Random happiness

[beer_good_foamy]

OK, so sometimes, I really do love US television.

With both Dexter 2.01-2.02 and Weeds 3.01 getting leaked, I've been in heaven. Two fantastic new seasons of two fantastic series. Dean/Doug may be my new OTP, now that Nancy/Celia seems off the table. I don't suppose someone could rec me any Dexter or Weeds fic? Pretty please?

Also, The Sarah Connor Chronicles 1.01 has been leaked. Haven't watched it yet; Summer Glau or no, it's still Fox and I fully expect it to be cancelled in about... uh... 4, 3, 2, 1...

ETA: SCC was pretty good. Which of course means that it will be cancelled. But hey, Summer Glau fighting while nekkid, can't go wrong with that really.

Also also: prettiness.

Comments

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

What's even more amazing is that it's based on a book which is... mediocre at best. They've taken a very so-so book and turned it into one of the most profound and creepy series in years. Anyone can make something bad out of something great, but doing it the other way around really takes skill...

[jaded-jamie.livejournal.com]

I have only seen two episodes and I am completely hooked on the show, does it get even better later in season 1? I am going to buy the DVD's as soon as they come out here in the UK

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

I think it's safe to say that you ain't seen *nothing* yet. :-)

[jaded-jamie.livejournal.com]

Really? Gah! It gets better? Does it get darker? Sicker? Oh I love dark shows, Nip/Tuck was great until the last episode of season 3 then I vowed never to watch it again.

I am really excited about Dexter now!

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

I would have to say that the last two eps of s1 of Dexter is among the best season finales I've ever seen* - and s2, so far, BUILDS on that. So yes, it gets better, darker, creepier and also somehow more... um... relatable-to. Dexter is a man on a slippery slope, and I still don't know where he'll land.

* Putting it in the running with Buffy s2, 5 and 6, Angel s5, The Shield s5, The Sopranos s4, Weeds s2, Twin Peaks s2... you know, the kind where every single thread that's been running throughout the series comes crashing down at the same time, and when the dust settles we're still left with more questions than answers...

[jaded-jamie.livejournal.com]

Gah! I cant wait to get this show here or when my arrive hooray it's creepy darker and more sinister, it's every show I've ever dreamed of.

[frogfarm]

I had exactly the same reaction. Read the first book after season 1 was finished and was AMAZED at the difference -- every once in a while, there would be something good, but for the most part I was left completely cold and thinking, *You know, over HALF of the fanfic I've read is better than this*...

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The guy has a good idea, but he completely fails to see the potential in his own story - much of the subtext, the philosophizin', the human aspect of Dexter was added by the TV people. The book is just a murder mystery with a kink, and a poorly written one at that. (Though the one good thing about it was that it made Debra a more likable character; if anything, she's less whiny and inept in the series than she is in the book, and that's saying something. Looks like she's getting a fantastic arc in s2, though...)