I've been getting in a lot of tv time lately. Sometimes just as background noise while I play with the baby, or while I'm laying in bed, because it clears my head and gets me to sleep faster. Either way, I've been watching a few good things, and some not as good.
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Til Death
The show is about Eddie and Joy, who have been married for 20ish years. Jeff and Steph are newly weds and move in next door. The first episode is about a pool table. Jeff wants a pool table, Eddie tells him exactly how that conversation with his wife will probably go, and it does. Eddie also teaches Jeff how to trick his new wife into letting him get the pool table. Mix in a little bit about the wives swapping info, and you've got comedy.
When I first started watching this show, I was in love. And I was excited because there were 81 episodes on Netflix and I love a long show. Steph and Jeff (Finch from American Pie!) make the show. They, mixed with the main characters, Joy and Eddie, are hilarious. Then, one day I realized Jeff and Steph hadn't been in the past few episodes. Then, there they were - almost as background characters in a couple of episodes. They weren't written out. They didn't move or die. They just disappeared without being mentioned. Had they been mentioned, maybe I would've dealt with this better, but no, they disappeared.
When I first started watching this show, I was in love. And I was excited because there were 81 episodes on Netflix and I love a long show. Steph and Jeff (Finch from American Pie!) make the show. They, mixed with the main characters, Joy and Eddie, are hilarious. Then, one day I realized Jeff and Steph hadn't been in the past few episodes. Then, there they were - almost as background characters in a couple of episodes. They weren't written out. They didn't move or die. They just disappeared without being mentioned. Had they been mentioned, maybe I would've dealt with this better, but no, they disappeared.
My second pet peeve about this show, is the lack on consistency with the actress(es) who play Joy and Eddie's daughter Ally. Four actresses.
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That, teamed up with the fact that the last season is not-so-good, and episodes are crazy out of order, I'm just struggling to finish the series. (Read another similar opinion) Also, I can't stand the character Doug (Ally's boyfriend). At all. But the first few seasons are great!
- 4/5 stars, except season four is 1/5 stars -[Til Death on imdb]
- 4/5 stars, except season four is 1/5 stars -[Til Death on imdb]
Dexter
If you haven't heard of it, Dexter is a serial killer. But he only kills other killers, so in a way he's the good guy, or something. Either way, they make him out to be the good guy and you're always rooting for him. He's also works with the cops, which makes it more interesting. Each season is based upon one big serial killer that the department is trying to track down, but also has a bunch of little killers thrown in the midst. It gives some extra fun and mystery to every episode. Very easy to get addicted to.
I'm only near the end of season five (no spoilers please!), so I haven't finished it yet, but I'm really enjoying it. I love that there's always one major plot line throughout the whole series, then a few smaller ones that last a couple of episodes. It always keeps you intrigued. While I'm loving it, I just wish the episodes were a bit shorter. It's a hard show to watch when I'm sleepy.
- 4/5 stars. [Dexter on imdb]
I'm only near the end of season five (no spoilers please!), so I haven't finished it yet, but I'm really enjoying it. I love that there's always one major plot line throughout the whole series, then a few smaller ones that last a couple of episodes. It always keeps you intrigued. While I'm loving it, I just wish the episodes were a bit shorter. It's a hard show to watch when I'm sleepy.
- 4/5 stars. [Dexter on imdb]
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Degrassi: The Next Generation
If you're into the series but haven't watched this far yet, this may contain SPOILERS, so beware.
This season consists of Emma dating Peter, until Sean comes back and shakes things up. Manny is still dating Craig, but that gets a little shaken up as well. Ellie, Paige, Marco, etc are all off at college. Paige has some troubles. Ellie has a crush on her newspaper's editor. Insert lots of other drama with them, and everyone else and you've got typical Degrassi.
I've only recently watched season 6, because I just bought it. As usual in Degrassi, there's so much love and drama that the entire season just flies by. I wish I had all the seasons. I'm a bigger fan of the first half of the series (with Emma, Manny, JT, Toby, Ashley, Spinner, etc), as opposed to what's currently playing.
- 4/5 stars. [Degrassi on imdb]
This season consists of Emma dating Peter, until Sean comes back and shakes things up. Manny is still dating Craig, but that gets a little shaken up as well. Ellie, Paige, Marco, etc are all off at college. Paige has some troubles. Ellie has a crush on her newspaper's editor. Insert lots of other drama with them, and everyone else and you've got typical Degrassi.
I've only recently watched season 6, because I just bought it. As usual in Degrassi, there's so much love and drama that the entire season just flies by. I wish I had all the seasons. I'm a bigger fan of the first half of the series (with Emma, Manny, JT, Toby, Ashley, Spinner, etc), as opposed to what's currently playing.
- 4/5 stars. [Degrassi on imdb]
What have you been watching?
