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Damn it! Missed Glee. On the upside, I unexpectedly caught Evil!Xander...
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
For some bizarre reason I thought Glee was on tonight, not last night.
Thank heavens FOX is streaming the pilot episode via its Web site, so, I'll still be watching it on Wednesday night, just a day after everyone else.
Despite my loss of Glee, I was taken utterly by surprise by Nicholas Brendon popping up on my teevee last night (clearly I need to check his Web site more often...)
See, waaaaaay back in the mists of time I watched Without a Trace. I know I watched all of first season pretty religiously and probably up until mid-way second season. Then, other things came along and for one reason or another I stopped watching it.
My parents remained fans of WaT, mostly because they like Anthony LaPaglia rather than the show itself. (I understand that it had gotten somewhat soapy in its old age.)
As for me, I watch WaT like I watch Cold Case and CSI (Original Vegas Formula): If I'm bored and flipping through channels and I stumble across it on teevee, I'll pause and watch. It whatever is on the screen interests me, I'll watch, if not, I'll move on.
Anyway, since the announcement that WaT had been canceled came through yesterday, and last night was the season (now series) finale, I figure, "Eh. I'll watch it for old times' sake. See the old girl out."
I was a bit annoyed by the amount of time that was being spent on the investigators' personal drama (as opposed to the work-related drama), a clear sign that soapy-ness really had taken over. And I was a bit stunned to see bits of the episode were being told from the missing person's point of view (when the hell did that happen?). I mean, really? I thought the whole point of the show was that the missing person wasn't there and didn't appear unless someone was giving a statement to the FBI.
*roll eyes* Definitely not cool.
But the real shocker? Watching Nicholas Brendon stroll into a scene near the beginning (clearly, I had not been paying attention to the opening credits). Before the words, "What the hell?" were done leaving my mouth, the words, "Hey! He's playing the episode baddie! Hooray!"
And he actually did a decent job playing the episode baddie. This shouldn't surprise me, because creepy is actually something this actor seems to do well, but very rarely seems to be given the opportunity to play. There was a certain amount of creepy, but not a whole lot of menace — until the end when his character tried to off the "missing person" by drowning them. On the whole, none of his usual ticks and not one lunge toward the funny.
Right, so I stuck my nose into NB's IMDB page.
Oh, deah. A Lifetime movie? Odds are he'll be playing the creepy stalker guy. Which...
Actually might be a good career move if his WaT performance is anything to go by.
Anyway, for those of you who saw Glee last night...tell me...was it good? Or am I gonna be sorry I watched?
For some bizarre reason I thought Glee was on tonight, not last night.
Thank heavens FOX is streaming the pilot episode via its Web site, so, I'll still be watching it on Wednesday night, just a day after everyone else.
Despite my loss of Glee, I was taken utterly by surprise by Nicholas Brendon popping up on my teevee last night (clearly I need to check his Web site more often...)
See, waaaaaay back in the mists of time I watched Without a Trace. I know I watched all of first season pretty religiously and probably up until mid-way second season. Then, other things came along and for one reason or another I stopped watching it.
My parents remained fans of WaT, mostly because they like Anthony LaPaglia rather than the show itself. (I understand that it had gotten somewhat soapy in its old age.)
As for me, I watch WaT like I watch Cold Case and CSI (Original Vegas Formula): If I'm bored and flipping through channels and I stumble across it on teevee, I'll pause and watch. It whatever is on the screen interests me, I'll watch, if not, I'll move on.
Anyway, since the announcement that WaT had been canceled came through yesterday, and last night was the season (now series) finale, I figure, "Eh. I'll watch it for old times' sake. See the old girl out."
I was a bit annoyed by the amount of time that was being spent on the investigators' personal drama (as opposed to the work-related drama), a clear sign that soapy-ness really had taken over. And I was a bit stunned to see bits of the episode were being told from the missing person's point of view (when the hell did that happen?). I mean, really? I thought the whole point of the show was that the missing person wasn't there and didn't appear unless someone was giving a statement to the FBI.
