What TV Shows Are You Watching ?

[shadowkat]

Because I'm curious...please advise which of the tv shows below you are watching. Note I did not list all of them nor ones I've yet to see, or ones that just premiered and haven't shown more than one episode yet.

[Poll #1938215]

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[vamp-mogs.livejournal.com]

I picked American Horror Story, SHIELD, Sleepy Hollow, The Walking Dead and Supernatural. Though I could see that all changing very quickly.

I haven’t watched Supernatural since midway through S7 but I checked out the S9 premier out of curiosity. I haven’t made my mind up yet if I’ll continue watching but I found the episode really dull. At this point I feel the show is extremely repetitive and there are only so many times you can recycle the same storylines before you start damaging the characters, perhaps irreparably so.

I have been very unimpressed with SHIELD so far but since I always think a Whedon show is worth watching I’m finding it difficult letting go right now. I think it’s obvious he’s not much involved and that even if he was, the things I appreciate about his writing are being seriously toned down by Disney/Marvel/ABC. I admit it’s boring me to tears and my biggest concern is that unlike all of his other shows I find this cast to be seriously bland and poor. Even if the writing does improve I don’t see these actors being able to do it justice. Dollhouse had a very shaky start too but it’s ambition to be something better was evident right from the beginning and you always knew that with the right material, it’s talented cast of actors/actresses (Olivia Williams, Enver Gjokaj, Fran Kranz, Amy Acker etc) could blow you away. There’s literally nothing about this show that gives me hope it can grow into something better other than that Whedon’s name is attached to it – and that might be futile since his involvement in this series is minimal.

I’m watching Sleepy Hollow but I don’t really know why? The writing is pretty average and I don’t see them being able to stretch this plot out through multiple seasons. And I’m no history expert, least of all any kind of expert on American history, but I’m fairly confident that there’s not a chance in hell Ichabod is being written as an accurate reflection of his time. Nevertheless, both leads have a certain charisma and I enjoy Abbie in particular. It has had the occasional great line (Ichabod being offended that he’d be accused of endorsing slavery and Abbie’s response – “wait, you’re offended?”) and I do appreciate that they have an African American woman starring in the lead role. The cinematography is also really nice and I give them props for at least trying to give some depth to Abbie’s characterisation in a way that isn’t corny and clichéd (*cough* AoS *cough*). I don’t know if it will hold my interest but I’ll keep watching for now.

I plan on watching The Walking Dead when S4 starts. Loved S3!!! Though I’m one of few fans who really liked Andrea and felt for her last season so I’m going to miss her a lot.

Watching American Horror Story and I LOVE IT. Hands down my favourite show on TV right now and it’s the series I was most looking forward to this fall. There’s just no show like it on TV and it’s cast is just amazing. I could watch an entire episode of Jessica Lange reading the phone book and I’d be mesmerised. The show deserves major props for casting a bunch of superb actresses over 40+ (a sin in Hollywood) and having a cast predominately made up of women. Plus any series that wants to tackle such themes as oppression of minorities, mothers/daughters and feminism is worth giving a chance if you ask me. This should isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and it can be really quite brutal but it’s amazing to look at it and it does do a marvellous job with female characters. Plus Tim Minear is executive producer which is a bonus IMO. I loved this week’s premier and can’t wait for the season to continue.

I’m also watching The Crazy Ones which wasn’t an option on your poll. I tuned in for SMG but I’m actually sticking around. The show hasn’t made me laugh out loud once yet but SMG and Robin Williams have a really nice chemistry, James Wolk is bloody hot, and I think it’s improving from week-to-week.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

I haven’t watched Supernatural since midway through S7 but I checked out the S9 premier out of curiosity.

You appear to have given up on it around the same time I did. Once they finished their initial arc to save the world...I got bored. I think the show should have ended with S6. It's gone on too long. But I feel that way about most television series - they really only should go 5 years. Going longer than that and the show-runner gets bored and takes a hike - letting his second take over, who unfortunately is also burned out on the series. So we'll either get absurd storylines and weird experimenting (the writers daring the network to cancel them) or repetition.

I have been very unimpressed with SHIELD so far but since I always think a Whedon show is worth watching I’m finding it difficult letting go right now. I think it’s obvious he’s not much involved and that even if he was, the things I appreciate about his writing are being seriously toned down by Disney/Marvel/ABC. I admit it’s boring me to tears and my biggest concern is that unlike all of his other shows I find this cast to be seriously bland and poor. Even if the writing does improve I don’t see these actors being able to do it justice. Dollhouse had a very shaky start too but it’s ambition to be something better was evident right from the beginning and you always knew that with the right material, it’s talented cast of actors/actresses (Olivia Williams, Enver Gjokaj, Fran Kranz, Amy Acker etc) could blow you away. There’s literally nothing about this show that gives me hope it can grow into something better other than that Whedon’s name is attached to it – and that might be futile since his involvement in this series is minimal.

THIS articulates my feelings about AoS in a nutshell. I wholeheartedly agree. I can't say I hate it or anything. I just don't care about it one way or the other. It'll probably do very well. Which is odd, because the other series Whedon wrote, which in my opinion where much more interesting and more captivating...did not do well in ratings and were always on the verge of cancellation or about to be cancelled. Not sure what that says...exactly.

On AoS, I gave up after the 3rd episode.

RE: Sleepy Hollow? On the fence. I like the characters, the story...I'm not so sure about.

American Horror Story is on my DVR, haven't seen the first episode of this season yet. Skipped last season, in part because I did not like the first season that much - I have a love/hate relationship with horror and mixed feelings about Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck's writing which dates back to Nip/Tuck. But after your glowing review, I may check it out...admittedly curious due to the excellent casting.