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So I got to see the pilot for "New Amsterdam" thanks to elo_sf and I think I can sum it up thusly:

Combine "Highlander"+"Forever Knight"+"Dresden Files", dial down the angst and dial up the dumb, that in a nutshell is "New Amsterdam".

The lead actor is certainly pretty enough, but when the sheer stupidity of the script and the cookie-cutter nature of the characters (i.e. tough female cop with a chip on her shoulder as the new rookie partner) makes you want to do the creators serious physical harm it's probably best to avoid the show. Also it contains yet another tribe of "magical Indians", which is a huge pet peeve of mine.

In other news I rather liked this week's Torchwood. I didn't even once have the urge to throw anything at the tv screen. I count that as a win.

And finally, after watching the two specials they ran Friday night for BSG I'm absolutely pining for the series to start up again. Seriously, I'd forgotten how much I love the show but that was a delightful reminder. Is it Friday yet?

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Went through the last 3 Torchwoods last night. I think they've really picked it up the last couple of eps, and I am told there's some good payoff coming down the stretch, so I am willing to wait it out.

Meanwhile, Ronald D. Moore has climbed way up on some shit before, and it's never been higher than he thought...but damn, he better have a whole warren of rabbits in that hat this time.