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Now that the new television season is almost over...only two more series yet to premiere this season, okay make that three: The Game on BBCAmerica, State of Affairs on NBC, and Ascension on Syfy (and I can't figure out when, which is annoying because it's the only one of the three that intrigues me.) Anyhow, now that it is over - and if anyone has any info on Ascension, please share - there's only three tv series that seem to be keepers. Although, I appear to be watching six of them.

They are:

1. Gotham - possibly the best series based on the noir and superhero fantasy trope that I've seen. Also Jada Pickett Smith's portrayal of Fish Mooney put Lana Parilla's take on Regina on OUAT to shame. I only compare the two, because a friend, who I got hooked on Gotham, explained to me today that for some reason she finds Gotham a lot more entertaining and better than OUAT, which gets on her nerves. (I'm guessing because it's campy? OUAT not Gotham. With a hefty helping of cheese and directed at children and families?)

2. The Affair...which is a bit slow, but a nice character study.

3. Forever - sort of Elementary meets Highlander, with an appealing lead...but I've admittedly not watched it in a while.

Other than that? Eh. I'm still watching Constantine - because I like the lead, and I'm curious to see where it goes. Also they appear to be fixing some of the problems. But - the Judeo/Christian mythology is the focus, and that doesn't quite work for me. I wish these shows would just focus on the Demons, like Buffy did and ignore the Angels. I often find the Angel references grating. Jane the Virgin - I'm struggling with - I keep surfing the net during it. Also the satire is a bit too on the nose at times. The Flash which is a bit too predictable for its own good, and not a favorite trope of mine (gee-whiz kid gets super-powers and learns life isn't as nice as he thought. Run-of-the-mill superhero coming of age tale. Bored now.) But ...parts of it intrigue, and maybe it will get better. How to Get Away with Murder - Scandal this isn't, it lacks the satirical bite of Scandal, and the warmth of Grey's. It's just an over-the-top anti-hero soap, which could be fun, if the supporting characters resonated a bit more and felt less like entitled brats. The best thing in it is Viola Davis, but she's not as much the focal point as she should be. We're in her student's points of view - and they aren't interesting or compelling.

I gave up on Red Band Society and the Mysteries of Laura. And most likely will give up on everything else but Gotham at some point. But who knows.

A lot of it has to do with tropes, some work for me, some don't.

In other news - both Gotham and Mysteries of Laura are renting out my church for filming purposes, which is kinda cool.

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* "On Demand" has the Supernatural Episodes in the wrong order. They put the third episode of the season first. Took a while to figure it out.

Am considering renting last season...every once and a while, I get a craving for SPN.
Torn - it's like Constantine, on the one hand it has that annoying Judeo/Christian mythos, on the other it hits at least three of my favorite tropes: Brothers, Tortured Heroes, and Noir - the ugly world that the hero is struggling to fall into. So I jump out when I get annoyed by the Christian/Judeo mythos, but jump in when I get a craving the other two.

Warning though - On Demand has the episodes flipped around.


* On another note - Voted Today. Had to fill out an Affidavit to do it. Since I'd recently moved. Realized today that in the US we have a right that other countries don't and we often take for granted.

1. Anyone who is a US citizen can vote regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, creed, and in some cases criminal history. And that was not always the case - lots of blood, sweat, and tears were shed for that right and over a 100 year time span.

2. We have the right not to vote. No fine. No punishment. This is not true of a lot of European countries...Australia for example has a fine, if you don't vote you are fined. This is not true in the US. We have the right to abstain.

3. We can vote for whomever we please, including write in our own candidate. And voting here is anonymous. Privacy is enforced. It it is a federal crime in the US to tamper with voting in anyway, or force anyone to vote, or bribe anyone to vote your way. This is not true in many other countries. Russia for example - strongly encourages you to vote for one person, and if you don't you are punished. Also you have to sign your name. There's no anonymity.

So today, I exercised my right to vote. Realizing how lucky I am. Not everyone has the rights and privileges that I do.