I miss Seinfeld... On 12/7/07, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've said it before but TV has gotten pretty good over the past few years - > more good choices than most people could possibly watch. But with the > strike and holiday season ahead most new shows are on hiatus after only a > handful of episodes for at least a month if not more. > > So which of them are you missing the most? > > My favorite new show, hands down, has to be "Pushing Daisies". That dark > fairy tale thing always gets me and the pacing, characterization and writing > are perfect. I think, in large part, the narration really makes the show > for me. > > "Journeyman" has been better than I expected it to me. They've, I think, > safely left "Quantum Leap" territory and really seem to be trying some new > things. > > Surprisingly, although I don't watch any of them religiously, it looks like > a good number of the new sitcoms are actually good. "The Big Bang" theory > is traditional but with a nice little twist for us geeky, science-y types > and any show that gets BNL to do their theme can't be all bad (extra credit > if you can name the other show with a BNL theme song). > > I think I was most surprised by "Cavemen"... the show is actually pretty > damn good. It really is creating intelligent, contemporary social satire > rather than just relying on hackneyed sight gags. I would have never > watched an episode if a friend hadn't pushed me and I was honestly amazed at > how good it actually was. That's not to say it's great or anything, but > when you start with such very, very low expectations it's nice to be > surprised. > > We've also been watching most of "Carpoolers" (good, but uneven - but KITH > fans should like it), "Bionic Woman" (nothing special) and "Life" (I like it > quite a bit but my wife has yet to watch any - still, it falls into that > huge collection of quality crime dramas that you can only, at best, pick a > few of). > > Jim Davis > > > > >
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