*roll eyes* Definitely not cool.
But the real shocker? Watching Nicholas Brendon stroll into a scene near the beginning (clearly, I had not been paying attention to the opening credits). Before the words, "What the hell?" were done leaving my mouth, the words, "Hey! He's playing the episode baddie! Hooray!"
And he actually did a decent job playing the episode baddie. This shouldn't surprise me, because creepy is actually something this actor seems to do well, but very rarely seems to be given the opportunity to play. There was a certain amount of creepy, but not a whole lot of menace — until the end when his character tried to off the "missing person" by drowning them. On the whole, none of his usual ticks and not one lunge toward the funny.
Right, so I stuck my nose into NB's IMDB page.
Oh, deah. A Lifetime movie? Odds are he'll be playing the creepy stalker guy. Which...
Actually might be a good career move if his WaT performance is anything to go by.
Anyway, for those of you who saw Glee last night...tell me...was it good? Or am I gonna be sorry I watched?
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Seriously, this guest star appearance didn't seem to be listed anywhere on the regular Buffy-related boards I still visit — so not a shocker that people who would've tuned in to check the episode out completely didn't know.
I call it, "Nicholas Brendon Syndrome: The Cast Member No One Talks About and Everyone Forgets Exists." Case in point? Slayerverse. They don't even have his bio up on the site, let alone any casting news for him.
*sigh*
In any case, I was pleasantly surprised to see him on WaT and playing a different kind of role than his usual. Of course, the episode highlighted why WaT deserved to be canceled: The guest cast (and I mean all of the guest cast) acted rings around the regulars. They all turned in excellent performances, while the regulars basically phoned it in.
*facepalm*
Seriously, I would've watched an entire season of episodes around the "missing person" subplot (and believe it or not, it really was the subplot) because it had some interesting and not-at-all fully explored twists in it and the guest cast were all really that good.
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The thing about Buffy was that it demanded so much range from its regular cast members — they had to go from drama to comedy and back again on the turn of a dime with intermittent episodes of demonic possession by evil forces — that we got spoiled by their capabilities and expected great things from them. :-) And in the post-Buffy world, practically none of the cast members have landed roles that show off their range. Evil!Xander was only one flavor of Xander that added spice and depth to the whole, and yet to the casting directors and Hollywood at large, he was slotted into the "comic relief/sidekick" mold, to the point that I think even NB forgot that he could do more. So it's reassuring (?) to see him tackling more twisted roles.
I call it, "Nicholas Brendon Syndrome: The Cast Member No One Talks About and Everyone Forgets Exists." Case in point? Slayerverse. They don't even have his bio up on the site, let alone any casting news for him.
In the spirit of your icon, I'll reply with one of my own (that also conveys my opinion of that)...
The guest cast (and I mean all of the guest cast) acted rings around the regulars. They all turned in excellent performances, while the regulars basically phoned it in.
I shall have to look for it on rerun, DVR it, and fast-forward through the regular cast bits. Is Eric Close still on that show? Cause I have love for Eric Close that goes back to "Once and Again."
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Yeah. Eric Close is on the show — but he's barely in the episode. I think he takes down NB's character at the end of the ep and saves the "missing person" from his watery grace. Other than that, he's got less than 5 lines in the whole thing.
Eric Close is another one of those actors that I like. He's another actor that, for some reason, keeps getting shunted to the side on any show he's on. On the rare occasion I catch WaT on some off-channel during an odd-hour, EC seems to be consistently in the background. It makes no sense. I was under the impression that after ALP, EC was the "biggest star" in the cast when WaT first started.
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My own private joke is that NB could win an Emmy, Oscar, and a Tony all in the same year and Slayverse might post a blurb upon his winning the third and final award and that it might generate 3 comments, one of which will say that NB is looking kinda old, the second of which will say that NB is looking kinda fat, and the third authoritatively stating that NB's career has sure been in the crapper since the end of Buffy.
