Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Monday Night TV: More Like "Hereblows"
Yesterday I wrote that there might be TV shows I want to watch airing every night of the week for the first time since like 1990 or something. I think I can already scratch Monday off that list. Heroes was boring as hell, full of dull characters, interminable exposition, and cringingly awful situations. The invulnerable little cheerleader girl’s story is the only one I could really get into. The Japanese space-time continuum dude also could be interesting, but was kind of annoying last night. I seriously doubt I’ll be watching this again. Studio 60 wasn’t bad, at all, but it also wasn’t great. They should never show the skits, because that musical number they were all so proud of really sucked. It hurts the integrity of the show for all the characters to be so impressed by something that’s completely unimpressive. Of course comedy is subjective, but it’s that very subjectivity that should make them avoid showing the skits. Not everybody is going to find them funny, and for those who don’t the rest of the program is slightly undermined by all the back-slapping and self-congratulations. Anyway, I felt like I had wasted my night after watching two straight hours of less-than-great television. I’ll probably watch Studio 60 next week, and hopefully that single hour will feel less wasted than last night’s two.
Yesterday I wrote that there might be TV shows I want to watch airing every night of the week for the first time since like 1990 or something. I think I can already scratch Monday off that list. Heroes was boring as hell, full of dull characters, interminable exposition, and cringingly awful situations. The invulnerable little cheerleader girl’s story is the only one I could really get into. The Japanese space-time continuum dude also could be interesting, but was kind of annoying last night. I seriously doubt I’ll be watching this again. Studio 60 wasn’t bad, at all, but it also wasn’t great. They should never show the skits, because that musical number they were all so proud of really sucked. It hurts the integrity of the show for all the characters to be so impressed by something that’s completely unimpressive. Of course comedy is subjective, but it’s that very subjectivity that should make them avoid showing the skits. Not everybody is going to find them funny, and for those who don’t the rest of the program is slightly undermined by all the back-slapping and self-congratulations. Anyway, I felt like I had wasted my night after watching two straight hours of less-than-great television. I’ll probably watch Studio 60 next week, and hopefully that single hour will feel less wasted than last night’s two.
