It's so ironic that The Departed won Best Picture at the Oscars, one night before The Black Donnelleys, Paul Haggis's new TV series about the Irish and Italian mob would premiere.
Tonight also marked one of the best episodes of Heroes. The story's structure is similar to Lost, a continuing story arc, injected at intervals w/ supportive snippets of the past. Ultimately, Claire's father redeems himself by literally taking a bullet for his daughter. *sigh* Good scene =)
Anyways, the Black Donnelleys finally reared its ugly, dark head. After watching the pilot 20+ times and tonight's 'sode, I am a bit disappointed. The arc didn't change but the tone mellowed down. The music seemed drowned out and unexciting. The conclusion, which initially featured Rebellion (Lies) by the Arcade Fire, had been dubbed w/ a something less explosive. Ya gotta see the pilot.
Overall, I'm happy and can't wait for this epic to unfold ....Labels: blackdonnellys, heroes, nbc, television
Veronica Mars (aka Kristin Bell) is doing the Heroes thing. Schwing! V-Mars was such a fantastically intelligent, pun-driven, Buffy-esque comedy / mystery TV drama. Joss Whedon even took time to make a cameo on an episode (season II, methinks). I love smart women; Playmate wannabes go home!