What I'm watching
I probably watch more TV now than I ever have in my life. That's probably because I was an avid comic book reader as a teen, and there are a ton of comic book TV shows on these days. Most of which I actually like! What's also helpful is having services like Netflix to watch old seasons, and Hulu to keep up with current ones on my schedule.
Arrow: Great fight choreography and production values, Oliver Queen feels a lot like Batman. They also have John Barrowman (Torchwood) as a recurring character, which is never bad. The series gets pretty melodramatic as it goes on, but it's exciting to see the DC Universe in a good light.
the Flash: everything I said about Arrow applies here, except Barry Allen feels more like Peter Parker. The overall tone is lighter and optimistic, though the show is getting a bit darker. While some characters are very annoying (Iris!) the rest of the support cast is excellent, and some great subtle nods to diversity (hello, gay police captain).
Gotham: I gave up on Gotham (despite adding Morena Bacharin). Too over the top, too much focus on irritating characters, too much time spent on young Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle. The premise was good, but the writing was not. It's a shame, beacuse the actors portraying Penguin and Ed Nigma were great.
Agents of SHIELD: So, I am very to the Whedon camp. That means I stuck around through several hit or miss episodes of Agents when it started. And I'm glad I did, because the end of the first half of the season it started to get good. Then halfway through the last season, it got REALLY good. (The show suffered because the Marvel Cinematic Univers is all tied together, and Agents had to hide certain information thas was revealed in a movie). Since they it's really come into its own and I look forward to each episode.
Constantine: I was skeptical, but it hit its stride early on, and was far darker and grim that anything I expected to see on NBC. It is probably cancelled, which is a shame because I was looking for a Sandman crossover at some point.
The 100: Battlestar Galactica with teens. That's enough to make a lot of you cringe, but by the fourth episode some very unexpected things happen. Lots of character progression, good effects, and (yes) cute people. It's binge worthy.
Bob's Burgers and Archer: Both funny cartoons, and I love H Jon Benjamin's voice.
Game of Thrones: Do I even need to explain why I like this? Does anyone not know about this?
Other shows I"m catching up on or just starting are Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and Daredevil.
Look, these reviews don't give the shows justice, and most of you are probably watching at least some of them already. The main point of all this is there is a lot of cool stuff on TV right now, and I like great fight scenes, hot people in moral crisis, and shouty humor.
See you Monday, if I survive the (literally) dozen things I have going on.
Arrow: Great fight choreography and production values, Oliver Queen feels a lot like Batman. They also have John Barrowman (Torchwood) as a recurring character, which is never bad. The series gets pretty melodramatic as it goes on, but it's exciting to see the DC Universe in a good light.
the Flash: everything I said about Arrow applies here, except Barry Allen feels more like Peter Parker. The overall tone is lighter and optimistic, though the show is getting a bit darker. While some characters are very annoying (Iris!) the rest of the support cast is excellent, and some great subtle nods to diversity (hello, gay police captain).
Gotham: I gave up on Gotham (despite adding Morena Bacharin). Too over the top, too much focus on irritating characters, too much time spent on young Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle. The premise was good, but the writing was not. It's a shame, beacuse the actors portraying Penguin and Ed Nigma were great.
Agents of SHIELD: So, I am very to the Whedon camp. That means I stuck around through several hit or miss episodes of Agents when it started. And I'm glad I did, because the end of the first half of the season it started to get good. Then halfway through the last season, it got REALLY good. (The show suffered because the Marvel Cinematic Univers is all tied together, and Agents had to hide certain information thas was revealed in a movie). Since they it's really come into its own and I look forward to each episode.
Constantine: I was skeptical, but it hit its stride early on, and was far darker and grim that anything I expected to see on NBC. It is probably cancelled, which is a shame because I was looking for a Sandman crossover at some point.
The 100: Battlestar Galactica with teens. That's enough to make a lot of you cringe, but by the fourth episode some very unexpected things happen. Lots of character progression, good effects, and (yes) cute people. It's binge worthy.
Bob's Burgers and Archer: Both funny cartoons, and I love H Jon Benjamin's voice.
Game of Thrones: Do I even need to explain why I like this? Does anyone not know about this?
Other shows I"m catching up on or just starting are Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and Daredevil.
Look, these reviews don't give the shows justice, and most of you are probably watching at least some of them already. The main point of all this is there is a lot of cool stuff on TV right now, and I like great fight scenes, hot people in moral crisis, and shouty humor.
See you Monday, if I survive the (literally) dozen things I have going on.