Hello folks :) Considering that this is fall television premier week, I decided that todays question would be the most appropriate one. Todays topic, submitted by Stephen, is: If you could bring back one TV show, what would it be and why?
I watch a lot of tv. And even though I have favorites that I tune in for every year, I do try to watch a few new ones to see what's new. I've seen a lot of good shows get axed too early, and I've seen bad shows stay too long. This decision is very tough.
I'll start by saying that I will not pick a show that has run its course (like Lost). Now I would love to still have lost on the air, but it was given its ending and any attempt at a return would fail miserably.
While thinking on this topic, I am reminded of a few shows that I truely enjoyed watching. The first of those being Moonlight. It was on CBS and it was canceled in its 1st season. The lead guy is now on CBS' Hawaii 5-0. It was a good show, but about a year too early. Soon after its cancellation, the vampire craze really caught on. However, I don't think that it could sustain itself with todays programing (specifically the CW's Vampire Diaries and HBO's True Blood).
The next show I thought of was CBS' The Class. This show was one of their half-hour comedies that I think they do really well on. If I remember correctly, the show was cancelled middle of 1st or 2nd season. I found the show to be halarious, I guess others didn't. However, I find that there are now too many of these half-hour shows popping up on today's television. You've got How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Cougar Town, Community, Parks and Recreation, etc.
There is one last show that I think beats them all. It is/was ABC's Eli Stone. This show lasted more than one season, and from what I remember, was pretty popular. It was funny and dramatic, and just plain awesome. ABC cancelled the show rather quickly with no real explanation. There were even episodes left that didn't air. ABC was reportedly supposed to run those during the summer after cancellation, but they never did. The show had a lot of good life lessons and if I could bring any show back, that would be it.
I'm excited about television tonight; Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice all premier tonight.
I should get "Riding in Cars with Boys" today via netflix. I haven't seen it in a while, but its a great movie. I'll be in the spiral today at some point working on the Selena quest and cleaning up some unfinished business so you'll probably find me there. Everyone have a great night/day.
Now we know where you are when your not in chat which is almost all the time (besides work) your sitting in front of the idiot box (that's what my wife calls it).
ReplyDeleteYou are a TV addict!!! :)
Ha Ha I should talk I have 14 (see FB post) shows that I currently like to watch and I have added 2 more just last night (UnderCovers & The Defenders).
Tonight I may be adding another one called Outsourced.
Hello my name is Stephen and I'm a TVoholic.
Hi Stephen!
Hmmm, you all want to bring back newer shows than I'd choose. I would like to see Magnum PI again, if they could get someone to do it as well as Tom Sellack. The Night Stalker was good too. Most of the shows on these days are too formulaic for me. I liked Heroes and Lost. Keep me guessing.
ReplyDeleteI like Tom Selleck, but I haven't watched any of Magnum PI. I'm familiar with him from his days on Friends (which would totally be 2nd on my list of comeback shows :D) I like Heroes until they really started adding new people and messing with story line stuff. The only reason Lost wasn't on my list is because it got a fair send-off. I think once they say goodbye, it can be a big mistake to attempt to bring them back.
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