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agt_spooky) wrote2014-04-30 07:09 am
Sorry "Bloodlines" - you bled out for this viewer
Decided to tune back into SPN last night for one episode because it was filmed here in Chicago. I loved seeing my city actually playing Chicago and places I'm familiar with. But other than that, I needn't have bothered. "Bloodlines" was an awful rip-off of Kindred: The Embraced, populated with nothing but typical young, pretty CW actors with one bland expression. I'm so not interested in a Romeo and Juliet soap opera version of gritty and dark Supernatural. Boooooring. But that's typical CW fare so I shouldn't be surprised. I was really hoping I was going to enjoy the spin off, but with the exception of David I couldn't connect with any of the characters. Speaking of David and the "shifters" did I miss something along the way, with them not having to shed their skins and just change instantaneously? Are we just rewriting SPN canon again when it suits the writers?
What did all of you think of Bloodlines? Interested enough to tune in if it gets picked up to series or are you changing the channel? It'll be interesting to see what the ratings are later today.
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Oh, did you hear Almost Human got cancelled? Another *sigh*
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Oh yes, I heard about Almost Human and I’m still furious. It had been forever since a show was “appointment TV” for me, that I actually watched it the night it was on. I even watched the episodes 2 and 3 times! I haven’t done that since S1 and S2 of SPN! So it really hurts that FOX sabotaged AH the way it did, setting it up to fail. I’ll just never understand why. Because of Karl and Michael they could’ve had a hit on their hands and instead they squandered it. I hope all of their new shows fail spectacularly.
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Andrew Dabb isn't this bad a writer, normally. What the hell happened?
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It was just so....blah. Nothing to spark my interest. I haven’t seen even one positive review of it, anywhere on LJ or any of the entertainment sites. But what do you want to bet that CW picks it up to series anyway?
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Thanks for pointing that out about shifters! So true. I don't think they can even call this a spin-off, because I'm sure they are going to write to suit their own ideas and chuck the SPN canon out the window. I will not stick around to find out!
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It was formulaic,the characters were bland and it just lacked any kind of originality, we've seen it all before.
Supernatural,is more than the sum of it's parts.
Yes, on paper the two shows may seem similar, they deal with the same subject matter, however, Spn has the benefit of the characters of Sam and Dean, and more importantly they have Jensen and Jared.
Jensen is amazing as Dean, he can take the most far fetched, ridiculous dialog/plot line and make it better than it has any right to be. What could be cliche and silly is rendered poignant and emotive in his hands and for me he's the only reason I watch.
With regard to Jared/Sam, while I'm neutral towards Jared, and I'm growing to hate Sam with a passion, there is no denying that the Dean/Sam relationship is what lifts the show above the ordinary.
There is a spark there, something intangible that makes me care about the characters, something that allows me to suspend my disbelieve and sadly that was lacking in what I've seen so far.
I'll probably give it a chance and watch a few episodes, but Supernatural it ain't.
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It was just so....blah. Nothing to spark my interest. I haven’t seen even one positive review of it, anywhere on LJ or any of the entertainment sites. But what do you want to bet that CW picks it up to series anyway?
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You're right about the young, pretty actors. One of the things I like about Person of Interest is that the cast is "older". I can also totally understand some people who said that the cast of Agents of SHIELD (and how awesome was last night's episode?!) is too young or that they tried to make it "hip" by adding young team members.
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I’m with you - I’m getting too old to be able to relate to all these 20-somethings on every show nowadays. Give me mature actors, thank you. As much as I like SHIELD, it could have benefited by having older, seasoned actors like Clark Gregg and Ming Na instead.
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It was just so....blah. Nothing to spark my interest. I haven’t seen even one positive review of it, anywhere on LJ or any of the entertainment sites. But what do you want to bet that CW picks it up to series anyway?
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It was just so....blah. Nothing to spark my interest. I haven’t seen even one positive review of it, anywhere on LJ or any of the entertainment sites. But what do you want to bet that CW picks it up to series anyway?
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Speaking of Jensen and Jared - I can’t believe that Sam and/or Dean didn’t go ballistic when Ennis just killed a human in cold blood like that. I was dumbfounded!
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In defense of the CANON issue, though, it was established in season... *coughs*... (6, maybe? Possibly 7. I am clearly not one of those fans with encyclopedic knowledge of all the episodes...) that shifters/werewolves/etc. directly from the "alpha" lines have exceptions to the rules. Therefore, those "pureblood" shifters can change without shedding skin, the wolves can change without the moon and don't eat human hearts and so on. (The shifter thing was definitely S6 when Samuel Campbell was hunting down the alphas. The werewolf part was in the episode "Bitten", but I'm not sure what season that was, and I'm too lazy to go look at my dvd's right now... XD) So, yeah, while not part of the original first 5 seasons canon, it was previously established and thus why Sam and Dean weren't utterly confused by THAT particular aspect.
So, yeah, there's my oh-so-awesome input of the night. ^^
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Really, the only reason to have watched was to see Chicago in all it’s beauty. But yeah, I had no idea the city had been overrun with 20-somethings. All us old folk are out in the suburbs apparently.
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I "watched" this morning as I got ready for work. Even with no computer distraction (because I'm dressing, fixing hair, etc) it couldn't hold my interest. I didn't realize it was a showcase for a possible spinoff, and certainly won't be watching if it's picked up. I saw about 2/3rds this morning, and now realize I really don't know what was happening, and don't care. I'll delete it with the final part unwatched; who the hell cares?
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