Slash Alert

[przed]

Saw the pilot for Smith last night (for once being Canadian means seeing a show first) and I enjoyed it quite a bit.


I was inclined to like the show, being fond of heist stories and being intrigued by the cast: I've always liked Ray Liotta, and Jonny Lee Miller and Virginia Madsen aren't so bad either. The jury's still out on Simon Baker, but at the bare minimum he's an intriguing looking fucker, pushing the classically handsome bit so far he almost falls back into ugly. The show is slick, the writing is taut and they take some risks with pretty much all of the characters. (Though they all have their charming moments, you wouldn't want to turn your back on any of these guys. Or gals.)

I'm not quite sure they're going to be able to sustain this for even a season - doing a heist a week has got to get wearing at some point - but it should be an interesting ride in the meantime.


The slash fen among you should keep an eye on the characters played by Jonny Lee Miller and Simon Baker. And then report back and tell me if I'm crazy.

Comments

[canadiansuzanne.livejournal.com]

I caught the show, too. I'm not certain if I liked it. I'll give it a few more episodes before I decide.

I loved your Film Fest reports, btw.

[przed.livejournal.com]

I appreciated the fact that the characters were fascinating, but not really that likable. It remains to be seen whether that'll remain watchable in the long term, though.

Glad you liked the fest reports. It was nice to get one last full fest in.