So, we watched Wonderfalls last week. This is the new series that is under the helm of Executive Producer Whedon/Buffy alum Tim Minear.
Very funny show about a girl who helps people lives (Well, yeah, that’s original) but this time the McGuffin is the fact that inanimate objects talk to her.
As opposed to:
| Show | McGuffin |
|---|---|
| Tru Calling | The dead talk to her |
| Joan of Arc | God tells her |
| Quantum Leap | Ziggy leaps him and doesn’t tell him |
| Incredible Hulk | He wanders into town and there is a problem |
It’s a simple, but effective mechanism. The trick is to make the McGuffin more and more appealing each time. In Wonderfalls the (theoretically) inanimate objects give cryptic messages that lead her on a point to point goose chase that eventually puts many pieces together.
I was especially pleased with the objects singing, “Hello, My Baby.” Big points there.
If you missed the debut, it will be rerun on Thursday on Fox.
‘Did you just say ‘My ass’???’
I actually kinda dig Tru Calling – probably because Eliza Dushku is HOT and I followed her there from Buffy. It’s lame-ish & fluffy – but as with movies, I don’t require my TV diversion to be anything but. Unfortunately, as with Angel – we don’t get TV, so I have to rely on downloading episodes from the net to keep up. And bummer for me, I hear they’re cancelling Tru for (not surprising) awful ratings – so it’s been harder to dig up the downloads online.
Neat to learn about the film terms.
I was especially pleased with the objects singing, “Hello, My Baby.” Big points there.
Yep, me too. I think my favorite single moment in the episode was when the wax lion was singing “Hello, My Baby” … and then stopped while a different person passed by … and then started again as soon as the other person was gone. Hee. Gotta love those unspoken cartoon references.