Oh Crap

[przed]

I've just seen an episode of The Chief that I adored. Rats. I wasn't supposed to start actually liking the show. I was supposed to burn through the episodes and get them off the PVR.

Anyway, it's the episode where Cade brings in the Italian judge to speak at a law enforcement conference. The ep's got all the usual flaws of the show (shoddy production values, a lousy musical score, heavy-handed moralizing) but the character stuff was lovely.

The friendship between Cade and the judge is nicely played by both actors, not to mention there's a h/c factor, always a good thing in my books. (Cade is shot while trying to protect his friend from an assassination attempt.) And there's some nicely mysterious stuff with Cade trying to figure out why he intimately knows the location of the conference when he can't remember having been there before. It also doesn't hurt that Martin is utterly gorgeous in this one, being all broody and guilt-stricken. (You Pros fans out there, does that remind you of anyone?)

All in all, a most satisfying ep.

Now I'm going to have to start taping the darn things again.

ETA: Almost forgot to mention that the Cade icon from the lovely agentxpndble.

Comments

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

I never got to see all the Chief eps (I actually liked the series, but that's neither here nor there), but this one was by far the best of all I'd seen. I wish I could get this on DVD just for that ep alone, though having Martin around in Cade form does not bother me one whit.

Nicole once wrote a small vignette for the zine the Media Cannibals put out, Guilty Pleasures, that was a fascinating crossover with Bodie and Cade -- I hesitate to call it crossover, because there's no interaction, but it's kind of more of a mental crossover. I really loved that little story, and reread it recently when I came across the zine. Made me want more of Cade... is the series on disc yet?

[przed.livejournal.com]

That story sounds fascinating. I don't suppose it's online anywhere.

In general, I tend to like Cade better in fiction than on the show. (The Doyle/Cade crossover Full Circle, is a favourite guilty pleasure.) On the show, at least in most of the first season, he comes across as a bit too bloodless and smug for my taste. (And then there are the huge issues I have with the production values, writing and highly variable quality of acting.)

And no, The Chief isn't out yet on disk. I rather doubt it's likely to show up any time soon. If you're willing to wait, and don't mind old technology, I could dub you a copy of my tape. Just bug me in about a month, when the film fest and various writing deadlines I have are in the past.

[agentxpndble.livejournal.com]

I could make you a copy of the whole series on DVD (I think it's 5-7 discs, have to check) - przed is the only person I've ever made copies for who's player didn't want to play them. They are taped off TV - I can do region free really fast, region 2 if you want to wait a little longer.