A Man of His Time New Amsterdam Mondays on Fox, 9 PM “Love Hurts” Written by Allan Loeb & Christian Taylor Directed by Matthew Penn New Amsterdam should have been a miniseries. I don’t know why network television hates that idea so much–it works fine on HBO and Showtime–but I would not mind seeing the format make a comeback. For some stories, (Lost, The Office), a long, drawn-out run is counterproductive. Series such as The X-Files, which overstayed its welcome for years, are a good example of not knowing when to gracefully retire while your reputation is intact. The longer The X-Files went…
Posts Tagged‘K – P’
Moonlight: “Out of the Past”
VampireLove By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Stegall Moonlight Fridays on CBS, 9pm ET/PT “Out of the Past” Written by David Greenwalt Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye Only two scenes from the second episode of CBS’s vampire-detective series Moonlight stood out: a conversation between Mick St. John and his vampire pal Josef (Alex O’Laughlin and Jason Dohring), and the final scene between Mick and Beth Turner (Sophia Myles). Neither scene had much to do with the plot, and everything to do with character development. Which says something about the state of vampire detective stories nowadays. Are we burned out…