I agree. I think HBO, esp with the success of True Blood, would be the perfect home for this show.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM, marian_changling <md_moor...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I enjoyed it. Just as a writer, I wondered what the original premiere > was supposed to look like. There is a very brief indication of Echo's > revolutionary (?) past. I wondered if Whedon actually began with that > and the network insisted on the action show as the 1st episode. There > is still a lot of mystery about what type of trouble Echo was > in--trouble that the police was not handling but a private agency was > rescuing her from. > > My one quibble is my usual quibble with American television. All of > the people are so picture perfect. This is appropriate for Echo and > the other actives. (And wow--I am curious about the male actives that > we see.) But I wish that her handler did not look like he had stepped > out of GQ. There are so many plastic people in this show. > > I think that one of the interviews with Whedon mentioned that he > wanted to confront the issue of sexuality directly. All that got > toned down. So we have the euphemism at the beginning that "2 people" > shared a perfect weekend. Why was it so difficult for Fox to admit > that they guy hired her to be a sexy companion for a weekend? > > That aside; I loved the show. I hope that FOX doesn't force it into a > rut. I wish that Whedon would go to HBO or Showtime instead of an > over-the-air network. They cramp his style. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco <ironpi...@...> wrote: >> >> >> I just watched it. Anyone else catch it? Thoughts? >> >> Off the top of my head, it's very Whedon. It's well scripted and > clearly well thought out. It's a fine first episode and sets the good > tone for the rest of the series. I thought it pretty much kicked ass. >> >> Bosco >> > > -- ____ My Social Media Resume: http://www.visualcv.com/mikestreet Visit my Blog: http://www.Greasyguide.com Follow Me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1
