CONSTANCE'S BLOG
Five shows they could have taken off the air instead
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:26 PM
Inspired by the list of ten good shows that were canselled, I have made a list of five shows that take up unnesessary time and space on the small screen. These are my oppinions and its not my intent to offend anyone. That said, here it is; the list of5 Shows They Could Have Taken Off The Air Instead
1.7th Heaven
This is a show that makes me truly sick when I on occation watch it (cause its nothing else on). Not because the people are religious or anything, I got nothing against religious people per se. But this is the show that tells kids and their parents that if a kid listens to rap he (most probably a he) will end up in jail for rape!! I am allways speachless after a 7th Heaven episode... theres just nothing to say. The anger over this almost fundamentalist christian indoctrination attemt comes later... like now. Why is this show running into eternety and Firefly not??
2.Lost
I enjoyed the first season (like the rest of the world). But then something happend. The writers got lost in their own heads it seems. Im all for strangeness and polarbears on tropical islands, but its not fun anymore. Sometimes people just aim too high I guess. But why is Lost given a chanse even after it became dull when Carnivale got canselled just when it started to become truly interesting?
3.NCIS
This is just no good. Stereotyped and kinda creepy characters (Geeky goth girl?? COME ON!) A show that might have worked as a parody, and at first I thought it was... but no. It tries hard to be though and ironic and funny, but fails miserably. If you want a show from a military milieu watch the Unit, if you want a crime show watch CSI or even Criminal Minds (also geeky girl with weird hair), better actors, better scripts in all of these. Why make room for NCIS when there was no room for Dead Like Me?
4.24
It was once fun and full of suspence. It was kina like what I imagined Die Hard would have been as a tv- show. But just as Bruce Willis refuses to stop making these movies, Southerland Jr. returns time and time again. We got it Jack Bauer! We have learned that you are the most bad ass freedom fighter. We know now that the world (read USA) is not safe without you and you are the only one that can save us all (read americans). We know that torture is allright when performed by an american and when the situation is right (when theres a bit too much stress). Take a break man. Go on a well deserved holiday. Sleep for 24 hours. I want the tough guys in Deadwood back!
5.NYPD Blue
This series annoys me to no end. The politics of this show is appaling. Because its supposed to be realistic the cops behaves like bastards in the interogation room (or whatever they call it). The cops are always right, the ones that opposes this behavior is either criminals, beurocrats or politicians only afraid of the bad publicity this will get or they just plain dont know what theyre talking about. Oh its so damn hard to be a cop, the bad guys always gets away... bla bla bla. Thats no excuse for normalizing violent police behavior. When it comes to depicting the imperfections of the justice system I would rather have 12 seasons of Arrested Development.
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