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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
Full of Potential, Unlike The Idoits Who Cancelled It.
The best written show since the West Wing was taken off the air was the highlight of last years TV. Although Heroes is fantastic this show made me sit up and take notice.
With some fantastic actors both new and familiar to us in the UK not sure about the US, and some great story lines this show could have gone from strength to strength. It took the West Wing 7 seasons to make me cry and even that was based around an actual death of a cast member but the Studio 60 finale is a thing of beauty. It is all you'd want in a programme heart felt, funny and good actors turning in great performances.
This is the perfect starting point for anyone wanting to start looking at the works of Mr. Sorkin it's not as heavy as the West Wing but every bit as brilliant. I already have the DVDs and the finale again got the best of me.
You'll laugh, you'll cheer and you should cry unless you're made out of stone or something.
Firefly (2002)
Please Bring It Back
I have just been given the DVDs and they rock. Why the hell did Fox cancel it can't they tell a good programme when they see it (family guy and arrested development). Come on Bring It Back. But the thing i don't understand is that why didn't some other company if they saw how people felt about the show. The jokes work the characters are some of the best on TV that i can remember and the story lines are just great. I know that when the movie might spawn a couple of sequels, but that's a pretty big "might". Hopefully it does and the fans can get even more out of this terrific programme.
Great characters, one liners and story lines. 10 out of 10.
One Tree Hill (2003)
Best young adults show since we all went for a paddle in the creek
Not since my early young teens have I enjoyed a show like this so much. It beats The OC in any category. Although this is not the usual thing we are used to. This is far more of a Dawson's Creek type of programme basing the stories around drama and not comedy (unlike The OC). The young cast are great in all their roles, but it is the adults that come out on top in this one especially Paul Johansson as the brilliantly evil Dan Scott and Moria Kelly who is in a role that she was born to play. If you are looking for a reason to give this programme a chance let it be this. One Tree Hill is by far one of the best programmes on TV at this moment (now that West Wing is done) in time with a cast that will keep you wanting more and more. Go on and give it a shot, it is far more than a three pointer.
Sin City (2005)
What a Film
This is the most visually stunning piece of Sinema (see what i did there) I have seen in a long while. I had never read the graphic novels before but now I have and they are so well represented by Rodriguez and Co.
Rourke is superb as Marv and i am now as i write this looking for the poster to put in my room although the one i want is about £12 aaahh. The three stories are every bit as brilliant as the three tales in Pulp Fiction and i say this with the biggest respect to Pulp as it is my favourite film of all time. A film that is not to be missed, fans of the original novels will not be disappointed and since Sin City 2 will be on the way soon i think that we are going to see more of the same which in my opinion isn't bad at all. If you haven't seen this film it's OK as it is now out on DVD, although i am disappointed with the extras available on it hopefully there will be another with lots of extras.
If the world was a better place then it would get a couple of Oscar nominations but it won't. The Academy is just sad