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ladyspriteHaving watched the first episode of 'Grimm' (and falling for it hook, line, and sinker), I have just one thought in my head....
Ever since the first time I encountered the trope in 'The Talisman' (which is still one of my favorite books ever, and one that I reread more often than almost anything else), I have managed to develop a serious crush on just about every fictional Big Bad Wolf character I have encountered.
The Talisman. The Tenth Kingdom. Fables. And now this - one episode in, and I am squirming in delight anytime the supposed comic-relief sidekick shows up on the screen. I'm going to have to stick with this show for a good long time, if only for the sake of this one character.
I think this show may be the one keeper, out of this season's hit parade of urban fantasy. Don't get me wrong, 'Once Upon A Time' was cute, and I'll give it at least a second episode. But it's a little too fluffy for my tastes. This one is dark. And a little gritty. And it bribed me in the opening scene with 80's music.... and it has a big bad wolf.
(For the record, I have no idea what my wolf obsession means, with respect to my subconscious or other aspects of my psyche, and I'm not sure I want to. It's not a general Bad Boy fetish, and it's not a werewolf thing either. But yellow eyes, scruff, and danger.... yeah. Sign me up.)
Ever since the first time I encountered the trope in 'The Talisman' (which is still one of my favorite books ever, and one that I reread more often than almost anything else), I have managed to develop a serious crush on just about every fictional Big Bad Wolf character I have encountered.
The Talisman. The Tenth Kingdom. Fables. And now this - one episode in, and I am squirming in delight anytime the supposed comic-relief sidekick shows up on the screen. I'm going to have to stick with this show for a good long time, if only for the sake of this one character.
I think this show may be the one keeper, out of this season's hit parade of urban fantasy. Don't get me wrong, 'Once Upon A Time' was cute, and I'll give it at least a second episode. But it's a little too fluffy for my tastes. This one is dark. And a little gritty. And it bribed me in the opening scene with 80's music.... and it has a big bad wolf.
(For the record, I have no idea what my wolf obsession means, with respect to my subconscious or other aspects of my psyche, and I'm not sure I want to. It's not a general Bad Boy fetish, and it's not a werewolf thing either. But yellow eyes, scruff, and danger.... yeah. Sign me up.)
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Date: 2011-10-31 12:27 am (UTC)I <3 Finder, and it just got reprinted. This is probably the best place to start, though some people do start with Talisman as as standalone volume.