Television of 2014
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meteordustStill catching up on posts.
Unit One (Season 1)
Aka Rejseholdet, a Danish show about a detective who becomes the first female commander of the mobile police task force. I confess I picked this up partly because of Mads Mikkelsen, whose Fischer was just as sardonic as our favourite cannibal, but rather more of a young hothead. The show was okay as police procedurals go. But what I really wanted was the story of Ingrid winning over her new team, forging them into a strong unit, challenging the preconceptions of her superiors, and balancing her career and family life. There were elements of this, but they were secondary to the crime solving, which was slower paced than I prefer.
Outland (Season 1)
Australian comedy about a gay science fiction club. The first episode - where the main character is out as gay but in the closet as a geek, and trying to hide same from a potential date - was a bit painful, but it got better, and the short season ends on a high. Best bits were all the geeky references, and the moments showing why people connect through love of science fiction.
Free! (Season 1)
The high school swimming anime.
Continuum (Season 1)
A police officer from 2077 accidentally time travels back to our present, along with a band of terrorists who aim to start the revolution early. Now she must stop them from destroying the future and somehow get home to her world. Great science fiction with likeable characters. Also cool seeing X-Files alumni popping up here and there. (Woo, Vancouver!)
Doctor Who (Season 7)
I kind of fell behind for a while, largely because I could never warm to Amy and Rory. But I do really like Clara, in all her incarnations. And when I got to "The Day of the Doctor", my love for the show was rekindled a thousandfold.
Unit One (Season 1)
Aka Rejseholdet, a Danish show about a detective who becomes the first female commander of the mobile police task force. I confess I picked this up partly because of Mads Mikkelsen, whose Fischer was just as sardonic as our favourite cannibal, but rather more of a young hothead. The show was okay as police procedurals go. But what I really wanted was the story of Ingrid winning over her new team, forging them into a strong unit, challenging the preconceptions of her superiors, and balancing her career and family life. There were elements of this, but they were secondary to the crime solving, which was slower paced than I prefer.
Outland (Season 1)
Australian comedy about a gay science fiction club. The first episode - where the main character is out as gay but in the closet as a geek, and trying to hide same from a potential date - was a bit painful, but it got better, and the short season ends on a high. Best bits were all the geeky references, and the moments showing why people connect through love of science fiction.
Free! (Season 1)
The high school swimming anime.
Continuum (Season 1)
A police officer from 2077 accidentally time travels back to our present, along with a band of terrorists who aim to start the revolution early. Now she must stop them from destroying the future and somehow get home to her world. Great science fiction with likeable characters. Also cool seeing X-Files alumni popping up here and there. (Woo, Vancouver!)
Doctor Who (Season 7)
I kind of fell behind for a while, largely because I could never warm to Amy and Rory. But I do really like Clara, in all her incarnations. And when I got to "The Day of the Doctor", my love for the show was rekindled a thousandfold.
