These are just a few of the TV series I have written off because I got bored of them:
To be fair, I watched the whole of the first season, which is positively tenacious for me. I was still like "EH?" I can't understand a word they're saying, and there doesn't appear to be a plot. Even though I know there MUST be, seeing as everyone else in the world thinks it's the best TV drama ever made. Can you hear that whistle? That's the air moving as The Wire sails 1,839 miles over my head.
It has all the hallmarks of being something I would love - bad-ass maverick lead character, crime, violence, intrigue etc. Was expecting the next The Shield (which is uh-mazing). Brain failed to engage, and I dumped it after the third episode. Sam is still avidly watching it, and says it's great.
This was great for the first series. Sadly it waned for exactly the same reason as the comics - because the characters are wooden and indistinguishable from each other. You might as well have a set of clothes pegs sitting around feeling sad about the end of the world. There aren't even that many zombie killings to make it fun anymore. Boo.
True Blood
You're WRONG. I concede that the first two series were brilliant, but then it went all daft and Games Workshop. Even sexy Eric couldn't save it for me. Next!
Breaking Bad
NOW. This one has forced me to question my impatience. We watched Breaking Bad before I'd heard anything about it, and I (again) got bored after three episodes and canned it. Sam watched the rest and loved it, and I've since had endless recommendations, with Briony finally persuading me to give it another chance. I picked it up again at episode 4, and it's been relentlessly brilliant ever since. The premise is admittedly great: terminally ill chemistry teacher uses his skills to pay the medical bills, cooks up some meth, and so begins a horrifying downward spiral into tragedy of Shakespearian proportions. There are some great performances, gut-wrenching storylines and some deft comedic touches - it was just a slow burn to start. I'm still only at the start of series three too, so there's plenty more to come.
I can't believe I nearly walked away from this one. It's made me wonder -what else have I been missing? I also didn't last the full series of Boardwalk Empire, Rubicon confused me, and PLEASE don't get me started on Lost....
Penny honestly, Breaking Bad just gets better and better. I agree with you about True Blood going boringly bonkers, and I admit too that the first 3 series of the Wire I struggled with but by the end I was into them (blame my husband who works in law enforcement.) Have you tried Deadwood? xx
ReplyDeleteWatched the first Deadwood and thought it was well boring! Another classic example! Excited that there's more fun to come with BB...
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