I'll start this review with a necessary disclaimer: I don't like Aaron Sorkin dialogue all that much. I'm not really a fan of the style personally. I couldn't pinpoint exactly what it is that annoys me: the overly fast talking, the constant repeating of words, and the nearly always moving camera. I guess I don't mind the fast talking really: I mean I've never seen people talk so fast in my life, but given the setting I can accept that. The camera usually works and is creative, although sometimes I consider it a bit of a distraction.
There's something about how he constantly has characters saying something, the opposing character repeating that line, and then the original character repeating it back and so on in some cases. Who does that? It probably wouldn't bother me as much if he didn't use it - oh - every single episode. I'm not even sure I'm exaggerating. So anyway, I felt it necessary to point out that I'm not really an Aaron Sorkin fan.
I feel the same way about The West Wing's first season as I did about Sports Night: a weird state of neither disliking a show or really liking it that much. Both shows had great casts and good writing that I nonetheless had to struggle to watch. It's not that I disliked the episodes - I just had very little desire to watch a new episode. At the end of the episode, I'd leave pleased, but not overly so and with little desire to watch the next one.
Even as I say that, I can also say there is not a single bad episode in the first season. I would argue the show didn't really surpass it's B+ to B range - and I'm positive people would disagree with me on this - until the latter half of the season. On episode nineteen, I was slightly converted to this show and every successive episode seem to build on that. The finale had a hell of a twist and I could leave the first season optimistic as I've ever been about the show.
The West Wing is both made for me and not made for me at all. In terms of politics, I probably hold every viewpoint that the Bartlett administration does. However, I'm also not into politics. I'm not apathetic, but averse to politics in general. I can't honestly follow along if I don't believe a word anybody is trying to sell me. So what I'm saying is that I'm not passionate about politics which seems to be helpful in loving this show.
You're probably wondering why I kept watching the show if I couldn't muster up any feelings about it for the longest time. The answer is simple: the cast is phenomenal. It's difficult to single out any one performer as pretty much all of them are fantastic. Bradley Whitford is probably the break-out star of the first season. But that's being a little unfair to Rob Lowe, who basically reinvented his career with The West Wing... but that's being unfair to Martin Sheen and well you get the idea.
Don't think I forgot about John Spencer or Allison Janney, who both create fully-formed sympathetic character. Richard Schiff is sort of underrated among this cast as his character first appears one-note, but soon becomes an actual character. Lest I forget, Dule Hill is extremely underutilized, but when he does get a noteworthy scene, he knocks it out of the park. (I'm a Psych fan so perhaps I'm biased on this one)
The one exception to this wonderful cast is Moira Kelly, who I'm not sure is to blame. She's poorly written at first, then underwritten, and by the end basically disappears. Sorkin has a lot of strengths as a writer, but writing women is not one of them. Speaking of which, by far my least favorite part of this show is the potential, hinted, or actual romances. Sorkin is TERRIBLE at writing those scenes. I'm probably alone on this, but I don't like the hinting of a potential relationship between Josh and Donna. But since it's really obvious it's going to happen, I guess I better just deal with it or hope it gets better.
Lastly, for those of you wondering, I did happen to continue onto the next season for just the two-parter and if that episode is any indication, the second season will get a way better outlook from myself. Because that episode is the best in the show's run so far in my viewing.
I'll preemptively explain my grade and say that my feelings toward the first eighteen episodes would warrant a C+, but I'd push that up to a B purely because of the acting and writing. The last four episodes naturally elevated that grade. Which is to say that this was an above average season of television that took a little longer than normal to click for me.
Grade - B+
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Categories: Classic Dramas
When I started this blog, I had eight categories of shows to help myself keep track of all the shows I was watching or wanted to watch. About a month ago, I noticed that the categories were loosely connected and adding newer shows to the list was difficult. So I revamped the categories and ended up adding five more. Well, only three of the old categories really look anything close to their former selves so it's more like 10 new categories.
