Re: What Did You Watch? 2025-01-09 (Thursday)

On 2025-01-10 4:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

After an arduous workout, I watchyed:
 Nothing.
 What did you watch?
 

I watched:
Dexter: Original Sin Ep 105 and
Dexter: Original Sin Ep 106
I think they've done a good job of capturing the spirit of the original series. The younger versions of Dexter, Deb, Harry and the other characters we knew from the original series are doing well. Keeping the original opening sequence (although performed by the younger characters) and the original music cues and, of course, Michael Hall doing the voiceover all contribute to the feeling of familiarity. Of course most of the writers are the same too so none of this is too surprising.
I suppose the biggest long-term challenge is doing enough new and interesting stuff to make it really engaging and not just a trip down memory lane. They're definitely thinking about that because they actually have Dexter articulate that it is the killing that is the big thrill for him. We also meet Harry's wife - and Deb's mother - who I don't remember meeting before and we see Harry's affair with Dexter's mom. I don't remember that getting much coverage in the original series either.
Animal Control Ep 302
Just a harmless little sitcom. A pleasant diversion.
Going Dutch Ep 102
Denis O'Leary as a hardass military man is not something I expected to see but he gives it a go. I'm assuming the show is intended as a farce; I've never heard of something like a "service base" and even if such places exist, I find it unlikely that they'd be as lax as the one in the show. As usual, this is basically about poking fun at O'Leary's character for taking himself way too seriously. IMDB rates this at 5.1 and the featured review rates it a 2 and predicts that it will be cancelled soon. I'm strongly tempted to concur. This is NOT Rescue Me, which was much better.
The Pitt Ep 101 and
The Pitt Ep 102
I know this series is having some legal challenges with accusations that it is an ER reboot that doesn't acknowledge Michael Crichton. I can certainly see the similarities, even if Noah Wyle's character is named Dr. "Robby" Robinavitch and not Dr. Carter. He really reminds me of Carter by the final seasons of ER: a guy who has seen it all and knows how to handle any situation. This ER is even more packed that the one in the original show and that reminds me of Code Black, another series I liked but that died too soon. There is a huge ensemble cast and it's the traditional combination of very experienced veterans and young rookies. The first two episodes give us a little bit about each character, enough to start to distinguish them to some extent and make us curious about their back stories. The tensions between the veterans also raise some curiousity about what's going on there. The vast majority of the cast is new to me but they are doing a good job so far. The writing is fine so far.
I really enjoyed both episodes so I'll be staying with it to see what happens next. I think it deserves the 8.0 on IMDB.
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Rhino