I've become totally addicted to the premium cable shows, True Blood and Dexter.
See, I missed The Sopranos. I caught one hour of it,once, and it was one of the best things I'd ever seen, so I know I'd like it. I haven't wanted to watch the bowdlerized versions, and haven't quite had the time to rent the entire seasons.
True Blood has one of the best depictions of addiction I've ever seen: the drug pusher is not standing on the corner with a sign around his neck saying, "Hey, Kid. You want a taste?"
No, he's a friendly kind of guy, charming, letting yourself talk yourself into it, with a few well placed bon mots.
But I have to admit, I'm getting a little tired of the 'stupid people acting stupid' southern gothic, Flannery O'Conner, atmosphere.
Dexter is a great show, too. The only real difference between what I saw last year on network is that the swear words aren't dubbed and -- like True Blood -- there is some nudity. Can't see much difference besides that.
So far this year, I've been trying out the new shows Fringe, which I'm getting very disappointed in, Life on Mars, which has great supporting actors and a bland lead, and -- I'm sorry, just completely missing the tone and feel of the early 70's. We taped the Mentalist and the 11th Hour, and have only this week gotten around to watching them.
The Mentalist is the real keeper, this year. Like the show, Life, it has a low-key charm, but rises and falls on its weekly plots. (last week was a clunker.)
11th Hour is kind of strange. More straightforward than I expected. Actually better than Fringe, in most ways, but I'm not quite hooked. I'll give a couple more episodes.
For existing shows, I'm continuing with Life, whose lite charm is starting to run thin, CSI: L.V. (the other CSI's are unwatchable); Heroes, which seems to be all over the place; House, the one show that seems to keep its quality up, with House being a bigger bastard than ever; Sarah Conner, Terminator, which isn't the big surprise it was last year, but still pretty good. And of course I'll watch Battlestar Galactica and Lost if they ever show up again. I've given up on everything else.
See, I missed The Sopranos. I caught one hour of it,once, and it was one of the best things I'd ever seen, so I know I'd like it. I haven't wanted to watch the bowdlerized versions, and haven't quite had the time to rent the entire seasons.
True Blood has one of the best depictions of addiction I've ever seen: the drug pusher is not standing on the corner with a sign around his neck saying, "Hey, Kid. You want a taste?"
No, he's a friendly kind of guy, charming, letting yourself talk yourself into it, with a few well placed bon mots.
But I have to admit, I'm getting a little tired of the 'stupid people acting stupid' southern gothic, Flannery O'Conner, atmosphere.
Dexter is a great show, too. The only real difference between what I saw last year on network is that the swear words aren't dubbed and -- like True Blood -- there is some nudity. Can't see much difference besides that.
So far this year, I've been trying out the new shows Fringe, which I'm getting very disappointed in, Life on Mars, which has great supporting actors and a bland lead, and -- I'm sorry, just completely missing the tone and feel of the early 70's. We taped the Mentalist and the 11th Hour, and have only this week gotten around to watching them.
The Mentalist is the real keeper, this year. Like the show, Life, it has a low-key charm, but rises and falls on its weekly plots. (last week was a clunker.)
11th Hour is kind of strange. More straightforward than I expected. Actually better than Fringe, in most ways, but I'm not quite hooked. I'll give a couple more episodes.
For existing shows, I'm continuing with Life, whose lite charm is starting to run thin, CSI: L.V. (the other CSI's are unwatchable); Heroes, which seems to be all over the place; House, the one show that seems to keep its quality up, with House being a bigger bastard than ever; Sarah Conner, Terminator, which isn't the big surprise it was last year, but still pretty good. And of course I'll watch Battlestar Galactica and Lost if they ever show up again. I've given up on everything else.