April 13, 2010

The L Word Season 3 Finale

Never in my life - it’s been 22 years - have I felt so disappointed about a TV show’s season finale. Maybe disappointed is not even strong enough. I’m angry, mad, upset. I’ve been watching this show for a week and all I can think of right now is: What a waste of time.

Normally I’m pleased by suprise endings but in this case I really wanted it to be how I had planned in my mind. It’s cowardly to ruin a storyline just because a character has to be written off. And why did she have to leave the show anyway? Maybe I’m angry at her?

I’m off to waste some more time and see if season 4 might make me like The L Word again.

January 22, 2010
"Hey Pete, Maya is pregnant, Sam needs to drink, are you in?"

— Cooper, Private Practice #3.12

November 4, 2009

Chuck Bartowski

As I mentioned a couple of times before, I’m currently writing a blog on American TV-shows. This job is pretty amazing considering that I get money (even if it’s not a lot) for writing about things I love. I don’t feel as if watching these shows is really a job, since I would do so anyway.

So, my favorite show at the moment is Chuck. I wrote an article about it when I had only seen the pilot with just basic information in it. Now that I have seen all of the first season and about half of the second I must say, it’s a terrific show. It’s about a nerd and how he gets to be a spy. I believe it appeals to men and women alike. It has lots of action in it (got an Emmy for stunt work) and romance as well.

The characters are realistic and come across very natural. Additionally they offer certain qualities one doesn’t necessarily expect in a comedy. They are well rounded, deep and have a lot of potential. I’m very glad that NBC decided to order a full third season airing in January. I’m so excited to see their development and as weird as it sounds, at some point the end. I always feel that the way a series ends is almost as important as the beginning. You want to be satisfied, get closure and have to live withe the fact that there will never be another episode of it. So the writers really have to do a good job, and I’m crossing my fingers that they will do so with Chuck (three knocks on wood).

Chuck is a show I would love to discuss, or better analyze, with others. I could talk about the characters, especially Chuck and Sarah, all day long and would not get tired of it. I hope one day classes like that can be taken along side literature classes at any university. I would register right away!

So check it out if you get the chance.

August 9, 2009

My 5 Top Shows (week #31, 2009)

  1. True Blood
  2. Grey’s Anatomy
  3. Private Practice
  4. So You Think You Can Dance
  5. How I Met Your Mother

July 9, 2009

Supernatural…

… is the show I recently started watching and have to say: I’m impressed. It’s the first “scary” show since Buffy that actually keeps my interest for more than one episode. I watched Fringe the other day and was pretty disappointed. I mean, first of all, I hated The X-Files, maybe because I was a little kid but mainly because I thought it was dumb. Fringe is way too similar in my eyes, and  did not change my point of view - it’s dull. But Supernatural seems cool. I watched four episodes now and can see me sticking to it. It is definitely no show I’m hooked on, like for example first season of Prison Break or Breaking Bad (awesome show!!!), but I like it and there is some eye candy in there ;)

So I just started watching Episode #1.05 and it’s about Toledo, OH, the town I was living in for four months in 2005. I’ll check if I still know places, or if they truly shot there …