Summer t.v. is both wonderful and terrible. It's filled with entertaining, frothy confections such as Burn Notice, Leverage, Royal Pains and other cable network shows of that nature. Yay!
It's also the time when the main networks overload the airwaves with "reality" programming. Argh...
This summer, I plan on catching the remainder of Glee, Justified and Friday Night Lights, and new seasons of True Blood, Burn Notice, Leverage, Royal Pains, Pretty Little Liars (I know, you don't have to say anything), Make It or Break It and anything else interesting I may come across.
Jen, the Pop Culture Curmudgeon, talks about her summer choices here.
Alan Sepinwall of Hitfix.com (and formerly of the Star-Ledger) talks about his summer plans here.
What are you planning to watch this summer? Have any recommendations?
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
My Love/Hate Relationship with TV
I love television - it's like you get to peek into a variety of individual, creative worlds. The best television makes you laugh, cry, think, dream. I often get caught up in my favorite shows and obsess endlessly over them until the next episode is on.
I hate television - I get completely caught up in a new story and wham! It's cancelled. Argh! Unfortunately, my favorite shows often get cancelled before their time because of low ratings: Wonderfalls, Veronica Mars, Deadwood, Life, Dollhouse, to name a few. (There are actually many more on this list.) Even my favorites that stay on air are constantly on the bubble of being cancelled (Chuck, Friday Night Lights, etc.). Supernatural has stayed on the air so long only because it's on the CW.
Then there are the other shows that I watch that are entertaining in the moment but not something I obsess over - 24, House, Castle, Royal Pains, Leverage. I enjoy these shows but if I miss a week I don't have to run immediately to Hulu to make it up. For the most part, though, these shows are successful and don't really rely on my viewership.
Lately I've been enjoying the Renaissance of the sitcom: Modern Family, Community, Cougar Town, are all shows I look forward to. It's a nice change up from the 100 versions of Law & Order or CSI or the latest medical drama.
DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON "REALITY" TV. I refuse to participate in the dumbing down of America and the destruction of an entire industry, all in the pursuit of saving money.
What about you? Have any shows you obsess over? Mourn any shows cancelled too soon? Any shows you despise?
I hate television - I get completely caught up in a new story and wham! It's cancelled. Argh! Unfortunately, my favorite shows often get cancelled before their time because of low ratings: Wonderfalls, Veronica Mars, Deadwood, Life, Dollhouse, to name a few. (There are actually many more on this list.) Even my favorites that stay on air are constantly on the bubble of being cancelled (Chuck, Friday Night Lights, etc.). Supernatural has stayed on the air so long only because it's on the CW.
Then there are the other shows that I watch that are entertaining in the moment but not something I obsess over - 24, House, Castle, Royal Pains, Leverage. I enjoy these shows but if I miss a week I don't have to run immediately to Hulu to make it up. For the most part, though, these shows are successful and don't really rely on my viewership.
Lately I've been enjoying the Renaissance of the sitcom: Modern Family, Community, Cougar Town, are all shows I look forward to. It's a nice change up from the 100 versions of Law & Order or CSI or the latest medical drama.
DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON "REALITY" TV. I refuse to participate in the dumbing down of America and the destruction of an entire industry, all in the pursuit of saving money.
What about you? Have any shows you obsess over? Mourn any shows cancelled too soon? Any shows you despise?
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