Grimm and other TV stuff

[estepheia]

I watched the pilot of Grimm - and enjoyed it. Later I found out that David Greenwalt is one of the showrunners. Go figure.
The vegetarian blutbad was a neat twist.
I read somewhere that the show has a lousy slot, against Supernatural and Fringe. I guess that means it will be short lived. *sigh*

As for Downton Abbey, does anyone else feel like hitting Mary over the head with a thick plank? I am of course rooting for Bates and Anna. But why is the only gay character of the show also one of the "bad" guys? *sigh* Naturally, the main pleasure is listening to Maggie Smith's aspirated upper-crust English. She is so brilliant! And I'm glad she's still working. (Throughout the filming of the HP movies I kept my fingers crossed, because she was such a marvellous McGonagall.)

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[shapinglight]

But why is the only gay character of the show also one of the "bad" guys? *sigh

This is a feature of ITV Sunday night dramas. In most of their recent Miss Marple's the villain is nearly always an evil lesbian.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Evil lesbians, huh? How outdated!
Someone should shove The Celluloid Closet down their throats....

[willowgreen.livejournal.com]

I liked Grimm, too. It definitely had that scary/comic vibe that I miss so much from Buffy & Angel. Sad to hear it's probably doomed. But I'm also enjoying Once Upon a Time, which seems to have a better time slot.

I'm very much looking forward to S2 of Downton Abbey making it to the U.S., even if it's a bit idiotic. It couldn't be much worse than last year's revival of Upstairs Downstairs. And yes, it's always so great to see Maggie Smith. I saw her probably 35 years ago as old Queen Margaret in a stage production of Richard III at the Stratford, Ontario Shakespeare festival, and she seemed ancient then, so it's a bit of a miracle that she's still going!

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Well, her wrinkles are proliferating during S2 - but she's still sharp and delivers her lines with aplomb.
she reminds me of margaret Rutherford who had the same unsinkable vibe. :)
And yeah, the show is a bit idiotic in part, some scenes work extremely well, others less so, but it's a show I try to watch as soon as the torrent becomes available. And that's saying something.

I just pulled Once Upon a Time, but haven't seen it yet. Still have to catch up with Doctor Who.

[mikelesq.livejournal.com]

Actually, Grimm did okay, especially against the World Series:

ew.com. Whether it'll last will depend on how it does over the next few weeks.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

I also watched the pilot of Once Upon a Time last night, but I think I prefer Grimm, although I enjoyed seeing "Cameron" again. :)
Wouldn't mind following both shows... *crosses fingers*