spaccygirl

This is the first time I'm addicted to a Canadian show on a Canadian channel! It is such a great show with very interesting characters and a heart warming romantic subplot. I really like how each story centers on the fact that Erica has to go back in time to change something in the past so she can deal with something in the future differently. I really like how this show has quirky and insightful dialogue and I like how Erica is someone many people can relate too. I think many of us would have liked to change something in the past and Erica does that but, at the same time things don't always end perfectly which makes this show more realistic and interesting. This is a show where a normal person is put in an extraordinary situation but because she's a real person with real problems, she can pull it off and she does!

Great special effects but bad story! I didn't care about anyone in this movie, not the guy not the girl. I didn't care if the guy got the girl. Well I did care about one person and largely because he's a very good actor and his character had the most depth, guess who? Harry. He was the only likable character of the main trio. Who else did I like? Gwen & Venom - also more depth. I really liked Venom. It's funny in a movie where you are supposed to be rooting for the heroes I was rooting for Venom and Harry. How odd. If they were to do this movie again, they should get a better story, one where you actually care about the characters. What's with the marriage plot? They are like 25. Average age to get married in this society 30. It was like a plot from 1910 or trying to marry people off at 18. In a movie, movies about marriage don't really cut it unless they are for 12 year olds, epics or romantic comedies with lots of crude fart jokes. I hate when they do this. They did it to superman: lois and clark. That was such a great show but then they tried to make superman a daddy. The action was great in this film but in the final action scene, I found myself saying 'is it over?' why because I didn't care. And also it didn't make sense. I mean Harry lives through being smashed against a brick wall, falling 50 feet, and a killer explosion with only second degree burns. Like come on. Spiderman saved him in the beginning in two seconds by rushing him to a hospital, like he couldn't manage that again in the 10 minutes of sap. He certainly had enough time.

I Like: The actress who plays Joan Some of the missions that Joan is sent on The plot of the story Joan's father Joan's brother in a wheel chair and his chemistry with the woman at the newspaper. The themes in the stories and the moral message of the show. There need to be more shows like this that have a strong moral message. This show is great for teenagers who want to have something to watch with their parents and even for teenagers who want to watch it alone.

------------------------------------------------------ The first half of the show is entertaining as unpredictable events are being established and formed and characters are developing. The second 1/4 of the show is somewhat o.k. because it sets the crisis. The crisis has a usually predictable outcome or so I find!!! so the Last 1/4 of the show is predictable, usually sappy and boring! I find myself looking at the clock in this time. The only time I end up paying attention again is in the last 2 minutes where the emotions come out.

which leads me to what I dislike: Joan's one dimensional friends who aren't even real friends. The attention being taken away from Joan and placed on her father The cookie cutter way in which the show is divided up to enable time for each character in the family to have some screen time. The lack of character dimention in most of the characters. Joan is one of the only character that comes to life because the actress who plays her is so damn good and she is given a bit more depth! She carries the show along with her father who also does the same. The older brother also does well! He is really good!

It seems to me as if every character (not actors) on the show wants to be the star. In other shows, you have fictional characters that know that they are second to the lead. In this show the fictional characters (not the actors) seem like they don't realize this and are hogging half the limelight. Maybe, I'm bothered by this because they seem fake. Why is the lesbo so one dimential? She's predictable. She's going to turn out to be straight and have a relationship that will shock everybody on the show but no one in the audience! Another fact that bugs me is in order for Joan's actions to seem so strange, she should be a little more reluctant in doing the things that are asked of her by the higher power. Joan doesn't question anything! Why wouldn't she question her mission more?

This is the MAJOR THING THAT BUGS ME!!!!

Why does Joan hang out with such loser's! No offence but her friends are drags! It is one thing to be unpopular. I was always part of the more rebelious, free thinking crowd but, Joan's friends seem as if they don't even like her. They seem indifferent to her! Why is she friends with them. It doesn't seem realistic. A PRETTY GIRL LIKE THAT WOULD HAVE TONS OF FRIENDS AND TONS OF GUYS HITTING ON HER. THE ACTRESS WHO PLAYS JOAN IS PERFECT!

-The one thing I liked about her lesbian friend was that she staged a rally to support Joan but again that seemed mroe of a function of plot.

This show is driven by plot and structure more so than character and unique and experiences. It needs writers that will lift it out of it's shell. I'm not saying they should make it shocking like '24', 'Alias', 'Nip Tuck' or 'Dead Like Me' althought they are my favourite shows so far! but it needs a soul.

I'm sure somebody wants to change the world with this series and believe me a lot of episodes get me to think about issues and some even make me cry. After about 15, episodes I'll probably get sick of it though if something doesn't hook me. It took me 10 episodes to get hooked on 'Dead like Me'. I was negative towards it at the start because I hated the narration. Then, I grew to like it and truly appreciate the uniqueness of the characters and plot. I latched on to a lot of characters and the black humour in this show.

This show has to decide who it's target market is. It has to decide whether it wants to be more of a comedy, black comedy or drama. Some jokes just don't make me laugh. That's a bad sign. I'm a big fan of 'Ab Fab', 'Friends', and 'Dead Like Me' (and other black comedies) so you know that I have a sense of humour.

In summary, THIS IS A SHOW WITH MUCH POTENTIAL BUT, IT HAS TO BE DEVELOPED MORE AND HAVE MORE THAN ONE FACTOR WHICH HOOKS SOMEBODY TO IT. For now mine is the actres why plays Joan. People like to swing between hooks. I'm swinging towards the father. The only problem is, he doesn't seem like a father. I don't know if I'll latch on to him.

THEY NEED TO PUT IN A 'NEW SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO' AND QUICK. BY EPISODE 15, viewers will decide whether to stick or bail.