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Oh TV, how I've missed you. *hugs* I mean, I hate the Leverage and Burn Notice hiatus, but it's so good to have Castle and NCIS back.

Thoughts! (Cut for spoilers.)

( Leverage 2.09 thoughts )

( Castle 2.01 thoughts )

( And then there was NCIS! )

Next in the viewing pile - NCIS:LA. (I am disappointed to see all the promo images seem to be LL Cool J + Chris O'Donnell, rather than team-centric, but I haven't seen the actual ep yet, so.)

Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Metal Fusion - Killing In The Name (club mix)

So, I'm watching the first episode of Castle - the new comedy/drama with Nathan Fillion - and honestly, I'm liking it a lot more than I expected.

It reminds me of The Mentalist, only not as frustrating. I stopped watching The Mentalist because of the plot-driven stupidity of the police characters -- to wit, if you have an expert psychologist who's brilliant at snap-profiling people on hand, constantly ignoring his input just makes you look pig-headed. Castle's premise is surprisingly similar, but this time they got it right - there's still tension and exasperation, but there's also grudging respect and an honest assessment of the main character's abilities.

I hope it gets picked up for a full run, because I'm enjoying this so far. On the other hand, it does star Nathan "Kiss Of Death" Fillion, so perhaps I shouldn't get my hopes up.

(Crossposted.)