Dirt

I just watched the series premiere of Dirt, the new show on FX. I was curious about this show because, as an avid fan of Nip/Tuck, I've been seeing advertisements for it for months. FX has been promoting this show since the season premiere of Nip/Tuck, which was aired back in September. Basically, I just wanted to see if this show lived up to the hype. I also am in search of a show to fill my Tuesday night opening while Nip/Tuck is over for the season. Overall, I felt that the pilot of this series was just average. My main concern is that I felt quite confused at the end of the episode. I didn't feel that the characters were introduced very well. The way that they just seemed to come in and out of the episode was confusing, and I found myself using the rewind feature on my DVR on several occassions in hopes of clearing up my confusion. Also, The storyline with the basketball star just seemed to end. He did appear in the scenes for the rest of the season, so I am hopeful that his storyline will be resolved, and his character's place in the big picture will become clear. Although I had some complaints about the pilot of Dirt, there was a lot that I liked about it as well. I really like the way they're visually shooting this series so far. I really enjoyed the way that the photographer's schizophrenic episodes were shot. One of my favorite parts was when he finally visited the pharmacy to have his prescriptions filled. The photographer could see the pharmacist's words coming out of her mouth as she spoke them. I also liked the part where he went to take his pills, and as he opened each bottle, a new musical tone escaped. Overall, the photograher is definitely my favorite character thus far. Finally, I really thought that the guy that Lucy slept with (and later used her stun gun on) was very attractive. I was unable to find his name or any information about him for this blog, but I will continue my search, and hopefully I'll come across some useful information. Overall, I'm not impressed with Dirt as of yet, but I'm planning on watching a few more episodes. Hopefully the next few episodes won't disappoint.