TV Shit
Posted on January 26, 2010 in TV, reviews | 1 Comment
While we eagerly await the return of Glee, Lost, Doctor Who and the latest from Survivor, Eddie and I have been watching a few other shows, just to see if we like them. Some aren’t too bad, some… some are really, really cheesy.
First up, we’ve got Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which is the latest offering from Starz. Imagine, if you will, a basement full of 16 year old boys, who decide to remake Gladiator in the same visual style of 300. Russel Crowe gets to act in front of a green screen digital landscape where epic battles produce equally epic amounts of bloodshed. All of the battles feature the same jerky slow motion effect that was used in the oracle scene of 300 as well as copious amounts of Matrix-style bullet-time.
Now, imagine that among that group of boys, someone chimes decides “There’s too many half-naked men in this movie, people are going to think that we’re making gay porn! WE NEED BOOBS!!!!” Thus, every other scene involves a shot of nipple. And then you get to see some dude’s ass. And then when you expect more battles, you’re treated to a full-blown orgy. Oh, and there’s a string of plot, involving a warrior who needs to leave his wife behind to go do battle. Because that’s what happens to gladiators.
On BBC America we’ve picked up 2 new series, Demons and The Inbetweeners. Demons follows the life of the teenage boy who also happens to be the last of the Van Helsing family line. Imagine Buffy The Vampire Slayer, but British, and with a penis. Boy meets monster of the week, boy smites monster, boy deals with love and family. Not the greatest show around, but it’s good for when you want something that you don’t need to think about.
The Inbetweeners, however, we’re loving after just one episode. Awkward teens, hormones… so far, so good to us.
And I’ll get a picture of him on the desk for you!
I miss Buffy.