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[liptonrm_backup]

I've been watching television! I know, shocker. ;-) I haven't seen all of the new tv shows because, well, some of them don't look like my kind of thing, but I've seen a few. And now I'm going to talk about them.

Death Valley: Seriously, why isn't the entirety of fandom watching this show? It's a lot of fun, it has zombies, werewolves, and vampires, it has very entertaing characters, and, well, it's awesome. Who doesn't like watching an awesome show? I cannot recommend it highly enough. It's just the kind of gory, light-hearted fare to cleanse the palate after all of the drama.

The Secret Circle: They're witches! Who are teenagers! With tragic pasts! This is just the kind of melodramatic genre romp I was hoping for. I need fandom to write me all of the possible combinations of Faye, Cassie, and Diana. Because OMG I love them all.

Terra Nova: We watched an episode last night, after which dodger_sister turned to me and said, "So, you're totally over this show, aren't you?" Apparently, I kept on making super-critical remarks about how things don't work that way. I'm more than willing to handwave stuff, like, say, ejecting the warp core to escape from a black hole (seriously Star Trek? WTF. I don't think physics works that way), but if the rest of the product is only mediocre and I don't care about any of the characters then apparently it doesn't work for me. Clearly, watching Nova has ruined my brain.

Suburgatory: I had an idea in my head of what I wanted this show to be and it wasn't that show. I tried it out for Alan Tudyk and Jeremy Sisto but it turned out to not be my cup of tea. Plus, it was very California for a show that was set in New York. Sadly, the main characters haven't discovered that their new neighbors are demons or witches or something cool like that. I would totally watch a show like that.

Glee: I've been a casual Glee viewer for a couple years now. I don't really love most of the auto-tuned music and the episodes are generally miss and miss, but the first few episodes of this season have demonstrated how having a full time writers' room is something that every show needs. The characters are real people again, rather than charicatures, and even the music numbers have improved. Marti Noxon was clearly a perfect fit for the show. Heck, it's made me have such vivid high school flashbacks that I kind of want to start trying out for community theatre. So kudos to them.

But that hasn't stopped me from yelling at the characters, telling them to stand up straight and breathe from their diaphragm. I know they're lip-synching, but if Idina Menzel can stand correctly then Lea Michele can too.

I hear that Homeland, starring Damian Lewis and Claire Danes, is really excellent. Sadly, my grr arghing capabilities are currently limited. Big Brother Comcast is watching.

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[cbtreks.livejournal.com]

I began watching Glee earlier year when the first season was released for streaming on Netflix. Watched the whole first season in 2 days, then paid for Hulu Plus so I could watch what I'd missed of season 2. I think they've recovered from their sophomore slump. Funny how Lea Michele's posture bothers you - it's her face that bothers me. Does she have to look constipated when she's really feeling the music? I like her singing, though - even if sometimes I can't watch her do it.

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she does do that thing with her face. I guess it doesn't really bother me because everything Lea Michele does while she's singing is so affected. She's kind of like Streisand that way, and I'm not anything like a fan of Streisand.

The thing with her posture is totally a singing nerd kind of thing. When someone is teaching you how to sing one of the things they'll harp on the most is making you stand up straight, chest up, shoulders back. That expands your diaphragm and gives your lungs the most room possible to expand. I always find the weirdest things to nitpick over when I'm watching TV. ;-)

[dodger-sister.livejournal.com]

I think people aren't giving Death Valley a chance because it is on MTV. And that's a shame.

Idk Marti had joined Glee. Did I? Maybe I did. Maybe I was so disillusioned by Glee last year that I heard that bit of news and didn't care. I was not really enjoying it until this last episode. And now that you say it, I can see Marti's influence in there. If they keep going like they did last episode, I'll be sticking around.

So far, the show I am enjoying most this year of old and new shows is Secret Circle and then Death Valley (or maybe in the other order, I can't decide). At least until The Walking Dead returns.

I have heard great stuff coming out of Homeland. Too bad we cannot watch it.

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Stupid people being all biased against MTV when they've brought us such high quality programs like Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant.

*sighs* You and Baylor have totally ruined me for television, haven't you?

OMG I think The Walking Dead returns this week! I can't wait to see all of the zombie mayhem! Bring on the zombies!