Quick TV Show run-down
Apr. 22nd, 2014 08:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkat1. Attempted to watch Sunday's Game of Thrones...made it to the rape scene (although at this point there's been so many gross/violent scenes which were not in the books, that it hardly matters). Thought, that didn't happen in the books. It didn't. Gee. These writers have managed to make an already violent and grim tale even more so...making me wonder about them. Closet sadists? Also, the writing is a bit off - so this isn't even all that good. I'm having trouble caring about anyone at this point. It would be one thing if it was really well-written like Breaking Bad or the Good Wife or The Wire, but alas, it's not. [ My attention was admittedly wandering before that scene. And everything was filmed so dark, that it was hard to see.] Then I thought, why am I even watching this violent gross tv show? It's sunny outside. And I have a great book to read. So I turned off the violent gross tv show. And that was that.
I think I may be done with the series and possibly HBO again? Debating dropping it. It's $18 bucks a month. Plus.. too many tv shows, not enough time. Be cheaper to netflix it at some point.
2. Once Upon a Time - on the other hand - was quite good and far more satisfying. It's fun. Plus they managed to delve deeper into Snow and Regina's back story and provide a sort of catharthsis for the characters. If the Peter Pan arc was about Rumplestilskin's issues, this arc is about Regina's. The writers have wisely surmised that the strongest characters in the series are Rumplestilskin and Regina.
3. The Good Wife - was the best written series that I saw Sunday. Haven't seen Mad Men, Call the Mid-Wife, or Bletchy Circle or Turn, so can't comment on those. This was well-paced, well-acted, brilliant dialogue, and hilarious. Comedy is harder to pull off than tragedy. It did a great satiric take-off on the NSA and Snowden. Best show on television.
4. Scandal was also fun, but not quite as good as last season. Although the plot was clever, and Joe Morton is a delight.
I think I may be done with the series and possibly HBO again? Debating dropping it. It's $18 bucks a month. Plus.. too many tv shows, not enough time. Be cheaper to netflix it at some point.
2. Once Upon a Time - on the other hand - was quite good and far more satisfying. It's fun. Plus they managed to delve deeper into Snow and Regina's back story and provide a sort of catharthsis for the characters. If the Peter Pan arc was about Rumplestilskin's issues, this arc is about Regina's. The writers have wisely surmised that the strongest characters in the series are Rumplestilskin and Regina.
3. The Good Wife - was the best written series that I saw Sunday. Haven't seen Mad Men, Call the Mid-Wife, or Bletchy Circle or Turn, so can't comment on those. This was well-paced, well-acted, brilliant dialogue, and hilarious. Comedy is harder to pull off than tragedy. It did a great satiric take-off on the NSA and Snowden. Best show on television.
4. Scandal was also fun, but not quite as good as last season. Although the plot was clever, and Joe Morton is a delight.