So i just got around to watching the TV series Leverage, for those of you who have lives this is a relatively episodic show that is ALL ABOUT HEISTS. It's cast features Oscar winner (or was that nominee? does it matter? Jennifer Jason Leigh has neither) Timothy Hutton, Coupling's Gina Bellman, Beth Riesgraf (current queen of my heart), Aldis Hodge and Christian Kane. Kane's hair apparently always looks like that and was indeed not a bizarre character choice for Angel, which i sort assumed it was. I love it it so much and i want to touch it lovingly. Dat mane...
Alright so I've not completed it yet but here are my thoughts so far:
- it's rather hilarious (Bellman as a nun in a movie about werewolves = dying.)
- It's shockingly poignant (some of the characters have hilarious and entertaining backstories. Others have backstories like Nate and Parker's and i am going to curl up into a ball in the corner.)
- The actors have great chemistry, which is always a plus.
- The rising amount of neuro-atypical characters on television warms my heart and Parker is a great addition to the fold, even if it's not technically a disorder in her case but rather a horrible childhood (ball in corner.)
- The plots are inventive (let's steal a movie! let's steal a court case!)
- It's so damn fun.
I look for fun in my shows, it should be clear from things like Fringe and Buffy, both of which - despite punching me in the heart several times- are pretty laugh out loud funny. So something like Leverage should have been a no-brainer, but I didn't get around to it until very recently (I speak only of episodes in the first season in this post.)
I'm looking forward to completing more of this and here's hoping that maintains this level of enjoyment throughout it's five season run.
