The Neon Nurse's Charting

When I am asleep, I get to watch TV shows from alternate universes. Here's one I dreamed about, although I only got to "see" the very 60's sitcom opening. It was mostly in shades of pink. Two pairs of scissors flew across the screen to clip away at a round (pink) ball that looked like hair, until it turned into a heart! And then the whole thing burst into words that said "Two Barber Boys in Love!" Strangely enough, I could read it even though I "knew" it was in Arabic....

I would totally watch that show.

But Dreamland aside, the point of this post is TV, and how I have almost NOTHING to watch since the Sopranos ended. Oh, and my opinion on that?

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Tony is pushing up the daisies. He's singing in the celestial choir (though probably not Soprano). He's an ex-mobster.

Thanks to the magic of Netflix, I have been able to catch some things that I liked a lot, and at least try some things it turned out I didn't.

For instance, some of you may recall I did not care for House. I came to realize later that it wasn't because it was a bad show. It wasn't because I didn't like weird characters with some negative aspects to their personality. (Did I not just mention I was a Sopranos fan?) It just didn't bring what I needed in order to enjoy it. It was static. It pretty much held to the same format, week in and week out, like the TV shows of my youth. But I have been spoiled. Now I expect multi-cast storylines, and story arcs that take a whole season to resolve. So, sorry, Greg House. Hope you can adjust, bud.

Another one I tried and didn't get sucked into was Dead Zone. The book, I love, and still think it's one of the best King ever wrote. The TV series just didn't do it for me.

The 4400 was also kind of a failure for me. I DO still have the second season on my Netflix list, but the ending of the first season made me gag a little, and I'm not in a big hurry to see what happens next. Heroes did a FAR better job with the concept of regular people suddenly finding out they have Powers.

A show I quite liked that didn't go past one season was Wonderfalls. I thought it was very similar to Dead Like Me in a lot of ways, yet it had a unique charm. I would have kept watching both of them if they had stayed in production.

Now onto things I really enjoyed. My nephew Jeff told me I really really really should give Arrested Development a try, and now that I have, I agree. It's the first sitcom I've liked in at least a decade.

Continuing on the "excellent" page is Veronica Mars. I wasn't sure I would like it, but I got hooked after watching the first episode. Great characters, intriguing plot line, fun dialog, the works. I REALLY wish this one had kept going.

Another one that surprised me with its general excellence was Deadwood. Now, this one isn't for General Audiences. Language-wise, it make The Sopranos look like a Sunday School picnic. Seriously. And I can't vouch for the historical accuracy. But the great character development, acting, and compelling plot lines made it one amazing show. I am deeply annoyed the creator, David Milch, pulled a Joss and left it to die so he could go work on the so far less than impressive John from Cincinnati. The pilot of which made me go 0.o

I guess, come to think of it, we do still have ONE show left, the clone and I. We haven't finished the last season of Battlestar Galactica, which again, I was astonished to find I LIKED. Although of course they are now going to bring THAT to an end....

So, what should I try next? Or should I just try to sleep more?