donutsweeper | In that continuing trend....

As more shows start to wrap up, it's time for more death!! (Erm, yay?) In this case, a recurring and a starring character on the same show, Person of Interest. Neither felt like they were there for shock value or due to slopping writing, so at least there's that.

Damien, Limitless and Agent Carter have all been officially canceled. I'm not overly broken up over the news, but all were decent TV so it is sad making. (If it ever makes it to netflix and you're bored and looking to binge watch something that's not to deep or dramatic I would recommend Limitless. I'll probably rewatch it that way one of these days.)

Currently I'm watching "Houdini and Doyle" which is so much better then the idea of Harry Houdini, Arthur Conan Doyle and Scotland Yard's only female constable joining forces to investigate weird crimes has any right to be. It's a UK/US/Canada production so available in a lot of places (in the US, we're about 2/3rds through the 10 episode series but I think it finished airing in the UK already) and if you think you might like a slightly silly, Victorian Mystery series that's decently acted and written and doesn't rely on gruesomeness to move the plot along, it may be for you.

I'll also recommend Syfy's "Wyonna Earp," which is also about 2/3rds through it's run of 13 episodes. I guess I'd summarize it as 'Supernatural' if done with sisters as the leads instead of brothers with a family curse (started by their famous ancestor, Wyatt Earp) that involves killing demons, an FBI "Black Badge" division agent who knows about it, and a mysterious stranger who seems to as well. Oh, and as of last episode, canon f/f. I'm not entirely sure where the show is planning to go or how it'll get there, but so far I'm enjoying the journey.

Found this via

little_details regarding telling time in the Middle Ages- basically hours as we think of them today didn't exist and minutes didn't at all. Slightly younger me is fist-pumping for her annoyance when the Sheriff in "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves" orders women to his bedroom at X time and then X:15 ("and bring a friend") because I'd been pretty sure that kind of timekeeping was impossible back then. Because, yes, that was the only thing historically incorrect in that movie (insert rolling eye smiley face here.)

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Drat, I liked Limitless!

It was such a cute show, wasn't it? I thought it had been doing well in the ratings, I'm pretty surprised it got cancelled. :(

Me too! I really loved the Ferris Bueller episode.

Yes!! Although my absolute favorite part was Mike&Ike becoming Jason and Darryl at the very, very end.

A little bummed about "Damien's" cancellation - more for Bradley James than anything else.

Stacey

Same here

AUGH. Who died in Person of Interest? I got to the end of S2 on Netflix and then read all the warnings from the TPTB about how PEOPLE WOULD DIE, and I decided I couldn't deal with that AND my NCIS meltdown at once, so I put PoI on hold for the moment and figured I would decide whether to finish it up or not once I found out who they were killing off. I may just stay in my happy little S1/S2 world and not put myself through the misery.

Well, if you're only through S2 you might not know them, I am not sure when they got introduced? You do know someone important dies in S3, right? (I can certainly tell you the folks who have died so far, but I just want to check what you really want to know.)

And, given the nature of the show, unfortunately I assume there will be more deaths before the show comes to an end in 3 episodes.

Yeah, I heard about that one very early on, so I'm...not resigned, exactly, as I loved that character and thought that what they brought to the show was irreplaceable...but it was sort of built-in to my understanding of the show, if that makes sense.

So it's not Reese or Finch, right? Because I'd be really ticked if it was the counterpart to the one that's already gone, but anybody else I could live with.

I really hope they don't go for the Blake's 7 ending. Or the Forever Knight ending. Geez, TV has been scarring me for a lot longer than I realized.

The S3 death is *really* well done if that's a consolation. And there's a flashback ep with them that is amazing in S3.

So far Reese and Finch (and Bear, because Bear is the most adorable of dogs and amazing) are still alive. I would like it to stay that way, but I don't have high hopes.

Want me to tell you the causalities so far this season?

(And Forever Knight's ending RUINED ME!! GAH)

I guess as long as those two are okay, I'll survive not knowing. :) Thanks, though!

No problem! I'll try to remember to put any spoilers behind cuts when I post if stuff happens in the next few episodes :)

i figured people in the middle ages didn't use minutes, but i always wondered how they broke down the days.

(prince of thieves was, uh, let's say "historically idiosyncratic". i liked it, tho. "which way is east? is there no sun in this cursed country?" and "why a spoon?" "because it's dull, cousin, it'll hurt more!" heh. i hope alan rickman had fun chewing the scenery.)

i admit to being kinda disappointed that wynonna earp wasn't a period piece. i wanted to see lady gunslingers in the old west. historical supernatural. i'm glad it's enjoyable anyway. and maybe no one will die in the season finale!

I *loved* Prince of Thieves. Historically idiosyncratic is probably the best way to describe it though. Hubby and I use the "Something vexes thee?" quote all the time.

A period piece with a female main character would be awesome, syfy needs to get on that!

SPN with sisters sounds cool -- I'll check it out if possible!

I was sorry to hear that Damien was cancelled. Haven't watched it yet but been planning to because Bradley James. (I haven't seen him in anything since Merlin, and I still miss that show so much.)

I liked Damien and it did feel pretty self-contained, like it was planned to give a fairly complete story as a one season show but there was a next step to take it if it had gotten a S2. Bradley James was *great* in it (and very frequently shirtless, which I approved of). As long as you're okay with the subject matter and with a decent amount of (sometimes gruesome) violence I definitely recommend it.

Wynonna Earp is a little clunky, but a good watch. Hope you like it! :)

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