I'm not digging any more on Charter than I was. In fact, the more I watch TV, the angrier I get. After getting a new box, my picture quality is still crappy. :( No worries, though. I caved and bought a Google TV attachment-thingy and that should be super cool. I'll let y'all know.
I've worked on broadening my TV horizons the past week or so and I have checked out "Revenge," "Up All Night," "The New Girl," "Pan Am," the Playboy bunny show and "Hart of Dixie."
"Revenge" is kind of hard to follow and I keep feeling like I missed something.
"Up All Night" is only 30 minutes, so, again, I'm feeling like I missed something.
"The New Girl" is stinkin' adorable! Just wish Fox had an On Demand channel so I could see it when I miss it.
"Pan Am" couldn't keep me through the latest episode. And it's a historical show!
The Playboy bunny show - I heard it got cancelled. I saw it coming the first episode. What is cool about it is the historical side. I especially love the Mattachine Society portrayal. I just don't like it when people will cover up an accidental death on movies and in TV, rather than go to the cops. Drives me nuts! It's kind of like "Love and Other Drugs" - I loved the Parkinson's and drug rep story lines more than all the getting it on that seemed to be the main "plot" of the movie.
And, finally, "Hart of Dixie." I think the writers are missing something! It's set in small-town Alabama, which is cool. What I find UNCOOL are all of the University of Alabama references. Come on, people. There is another major football team in this state! Hopefully, Dr. Hart will decide to be an Auburn fan (not likely, seeing as how the mayor, who is a former Alabama football player has befriended her). Also, the Belle thing has really frustrated me. I've always seen high school age girls be Belles, not women in their 20's or so. And the way they depicted a birth on the first episode. When the shoulders get stuck, it's called shoulder dystocia, and a change in positions and the Gaskin maneuver has been known to remedy that. Not an episiotomy. Really?!? I really can't stand childbirth scenes in TV and movies, anyway. I'm a huge advocate for accurate medical depiction. Does anyone remember how many reports of people doing CPR because they saw it on "Baywatch?" This would have been a prime opportunity to have a teachable moment in television, where the doctors realize the shoulder dystocia, and perform the Gaskin maneuver.
That being said, I'm going to stick with "The New Girl." All the others, I won't be sad if they disappear, which one already has.
Can't wait for "Bones!" Also, because I give credit where it is due, I have actually caught myself laughing at "The Office." Even when James Spader isn't being absolutely f-ilarious :)
Any other suggestions, people?
