Jessica Jones

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I am sick to death of the superhero fad. Simon Pegg had a great piece awhile back on the infantilization of American adults, but anyway... The point is, I didn't even like Daredevil or the new Supergirl. But goddamn, Jessica Jones sucked me in with just two episodes. As a person with highly discriminatory taste in this genre, I proclaim it the best by far.

The only superhero show I really liked before this was Arrow. I don't like the Flash, got seriously bored with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and haven't even bothered watching the new Supergirl - it looks tooshiny. Mind you, Superman never really did it for me. Even when I got into Smallville, briefly, it was for Lex Luther rather than Clarke. Suprman was always too clean cut for me.

I like super hero stuff when it's done well. Arrow, for me strikes a nice balance between the humour and fun of a comic book, and the darker edge that tv can gve it. First series Heroes, was a fantastic look at super hero tropes - pity it dissolved into self-indulgent, incoherent nonsense.

The basic tropes of superhero fiction I like - one of the best examples of it for me is actually Person of Interest - superheroes without superpowers and capes.

Jessica Jones is bringing something new. Lots of somethings new. It's a psychological thriller and at times pretty deep and human drama. Stylish as fuck too.