If you haven’t figured it out already but I am a TV junkie. I always have been. My mom freely admits that she let me watch as much TV as I wanted growing up… and well… I turned out fine, right?
And I have to admit, whenever Serena and the boys go out of town leaving me at home… I’ve nicknamed the time “TVpalooza”… and well… that’s pretty much all I do the entire time they are gone. I catch up on all of the shows Serena isn’t interested in watching with me… and sometimes I check out pilots of new shows to see if they are worth watching. I actually get really jazzed up when new pilots are rolled out... I like to see if new shows are any good and try and predict if they will get cancelled… I know… I’m a nerd… but it’s fun for me.
But it’s a win-win, because making fun of this part of my personality is fun for Serena. She claims I’ll watch anything no matter how good or bad it is… and truthfully… I can see where she might get this impression. I do not believe you can judge a show by its pilot alone. Pilot episodes, by design, are not intended for the TV watching public… No, pilot episodes are intended for TV network executive who are looking to buy shows. So, because of this… I believe viewers should give a show at least three episodes before passing judgment.
Well… I must be getting harsher in my old age… because last TVpalooza I turned off a pilot 10 minutes in and I have no intention to ever watching it again.
I didn’t find it offensive… I didn’t find it rude… I can handle offensive and rude… I just found it annoyingly shot, cheaply made, and pretty unnecessary. So I turned it off.
The show is called ‘Gravity’.
What was Gravity about? It was about a court ordered support group for people who have attempted suicide... sure, it’s a depressing concept… but it could have had some potential. But as long as it is trying to be a comedy shot on a home video camcorder… I think the concept will remain lost to me.
No comments:
Post a Comment