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Rizzoli and Isles--Reaction Post
Jul. 7th, 2011 10:11 pmSo I've been watching Rizzoli and Isles, a new show on TNT, and I just finished the third episode (out of twelve, I think). It's based on a series of books by Tess Gerritsen that I started reading several years ago and then just recently started reading again. In fact it was the first place I went in the library after getting used to my trifocals and being able to actually read something that wasn't magnified to 150% on a computer screen. But I digress. I have really loved the series of books (aside from too much hard swearing, what is it with cops and swearing? I swear Jane Rizzoli is as bad as Deb on Dexter with the potty mouth). Anyway, the mysteries are still thoroughly absorbing, and a bit scary and twisted, and center around "plain" Jane Rizzoli, a police detective and Dr. Maura Isles, a medical examiner. The relationship between the two women is (at least at where I am at in the series) very formal with hints at trying for a friendship between two very damaged women.
The TV show on the other hand? They are best buddies, hanging out together during non-work hours, having meals together, just having this incredibly warm relationship. Which...is not the same as the books I adore. I kind of miss the prickly but sort of fond of chemistry between two socially inept women that exists in the books. It has taken me until this third episode to really warm up to the show. I like the show, actually, it is just not what I expected, and also cases that should take several episodes to solve get solved way, way too fast. I like the two actresses, but I kind of resent the fact that Rizzoli is a bombshell, instead of the woman that is constantly described as plain in the books. I am sure they could have found an actress less attractive than Angie Harmon (even if she is really excellent in this show). Or someone who could have been uglied down (which will never happen with Harmon's cheekbones).
I think each episode has gotten progressively better as the actors in it have found their wings. I'll definitely watch the rest of it, but I am going to consider it like I do New Who and New New Who, two entirely different things with people who just happen to have the same names and have source material that is ignored 85% of the time.
The TV show on the other hand? They are best buddies, hanging out together during non-work hours, having meals together, just having this incredibly warm relationship. Which...is not the same as the books I adore. I kind of miss the prickly but sort of fond of chemistry between two socially inept women that exists in the books. It has taken me until this third episode to really warm up to the show. I like the show, actually, it is just not what I expected, and also cases that should take several episodes to solve get solved way, way too fast. I like the two actresses, but I kind of resent the fact that Rizzoli is a bombshell, instead of the woman that is constantly described as plain in the books. I am sure they could have found an actress less attractive than Angie Harmon (even if she is really excellent in this show). Or someone who could have been uglied down (which will never happen with Harmon's cheekbones).
I think each episode has gotten progressively better as the actors in it have found their wings. I'll definitely watch the rest of it, but I am going to consider it like I do New Who and New New Who, two entirely different things with people who just happen to have the same names and have source material that is ignored 85% of the time.
