[review] TV
So basically I am in The Vampire Diaries overdose? Everything else seems kind of boring and meh in comparison. Well, not everything else but it's certainly close. Haha.
→ Modern Family: This show is consistently good, but I find myself having less 'jump and clap' moments in the latter half of this season than I am used to. Not sure if it's the show, or if it's me just being too comfortable with and taking for granted its excellence. See, there was nothing about the last episode that I disliked at all, and in fact some of those moments at the end were beyond cute (which is traditional for this show) but I don't know. I keep forgetting it exists. This is not a good thing, haha.
→ Community: I never really got over the whole second season slump that everyone else seemed to be in at the beginning of the season. I am still hanging out there, in slump-ville. I am kind of ambivalent about it. I'm not sure how sad I would be if it were canceled to be honest.
→ Parenthood: February sweeps was over-fucking-whelming. The non-stop over-talking and shouting that I normally find so penetrating felt a little more grating to me. But! This most recent up was a little bit calmer, a little bit more easily digestible. As ozmissage said, can we all get our own Joel? Because seriously? How precious was he? It just seems like he is so grateful for what he has and seeing how It's All Falling Apart for Crosby must have terrified him. That was just, a beautiful, raw moment. Loved, loved it. And yay for Sarah and the adorable English teacher! They are so perfectly awkward and perfectly perfect. I still like him best, of her suitors. I am still bummed that her warehouse boyfriend disappeared though. Jesus, where did you go? The bottom line is that I love these people and their lives. Period. It's kind of my new Friday Night Lights -- gasp, shock!
→ Big Love: I am so far behind on this show. I should download and marathon what I've missed so far. If my calculations are correct, the finale is not far off. I feel kind of relieved about that. What I had seen so far of this season wasn't exactly what I'd call its best season to date. I'm hoping things pick up.
→ The Vampire Diaries: Can we say too many weeks until a new episode! I don't know what I am going to do when the show is over for the season. It's going to come sooner than I think. My only disappointment with the last episode was one. It's Isobel! As she's not really my favorite character in the world, this cliffhanger left me feeling underwhelmed. I get the implications and all that, but mostly I'm just meh about it. I think there's every single possibility that she will knock my socks of when the show returns, but as far as wild and crazy cliffhangers go, that one left me a little cold. I think, as much as I wanted Matt and Jenna to find out the truth, that I was hoping in Jenna's case it would just knock her on the head. Matt's discovery is so much more raw and so much more BANG than Jenna's. Jenna still doesn't know a damn thing, just that Isobel is standing on her front door, clearly not dead -- the idea that they're going to drag it out with Jenna is a definite threat, so I'm hoping that when we come back, they just get it over and done with. I have enormous faith in this show in that regard. Every week is sweeps week when you're watching The Vampire Diaries.
ETA: Jenna's reveal. I am still kind of hoping for some kind of emotional gut-wrenching scene a la Joyce finding out Buffy is the slayer:
Buffy: Open your eyes, Mom. What do you think has been going on for the past few years? The fights, the weird occurrences - how many times have you washed blood out of my clothing, and you still haven't figured it out?
Joyce: Well, it stops now!
Buffy: No, it doesn't stop! It never stops! Do you - do you think I chose to be like this? You have any idea how lonely it is? How dangerous? I would love to be upstairs, watching TV or gossiping about boys or - God, even studying! But I have to save the world. Again!
Man, that one hurt. Is it bad that I want it to be painful and sudden? Like Matt's? Anything less would just seem wrong at this point.
→ Being Human UK: I haven't seen this week's yet, but What have they done with Mitchell? I don't even know. All I know is that Nina is now my favorite character, next to George. Annie is kind of neutral, and Mitchell is... I don't even know what he is. I am shocked at what a fair-weather fan I can be. The Longest Day was brilliantly executed I thought. The claustrophobic feel of it really worked for me. And the social worker stranded downstairs waiting for someone to get back to her really helped to heighten that feeling. But at the end of the day, I just wanted Annie and Mitchell both to shut the hell up already. I was enjoying Herrick far more than the two of them and that's truth. Nina baffled me with her decision to call the police on Mitchell, but I suppose I will take it, considering how much ass she kicked in this episode. And it really struck me just how right she was about Mitchell when she said "I think there's a poison in you which has nothing to do with being a vampire." I actually hadn't realized it until that moment. At least, how he's been acting since episode two of this season -- I agree with her. As close as he is to George and Annie, he has yet to tell him about Lia's prophecy and has only acted more and more irrational. It's been a gradual build, but it's clear as a bell now. Thank you, Nina.
→ Castle: I have season one here borrowed from a friend and I am planning on watching it. I have seen the first few eps already, back when it first aired, but I never watched any further. Anybody into this show? What do you think?
→ Don't I watch more TV than this? I feel like I'm leaving some things out.
→ Grey's Anatomy: Yes! I forgot about Grey's. Still watching. Still enjoying it. Although there is one thing . What in the name of all that is holy did they just do to April? I think they were trying to make her into more of a main player at the beginning of this season, but she's been sufficiently downgraded the past several (or more) eps, and this last thing just cements it. What the actual fuck? Seriously? Um, okay. Well I can't wait for the musical episode! At least that'll be entertaining.
→ Off the Map: I forgot this show too! Whoops! I still love Dr. Ryan Clark and for crying out loud I wish she was a bigger character on this show. Alas, she is not. I really enjoyed this last episode though. Everything worked for me and kind of ensured I would still watch because I felt myself growing restless with it. It's still fun and a decent piece of melodrama to tune into each week -- it's a lot like Grey's that way. Gee, I wonder why.
