Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: ecstatic
  • Music: Glee, "Rose's Turn."

This show could only be better if it baked me cookies: TOWER PREP.

I have just finished watching the fourth episode of Tower Prep, thanks to an awesome unexpected screener from the doubly-awesome folks at Cartoon Network. For those who missed my last enthusiastic blog post, Tower Prep is Cartoon Network's second live-action mystery drama, following the kick-ass Unnatural History. It was created by Paul Dini, and is a true delight. Every week intensifies and expands the central mysteries, without losing sight of the core premise:

What is Tower Prep? How did we get here? And how in the hell are we going to get out?!

Episode four, "Buffer," is flat-out awesome in all the right ways. It's definitely Ian and CJ-centric, but Suki and Gabe are both given plenty of room to show off and shine. Once again, the show neatly dodges gender stereotyping—all the characters are given things to do that make sense for them, not for "generic hero-type" or "generic love-interest/heroine." It's incredibly rare to find a show that does this at all, much less one that's ostensibly aimed at teens.

With "Buffer," the mystery surrounding the Gnomes—Tower Prep's mysterious security force—deepens, and we finally get to see more of the Buffer Team, those sporty guys who harassed Ian back in episode one. If I have any complaints about the episode, it's that they didn't have time to spend, you know, a week teaching the rest of us the rules of Buffer. That sport looks wild.

Tower Prep is just getting more awesome with every week that passes, and I can't encourage you enough to hop on while it's still early enough in the ride for you to come with us to the end. Seriously, I don't think I've been this passionately in love with a show from day one since Supernatural.

The mystery continues!
Tags: geekiness, reviews, too much tv
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kyburg

November 9 2010, 03:32:15 UTC 6 years ago

That Paul Dini? Okay, that makes sense.

Something has to give. I'm watching that new Avengers schtick (and it is, it very very is) because the boys adore it and I'm enjoying the heck out some very well-directed VO talent and storyboarding. But our TiVo is perpetually full, hence the problem. If it isn't something we use nightly and isn't already on DVD, we can't keep it. And even with that rule, I'm dumping as fast as I can.

Alton Brown, you may have to make way. I'm sorry, but a girl has to get her way sometime. Disney is getting some of my special vintage ire because I have two seasons of two different shows that - yes, we use daily - but they aren't on DVD release yet. If they do THAT with Tower Prep, I may riot.

jslinder

November 9 2010, 05:01:07 UTC 6 years ago

And Alton should NEVER have to make way!!

kyburg

November 9 2010, 16:39:51 UTC 6 years ago

Well, he didn't last night.

He made candy corn. Fresh, I can have it anytime, Alton Brown-grade CANDY CORN.

Um, that episode is now locked and protected. I guess something else will have to go. Adam and Jamie, you're next!