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litlover12) wrote2016-11-02 12:27 am
litlover12) wrote2016-11-02 12:27 am
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For a while I've suspected something, and now I'm almost certain of it: I no longer have the attention span, the mental energy, or the interest to follow a TV series. Over the past few years I've had friends try to get me into "Foyle's War," "Call the Midwife," "Endeavour," "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," and I don't know how many more. Usually I'll give it a try, enjoy a few episodes, realize I don't care whether I ever find out what happens, and drift away.
Off my own bat, this season, I've tried "Timeless" (a bust), "Dirk Gently" (very funny in spots, but too dark in others), and "Designated Survivor" (not bad, and I don't mind turning it on when I'm home, but not the sort of thing I'd DVR and catch up with). I suppose I'll take a look at "Nashville" when it comes back, but just long enough to see how they get Juliette's plane safely on the ground and get her back to her family. Silly show should have ended when ABC canceled it -- I got sick of all the melodrama and bed-hopping.
Oh, and I'm still watching "Doctor Who" on and off. And "Sherlock," of course, though that's more like occasional specials than a series. But I think that's it. The rest of my viewing is all movies and figure skating.
I'm not sure exactly what happened. I suppose I just got burned out. I've cared deeply about too many shows that dragged me through too many twists and turns and character deaths and character 180s and general crap. (And don't get me started on all those idiotic showrunner interviews about how all the crap was Deep and Profound and Signifcant and Meaningful. Balderdash. Most of the time it's either just a ratings stunt, or a desire to pay fewer actors, or both.) Probably the fault's with me -- probably you're not supposed to care that much about a TV show. But I'd let myself get sucked in, and more often than not, end up disappointed. Enough is enough.
Maybe someday I can actually get into and enjoy a TV show like a normal person again. But I don't think it'll be anytime soon.
Off my own bat, this season, I've tried "Timeless" (a bust), "Dirk Gently" (very funny in spots, but too dark in others), and "Designated Survivor" (not bad, and I don't mind turning it on when I'm home, but not the sort of thing I'd DVR and catch up with). I suppose I'll take a look at "Nashville" when it comes back, but just long enough to see how they get Juliette's plane safely on the ground and get her back to her family. Silly show should have ended when ABC canceled it -- I got sick of all the melodrama and bed-hopping.
Oh, and I'm still watching "Doctor Who" on and off. And "Sherlock," of course, though that's more like occasional specials than a series. But I think that's it. The rest of my viewing is all movies and figure skating.
I'm not sure exactly what happened. I suppose I just got burned out. I've cared deeply about too many shows that dragged me through too many twists and turns and character deaths and character 180s and general crap. (And don't get me started on all those idiotic showrunner interviews about how all the crap was Deep and Profound and Signifcant and Meaningful. Balderdash. Most of the time it's either just a ratings stunt, or a desire to pay fewer actors, or both.) Probably the fault's with me -- probably you're not supposed to care that much about a TV show. But I'd let myself get sucked in, and more often than not, end up disappointed. Enough is enough.
Maybe someday I can actually get into and enjoy a TV show like a normal person again. But I don't think it'll be anytime soon.