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The Five: New shows that are already getting old
I tend to have very little patience with new television programs. I usually give them two or three episodes and then I tune out. I did that for Desperate Housewives during season one and I still don't regret canceling my Season Pass to that show. And now, this fall, I am doing it once again. I get all giddy over new shows that I think have a great premise, and then I get bored quickly. Apparently I can't handle more than 5 seconds of bad television. Here are The Five: New shows that are already getting old:
5. Heroes Just like Keith, I am not at all floored by this series. This week's pilot wasn't all that captivating and that's too bad because it's a freakin' brilliant idea for a show. The original version of the pilot, which was cleaned up a bit for air on Monday, was disjointed and hard to follow. It was also slow, which is what I fear for future episodes (which Keith say kinda suck). I really want this to be a good series. I am trying to will it to happen, but it's not looking good and I am quickly losing interest.
4. Jericho This was one of the few pilots that I didn't get to see before the fall television season began. Again, I liked the premise: a small town is cut off from the rest of the country after an apparent nuclear attack on major U.S. cities. But the execution was deplorable. The pilot had so many cheesy and stereotypical scenes (angry mob!) that I found myself rolling my eyes over and over. I'm so sorry to say this, because writing for a weekly show can't be easy, but it was all so vanilla. The characters' relationships with each other were so uncreative. I actually groaned when I saw the previews for the second episode, and I promptly canceled my Season Pass.
3. Standoff How can this show sustain an entire season? Are there really multiple hostage crises in Los Angeles each and every day? It felt like the entire series was played out in the pilot. Not even the alluring power of Ron Livingston can get me to tune back in. I keep seeing promos and they just look like the same episode over and over.
2. The Class I thought the pilot for this new sitcom looked promising. I actually laughed out loud once or twice and I liked the premise of how all the characters came together. Then, I started to watch the second episode. Sadly, many of the actors on the show over-act. It's like they were giddy to be picked up after the pilot or something. Anyway, the timing was off during the second episode and the jokes just didn't seem as funny. I turned it off halfway through and I'm pretty sure I won't watch it again. I may soon make a personal rule not to watch sitcoms.
1. Justice I can't even begin to explain how happy I am that Justice is being put on hiatus. You see, I adored the pilot. Yes, Victor Garber is a bit much to handle, but I liked his brash character. My favorite part was the end where we get to see how the crime actually occured. Yeah, that was cool for, like, two episodes. And now I'm over it. We're only three episodes into the season and already it feels formulaic. I'm still reviewing the show for TV Squad, which is the only reason I don't hit the little curly button on my TiVo remote and skip to the end to see how the crime was actually committed.
Runners-up: Smith, My Name is Earl
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