Actually, I liked Moonlight. It was better than the Lifetime series
that was directly based on the Tanya Huff novels. The one difference is
that the POV character is the vampire; we don't have the story from the
human's POV as in the Huff novels. (It made me wonder if Yarbro's St.
Germain would make it as a tv character.)
I saw Reaper and it was cute. Better than I expected, but then Kevin
Smith directed the series opener.
I usually only pick up one or two new series each year, no matter how
good it may be. There are not enough hours in the day and i have
stories to revise. [:D]
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>
> Intrigued by Bionic Woman (could be good if written well), Pushing
Daisies (though the "Ghost Whisperer"/"Medium" angle's getting tired),
Reaper (lots of potential for good standalone stories, but fear it could
devolve into dreck), and Journeyman (hope they don't screw up by
Americanizing the Brit original's tone). Not sure about "New Amsterdam",
which could be a weak "Highlander" ripoff, or have some potential.
>
> Not so excited about "Moonlight" (tired of the suave, handsome,
tortured vampire angle--let's bring back real bloodsuckers!) or Sarah
Conner (which I'm sure will end up being boring and derivative)
>
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> From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > The fall season is about to start. there are a number of speculative
> > fiction shows premiering. Below is list with brief descriptions. Are
> > there any that you are looking forward to seeing? Which ones do you
> > think are duds? Will any of them make it?
> >
> >
> > ELI STONE (ABC) - "Many lawyers consider themselves prophets, but
Eli
> > Stone may be the real deal. Eli has built a successful career at a
top
> > law firm in San Francisco representing only the biggest and richest
> > corporations that make a habit of screwing over the little guy. But
> > after experiencing a series of odd hallucinations, Eli seeks to find
a
> > deeper meaning to life while trying not to lose his job and destroy
his
> > relationship with the bosses' daughter. When Eli discovers an
aneurysm
> > in his brain, he wonders if his condition is truly medical or if
perhaps
> > he now has a higher calling."
> >
> >
> > PUSHING DAISIES (ABC) - From Bryan Fuller ("Heroes") and Barry
> > Sonnenfeld ("Men in Black") comes an unprecedented blend of romance,
> > crime procedural and high-concept fantasy in a forensic fairytale
about
> > a young man with a very special gift. Once upon a time, a
mild-mannered
> > boy named Ned realized he could touch dead things and bring them
back to
> > life. Grown-up Ned puts his ability to good use, not only touching
dead
> > fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor, but working with
an
> > investigator to crack murder cases by asking the deceased to name
their
> > killers. But the tale gets complicated, as all tales do, when Ned
brings
> > his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, back from the dead and keeps her
alive.
> > Chuck encourages him to use his power to help others, instead of
merely
> > solving mysteries and collecting the rewards. Life would be perfect
for
> > Ned and Chuck, except for one cruel twist: If he ever touches her
again,
> > she'll go back to being dead, this time for good."
> >
> > REAPER (The CW) - "For the first 20 years of his life, Sam (Bret
> > Harrison, "The Loop," "Grounded for Life") wondered why his parents
went
> > so easy on him. Whether it was school, sports or career choices,
Sam's
> > mom (Allison Hossack, "Falcon Beach") and dad (Andrew Airlie, "The L
> > Word") always let him get by with the least possible effort, while
at
> > the same time pressuring his younger brother Keith (Kyle Switzer,
> > "15/Love") to excel. As a result, Sam skipped college, took a
dead-end
> > job and now wastes endless hours playing video games and wishing he
had
> > the guts to ask out his pretty co-worker, Andi (Nikki Reed,
"Thirteen,"
> > "The O.C."). Everything in his slacker world changes the day Sam
turns
> > 21 and discovers the ungodly reason his parents let him slide: they
sold
> > his soul to the devil before he was born. Satan himself (Ray Wise,
"24,"
> > "The Closer") drops by to personally explain that Sam must now serve
as
> > his bounty hunter, tracking down evil souls that have escaped and
> > returning them to Hell. At first, Sam refuses to accept his bizarre
> > fate, but after getting just a glimpse of Satan's temper, Sam
realizes
> > that breaking a deal with the devil has consequences that are very,
very bad
> >
> > THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (FOX) - Sarah vanquished the liquid
metal
> > Terminator sent from the future to kill her teenage son, John. Sarah
and
> > John now find themselves alone in a very dangerous, complicated
world.
> > Fugitives from the law, they are confronted with the reality that
still
> > more enemies from the future, and the present, could attack at any
> > moment. THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES reveals what happens when SARAH
> > (Lena Headey, "The Brothers Grimm," "300") stops running and goes on
the
> > offensive against an ever-evolving technological enemy bent on
> > destroying her life, and perhaps the world.
> >
> > BIONIC WOMAN (NBC) The network's description: "Struggling as a
bartender
> > and surrogate mom to her teenage sister, Jaime Sommers (Michelle
Ryan,
> > "EastEnders") didn't think life could get much harder. But when a
> > devastating car accident leaves her at death's door, Jaime's only
hope
> > for survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology that comes at
a
> > hefty price. With a whole new existence and a debt to re-pay, Jaime
must
> > figure out how to use her extraordinary abilities for good, while
> > weighing the personal sacrifices she will have to make. Ultimately,
it's
> > Jaime's journey of self-discovery and inner strength that will help
her
> > embrace her new life as the Bionic Woman.
> >
> > JOURNEYMAN (NBC) The network's description: "From Emmy Award-winning
> > writer-producer Kevin Falls ("The West Wing") and Emmy Award-winning
> > director-producer Alex Graves ("The West Wing"), "Journeyman" is a
> > romantic mystery-drama about Dan Vasser (Kevin McKidd, "Rome"), a
San
> > Francisco newspaper reporter and family man who inexplicably begins
to
> > travel through time and change people's lives. Along the way, he
also
> > must deal with the difficulties and strife at work and home brought
on
> > by his sudden disappearances.
> >
> > NEW AMSTERDAM (FOX) - the story of a New York homicide detective
unlike
> > any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, magnetic,
unknowable.
> > And he has a profound secret he is immortal. In 1642, JOHN AMSTERDAM
> > (Nikolaj Coster Waldau, "Kingdom of Heaven"), then a Dutch solider
in
> > the colony of New Amsterdam later to become New York City stepped in
> > front of a sword to save the life of a Native Indian girl during a
> > massacre of her indigenous tribe. The girl in turn rescued
Amsterdam,
> > weaving an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him.
Amsterdam
> > will not age, she told him, until he finds his one true love. Only
then
> > will he become whole and ready for mortality. But Amsterdam has
found
> > this to be a mixed blessing. Over the course of three centuries,
he's
> > experienced endless adventure and honed his many talents.
> >
> >
> > MOONLIGHT (CBS) an "undead" private investigator who uses his acute
> > vampire senses to help the living. Mick was "bitten" 60 years ago by
his
> > new bride, the seductive and beguiling Coraline (Amber Valletta,
> > "Hitch"). After six decades of resisting, he wonders if it's time to
> > pursue the love of a mortal. He has his eyes on Beth Turner, a
> > beautiful, ambitious reporter who has been covering the ongoing
plague
> > of unusual murders. But would Beth even consider giving up a normal
life
> > to be with him,
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
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