Television Shows Everybody Seems to Dig but Me
Submitted by lbangs on Thu, 01/23/2003 - 11:39
Tags:
- 1) CSI
- 2) Without a Trace
- 3) Six Feet Under
- 4) Everybody Loves Raymond
- 5) Friends (well, at least lately)
- 6) Sex and the City
- 7) Reality Crap
- 8) Will & Grace lately (my, how the mighty have fallen...)
- 9) Robbery Homicide Division
Author Comments:
Hey, I'm pretty picky with my time...
I agree with just about everything on this list, but add every other cop / forensic / courtroom drama and spinoff to the list, with the exception of the original Law & Order. Sam Waterston still has it.
I do, however, really like Six Feet Under, and Raymond can sometimes get me laughing out loud.
:) Actually, I'm one of the freaky geeks who thinks the show has never been the same since Michael Moriarty left back in 94. I do confess, however, to a brief crush on Jill Hennessy back around 93...
I believe I am utterly alone on Six Feet Under. To me, it has all the elements that threatened to sink American Beauty without any of the saving graces of that film. I don't hate it, but it often bugs me and has yet to thrill or to move me. I wonder how many critics would rave if it wasn't on HBO or put together by the AB team. Raymond is spotty, but I confess that certain episodes are terrific (I'm thinking of that 'fish for Thanksgiving' show...). It is a bit too hit and miss, though, for me to shower it with the love others often do.
If you are not counting Homicide: Life on the Street or the first few seasons of NYPD Blue, I'd be very tempted to agree with your initial sentence, especially regarding the spin-offs. I crave originality while the rest of America seems to relish formulas. -sigh-
Of course, if the spin-offs were any good...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Most people seem to dig Family Guy.
As do I. Good show. I'm glad to hear it is returning from the grave.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs