I wrote that stuff last night just before bed, and I'm glad I delayed posting it until I could review it again, because while the outlook is bleak for tv, there do remain a couple of bright spots. Lost is one of those bright spots, and in 6 days Jeff and I watched the entire first season. It's a different kind of good than Six Feet Under or The Sopranos or My So-Called Life, something more along the lines of The X-Files meets CSI (a show I do NOT advocate) meets Desperate Housevives, but it's definitely engaging, watchable, and best of all chock full of hot guys (including Matthew Fox, and alumnus of one of my top five tv shows of all time: Party of Five). We have obtained copies of the already-aired episodes of season 2, but haven't watched - so no spoilers please! If you haven't jumped on the Lost bandwagon yet, I'd do so before it gets stuck in the mud.
The other bright spot is indescribably overlooked: The Wire. Yet another incredible HBO Original Series, this is like Law & Order on a crack high - almost literally. It's extremely well written with a cast of characters and brilliant actors that make it far exceed your garden-variety cops and bad guys drama. Again, I've only seen season 1, but there are several seasons on dvd that I need to get around to, because damn if Omar isn't the best character ev-er.

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the third season of the wire just started over here. Not many things excite me now, but getting reaquainted with Omar, who most certainly IS the best tv character ever, does the job just nicely. Sadly, my Wire sessions will be sans the 33c burritos; they don't have them here. Maybe I can have a ginsters pasty or something.
there's something kind of sad about that picture. i almost forgot how incredible the show used to be, but that image is bringing back all the right memories.
aaron sorkin, how i miss thee.
does anyone know what aaron sorkin is up to these days? he should get together with alan ball - that would be a perfect show.
Sigh. I HEART Josh on the West Wing. I was in MOURNING when John Spencer died. And you knew then that the show had jumped the shark and was on its way out. Supposedly, NBC had already decided to cancel, but you know Spencer's death was the nail in the coffin. (Sorry. I couldn't resist.)
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