What I'm watching

 

Several of my blogging friends discuss what they are watching, while at least two of my internet friends discuss the books they are reading.  I thought I would chime in because I have NO cable anymore, but I do get Prime video. 

   He's a cop, she's a con, and together they solve all types of crimes.  It premiered on January 10, 2024, in Canada, followed by its U.S. premiere on January 17, 2024. This police procedural stars Giacomo Gianniotti as Cole Ellis and Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell.  Max's father, George Graham, is played by Jason Priestley.  You can see the first two seasons of Wild Cards on Prime or the CW web site.  Sadly, the third season is not streaming, but new shows come out every Monday on the CW (tv station), or Tuesday on the CW web site ad free. Canadian viewers see it a week before we see it in the states.  There's comedy, drama, and suspense.  It will often keep you guessing what will happen next.  I might add another star of the show is Jonesy who plays Marc, Cole's Devon Rex cat companion.

 

 

I'm also watching 

 

streaming on Amazon Prime.  Let me begin by saying I don't have much love for Patricia Cornwell.  Those of you who were around in 2013, when I participated in a year of ARC, or Artful Readers Club (hosted by Darcy at Art and Sole), read how little I thought of her book Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed (2002).  In Artful Readers, you read the book, review the book for other ARC participants and those who visit your blog, then make art that matches what you read or what inspired you from the book.

   For me it was pure fiction, and many of those leaving comments on my review felt the same.  Most ARC participants were British.  If you are interested, you can read my review here.

Now let's turn to the show I'm watching.  This is a complicated story because it involves a case from the past, which loosely follows Patricia Cornwell's first novel, 

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and her newest case, which seems to be a continuation of the first case.   The two stories are sometimes shown side by side and can be confusing.

I'll begin by introducing you to the main characters and one lesser character. 

Kay Scarpetta is played by Nicole Kidman (To Die For (1995), Batman Forever (1995), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999, etc.) in the present and Rosy McEwen (The Alienist (2020) as young Kay.

Dorothy (Dot) Scarpetta, Kay's older sister, is played by Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween (1978), through Halloween Ends (2022) and more) in the present, and Amanda Righetti (The Mentalist) as young Dorothy. 

Pete Marino, a former detective, is played by Bobby Cannavale (Third Watch), (Nine Perfect Strangers (2021) in the present, and his real life son Jake plays young Pete.

Benton Wesley, an FBI profiler and Kay's husband is played by Simon Baker (The Mentalist) in the present, and Hunter Parrish (Weeds) plays young Benton.

Lucy Farinelli-Watson, Dorothy's daughter, Kay's niece, and computer programmer is played by Ariana DeBose (West Side Story (2021) and Savannah Lumar plays young Lucy.

I also want to credit one minor character, 

Abby Turnball, a prize-winning reporter who appears only in the past is played by Sosie Bacon.  Sosie Bacon is the daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.

Kay and Dot have a love-hate relationship.  One of the first arguments they had was the night of Lucy's birthday party.  Dot was ragging Lucy to get on with her life and Kay came back with: "You are a vain, shallow, male addicted narcissist who has never seen a cock or a mirror she didn't like."  As an aside, if you don't like foul language, don't watch this show.  It bothered me, but I tolerated it.  

In the final episode, everyone, including myself, hate Kay.  Her sister moves to another town to get away from her, her niece accuses her of deleting a computer program, and her husband wants a divorce.  I can't wait for Season 2!!!