Today, I wanted to make a point about the (many) series I watch. This is by far what I spend most of time (much more than reading, unfortunately, even if for me, the playoffs are just another form of fiction, like movies).
Recently, I had the chance to watch many series that I liked. There was:
Recently, I had the chance to watch many series that I liked. There was:
- Being Erica : This Canadian series (which I watched on the advice of many other bloggers) is really full of qualities and a very pleasant surprise! Its heroine, Erica Strange (played by the great Erin Karpluk), it is quite the typical thirty to Bridget Jones. Career problems, no boyfriend, a small Successful sister much she (and therefore necessarily preferred by parents), a hopeless crush on his best friend and neighbor, supposedly gorgeous Ethan (which I personally find it terribly boring) ... In short, thirty years and wheelbarrows, Erica is not really satisfied with her life and has lots of regrets. One day she accidentally crosses the path of Dr. Tom, a shrink a little special, since it has the power to make time travel, allowing Erica correct its past mistakes. All this obviously gives rise to episodes rather tasty (Erica in high school in the 90s, with wardrobe and hairstyle of time). But the most interesting thing this is not really the back side. Erica, despite the considerations and problems that may seem superficial at first glance, is actually a character unexpected depth, and the same treatment is reserved for other characters, even secondary. Without clichés, without either taboos, Being Erica is a really nice set with the third season ended recently.
- Boardwalk Empire: THE much-anticipated because produced by Martin Scorsese and written by the screenwriter of The Sopranos could only be good, and the first season has kept all its promises. Served by actors absolutely best (Michael Pitt, Steve Buscemi, Kelly McDonald to name a few), this series depicts Atlantic City at the beginning of Prohibition, and we believe it! It's so well shot it looks like a movie. Like what, the TV, sometimes it is good!
- Misfits: I'd completely missed out on this small series british without the advice of my buddies from Whoopsy Daisy, and thank god for them! The story of five teenagers rebel and some idiots who discover they have super powered powers. Sentenced for various reasons the work of general interest in the Community Center in their city, it is obviously going to happen to them full of problems. This series is just downright delightful! The fantastic side is often neglected for comedy (although the overall plot is really gaining in thickness during the second season). It is completely politically incorrect (thanks to the character of Nathan, the most horrifying anti-hero of this group), as only the English know how. (Note: I believe that this series, as Being Human and Skins, should also be entitled to its U.S. remake, because it really has been remarkably successful.) So, if you are in need of good English series, please, Misfits is the series for you!
- The OC: Yeah, you come here! We must assume its guilty pleasures to the end! I never watched The OC, I live classified as a sub-species of Beverly Hills absolutely not worthy of my interest ... And recently, I heard speak well, and I admit that the fact that its creator (Josh Schwartz) is also of Gossip Girl had put a flea in his ear. Finally, there was Seth Cohen a male character who aroused almost as much a hero girly moans of Gilmore Girls. In short, I ended up letting me try, and I was pleasantly surprised. The first two seasons are full of engaging characters (if we forget Mischa Barton, of course) and unexpected twists. A series teen certainly happens among the rich in California (any resemblance to Gossip Girl is thus not coincidental), but which nevertheless leaves kindly look, if only for the couple formed by Seth (Adam Brody ), the nice geek downright neurotic but witty, and Summer (Rachel Bilson), who might just be the big sister Blair Waldorf ... This is not a huge favorite, but sometimes I like to realize that my assumptions were unfounded and admit that I was wrong, and that, for a girl who "always" right, c ' is already a big step!
- The Shield (Season 1): Surely a series like The Wire, which I always understood the greater good. A true critical success, The Shield, The Wire is a bit meets Jack Bauer (of 24). A detective conducted smoothly around a team of cops operating in a ghetto of LA, where everything is really not all black or all white. The hero, Vic Mackey is leading a sort of elite unit sensible fight against drug trafficking, but his moral principles are at best ambiguous. Does he fight against gangs or working there with them? The answer is not so clear as that, and the issue of corruption could involve other officials placed much higher. I've only seen the first season yet, but the pace and intelligence with which treaties are the different topics will push me undoubtedly to see more.
