Still Life Episode blurb - "Dead Serious"
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feliciakwSince we (here in the US, anyway) are coming upon a long weekend, and since I will be having some out-patient surgery and won't be able to get to the LoC for about a week, I thought I'd leave you all with at least a blurb of what the 2nd episode was about.
I'm actually very impressed with this show. I'm not big into the "family drama" genre, unless it's paired with something else. But this could have probably kept me interested for a while. The characters are likeable, if troubled, and I really like the dynamics between the siblings. I like . . . um . . . the gal who plays Kim on The Unit better here than I do on TU, which probably means I like her character better here than there, or I like the way she plays Emily better than I like how she plays Kim, or something. But I like her here, and I like the dynamic she has with Jensen. Their problems (or at least Max's and Charlotte's) are interesting enough to keep me engaged.
Oh! And Maggie's dog's name is Barn Dog. So, there ya go.
I've also figured out the numbering system for the eps. It makes sense, once I figured it out.
A random hilarious note: As the episode ID is running at the beginning of the tape, Bart Simpson does the sound check. I found that highly amusing.
Okay, so, the blurb. This ep is called "Dead Serious."
Max considers getting a job in Alaska that pays good money, so he can make some quick cash and concentrate on his photography.
Daisy decides to try to get Max and Maggie back together. Mom and Emily find this to be a very bad idea, as the situation with Jake stealing Maggie from Max made for bad times in the Morgan household. But when Emily sees that Max is ready to take off again, she's on board with the plan.
Ben introduces Max to a co-worker who is willing to hire Max to work on a boat he has (not sure of the nature of the work. Will double-check on re-watch). Max is upset with his dad for interfering, but Dad says he remembers how much Max loves the ocean. Max agrees and says he'll give the job a shot. He has to be at work at 4:00 AM the next day.
Emily and Daisy set Max up on a blind date with Maggie, taking him out to a bar where they agreed to meet Maggie without telling her Max would be with them. Daisy goes so far as to get the band to play one of their favorite songs in order to entice them onto the dance floor together. (At this point, I would like to note that Jensen dancing makes me want to dance with him. I love to dance, you see.) Maggie becomes uncomfortable with the situation and leaves. As she's leaving, another guy intercepts her, but Max intervenes. Smackdown bar brawl ensues, with Max getting whumped on by half a dozen guys.
They all get bounced. Emily and Daisy take a cab home. Max and Maggie head off in a different direction, but the drunks from the bar chase them. Max and Maggie end up hiding out in the park bushes all night, thus making Max miss his first day on his new job.
Meanwhile, Charlotte must decide how much she wants to talk about her personal life and her family during her mayoral campaign. She refuses to exploit Jake's death, but Jake's death is the reason she's running.
Ben has struggles of his own. Max raises questions regarding the progress of the murder investigation. These questions really put Ben on the defensive, but he realizes that he's not pushing the investigation like he was before.
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Hopefully that will tide you all over until I can get back to it. :-)
In the meantime, does anyone have any icons or stills from this era of Jensen's career? I need a Still Life icon for these posts, doncha know.
I'm actually very impressed with this show. I'm not big into the "family drama" genre, unless it's paired with something else. But this could have probably kept me interested for a while. The characters are likeable, if troubled, and I really like the dynamics between the siblings. I like . . . um . . . the gal who plays Kim on The Unit better here than I do on TU, which probably means I like her character better here than there, or I like the way she plays Emily better than I like how she plays Kim, or something. But I like her here, and I like the dynamic she has with Jensen. Their problems (or at least Max's and Charlotte's) are interesting enough to keep me engaged.
Oh! And Maggie's dog's name is Barn Dog. So, there ya go.
I've also figured out the numbering system for the eps. It makes sense, once I figured it out.
A random hilarious note: As the episode ID is running at the beginning of the tape, Bart Simpson does the sound check. I found that highly amusing.
Okay, so, the blurb. This ep is called "Dead Serious."
Max considers getting a job in Alaska that pays good money, so he can make some quick cash and concentrate on his photography.
Daisy decides to try to get Max and Maggie back together. Mom and Emily find this to be a very bad idea, as the situation with Jake stealing Maggie from Max made for bad times in the Morgan household. But when Emily sees that Max is ready to take off again, she's on board with the plan.
