Dreaded Anomaly
01-02-2009, 04:11 PM
USA recently aired a 2-hour pilot starring Shiri Appleby (Roswell), Tim Matheson (Animal House, The West Wing), and Frances Fisher. Appleby's character Hildy finds out that her biological father (Matheson) is a contract killer (who refuses to kill "innocent" people), and starts working for him when she realizes that her many bizarre tendencies and skills all fit the role of an assassin. Her mother, played by Fisher, keeps an entire room of mementos from her many, many past marriages and likes to be in control of her daughters' lives.
I enjoyed it much more than I expected to. I was reminded of both Alias and Wonderfalls, a combination that seems to work pretty well. It was definitely quirky, but I like that in a show.
It's on USA's web site (http://www.usanetwork.com/movies/loveanddie/index.html) as a movie, but they list what seem to be other "episodes" called Love Hurts and Love is Like Pulling Teeth, to be aired in a few weeks. (It's obvious this was filmed a while ago, as Fisher's current husband is played by Don Davis, who has since passed away.)
Anyone else watching this?
I enjoyed it much more than I expected to. I was reminded of both Alias and Wonderfalls, a combination that seems to work pretty well. It was definitely quirky, but I like that in a show.
It's on USA's web site (http://www.usanetwork.com/movies/loveanddie/index.html) as a movie, but they list what seem to be other "episodes" called Love Hurts and Love is Like Pulling Teeth, to be aired in a few weeks. (It's obvious this was filmed a while ago, as Fisher's current husband is played by Don Davis, who has since passed away.)
Anyone else watching this?