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The Taste of the Thing
Nov. 17th, 2007 11:22 pm
Today, I am grateful for cribbage, that wonderful card game that not many people seem to play. It's one of the more relaxing things to do after a long day of television watching, and I'm glad that Duncan taught it to me.
This weekend has started out gloriously lazy; the folks in our house watched The Lost Room, that miniseries that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel a year or two ago. People had been saying it was pretty good, but...wow, it's really good. I'm shocked and amazed it wasn't developed into a full fledged series, but perhaps it's just as well. Peter Krause is just awesome in Dirty Sexy Money, and I doubt anyone else could carry the role of Nick George quite so well.
We also saw the latest installment of Pushing Daisies, which continues to live up to its potential in new and interesting ways. What I find interesting about the show is the way the concept is maturing; the 'tragic' romance between Ned and Chuck are tested in all sorts of ways, and the show doesn't shy away from asking the questions that need to be asked in order for their relationship to remain believable. The way those questions are answered is one of the things that's most striking about the show, and the pie-in-the-sky, eternally sunny optimism is actually earned instead of bought on faith.
That, and the supporting cast is simply stellar. Chi McBride and Kristen Chenowith are doing smash-up jobs with their characters, who continue to flesh out more and more as the weeks progress. Their evolution makes them just as entertaining to watch as our 'starring' couple. Whee, I could go on about this all day!
Right now, I'm just getting a bit of writing done, but perhaps I'll...er, take a break...to play cribbage. :)
This weekend has started out gloriously lazy; the folks in our house watched The Lost Room, that miniseries that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel a year or two ago. People had been saying it was pretty good, but...wow, it's really good. I'm shocked and amazed it wasn't developed into a full fledged series, but perhaps it's just as well. Peter Krause is just awesome in Dirty Sexy Money, and I doubt anyone else could carry the role of Nick George quite so well.
We also saw the latest installment of Pushing Daisies, which continues to live up to its potential in new and interesting ways. What I find interesting about the show is the way the concept is maturing; the 'tragic' romance between Ned and Chuck are tested in all sorts of ways, and the show doesn't shy away from asking the questions that need to be asked in order for their relationship to remain believable. The way those questions are answered is one of the things that's most striking about the show, and the pie-in-the-sky, eternally sunny optimism is actually earned instead of bought on faith.
That, and the supporting cast is simply stellar. Chi McBride and Kristen Chenowith are doing smash-up jobs with their characters, who continue to flesh out more and more as the weeks progress. Their evolution makes them just as entertaining to watch as our 'starring' couple. Whee, I could go on about this all day!
Right now, I'm just getting a bit of writing done, but perhaps I'll...er, take a break...to play cribbage. :)
