I'm somewhat relieved to hear you agree with me, because I was afraid I'd get flamed for my minority opinion. :)
Awww! You're safe from my flist, promise. We're in a no-flame zone. *g*
I always compare GG to The West Wing... except with a cast of characters that have no reason to be so articulate.
I can deal with characters who shouldn't be so articulate still being that way; by all rights, Chris on NX really shouldn't exist, and yet he does, and I love him, so. But the feeling of the banter was just a little off. It was just that tiny bit too fast and too perfect. It lacked a certain...sincerity, maybe. Too much the writers putting words in a character's mouth rather than the character spouting off independently.
I haven't seen the full run of Dead Like Me, actually, so I can't quite speak to the overall quality arc. But I started from the beginning and went from there, and got hooked maybe midway through the first season. It grows on you slowly.
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Date: 2007-01-04 07:19 am (UTC)Awww! You're safe from my flist, promise. We're in a no-flame zone. *g*
I always compare GG to The West Wing... except with a cast of characters that have no reason to be so articulate.
I can deal with characters who shouldn't be so articulate still being that way; by all rights, Chris on NX really shouldn't exist, and yet he does, and I love him, so. But the feeling of the banter was just a little off. It was just that tiny bit too fast and too perfect. It lacked a certain...sincerity, maybe. Too much the writers putting words in a character's mouth rather than the character spouting off independently.
I haven't seen the full run of Dead Like Me, actually, so I can't quite speak to the overall quality arc. But I started from the beginning and went from there, and got hooked maybe midway through the first season. It grows on you slowly.
Hmmm. Okey-dokey, I'll give it another try, then.