Some TV rambling

Not feeling up to writing movie reviews tonight, so here's some blathering on recent TV stuff.

Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" started this past Friday, which completely slipped my notice. Fortunately, it's streaming on Hulu.com (http://www.hulu.com/dollhouse). The internet to the rescue! Again!
Hell, I think I'll just watch it on Hulu from here on. After all, it's opposite the Adam West "Batman" reruns on the American Life Network (aka, old people's TV), and I must have those.
Haven't actually seen Dollhouse, yet. Given it's premise, (secret organization uses blank slate operatives, their memories wiped clean after each mission), I wouldn't have touched it if it wasn't Whedon. Sounds really depressing, but since it is Joss, I have some hopes for it.

Nathan Fillion is starring in a new mystery show on ABC. "Castle" premieres March 9 (http://castletv.net/). Fillion plays a mystery writer who ends up helping a police detective solve crimes. Looks like light fun mystery, instead of grim morbid mystery. Yes, there's still plenty o' murder, but the focus is on the catching of the criminal, not the commission of the crime. Someday I must try to put down my theory of fictional callousness, whereby some stories full of murder are morbid and depressing, and others full of just as much murder are light and cheerful. This looks like the latter type. Bonus: cameos by actual mystery writers at Castle's weekly poker game. Worth a try, anyway.

The CW is running "Kamen Rider Dragon Knights" on Saturday mornings (they just aired episode 7 last weekend.) Based on, I believe, "Kamen Rider Ryuki," one of the more recent Kamen Rider series, they seem to be doing a somewhat straight adaptation of the original, though re-shot with American actors ala Power Rangers. If you need a cheap and easy Japanese hero fix, here ya go.

Last and most importantly (top me anyway), though not really TV, Crackle.com will be premiering a streaming video series on March 3 called "Angel of Death." This series of five minute episodes stars Zoë Bell, a favorite of mine since I saw her in Tarantino's Death Proof (where she played "herself"). She has been a stunt woman for years, doubling Lucy Lawless in "Xena" and Uma Thurman in "Kill Bill." She was also the subject of the terrific documentary "Double Dare" which should be added to your Netflix queue Right Now. Zoë is all kinds of awesome.
"Angel of Death" is an action/crime series apparently mostly intended to demonstrate Zoë's awesomeness, and co-stars Lucy Lawless, Ted Raimi and Doug Jones. Most importanlty (aside from the "Zoë is awesome" thing) AoD is written by Ed Brubaker, probably the best writer working in super hero comics today (Currently writing Captain America and Daredevil, he's also written Batman and an excellent run on Catwoman a few years back). He's also the best writer working in crime comics (Read "Criminal"!!!) I am much looking forward to this. Plus: free!

Angel of Death site: http://crackle.com/outreach/angelofdeath
A link to a Zoë Bell fan site: http://zoebell.com/
Ed Brubaker's official site: http://www.edbrubaker.com/

And now I relax and watch the eighth and final Mr. Moto movie. Hope to be caught up on blogging the movies by next weekend, but don't put money on it