Thanks for the recommendation, Aubrey. I was going to skip the show because of work and an overloaded VCR, but I pulled up the recordings I had of the first two weeks and had a really good time! Like you said, it's pretty lighthearted. You never go too far into fear mode because you know the principals and their clients will all make it out safely. But it's a kick, with just enough drama and good acting to be engaging, and really good action to boot. I like that Chance sometimes really has to work in a fight: no quick karate chops for him! The lady tonight gave him a hell of a fight, and I was laughing as she was throwing roundhouse kicks in heels and that red hooker dress! The main three actors are all excellent, and I like the guest stars too. I know this show is probably nowhere near as serious as some incarnations of the comic, maybe resembling in name only, but still fun. It reminds me of the breezy, action-packed shows of old like "Eye Spy", "The Avengers", or "The Man from U.N.C.L.E", or modern far like "Burn Notice". Too bad it's on Fox. Like I said recently, all the best shows seem to be on cable, so I gotta wonder how long the network will let it go if it doesn't do killer ratings.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Aubrey Leatherwood" <aubrey.leatherw...@hotmail.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:38:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Was that Danny Glover? Warning... It's... *fluffy* but I enjoyed the action, the auxiliary characters (my fav is Guerrero, of course, but we've had many conversations about Jackie Earle Haley's awesomeness on this loop and the character really suits him) and Chance has the right amount of low-brow Bond-esque moxy. Plus... his Japanese *was* good. Aubrey Leatherwood www.aubreyleatherwood.com FaceBook * MySpace Dime Can Nicole resist the call of the stage or the call of her heart? Imperfection A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. The People You Know, The Sex They Have ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 CAPA and PSYCHE AWARD NOMINEE FOR 2009 ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0
