June 4, 2005

  • Well, this past week was the first week when I didn't get to watch a
    lot of my regular TV shows.  So howabout a wrap up of the
    winter/spring TV season that I followed along?

    24 - Jack Bauer is a badass. Jack's personal life came crashing down
    while he broke even more rules to save America.  Great TV right here. 
    This is probably my second favorite season of the four.

    Veronica Mars - I Love me that Veronica Mars! Definitely the second
    best new show on TV. Great story, great cast of characters, and the way
    they resolved a lot of the mystery was just sooo satisfying. Bring on
    Season Two!

    The Office - This is British humor on American TV.  I love it. Steve
    Carrell is such a boob in this one, it's embarassingly hilarious.

    Law & Order Special Victims Unit - Lots of anger and violence
    lately.  Only helps in the ratings though.  The characters here are
    still the best out of all the Law & Order shows.

    Lost - BEST NEW SHOW ON TV.  This is all about the characters and how
    they tie in to the mysterious island.  I'm incredibly glued to this
    show, and I'm loving every minute of it.  It's just such a dynamic
    show. I can't wait to continue the story in the fall.

    Smallville - oh how this show has fallen.  The first half of
    Season four showed such great promise.  But the second half was a big
    pile of crap, producing some of the worst Smallville episodes I've ever
    seen. Season five better redeem this for me.

    Alias - I can't believe they concluded the friggin Rambaldi story line,
    and what a finish it was.  Season four overall was a mix bag, but it
    pulled through in the end.

    South Park - It's only been about half of it's ninth season, but it
    looks like it won't live up to the great Season prior to it. But it's
    still producing lots of lots and even more "I can't believe they are
    showing that on TV" moments.

    Joey - The show just gets better and better as it goes along the way. 
    I feel that the love storyline bogs the humor down a notch, but the
    cast is still a delight to watch. I still can't believe that they
    actually made a good show out of the weakest character from Friends.

    Law & Order Trial By Jury - Unfortunately, this was a short lived
    show that's been cancelled.  It's really too bad, because the writing
    is quite good.  Out of all the Law & Order's, this is the one that
    kept me guessing the most.

    Best Week Ever - very disappointed with how the show was revamp at the
    turn of 2005.  It seems that the commentators are getting way
    ahead of themselves and doing way too many unnecessary skits. 
    Just stick with the funny comments and leave the acting to other shows.

    The Batman - Definitely improving as time goes by. They've even made some incredible plot changes to keep the show growing.

    Justice League Unlimited - They are ramping up a cool main story arc,
    that I'm anxious to see how it turns out in the end.  The show is
    definitely chugging along nicely.

    Full Metal Alchemist - This is proving to be one of my new favorite
    anime.  There's a lot of satisfying ways that they are progressing the
    story, and I'm appreciating it.

    Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex - At first I didn't like the
    series, but it got really interesting immediately once the main story
    arc was brought out in the open.  Can't wait for it's return in
    the fall.

    Malcolm In The Middle - Still one of the few comedy shows out there
    that keeps surprising me. The season is no different, and it's always
    nice to see growth in the characters.

    The Simpsons - What is this, is this show actually getting back a lot
    of the charm it lost years ago? I'm actually enjoying a lot of the past
    episodes more so than I thought I would.  I hope they keep this up.

    Arrested Development - Here's another show that's sooo unconventional
    in it's humor and story, that it's incredibly good.  I like how
    they resolved a lot of things by season's end, but all it'll do is put
    a whole new dynamic to the third season.  I can't wait.

    Robot Chicken - funny funny funny stuff here.  Definitely avant-garde
    in the art of skit comedy and claymation.  It has several segments that
    are just dying to be spread on the internet.