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lagilmanSo. Herewith, the electrician, messing about in mysterious and noisy ways.
Herewith, the copyedit of Flesh & Fire on my desk.
Herewith, me instead on-line, talking about last night's "Castle," which has won my heart forevermore by having both cop and shadowing writer don protective smock and goggles when going in to meet with the ME -- who is NOT cutting open the body without a care or precaution.
In fact, the only thing that annoyed me about last night's episode was that they're letting Castle be quicker on the uptake than the cops on a regular basis. Occasionally, yeah -- he's got a different way of looking at things, and sometimes that will help. But not all the time, damn it. They're the professionals, he's the talented amateur. And nevermind he's the star, I want an ensemble cast on this one, damn it.
But oh wow, they're making everyone on this show into actual.... people. Even the other cops. Even his alky mother, who veered away from parody into three-dimensions last night, thank you for that.
(y'know, it's hard to type with 20 pounds of scardeycat cuddling in your lap.)
Mind you, the plots are still on the skimpy side, but expecting something New! and Different! out of a cop show is... probably expecting too much. The revelations about Castle's family, however, are are nice counterpoint (did anyone else get from the "why didn't I have a nanny" conversation that a) ex-wife shown was not Daughter's Mother, and b) Castle's own father was never in the picture?)
And now I suppose I should actually get to work...
Herewith, the copyedit of Flesh & Fire on my desk.
Herewith, me instead on-line, talking about last night's "Castle," which has won my heart forevermore by having both cop and shadowing writer don protective smock and goggles when going in to meet with the ME -- who is NOT cutting open the body without a care or precaution.
In fact, the only thing that annoyed me about last night's episode was that they're letting Castle be quicker on the uptake than the cops on a regular basis. Occasionally, yeah -- he's got a different way of looking at things, and sometimes that will help. But not all the time, damn it. They're the professionals, he's the talented amateur. And nevermind he's the star, I want an ensemble cast on this one, damn it.
But oh wow, they're making everyone on this show into actual.... people. Even the other cops. Even his alky mother, who veered away from parody into three-dimensions last night, thank you for that.
(y'know, it's hard to type with 20 pounds of scardeycat cuddling in your lap.)
Mind you, the plots are still on the skimpy side, but expecting something New! and Different! out of a cop show is... probably expecting too much. The revelations about Castle's family, however, are are nice counterpoint (did anyone else get from the "why didn't I have a nanny" conversation that a) ex-wife shown was not Daughter's Mother, and b) Castle's own father was never in the picture?)
And now I suppose I should actually get to work...
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Date: 2009-03-17 07:36 pm (UTC)Give the kitty a cuddle..
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Date: 2009-03-17 08:17 pm (UTC)The bit about ExWife not being MoC wasn't stated outright, just a passing reference to "your mother" and the fact that he's been married twice, plus the fact that ExWife isn't connected to them at all save via his career...
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Date: 2009-03-17 08:41 pm (UTC)I do believe by the end of the remodel, the kitty will have worked out a way to make you pay for a very long time.