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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCougartown is a brand new show starring Courtney Cox as a newly-single over-40 mom ready to start dating a bunch of young guys!! ... fast forward a few episodes Here's the deal. The whole \"cougar\" idea really didn't work for this show. They wanted a show about a hot 40-something dating young guys, and stumbled upon some genuinely likable characters ready for a sitcom. So while the title remains, the show is actually about the life and friends of Courtney's character, Jules, as she struggles to rediscover herself when she thought she was past the age of new discoveries.\r\n\r\nJust when you think the show is getting predictable, it pokes fun at itself. Once you get tired of Jules chugging wine every single episode, there's a show about her trying to quit drinking. As soon as you get tired of her meddling in the affairs of her friends, there's a show to see if she can go a day without prying. The show is very self-aware and unpretentious.\r\n\r\nThe characters are hilarious. Andy has the guy-love obsession with Jules' ex husband. Grayson was a superficial jerk until we found out he worked better as a damaged, but ultimately likable guy with intimacy issues. Jules' two best friends couldn't be more different, and the conflict stays refreshing. The son is hilarious, and provides some great sarcasm and a constant reminder that this nut-case main character is still a mom who is trying to raise a teenage son.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is this: The show is no longer about it's title. I don't care what you decide to call it, Cougar Town is relaxing, funny, and a flat out easy watch. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tWhitechapel<\/a>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Whitechapel\" is rather like a Dan Brown novella. What it lacks in actual writing talent, it more than makes up in storyline.\r\n\r\nThe previous commenter skewered this 3-part ITV crime drama, a modernist re-do of the Jack the Ripper murders, but the high scores (9.0 out of 10 at time of writing) tell a different tale. Those who are watching are clearly enjoying this fast-paced, oddly dark series. I suspect this is a reflection on other lacklustre series offered today, as much as its own qualities, but equally it could be because of its ambitious narrative. It's one of those programmes which charms the viewer despite its flaws.\r\n\r\nRupert Penry-Jones, he of Spooks\/Cambridge Spies and son of television grande dame Angela Thorne, leads a cast of unevenly talented actors who have been given the impossible task of updating the Jack the Ripper murders. But it's not just the crime which has been updated, but for once, so has the copper.\r\n\r\nLike many \"paper cops\", who have more education than experience, DI Joseph Chandler (Penry-Jones) seems a bit wet to his hard-bitten colleagues in the force. His Savile Row suits, David Beckham haircuts, fashionably large Tag Heuer Grand Carrera Chronograph Calibre 17 watch (Penry-Jones is a big Tag fan), as well as homeopathic remedies for tension -- a mint pomade for the temples -- scream out metrosexual for these 'lager and crisps' men. It's all too much when he asks them to shower and look more respectable in a suit, not to mention actually read whole books on the Ripper murders, which they reluctantly do.\r\n\r\nEast Londoner extraordinaire, DI Miles (Philip Davis), especially doesn't like this new state of affairs. It's possible that he sees a future when policemen will be more like Penry-Jones than the rogue-copper-with-a-heart-of-gold version he represents; he constantly refuses to acknowledge the lad may have some good ideas. His colleagues agree, save for one DI Chandler wannabe, played by Sam Stockman. With his off-the-peg suits, and \"crapuccinos\" (as they are teasingly referred to by others), it seems even the lower orders may desire a more polished style.\r\n\r\nThe series is never bogged down by details of the old Ripper saga, perhaps due to the eccentric Ripperologist who hovers around the story, played to the hilt by the excellent Steve Pemberton. Could the mastermind of the modern Ripper murders, replicated to the exact detail, be none other than a man whose entire life is dedicated to Jack the Ripper? Or perhaps like an Agatha Christie murder, the obvious is too, well, obvious?\r\n\r\nWhitechapel may have any number of flaws, not the least of which are hackneyed character development, seeming like a cross between Prime Suspect, Morse and cult-classic Edge of Darkness, but it packs a very intriguing punch all the same. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tGossip Girl<\/a>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI don't think Gossip Girl is as bad as people make out to be, especially compared to the other new shows this fall. I don't think these shows are meant to last anymore. They're just a temporary fix until the network can find another show (can't guarantee a better one) that will hopefully keep its loyal viewers watching until they can redeem themselves. I didn't start watching Gossip Girl expecting greatness, i didn't expect anything, so i'm able to just sit down watch it and be entertained, or find something better depending on the plot that night. So far Gossip Girl has been good at just keeping me busy for an hour. Maybe if we realize that it's not going to be just like the books we'll enjoy all the silly drama. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tPersons Unknown<\/a>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPlease don't leave us hanging' like some other programs do. I like this show and I'm telling others about it. I don't think there has been enough hype or advertisement about it though because I only discovered it while browsing through Comcast's On Demand late one night. I was pleased with it and watched every episode. Now i cannot wait for the new episodes! I was intrigued by the last episode but a little disappointed by some things that took place. I never watched the psycho-thriller Lost much and actually just never could get \"into it\". But I like this one. It's different. My favorite Character is Joe. As most girls probably feel the same I'm sure - He's just HOT. Don't get rid of Joe! <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tThe Pillars of the Earth<\/a>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI have read everything Ken Follett has written, but I pretty much had him pegged as a writer of extraordinarily readable suspense potboilers. Better than Stephen King, but no Cormac McCarthy. Then, in 1989 he unveiled \"Pillars of the Earth\" and I was stunned. Follett gave full rein to his incredibly vivid and compelling storytelling abilities. When I finished I was sad. I could no longer follow the adventures of these heroic and scheming English men and women in the the tumultuous 12th Century, a time of uncertainty over who should be on the throne.