Diary of an Ass Monkey (assmonkeydiary) wrote,
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  • Music: The Shins - "A Comet Appears"

Go watch "The Riches" (like as soon as possible, because it's sooo good)

Okay, The Riches is my favorite show on tv right now (I think it's on FX). I watched the first three episodes this weekend and can't wait to watch more. It stars Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver as "Travellers" (sort of like gypsies of Irish descent if I understand things correctly). Essentially they (and their three children) are a team of con artists, which provides for a lot of great comic moments, but they're also being pursued by the other Travellers for transgressions against the family, which makes for plenty of drama. So far the writing and acting are all superb. It's as good as Dexter.

No film reviews todays. I'll get back on those tomorrow. I skipped my first few films for the festival yesterday because I'm sick and it was pouring rain out, but I forced myself to trudge out for my last two films of the day, only to find the theater had lost their electricity and weren't showing anything. So, I went home and watched the first two episodes of Drive which was ok, about as good as Prison Break (slight praise consider it's a Tim Minear project). I'll probably watch it just for Nathan Fillion.

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