So rather than do the responsible thing this morning and do some more Bar studying, I got distracted. First up was Alan Ball's pilot for True Blood. While the version I downloaded (surely through legal means) was unfinished, I don't see what could really make the final product any better. Being a huge Six Feet Under fan, and adoring American Beauty in high school, I had been anticipating another series from Alan Ball. And being a fan of most things involving vampires, I thought Ball couldn't go wrong. While the series is based on a bunch of trashy "Southern Gothic" books, I probably shouldn't have expected much depth, but this is just shallow unsatisfying pulp. Anna Paquin is grating, the New Orleans setting feels like an inappropriate way to mention Katrina, and the nudity is just excessively unsexy.
Continuing my trashy romp, I decided to watch the first episode of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. While it was much lighter and more entertaining than True Blood, partly due to its much shorter running time, it mostly felt disposable. Don't get me wrong, Billie Piper is quite captivating to watch, and of course sexy, really sexier than anything in True Blood. But the idea of a call girl trying to keep her private life and professional life separate, never the twain shall meet, while it could be interesting, the series seems that it will handle the conflict by way of close calls rather than any psychological introspection on Hannah/ Belle's part. I guess that there's not much more you can ask for for summer entertainment, and I could see myself catching up on the rest, but I would never consider it must see. Also, how does Showtime expect people to wait for each episode to air when they are readily and easily available online and the show is already shooting a second season and has a third set to shoot?
Really, watching Secret Diary of a Call Girl made me still want to catch up on some other trashy television (though in an entirely different way) the Doctor Who revamp. I've caught an episode here and there, and some which were downright ridiculous, but with the internet abuzz about the Stephen Moffat episodes, I feel the need to really get on the bandwagon.
So rather than do the responsible thing this morning and do some more Bar studying, I got distracted. First up was Alan Ball's pilot for True Blood. While the version I downloaded (surely through legal means) was unfinished, I don't see what could really make the final product any better. Being a huge Six Feet Under fan, and adoring American Beauty in high school, I had been anticipating another series from Alan Ball. And being a fan of most things involving vampires, I thought Ball couldn't go wrong. While the series is based on a bunch of trashy "Southern Gothic" books, I probably shouldn't have expected much depth, but this is just shallow unsatisfying pulp. Anna Paquin is grating, the New Orleans setting feels like an inappropriate way to mention Katrina, and the nudity is just excessively unsexy.
Continuing my trashy romp, I decided to watch the first episode of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. While it was much lighter and more entertaining than True Blood, partly due to its much shorter running time, it mostly felt disposable. Don't get me wrong, Billie Piper is quite captivating to watch, and of course sexy, really sexier than anything in True Blood. But the idea of a call girl trying to keep her private life and professional life separate, never the twain shall meet, while it could be interesting, the series seems that it will handle the conflict by way of close calls rather than any psychological introspection on Hannah/ Belle's part. I guess that there's not much more you can ask for for summer entertainment, and I could see myself catching up on the rest, but I would never consider it must see. Also, how does Showtime expect people to wait for each episode to air when they are readily and easily available online and the show is already shooting a second season and has a third set to shoot?
Really, watching Secret Diary of a Call Girl made me still want to catch up on some other trashy television (though in an entirely different way) the Doctor Who revamp. I've caught an episode here and there, and some which were downright ridiculous, but with the internet abuzz about the Stephen Moffat episodes, I feel the need to really get on the bandwagon.
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