Moonlight (the supposedly Angel-like show) starts tonight for those interested
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Has Joss commented on this obvious rip-off of his show?
I can't bring myself to bother - I expect it would just PO me. I know I'd miss the Joss dialogue, well rounded characters and driving story arcs.
I do like Jason Dohring (?) very much but I believe he has a bright future (not dependent on the success of this show...).
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I suppose I'll have to break down and watch VM. Jason Dohring was intriguing enough that my curiosity has been piqued.
Yeah, gonna have to blame this one on Joss. If we didn't have Angel to compare this too, we might be enjoying this right now.
Well, maybe. 
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Is it a complete rip-off? I don't know... I seem to remember a show called Forever Knight that pre-dates Angel. I never watched it, but I thought that a vampire cop or detective was the premise of that show, too.
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Originally posted by msckaren:
Has Joss commented on this obvious rip-off of his show?
I can't bring myself to bother - I expect it would just PO me. I know I'd miss the Joss dialogue, well rounded characters and driving story arcs.
I do like Jason Dohring (?) very much but I believe he has a bright future (not dependent on the success of this show...).
If he's commented, I haven't heard it yet.
Yeah, I think Jason Dohring will have a bright future too, regardless.
I'm still hoping (regardless of how I personally feel about the show) it's a mainstream success. Mainly for the genre. More interest in the genre means Joss might more likely to return to tv, which is where we ALL want him!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by deepgirl187:
I suppose I'll have to break down and watch VM. Jason Dohring was intriguing enough that my curiosity has been piqued.
Yeah, gonna have to blame this one on Joss. If we didn't have Angel to compare this too, we might be enjoying this right now.
Well, maybe.
Enjoy VM...especially the first season! Joss get me into that one, which was widely believed to be the "new Buffy" at the time.
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Originally posted by EmpireX:
Is it a complete rip-off? I don't know... I seem to remember a show called Forever Knight that pre-dates Angel. I never watched it, but I thought that a vampire cop or detective was the premise of that show, too.
Yeah, there was a series like that but apparently wasn't much because even most critics compare Moonlight to Angel rather than both, from what I've seen. If anyone compared Angel and Forever Knight when Angel first started, I really don't remember. I can't imagine that they would though. Joss is in a class by himself. It's impossible for me to not compare ANY type of show to his previous work. I just can't help it...everything pales, IMO.
Edit: After rereading this I realize it sounded snotty, but I in no way meant it to be.
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I just checked at zap2it, and while Ghost Whisperer did better than it's competitors, Moonlight tied with the first half of Las Vegas for first place in it's timeslot. Don't know if that's a good thing or not. Las Vegas is in it's fifth year. I know this because Vanessa Marcil is on that show and a lot of GH fans--like me--were hoping it'd get cancelled so she'd return because we fear a recast.
Anyhoo, a brand new show with moderate buzz doing the exact same ratings-wise as a fifth-year show with moderate buzz?
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Originally posted by jwhedonaddict:
Joss is in a class by himself. It's impossible for me to not compare ANY type of show to his previous work. I just can't help it...everything pales, IMO.
"If you're gonna compare a Hanzo sword, you compare it to every other sword ever made... that wasn't made by Hattori Hanzo." - Budd
I hadn't even heard of Moonlight before this thread started, but I'm kind of looking forward to it now. Hafta check it out.
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Originally posted by jwhedonaddict:
Joss is in a class by himself. It's impossible for me to not compare ANY type of show to his previous work. I just can't help it...everything pales, IMO.
"If you're gonna compare a Hanzo sword, you compare it to every other sword ever made... that wasn't made by Hattori Hanzo." - Budd
I hadn't even heard of Moonlight before this thread started, but I'm kind of looking forward to it now. Hafta check it out.
I sincerely hope you enjoy it more than we did.
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I liked it. A lot!
I was worried going into it, because it has gotten a lot of criticism, not the least of which coming from Browncoats. But personally I think it is sufficiently different from Angel in many ways. Personally, I think it's closer to Blade.
Liked the acting, liked the cinematography and feel of the show, liked the dialog and characters, liked the story and the pacing. Sorry, folks, but I liked it a lot! in fact, the best new show this season, barring Pushing Daisies which hasn't aired yet.
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