This is just a quick probably one off article where I talk
about 3 shows I’m watching that have let
me down and 3 shows that continue to hit the heights of entertainment. If you want to learn more about popular shows you can check out Hypable you might even find a few of my articles there.
THREE SHOWS LETTING THEMSELVES DOWN
The Vampire Diaries
I love the Vampire Diaries but lately things have been
getting a little lax. The Cure storyline combined with this Sire Bond nonsense
is really making me re-evaluate watching this show. It used to be fun even
though I wasn't huge on the Stefan, Damon and Elena shipfest the other
plotlines kept me intrigued and characters like Katherine, Anna and Alaric gave
me more than enough reason to watch. That thought brings me to April – WHAT THE
FRACK? Come on I hate to go on about her seeming uselessness especially as
perhaps the wonderful actress who plays her my think it reflects somehow on
her, which it does not. It feels like the writers introduced a character to
basically do a Dawn from Buffy but neglected to write in anything that might
make us remotely interested in her before the big reveal. Anyway I could write
an essay on this so it is time to move on.
Zero Hour
This show had absolutely no marketing campaign behind it
seemingly, don’t get me wrong one thing sure to annoy the crap out of me is six
months of endless promos and marketing which basically ruin the first four or
five episodes in a new show or season but we all like to at least know a new
show is coming in order to foolishly
draw conclusions.
The premise of the show is best understood after dropping
acid but for all you drug free types out there let us go with it being a
massive religious conspiracy theory with possible fantasy aspects. It is
interesting to see Anthony Edwards in a lead role and as soon as he is onscreen
you realise why he was so awesome on ER. Unfortunately one great actor cannot
save a show or 666 Park Avenue might have managed a season with two great
actors.
It managed to get itself cancelled after just two episodes
partly I think because they didn’t publicise it and partly because the show is
a VERY hard sell given how unique it is (what do you mean there are no hot
vampires).
Revenge
2nd Seasons can be a real bitch. That is the only
thing I can chalk up as the reason Revenge went from a solid 9 to a
questionable 5 almost overnight. The show used to leave me on the edge of my
seat but now it seems to have run out of steam, the closest comparison I can
make is to Prison Break an awesome show that just went on way too long and got
progressively more ridiculous.
I really don’t know what to do with this particular show but
it definitely needs to step things up or it is going to lose all the goodwill
it got from the first season.
THREE SHOWS CONTINUING TO BE AWESOME
Pretty Little Liars
House Of Cards
I heard so much about this Netflix show I thought maybe it
was all hype but then I watched the first episode and was totally blown away. Whoever
said politics is boring needs to check this out, the show is slick and pulls
you in immediately. Francis Underwood is larger than life and you can’t help
but like him even though you know he is going to end up being less than
scrupulous.
Cult
It is a crazy show that shouldn't work but somehow it does.
At first I looked at it and thought that the show was asking too much of its
viewers but I kept watching and I have a fair idea that others are doing much
the same. I mean a show about a show about a cult, how does that even work.
Matthew Davis is great as the lead and definitely stands out as a man searching
for his brother.
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