It's been a HUGE week for television fans.
Two tremendously popular series have come to an end and my feeling is...
Absolutely nothing.
"24" and "Lost" were two SMASH network hits, and I can honestly say, I haven't seen an episode of either.
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These shows definitely were the talk around the watercooler.
People loved them.
And if my facebook news feed is any indication, there were serious splits among the "Lost" folks about the last episode.
As I interpret everyone's feed, the BIG ENDING WAS, everyone on the island was dead.
So wait, there was an awful plane crash and it took 6 years to figure out that everyone was dead?
I sort of gathered that from the inital trailer, but hey, whatever makes you happy.
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"24" changed television forever.
It was in real time!
What a catch!
I'm not anti-Jack Bauer.
I'm sure he's a bad-ass and saves the world.
The reason I never jumped on that bandwagon was that it was network tv.
If I'm going to have a show about killing and secret-agent stuff, I'm going to need real violence and foul language.
Spoiler alert 2, Jack Bauer didn't die.
SHOCKING!
You don't think they'd like to franchise that popular show into a movie?
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The bigger point is this.
I actually felt badly for fans of both shows.
I've been there.
It's really sad when a series ends.
I still remember the Seaver family clearing out their house at the end of "Growing Pains." That was highly traumatic.
When the Sopranos ended, that put a REAL void in my life.
What the hell was I going to do on Sunday nights? (and what the hell happened in that last scene?).
So I get it.
I really do.
And by all accounts, these were two quality shows.
It's nice to see shows with actual writers and ideas finding an audience.
It's refreshing to remember that America likes more than karaoke and reality shows.
Don't forget, America also likes Justin Bieber.
ReplyDeleteit's funny... I highly considered making that my last line... But I'm trying to slowly step away from Bieber-fever
ReplyDeleteIf you have seen every episode of a tv show... are you automatically considered a fan? I don't particularly like Lost or 24 but it's something I have watched with my parents or friend... or because of my job... for 6 or 7 years now.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion: Breaking Bad is the best show on television right now.
Curb and Glee
ReplyDeleteEveryone was not dead.... you trying to talk about Lost is equivalent to me trying to tell you about the Yankees starting line-up.
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