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The season premieres of White Collar and Covert Affairs last night mark the beginning of the summer television season for me. You know how it goes. The big four networks put on a bunch of crap, so we all migrate to the cable networks for scripted shows that don’t suck.
I enjoyed White Collar and Covert Affairs on USA. I am looking forward to the returns of Leverage and True Blood on June 26. The one I can’t wait for, though, is next week’s season premiere of Pretty Little Liars. I don’t know what it is about teen shows, but I’ve been hooked since I was a little girl. Of course, back then it was because I couldn’t wait to be a teen myself. Now, well, it is all nostalgia.
Since the first episode of My So-Called Life, it has been clear to me that I am living my teenage years vicariously through these shows. I wish for the chance to date the bad boy that Angela had. I long for the quick wit of Seth Cohen. And, I always wanted the money and freedom of Brooke on One Tree Hill.
I also thank god every episode of Secret Life of the American Teenager that my teen years were nothing like that. All of the incessant speechifying and sex talk drive me crazy. Yet, I can’t stop watching.
What shows are you looking forward to this summer? Or, do you actually get outside and enjoy the nice weather when the major networks head to reruns and reality?
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ABC called the Lost finale the TV event of the decade, and the interwebs certainly support that assertion. I did strive to include stories about things other than Lost this week, though.
Lost Recaps/Reactions
Let’s Talk Lost: The Series Finale
Viewer comments on the series finale. It seems like a lot of people think they all died in the plane crash. I think they all died at different times, as we saw in the show, then their spirits found each other in the sideways world. And, yes, that means I believe everything that happened on the island was real. I mean, Christian said something about how “now” doesn’t matter here and that some died before Jack and some died after. What do you think happened?
Lost: The End Finally Arrives in the Series Finale
Ryan’s last Zap2It recap. He shares his reactions more than a scene-by-scene recap of the episode, and his insights are always great fun to read. I will miss Ryan’s recaps almost as much as I miss the show. He reminds me of, well, me when I used to talk about Twin Peaks with my friends, both in person and online, about what we all thought the various details of the show meant. Ryan got to share his thoughts with a much wider group than I did back in 1990-91, though.
Lost: Behind the Numbers of a TV Phenomenon
A look at the economics of Lost and its ability to continue to draw viewers (and dollars) even through it highly serialized nature and increasing complexity.
‘Lost’ Exclusive: ABC Sets the Record Straight about the Series Finale’s Plane Crash Images
ABC, not the show creators, was responsible for the plane crash images at the end of Lost. They hold no meaning relevant to the finale.
Other TV Stories
SoapNet Will Go Dark to Make Way for Disney Junior
TV is our cigarettes. (Yes, I’m referring to the smoking toddler from Indonesia.) The last thing we need is more impetus for kids to sit in front of the TV more hours at a young age.
Interview: Chuck Co-creator Chris Fedak Post Mortems Season Three
What did you think of this past season of Chuck? Compare your opinions to Fedak’s.
Hilarie Burton Heads to White Collar
Finally, a former CW star who is moving in the right direction, unlike our other friends who have gone on to soap stardom, including Sheriff Lamb from Veronica Mars and a couple people from Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.
Supernatural
Castiel & Bobby to Return in Supernatural Season Six, Plus Spoilers
It seems a little early for season 6 spoilers, but apparently here some are. Don’t click the link if, like me, you prefer to remain unspoiled.
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Perhaps my sights were set very low, but I have been loving my little teen soaps so far this season.
Two episodes in, Greek has been fun to watch, full of pop culture references, and even full of life lessons–sometimes you just need a new R.A. to remind you why you love Silly Putty, or something like that.
I enjoyed all the Chuck and Blair fun on Gossip Girl Monday night. But, what was up with the “British” dude? I found it interesting that Blair didn’t seem too hurt that he thought she was a lowly American when she obviously thinks she is our version of royalty. I guess she was too busy dealing with her hypersalivation to realize he had really challenged her personal sense of entitlement. His bad accent, after making me wonder why Chuck didn’t coach him, made me wonder if all British accents on American TV sound bad on purpose. People who aren’t British sound fake. People who are actually British sound fake even though they are actually British. Is there a special American-television British accent that actors strive for, even when they know better? Do they sound as fake when doing interviews in their native dialect?
I even thought Hilarie Burton killed it as the girl who finally got the man of her dreams. I always wish she had set her sights a little higher, but the heart wants what the heart wants.
I forgot to watch 90210, so I’m waiting until I can catch it online to have a judgment there. I will confess that although I was a casual viewer of Melrose Place, I’ve seen probably only three full episodes of 90210. The only time I watched regularly was when they played episodes in syndication on Sundays afternoons. I would catch about 15 minutes while I was waking up after a long weekend of partying in college. So I have no expectations. And I don’t think I’ll be regular viewer. I plan to watch How I Met Your Mother and Samantha Who? on Tuesdays from 8-9. This plan may change if 90210 ends up being a lot of fun to watch, but I’ve been struggling over the glut of programming on Mondays and Thursdays. We have two DVRs, but not in the main room I watch tv in. The plan is to watch Chuck and Heroes live on Mondays on the hi-def, DVR-less TV while recording How I Met Your Mother and Samantha Who? on (gasp) the VCR. Then, I’ll bring the tape out to watch on Tuesdays at 8, since nothing has become my go-to replacement for Gilmore Girls in that timeslot. (Even when Gilmore Girls was bad, it was still pretty good.) Hubby will record Sarah Conner Chronicles on his hi-def DVR for us to watch later, maybe over the weekend. I’ll also be recording Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill for later viewing on the non-hi-def DVR in my bedroom. Thank god for multiple TVs!
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