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NCIS Origins
I saw ads for this while watching Survivor. I’ve never watched a single episode of NCIS,
or any of its breakout franchises. I
like a good origins story, though. The
framework of a military investigative unit appealed to me. It takes place in the faraway year 1991. I don’t recall the nineties being so…old. Low
tech! They use pay phones and
pagers. The cars are fun. Clothes a bit
cringy. I looked for reviews and forum discussions of
the show after I watched it because I really enjoyed the show. Ha!
All they talked about was Mark Harmon, and the long running series. Hmmpf.
I like Leroy Gibbs, just a few months after losing his wife
and daughter to a murderer, he’s starting fresh with the NCIS Unit. His boss Mike is a real pistol of a
character. He’s barely contained. The woman is the group is a bad ass named
Lala, but I don’t like the way she treats Gibbs. She worked on his family’s murder case, and
should be giving him some space, but she goes after him relentlessly and talks
about him failing his psych eval, and not being a safe member of the team to
work with. She fears he will be promoted
over her. Then there’s this little teddy
bear of a guy “Randy”. He’s a kind of a
perfect, head on straight investigator compared to everyone else.
Survivor
This season
has an unusual number of “villains”. There
are so many unlikeable characters for me.
I’m struggling to think who I’d like to win. Of those remaining, I think I only like Sol
and Kyle. Hang in there, guys!
Matlock
The premier
episode was as wonderful as the preview.
Kathy Bates is a joy to watch.
What an expressive face, and she modulates her voice so well to take
charge of any situation. Love her
husband and grandson. Of the supporting
cast, Matlock’s boss Olympia is my favorite, as she tries to be tough but is a
smoosh underneath, and will fight for the underdog any chance she gets. I don’t think she’s the guilty one in the
office.
Great British Baking Show
Up to Caramel
week this week. The baker’s this time
around seem remarkably talented. So fun
to watch them work. As always, everyone
is likeable. My favorite
though is Nelly. She’s warm, funny, charming and talented.
Only Murders In the Building
This
season is a real slow burn for me. It’s
just kind of dragging. There's nothing about the making of the movie version of the Podcast that appeals. Melissa McCarthy
was a blast in her episode though.
Northern Exposure season 1 Amazon Prime
I’ve seen lots of
comments over time about how good this show was. I’d never seen it, but found
season one is available free on Prime, then you need to buy other seasons. I was ready to be in love with the show. The main character, Joel, a
doctor who expected better things than being a small town doctor in exchange
for his medical school being paid for by the State of Alaska is just a drag. A
whiner. Lazy. The cast surrounding him is excellent. I’ll finish the season but would not watch
more. The opening scene with the moose needs to be able to be fast forwarded though, gack.
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