, true, but it is clear that the main target audience is lacking in Y-chromosomes.
If nothing else, this show is awesome just for the fact that it features (excellent performances of) a pair of beautiful, strong, talented women who get along rather than bitch at each other.
FX’s new drama series REALLY wants you to take it seriously. Justified is a series based on the work of Elmore Leonard (because, sadly, original ideas just don’t happen on TV anymore). It is a drama that just begs to be described as gritty. It features blood, guns, and racism, all wrapped up in a [...]
First and foremost, CAPRICA IS NOT BSG. I realize that’s a bit of a “duh” statement. But seriously. They are not the same show. At all. Stylistically, narratively, thematically, they are not even all that similar. Caprica is being advertised as a prequel to Battlestar Galactica, but that’s only a marginal function. While there are [...]
