TV Show Backlog and a Summer TV DVD Poll...

[shadowkat]

Sleepy. May go to bed soon. Almost went to sleep watching Elementary, the first of the last three episodes of the season. Not Elementary's fault - it was actually a good episode. The Moriarty arc on Elementary is oddly more intriguing and disturbing than it was in previous versions of the Sherlock Holmes tales. Also innovative. Will give Elementary credit for not doing the same thing as everyone else.

I'm wondering if I should bother with Falling Skies - it is threatening to take over my DVR. Has anyone on flist watched this series? Did you like it? Should I save myself the trouble and delete?

Same with Mad Men - I'm currently 10 episodes behind. Is the current season even worth continuing? Or should I just write it off now? My mother gave up on it some time ago.

How about Orphan Black? Good? Worth a watch? I have the whole series saved but haven't seen one episode yet.

Am holding onto Parade's End due to all the great reviews on flist. Waiting to be in the right mood for it. Right now, it just puts me to sleep...but this is admittedly a mood thing.

What TV shows should I rent via netflix this summer? This is when I catch-up on tv shows that I missed during the year, because I can't watch everything.

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I sometimes think I need a TV Slut icon, although I sort of like the one I already have - it's subtle.

Comments

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

You pretty much need to marathon Lost Girl for it to make any sense. I had to watch the episodes through twice due to a lot of head scratching and working out the hows and whys of stuff.

But Bo is a great character (who doesn't get punished by the narrative for her free-styling sexuality), as is Kenzi.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Ah. I only tried the first three episodes, then got overwhelmed with too many tv series and had to delete before seeing any more. And didn't see any after that. But my co-worker loves it.

That makes sense...if you need to marathon it for it to a)make sense and b) not lose interest.

I'm beginning to think commercials kill certain tv shows. Syfy has more commercials than most networks do...

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Hiatuses also kill tv shows.

This is why I have nixed cable and pay for tv shows individually. No ads. Hiatuses you don't have a choice about if you are watching the current season, but I can go back and rewatch as often as necessary to figure out the details (if I am inclined to).

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

I think Hiatuses kill tv shows as well. It definitely has hurt LOST and Revolution. They can't build any momentum.

Episodic series like NCIS, Bones, Castle, Elementary...can do Hiatuses without any problems. But it hurts serials. Particularly ones with complicated mythologies.

I'm struggling with what to watch on netflix this summer - I can do Lost Girl - it has 2 -3 season worth of DVDs. Dexter is possible, as is Homeland.

But Grimm and Scandal - only have one season out on DVD. By the time the second is released...it will be the fall and I won't have any time.
Had the same issue with Fringe - was able to watch 1-3 seasons, but got stuck regarding 4 and 5.

I'm afraid pay per tv show bit won't work for me - I'm too omnivorous a viewer and moody. I like jumping around too much and not pre-planning my tv. I struggle with netflix..for some of the same reasons. I need to be able to sample the tv show to know if I'll like it. Without making a full commitment.

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Grimm is another show that needs to be marathoned because complicated story arc is complicated.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Apparently it's not the episodic series it claimed to be in the first episode.

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

It's about 80% episodic and 20% complicated arciness. I get irritated sometimes by how episodic it is, but I think that's just so noticeable due this arc going on in the background in bits and pieces.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of Fringe. Fringe was 80% episodic to start and 20% complicated arciness. And the episodic bits were difficult to watch (ie. mad scientist gross horror lacking in humor).

I preferred Angel and Buffy's episodic - they were at least funny.