I've long been fascinated by The Arctic and The Antarctic. I am not a fan of the cold, but the desolation, the isolation . . . the relentless whiteness . . . those things appeal to me.
So when I saw a picture of Dennis Quaid, of whom I am quite fond 1 , wearing a heavy duty parka, looking grim, gritty, and determined, and with The Northern Lights bleeding into the sky behind him, I wanted a piece of that. So I looked for this Fortitude thing.
And quickly found out that Dennis does not make his appearance until Season Two. But I am not a guy who can start watching a series with its 12th episode, so I started with Season One, Episode One. And literally from the first few seconds I was caught up in the story. I mean, seriously . . . how could you not be. Professor Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) stumbles upon a polar bear gnawing on a man . . . how are you not going to keep watching that? 2
And things just keep getting stranger and more interesting from there.
In fact, in many ways this is the weirdest television show I've ever seen. Which I like, by the way. But as the as show progresses, you think, "Oh, this is a science fiction show." And then you think, "No, it's a horror show, isn't it?" And then you think, "What IS this thing, anyway?"
Well . . . it's a cop show.
Kind of.
A really weird, interesting, bizarre, compelling cop show.
Ahmo go watch me some Season 2. Hey, Dennis! I'm coming for you, baby!
1 Breaking Away 1979, The Right Stuff 1983, Dreamscape 1984, The Rookie 2002, Vantage Point 2008, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009, Soul Surfer 2011 . . . that is some most excellent shit.
2 Speaking of which, caveat emptor: there are some seriously grisly moments in this series. Like internal organs stuff. None of it is gratuitous, and you'll know what's coming with enough warning to avert your eyes, but if you don't, you might well could be sorry. I mean, that shit really looked real, y'know?
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