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Briefly, as Darth Real Life is pursuing me:
1.) Managed to finally catch up with The Good Wife. The show continues to be in high form. Good to see the writers address the "why DOES Alicia want to be State Attorney" question and let the answer be more than "because Castro sucks". This was the first episode where I thought Alicia made believably a case for herself and showed she had some ideas about how she'd run the office. Also I liked Peter's scene with Pastor Isaacs; Peter differentiating between "good" and "efficient" and self aware as to which of the two he's not, but also aiming to be the other is, I felt, the character in a nutshell and also why he's still around instead of getting written off a few seasons back. As to David Lee becoming a partner again, what can I say? You've heard it before. Insert previous rant re: old office here. Yes, writers, I like David Lee, too, he's an amusing character and great foil for the others. You're still being lazy on that front and taking back what you did right. This being said, I don't think Alicia has a case about not being consulted, considering she did just this herself with Diane, repeatedly, when Cary was the not consulted one on just this type of decision.
2.) Also managed to watch the first two episodes of season 2 of Broadchurch . Colour me impressed that Chibnall actually found away to explain why team Miller & Hardy are still in Broadchurch after the previous season's events. And Olivia Colman & David Tennant continue to make a great on screen duo. Also I'm pleased the new characters so far are four women and one man, as opposed to the reverse, not to mention the casting: Charlotte Rampling! Meera Sysal! Didn't know the lady playing the defense attorney before, but so far she's good. And hello again, Eve Myles, I HAVE MISSED YOU on my tv screen. If we're doing "one step from Doctor Who", then so far it's DT as D.I. Hardy, of course, ReverendRory Paul, Chibnall as writer and now Eve Myles as Claire. In further news of "it's a small British actors world", the one new male is played by James D'Arcy, who also currently plays Edwin Jarvis in Agent Carter.
3.) And last month I watched the first two seasons of Rev., a British sit com consisting of half an hour episodes. It's still a small British acting world because Olivia Colman is in that one, too, as the lead's long suffering wife Alex. Said lead, the Reverend Adam Smallbone, is played by Tom Hollander, whom I last saw as the villainous Cutler in Pirates of the Carribean. Now all I know about the Church of England I learned from fiction - Susan Howatch's Starbridge novels and Anthony Trollope's Barchester novels - but I still felt amused and touched by this series, which manages to build up a good ensemble around its premise of a vicar with an inner city London church and all the problems you'd expect. It manages to make its lead flawed but sincere (with compassion and kindness) while also using satire and tackling actual social problems. Adam's Archdeacon, whom at one point he dubs "the dark lord", is a master of the constant sardonic put down and could be straight out of both Howatch and Trollope. (Or, if you're a Blake's 7 fan: think Avon working for the Church of England, but with the same Chris Boucher written dialogue.) He's not a caricature, either, and has great taste in boyfriends, as is revealed in the s2 episode where Adam finds out about Archdeacon Robert's orientation: Robert's partner is played by James Purefoy. Other guest stars include Amanda Hale as a curate, Ralph Fiennes as the Bishop of London and Hugh Bonneville having a blast as an oily tv personality vicar, Adam's arch nemesis, but it's really the ongoing ensemble that makes the show: Adam and Alex (who is a solicitor), Nigel, Adam's grumpy No.2, who thinks he could do the job much better, Adoha the parishioner with a kink for men of the cloth, Colin the homeless guy whom Adam regularly shares a smoke with and Ellie the headmistress.
1.) Managed to finally catch up with The Good Wife. The show continues to be in high form. Good to see the writers address the "why DOES Alicia want to be State Attorney" question and let the answer be more than "because Castro sucks". This was the first episode where I thought Alicia made believably a case for herself and showed she had some ideas about how she'd run the office. Also I liked Peter's scene with Pastor Isaacs; Peter differentiating between "good" and "efficient" and self aware as to which of the two he's not, but also aiming to be the other is, I felt, the character in a nutshell and also why he's still around instead of getting written off a few seasons back. As to David Lee becoming a partner again, what can I say? You've heard it before. Insert previous rant re: old office here. Yes, writers, I like David Lee, too, he's an amusing character and great foil for the others. You're still being lazy on that front and taking back what you did right. This being said, I don't think Alicia has a case about not being consulted, considering she did just this herself with Diane, repeatedly, when Cary was the not consulted one on just this type of decision.
2.) Also managed to watch the first two episodes of season 2 of Broadchurch . Colour me impressed that Chibnall actually found away to explain why team Miller & Hardy are still in Broadchurch after the previous season's events. And Olivia Colman & David Tennant continue to make a great on screen duo. Also I'm pleased the new characters so far are four women and one man, as opposed to the reverse, not to mention the casting: Charlotte Rampling! Meera Sysal! Didn't know the lady playing the defense attorney before, but so far she's good. And hello again, Eve Myles, I HAVE MISSED YOU on my tv screen. If we're doing "one step from Doctor Who", then so far it's DT as D.I. Hardy, of course, Reverend
3.) And last month I watched the first two seasons of Rev., a British sit com consisting of half an hour episodes. It's still a small British acting world because Olivia Colman is in that one, too, as the lead's long suffering wife Alex. Said lead, the Reverend Adam Smallbone, is played by Tom Hollander, whom I last saw as the villainous Cutler in Pirates of the Carribean. Now all I know about the Church of England I learned from fiction - Susan Howatch's Starbridge novels and Anthony Trollope's Barchester novels - but I still felt amused and touched by this series, which manages to build up a good ensemble around its premise of a vicar with an inner city London church and all the problems you'd expect. It manages to make its lead flawed but sincere (with compassion and kindness) while also using satire and tackling actual social problems. Adam's Archdeacon, whom at one point he dubs "the dark lord", is a master of the constant sardonic put down and could be straight out of both Howatch and Trollope. (Or, if you're a Blake's 7 fan: think Avon working for the Church of England, but with the same Chris Boucher written dialogue.) He's not a caricature, either, and has great taste in boyfriends, as is revealed in the s2 episode where Adam finds out about Archdeacon Robert's orientation: Robert's partner is played by James Purefoy. Other guest stars include Amanda Hale as a curate, Ralph Fiennes as the Bishop of London and Hugh Bonneville having a blast as an oily tv personality vicar, Adam's arch nemesis, but it's really the ongoing ensemble that makes the show: Adam and Alex (who is a solicitor), Nigel, Adam's grumpy No.2, who thinks he could do the job much better, Adoha the parishioner with a kink for men of the cloth, Colin the homeless guy whom Adam regularly shares a smoke with and Ellie the headmistress.
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Loved the Christmas episode. Adam finally having his meltdowm is a case in point - you so understand why he snaps instead of finding it cringrworthy.
Ha, yes, Simon McBurnes scored with that part.