So you all know that I am a big Joss Whedon fan (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Firefly fame); you also know that Joss doesn't have anything on TV right now. We are waiting for him to get his Wonder Woman script into production, but who knows when that will be. Instead we are left with what is on TV now. So here's my rundown of what I think is at all worth watching on TV given my self imposed limits.
First, a short list of what not to watch. Any thing with news (AP stories will get you a lot further), anything with no characterization whatsoever (ie most Law and Order franchises), and anything with a talking head (Think for yourself and screw Hannity and Combes or whoever).
What to Watch or What I Watch
We know that Veronica Mars is one of Joss's favorites. And can you blame him! It is
a detective show where the dectective is a college age woman who's father is a PI. A modern day Nancy Drew with witty dialogue and a sexy star. (grr)
How I Met Your Mother.
A show about how Ted met his wife. We don't know who his wife is, which makes it more interesting to watch. The show has been compared to friends, but I think the show is funnier, the characters are more interesting and Barney is way more of a stud than Joey. Plus, I like red heads (Allyson Hannigan).
Lost.
God damnit. I got sucked into another JJ Abrams show.
Heros
The premise is what happens when ordinary people discover they have superhuman powers. The show has an arc that has sucked me in. The writers have kept the "worry line" alive and now we just have to wait to find out if they save the cheerleader do they really save the world. The best part of this show is that it has interesting characters. The Japanese suit who can bend the space time continuum; Ali Later's character who is, well, sexy, and has an evil or at least purely pragmatic alter ego; the artist who paints the future, but only when he's high on heroine; and the indian Doctor who is searching for his father's killer and seeking to walk in his father's intellectual footsteps.
Ok. So I also watch nip/tuck, but I only fast forward to the "good parts"!
More later. Let me know if I'm missing anything else.
3 comments:
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
If you ever watched West Wing or Sports Night (and if you haven't, you should), then you will like this one. I've been very impressed with it so far. Get caught up now though, because the rumor is it may get the axe. It also has a lot of Whedon alums.
I'll check this out. Just scanning it I didn't see any Whedon alums, but I must be looking for the main characters. Are some of Buffy's writers on the show?
Thanks for the recommendation.
http://www.buffyguide.com/episodes/crush/crushsyn.shtml
Crush is the episode you are looking for. There is a picture there too. I'm glad you liked the cast, it's nice to get some feedback. As for the alums on Studio 60, I'm not positive who they are actually, I just know it was mentioned on Whedonesque as one show with a lot.
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