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Television

Ever since I started my jaded teenage years, my dislike for tv has grown and grown. the programs that I actually liked either were cancelled too early or got crappy real quicklike I.E. x-files. So tv and I drifted further and further apart. Occasionaly i would watch something Whedon oriented, or something on cartoon network after ten at night. I gave up on the networks for good.
So you can imagine my surprise when these networks started showing shows on tv that I like. I was taken aback. It was kinda like when I found out that there was good hip hop being made. Here are the shows that have partially rekindled my interest in the idiot box, one for every network.
House i've already posted about, so i won't write too much about it. I will say that i still don't like fox, but that's another post altogether. I think Hugh Laurie is an amazing actor and pretty much what drives the show. I'm sure i'll get hell about that.
Next is cbs, the channel that old people watch. The show is of course CSI. The las vegas one. not NY and certainly not miami. I've been randomly watching eps from previous seasons, but not much of season five. I did however watch the season five finale and was blown away. George Eads (Nick Stokes) really showed off his acting abilities. I can genuinely say that I was afraid for him. Oh yeah he's also hot.
Moving on, my selection for nbc. Someone might find this questionable as the pick for the best show on nbc, but i don't care. i like it. granted i've only seen one ep. if it sucks later on i will retract my statement. The show is My Name is Earl. It's funny. It's sweet. I really like it. it's only a half hour. if it were an hour i might not like it as much. It's shows that anybody can change. Even a redneck.
We come to ABC, and a very non surprising pick. Lost is good. I like it a lot. There are a few things that bug me a little. mainly the fact that the writers and producers felt that they had to throw in some mysterious and scary monster on the island in order to keep the audience enthralled. I would like the show just as much without it. I've got a feeling however that not all is what it seems and that monster may be something totally different. Also Lost is home to one of the most creepiest dudes ever, John Locke, played by the guy from The stepfather, Terry O' Quinn. The reason I and most people like lost is the really good acting and superb writing. Add that with HIGH production values (every ep looks like a damn movie) and you got yourself a winner.
Upn is the shocker for me. I was talking to margie about my selection for this network, Veronica Mars. She said she loved it and said that Joss Whedon has said that the writing was way better than what he did on his shows. I got really pumped about it and asked what channel it was on, and margie said UPN. I almost didn't believe her. It took me a few episodes to get into it, but i really like it now, and i can't really explain why. It's basically a teen dramedy, with your usually bands of preps and outcasts, but something a little different. It seems a little more mature than you might expect. my only real problem i have with it is that it starts out with the death of a friend of veronica's, which feels a little too laura palmer to me. it still rocks though.
so there you have it. Shows that don't suck from networks that do.
oh wait i forgot the WB. umm.......nope nothing. WB just sucks. *i'm sure i'll catch mega hell for that comment*

Posted by cainnum at 6:22 PM