QaFUS ramblings...

[out_there]

When I first watched QaFUS I didn't enjoy it. I've come to enjoy it over time, especially with the later episodes. Rewatching the early episodes I can work out what really got to me.

The later seasons? There really isn't much quality to them, but I can accept that and just enjoy them as entertainment value alone. Trust me, lack of quality doesn't stop me from watching a show (I watch Charmed. For that matter, I watch Smallville. *g*), and I'll even enjoy the cheesiness of it.

The problem with the start of the QaFUS first series? It's just on that edge of a really good drama. You can tell, just watching it, that it really has the potential be astoundingly good. But it doesn't ever quite hit the heights that it could. And that was distracting when I started watching, because I kept hoping for a little more depth, a little more substance, and the series never really delivers it.

It's strange, but now that I know that it's only going to go downhill from here, and I've got hooked on the dodgy plotlines and superficial morals, I can enjoy the start. I still want to see QaFUK though.

Comments

[out-there.livejournal.com]

I loved the part where Brian declares himself to be kind and lvoving and then greets that guy by asking him about his now-dead partner.

I loved that bit. Wonderfully done. Plus, Brian's vulnerability was... believable. As opposed to later episodes... I don't know, he becomes needlessly harsh in later episodes, and I find it harder and harder to believe that any of his friends would remain his friends.

In these early eps, Brian comes across as fairly genuine. Sure, he screws around, but there is a...nobility to the character that gets completely sucked out later. And, just maybe, it's a little more obvious that Brian doesn't actually buy into his own hype - that he judges himself on other values than how much cash he has and how many guys he's screwed.

I actually almost liked Brian last night. Normally, the guy just bugs me.