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Talking TV
Mar. 14th, 2010 01:57 pmHaven't talked TV in general for awhile outside of specific episodes of shows so I thought I'd recap my other viewing lately. I've been watching Modern Family on ABC for most of this season after hearing good things about the show, but the more episodes I watch the less I find hilarious and the more I find just amusing. I like the actors involved in the show and the way the characters are connected was done smartly but there just isn't that comedy feel to it that I'd expect from a sitcom. Sometimes I wonder if maybe there are too many characters for a half hour show to focus on and I don't know if I'm going to keep watching it.
I've started to think maybe I'm over the sitcom. I've never been one to stick to prime-time premieres although I've had a few exceptions (Smallville for all of its seasons & lately Chuck starting with S3) but outside of those two I usually either catch things on reruns, downloads or syndicated runs. This is especially true for sitcoms, I see Friends that way when I come upon it, Home Improvement, Two and a Half Men, etc. Maybe I just find it hard to commit to a time slot for only thirty minutes, but this has been a reason why I've had trouble starting up on The Big Bang Theory or Community.
I watched Community this past week and most of it the week before I think (the one where Chevy Chase's character watched the bad movies with the others) and there's a pleasantness to it with a slight more comedic feel than what I got from Modern Family but I do think I might be missing something from not seeing it from the beginning and not having connected with the characters. I'm still willing to start from the beginning and hopefully I'll be interested in following S2 from the start next fall.
How has Chuck not been renewed yet? We're about halfway through the season and I'm still holding out hope for a Scott Bakula return soon. If you follow my tweets you know that I've followed Matthew Bomer (Bryce Larkin) over to his new show on the USA network, White Collar. This show is right up my alley because I am easy to become a fan of procedural dramas and with a solid cast of characters I am eagerly waiting for S2 to start this summer. I was fearful of a cliché cliffhanger ending but they went in a completely different direction that I was expecting and it's brought a definite sense of anticipation for what's ahead for Neal and Peter.
I've started to think maybe I'm over the sitcom. I've never been one to stick to prime-time premieres although I've had a few exceptions (Smallville for all of its seasons & lately Chuck starting with S3) but outside of those two I usually either catch things on reruns, downloads or syndicated runs. This is especially true for sitcoms, I see Friends that way when I come upon it, Home Improvement, Two and a Half Men, etc. Maybe I just find it hard to commit to a time slot for only thirty minutes, but this has been a reason why I've had trouble starting up on The Big Bang Theory or Community.
I watched Community this past week and most of it the week before I think (the one where Chevy Chase's character watched the bad movies with the others) and there's a pleasantness to it with a slight more comedic feel than what I got from Modern Family but I do think I might be missing something from not seeing it from the beginning and not having connected with the characters. I'm still willing to start from the beginning and hopefully I'll be interested in following S2 from the start next fall.
How has Chuck not been renewed yet? We're about halfway through the season and I'm still holding out hope for a Scott Bakula return soon. If you follow my tweets you know that I've followed Matthew Bomer (Bryce Larkin) over to his new show on the USA network, White Collar. This show is right up my alley because I am easy to become a fan of procedural dramas and with a solid cast of characters I am eagerly waiting for S2 to start this summer. I was fearful of a cliché cliffhanger ending but they went in a completely different direction that I was expecting and it's brought a definite sense of anticipation for what's ahead for Neal and Peter.
