Fall TV So Far...
Oct. 17th, 2011 12:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sanalaylaApparently, I have very little to say about things that are not related to Smallville, Harry Potter, and fanfiction. So... I'm going to try to fix that. Starting with a post about how I feel about Fall TV so far this year.... Just some quick reactions to various shows.
Returning Shows:
Supernatural: I'm enjoying it this season. I am a Cass fan and I'm bummed that he's gone. But... I am enjoying Dean & Bobby (like I always do) and Sam is only annoying me at a moderate level. I do get a feeling of "rinse, later, repeat" with the plots. (Really, Dean? Killing someone and then hiding it from Sam? Like that's EVER worked for you? Really, Sam? Being all tortured and hiding it from Dean and Bobby? Like that's EVER worked for you?) These two boys are so good together, such great brothers, and love each other to death (and, in some cases, beyond death). BUT... can they just stop lying to each other about crap? We're 7 seasons in & they STILL act like they're in S1. Sometimes, it's like I'm watching Smallville all over again. (Much like how Welling & Durance's gorgeousness made it all OK, I feel like the pretty that is Jensen Ackles makes me ignore plotholes I'd otherwise cry over.)
Parks & Recreation: I love this show. It's such a feel good show and it features one of the strongest, successful, and competent female characters on TV. I am a Ben/Leslie shipper, but I like how/why they broke these two up. For anyone not watching this show: Go find S2 and start watching. (S1 took awhile to hit it's stride.) It's the best Thursday show.
Community: I loved the latest one (the one on "Chaos Theory") but hated the two before that. Community walks a fine line between making it's characters fun to watch and making the characters loathsome. I don't need them to be perfect and am OK with their many issues. However... there comes a point when it's no longer funny & this is supposed to be a comedy. I think that "Arreseted Development" managed to pull this off rather brilliantly, but Community falters from time to time. However, when they do an episode righ (like Chaos Theory, Warfare, or Dungeons and Dragons) then they do it RIGHT. And make me want to re-watch over and over again. It's for those brilliant episodes that I keep watching.
Haven: I was very "eh" about this season. First of all, I did enjoy Emily Rose in the first season quite a bit (which led to my Audrey Parker love) but - for whatever reason - she became a totally wooden actress in S2. Audrey was barely allowed to emote or show emotion. Since Nathan is also a wooden character, I started to become very frustrated with their interactions. HOWEVER... still a fan and will watch S3. (Very happy they got renewed.) And YAY for my OTP declaring their hots for each other! The exchange where Audrey invites Nathan over for dinner (Audrey: "I'll make pancakes!" Nathan: "Pancakes? Is that dinner or... b-b-b-b-breakfast?" *cue Audrey's mischevious smile*) is what all ships should get. Evil cliffhanger, though. Especially since we have to wait ONE YEAR to get S3.
The Good Wife: I'm just going to say it: I do not think Kalinda is a badass. I have NEVER thought she's a badass and the actress's wooden acting grates on my nerves like no one's business. Will/Alicia = hot, hot, hot. Is it wrong that my response to their hot scene was, "How come Lois and Clark never got a scene like this on SV????" The kids continue to be annoying as all hell. (Especially the girl with her equally annoying tutor.) Eli continues to be awesome. Peter is intriguing -- I want more of him. Cary... well, I'd like him more if he stopped being in Kalinda. I do NOT get what people see in that woman. She just USES people and they let her. Love, love, love Diane.
Breaking Bad: Oh.my.God. There are no words to describe how excellent and briliant this show is. Mesmerized throughout the entire season. The wait to the next season is going to be TORTURE.
Modern Family: Still hilarious. But, my God, the actress who plays Claire needs to eat a cookie! Or about TWENTY of them. She's way too thin.
Big Bang Theory: I'm enjoying this season. I'm so glad they added in the girls. They are sometimes funnier than the guys. Still not sure why Bernadette thinks Howard is her soulmate. The guy needs to grow up and MOVE OUT.
