Mid season TV reviews
Ranked in order of awesomeness:
- Battlestar Galactica
- Lost
- House MD
- Dexter
- Heroes
- Desperate Housewives
- Smallville
- Prison Break
Anyway, i’m cutting Prison Break from my viewing schedule. Season 2 really sucks.
I started watching House MD season 1, and i’m already hooked by the 3rd episode. Normally, i’m no fan of medical dramas, but House is really compelling. This is especially remarkable since the show is terribly formulaic and every episode’s plot follows the same structure. However, it has a trump card in Hugh Laurie, who plays the lead character and he is absolutely awesome as the sarcastic Dr House. Every week he gets to fire acerbic comments and witty one-liners. And he delivers each line perfectly. Its rare that a series is watchable solely because of one actor but House MD works because of Hugh Laurie.
Lastly, as part of my continued drive to make everyone watch Battlestar Galactica, allow me to dispel some misconceptions about BSG:
- There are no Aliens or Ewoks
- Its not a sci-fi genre series. You don’t need to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy it. In fact, it is totally unlike Star Trek.
- The modern BSG is nothing like the campy 70s version of BSG.
- BSG on a bad day is still better than many TV series on a good day.
It currently stands at 94% on metacritic.
“The end product of all these splendid parts is a sci-fi series you can appreciate and enjoy even if space operas aren’t normally your first viewing choice. “Battlestar Galactica'’ is provocative television that transcends its genre.”- McCollum
“And why should you watch the Peabody Award-winning “Galactica”? Despite its name and pedigree, this is not some kiddie sci-fi show full of humanoid aliens created by gluing prosthetics to actors’ faces. And it’s not a lighthearted romp through the galaxy, a la “Stargate.” Rather, “Battlestar Galactica” is one of the most politically relevant and necessarily bleak series on television today.”- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“I find myself proselytizing more for “Battlestar Galactica” than any other show, with good reason.”- Boston Globe
PS: Start with BSG miniseries, then continue with Season 1. Jumping in on Season 3 will likely leave you confused.
Finally something i watch, House is the only series i follow religiously on the tube. Hugh Laurie has gone a big step from Stuart Little (the dad). I think he might have won some Golden Globe for his role. Btw AXN is running season 2, if u have cable that is.
Comment by Lin Zhiye — December 29, 2006 @ 3:15 am
Yup. House is amazing. Although I’m slightly disappointed with the latest season. The first season is by far the best. So many gems. Haha.
Comment by woosh0420 — December 29, 2006 @ 11:18 am