Like any true blue Nathan Fillion fan, I set the DVR to catch the premier of Castle last night.  And promptly got SCREWED.  SmallChild was here so of course we were tied up in uncounted repetitions of Gullah Gullah Island until she finally crashed.  Then I got my favorite munchies together (Girl Scout Thin Mints and ice cold milk) and settled in to enjoy… and it wasn’t there.

AAAAAAAARrRRRRrrrRRRRrrgggghghhhghghghg!111!!111!!!!

So I waited until tonight to check the ABC site and found you can get it there.  Sweet!  So here’s what I thought.  And yeah, I’m spoiling it.

It’s definitely a pilot.  Here’s hoping the banter stays, but comes down off the edge of that cutesy cliff and mellows a bit.  Don’t like the mother character.  It’s your cliche cougar lady on show tunes and not done well at all.  That actress has always played a little over the top anyway.  Love the daughter and the interaction between her and Castle.  The detective team will never match The Closer’s camaraderie so let’s hope they don’t go there. Don’t think I’m going to like the lady detective either.  She’s got nothing, no personality, no connection, no chemistry so it’s no wonder Nathan is overplaying a little  to compensate.

I liked Castle for the most part, but for one huge glaring STOOPIT towards the end.  I know Nathan Fillion is computer adept.  The man is online all the time.  And the character is a well-known fucking WRITER (ala JC Hutchins or Scott Sigler or maybe closer to Stephen King) and yet there’s a scene where he’s home, at his desk with his feet up pretending to type on a laptop.  Pretending I say because for a the entire camera sly-by the man never moves his fingers off the same keys.  By the time a dozen of your books are published, chances are you can type.  And don’t give me examples of writers who don’t type, THEY SHOW HIM TYPING and they need to do it right.

Huge pet peeve of mine.  If they’re going to show someone typing (or playing the piano) have them IN FACT type or play something.  We’re not stupid and it’s glaringly obvious when people are faking it.  Takes me right out of it.  Ruins the whole show.

So, I give the pilot a three out of five.  I’m hoping this gets better with time but you know how these things work.  IF they don’t get a huge share right away they’re doomed.  Fucktard money hungry suits.  Give it a chance, I am.