Friday, May 25, 2007

Farewell, TV Season!

Wednesday officially ended the 2006-07 TV season. And while I settle in to a summer of all baseball, all the time, I thought I'd review some of the highlights and lowlights of my favorite shows.


Lost- Many fans were disappointed with the season, and while I'll admit that it started off slowly, what a great last few weeks! And the explosive season-finale was fantastically done, and left me literally on the edge of my seat. As is always the case with "Lost," many questions answered, and many more created. And now we have to wait till February of '08.


24- Jack, Jack, Jack...Now, I want to be clear, I am still one of 24's most devoted fans, and Jack Bauer is one of the best characters on TV, hands down. But this season..well, as Mari would say, "the worst season ever!" It would have been a great season if we hadn't seen it 5 times before. Most of the year, it was predictable, and I found myself continuously saying, "Yup, this happened in Season(insert 1-5 here)." My great hope was that the finale would be outstanding. Nope. Producers are telling us that Season 7 will be completely retooled with a whole new plan for the show. Let's hope so.


The Office- Another solid season put in by TV's funniest comedy. And good news for next year- there will be 30(!!) episodes instead of the normal 22 to cut down on repeats. I'm very excited. (I know, Michael, "that's what she said.")

Other shows that are honored by my watching:
Family Guy- B+ Too many repeats, not enough flashbacks.
Simpsons- C- Time to let this show go out with some dignity.
Studio 60- B+ RIP Studio 60, we hardly knew ye. Yet Prison Break gets another year. What a world.
My Name is Earl- C+ Too many repeats, and too many serious shows. Let's get back to comedy next year.
30 Rock B Best new comedy, by far. Alec Baldwin creates the funniest character on TV.

So there you have it. Now enjoy the last 6 episodes of Studio 60, and Rescue Me in June, as I will, and I'll see you in September.

3 comments:

Staci Kenney said...

Just because The Office is set in Scranton does not make it the funniest show on TV. Scranton is funny all on its own :)

Ian O'hEnas said...

I hate Scranton, PA!

Mari said...

I haven't watched Lost, but I agree with your other comments. 24 was "the worst season ever!"

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