"Once More No Feeling"
I am sure you have all heard (play along people!) that the Buffy Musical has been canceled. Apparently FOX (and their sub-distributor Criterion Pictures) are completely clueless and decided to cancel the shows, which have been selling out all over the country, while they resolve issues surrounding bringing television shows to a theatrical setting. Blah blah blah. How dumb can you be people? You have thousands of fans rallying around a show that has been off the air since 2003. Do you think this doesn't help sell DVDs? The new Season 8 comics? Merchandise?
I could write a novel about the stupidity of this decision, but with the Dalai Lama visiting Baby Bushwhacker today, I have decided to release my negative vibe and instead turn my attention to something a lot more positive -- my favorite television shows.
These are not ranked in any way whatsoever. For one, I don't have a favorite and for two, I could argue with myself enough that I'd keep moving things around and never actually finish this entry. Although Buffy and Battlestar would always been in the top two :) There's also not a set number since I have no idea when I'll shut up.
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is brilliant. It is brilliant. It is brilliant. Joss, we miss you on television.
2. Battlestar Gallactica (The new one). Top notch writing, top notch acting, very relevant issues, and the most capable of having me stare at the television in that "holy frackin' cow" way, rewind and stare in that "holy frackin' cow" again like I'd never seen it the first time. At times I am speechless.
3. Cagney and Lacey. You know how you look back and you think "how did I not know?". Two great actresses, two great female lead characters and Sharon Gless equaled one hell of a "how did I not know" moment. Hmm. I think I will write an entry about this soon.
4. Xena: Warrior Princess. I actually love this show and of all the shows that I love, this one gets me the most grief. I'll stand by it though because it gave us a seven year relationship between two women that genuinely loved each other. The show made fun of itself much of the time, but it never forgot that those two women were the glue that held it all together.
5. The L Word. Hmmm. I confess I put this here almost out of a sense of obligation. I like the show and I watch it every week and I look forward to it every January. Sadly though, I don't love it. I want to love it. I want it to be great because it's great, not because it's first. If any influential people on the show actually read this (let's see: the blogs a week old and has like 5 entries so the odds are slim), please make it great.
6. Firefly. Let's see. Take a great show with great characters and genius Joss at the helm. Don't advertise, put it on at random times, show it out of sequence, completely leave out key episodes all together, wonder why people don't watch, say "I told you so", and then cancel it. For those who haven't seen it, get the DVD.
7. MI-5. American shows can take a lesson. It's an intelligent show for intelligent people.
8. 24. British shows can take a lesson. Who needs intelligent when you have Jack Bauer. This show drives me insane. The writing at times is horrid, the White House scenes make Baby Bushwhacker seem like a genius (or at least as smart as a 5th grader) and the terminology sounds like someone opened a tech manual and randomly put words together to sound like they mean something. Two words that matter: JACK.CHLOE. Kill off the world, leave Jack and Chloe on a deserted planet to figure out the transponder nebula forensa path #9 that killed everyone off and I'm watching.
I could write a novel about the stupidity of this decision, but with the Dalai Lama visiting Baby Bushwhacker today, I have decided to release my negative vibe and instead turn my attention to something a lot more positive -- my favorite television shows.
These are not ranked in any way whatsoever. For one, I don't have a favorite and for two, I could argue with myself enough that I'd keep moving things around and never actually finish this entry. Although Buffy and Battlestar would always been in the top two :) There's also not a set number since I have no idea when I'll shut up.
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is brilliant. It is brilliant. It is brilliant. Joss, we miss you on television.
2. Battlestar Gallactica (The new one). Top notch writing, top notch acting, very relevant issues, and the most capable of having me stare at the television in that "holy frackin' cow" way, rewind and stare in that "holy frackin' cow" again like I'd never seen it the first time. At times I am speechless.
3. Cagney and Lacey. You know how you look back and you think "how did I not know?". Two great actresses, two great female lead characters and Sharon Gless equaled one hell of a "how did I not know" moment. Hmm. I think I will write an entry about this soon.
4. Xena: Warrior Princess. I actually love this show and of all the shows that I love, this one gets me the most grief. I'll stand by it though because it gave us a seven year relationship between two women that genuinely loved each other. The show made fun of itself much of the time, but it never forgot that those two women were the glue that held it all together.
5. The L Word. Hmmm. I confess I put this here almost out of a sense of obligation. I like the show and I watch it every week and I look forward to it every January. Sadly though, I don't love it. I want to love it. I want it to be great because it's great, not because it's first. If any influential people on the show actually read this (let's see: the blogs a week old and has like 5 entries so the odds are slim), please make it great.
6. Firefly. Let's see. Take a great show with great characters and genius Joss at the helm. Don't advertise, put it on at random times, show it out of sequence, completely leave out key episodes all together, wonder why people don't watch, say "I told you so", and then cancel it. For those who haven't seen it, get the DVD.
7. MI-5. American shows can take a lesson. It's an intelligent show for intelligent people.
8. 24. British shows can take a lesson. Who needs intelligent when you have Jack Bauer. This show drives me insane. The writing at times is horrid, the White House scenes make Baby Bushwhacker seem like a genius (or at least as smart as a 5th grader) and the terminology sounds like someone opened a tech manual and randomly put words together to sound like they mean something. Two words that matter: JACK.CHLOE. Kill off the world, leave Jack and Chloe on a deserted planet to figure out the transponder nebula forensa path #9 that killed everyone off and I'm watching.
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Do you really say "frackin'"...because that's strange. I agree with number 1, you lost me around Xena...piqued (did i spell that right?) my interest with L Word (which you're right about, it's not GREAT, it's worthy of watching, but it doesn't necessarily blow me away), and then you lost me again with Firefly. But, you're my second friend to freak out about that show, maybe I need to watch it.
I just wrote you a novella.
lol. "Frackin" is what they say on Battlestar. I think I will start incorporating it into my everyday lingo. There's no frackin' way dude. Frack you. What the frack? It works and my 3-year old niece won't yell at me for saying a bad word.
Nice list, I would have added Kate and Allie. Do you remember that show from the 80's? Two divorced moms having a pseudo relationship.
Hmmm. We both show our age. You for bringing it up, me for saying "oh yeah, good one!". lol