Some of the plots are a bit off the wall, I agree, and some of the effects I watch through my fingers,
That was pretty much my feeling just watching the one episode! And Emily Deschanel's character constantly saying "I don't know what that is" (or whatever) to every pop culture reference got old fast. There was this one scene where DB was at his desk, considering going against his own policies in terms of a case (which is pretty much how just about every mystery/cop/hero show in the US functions, right? It's the person who goes against the rules who is always a hero even if in real life they'd be suspended, fired, court-marshaled, etc) But in just a few seconds he conveyed a lot about the character's internal struggle in absolute silence.
I like performances when you can see the psychology of the character right on the actor's face. Chris Cooper is superb in that regard. Seabiscuit was cornball cheese compared to the truly excellent book it was based off of, but there is a single shot of Cooper, at the beginning, lying on the ground in his sleeping bag and staring up at the moon, and something in his eyes and mouth told me everything I needed to know about that character in a single shot. I adore that sort of subtle work.
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That was pretty much my feeling just watching the one episode! And Emily Deschanel's character constantly saying "I don't know what that is" (or whatever) to every pop culture reference got old fast. There was this one scene where DB was at his desk, considering going against his own policies in terms of a case (which is pretty much how just about every mystery/cop/hero show in the US functions, right? It's the person who goes against the rules who is always a hero even if in real life they'd be suspended, fired, court-marshaled, etc) But in just a few seconds he conveyed a lot about the character's internal struggle in absolute silence.
I like performances when you can see the psychology of the character right on the actor's face. Chris Cooper is superb in that regard. Seabiscuit was cornball cheese compared to the truly excellent book it was based off of, but there is a single shot of Cooper, at the beginning, lying on the ground in his sleeping bag and staring up at the moon, and something in his eyes and mouth told me everything I needed to know about that character in a single shot. I adore that sort of subtle work.