Anyway, this is one of the new categories. I'm pretty sure I added that weren't on my original list when I thought of classic dramas. This is self-explanatory, although I'll explain it anyway. These are dramas that in some way or another, changed television. They have been off the air for quite a while and most of them were made before the year 2000. I have seen basically none of these shows except about 10 episodes of one of the shows. So what follows are the shows that I felt qualified for classic dramas.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: (1955-1962)
I know this show is an anthology series. I know this show was the brainchild of the great Alfred Hitchcock. I know this series has an IMDB rating of 8.8. That's all I know. But it's enough to land on this list. There's 268 episodes, but apparently they are only 25 minutes long and suddenly that feat seems immensely more manageable. I also know IMDB ratings are inconsistent at best and this could just be rating so highly due to the name. (Dexter having a 9.0 honestly means I should never, ever use this as a credible source and yet it's right about 80 percent of the time.)
ETA for watching: TBA - TBA will be listed for shows that seem so far away, it's silly to even guess when I will be watching. I think this show is on Netflix so it has that going for it over other shows.
Hill Street Blues (1981-1987)
I've never seen this show so it's hard to say how exactly I know this, but I think this was one of the forerunners of the greatest shows of all-time. This is one of those shows that lays the groundwork for what other shows were able to do. Beyond that, I couldn't tell you if it stands the test of time. Also, a big problem I will run into for this specific category is that unfortunately networks dominated and networks mandated that shows run for over 20 episodes a season. That is insane. Do you know how hard it is to make 144 episodes that are an hourlong each? Naturally, I'm going to run into some clunkers. I really don't think it's a coincidence that shows that are considered the greatest of all-time run for 13 episodes a season.
ETA for watching: TBA - Tough to say since I don't know of any free, online way of watching this so I'm going to probably have to buy this to watch it, and seeing as I am pretty devoid of money at the moment, it's going to be a while.
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999)
Here's another show that was a forerunner to fantastic television. And it may even be fantastic itself. The cool thing about this show is that Andre Braugher is in it, and I happen to know for a fact that Andre Braugher is awesome. This is one of the shows I'm more confident I will like purely due to that. This show is based off a book by David Simon, who created The Wire. Simon doesn't appear to have been much of an influence beyond the book, but that's a pretty good sign this show is worth watching.
ETA: TBA - This would be very high on my list if I could watch any of these shows at will. Alas, it also isn't free anywhere to my knowledge.
St. Elsewhere (1982-1988)
Obviously this claim is from memory, but I think St. Elsewhere is a show that was more ambitious than most, at least in certain episodes. That is they took some risks in some episodes making plain weird television. That's not the only reason this show made this list. This has one of the more strange, yet awesome casts. Ed Begley Jr. is in this and he's pretty good from what I've seen. Apparently Denzel Washington is in all 137 episodes of this and... wait DENZEL WASHINGTON IS IN THIS SHOW! (This is like when I found out Morgan Freeman was in the Electric Company - if you didn't know that - seriously look it up) Also, Howie Mandel is in this show and... wait Howie Mandel used to be in good things maybe? I have so many questions that I have to watch this show.
ETA - TBA - I swear not all of these will be TBA, but again this show is not available for free online. (Or at least not on any of the things I'm paying for already) Although I am going to be getting Amazon Prime at a discount because I am a student so hopefully some of these shows are on there.
Six Feet Under (2001-2005)
This is probably the show that I have the most doubt as to whether it's good. I've seen varying opinions on this and not all of them are positive. Thanks to my excessive reading of Breaking Bad finale analysis, I'm pretty sure the final episode was perfect. (I did avoid spoilers somehow though) However, this show is newer so that means it only has 63 episodes which is fantastic. And its cast is pretty great with Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, and Frances Conroy. So I'm kind of worried, but not all that worried. I'm only really worried that it looks grossly out of place in this category more than my enjoyment of it.
ETA - TBA - Same excuse as the previous shows. Also, this would be near the bottom if I could watch these shows whenever I wanted.
Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
What list such as this is complete without The Twilight Zone, otherwise known as the show that has inspired every creator ever. Or so it seems at least. I am going into The Twilight Zone completely blind. I'm not so much worried about its quality, I'm worried about the acting. Star Trek has given me a good idea of what to expect from 1960s - or a bad idea I guess - and if Twilight Zone is similar, it'll be a struggle.
ETA - Late 2014 - This is on Netflix and I am most likely starting this when I finish Star Trek - I've made an unofficial rule of only watching one pre-1970 show at a time for my own sake.
Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
The only thing I'm expecting about this show is for it to do unexpected things. I'm not expecting it to be good or bad, I'm expecting it to be interesting and different. David Lynch being involved is definitely interesting, although I honestly am not much of a Lynch fan so it's not like this is a huge positive. (I've seen one Lynch movie, Mullohand Drive, which I disliked so to be clear, I'm not anything on Lynch)
ETA - Late 2014/Early 2015 - Expect this sooner rather than later.
The West Wing (1999-2006)
This is the only show on this list that I have seen. And umm, well I kind of can't gain any momentum to watch a bunch of episodes. I've watched like 10-11 episodes over a period of a year. It's a show that is reasonably good enough, but doesn't really do anything for me. It's not even that I don't like it, it's just really difficult for me to actively choose to watch it. I'm just never in the mood. It's kind of like that show on television that you watch when it's conveniently on, but you aren't saying "Oh I want to watch The West Wing." At least, it's that show for me. Not being a huge fan of Aaron Sorkin speed-talk dialogue doesn't really help matters.
ETA - Well, I'm not going to be writing about this show because I have nothing to say about it. I feel like I'm being unfair to this show, but it just does nothing for me whatsoever. Anyway, I'll continue fighting through the first season at least and hopefully it inspires something in me. I'm not expecting it to.
The X-Files (1993-2002)
Despite the fact that I basically know nothing about this show, I'm extremely confident that I will really love it. Besides the Shows that Changed Television, there isn't another show that I'm going into with as little worry as The X-Files. Even then, I usually have an actor or two who I really like when I look forward to watching a series. I saw Gillian Anderson in Hannibal and she's in far too little of that for her to make a huge impression on me. But besides that, I've seen neither actor in anything (anything memorable at least) so it's very strange for me. (For instance, Oz has J.K. Simmons and Dean Winters as two actors who I love)
ETA - 2014 - In fact, the next available date I have to review a season will probably be The X-Files. The spring show
That is the extent of the classic dramas that I have chosen to watch. Feel free to suggest shows that belong on this list, but remember two things: 1. It could be on another list. First check Shows that Changed Television before recommending say The Wire to me. 2. It doesn't qualify as a classic drama because it still airs so don't recommend a show such as Game of Thrones. 3. I don't know if you know how many shows I want to watch, but at this point, it's unlikely a show will be added unless it's newer. I'm pretty satisfied with this list.
Anyway, this is one of the new categories. I'm pretty sure I added that weren't on my original list when I thought of classic dramas. This is self-explanatory, although I'll explain it anyway. These are dramas that in some way or another, changed television. They have been off the air for quite a while and most of them were made before the year 2000. I have seen basically none of these shows except about 10 episodes of one of the shows. So what follows are the shows that I felt qualified for classic dramas.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: (1955-1962)
I know this show is an anthology series. I know this show was the brainchild of the great Alfred Hitchcock. I know this series has an IMDB rating of 8.8. That's all I know. But it's enough to land on this list. There's 268 episodes, but apparently they are only 25 minutes long and suddenly that feat seems immensely more manageable. I also know IMDB ratings are inconsistent at best and this could just be rating so highly due to the name. (Dexter having a 9.0 honestly means I should never, ever use this as a credible source and yet it's right about 80 percent of the time.)
ETA for watching: TBA - TBA will be listed for shows that seem so far away, it's silly to even guess when I will be watching. I think this show is on Netflix so it has that going for it over other shows.
Hill Street Blues (1981-1987)
I've never seen this show so it's hard to say how exactly I know this, but I think this was one of the forerunners of the greatest shows of all-time. This is one of those shows that lays the groundwork for what other shows were able to do. Beyond that, I couldn't tell you if it stands the test of time. Also, a big problem I will run into for this specific category is that unfortunately networks dominated and networks mandated that shows run for over 20 episodes a season. That is insane. Do you know how hard it is to make 144 episodes that are an hourlong each? Naturally, I'm going to run into some clunkers. I really don't think it's a coincidence that shows that are considered the greatest of all-time run for 13 episodes a season.
ETA for watching: TBA - Tough to say since I don't know of any free, online way of watching this so I'm going to probably have to buy this to watch it, and seeing as I am pretty devoid of money at the moment, it's going to be a while.
