Lost Girl was kindly given to me by the SwanCon committee for being a guest. It took me a while to start watching it and I found the first one or two episodes a bit clunky. I really kept watching because Kristen Holden-Ried was convincing in his role.

By halfway through the first disc though, I found I was enjoying it, and there is no doubt there are some similarities between Bo and my fictional character Parrish Plessis – namely her sexual appetite.

Ksenia Solo as Kensi has some great dialogue and her gothicy street kid character is lively, though at times a little over acted. Still some classics lines like “In my defence, the truth is for pussies..”

I’m not sure if I’ll pursue season 2 as the focus shifts towards Bo’s relationship with the human doctor, Lauren, and for some reason this character doesn’t work for me. Not sure if I would find it so entertaining without the Bo and Dyson tension.

Overall, its fun and the fae/dark fae stories are amusing but Holden-Reid definitely makes the series for me so far (oh, and Bo’s crazy mother, Saskia.)

As you know I love my TV series, and have started giving regular recommendations. So here is the latest.

I’ve stumbled on another Canadian TV show called Intelligence, which was pretty exyy but thanks to a lovely JBHIFI gift voucher (winks at Paula), I didn’t feel too guilty buying it. It’s set in Vancouver and follows two main characters; a mobster and an intelligence officer as they navigate the hazards and politics of their respective worlds, on occasions working together.

I’d have to say, without a doubt, it’s the mostly tightly plotted show I’ve ever watched and the characters were thoroughly convincing. I’m close to giving it a 9/10 (which puts it up there on my scale with Saving Grace, and it is, in some ways, better). WIKI suggests it might have been cancelled after season 2 because:

There were various rumors surrounding the cancellation of the series. Kevin Baker from The National Post alleged: “There’s a theory afloat that CBC Television cancelled the unusually good drama Intelligence in fear of upsetting Canada’s New Government, which is thought to be slavering for an excuse to junk the nation’s public broadcaster and sell off the parts.”^[3]

Interesting, because similar rumours existed around the cancelling of The Border, another Canadian TV show that was not favourable in its slant on US intelligence agencies.

Anyhoo, it is quite brilliant, and I’m so glad I found it. I think its an absolute gem, and I’ll be stalking the writers to see what else they do. Matt Frewer is creepy and disgusting, and Ian Tracey, Klea Scott and John Cassini are brilliant with a strong supporting cast.

I’m just ordering season 2 from Amazon and will give you an update on that.

This is about my fourth year attending the Logan Library SF Month finale day. It’s always a fun time and has grown enourmously in the last few years. Here are the details for the upcoming panel. Hope to see some of you there!