Still Star Crossed

I just finished watching ABC's Summer show, Still Star Crossed and I don't quite know what to say.  For me, the show has potential but it's nowhere near where I thought it would be.  I figured the best way to go about this one was a Pro/Con list


Pros:

• Costumes
• Anthony Head & Torrance Coombs
• Subject matter
• Sword fights
• Expansion of the Prince's family

Cons:

• Iffy dialogue
• Character additions without backstory
• Took too long on the set up, we know what Romeo and Juliet do, we don't need 20 minutes of backstory for them
• Inconsistent accents.  If these are noble families who have warred for centuries (in Italy), it might be wise to have everyone attempt a similar dialect
• Inconsistent speech patterns--sometimes it sounded like they were going for Shakespearean, other times Old English, other times current English

Honestly, they nearly lost me at one point where Olivia is shrieking and having a tantrum aimed at her sister Rosalind.  She was upset that the wedding had been kept a secret from her.  Two seconds later she was tearfully telling her sister she'd lie for her and that she was happy in her life.  It was painful.

I'm leaning more towards not keeping up with this one, especially considering my summer TV list that's still pending.  I am willing to give it another shot despite the preview for next week.  It was a terrible preview and poorly edited but I'm still intrigued.  Plus, with my unwavering affection for Anthony Head, I want to give it another episode or two.  I'm not recommending it to you, but I'm not NOT recommending it.

Mostly the whole thing just made me miss Galavant.


What did you think? Did you watch?

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