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« Last post by broodwars on Today at 07:19:08 PM »Well, I'm halfway through my latest attempt to watch The Libarians, having finished Seasons 1 & 2 via an old DVD collection. These are the 2 seasons I vaguely remembered from my original watch.
Man, I miss shows like this, where there is an overall story to a given season but it's still mostly episodic.
So far, it's been a fun watch and the show mostly holds up from a writing and acting perspective. The main cast doesn't particularly stand out, often feeling like early CW Arrowverse characters, but they work well together and generally put out solid performances. Definitely the most solid actor from the main cast Christian Kane as rugged art historian Jake Stone, though Noah Wyle does well as returning character (from the original Librarian TV movies) as Head Librarian Flynn Carson. Rebecca Romijn is pretty standard "tough girl" as Colonel Eve Baird. John Kim can get a little annoying as the thief Ezekiel Jones, to the extent that he would in the middle of one of his egotistical rants and I'd just be thinking "shut up, Dax!". Unfortunately, I think Lindy Booth is somewhat weak as Magic Mathematician Cassandra Cillian. I don't envy her role as the character in the show that has to motor-mouth exposition and constantly having to do her best Tony Stark Iron Man virtual visualization impression, but she often feels like the character with the least to do and the most annoyance to convey.
I'm not sure how this incredibly low-budget TNT show managed to get some of these guest stars, though. The 1st season alone has Tricia Helfer; Bruce Campbell; Rene Auberjonois; Bob Newhart; and Matt Frewer playing fairly substantial roles. And of course John DeLancie would come on in the 2nd season playing a trickster devil. That's just a casting directing layup.
The real heart of the show is definitely John Larroquette as Jenkins, the curmudgeonly library caretaker who alternates between sage advise; frustration; and withering sarcasm. If this show is a shameless lower-budget Warehouse 13, he's definitely the "Artie".
If you go into this show, prepare the wine because the showrunners are definitely going to provide plenty of cheese. This is a silly show about a motley crew of intellectuals (and 1 thief) going around trying to stop would-be magicians; magical creatures; and fictional characters come to life, and the show isn't the least bit ashamed to ham it up. And the effects are only barely convincing, being both quite cheap and very scarce. Still, where I think a show like this succeeds compared to a lot of modern shows is that for all the silliness there's still a solid core of sincerity. The Librarians isn't afraid to be stupid, but does want its audience to care.
Of course, watching this now makes me want to pull out my Warehouse 13 BluRays again and rewatch that show all over again.
Man, I miss shows like this, where there is an overall story to a given season but it's still mostly episodic.
So far, it's been a fun watch and the show mostly holds up from a writing and acting perspective. The main cast doesn't particularly stand out, often feeling like early CW Arrowverse characters, but they work well together and generally put out solid performances. Definitely the most solid actor from the main cast Christian Kane as rugged art historian Jake Stone, though Noah Wyle does well as returning character (from the original Librarian TV movies) as Head Librarian Flynn Carson. Rebecca Romijn is pretty standard "tough girl" as Colonel Eve Baird. John Kim can get a little annoying as the thief Ezekiel Jones, to the extent that he would in the middle of one of his egotistical rants and I'd just be thinking "shut up, Dax!". Unfortunately, I think Lindy Booth is somewhat weak as Magic Mathematician Cassandra Cillian. I don't envy her role as the character in the show that has to motor-mouth exposition and constantly having to do her best Tony Stark Iron Man virtual visualization impression, but she often feels like the character with the least to do and the most annoyance to convey.
I'm not sure how this incredibly low-budget TNT show managed to get some of these guest stars, though. The 1st season alone has Tricia Helfer; Bruce Campbell; Rene Auberjonois; Bob Newhart; and Matt Frewer playing fairly substantial roles. And of course John DeLancie would come on in the 2nd season playing a trickster devil. That's just a casting directing layup.
The real heart of the show is definitely John Larroquette as Jenkins, the curmudgeonly library caretaker who alternates between sage advise; frustration; and withering sarcasm. If this show is a shameless lower-budget Warehouse 13, he's definitely the "Artie".
If you go into this show, prepare the wine because the showrunners are definitely going to provide plenty of cheese. This is a silly show about a motley crew of intellectuals (and 1 thief) going around trying to stop would-be magicians; magical creatures; and fictional characters come to life, and the show isn't the least bit ashamed to ham it up. And the effects are only barely convincing, being both quite cheap and very scarce. Still, where I think a show like this succeeds compared to a lot of modern shows is that for all the silliness there's still a solid core of sincerity. The Librarians isn't afraid to be stupid, but does want its audience to care.
Of course, watching this now makes me want to pull out my Warehouse 13 BluRays again and rewatch that show all over again.
