Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:05:00
24, sort of
Today is the day. I have reached saturation. There are too many shows doing the same thing, dramatically speaking. I don’t even think about watching medical shows other than House (Scrubs doesn’t count), I can only imagine what it would be like if I cared about Grays or ER. I’m finding it harder and harder to care about anything other than Heroes.
Too many reality shows. Too many one hour serialized dramas. NOT. ENOUGH. COMEDY. They just pulled Knights of Prosperity off the schedule because it was getting crushed. So find it a place to live...at the worst it got 5 million viewers. Can you imagine? A show that was actually amusing, had good characters, was getting better every episode, had a core of five million and no one can find a way to make it profitable? Really?
I have been watching an episode or two of Absolutely Fabulous before I get to sleep. Even when they show got weird and strayed off the point (thanks Comedy Central for screwing that one up) it was still brilliantly funny. Why can’t we have more actual funny on TV? We’ve got five half-hour shows worth laughing at (that aren’t animated!) on the schedule right now - How I Met Your Mother, Office, Earl, Scrubs and 30 Rock. Add Colbert to that list, and in the summer It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia comes back while the others go away. I hear Monk is good dramady but it;s 5 seasons in, so I need to get a box set or download them to catch up and who has the time? There’s 82375 other shows on.
When did America stop watching actual funny stuff? When did we stop having the desire to laugh for an hour or two each evening before the news reminded us how horrible the world has become?
Anyway, there are what, 20 or so hour-long serialized shows running right now? 7923 if you count each Law & Order and CSI as a separate show.
Maybe I’m just burned out because I’m in a rotten mood and I just sat through Prison Break and 24 and now I feel like I can’t watch Heroes because I won’t appreciate it. Battlestar last night was whatever...the thing I look forward to the most on TV these days is Mythbusters repeats and freaking Ninja Warrior! I’ll save Heroes until tomorrow.
Anyway...24. Yeah, it was pretty much retreading the same territory. I’ve seen every single thing that happened tonight on this actual show before, not to mention on the 839284 other one-hour drama shows. It was OK, though. Feel free to spoil it up in the comments…
Posted by JimK at 12:05 AM on March 06, 2007
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#2 Posted by Joe R. 
on 03/06 at 02:41 AM -
Because it’s not enough for me to hate BSG; I have to ruin it for everyone else.
#3 Posted by Buzzion 
on 03/06 at 09:29 AM -
You’ll enjoy Heroes jim. Only problem is no new episodes til the end of april.
#4 Posted by dakrat on 03/06 at 10:02 AM -
I have been watching an episode or two of Absolutely Fabulous before I get to sleep. Even when they show got weird and strayed off the point (thanks Comedy Central for screwing that one up) it was still brilliantly funny.
That’s one of my all time favorites. I just ordered the box set.
#5 Posted by mgnmfrc1 on 03/06 at 01:25 PM -
Heard mentality and no network balls. What happened to Wonder Falls? 3 fuckin’ episodes, it was great! Funny! Smart! But since it wasn’t a homerun out of the box they opted for several failures since to make up for it. CBS cans Joan of Arcadia (quality family show) for another fucking Survivor? Gag. If it wasn’t for the Original CSI I would never watch CBS, in fact I rarely catch CSI, House or Scrubs on their original channels. I watch USA for Psych, very funny, and House reruns or current season episodes. Scrubs on 2 different networks if I’m up late. USA, Sci Fi and Discovery are my main channels. Local ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS affiliates get my attention long enough to watch the weather.
#6 Posted by Zinger on 03/06 at 05:47 PM -
I would think that comedies were cheaper to make than dramas (no or very few special effects), but probably not as cheap as reality TV. But comedy is hard to do and do well. Think of what were the breakout series. From my childhood, I remember MASH, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and the Benny Hill Show. After that came Cosby, then Cheers, then Friends, then Seinfeld, then Raymond. There really only seems to be a couple of really good comedies going at any one time, though, and right now those appear to be te ones you mentioned. TV execs can fill the rest up with re-runs of proven winners.
#7 Posted by Zinger on 03/06 at 07:50 PM -
BTW, Heroes rocked last night. Unfortunately, we do not get a new episode until April 23.
#8 Posted by Christian on 03/07 at 12:12 AM -
I so agree with you Jim. Not enough funny, way to much “alternative tv”. I gave up on all it long ago, and only really liked the first season of Survivor and the Joe Schmo shows. For me, repeats of Scrubs and Newsradio are keeping the funny goen. Thank god for TVland.
The disapointing thing is the high hopes we have at the first of a new season, only by the time the midseason rolls around we are just so let down. Another great show promised (Studio 60), only to be left with crapola (30 Rock).
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I blame BSG. You’ll be happier if you just stop watching.