Summer Lovin: Lie to Me

I'm not a huge summer series groupie, for whatever reason. A lot of times, when I'm able to pry myself away from work, I'll sit and watch trashy VH1 reality shows:

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Tough Love Couples, anyone?

BUT. I was able to get into one really great show this summer. In its second season, Lie to Me is really starting to pick up its pace and find its voice and really be able to bring viewers into the life of Dr. Cal Lightman, a psychologist that specializes in body language and face expressions.

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He founds the Lightman Group, a private company yet has a special relationship with the FBI (especially in the form of Agent Reynolds, played by Mekhi Phifer), and together, or really- with Lightman leading the way in full force, solve all sorts of fun crime mysteries.

Also, there's Dr. Gillian Foster who plays great opposite Lightman as his colleague or better half. Of course, as with any show, you want them to get together. It will be a great, or possibly annoying, question of "will they or won't they" throughout the series.

sidenote: Watch season 2, episode 21- Darkness and Light for the beginning scene where Foster and Cal play a married couple and make out passionately as a part of their gig. Its quite hilarious, and hopefully a sign of events to come? We can only hope.

Anddddddd there's Eli Locker and Ria Torres. I guess for the show they're OK but kind useless characters in my opinion, who are only there to add their 2 cents in every case and then have pointless plot lines of them two hooking up once and having it be awkward.

For those who have been following the show- remember when Eli kissed Cal's daughter, Emily?? ewwwwwwwwww

Anywayz apparently it was quite a struggle to get Tim Roth to play Cal Lightman. He's had a pretty extensive career, getting nominated for an Academy Award for Planet of the Apes and being involved in other films such as Pulp Fiction and The Incredible Hulk. Quite impressive, and apparently it took a billion years to get him to sign on, but honestly, I couldn't be more thrilled with the choice. He's amazing.

However, I can't help but to find it very similar to ANOTHER british, fast-talking wise guy on television who already is able to solve many mysteries on his own, with a bunch of kiss-ass followers trailing directly behind him:

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because, lets be serious people. LIE TO ME is amazingly similar to HOUSE. Except honestly, in my opinion, new, fresher and better.

I can't help but feel as though I'm done with HOUSE, and can move onward and upward to a new Brit in my life.

Besides, all television shows today are taken from older television. Family Guy is All in the Family, 30 Rock is Mary Tyler Moore, Parks and Rec is The Office which is taken from... The Office.

So that's fine. And with its new season premiering November 10th I couldn't be more excited. Its a great crime thriller that will have you addicted in no time.