This show is a little strange to me. I really enjoy it, but I can't explain exactly why. The writing is a little weak at times, the stories are a bit campy. The acting, primarily Baird, is off. But still I enjoy the show and look forward to the next episode each weak.
There is nothing new here. It's stories and themes we've all seen before. It's a mix of Supernatural, Charmed, and Friends. The character of Baird really bothers me however. Or I should say the back story they gave her does. She's supposed to be some bad ass military Colonel, only Rebecca Romijn can't pull it off. The problem isn't with her per say, and I'd like her fine if they would just have skipped the whole Colonel McBadass thing, but it grates on me how badly they cast that role. How totally unbelievable it is. Completely miscast is being nice about it. But it doesn't ruin the show.
The cast works well together, and you do get sucked in. It's funny, and does have some good stories. Even if they are nothing ground breaking or new. It's really the Librarians themselves, and how they interact and bounce off each other that makes the show what it is. And you have to love John Larroquette as Jenkins. I've loved him as an actor since Night Court. I'm not totally unsure he isn't largely why I watch (and he BETTER not be dead, all I'm saying!).
I'm not going to say it's the best TV out there, but if you like the supernatural/magic type shows, it's worth your time to check out a few episodes and see what you think. Nothing earthshatteringly new may be found here, but it's a new take on an old theme. And it's funny and mostly entertaining.
Worth watching? Yeah, I'd say so.
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