TV Shows I'm Watching
Gilmore GirlsI’ve been able to follow Gilmore Girls on TV the past 2 weeks as it has been entertaining. It’s not really that funny nor too cheesy (maybe a bit). It is basically a girlie show as the main protagonists are a mom and daughter tandem, the Gilmore girls. I don’t even know what season it is I’m watching (freshman year of Rory) as I haven’t been following it before. I just find it amusing how Rory Gilmore speaks. She has this monotonous tone of speech and it’s like she doesn’t take breathes in between sentences.
Seinfeld Mavis and I just discovered how good this show was early this year. It’s funny and witty. Kramer is hilarious! Probably the best among comedy shows I’ve watched along with Friends, Spin City (Michael J. Fox edition), Perfect Strangers (who could forget Cousin Larry and Balki Bartokomous), and Full House (first TV show for the Olsen Twins).
Tru Calling (season 1) Still watching some reruns from the first season. We found out about this show last year and was hoping to see the 2nd season this year on satellite ( I just found out that Fox cancelled it this year after having filmed its first 6 episodes because of some dumb Drama series). We really love this show. I find Eliza Dushku’s way of running weird (she runs almost every episode). It has a great concept and although the middle episodes of the 1st season were becoming repetitious, it became engaging before the season ended. We were left asking for more after the season ender! For Tru followers, you can read the blog of one of the writers on what they could have done for season 2. It really is a loss.
Desperate Housewives (season 1) Part comedy and part drama, Mavis caught about 10 episodes before they went packing to the Philippines. I’m not sure if it’s being televised there but it’s on every Monday night here! I don’t have a favorite Desperate Housewife though. Funny at times but the thing that makes me watch it is how the people in Wisteria Lane interact with one another.
Smallville (season 3) This is a retelling of the Superman mythos in an interesting way as it deals with Clark Kent’s high school life and how he was shaped to be the greatest hero there is. Miles Millar and Alfred Gough are excellent storytellers. Lois and Clark can’t even compare a bit. I’m still waiting to see season 4 as Mavis and I have already seen season 3. I’m still watching it 5 days a week!
Lost (season 1) We finished the season just before Mavis left but they’re having reruns of it. This is the best of all JJ Abrams (Alias, Felicity) series. It’s a must-watch series. Each episode is a revelation; about the characters and about the island. My favorite character would be John Locke and Hurley.
CSI (Las Vegas, Miami and New York) Las Vegas is best, followed by Miami and then New York. No one can beat Grissom and his silent charisma among CSI followers. Mavis and I both admire Marg Helgenberger for looking the way she is for her age. Las Vegas has the right balance among its characters and how they show the whole process of criminal investigation. Miami is ok but with more drama. New York is a bore for me and it’s Mavis who usually stays awake to catch it (they show it at midnight).
Charmed Yup. It’s still here. Things may have changed a bit; Paige (Rose McGowan) became a sister, Piper has 2 kids while her Whitelighter husband, Leo, is now human (again), and the season ender was they changed their appearances to lead new lives. I wonder how that would turn out. They already are showing the fourth episode of their 8th season in the US. Love the girls, love the show!
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