Hey everyone!
It's been a while since the last status update, so hopefully no one missed these too much. Well another season's in the books and it was another good one. While some shows under performed, like 24 sadly, many shows picked up their game like "Lost" or made great first impressions like "Heroes" and "Friday Night Lights".
One such show would be "Jericho". One of the biggest news stories this week was CBS's decision to renew Jericho after initially canceling it, following intense campaigning by fans. As for fan campaigns, I'm not a particularly big fan of them. People can certainly spend as much time as they want getting X show back on the air, but the sad reality is that when a show gets canceled, it generally stays that way. "Jericho", similar to "Farscape" and "Firefly", are exceptions rather than the rule. I wouldn't expect last minute reprieves of other shows like "Veronica Mars".
Well, mini-rant aside, here's my spring 2007 status:
What I watched:
24 – Sadly its worst season, but I will always be loyal to the show, even if Jack was fighting monkeys with a toothbrush (maybe that would be the key to rejuvenating the show!) I have faith that they realized they screwed up.
Heroes – Anticlimactic finale aside (the glowing fists in "Five Years Gone" was more exciting than what we got), Heroes was still one of the most consistently entertaining shows on TV this season, especially in the episodes leading up to the finale.
The Shield – While some of the storyline was hard to follow in parts and the finale more stopped than ended, this penultimate season set the stage for some major fireworks in the last season. Walton Goggins has been nothing short of Emmy-worthy.
The Sopranos – I'm going to miss this one. Some really great drama as everything in Tony's world is falling apart.
Friday Night Lights – I caught up with this one on NBC's website, although I'm still two episodes behind. I slowly was won over to this show. Extremely real and not patronizing to small town people like some shows.
The Office - I did prefer the second season, but the third season wrapped up really well, with some great laughs, a little hope for Jim and Pam and "You and I are done". Can't wait until next year.
Lost – Wow. Many complained about the show's mini-season, but, Jack's tattoo episode aside, the spring season was chock full of great episodes, with several knocking it out of the park. The game changing twist at the end of the season is just begging to be dissected, and I promise the reviews for season three will be up during the summer.
Other shows: South Park, Stewart/Colbert, Real Time With Bill Maher, Studio 60 burnoff, My Name Is Earl, Prison Break.
On DVD: I watched S1 & S2 of Veronica Mars, which was a great treat, plus Kristen Bell is very cute. I watched S5 of The Shield before the new season premiered, which was the series' best.
Music: Been listening to Amy Winehouse, Fratellis, The Decemberists and Wolfmother heavily the last few months. All of these are really good, but I think Wolfmother is the best of this bunch.
Well this is a long status update for me. Thanks to everyone who has read my reviews, and I promise more during the summer. I can't give a schedule yet, but until I can, the remote is yours.
Matty