\r\n\r\nI have now watched the first six episodes (available on Netflix for instant viewing) and am dying to see the final two when they come available. I didn't know what to expect, but I can declare myself fully satisfied.\r\n\r\nWhat worried me most going in was the series was what the tone would be. Follett is a master of grand, operatic gestures. The mini-series captures that.\r\n\r\nHe also is far from shy about sex, barbarism and vulgarity. There's a scene when the monks put Ellen on trial as a witch that made my jaw drop. No F-bombs, but one startling c**t bomb. The incest theme between William and his mother is not explicitly shown, but very clear.\r\n\r\nOccasionally, it's a bit \"stagey\" and the CGI is good, but not state of the art.\r\n\r\nStill, \"Pillars\" is a triumph of epic storytelling. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tFired Up<\/a>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI was expecting a teen movie and was in fact very pleased to see very good acting, good directing, good filming and excellent lines ! If you like teen movies with 12 years old kind of jokes always link to pubes and excrement, do not watch Fired Up ! The acting is really good here and the lines are just so good, I found myself and my flatmates reusing them..\r\n\r\nI actually watched this movie a second time and spotted things I did not even notice during the first viewing ! I mean the details and the number of characters with their very specific personality amazed me. This movie is rich and you will definitely think that it only lasted 30 minutes.\r\n\r\nI read many comments comparing this movie to others but, I would say that in terms of \"how good the lines are\", I would compare it to Wedding Crasher, plus the main actors are really coordinated and it adds to the credibility of the movie.\r\n\r\nIt will definitely cheer you up and is the perfect movie to relax. Even the soundtrack is good and various. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tHarry + Max<\/a>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(1) While 'good attempt' is an acceptable way in which to describe this film, there are definitely three words which better describe it: HONEST......FOOLISH......BRAVE. All three adjectives apply to the producers\/director, but most certainly they apply to the two male leads (their futures in film likely are not now as assured as they might otherwise have been prior to undertaking these particular roles.....despite relatively accomplished performances). Also, it's important to say of this work that, while instances of incest have occurred in earlier films of various genres, this reviewer is unaware of any film script which has been as open or blatant in picturing such an ancient taboo (however, see paragraph 3, below).\r\n\r\n(2) Much of the reaction to this film will, undoubtedly, be one of abhorrence. Yet can there be any question that the type of sibling love and sexual behavior exhibited here has occurred countless times throughout human history (whether there are those who like thinking so, or not). And whether that's been brother to brother, or sister to sister, it is behavior which has occurred, sometimes as a one-time or an infrequent event, other times most certainly for life. (At least it's not a behavior which can be claimed to \"muddy the gene pool\", such as a brother\/sister relationship might). But (and here's a vital point) in incest, as in most homosexual events, at the end we are left with the question of who will admit to it. Surely we must all see that, throughout time, those who've railed the loudest, and behaved the most indignantly regarding homosexual behavior, very often were and are those who earlier on in their lives either took part in such behavior or possessed such feelings. Strong societal \"norms\", of course, force these individuals to, later on, express repellent feelings when confronted with such sexual behavior. Possibly, but perhaps in a much lesser number of instances, this might be just as true of incest behavior.\r\n\r\n(3) To be completely objective about this film, there is, indeed, a fourth word which needs be applied to the work: FUDGED. Viewers will note that on several occasions the scriptwriters\/director have \"pulled back\" from showing more complete scenes of the physical love that could have been expected to be taking place between these two brothers (how often did you, the viewer, see one or other pull back from physically responding when you knew that, in real life, there likely would have been no hesitation?). In other words, while it wouldn't have been necessary to go into porn mode, there were a number of instances of \"talking the talk\" but very little in the way of \"walking the walk.\" In fact it might be said that there was more \"directness\" of physical behavior in the much more secondary relationship scene, involving Harry and a former Yoga instructor of Max's, than there was between the two leads. Too bad, for Harry and Max were really what this movie was supposed to be all about.\r\n\r\n(NOTE that, in the Director\/Leading Performers Commentary track for this film on DVD, the issue of there not being more sexual follow-through is 'spoken at' but never actually 'addressed' ---although actor, Cole Williams, does express his surprise that there had always seemed to be a \"pulling back\" from these activities, once they'd started)\r\n\r\n(4) In the end and at the very least, however, this film has to be recognized as a \"start\" at being more open in showing and describing a behavior that is as old as man and woman. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLots of famous women and men in this fun story about adults trying to have relationships. Only unknown Stormie shows off any skin though wed still recommend it for good entertainment.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tDark Blue (2009)<\/a>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst off, I'd like to know how you guys were able to swipe the name I had registered for the last eight years! :) Secondly,I'd like to say congrats to your writers and actors for putting together a nice piece of work. Dark Blue clearly defines the fine line between what an 'undercover' and a 'plainclothes'cop. Most of your viewers will catch on if they haven't already. Although you've taken police genre in a new direction, I've seen several flaws in some of the action scenes. I know this because I'm an ex-NYPD undercover cop. I wonder how much more gritty your show would be if you infused outside help from someone who's actually been a real 'undercover'. Click here: Welcome to Derek Wright Associates\r\n\r\nGreat start! <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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