- Downton Abbey: An excellent mix between the mini-series and costume drama. DA, for short, is the success of the BBC late 2010, and rightly so. An impressive team of British actors (Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Dan Stevens), beautiful scenery and a family complex, DA primarily describes the lives of servants and masters with remarkable finesse. Located just before the First World War, the first episode begins with the loss of heirs (distant cousins) in the sinking of the Titanic. This family has three daughters, unfortunately, which means that without an appropriate marriage, they may lose their beautiful mansion and what remains of their fortune. Both the say, this series is based on its string of characters, and they are many because it follows both the domestic and the noble family they work for. Everyone has his card to play, relationships are forged, and everything has a very pleasant atmosphere. A great success! In the same vein, ITV counterattack with Upstairs, Downstairs , a remake of a series of 70 (if I remember correctly) that it takes place in London of the 30s, amid rise of Nazism in Europe, with awesome Keeley Hawes (Spooks in view). Well as for fans of British TV and costume dramas, but obviously next Downton Abbey, the effect of surprise falls a bit flat ...
In the series I am usually when they are broadcast in the United States, one of the pleasant surprises of 2010 for me is the second season of Vampire Diaries (on CW). And yet I had not liked it more than season 1. But I think they have found their tone to them with the start of the second season, and I hope it will continue like this ... There is also
Parenthood, the series I started watching for Lauren Graham and I continue to very endearing family Braverman. This is not the sequence of the century, but it is well written, well acted and very enjoyable to watch.
And Community, the comedy that rises up on a group of losers who meet at the Community College (the university understand the poor and populous zero social cases), where various characters are funnier than the others (Troy and Abed!), with episodes also worthy of the greatest moments in TV (that of the paintball and Christmas). A subtle comedy and sometimes hilarious (I confess a weakness for the sacred Senor Chang), other times not at all subtle, but a worthy successor to The Big Bang Theory (including fourth season does not like his promises, unfortunately).
To continue on the disappointments, I confess that I do not like the enthusiasm aroused by the modern adaptation of Sherlock , I'm never back in, despite interesting characters and plots of quality ... I do not know, it does not work on me.
And yet, the season 4 of Gossip Girl me seems slow, but slow, and frankly uninteresting (sniff), which is a shame!
My current series is Firefly, success too quickly aborted by Joss Whedon, genius creator of Buffy. Firefly is a mix between a western and a space opera, a series quite unique, with, as usual with Whedon, a bevy of colorful characters in a futuristic world, all aboard the ship Serenity and living in petty crime. Canceled after two episodes, it was followed by a film which, it seems, little concluetun the main plot. I like it well ...
That's the view of the series and recent favorites!
In the series I am usually when they are broadcast in the United States, one of the pleasant surprises of 2010 for me is the second season of Vampire Diaries (on CW). And yet I had not liked it more than season 1. But I think they have found their tone to them with the start of the second season, and I hope it will continue like this ... There is also
Parenthood, the series I started watching for Lauren Graham and I continue to very endearing family Braverman. This is not the sequence of the century, but it is well written, well acted and very enjoyable to watch.
And Community, the comedy that rises up on a group of losers who meet at the Community College (the university understand the poor and populous zero social cases), where various characters are funnier than the others (Troy and Abed!), with episodes also worthy of the greatest moments in TV (that of the paintball and Christmas). A subtle comedy and sometimes hilarious (I confess a weakness for the sacred Senor Chang), other times not at all subtle, but a worthy successor to The Big Bang Theory (including fourth season does not like his promises, unfortunately).
To continue on the disappointments, I confess that I do not like the enthusiasm aroused by the modern adaptation of Sherlock , I'm never back in, despite interesting characters and plots of quality ... I do not know, it does not work on me.
And yet, the season 4 of Gossip Girl me seems slow, but slow, and frankly uninteresting (sniff), which is a shame!
My current series is Firefly, success too quickly aborted by Joss Whedon, genius creator of Buffy. Firefly is a mix between a western and a space opera, a series quite unique, with, as usual with Whedon, a bevy of colorful characters in a futuristic world, all aboard the ship Serenity and living in petty crime. Canceled after two episodes, it was followed by a film which, it seems, little concluetun the main plot. I like it well ...
That's the view of the series and recent favorites!
