This one stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle. He is a ruggedly handsome, world-famous author by day/crime fighter by night. He fights crime with NYPD Homicide Detective Kate Beckett who is played by Stana Katic. She works the crimes and he offers his writers take on what has happened. Their partnership was formed because he was researching a new book. (Castle had just finished off his popular series about a character Derek Storm and needed a new character.) His newest character would be a NYPD Homicide cop, so he asked his buddy the mayor to let him do some research with the real thing. Enter Beckett. She was none too happy to take on Castle. That was then...
Over the course of the last two seasons, Castle and Beckett have solved crimes and danced ever closer to a relationship with each other. Beckett is Castle's muse for his character, Nikki Heat, and he continues to "research" that character by becoming more like Beckett's partner than her annoying sidekick.
With every new show, (except for the one two parter) there is a new mystery to solve. Who killed who, etc. Woven into the mystery are Castle's perfectly wonderful daughter and his overly dramatic mother. Beckett also has two guys who work for her, Ryan and Esposito, who add comic relief when necessary. Add in a feisty Medical Examiner friend for Beckett in the character of Lanie Parish, and you have one great cast. Sure, there is a lot of "will they or won't they" action, but you have to buy into the whole Castle world to really love the show. Which, of course, I do.
I am going to try to pick out some favorite scenes. This is harder than I thought because I love so many! The banter between Castle and Beckett is priceless and makes the show. Here are some of those exchanges and other things. (Again...this is more PG-13 stuff so, kids, don't watch!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oD3BNCiXn8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3entRN2bPY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUDpqFAuXYo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eC6QZijB74&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O3PkivqN48&feature=related
OK...there are FAR too many. BUT...I have to add in some of my favorites that tie to the book Heat Wave. Heat Wave is the book that Castle wrote about Beckett by turning her into the character Nikki Heat. Funny thing is that ABC actually had someone write the book and Nathan Fillion's picture is on the book! I read the book and, other than the fact that the names are changed, it is the show Castle on paper! The great thing about this set up is that ABC can sort of "hook up" Castle and Beckett without going "Moonlighting" and ruining the sexual tension of the show. Season Two of Castle opens with the book about to be released and Beckett having a copy of the book that she tells Castle she isn't reading. Of course, she is reading it. Check out some of the interplay about Heat Wave.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8YkmX3XKe4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZkRW_nTC40&feature=related
Castle will return to the small screen in less than two weeks. If you aren't a fan yet, I would suggest you check it out! Oh...the newest Nikki Heat book, Naked Heat, will be out later this month!
2 comments:
I refuse to watch a show who's lead actress' first name is an anagram for "Satan" and her whole name is an anagram for "a sin attack".
Coincidence?
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Yeah, probably.
It is an awesome show though.
Only you would have noticed that fact! Besides, I think she is Russian so that makes it OK since it wouldn't translate the same in Russian.
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