October 26, 2009
What Color is that Coat?
It happened so fast, I never told ThreeSources. But I am completely hooked on this show. Nathan Fillion is awesome. It has a superb ensemble supporting cast. The stories are clever. And -- even without vampires -- it has a lot of Whedonesque cinematography. I don't recognize veterans on the credits, but the folks doing this show are serious fans at the least.
Lastly, Detective Beckett is the answer for everybody on Sarah Connor withdrawal. They call on a millionaire who has a gun registered in the caliber used on a murder. He says "it hasn't been fired in years." "Or cleaned," returns Beckett disdainfully.
I started watching Season Two live, and I got the DVDs from Season One on Netflix. -- in a couple of days I will be fully caught up.
I give it five stars. The stories are self-contained enough that I would not worry about continuity, you could start anywhere.
UPDATE: It was good to see the brown coat, but that clip is all you get. Correction: this is only the second season of Castle, not third as I said in the original post (since corrected). And, yes, I have seen all the episodes now.
Television Posted by John Kranz at October 26, 2009 7:51 PM
Welcome to the club JK. I too love this show after my wife got me hooked on it. Love the chemistry between Castle and Beckett.
Posted by: Silence Dogood at October 27, 2009 12:23 AMIndeed, Silence (hey, it's your password today!) I do not think that has ever been done better, maybe the early days of Joel and Maggie on Northern Exposure. But those two are perfect.
Posted by: jk at October 27, 2009 10:39 AMBegging the question...have you and your lovely bride watched Firefly?
Posted by: jk at October 27, 2009 1:12 PMNo, we should grab those on Netflix, we really do enjoy Nathan. Not to stray too far from the political discussions, but do you watch Burn Notice? Another good show along similar lines.
Posted by: Silence Dogood at October 27, 2009 11:54 PMTV talk is always welcomed around here. Firefly does not lack for political undertones and you can add it to dark coffee as that which unities us. (Don't let that scare you off. Only for its extreme lack of longevity is it not indisputably the best show ever on television.)
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