A couple of TV shows started up this week and I just wanted to write a cumulative post to outline my thoughts.
Weeds
I know this one didn't just start but it is in the process of wrapping up. Nancy is definitely becoming more of a sexual fiend than a drug dealer. I'm really not happy with where the 3rd season ended up so far. I liked last season better. Not sure what it is but this is the third show I've watched where the 3rd season just isn't up to snuff with the rest. This season has definitely suffered a serious Stroke. The DEA thing needs to go away. Celia's character has been put through the wringer way too long and is a far cry from last season. Shane doesn't talk to dead people anymore but has pretty much become a prick like his older brother though this is expected as Nancy pretty much neglects him and has Andy taking care of him. Doug's character had a purpose last season but now he is just annoying. I kinda keep waiting to see if this show is going to get darker or not and it is kind of now but we don't see it. Things are mentioned but nothing really is seen.
The Shield
It's the last season for the cops at Farmington but I have to say that this show keeps getting better and better. After also suffering through a season 3 stroke it has definitely picked itself up. The first two episodes and the preview for the next have kept me on the edge of the couch. I like also how they are being presented with limited interruption on FX. That is awesome.
Entourage
The boys are back and they have been gone for two long. The first episode brings us in a couple months after the disaster at Cannes. Vince has been shipped off to a beach paradise in Mexico by Johnny with Turtle while Eric pursues his management potential and Ari is just being Ari. I have to say Jeremy Piven never gets old and I believe he will be typecasted to play the same rolls over and over and over again. I got the sense though the entire dynamic of the boys relationship has changed due to the film disaster. Ari said it best "Forget like a bad piece of pussy." Hopefully they can make this go away fast.
Tru Blood
This show has a lot of promise. Although the Pilot definitely did not give us too much of a backstory and just throws the viewer right in the middle of what is happening. It left me with a lot of questions about some of the characters like "where are they going with this?" "why is this character important?" Mostly this having to do with the lead's brother in the first episode.
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles.
Ok, we knew that at somepoint Summer Glau was going to go bat shit crazy and try to kill John at some point I just didn't think they would do it in the beginning of the season. The writers pretty much hit us over the head with it over and over again last season towards the end. They need to make sure though now that they do not have her turn again this season because that is just going to kill the series. The love thing threw me for a loop though. Why are we getting all angsty all the sudden? I know John is a teenager but for fucks sake don't turn this into Gossip Girl with guns. I have concerns over the series longevity especially since it is on Fox and we all know they like to kill things off rather quickly when ratings start to slip. I really do not see this show going anywhere past a third season just like I doubt we'll see another album from Amy Winehouse.
Dexter
I cannot WAIT for this show to come out again. I got hooked on the second season and it is absolutely amazing. By far Michael C. Hall's best character since Six Feet Under. This show is also going into it's third season and I hope to god it does not follow Six Feet Under into a Stroke like state, but all signs point to that it might. It has basically wrapped up a lot of the storylines from both seasons in the second season finale. First off, the Cop that had it in for him is dead. The crazy British chick (who I'd like to lock up and throw away the key) is also dead though I thought it was too hastily done. Not sure what is going to happen with his girlfriend. Not sure what they are going to do with his sisters storyline.
Californication
I loved LOVED this show. The first season was hands down fucking perfect. I am not sure if the second season will be able to hold a candle to it though. Why you ask? Karen left Bill for Hank in the finale. That is it, game over. The first season tied up all of the loose ends with the exception of the book Hank wrote in New York. I don't understand how the show will go on. I'm not sure if I want to understand how it will go on. It was perfectly written and acted out in season one. With Duchoveny's sex addition problems it puts a damper on this show going into a third season. I would hate for the first season to be ruined by a sub-par followup only to not have a third season at all. Oh, and why wasn't the first season released on Blu-Ray? Come on people it is 2008!
Weeds
I know this one didn't just start but it is in the process of wrapping up. Nancy is definitely becoming more of a sexual fiend than a drug dealer. I'm really not happy with where the 3rd season ended up so far. I liked last season better. Not sure what it is but this is the third show I've watched where the 3rd season just isn't up to snuff with the rest. This season has definitely suffered a serious Stroke. The DEA thing needs to go away. Celia's character has been put through the wringer way too long and is a far cry from last season. Shane doesn't talk to dead people anymore but has pretty much become a prick like his older brother though this is expected as Nancy pretty much neglects him and has Andy taking care of him. Doug's character had a purpose last season but now he is just annoying. I kinda keep waiting to see if this show is going to get darker or not and it is kind of now but we don't see it. Things are mentioned but nothing really is seen.
The Shield
It's the last season for the cops at Farmington but I have to say that this show keeps getting better and better. After also suffering through a season 3 stroke it has definitely picked itself up. The first two episodes and the preview for the next have kept me on the edge of the couch. I like also how they are being presented with limited interruption on FX. That is awesome.
Entourage
The boys are back and they have been gone for two long. The first episode brings us in a couple months after the disaster at Cannes. Vince has been shipped off to a beach paradise in Mexico by Johnny with Turtle while Eric pursues his management potential and Ari is just being Ari. I have to say Jeremy Piven never gets old and I believe he will be typecasted to play the same rolls over and over and over again. I got the sense though the entire dynamic of the boys relationship has changed due to the film disaster. Ari said it best "Forget like a bad piece of pussy." Hopefully they can make this go away fast.
Tru Blood
This show has a lot of promise. Although the Pilot definitely did not give us too much of a backstory and just throws the viewer right in the middle of what is happening. It left me with a lot of questions about some of the characters like "where are they going with this?" "why is this character important?" Mostly this having to do with the lead's brother in the first episode.
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles.
Ok, we knew that at somepoint Summer Glau was going to go bat shit crazy and try to kill John at some point I just didn't think they would do it in the beginning of the season. The writers pretty much hit us over the head with it over and over again last season towards the end. They need to make sure though now that they do not have her turn again this season because that is just going to kill the series. The love thing threw me for a loop though. Why are we getting all angsty all the sudden? I know John is a teenager but for fucks sake don't turn this into Gossip Girl with guns. I have concerns over the series longevity especially since it is on Fox and we all know they like to kill things off rather quickly when ratings start to slip. I really do not see this show going anywhere past a third season just like I doubt we'll see another album from Amy Winehouse.
Dexter
I cannot WAIT for this show to come out again. I got hooked on the second season and it is absolutely amazing. By far Michael C. Hall's best character since Six Feet Under. This show is also going into it's third season and I hope to god it does not follow Six Feet Under into a Stroke like state, but all signs point to that it might. It has basically wrapped up a lot of the storylines from both seasons in the second season finale. First off, the Cop that had it in for him is dead. The crazy British chick (who I'd like to lock up and throw away the key) is also dead though I thought it was too hastily done. Not sure what is going to happen with his girlfriend. Not sure what they are going to do with his sisters storyline.
Californication
I loved LOVED this show. The first season was hands down fucking perfect. I am not sure if the second season will be able to hold a candle to it though. Why you ask? Karen left Bill for Hank in the finale. That is it, game over. The first season tied up all of the loose ends with the exception of the book Hank wrote in New York. I don't understand how the show will go on. I'm not sure if I want to understand how it will go on. It was perfectly written and acted out in season one. With Duchoveny's sex addition problems it puts a damper on this show going into a third season. I would hate for the first season to be ruined by a sub-par followup only to not have a third season at all. Oh, and why wasn't the first season released on Blu-Ray? Come on people it is 2008!
"An old man dies, a young girl lives, fair trade." - Bruce Willis from Sin City.
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