Justified Happy Persons

Since my entire site appears to be turning into a Doctor Who site (not that there’s anything wrong with that), I thought I needed to bust out some talk about some other shows I’m into.

First up is Justified. For people who don’t know me, I live in WV, which borders KY. If I thought for one minute that Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) could actually be found anywhere in the tri-state area, I would be in the Scionmobile in a heartbeat. I’m surrounded by people who think they’re as cool as Raylan, but they are so, so painfully wrong. I don’t know where the show is actually filmed (and not bothered enough to look it up), but it has the feel of backwoods country goings-on. Normally, I would have passed on premise, but my dad raved about it, as did AICN, so I gave it a chance. I think the best way I’ve rec’d it to someone was as “Dexter, but without the serial killings.” 😉 It’s definitely worth buying on DVD, as Hulu has already lost the first half of the (short) season. This is the first FX show I’ve ever made it a point to tune in to, and I’ll be tuning in to every.single.episode they give us.

Another show I was surprised to find I had in common with my father is Happy Town. Right off the bat, I’m going to admit that yes, it is choppy. The scenes don’t appear to flow properly. There are too many things going on that don’t really make much sense or seem to be a good use of screen time. Most of the storylines are implausible. HOWEVER, I’m still intrigued enough to keep watching for some reason, so it’s gotta be doing something right, yes? I like the cast very much. Surprisingly, the weak link is Amy Acker, who I really do like. Sam Neill’s character is a blatant homage to Leland Gaunt (of Stephen King’s Needful Things fame), and may or may not be (and probably is definitely not) connected to the central mystery surrounding the Magic Man, but it’s Sam Neill, so I’m there. The sheriff doubles as the main baddie on Justified (and was also on Lost for a bit), so there’s a connection to ponder. The show has already seen ratings deathsigns and was pulled from May sweeps, but I’m hoping that ABC will at least let us see what they’ve already filmed. BTW, I still curse ABC daily over the whole Defying Gravity thing.

The last show I’ve just started watching is Persons Unknown, which again, was a recommendation from my dad. As a matter of fact, I’m going to call this whole entry a tribute to Father’s Day (which is this Sunday). Ha! Persons Unknown is best described as Lost meets Harper’s Island. I was impressed to see that the writer of The Usual Suspects (one the the finest cinematic efforts ever made) was the creator/writer of the show. This means the potential for greatness is already here. The only cast member I recognized immediately was Alan Ruck (aka Ferris’ pal Cameron). Alan has also appeared on Justified, so maybe there’s more to my grouping of these three shows that I thought. Hmmm. Anyway, the show is actually pretty tightly produced. The premise seems far-fetched, but not to the point of annoyance. Until we find out a little bit more about why all this is happening, I can’t say much more. It’s not that the show is boring, but every scene feels deliberate. I prefer this format a bit to Happy Town’s, in which everything seems a little bit rushed. The show is only two episodes in, and you can still catch them on Hulu, or watch on NBC on Monday nights.

So there you have it. New fandoms. Happy Father’s Day. 🙂

2,082 thoughts on “Justified Happy Persons”

  1. Having read this I believed it was rather enlightening.
    I appreciate you finding the time and effort to put this informative article together.

    I once again find myself personally spending a lot of time both reading and
    leaving comments. But so what, it was still worth it!

  2. I was curious if you ever thought of changing the layout of your website?
    Its very well written; I love what youve got to say.

    But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with it better.
    Youve got an awful lot of text for only having one or 2 images.
    Maybe you could space it out better?

  3. Great beat ! I wish to apprentice while you amend your site, how can i subscribe for a blog site?
    The account aided me a acceptable deal. I had been tiny
    bit acquainted of this your broadcast offered bright clear concept

  4. My brother recommended I might like this blog. He was totally right.
    This submit truly made my day. You cann’t imagine just how so much time I had
    spent for this information! Thank you!

  5. Hello, Neat post. There is a problem with your website in web explorer, would
    test this? IE still is the marketplace leader and a big section of folks will
    leave out your wonderful writing because of this problem.

  6. Thanks for the marvelous posting! I truly enjoyed reading it, you happen to be a great
    author. I will ensure that I bookmark your blog and will eventually
    come back at some point. I want to encourage you to ultimately continue your great posts, have
    a nice holiday weekend!

  7. My brother recommended I would possibly like this blog.
    He was once totally right. This publish truly made my day.
    You cann’t believe simply how much time I had spent
    for this info! Thanks!

  8. It’s genuinely very complex in this full of activity life to listen news on Television, thus I simply use web for
    that reason, and take the most recent information.

  9. Unquestionably believe that which you said. Your
    favourite justification appeared to be at the net the easiest factor to take note of.

    I say to you, I certainly get irked even as other folks think about issues that they just do not realize about.
    You controlled to hit the nail upon the highest and also defined out the entire thing without having side effect , folks could take a signal.
    Will likely be back to get more. Thanks

  10. each time i used to read smaller posts which also clear their motive, and that is also happening with this article which I am
    reading at this time.

  11. Hey would you mind sharing which blog platform you’re using?

    I’m looking to start my own blog soon but I’m having a tough time making a decision between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal.
    The reason I ask is because your layout seems different then most blogs and I’m looking for
    something unique. P.S Apologies for
    getting off-topic but I had to ask!

  12. Excellent way of explaining, and pleasant paragraph to get information on the topic of my presentation subject matter, which i am going to deliver in institution of higher education.

  13. Hey There. I found your blog using msn. This is an extremely well written article.
    I will make sure to bookmark it and return to read more of
    your useful info. Thanks for the post. I will certainly
    comeback.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *