3 episodes, 3,000 thoughts
We're talking about "Missing" now.
I was off the internet for about 4 weeks, and, as a result, watched the first 2 episodes of "Missing" about a million times. *Shrug* What can I say? Female-oriented thriller shows filmed in Europe with handsome men cheer me up when I'm down.
So I have like a million thoughts about this show because it doesn't always make sense, I feel like Becca Winstone is smart enough to have figured this all out (like I have), and I can't just spend the next 7 episodes thinking about Cliff Curtis by myself... ergo:
1.) Now I don't recall Liam Neeson changing his clothes this much in "Taken" but then I don't pay attention to Liam Neeson's clothes in "Taken". Then again, Liam Neeson in "Taken" would just assault someone his size and then "take" his clothes. Get it? Take?
No one appreciates my humor.
(and I'm going to be watching my brand new Blu Ray of "Taken" tonight solely because I wrote about it)
Back to my original thought: She's a woman, and it's a TV show. I fully understand the clothing thing. I get that it's fantasy fulfillment of some sort, but she's changing clothes every time she gets to a new country. It's like the the two detectives working for Hauser at Alcatraz Island being able to get off Alcatraz Island and onto the mainland of San Francisco and then various outlying areas of Northern California in what seems to be about 20-30 minutes. It's jarringly unrealistic. I am digressing and this blog post isn't about "Alcatraz", dammit.
However, I am one TV and film watcher who never lets realism get in the way of a story but that "Alcatraz" thing bugs.
Anyway I guess heretofore they've done a pretty good job of showing how she got the new clothes or getting the hottie Italian to buy her clothes for events, but it's beginning to bother me now so I'm going to be hyper-aware.
2.) The Italian Interpol dude is Giancarlo Giannini's son!!! He's also gorgeous, and Italian. And gorgeous. Not tall though (see #4) His name is Adriano Giannini which is a lot of vowels and "N"'s. Regardless, I might just give up my left foot (because it's lame anyway) for the chance to whisper, "Adriano", into a man's ear.
*cough*
3.) The casting. Seriously. THE CASTING. You've got Joaquim de Almeida, Gina McKee, and Karel Roden in a TV show???? On ABC???? It's a foreign film lover's nirvana. When the un-realism of the show begins to bother me I just think... Joaquim de Almeida over and over again. I'm watching this show no matter what just to see who shows up in the next 7 episodes.
(I think I read that it's just 10 episodes but I could have this confused with all the other 10 episode TV shows I've watched or will watch and read about - trust me - I read a lot about TV)
4.) How the fuck tall is Cliff Curtis anyway? This goes along with #3 a bit because, like, I've been aware of Cliff Curtis since "Once Were Warriors". Mostly because, I mean, it's "Once Were Warriors". If you've seen "Once Were Warriors" then you know what I mean, but, if you haven't, the simple answer is that it's a soul-altering film. I'm not even exaggerating a little. It's that powerful. In fact, it's so good that the director of it went on to direct a James Bond film (among many others). Okay, so Cliff Curtis plays this character who ultimately and directly affects every character, including his own, in the film, and you hate him for it. HATE. You also eventually understand that he's a product of his society, etc. You also never forget who the actor is who plays Bully. It's that important. And the dude works ALL the time. He's in everything.
I'm digressing. Again.
So, last year when "Trauma" was on, and I was all, "Cliff Curtis is playing some dude named Rabbit?"... I was skeptical. Week after week though (and I firmly believe that "Trauma" didn't get near the respect it deserved), it was like WHOA. So I'm happy he's got "Missing". Happy he's not playing a stereotypical CIA agent (is there such a literary stereotype?). Happy he's tall.
*cough*
But how tall is he? Three episodes now he's just dwarfed all the other male actors. I'm not complaining. It's just something I think every time he towers over some incredibly attractive and talented European that I previously thought was tall.
5.) Okay, so I know exactly what's going on with this "mystery". I won't spell it out here because I doubt anyone wants to be spoiled by someone who's only an expert because of her habitual "Poirot" and "Marple" and "Foyle's War" and "Inspector Lewis"and "Rockford Files" and "Streets of San Francisco" and "Law and Order" (every series) viewing but COME ON. It's totally obvious, right?
Alright, let's say I'm utterly wrong (and I don't think I am), and they pull off the greatest conspiracy-minded surprise of all time (on television that is)? Is it really going to occur with a TV show that apparently no one but me is watching? I'm just saying... there are only 3-5 stories in the world, and I've watched at least a third of them. I know what's going on.
6.) I may just be watching this for the locales. Is that wrong? I'll never see these places in my lifetime. I'm enjoying seeing them via television where everything is clean and shiny and in HD.
7.) Ashley Judd is great. She really is. She's always been someone that I will watch solely because she's lived her life admirably. Second episode when she was wailing on the tarmac as the plane (and her son) flew away from her (and it was totally wailing because my close captioning told me so), even cynical ole me got a little teary. She's good. She's always good.
8.) I may not have 3,000 thoughts.
9.) I may even not have 10 thoughts because I watched "Touch" right after "Missing" and now I am consumed with the idea that I am connected to someone in the world who's going to appreciate this blog post.
