Anyone watch Castle?

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

I can't think of any show that's done a better job of maintaining tension between the leads. I didn't think Monday's show was all that great, but the end was just note perfect. The fact that it hasn't gotten to the point where people are tired of it (the tension I mean...) is a testament to just how well they've done it. Three years is a long time to tease this out.

Uh oh.....The Moonlighting Curse....

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

I can't think of any show that's done a better job of maintaining tension between the leads.

I think "Bones" and "Warehouse 13" also carry it off well.

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Uh oh.....The Moonlighting Curse....

The problem with "Moonlighting" was the show. The relationship was most of what carried it. Not so with "Castle" (or "Bones" or "Warehouse 13", for that matter). There weren't many other characters, or points to the plot, so once Cybil Sheppard and Bruce Willis did the nasty the show had nowhere to go. But it'd be nice to see Castle and Beckett hit the sack (and Brennan and Booth for that matter, or Pete and Myka) just to show that, yes, in the real world a man and a woman can actually still sleep together and continue to function as a couple both personally and professionally. It worked for "Hart To Hart".

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by JD10367

But it'd be nice to see Castle and Beckett hit the sack (and Brennan and Booth for that matter, or Pete and Myka) just to show that, yes, in the real world a man and a woman can actually still sleep together and continue to function as a couple both personally and professionally.

That's not what it's about. When they sleep together (any show...), the tension that's been holding the viewers on the edge of their seats for years is gone. It may seem cathartic at the time, but it's never the same show again after it happens.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

That's not what it's about. When they sleep together (any show...), the tension that's been holding the viewers on the edge of their seats for years is gone. It may seem cathartic at the time, but it's never the same show again after it happens.

We were on a BREAK!!!!

[007]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

We were on a BREAK!!!!

Don't be such a wuss Ross.

[luv]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

That's not what it's about. When they sleep together (any show...), the tension that's been holding the viewers on the edge of their seats for years is gone. It may seem cathartic at the time, but it's never the same show again after it happens.

Agreed.

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

That's not what it's about. When they sleep together (any show...), the tension that's been holding the viewers on the edge of their seats for years is gone. It may seem cathartic at the time, but it's never the same show again after it happens.

So, basically, you're saying that people think, once a relationship is consummated, it's all downhill from there?

I call bullshit. You want to see tension? Have 'em get ****ing married. THEN you'll see some tension!

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by JD10367

So, basically, you're saying that people think, once a relationship is consummated, it's all downhill from there?

I'm not saying that at all. It doesn't have anything in the world to do with what happens when a relationship is consummated. It has to do with changing (and resolving) the thing that's kept people tuning in in the first place. Shows historically don't do a very good job of presenting new tension to replace the old. They lose that spark that kept them interesting. Which on Castle is usually a look or a conversation in the last minute of an episode. It's about stringing people along (the viewers I mean), occasionally pulling the rug out from under them with stuff like Castle starting to date his ex right when Beckett's ready to go, or with her dating a variety of guys right when he figures out how he feels. Their relationship is ultimately the heart of the show, and when it changes, the show is going to change. And that kind of change doesn't usually end up being a good one for a tv show. Maybe it'll be different with Castle. If they end up going that route.