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The Good Guys (2010)
Great Show!
OK I admit that I'm biased as I live in Dallas, but this show was fantastic. It's one of the few shows which realistically portrays Dallas and it's residents (The other obviously is the show "Cheaters").
The writing is the best part of this show as the production budget is one of the smallest of any TV show out there. The producers have created a show with the PERFECT formula.
1) Great writing 2) Great acting 3) Great Directing 4) Low cost to produce.
So naturally Fox screws with the show's time-slot, then cancels it for poor ratings.
Colin Hanks definitely sounds like his dad (unintentionally) but he still plays his part to perfection. Bradley Whitford surprises everyone with his physical comedic skills. This guy has some *seriously* good acting chops. Jenny Wade even manages to get the accent down after a few episodes.
Don't get me wrong, the first two episodes are pretty weak compared to the others, but you need to watch those to get some back-story. Just slog through them to get to episodes 3 - 20. They get progressively funnier from 3 on.
Great show, and I had a great time recognizing all the Dallas locations mentioned in each episode. I hope they release this on DVD or at least make it available via Netflix streaming for everybody.
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008)
A Horrible Shame.
I was worried when I never saw a trailer or release date for this one. I should have been.
The actors were well chosen, but nothing could save this 10-year-old's version of a really great fantasy series. The director was a children's cartoon series director (Captain Planet and the Planeteers) and that's exactly how this one was directed. The animation was the biggest disappointment looking EXACTLY like a 'Planeteers' episode. The musical score was also very '80s Saturday morning cartoonish. However, the cartoon series "Dungeons & Dragons" (maybe their target audience for the nostalgic dollar) was much better than this.
As a fan I definitely had to watch the whole thing, and I admit that they were faithful to the storyline and dialogue. That's the only good thing I can say. PG-13 is an insult as a rating, because 13 year-olds expect better than an '80s G.I. Joe re-run.
A good visual version of this truly excellent series would be the graphic novel series put out by DevilsDue Publishing (*NOT* by DC comics). Original comments about the movie were that it would follow the storyline and high quality artwork of the DevilsDue series. I feel very very cheated.