I've just watched Misfits and enjoyed it a lot.
I didn't know what it was about, tried it only for its name, and it's been surprisingly interesting.
What is it about? Misfits is a group of teens that are gathered for community service and suddenly find themselves in the middle of a huge storm, getting hit by lightning. After that things start happening to them, they have powers.
That's basically it, now, what's special about it? I love the way it's shot, it's so clear that it's a british show, it's well acted, the actors are completely believable, so are the characters they play, each one of them is interesting in their own way, they are a bunch of kids forced to do community service, well deserved BTW, not only they don't want to be in that place, they don't like to be together either, so being a superheroes show it's more likely an antiheroes show, they basically are people who would do whatever to save their asses but wouldn't give a crap about anything else, they all have a lot of issues too.
It's interesting that in one single episode that it's obviously meant to be an introduction of characters they manage to clearly state the personality of them all and their superpowers, and it's nailed enough to let you see that their powers are related to their personalities to an extent, the plot of the episode is not complicated, not intended to make intriguing turns, yet really entertaining and well writen, it's an introduction, they focus on that and they accomplish it perfectly, I'm pretty tired of seeing new shows lately that takes 2, 3 or 4 episodes to introduce the characters, please just get rid of that task in the first episode and then dive into the plot plot plot! Well done Misfits!!
I'm adding it to my watch list for sure, wonder how they're going to develop the plot. Now some random screencaps:
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curious - Music:Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend
Mark Neveldine, man, what's the world did so wrong to you that you hate us SO much? I knew he was directing this (didn't know he was also writing and producing it though) but the movie didn't sound that bad after all, I thought that maybe Cranck had been a horrible accident and maybe Mr. Neveldine was able to do a better product with a better story but it looks like it wasn't an accident after all, in fact I have to admit that M.L. has a personal style, a weird bizarre one, 20 minutes into the movie I still thought that I could get used to the overused effects, movement of the camera, changes of music and pace and all the stuff he abuses non stop, but nope, it all escalated and soon I was just laughing at all that crap, (BTW honorable mention to Milo V. man you do NOT want people to remember your career as the guy who did THAT, the parody of Old Boy was funny, THIS is something you don't want to repeat, please) seriously, I would say it got surrealist but it doesn't even deserve that, surrealism is for example the last episode of Love Contract, the Gamer? it's simple and pure crap, I couldn't believe it when suddenly Shawn and agent O'Hara appeared on screen (Gus, where were you dear?) and it all went down the hill at speed of light when Michael Hall started to sing and dance and Gerard Butler was there looking at that horrible show while wondering why the hell did he agree to do this movie, oh yes, the check of course, Gerard don't you dare to do this to me again.
On the tv front I've mainlined the 2 seasons of true blood since friday, up to season 2 episode 10, I don't know why it sucks my brain and make me keep watching when I hate more than 80% of the characters and the plot is so simple it could have been developed in 2 hours instead of 2 seasons.Right now up to ep10 my hate list has changed again, Sookie and Bill are still my numbers 1 and 2 among the people I want to see dead but Tara has moved again from number 4 to number 3 stealing Sam's place at the podium, yep Tara that disgusting punching thing has push you up again. Godric I love you, not your hairstyle though.
To counteract all this True blood nonsensical attraction CW is taking action, Supernatural is coming! life is good.
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bitchy - Music:Utada Hikaru - 宇多田ヒカル - Bokuwa Kuma
On a second note, Sam you're creepy and disgusting and I want to see you dead too.
I'm 8 episodes into it and I loathe every single character except Jason, his 2 buddies and of course Lafayette, they should move to the big city and open the most awesome sex shop on earth, and let Eric raid over the whole town.
Why are all these people so annoying to me and why can't I stop watching?!?!?!?!?!
EDIT: How does it come there's not only one sequel but 3???? OMFG I had no idea! 4 best of the best, today it's going to be a late night in hyperhippo's den ^___________^
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gloomy
Let's see, this new right after watching a rerun of Highlander, the one with the dead of Tessa, now what should I do before the tuesday ends? hmmmmmm..... first off shut down the computer.
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exhausted - Music:Dust in the Wind - Kansas
And though it is a hard choice between all those weirdos probably Cameron is the lamest lamish lame of it all (except for his friend, that is), example here:
( Yep, just like Hugh Jackman... *facepalm* )
Oh, and this
Yes, that's what I was talking about O_O
Girl, now go and stick to your good summer tv shows, Better off Ted, Hung and Psych are right there, waiting for you!
