Cheat Week #2

So, Cheat Weeks are going to be a little more frequent in the coming months as RC and I prepare for our grand exodus from sunny SoCal in August. I had hoped to have more full entries stored up before then, but dem's the breaks of a life in progress; it is rarely, if ever, predictable.

Luckily, I have no shortage of other people's work to sling at you while we throw our lives into upheaval. Speaking of which...

TV SHOW!

Thief was a six-episode mini-series that aired on the FX network back in 2006. It starred Andre Braugher (of Homicide: Life on the Street fame) as a career thief and family man whose double-life is thrown out of balance when struck by a personal tragedy. It featured a talented cast, beautiful cinematography, sharp writing, wonderful music, and it won Braugher his second Emmy award... so, naturally, it vanished from the face of the Earth after its initial airing. Neither hide nor hair was seen of it on store shelves or the web until last year, when it was brought to that beautiful bastion of internet entertainment, Hulu.




I first sought the series out as a fan of Braugher's work on Homicide, but I quickly fell in love with its style and story. This is not like the shiny, gimmicky crime dramas of network television. It's harsh, visceral, honest, and engaging television. One of the best shows to air in the last ten years. And now you can watch it for free! Gotta love Hulu.

Watch it here!

And when you're done, join me in clicking my heels and clapping my hands until the people at FX are finally smart enough to release it on DVD.

(The show was rated TVMA for language, violence, and sexual situations.)