more tru calling thoughts (I am clearly taking this way too seriously)

[jmtorres]

So if I want fix-it fic on Tru Calling where it's rescued by snark and the boyfriend doesn't die, clearly I need look no further than Wonderfalls. I had this headtilt when Tru's blonde lawyer sister was introduced and the more I think about it, the more certain I am that Wonderfalls was clearly the smarter version of Tru Calling:

--heroine with unexpected powers is resistant and WHY ME about it, instead of horribly vapid
--her blonde lawyer older sister has a secret, which turns out to be lesbianism instead of a coke addiction
--her bitchy brother is once again the one who eventually figures her out, and also follows the "you're crazy" to belief route, but he comes with a philosophical background to ask interesting questions about it instead of just bugging her for the winning ponies
--her best friend is hooking up with her brother but instead of being all sugary helpful about it, Jaye's horrified
--her sweet, understanding boyfriend comes with a backstory and damage for extra tension
--her creepy boss is acknowledged to be creepy and referred to as the mouthbreather
--hey, they even ripped off the high school reunion episode, but they changed it from five years to seven and a half to point out extra hard that oh by the way this is dumb!

So you know, with better developed characters, snark, more narrative tension, and did I mention snark. Really, I'm a fan of the snark.

I should get around to watching the rest of Wonderfalls one of these days...

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[ide_cyan]

Another show Being Erica has some similarities to, apparently, though I'm much less familiar with it, is Quantum Leap, since Erica's time-travel involves leaping back into her younger self. And Dr. Tom sometimes appears, blending into the time and place, to give cryptic advice during those sessions (Michael Riley, who plays Dr. Tom, is really great in the role and fun to watch, whether wearing a hairnet in a cafeteria, white face paint and a black hoodie, fishing gear, or sitting naked behind his desk). (Her sister's named Sam, so I can't call Erica herself Sam for the purposes of a QL comparison.)

She has issues with her family I think I should mention, stating in the first episode that she feels like she's "suffocating under the weight of [their] collective disapproval", but that improves as the series progresses