End of the “Regular Season” Wrap Up
Posted in Jenni Hammit, television on 19. May, 2009
As the end of the”regular” television season comes to an end, my inner media degree can’t stop from doing the final inspection and comments. There were some awesome things, and there were things that just didn’t work. Shows I love made me annoyed. Shows I didn’t think I’d like surprised me. I even actually liked a few mid season replacements.
Best New Show: The Mentalist. Simon Baker is awesome. I love the cast. The show is well written…what else can I say…
THANK GOD it was finally cancelled: ER. Don’t get me wrong. I LOVED ER in high school. I even loved ER in the beginning of college. After college, I tried to get back into it, but by then it just wasn’t the same show. Let’s be honest here: this show should have met its end at least four seasons ago. I tried to watch an episode last season, but it just wasn’t working. If a show can hold a record for jumping the shark…ER wins hands down.
Please…Please….don’t cancel it: I love Chuck. I love that NBC gave it a chance after it was robbed by the writer’s strike. I don’t love all the things they did this season. Some of the episodes were slow, and yes there were some miss steps. Still, this show is awesome, funny and the highlight of my Monday. I’m hoping NBC gives it a another chance.
Old favorite that still rules: NCIS Yes I admit to loving this show. It still has been consistently good. I still do not like McGee, but I doubt I ever will like him so I moved past that. My concern is what on earth are they doing with this season finale? I think it is a little much. Oh yeah and what is with their need to kill off people in the season finales any way? I’m hoping next week doesn’t leave me angry like I was when they killed off Kate instead of McGee.
Old favorite that I am okay with seeing go: Scrubs. This show is amazing, but it has had it’s run. I love that ABC let it have its last season, but I also know it is time for it to call it quits.
Show I thought was overrated, but now I actually like: Heroes. I didn’t really like Heroes at first. I didn’t watch it for a while, but then I started watching again this season. I don’t always love the show, but it has grown on me. Hiro is almost enough to get me to change the channel, but the rest of the cast and the writing keeps me watching.
Midseason replacement I like for shallow reasons: Castle. The show might be bland, but it does have Nathan Fillion…and he alone was enough to get me to watch at least some of Desperate Housewives during his stint on the show.
Midseason replacement that actually rocks: The Unusuals. It is fun, dark and quirky. How can I not like it? That definition also means it has a high probability of being cancelled.
Midseason replacement I wish would go away: Harper’s Island. I’ve tried to like this show. Actually, I tried a couple times and I just can’t.
So that is my 2 cents on the good the bad and the ugly. Now it is off to a summer of True Blood, In Plain Sight, My Boys, the guilty pleasure that is the Goren and Eames Law and Order Criminal Intent episodes and recorded re-runs of Poltergeist the Legacy. Maybe the summer line up will surprise me with another new favorite.
*UPDATE: As of the publishing of this post, Chuck has been re-signed for another 13 episodes next season.