Ben introduces Max to a co-worker who is willing to hire Max to work on a boat he has (not sure of the nature of the work. Will double-check on re-watch). Max is upset with his dad for interfering, but Dad says he remembers how much Max loves the ocean. Max agrees and says he'll give the job a shot. He has to be at work at 4:00 AM the next day.
Emily and Daisy set Max up on a blind date with Maggie, taking him out to a bar where they agreed to meet Maggie without telling her Max would be with them. Daisy goes so far as to get the band to play one of their favorite songs in order to entice them onto the dance floor together. (At this point, I would like to note that Jensen dancing makes me want to dance with him. I love to dance, you see.) Maggie becomes uncomfortable with the situation and leaves. As she's leaving, another guy intercepts her, but Max intervenes. Smackdown bar brawl ensues, with Max getting whumped on by half a dozen guys.
They all get bounced. Emily and Daisy take a cab home. Max and Maggie head off in a different direction, but the drunks from the bar chase them. Max and Maggie end up hiding out in the park bushes all night, thus making Max miss his first day on his new job.
Meanwhile, Charlotte must decide how much she wants to talk about her personal life and her family during her mayoral campaign. She refuses to exploit Jake's death, but Jake's death is the reason she's running.
Ben has struggles of his own. Max raises questions regarding the progress of the murder investigation. These questions really put Ben on the defensive, but he realizes that he's not pushing the investigation like he was before.
***
Hopefully that will tide you all over until I can get back to it. :-)
In the meantime, does anyone have any icons or stills from this era of Jensen's career? I need a Still Life icon for these posts, doncha know.
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Date: 2008-07-03 09:48 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-07-03 10:00 pm (UTC)Definitely didn't know anything about this one. It does sound like it's got those annoying plot devices which are the whole reason I don't watch a lot of TV(they get into a bar brawl, they have to hide in the bushes so Max misses his first day of worl::eyerolls::, how much more "contrived drama" can you get?:) But still the pilot did leave me wanting to see more so it had something.
I would like to know what Maggie's problem is. I think I wanted to smack her with her "I'm getting scared again" thing in the Pilot. It's like "Grow up - being "scared" is not a reason to play games with people's emotions, either you love him or you don't and if you do but still don't want to be with him, be straight about it, don't use the "I'm scare of my feelings" ploy.
How did Jensen do this time out?
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Date: 2008-07-03 10:13 pm (UTC)I'll be putting together a more detailed recap (ala the one I posted for the Pilot) when I'm back in the game and have a chance to do so.
The brawl and ensuing sibling arguments and Max/Maggie conversations actually go a lot toward developing character and expositing on backstory.
As for Maggie's issues . . . we find out she was engaged to Jake, and she still wears the ring. VOJ tells her not to put the ring away, that he's still around. So whether or not Maggie is actually still in love with him, or Jake actually turns out to be a spirit haunting those he loved . . . remains to be seen.
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Date: 2008-07-04 01:17 am (UTC)I'll tell you what . . . in some of those pictures, his eyes are so amazingly bright, and green, they literally make my own eyes water. It's what
And there are some really cute pics of him with the girls, too. Aw!
Though interestingly, no publicity shots of him and Morena Baccarin (or did I miss something?). And now that I think of it, other than the one "returning home" scene, he hasn't had any real interactive scenes with his mom. Hm.
So lucky!
Date: 2008-07-04 02:56 am (UTC)Re: So lucky!
Date: 2008-07-11 01:07 pm (UTC)These being part of the Library of Congress's collection, anyone can view these eps. The catch is that you have to travel to the Library of Congress's National Audio/Visual Conservation Center for research purposes. Having easy access to these tapes is one of the perks to being married to an LoC film geek.
I'm not sure FOX could be convinced to release these, since only a screener ep of the pilot is floating around. Still, it would be nice for us fans.
Just to keep things in perspective . . . while I do get to see these TV episodes, and I'm enjoying them thoroughly, I am not one of the lucky fans who have actually seen and/or met Jensen (or Jared) in person at a convention (or play). It's all a matter of opportunity. :-)