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pessimistic - Music:Main Hoon Na - Tumese Milke Dilka Jo Haal
Plus a bug from hell bite me this night annoyingly buzzing all around, it was painful, I though I was having a nightmare, the red mark on my arm prove me wrong, it's getting better now, at least more subtle for what it's worth. DIE BUG FROM HELL.
At least I have 2 new Partner episodes waiting to be viewed, and Desperate Romantics 3 too.
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shocked
The result? the higher shirtlessness/screen-time ratio of the century, probably of any century, and completely unnecessary for the plot, ( I HIGHLY APROVE )
So yes, I'm loving it and I'm ridiculously anticipating each episode, and not, it's not for the fanservice (though I'm not complaining ^_______^), I appreciate it but the drama is delicious, ridiculously cute, just like those I use to eat slowly letting them melt in my mouth.
- Music:Martina McBride - Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong
So, reasons to at least give it a try:
( Sword fight! )
( Prettiness )
( Oh, and a combo of both! )
And the one that really has captured my attention, ( Character development, character development, character development maybe a bit spoilery, but nothing a 6 years old child couldn't imagine )
I haven't included the sex scenes in the thumbs up list, just because I'm waiting to watch the second half yet, I'm right now at that edge of having too much unnecessary sex scenes, not that I complain of having In-seong Jo completely naked 80% of the time and Joo Jin Mo barechest is never enough, but seriously, sometimes too much gets simply boring, don't underestimate the power of fade to black.
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artistic
( Someone, please go and tell Sarah Connor to add a copy of the first 2 movies when she packs that set of cassettes for her kid John )
And yes, even after all this I still had fun, sue me, and going against mr. Knowles I find it much much better that T3 aka at my den as "that movie that didn't happen and doesn't exist".
And to keep with the movie rambling, Blood should have been already released, at least in japan, right? I want to watch it and Thirst so badly and there's no way I can find them, grrrr......
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amused
But then I've came home and found in my mailbox a message from dear
On the tv front Supernatural has given me all I needed and can't wait for more, love you kripke! And I've added to my watchlist a new show called Boy meets girl, I'm curious about it and hope they don't stay in the obvious and overused stuff.
But then on the other hand asia is not fulfilling my needs lately, where are you Smile? and Boss? and Black & White? I need my hardsubbed comfort dramas (maybe not "comfort" but they are in one of my bad mood days, better than chocolate) and I'm not getting them ,at this rate I'll end watching B&W on streaming which I hate but at least I'll be able to watch one of them :(
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cranky
How can I NOT try at least the first episodes now?
Plus Corea is making a remake of the man who can't get married too! I loved the jdrama (kekkon dekinai otoko), what's not to love with Abe Hiroshi doing what he does best? and the kdrama version will have Uhm Jung-Hwa too? How did I miss all this information and why?
Lately I've been filling my asian needs with japanese and *gasp* taiwanese dramas, it's nice to have a kdrama to look forward to again.
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accomplished
And I watched too the first episode of Black & White, as for now it could be called Tango & Cash go together to Taiwan, one on crack, the other on the coolest fix of coolness, and yes, I liked it, maybe tonight, when my sore throat won't let me sleep again it will be time to check the second episode, on drugs.
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sore - Music:痞克四 + Jason - Perfect Stranger
The pros:
- Hugh Jackman has born to embody Wolverine, he has lots of shirtless moments and he doesn't even really need those to rock the character 'cos he knows how to act too and nails Logans' attitude.
- Liev Schreiber, period, this guy nails everything and anything he does and this is no exception, credible as hell as Victor Creed, I want more.
- Some of the action scenes of both of them were absolutely cool, not necessarily the ones where they fight each other, enough said...
The cons:
- Daniel Henney looking at Hugh Jackman all the time with that "yum! call me oppa" look in his eyes, as in the worst slash fiction ever (or maybe my brain was in an evil mode at that time already)
( the real spoilery cons under the cut, yikes! )
If they'd just put Logan and Creed in a locked house fighting each other for 1 hour and a half it would have been enough.
I need my anual summer action movie fix, let's wait for terminator...
And since I'm already in a rant mood let's talk about painter of the wind/portrait of a beauty, this is one of the moments I'd love to be able to read corean and check out the book because you can't have a drama and a movie so different claiming to be adaptations of the same book, ( seriously. )
End of rant, I'd just wish to read the book and see what is it about...
- Music:Katy Perry - Ur So Gay
Other than that I've seen Parks and Recreation too and it's top notch, highly recommended for anyone who like the kind of humor of The Office.
