I reckon' I'll be undertaking the situation.

So last night, I decided I was tired of the Lost being Lost thing. I mean, honestly - I cannot sit through one more slow-mo music montage of people hugging, being reunited, then not, then reunited. There's side time lines, past time lines, present time lines, oblong time lines, real Locke, smoke monster Locke. I need to re-read it, but there is some sort of 'Emperor's New Clothes' thing happening, and it's just not that great. Sorry, but it's not.

All that to say that I gave my TV time to FX last night and checked out their new show 'Justified'. I'm a huge Elmore Leonard, Timothy Olyphant, and Walton Goggins fan, so I had high expectations. Very high expectations. Now that we have one hour in the bag, I can say that I'm intrigued, not sold - but intrigued.




If you're unfamiliar with Olyphant and/or Goggins, let me just say that the casting is perfect. Olyphant is great a playing the hero with a mean streak, and Goggins is hands down the best when it comes to playing the crazy, creepy, hillbilly. It's safe to say that 'Deadwood' fans are happy to have Olyphant back on the screen playing a modern day Seth Bullock, especially after the premature end to the series. My wife would be one of those people.




Now, If the name Shane Vendrell, or Claude Van Damne doesn't mean anything to you, then I suggest that you hurry to your netflix queue and order up The Shield, and make sure it's here in time for the weekend. The Shield was the network's flagship series, and has no doubt set the standard for all FX shows that follow. Also, for more of Goggin's work I suggest getting every film Ray McKinnon has directed, in particular 'The Accountant' and 'Randy and the Mob', and 'Chrystal'.






As far as Mr. Leonard, the author - two words, 'Get Shorty'. 'The Cadillac of mini-vans.'



Even with all that going for it, I have to say the premiere was a tad underwhelming. I guess they do have to pace these things, eh? It wasn't bad by any means, and I imagine by the halfway point of the season I'll be hooked. With Battlestar Galactica gone, Lost sucking, and the time running out on 24, I definitely need a new show to dig into and this may be it.

I can't keep quiet any longer...

I've been wanting to make a post about 'Lost' for a few weeks now, even more so after the last two episodes. However, when I got up this morning and opened my Google reader, I realized that my cousin and fellow blogger, Matt had said exactly everything I wanted to say. So, I'll just be lazy and re-post.

From: The Dude's Story:
Man, LOST. What is up with you? You used to be my favorite show, and now I’m starting to lose the faith. I don’t really care much about your characters anymore, I’m completely confused when it comes to timelines and who knows what information, and at this point, I don’t like the way your last season is shaping up.
You’ve spent five seasons putting yourself in an unfortunate position. You see, the final judgment about whether LOST was a great show, a good show, or a total flop rests entirely on this season. Your fan base has followed you through five years of dead ends, enigmatic mysteries, inexplicable plot twists, and worst of all, a host of characters that NEVER asks the logical next question. We have enjoyed all of this long and winding road, and it’s what will make the show great under one condition: it all makes sense in the end and serves some sort of purpose.
If this whole show turns out to be a petty fight between two immortal dudes on some weird time traveling island, I will not be happy. And your show will be a failure. Please, please tell me there’s more to it than that.