I am so inundated of TV right now

[thedeadparrot]

Korra - I'm kind of sick of the 'older mentor figure ends up being horribly misguided' trope in that it is way too much of a pattern right now, but oh well. I am still very much enjoying this season, and I hope to keep enjoying it. It's not perfect. There are still some glaring flaws. But it is still interesting and thoughtful and gorgeous.

Elementary - SO MUCH CITY PORN IN THE PREMIERE. Ugh. I love the way they use New York on the show, and Sherlock's London is so much lovelier than I imagined when writing The City & the City. Also, there was an awesome ratio of tasty character work vs. boringish procedural. Mycroft and Lestrade were both interesting and great.

Glee - Don't talk to me about Glee.

Parks and Rec - Still happy and adorable! I enjoyed their London shenanigans, even if they weren't as amazing as Elementary's London shenanigans. Ron's trip up to Scotland was the best. So much pretty.

Sleepy Hollow - I found the time travel jokes great and the mythology stuff mind numbingly awful. John Cho! I am sad that he's a bad guy, but I am delighted that he has a new show.

Breaking Bad - I have been slowly catching up on this show over the last few years, and I'm only midway through season 3. Ugh. I want to read all the discussions and analysis, but I also don't want to spoil myself too much. I don't think I could say anything about it that hasn't already been said. It's amazing television, but my enjoyment of it is a little cold.

Agents of SHIELD - My thoughts on this show are as follows: Coulson, I love you! I am sick of manic pixie hacker girls. I might have cared a little bit more if J. August Richards was sticking around. This show feels like it was made with a paint-by-numbers kit, and none of the n00bs registers as interesting.

Comments

[zulu]

I feel similarly about Breaking Bad. We're in mid-season 3 too. I like it, the cinematography and the characters' bad decisions that just keep making things worse, and SKYLAR!, but I don't love it. Walt's hubris is a little tough to really love, even if I can appreciate it. And I see lots of directorial ties to The X-Files, which is cool to see, but also weird at points--like the two (nameless?) silent brothers being filmed pretty much exactly like mutants/aliens would be. Yikes.

Agree about Korra! Although I've only seen the two-part opener so far.

Fannish hallmark card: I send condolences upon the shark-jumping of your show. :(

[thedeadparrot]

Yeah, I can appreciate Breaking Bad as a beautifully created work of art, and it has really interesting and powerful things to say (I think it resonates more strongly if you're American, since it says a lot of things about the American dream). Walt is an awful person, definitely, and he is pretty much from the beginning. I am amazed at the people who think it's about 'going bad' when it's so much more about him finding a natural outlet for his awfulness. And yeah, the silent brothers. Jeez. This show definitely has some bad race issues.

I am of the opinion that Glee jumped the shark from its very first episode. I'm actually full of gross fannish feelings for the ruthless emotional manipulation that occurred during this premiere right now and would like to not embarrass myself in public. /o\