State of Play

While waiting for the latest Battlestar Galactica ep to...ahem, and with Mr. Mousie wanting to watch something together (thus CfY being out), we ended up watching the first episode of the British series State of Play, starring John Simm and David Morrisey.

Simm is a journalist friend of a rising young MP (Morrisey) who gets involved in investigating the murder of a researcher with whom the MP was having an affair.

So far, it's brilliant.

The thought of being remade into a Hollywood movie pisses me off. Fine, I suppose I can see Russell Crowe as Simm's character but WTF! They cast Ben 'I can't act and look like a man who hits on drunk girls in bars' Affleck as Morrisey's character. WTF! One of the huge points of the story is that we are sympathetic to and like Morrisey's character but Affleck just comes across as a grab-bag of sleaze. Not to mention the sheer difference that Morrisey is a good actor and Affleck is...well...not. Norton, whom they initially cast, would have been awesome, but this? Ugh.

I shall erase the foul taste by watching more of the original...

State of Play

While waiting for the latest Battlestar Galactica ep to...ahem, and with Mr. Mousie wanting to watch something together (thus CfY being out), we ended up watching the first episode of the British series State of Play, starring John Simm and David Morrisey.

Simm is a journalist friend of a rising young MP (Morrisey) who gets involved in investigating the murder of a researcher with whom the MP was having an affair.

So far, it's brilliant.

The thought of being remade into a Hollywood movie pisses me off. Fine, I suppose I can see Russell Crowe as Simm's character but WTF! They cast Ben 'I can't act and look like a man who hits on drunk girls in bars' Affleck as Morrisey's character. WTF! One of the huge points of the story is that we are sympathetic to and like Morrisey's character but Affleck just comes across as a grab-bag of sleaze. Not to mention the sheer difference that Morrisey is a good actor and Affleck is...well...not. Norton, whom they initially cast, would have been awesome, but this? Ugh.

I shall erase the foul taste by watching more of the original...

State of Play

While waiting for the latest Battlestar Galactica ep to...ahem, and with Mr. Mousie wanting to watch something together (thus CfY being out), we ended up watching the first episode of the British series State of Play, starring John Simm and David Morrisey.

Simm is a journalist friend of a rising young MP (Morrisey) who gets involved in investigating the murder of a researcher with whom the MP was having an affair.

So far, it's brilliant.

The thought of being remade into a Hollywood movie pisses me off. Fine, I suppose I can see Russell Crowe as Simm's character but WTF! They cast Ben 'I can't act and look like a man who hits on drunk girls in bars' Affleck as Morrisey's character. WTF! One of the huge points of the story is that we are sympathetic to and like Morrisey's character but Affleck just comes across as a grab-bag of sleaze. Not to mention the sheer difference that Morrisey is a good actor and Affleck is...well...not. Norton, whom they initially cast, would have been awesome, but this? Ugh.

I shall erase the foul taste by watching more of the original...

Crazy for You, episode 1

You have to watch Crazy for You.

I mean, we all have to support poor Yoon Kye-Sang in his efforts to finally make enough money to be able to afford shirts with buttons:



(Yes, YKS picspam IS imminent)

So, I finished episode 1 of Crazy for You.

Summary and comments in picspam follow.

( Cuteness here )

In conclusion: this is awesome.

Crazy for You, episode 1

You have to watch Crazy for You.

I mean, we all have to support poor Yoon Kye-Sang in his efforts to finally make enough money to be able to afford shirts with buttons:



(Yes, YKS picspam IS imminent)

So, I finished episode 1 of Crazy for You.

Summary and comments in picspam follow.

( Cuteness here )

In conclusion: this is awesome.

Crazy for You, episode 1

You have to watch Crazy for You.

I mean, we all have to support poor Yoon Kye-Sang in his efforts to finally make enough money to be able to afford shirts with buttons:



(Yes, YKS picspam IS imminent)

So, I finished episode 1 of Crazy for You.

Summary and comments in picspam follow.

( Cuteness here )

In conclusion: this is awesome.