Am I failing at fall TV, or is fall TV failing me? So far I'm underwhelmed by FlashForward, bored by Fringe, and -- there should be a third show here, preferably one whose name starts with an 'F', but I don't think I'm even watching anything else. Not Supernatural, not Dollhouse, not Merlin, and certainly not Heroes.
Meanwhile the ill-conceived fall season of the U.S. version of So You Think You Can Dance appears to be stuck in an endless round of auditions, while the second season of its Canadian counterpart has been somewhat lackluster so far compared to last year. Hurry back, Australian version!
One bright spot: Kristin Cavallari has taken over from Lauren Conrad as the star of The Hills. Now, I have a soft spot for Kristin -- she was great on Laguna Beach, and reminds me of someone I went to high school with -- so it's nice to see her in action again, but the show feels hopelessly contrived now. Lauren was really the emotional center that grounded everything; Kristin's clearly not interested in playing that role, and nobody else can really fill the void that Lauren left. So I'm not sure how long I'll keep watching -- and seriously, who really wants to see Kristin and Audrina spend a season feuding over Justin Bobby?
But to my surprise, the NYC-based spin-off, The City, is actually looking promising. They dumped the boring characters, leaving only Whitney and Olivia Palermo from the original cast, and brought in work-and-friendship conflicts instead of the relationship focus of the first season. I gave up halfway through season 1, but I'm cautiously optimistic that the producers are not only aware of, but aggressively fixing what wasn't working. Also, last week's episode used one of the best songs from Amanda Blank's new album, which is vaguely impressive (or maybe I'm easy to impress).
Today's quote, courtesy of Tiger Beatdown: "Dear Joss Whedon, thank you for your interest in Feminism, but we cannot make any hiring decisions at this time."
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Hmm, that does look interesting (to a totally non-crafty person like me). And I could use some variation in my wrestling-and-reality-TV media diet.
Um.
NOW it seems hopelessly contrived?!?
Back in her high school-era Laguna Beach days, Kristin was being Kristin. Now, she's just doing a version of something akin to Heather Locklear's Melrose Place character. It's not the same.
Also I don't really email that much, and most of the people I do email are not the type who are going to be using Google Wave, so it's probably pretty much a moot point for me anyway.
Have you watched Glee? I find it highly problematic, but am enjoying it all the same.
I haven't checked out Glee, mainly because my baseline interest in "show about a high school glee club" is basically zero. Then again, I'm not a football fan, but I love Friday Night Lights, so maybe I shouldn't be too hasty.