10.) To that stranger in Uzbekistan, I dedicate this blog to you.
I was off the internet for about 4 weeks, and, as a result, watched the first 2 episodes of "Missing" about a million times. *Shrug* What can I say? Female-oriented thriller shows filmed in Europe with handsome men cheer me up when I'm down.
So I have like a million thoughts about this show because it doesn't always make sense, I feel like Becca Winstone is smart enough to have figured this all out (like I have), and I can't just spend the next 7 episodes thinking about Cliff Curtis by myself... ergo:
1.) Now I don't recall Liam Neeson changing his clothes this much in "Taken" but then I don't pay attention to Liam Neeson's clothes in "Taken". Then again, Liam Neeson in "Taken" would just assault someone his size and then "take" his clothes. Get it? Take?
No one appreciates my humor.
(and I'm going to be watching my brand new Blu Ray of "Taken" tonight solely because I wrote about it)
Back to my original thought: She's a woman, and it's a TV show. I fully understand the clothing thing. I get that it's fantasy fulfillment of some sort, but she's changing clothes every time she gets to a new country. It's like the the two detectives working for Hauser at Alcatraz Island being able to get off Alcatraz Island and onto the mainland of San Francisco and then various outlying areas of Northern California in what seems to be about 20-30 minutes. It's jarringly unrealistic. I am digressing and this blog post isn't about "Alcatraz", dammit.
However, I am one TV and film watcher who never lets realism get in the way of a story but that "Alcatraz" thing bugs.
Anyway I guess heretofore they've done a pretty good job of showing how she got the new clothes or getting the hottie Italian to buy her clothes for events, but it's beginning to bother me now so I'm going to be hyper-aware.
2.) The Italian Interpol dude is Giancarlo Giannini's son!!! He's also gorgeous, and Italian. And gorgeous. Not tall though (see #4) His name is Adriano Giannini which is a lot of vowels and "N"'s. Regardless, I might just give up my left foot (because it's lame anyway) for the chance to whisper, "Adriano", into a man's ear.
*cough*
3.) The casting. Seriously. THE CASTING. You've got Joaquim de Almeida, Gina McKee, and Karel Roden in a TV show???? On ABC???? It's a foreign film lover's nirvana. When the un-realism of the show begins to bother me I just think... Joaquim de Almeida over and over again. I'm watching this show no matter what just to see who shows up in the next 7 episodes.
(I think I read that it's just 10 episodes but I could have this confused with all the other 10 episode TV shows I've watched or will watch and read about - trust me - I read a lot about TV)
4.) How the fuck tall is Cliff Curtis anyway? This goes along with #3 a bit because, like, I've been aware of Cliff Curtis since "Once Were Warriors". Mostly because, I mean, it's "Once Were Warriors". If you've seen "Once Were Warriors" then you know what I mean, but, if you haven't, the simple answer is that it's a soul-altering film. I'm not even exaggerating a little. It's that powerful. In fact, it's so good that the director of it went on to direct a James Bond film (among many others). Okay, so Cliff Curtis plays this character who ultimately and directly affects every character, including his own, in the film, and you hate him for it. HATE. You also eventually understand that he's a product of his society, etc. You also never forget who the actor is who plays Bully. It's that important. And the dude works ALL the time. He's in everything.
I'm digressing. Again.
So, last year when "Trauma" was on, and I was all, "Cliff Curtis is playing some dude named Rabbit?"... I was skeptical. Week after week though (and I firmly believe that "Trauma" didn't get near the respect it deserved), it was like WHOA. So I'm happy he's got "Missing". Happy he's not playing a stereotypical CIA agent (is there such a literary stereotype?). Happy he's tall.
*cough*
But how tall is he? Three episodes now he's just dwarfed all the other male actors. I'm not complaining. It's just something I think every time he towers over some incredibly attractive and talented European that I previously thought was tall.
5.) Okay, so I know exactly what's going on with this "mystery". I won't spell it out here because I doubt anyone wants to be spoiled by someone who's only an expert because of her habitual "Poirot" and "Marple" and "Foyle's War" and "Inspector Lewis"and "Rockford Files" and "Streets of San Francisco" and "Law and Order" (every series) viewing but COME ON. It's totally obvious, right?
Alright, let's say I'm utterly wrong (and I don't think I am), and they pull off the greatest conspiracy-minded surprise of all time (on television that is)? Is it really going to occur with a TV show that apparently no one but me is watching? I'm just saying... there are only 3-5 stories in the world, and I've watched at least a third of them. I know what's going on.
6.) I may just be watching this for the locales. Is that wrong? I'll never see these places in my lifetime. I'm enjoying seeing them via television where everything is clean and shiny and in HD.
7.) Ashley Judd is great. She really is. She's always been someone that I will watch solely because she's lived her life admirably. Second episode when she was wailing on the tarmac as the plane (and her son) flew away from her (and it was totally wailing because my close captioning told me so), even cynical ole me got a little teary. She's good. She's always good.
8.) I may not have 3,000 thoughts.
9.) I may even not have 10 thoughts because I watched "Touch" right after "Missing" and now I am consumed with the idea that I am connected to someone in the world who's going to appreciate this blog post.
10.) To that stranger in Uzbekistan, I dedicate this blog to you.
