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I'm Knee-Deep in Cop Dramas
In addition to seeing the Halloween movie yesterday, I bought The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover. I've never read her work, but the prologue entranced me with its lyrical language. I'll read it when the rains roll in today.
I also bought S4 of NYPD Blue, which means that all ficcing will grind to a halt while I mainline high-quality cop drama crack. I can only hope that TPTB decide to release the other eight seasons, because I'll die if I never see what happens to all these interesting, well-rounded people. They're not nice people, mind; in fact, a full third of them are pricks, but they're credible. Right now, I'm particularly enamored of Sippowicz and Martinez. I am also thrilled that Diana Abbandondo is no more. Huzzah.
From one cop drama to another, spoilers for CSI:NY intimate that Mac will have a storyline that spans 13 episodes. On the one hand, I'm pleased that the writers are going to try their hand at continuity and consistency. They've certainly never managed that before. However, I'm rolling my eyes at the prospect of more overwrought Mac drama. Why is it that continuity and careful planning only apply to Mac Taylor and not the other characters? Stella is supposed to be on equal footing with Mac, and yet they can't keep her backstory straight. Danny is their drama workhorse, but they can't be assed to treat him as anything other as a fencepost with a cock. And Flack...well, he doesn't count. He can sit in the corner with Hawkes and play pinochle.
And if this story ends with Claire Conrad Taylor returning from the dead, I'm going to assault my TV.
I also bought S4 of NYPD Blue, which means that all ficcing will grind to a halt while I mainline high-quality cop drama crack. I can only hope that TPTB decide to release the other eight seasons, because I'll die if I never see what happens to all these interesting, well-rounded people. They're not nice people, mind; in fact, a full third of them are pricks, but they're credible. Right now, I'm particularly enamored of Sippowicz and Martinez. I am also thrilled that Diana Abbandondo is no more. Huzzah.
From one cop drama to another, spoilers for CSI:NY intimate that Mac will have a storyline that spans 13 episodes. On the one hand, I'm pleased that the writers are going to try their hand at continuity and consistency. They've certainly never managed that before. However, I'm rolling my eyes at the prospect of more overwrought Mac drama. Why is it that continuity and careful planning only apply to Mac Taylor and not the other characters? Stella is supposed to be on equal footing with Mac, and yet they can't keep her backstory straight. Danny is their drama workhorse, but they can't be assed to treat him as anything other as a fencepost with a cock. And Flack...well, he doesn't count. He can sit in the corner with Hawkes and play pinochle.
And if this story ends with Claire Conrad Taylor returning from the dead, I'm going to assault my TV.