Okay, the odds of NB winning even 1 let alone all 3 awards is pretty long, but I think it illustrates the personna non grata status of NB over on Slayerverse pretty well.
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There seems to be a lot of squeeing over Glee, though I didn't watch it. I think I've officially given up on new shows, I'm tired of stuff getting cancelled out from under me and I have an entire library system of dvds to watch.
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The name of the ep last night was "Undertow," but God knows if they'll re-run it. The overall soap-opera quality of the episode came close to overwhelming the missing person subplot and I suspect that the show is going to sink without a trace (heh!) to off-brand cable channels that few people know exist.
I mean, seriously, the missing person case was the subplot. I thought that was the whole reason for WaT to exist! And the real kicker is that the entire guest cast acted rings around the regulars, who seemed to be phoning it in. It was disappointing, really.
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I'll have to check out Without a Trace on the intarwebs tonight -- did not know he was supposed to be on it. I do know he has a semi-recurring role on Criminal Minds, but I don't watch that either. I've kind of been spoiled for cop shows since The Wire. It's partly why I only quarter-heartedly watch Southland (the other part being that it's... not really all that good).
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The guest cast did an excellent job, though (all of them) and pretty much acted rings around the regular cast (who seemed to be phoning it in). The episode is worth checking out if you want to see NB doing a decent job in a different kind of role, and the missing person (subplot! I ask you!) story is interesting enough.
Try not to roll your eyes with the personal life drama-llama that keeps interfering.
And thanks for the tip on Southland. I can't tell you how many people have said, "Well if you're a Wire snob, you'll probably love Southland." But I don't know. Everything that I heard about it tells me that Southland wants to be The Wire when it grows up, but totally lacks the balls to do it. In short, it ain't no Homicide: Life on the Streets, let alone The Wire, so I've been avoiding it.
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The most interesting stuff, to me anyway, has been the two patrolmen and their portion of the show has decreased significantly in recent weeks, even though they were largely the focus of the pilot. As for the other characters, I mostly don't give a shit. I didn't catch Southland last week, and I have no idea if I will this week, but I don't imagine I'll be upset if I miss it.
Also: Was never really a fan of WaT, but the B story being the kidnapping is another reason I won't miss it when it's gone next year. Unlike The Unusuals, which was quirky and odd enough to keep my interest.
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As for "Southland", I watched the first couple of episodes and then found myself not caring that I forgot to set up the DVR for it. And I do like the kid that's in it. *shrug* Not my cuppa, I guess. I'm more of a "Criminal Minds" type of gal. I LOVED "Life", but the idiots that run the networks cancelled it because of freakin' Jay Leno's tired face. ICK!!
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If anyone missed last night's ep, you can see clips of Nick's parts at the cbs site. You have to sit through annoying commercials, but its good for those like me who were only tuning in to see the Nick parts in the first place.
http://www.cbs.com/video/?showname=primetime/without_a_trace#video
If you really want to see Nick in a.... different (yeah, I'll go with different) role, you should check out his possible new web series "The Quincy Rose Show" Have you seen that one yet? Its.... um... different. lol A little shocking and twisted, but definitely not Xander-ish.
http://vimeo.com/3747929
Vimeo's player drives my computer nuts, but its got the best description of the show.
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Yeah! Different is definately they key phrase there. LOL
He was good in "Without a Trace" The other night and I'm looking forward to the Lifetime movie too. And I really don't tend to watch Lifetime movies either.
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Glee was amazing. It was full of cheese and funny jokes, and it was awesome and everything I wanted it to be.
It was basically High School Musical, but without the hugely intense amount of suck and awful. <3 Yay!
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Haven't seen Glee yet, either, but I have to catch up with grading before I catch up on TV!
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