And yet more polls
Right now, I'm doing four shows: Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Veronica Mars, Smallville. I love all four and I'm not dropping any of them. I'm considering doing reviews of a couple of other shows ONLY DURING THE WINTER HIATUS AND SUMMER. Keeping in mind that it won't be current, which show or shows would you most like me to add? You can vote for more than one.
[Note from later: I'm leaving this intact, but of course, the polls are no longer active and won't work.]
If you chose "something else," please tell me what it is that interests you. Add a comment to this blog. I always read every comment that is added to my blog.
Let me hit you with a second poll. I'm always interested in knowing what you guys are reading, and I have so many pages on my site that my stats are not definitive. (I'm fairly certain Lost is the biggest attraction. But I could be wrong.) Again, you can check more than one.
Thanks! And as always, thanks for your support. You guys are the best.
Billie
Day Break: And you thought *you* were having a bad day
Brett Hopper: "Something's happening today. Something big. And I'm at the center of it."
Day Break is a thirteen-hour miniseries running in the Lost timeslot during its mid-season hiatus. Yes, it's Groundhog Day, but with its own unique flavor. It's not a zen-like romantic comedy; it's dead serious. Emphasis on the "dead."
Taye Diggs plays Brett Hopper, a police detective who wakes up at 6:18 one morning, and proceeds to experience the worst day of his life. He is framed for murdering the assistant district attorney. The woman he loves is killed. Someone is behind it all, for reasons Hopper cannot begin to fathom. Especially when he wakes up the next morning and it all starts happening again.
So this is a mystery with a big, honking gimmick. But what got me interested isn't just the Groundhog Day repeat, but that the repeat of each day includes consequences from the previous day. There is no re-set button for Brett. He cuts himself shaving the first time through, and the cut is still on his face the next day. Unlike Bill Murray, Brett can't jump off a building, step in front of a bus, or crash himself and the groundhog into a rock quarry. Brett absolutely must figure out what is going on, and he is in danger every moment while he is doing it. The broken hourglass that is sent to Brett implies that this isn't just a fantasy; there's a reason for what is happening.
The two-hour premiere kept me engaged, and just never stopped moving. The next episode was also good. The basic plotlines are exceptionally complex, with layers of mystery and multiple directions in which Brett can turn in an attempt to make things right. Like, why is internal affairs investigating Brett's partner, Andrea? Who betrayed his gang leader informant? How does girlfriend Rita's ever-present ex-husband fit into the picture? Why is Brett's sister in danger, too?
I particularly liked that they added two familiar sci-fi faces to the cast: Mitch Pileggi from The X-Files as the villainous Spivak, and Adam Baldwin from Firefly as Rita's ex-husband. I also like Brett's partner, Andrea Battle (Victoria Pratt), who appears to be a very complicated woman. Frankly, I think Brett has more chemistry with Andrea than with his girlfriend, Rita (Moon Bloodgold).
Taye Diggs is always appealing, the supporting cast works, and I'm pretty much hooked already. Looks like ABC had a good idea for a change.
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