→ Modern Family: This show is consistently good, but I find myself having less 'jump and clap' moments in the latter half of this season than I am used to. Not sure if it's the show, or if it's me just being too comfortable with and taking for granted its excellence. See, there was nothing about the last episode that I disliked at all, and in fact some of those moments at the end were beyond cute (which is traditional for this show) but I don't know. I keep forgetting it exists. This is not a good thing, haha.
→ Community: I never really got over the whole second season slump that everyone else seemed to be in at the beginning of the season. I am still hanging out there, in slump-ville. I am kind of ambivalent about it. I'm not sure how sad I would be if it were canceled to be honest.
→ Parenthood: February sweeps was over-fucking-whelming. The non-stop over-talking and shouting that I normally find so penetrating felt a little more grating to me. But! This most recent up was a little bit calmer, a little bit more easily digestible. As ozmissage said, can we all get our own Joel? Because seriously? How precious was he? It just seems like he is so grateful for what he has and seeing how It's All Falling Apart for Crosby must have terrified him. That was just, a beautiful, raw moment. Loved, loved it. And yay for Sarah and the adorable English teacher! They are so perfectly awkward and perfectly perfect. I still like him best, of her suitors. I am still bummed that her warehouse boyfriend disappeared though. Jesus, where did you go? The bottom line is that I love these people and their lives. Period. It's kind of my new Friday Night Lights -- gasp, shock!
→ Big Love: I am so far behind on this show. I should download and marathon what I've missed so far. If my calculations are correct, the finale is not far off. I feel kind of relieved about that. What I had seen so far of this season wasn't exactly what I'd call its best season to date. I'm hoping things pick up.
→ The Vampire Diaries: Can we say too many weeks until a new episode! I don't know what I am going to do when the show is over for the season. It's going to come sooner than I think. My only disappointment with the last episode was one. It's Isobel! As she's not really my favorite character in the world, this cliffhanger left me feeling underwhelmed. I get the implications and all that, but mostly I'm just meh about it. I think there's every single possibility that she will knock my socks of when the show returns, but as far as wild and crazy cliffhangers go, that one left me a little cold. I think, as much as I wanted Matt and Jenna to find out the truth, that I was hoping in Jenna's case it would just knock her on the head. Matt's discovery is so much more raw and so much more BANG than Jenna's. Jenna still doesn't know a damn thing, just that Isobel is standing on her front door, clearly not dead -- the idea that they're going to drag it out with Jenna is a definite threat, so I'm hoping that when we come back, they just get it over and done with. I have enormous faith in this show in that regard. Every week is sweeps week when you're watching The Vampire Diaries.
ETA: Jenna's reveal. I am still kind of hoping for some kind of emotional gut-wrenching scene a la Joyce finding out Buffy is the slayer:
Buffy: Open your eyes, Mom. What do you think has been going on for the past few years? The fights, the weird occurrences - how many times have you washed blood out of my clothing, and you still haven't figured it out?
Joyce: Well, it stops now!
Buffy: No, it doesn't stop! It never stops! Do you - do you think I chose to be like this? You have any idea how lonely it is? How dangerous? I would love to be upstairs, watching TV or gossiping about boys or - God, even studying! But I have to save the world. Again!
Man, that one hurt. Is it bad that I want it to be painful and sudden? Like Matt's? Anything less would just seem wrong at this point.
→ Being Human UK: I haven't seen this week's yet, but What have they done with Mitchell? I don't even know. All I know is that Nina is now my favorite character, next to George. Annie is kind of neutral, and Mitchell is... I don't even know what he is. I am shocked at what a fair-weather fan I can be. The Longest Day was brilliantly executed I thought. The claustrophobic feel of it really worked for me. And the social worker stranded downstairs waiting for someone to get back to her really helped to heighten that feeling. But at the end of the day, I just wanted Annie and Mitchell both to shut the hell up already. I was enjoying Herrick far more than the two of them and that's truth. Nina baffled me with her decision to call the police on Mitchell, but I suppose I will take it, considering how much ass she kicked in this episode. And it really struck me just how right she was about Mitchell when she said "I think there's a poison in you which has nothing to do with being a vampire." I actually hadn't realized it until that moment. At least, how he's been acting since episode two of this season -- I agree with her. As close as he is to George and Annie, he has yet to tell him about Lia's prophecy and has only acted more and more irrational. It's been a gradual build, but it's clear as a bell now. Thank you, Nina.
→ Castle: I have season one here borrowed from a friend and I am planning on watching it. I have seen the first few eps already, back when it first aired, but I never watched any further. Anybody into this show? What do you think?
→ Don't I watch more TV than this? I feel like I'm leaving some things out.
→ Grey's Anatomy: Yes! I forgot about Grey's. Still watching. Still enjoying it. Although there is one thing . What in the name of all that is holy did they just do to April? I think they were trying to make her into more of a main player at the beginning of this season, but she's been sufficiently downgraded the past several (or more) eps, and this last thing just cements it. What the actual fuck? Seriously? Um, okay. Well I can't wait for the musical episode! At least that'll be entertaining.
→ Off the Map: I forgot this show too! Whoops! I still love Dr. Ryan Clark and for crying out loud I wish she was a bigger character on this show. Alas, she is not. I really enjoyed this last episode though. Everything worked for me and kind of ensured I would still watch because I felt myself growing restless with it. It's still fun and a decent piece of melodrama to tune into each week -- it's a lot like Grey's that way. Gee, I wonder why.