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999)
Here's another show that was a forerunner to fantastic television. And it may even be fantastic itself. The cool thing about this show is that Andre Braugher is in it, and I happen to know for a fact that Andre Braugher is awesome. This is one of the shows I'm more confident I will like purely due to that. This show is based off a book by David Simon, who created The Wire. Simon doesn't appear to have been much of an influence beyond the book, but that's a pretty good sign this show is worth watching.
ETA: TBA - This would be very high on my list if I could watch any of these shows at will. Alas, it also isn't free anywhere to my knowledge.
St. Elsewhere (1982-1988)
Obviously this claim is from memory, but I think St. Elsewhere is a show that was more ambitious than most, at least in certain episodes. That is they took some risks in some episodes making plain weird television. That's not the only reason this show made this list. This has one of the more strange, yet awesome casts. Ed Begley Jr. is in this and he's pretty good from what I've seen. Apparently Denzel Washington is in all 137 episodes of this and... wait DENZEL WASHINGTON IS IN THIS SHOW! (This is like when I found out Morgan Freeman was in the Electric Company - if you didn't know that - seriously look it up) Also, Howie Mandel is in this show and... wait Howie Mandel used to be in good things maybe? I have so many questions that I have to watch this show.
ETA - TBA - I swear not all of these will be TBA, but again this show is not available for free online. (Or at least not on any of the things I'm paying for already) Although I am going to be getting Amazon Prime at a discount because I am a student so hopefully some of these shows are on there.
Six Feet Under (2001-2005)
This is probably the show that I have the most doubt as to whether it's good. I've seen varying opinions on this and not all of them are positive. Thanks to my excessive reading of Breaking Bad finale analysis, I'm pretty sure the final episode was perfect. (I did avoid spoilers somehow though) However, this show is newer so that means it only has 63 episodes which is fantastic. And its cast is pretty great with Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, and Frances Conroy. So I'm kind of worried, but not all that worried. I'm only really worried that it looks grossly out of place in this category more than my enjoyment of it.
ETA - TBA - Same excuse as the previous shows. Also, this would be near the bottom if I could watch these shows whenever I wanted.
Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
What list such as this is complete without The Twilight Zone, otherwise known as the show that has inspired every creator ever. Or so it seems at least. I am going into The Twilight Zone completely blind. I'm not so much worried about its quality, I'm worried about the acting. Star Trek has given me a good idea of what to expect from 1960s - or a bad idea I guess - and if Twilight Zone is similar, it'll be a struggle.
ETA - Late 2014 - This is on Netflix and I am most likely starting this when I finish Star Trek - I've made an unofficial rule of only watching one pre-1970 show at a time for my own sake.
Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
The only thing I'm expecting about this show is for it to do unexpected things. I'm not expecting it to be good or bad, I'm expecting it to be interesting and different. David Lynch being involved is definitely interesting, although I honestly am not much of a Lynch fan so it's not like this is a huge positive. (I've seen one Lynch movie, Mullohand Drive, which I disliked so to be clear, I'm not anything on Lynch)
ETA - Late 2014/Early 2015 - Expect this sooner rather than later.
The West Wing (1999-2006)
This is the only show on this list that I have seen. And umm, well I kind of can't gain any momentum to watch a bunch of episodes. I've watched like 10-11 episodes over a period of a year. It's a show that is reasonably good enough, but doesn't really do anything for me. It's not even that I don't like it, it's just really difficult for me to actively choose to watch it. I'm just never in the mood. It's kind of like that show on television that you watch when it's conveniently on, but you aren't saying "Oh I want to watch The West Wing." At least, it's that show for me. Not being a huge fan of Aaron Sorkin speed-talk dialogue doesn't really help matters.
ETA - Well, I'm not going to be writing about this show because I have nothing to say about it. I feel like I'm being unfair to this show, but it just does nothing for me whatsoever. Anyway, I'll continue fighting through the first season at least and hopefully it inspires something in me. I'm not expecting it to.
The X-Files (1993-2002)
Despite the fact that I basically know nothing about this show, I'm extremely confident that I will really love it. Besides the Shows that Changed Television, there isn't another show that I'm going into with as little worry as The X-Files. Even then, I usually have an actor or two who I really like when I look forward to watching a series. I saw Gillian Anderson in Hannibal and she's in far too little of that for her to make a huge impression on me. But besides that, I've seen neither actor in anything (anything memorable at least) so it's very strange for me. (For instance, Oz has J.K. Simmons and Dean Winters as two actors who I love)
ETA - 2014 - In fact, the next available date I have to review a season will probably be The X-Files. The spring show
That is the extent of the classic dramas that I have chosen to watch. Feel free to suggest shows that belong on this list, but remember two things: 1. It could be on another list. First check Shows that Changed Television before recommending say The Wire to me. 2. It doesn't qualify as a classic drama because it still airs so don't recommend a show such as Game of Thrones. 3. I don't know if you know how many shows I want to watch, but at this point, it's unlikely a show will be added unless it's newer. I'm pretty satisfied with this list.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Unconventional Dramas
Before reading this, I suggest you read the introduction to this site where I say what I'm doing.
This list is 13 shows and counting. I say counting because I remain very optimistic about the new series coming out on FX called The Americans. I will be tuning in to watch the premiere and hopefully the entire first season.
Shows I've watched
There are only two shows on this list and both lasted a single season before they were cancelled. Let me assure you they were not cancelled because they were bad shows, but because nobody watched them. Bad marketing,hard premise to sell, whatever it was, the shows received poor ratings. (Both were acclaimed critically.)
In 2002, Joss Whedon created his first show that had nothing to do with the Buffyverse tackling a futuristic Western space show. It starred Nathan Fillion as Captain Mal Reynolds (or Captain Tightpants) as captain of Serenity, the relatively modest space ship. Reynolds and his crew battle the law, his sometimes adversary and sometimes enemy Badger, and Saffron (played by Christina Hendricks of Mad Men.)
So Fox screwed this up. One of the best pilots I've ever seen was not aired until it was clear the show would not be renewed. I cannot for the life of me understand why the pilot was not aired. So right off the bat, the second episode, which does the first episode an injustice in introducing the characters and the world, gets the show on a bad start. Then they air the episodes out-of-order throughout the run making it difficult to get any serious serialized storytelling done. Firefly never stood a chance with ratings thanks to Fox.
Against all odds, the show was able to do a follow-up movie called Serenity, which is phenomenal as an epilogue to the show and I think as a stand-alone movie, though I have no idea. Anyway, this show is 18 episodes and a movie, all on Netflix and is a good way to pass the time.
Terriers is a very good, short-lived show about two private investigators who run an unlicensed P.I. firm. I'm going to blame the marketing on this show's lack of ratings. It's not that I hadn't seen ads when it was released, it's just that the ads revealed nothing about the show. You see the ad and you don't want to go see the show, you wonder what the show is about. Most people are not curious enough to see what the show is about. You have to WANT to see it.
Anyway, Donald Logue plays an ex-cop and recovering alcoholic and his partner is an ex-criminal. Between the two of them, they have no problem skirting the law and they are pretty successful at their job despite loads of personal issues.
Shows I am watching
We'll go from shittiest to best. Dexter is gaining in viewership and declining in quality. Seasons 1-2 were great TV that did little to nothing with the supporting characters and it has shown in the decline of the show. Seasons 3-4 were both good, but it was not hard to see the show was starting to lead to the not great Season 5. Basically, it's hard to create suspense around a criminal who has no consequences for anything he does. After each season, the writers wipe the slate clean and act like nothing happened.
My advice to anyone looking to get into Dexter is to watch the first four seasons (if only because John Lithgow is amazing in Season 4) and then stop. Just stop. (I'm 8 episodes into Season 7 and it's some of the best the show has done since Season 4, but they could easily mess this up.)
Next up his Homeland. Season 1 was amazing, all the acclaim for the show very deserved. Season 2 was... ridiculous. I understand you need to suspend disbelief to watch a show just as this, but preposterous plotline after preposterous plot line made the show borderline unwatchable. The writers seemingly thought the audiences were watching the show for the thrilling action and surprising twists. Despite more action in Season 2, Season 1 was more successful in creating tense moments and realistic story lines. The Season 2 finale fortunately gives me hope they will try a different approach in the upcoming season.
I've only seen the first season of The Walking Dead and so far it is pretty good. It's obvious the creator forced a season's worth of material into six episodes so the plot moves way too fast. They introduce a new set on one episode, the next the set explodes. It would have been nice if they could have taken their time more.
