Not going to write about being sick again. I want to be tougher than this, want to feel good again, and it is so frustrating that I am not. But, this is pretty much normal for me, infections linger and my immune system is leaky and unreliable. Damn. Damn, damn, damn. Relapse city.
Spent yesterday, lying down under a red wool blanket, coaxing the abc.com player to indulge me in all but the last episode of Day Break. An incredibly well written, and made, show about a cop living a day over and over, until he can make it come out right amidst LA gangs, political corruption, and everyone having a secret. It's also about love, with his girlfriend, his partner, his sister, and even his informer. And the people they love in turn. And about those motivated by power to violently oppose them. It's about being smart, and compassionate, and trusting instincts. And about how an innocent action can have unintended and catastrophic consequences. It is also infused with a sly humor, delivered by a peerless cast.
It was written to be 13 episodes, a complete story. But because it confused people who were apparently expecting to be spoon fed, as the CSI franchise does, it was cancelled before being completely aired. As so many shows that give an audience credit for intelligence are doomed.
But I hear it will be shown on Bravo in the UK. (You Brits will love this.) And they are showing it on the network site as online streaming. A DVD cannot be too far behind. Because, although it never got the numbers to be a 'hit', there are enough bright folks to recognize it for the gem it is. I hope the DVD includes an interview with the writers. And I want to see their flow chart, which must be a dense page of swirling, multi-colored lines and polygons.
Looking up the cast on IMDB, I found the majority have at least one X-Files credit. Not terribly surprizing, it was a long running show with a large guest cast. Still.
4 comments:
Intelligent television shows hardly ever last, and it's a shame.
But it does give me more of a chance to write, nothing exceptional to draw me away.
My husband and I rent series of cancelled shows on DVD - we'll have to add Day Break to the list.
That's a beautiful, classical, museum-grade photo. Greek, Byzantine, you.
(Technically, Irish, French-Canadian, but thank you.)
I hate when that happens! I was watching Reunion when Fox cut it about a third of the way into the story. Still hoping a cable network will pick it up sometime.
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