NOT SO MUCH BITE IN NEW DRAMA 'MOONLIGHT'.Byline: DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. KRONKE >TV CRITIC I think we're all agreed that a moratorium is long overdue on jokes involving the words "vampire" and "sucks," and yet CBS' "Moonlight" opens with the line, "Being a vampire sucks," a warning as to the degree of inventiveness that follows. Alex O'Loughlin stars as Mick St. John, a vampire private detective in Los Angeles (which sounds like the setup to another joke, but, alas, no). Sophia Myles plays Beth, a reporter for Buzzwire, an online news tabloid. They meet at a crime scene where the victim appears to have been murdered by a vampire. Seems this nubile nu·bile adj. 1. Ready for marriage; of a marriageable age or condition. Used of young women. 2. Sexually mature and attractive. Used of young women. corpse was a student of a mythology professor who burbles on about the "spiritual sexual vampire." The killer is telegraphed fairly early on, and the idiocy IDIOCY, med. jur. That condition of mind, in which the reflective, or all or a part of the affective powers, are either entirely wanting, or are manifested to the least possible extent. 2. Idiocy generally depends upon organic defects. of the primary mystery is outdone out·do tr.v. out·did , out·done , out·do·ing, out·does To do more or better than in performance or action. See Synonyms at excel. only by the mythology linking Mick and Beth. Mick is assigned the case by his pal Josef (Jason Dohring), a successful businessman and "one of the oldest vampires in L.A.," who is worried that the murder represents bad PR for vampires. Given his concern, this series would make Josef absolutely livid livid /liv·id/ (liv´id) discolored, as from a contusion or bruise; black and blue. liv·id adj. . David Kronke, (818) 713-3638 david.kronke@dailynews.com www.insidesocal.com/tv/ MOONLIGHT - One and one half stars >What: A L.A. vampire works as a private detective. >Where: CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Channel 2. >When: 9 tonight. >In a nutshell: Drive a stake through its heart. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Alex O'Loughlin plays Mick St. John, a private investigator by day with an after-hours appetite for human blood in "Moonlight." |
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