The Glades (season 1 on A&E)

I recorded it, intrigued by the promos I caught.  Plus I always like to catch at least of few episodes of any "south Florida" show, if only to laugh at how obvious it is when they're being shot in L.A.  (Silk Stalkings was the all time champ, with the wrong kind of plam trees and freaking mountains in the background of every shot.  The highest point within thirty miles miles of Palm Beach, where the cop show is supposedly set, is a landfill in North Lauderdale that rises all of 60 or 70 feet above the otherwise pooltable-flat terrain.)

But I probably won't have time to watch it until later this week.  Will post then.

Later,

Joe

Pretty funny.   I lived in FLA for a few years and joked that I would go exploring some of the natural Sinkholes just so I could look up at something.   I think the highest natural point in the State is 300 feet above Sea Level and below Orlando 50 feet might be a reach

The show was interesting and I dd laugh a good bit, but the whole smart-ass maverick cop routine seems to be wearing thin with so many shows with the same routine.  

Gorgeous 'Single' Mother putting herself through Med School/Law School/College with misunderstood acting out smart-ass teen/preteen child.  

Husband/Boyfriend/Ex in prison/AA/NA/Abuser setting up a future meeting of Cop/Ex (though nobody will handle it quite like Dexter).

Sparks lit early.

Still as long as the writing is sharp it seemed to get off to a decent start.

I like this show a lot.  It's well cast.  Some shows have a star that totally carries the show, but the supporting characters are well acted here.  Good writing too.

I noticed  something unusual about the captions which I posted in a separate thread here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/302340/close-captions-censorship.

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Originally Posted by AlexF 

Am I the only one actually still watching this show? :)

No, there's at least two of us.  I like this show and hope it gets renewed.

I watch it as well. It is a good summer programming without being outlandish. It is nice that it isn't in Miami with all of the typical cliches.

I loved the psychic episode and the fact that Cassadaga ("Psychic Capital of the World")  is a real place in Florida just makes it that much more fun.

It's a fun little day trip if you're tired of Daytona or Orlando and definitely unique.

I really wasn't that interested in watching yet another smart ass cop show but the actors and script make it work. So far I am liking it and look forward to the next episode.

I just hope it gets enough of a following that they keep it in production. I hate getting attached to a new show just to have them kill it the next season.

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Originally Posted by David Norman 

I loved the psychic episode and the fact that Cassadaga ("Psychic Capital of the World")  is a real place in Florida just makes it that much more fun.

It's a fun little day trip if you're tired of Daytona or Orlando and definitely unique.

I was thinking in the back of my mind, "there's a real little town like this in FL, isn't  there?"

I've noticed that of the series I like a lot (Closer, Mentalist, Rizzole & Isles, Memphis Blues, Bones, and The Glades) that they all have good writing and interesting supporting characters.  Yes, they have a central star, but the supporting characters are well written and acted.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni4312728/

Good News.

"OK, now we can focus"  Right!

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Originally Posted by AlexF 

This week's episode with the Tribal Police and all was a lot of fun.  Some good tension between the two, and even more so between our "romantic pair" as things start to settle themselves out and fall into place.  The writing for Jeff (the son) is very well done, as he does display a lot of the innocence in attitude of a child of that age.

 

Four more episodes left, and it sounds like the ratings are continuing to be quite good for the show. Hopefully that bodes well for a renewal.

I get the feeling we're going to see the tribal officer character again.  I hope so, I  liked here "attitude."

When the relationship started getting a bit iffy between Jim & Callie, I thought uh oh.  I then thought that is one complicated relationship they've got and both their reactions were true-to-life.  And there's the kid.  He does like Jim but he loves his father more.  And then they go and have the  prison hubby/dad giving good advice to the kid and seeming quite reasonable.

BTW, I was looking at IMDB and there's a "Casino Party Girl" played by the same actress that's been in 5 episodes.  I hadn't noticed they had been in a casino in 5 episodes.

I like the show but it is starting to get dangerously close to destroying itself with the relationships between Jim and the two women.  Many a show has been sunk because they either over-complicated the sexual tension or eliminated it by having the mains get married.  The show works because the characters and cases are interesting and fun but the relationships are not necessary for the show so I would hate to see it tank because the writers start focusing on that.

Heads Up!

Season 2 starts tonight  (June 5, 2011) on A&E.   I'm sure someone will start a S2 thread somewhere.

And the season 2 thread is where Scott-S's post has been moved.  Thanks for posting the link, Alex, you beat me to it. 

Regards,

Joe