don't be dull, be fannish

This was a nice series. Nothing groundbreaking or really hit-ish but some nice, funny, relaxing stuff. Though I do get why it didn't really take off. Nice and funny just doesn't cut it anymore. I liked the characters but the show lacked the necessary "Oomph," as Hetty Lange would say.

What I'm grateful for is that we got a resolution, that we got to find out why Wes pulled his gun on Travis, why they were sent to couples therapy in the first place. So, basically, you can view it as a mini-series of a sort.

One thing bothered me a bit, though - we've been told many times that Travis has always had Wes' back. But it wasn't shown. At no point during the series did Travis have to stick his neck out for Wes. But Wes has done that several times. Like when he shot Travis' brother or when shut up that Beverly Hills cop who talked shit about Travis. I think that's too bad. I mean, you could argue that Travis saved Wes from the landmine Wes had stepped on but Travis would've done that for anybody. I would've really loved to see Travis go to bat for Wes specifically. Oh well, we might have gotten that in S2. Too bad...

According to Deadline.com, USA won't renew Common Law for S2. They let the options on the cast expire and the showrunner, Craig Sweeny, moved on to become the executive producer of Elementary. Oh well...

I watched the first episode and liked it well enough, though it didn't really wow me. And when I saw the ratings, which were pretty bad, I downloaded all the episodes to marathon them once the show's fate was decided. I prefer going into a series knowing if it will/won't be renewed.

Also, the fate of Fairly Legal and Necessary Roughness - neither is my cuppa - is still undecided. Political Animals has always been planned as a mini-series event only. Everything else, according to Deadline, is a sure lock for renewal (out of which I'm interested in White Collar only).

-- First trailer for USA Network's Common Law: link. I think I'm going to love this show!

-- A short interview with Jason Flemyng who played Azazel in XMFC: link. According to him, the movie had to make $350 mil. worldwide to justify a sequel, which it made. BTW, Azazel was an amazing character!

-- And a trailer for Michael Fassbender's Shame: link. This might not be my cuppa but it sure looks intriguing.

Oh, dear USA, now you just HAVE to pick it up and turn it into a proper show!

Amy Acker (...) has landed the only female regular role opposite stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole in the USA Network's buddy cop dramedy pilot Common Law.

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Common Law centers on polar opposite LAPD homicide detectives Wes Mitchell (Kole) and Travis Marks (Ealy) whose constant bickering prompts their captain to send them to couples counseling. Acker will play their therapist. Link.

Please, USA, please! Pick it up! Pleeeeeaaaaaaase! *crosses both fingers and toes*