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Current TV shows: Only survivor is Survivor, and we're between seasons right now. And if Russell Hantz really comes back as a contestant again I won't be watching the next season either. Our antenna doesn't work all that well anyway.
OLD TV SHOWS, courtesy of Netflix
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Dollhouse - Richard lost interest in this one by the end of Season 1, leaving me free to order the disks and gobble them up on my own (R doesn't like watching TV as much as I do, so when we're both watching a show it holds me back). All done now, and I'm a little sad. That show got under my skin the way Carnivale did, on a dreamlike id-deep level, and I miss them both so much now that I'm done with them.
The Tudors - a lushly produced dramatization of the early part of Henry VIII's reign, when he was young and buff. Not only am I addicted to it, I got![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ambertatge hooked as well. I'm only up to the birth of Princess Elizabeth so far, so don't tell me how it ends. (ha)
Connections - whee! It's finally available on Netflix! Although I must say that Season 1 isn't quite as good as I remembered it. Tons of interesting ideas and facts, but the pacing is uneven and some of the logical leaps are a little hard to follow. I wonder if this is one of those classic shows that hit its stride in Season 2. Another one that both of us watch, so it will take a while to get through them.
Scrubs (first disk) - Not sure who put this one on the queue, me or Thorin, but it showed up and I was pleasantly surprised by the first few episodes. Comedy disks are hard to get through - who wants to watch 8 sitcom episodes in a row? But I watched 3 in a row on Saturday, in between bouts of playing PixelJunk Eden, and I'm not sick of it yet.
Glee (Season 1) - always a delight. Richard warmed up to this one slowly, but now he's hooked too.
Big Bang Theory - well into Season 2 and it's still funny. Honestly, I thought the joke would wear out by this point, but the writers have been surprisingly creative and consistently witty. Make no mistake, it's total fluff. But it's pretty good fluff. In fact, I think it's time to move another disk up on the queue.
ON THE BACK BURNER
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Chuck - more geeky silliness. The plots are frankly ridiculous, but the ensemble acting chops have been good enough to keep me coming back. Well, enough to get through Season 1 with both Richard and I still enjoying it. However, Season 2 is languishing on our queue. One or two Chucks are fun, but getting through a whole disk of them can get tiresome.
Eureka - in about the same status as Chuck. Cute idea, good ensemble acting, but its appeal is starting to fade. This one would be a lot better if the writing staff were as genuinely geeky as the writers for Big Bang Theory. The characters are lovable, but the skiffy plots are tired. You could do so much more with a back story like this one if you hired some actual s.f. writers.
TRIED AND LIKED ENOUGH TO ORDER A DISK OCCASIONALLY: 30 Rock, Better Off Ted.
TRIED AND DIDN'T LIKE: Gilmore Girls, House
WAITING IN THE WINGS: Caprica, Nurse Jackie, and *OMG did you know that Dark Shadows is now available on Netflix??*
OLD TV SHOWS, courtesy of Netflix
------------------
Dollhouse - Richard lost interest in this one by the end of Season 1, leaving me free to order the disks and gobble them up on my own (R doesn't like watching TV as much as I do, so when we're both watching a show it holds me back). All done now, and I'm a little sad. That show got under my skin the way Carnivale did, on a dreamlike id-deep level, and I miss them both so much now that I'm done with them.
The Tudors - a lushly produced dramatization of the early part of Henry VIII's reign, when he was young and buff. Not only am I addicted to it, I got
ambertatge hooked as well. I'm only up to the birth of Princess Elizabeth so far, so don't tell me how it ends. (ha)Connections - whee! It's finally available on Netflix! Although I must say that Season 1 isn't quite as good as I remembered it. Tons of interesting ideas and facts, but the pacing is uneven and some of the logical leaps are a little hard to follow. I wonder if this is one of those classic shows that hit its stride in Season 2. Another one that both of us watch, so it will take a while to get through them.
Scrubs (first disk) - Not sure who put this one on the queue, me or Thorin, but it showed up and I was pleasantly surprised by the first few episodes. Comedy disks are hard to get through - who wants to watch 8 sitcom episodes in a row? But I watched 3 in a row on Saturday, in between bouts of playing PixelJunk Eden, and I'm not sick of it yet.
Glee (Season 1) - always a delight. Richard warmed up to this one slowly, but now he's hooked too.
Big Bang Theory - well into Season 2 and it's still funny. Honestly, I thought the joke would wear out by this point, but the writers have been surprisingly creative and consistently witty. Make no mistake, it's total fluff. But it's pretty good fluff. In fact, I think it's time to move another disk up on the queue.
ON THE BACK BURNER
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Chuck - more geeky silliness. The plots are frankly ridiculous, but the ensemble acting chops have been good enough to keep me coming back. Well, enough to get through Season 1 with both Richard and I still enjoying it. However, Season 2 is languishing on our queue. One or two Chucks are fun, but getting through a whole disk of them can get tiresome.
Eureka - in about the same status as Chuck. Cute idea, good ensemble acting, but its appeal is starting to fade. This one would be a lot better if the writing staff were as genuinely geeky as the writers for Big Bang Theory. The characters are lovable, but the skiffy plots are tired. You could do so much more with a back story like this one if you hired some actual s.f. writers.
TRIED AND LIKED ENOUGH TO ORDER A DISK OCCASIONALLY: 30 Rock, Better Off Ted.
TRIED AND DIDN'T LIKE: Gilmore Girls, House
WAITING IN THE WINGS: Caprica, Nurse Jackie, and *OMG did you know that Dark Shadows is now available on Netflix??*
