MickeyCatching up on long-finished shows
I've been trying to, on top of my normal television viewing, rewatch shows that I gave up on or lost track of that have finished.
Regular readers will know that I finished the Gilmore Girls a couple of months ago. I understand why I gave it up, I was a teenager when it started and Rory didn't pick the boy I liked. This time round I was more interested in Lorelai and though I hated the end of the season, I enjoyed watching the show as a whole.
Last night I finished watching the tenth season of Friends and I can't for the life of me work out why I stopped watching it. I remember I was a slow starter. The first season started when I was in high school and it was a bit too grown up for me. There were no teenagers for me to fall in love with so I watched the pilot, gave it up and came back to it later when it took off. I reckon I gave it four seasons. There were assorted episodes in the later seasons that I had seen, like Monica and Chandler getting engaged and Rachel finding out she was pregnant, but that all came from watching re-runs all day long when I was unemployed and living in America.
It was a good show. It was funny. They managed to keep audiences entertained without the need for massive amounts of guest stars (although some of the guest starts were awesome, ie, Greg Kinnear, Aisha Tyler, Danny DeVito) and by using their sets wisely. That's a big deal. There's never been another show like it, one that had a great ensemble cast, good comedy, fun storylines and wasn't afraid of a little emotional pull.
I'm annoyed at myself for giving it up, but I love the world for giving us DVDs so great shows like that can be watched and loved over and over again.
Not sure what's next on the list. In the past three years I've done Buffy, the X-Files, Gilmore Girls and now Friends. Any one have any suggestions???
Regular readers will know that I finished the Gilmore Girls a couple of months ago. I understand why I gave it up, I was a teenager when it started and Rory didn't pick the boy I liked. This time round I was more interested in Lorelai and though I hated the end of the season, I enjoyed watching the show as a whole.
Last night I finished watching the tenth season of Friends and I can't for the life of me work out why I stopped watching it. I remember I was a slow starter. The first season started when I was in high school and it was a bit too grown up for me. There were no teenagers for me to fall in love with so I watched the pilot, gave it up and came back to it later when it took off. I reckon I gave it four seasons. There were assorted episodes in the later seasons that I had seen, like Monica and Chandler getting engaged and Rachel finding out she was pregnant, but that all came from watching re-runs all day long when I was unemployed and living in America.
It was a good show. It was funny. They managed to keep audiences entertained without the need for massive amounts of guest stars (although some of the guest starts were awesome, ie, Greg Kinnear, Aisha Tyler, Danny DeVito) and by using their sets wisely. That's a big deal. There's never been another show like it, one that had a great ensemble cast, good comedy, fun storylines and wasn't afraid of a little emotional pull.
I'm annoyed at myself for giving it up, but I love the world for giving us DVDs so great shows like that can be watched and loved over and over again.
Not sure what's next on the list. In the past three years I've done Buffy, the X-Files, Gilmore Girls and now Friends. Any one have any suggestions???