I'm five episodes into The West Wing and so far I like it. The cast is excellent with Martin Sheen as the POTUS. Bradley Whitford playing Josh Lyman and Richard Schiff playing Toby Ziegler are the most interesting characters so far. As usual, Sorkin has written shitty female characters, but I guess that's why all his shows are nearly all-male.
I'm pretty excited that the so far bland and lone black character (and also seemingly forced) is the main character of Pysch. Maybe he'll show more personality in later episodes!
The title really says what this show is about: a battle for the throne of the Western kingdom. It's highly entertaining and I'm greatly invested into seeing who will win this "game."
Shows I will watch
Two people whose opinions I respect strongly recommended The Newsroom so despite not great feedback from my other sources, I will give the first season a watch. I'm not optimistic about the show, but I'll at least give it a chance. Plus, I love Jeff Daniels and Sam Wasterson so I don't see a huge downside to watching the show.
Justified is a show that will take a while for me to start. I might just wait until the series ends so I can buy the entire series. This show is not on Netflix or on my premium channels at home like most HBO and Showtime shows so it appears I will have to buy this series. So while I actually am very interested in starting this show now, money and availability are huge impediments.
I'm interested in Twin Peaks not because I like David Lynch (I did not like Mullohand Drive for instance), but because of how it different it was from anything before it. It was a creative leap from what I've read at least from any other show and could have paved the way for the shows that changed TV (according to Alan Sepinwall).
Lastly, Prison Break will be watched well into the future. I know Prison Break is more or less like 24 in style (not the timeline aspect, but the thrilling action), so I will wait to watch this until I've seen 24.
Unfortunately, 24 is by far the show I am least interested in watching of the shows that changed TV so that means I will be getting to Prison Break quite a bit later.
Final Thoughts
Watch Game of Thrones. Easy choice. Watch Homeland Season 1. Whether or not to watch Season 2 highly depends on if Season 3 is good or not. So you should probably just wait. So far I'd recommend Sons of Anarchy (through 11 episodes) and West Wing (through five episodes), but neither show has really been watched that much.
Definitely watch Firefly and definitely watch Terriers. The Walking Dead was good in season 1 (will have season 1 review at some point, but I'll probably re-watch that season to refresh my memory).
There's a few shows I want to watch but the availability of the series is not great. Shameless with William H. Macy looks awesome, but I just discovered it so I have to figure out a way to watch the first two seasons without paying since I'm a cheap bastard. The same applies to House of Lies with Don Cheadle, though my interest there is significantly less. Whereas I'd probably pay to watch Shameless, House of Lies I wouldn't.
I kind of want to watch Girls, but not near enough to add it to my huge list of TV shows. (Also, a recent description of the show that it was Sex in the City for hipsters is so unbelievably not what I want to watch so probably avoid this.) I desperately want to watch Boardwalk Empire, I'm just waiting until I can catch a moment where Season 1 will be available on HBO premium. I want to watch Curb Your Enthusiasm and Eastbound and Down, but I'm incredibly late to the party.
I'm watching Go On on Hulu. It's good enough for me to not quit, but shitty enough to not write about. Actually, it's probably really bad, but I just like Matthew Perry.
The Good Wife and Fringe are shows I'm slightly interested in. May add to them to the list in the future. The Americans, Zero Hour, and Cult are shows that are premiering this winter that I will watch the pilots of and decide whether or not to go further.
I'm at an odd time for posting. My original intent was to post the eight sections of TV shows that I created, however it appears that will not be my plan. Whenever I finish a season of a show I'm watching I will post my review of that season. I already posted my review of Downton Abbey Season 1, I posted my review of Sons of Anarchy Season 1, and later I will post my review of The Walking Dead Season 1. I also plan to do a season-by-season review of Buffy, though I can't decide if that would be one post or a two-parter. I'm getting too far ahead of myself though.
(Also I'll mention if I have spoilers or not for the reviews. Planning on not having spoilers, though it could prove too hard. I may have a section for non-spoilers and then indicate when the spoilers come. Hopefully people reading will choose to avoid the spoiler section though I kind of doubt they will.)
I'm planning to watch American Horror Story very soon in conjunction with Sons of Anarchy Season 2. I have little idea what this is about, but it looks different and interesting. Connie Britton being on the show certainly makes my acceptance of this show more likely. I'm not into the horror genre, but a few episodes won't kill me.
Next post: I will review The Americans pilot with Keri Russel and Matthew Rhys
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