New Shows:
Terra Nova: I'm watching it. But it could be SO much better. One problem I have is that they chose only ONE family to focus on. They should have gone the "Lost" style and introduced us to 4-5 different families, so we could get invested in all sorts of different stories & they could play with the backstory of a lot of different characters. As it stands now, a lot of the show hinges on one really getting emotionally invested in this core family (what is their NAME? See, I don't even remember, because they're bland). Dr. Hottie and Mr. Cop Hottie have a pretty good marriage and the kids seem to be settling in OK. So where is the conflict and why should I care that they almost get eaten by dinosaurs every week? One thing I will say, though. I find it really interesting that they cast a British-Indian in the role as Dr. Hottie. I really like that it's very blase that the kids are of mixed heritage. When I was growing up, there were no characters on TV that were South Asian (unless they were played as a stereotype) and so I never saw people "like me" on TV. My kids, however, will now watch shows where they will see themselves in these characters... people who look like them.
New Girl: I'm not hooked on this one. I can watch it (if nothing else is on) but I find the premise to be rather thin.
Suburgatory: Rather enjoying this. I hope it sticks around.
Whitney: This is kind of unwatchable.
2 Broke Girls: Hhhmmm... can watch it if I have to... but not really enjoying it.
Hart of Dixie: I have a huge love ofSummer Rachel Bilson, so I would watch her read a telephone book if I had to... So, of course, I'm watching this. It helps that the show is a little bit like "Northern Exposure meets Gilmore Girls"... which is my style of TV. Unfortunately, it is not as good as either one of those two shows. They cast Scott Porter as her Love Interest and he's blander than toast. Not only that, but they made him a guy who is engaged to a woman that is the biggest TWIT of all time, so you seriously have to wonder if there is something wrong with him. Why would I root for the main character (who is supposed to be a badass surgeon) to hook up with a guy who has NO TASTE in women and is already engaged to an evil bitch? And the second guy -- the one who is supposed to be all hot and studly - is a bartender and is one of those manwhores that Hollywood and Romance Novels think that woman the world over want to be with. (Not me -- I think he needs to take a shower and get checked for STDs.) So... yeah... the show is OK, but they need to step it up in the Love Interest department, as well as the side characters. Lemon is too much of a one-dimensional bitch.
So... what are you guys watching? Any new shows that you would recommend? Any old shows that you're happy with this year?
Returning Shows:
Supernatural: I'm enjoying it this season. I am a Cass fan and I'm bummed that he's gone. But... I am enjoying Dean & Bobby (like I always do) and Sam is only annoying me at a moderate level. I do get a feeling of "rinse, later, repeat" with the plots. (Really, Dean? Killing someone and then hiding it from Sam? Like that's EVER worked for you? Really, Sam? Being all tortured and hiding it from Dean and Bobby? Like that's EVER worked for you?) These two boys are so good together, such great brothers, and love each other to death (and, in some cases, beyond death). BUT... can they just stop lying to each other about crap? We're 7 seasons in & they STILL act like they're in S1. Sometimes, it's like I'm watching Smallville all over again. (Much like how Welling & Durance's gorgeousness made it all OK, I feel like the pretty that is Jensen Ackles makes me ignore plotholes I'd otherwise cry over.)
Parks & Recreation: I love this show. It's such a feel good show and it features one of the strongest, successful, and competent female characters on TV. I am a Ben/Leslie shipper, but I like how/why they broke these two up. For anyone not watching this show: Go find S2 and start watching. (S1 took awhile to hit it's stride.) It's the best Thursday show.
Community: I loved the latest one (the one on "Chaos Theory") but hated the two before that. Community walks a fine line between making it's characters fun to watch and making the characters loathsome. I don't need them to be perfect and am OK with their many issues. However... there comes a point when it's no longer funny & this is supposed to be a comedy. I think that "Arreseted Development" managed to pull this off rather brilliantly, but Community falters from time to time. However, when they do an episode righ (like Chaos Theory, Warfare, or Dungeons and Dragons) then they do it RIGHT. And make me want to re-watch over and over again. It's for those brilliant episodes that I keep watching.
