Comments | katbaggins: TV '09: The Hit & Miss Fall Season (and a rant)

katbaggins

TV '09: The Hit & Miss Fall Season (and a rant)

Oct 14, 2009 11:38

I'll be honest - this year my usual "I'll watch every new pilot" attitude went straight out the window, between being out of the country and moving into a new place. We finally got the cable hooked up (glorious HD! How I love thee!) and though I'm still behind on a few shows I feel compelled to toss my few cents, divided into 3 categories, out into ( Read more... )

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wordissuperfly October 14 2009, 20:01:19 UTC

I also love love Community! I watched it just to see what it was all about and I had no idea that it was created and written by Dan Harmon, one of the co-founders of Channel 101 and recent Emmy winner for writing Hugh Jackman's opening number for the Oscars. So, yeah, if you look at the web exclusive stuff on hulu for community, not only is it hilarious, but it's also a bunch of people from Channel 101 ( ... )

katbaggins October 14 2009, 23:38:57 UTC

Thanks for the info re: hulu - I don't usually seek out extras from tv shows like that, but for Community I'm all about it!

And I agree completely about Glee not knowing what it is yet - it's an ensemble with very few people to root for. I like shows whose characters have unlikable aspects (House, etc), but I don't think they should all, to some point, be unlikable. Considering how obsessed networks are with making characters 100% amazing I'm surprised Fox let that slip through.

kelleah October 14 2009, 20:09:27 UTC

GleeI think it's funny that you consider the dancing on Glee to be gyrating because, IMO, I think it's pretty tame. Mr. Shuster's choreography is a bit stuck in the '90s (as is he). And the only truly good choreography I've seen on the show was on last week's episode during the boy's mashup performance, where clearly the Asian-American guy and the Black football player were professional dancers in real life ( ... )

auryanne October 14 2009, 21:39:29 UTC

All my work friends love Glee, I haven't seen it yet. In theory I should like it, but I guess I'll have to see.

My friends have expressed that they don't think it's very realistic, like I guess there's an episode where the "nurse" gives drugs to a kid, and there were no consequences.

ewanspotter October 19 2009, 01:58:15 UTC

You know, you don't HAVE to like Glee. You're allowed. (THIS TIME. BUT THE NEXT SHOW YOU'RE TOTALLY OUT OF THE GEEK CLUB.) All the arguments you make against it are totally valid. Personally, I just kind of ignore it and enjoy it for the cheese factor.