05-20-2004, 02:34 PM
Hi,
While I feel that Buffy should have ended with the season finale when she sacrificed herself to save Dawn, and that Angle has gone steadily downhill from when Connor reappeared from whatever hell dimension Holt had taken him to, I did watch every show of both series (but starting with Buffy reruns, since I wasn't watching TV when the series started). Both shows suffered greatly from the "What do we do next?" syndrome. As well as the "It's weird, so let's do it." syndrome. That being said, it was great television, with likable characters (and actors and actresses), decent humor, and a self-deprecatory style that I found appealing.
Since I cannot abide the snide backstabbing that passes for humor on most sitcoms (Frasier was a welcome exception), the phony "realistic" situations of "reality TV" (thanks, I'll just go wander the mall if I want to see real people in real situations), and the inanity of most prime time soaps, my TV viewing is greatly limited. I care little for what passes for news out of the entertainment industry, so I have no idea why either show was canceled. I regret that they were, since they were two of the very few shows usually worth (IMO) watching.
OTOH, that frees up yet more time for reading and, especially "testing" WoW. I guess every silver lining does have a dark cloud :)
--Pete
While I feel that Buffy should have ended with the season finale when she sacrificed herself to save Dawn, and that Angle has gone steadily downhill from when Connor reappeared from whatever hell dimension Holt had taken him to, I did watch every show of both series (but starting with Buffy reruns, since I wasn't watching TV when the series started). Both shows suffered greatly from the "What do we do next?" syndrome. As well as the "It's weird, so let's do it." syndrome. That being said, it was great television, with likable characters (and actors and actresses), decent humor, and a self-deprecatory style that I found appealing.
Since I cannot abide the snide backstabbing that passes for humor on most sitcoms (Frasier was a welcome exception), the phony "realistic" situations of "reality TV" (thanks, I'll just go wander the mall if I want to see real people in real situations), and the inanity of most prime time soaps, my TV viewing is greatly limited. I care little for what passes for news out of the entertainment industry, so I have no idea why either show was canceled. I regret that they were, since they were two of the very few shows usually worth (IMO) watching.
OTOH, that frees up yet more time for reading and, especially "testing" WoW. I guess every silver lining does have a dark cloud :)
--Pete
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