Haven: I was very "eh" about this season. First of all, I did enjoy Emily Rose in the first season quite a bit (which led to my Audrey Parker love) but - for whatever reason - she became a totally wooden actress in S2. Audrey was barely allowed to emote or show emotion. Since Nathan is also a wooden character, I started to become very frustrated with their interactions. HOWEVER... still a fan and will watch S3. (Very happy they got renewed.) And YAY for my OTP declaring their hots for each other! The exchange where Audrey invites Nathan over for dinner (Audrey: "I'll make pancakes!" Nathan: "Pancakes? Is that dinner or... b-b-b-b-breakfast?" *cue Audrey's mischevious smile*) is what all ships should get. Evil cliffhanger, though. Especially since we have to wait ONE YEAR to get S3.
The Good Wife: I'm just going to say it: I do not think Kalinda is a badass. I have NEVER thought she's a badass and the actress's wooden acting grates on my nerves like no one's business. Will/Alicia = hot, hot, hot. Is it wrong that my response to their hot scene was, "How come Lois and Clark never got a scene like this on SV????" The kids continue to be annoying as all hell. (Especially the girl with her equally annoying tutor.) Eli continues to be awesome. Peter is intriguing -- I want more of him. Cary... well, I'd like him more if he stopped being in Kalinda. I do NOT get what people see in that woman. She just USES people and they let her. Love, love, love Diane.
Breaking Bad: Oh.my.God. There are no words to describe how excellent and briliant this show is. Mesmerized throughout the entire season. The wait to the next season is going to be TORTURE.
Modern Family: Still hilarious. But, my God, the actress who plays Claire needs to eat a cookie! Or about TWENTY of them. She's way too thin.
Big Bang Theory: I'm enjoying this season. I'm so glad they added in the girls. They are sometimes funnier than the guys. Still not sure why Bernadette thinks Howard is her soulmate. The guy needs to grow up and MOVE OUT.
New Shows:
Terra Nova: I'm watching it. But it could be SO much better. One problem I have is that they chose only ONE family to focus on. They should have gone the "Lost" style and introduced us to 4-5 different families, so we could get invested in all sorts of different stories & they could play with the backstory of a lot of different characters. As it stands now, a lot of the show hinges on one really getting emotionally invested in this core family (what is their NAME? See, I don't even remember, because they're bland). Dr. Hottie and Mr. Cop Hottie have a pretty good marriage and the kids seem to be settling in OK. So where is the conflict and why should I care that they almost get eaten by dinosaurs every week? One thing I will say, though. I find it really interesting that they cast a British-Indian in the role as Dr. Hottie. I really like that it's very blase that the kids are of mixed heritage. When I was growing up, there were no characters on TV that were South Asian (unless they were played as a stereotype) and so I never saw people "like me" on TV. My kids, however, will now watch shows where they will see themselves in these characters... people who look like them.
New Girl: I'm not hooked on this one. I can watch it (if nothing else is on) but I find the premise to be rather thin.
Suburgatory: Rather enjoying this. I hope it sticks around.
Whitney: This is kind of unwatchable.
2 Broke Girls: Hhhmmm... can watch it if I have to... but not really enjoying it.
Hart of Dixie: I have a huge love of
So... what are you guys watching? Any new shows that you would recommend? Any old shows that you're happy with this year?
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Date: 2011-10-21 07:11 pm (UTC)"Supernatural"... yeah, I know what you mean about it being exhausting to watch Dean constantly feel horrible about himself.
Kalinda -- I find that I did like her more in S1. But, in general, I never saw her as more than a means to an end. Exposition Girl. (Very much like Chloe from Smallville.) Good in small doses, but should not be considered a main character. Then Archie Punjabi got an award and the next you know, she's supposed to be the Most Awesome Character Ever.