Craptastic TV

The Expanse Season 4

OK, season 4 was a lot better than I remembered it being. of the books, it is still the weakest of the 9. I still have issues with McMurtry being so one sided and Amos acting more like a nut job than usual. This is the first season that Amazon produced, so they decided to make it a little more “real” by having gratuitous language and some sex for no real reason. The season also eliminated all the stuff that went down on the Edward Israel, kind of makes sense. Worth the watch.

Battlestar Galactica – The Miniseries

I watched a few episodes, it is good, not great yet, but good. One huge issue I have with it is the way it was filmed, 20 years later, it has not aged well and that is being kind. My one complaint is how they are dealing with Baltar, OK, he acts like a whack job, yet Adama who should be able to pick up on a liar, does not. No one does, and that is an issue. The guy is literally making out with a Cylon in a hallway in front of guards and no one thinks to report it?

The Artful Dodger – Season 1

I am 6 episodes in and it is just not a good show, it had potential, but it just stumbles on itself trying to be more clever than it is. The bad guy is so one dimensional, it is painful. We have 2 (3?) more episodes to go, hopefully it picks up.

Dead Boy Detectives – Season 1

I did finish this last night, it is a hot mess. I know people will disagree with this, but Neil Gaiman is so very predictable in his writings. I did not realize he wrote this (forgive me) and as I was watching the afterlife rife with bureaucracy, I kept thinking it reminded me of Good Omens. While the show does have potential and they certainly set it up for season 2, it will need to really get better. My main complaint with the show, it is not subtle in what it does, it is loud, silly gimmicks for cinemaphotography and did I mention it is not subtle in the slightest?

My Name is Earl – Season 2-3

Season 2 was good, it ended with Earl going to prison, which picks up in season 3. So far it has been really hit or miss. The prison episodes were all over the place, some were very good like the COPS episode, other were just dumb. When Earl gets out, it is the same, that is when the coma episodes start and they are not very good. The supporting cast is so strong it makes it watchable still, but it is not the same greatness that seasons 1 and 2 were.

“Designing Women”, the TV show reruns are great! I watched a 4 show block on TV Land last night. It was hard to believe that they were showing 4 in a row. Since I’m sick with a cold it was just what I needed. Vegging in front of one of my Comfort Food types of 80’s sitcoms makes life better.

It’s hard to believe that the show started 21 years ago! I was interested in it initially because Annie Potts who plays Mary Jo was in it. Remember her from the 1986 hit movie “Pretty in Pink”? She was great there and I was really intrigued to see her on a TV show. Even though her character was a lot different on “Designing Women”, I still liked her. For those of you who saw “Pretty in Pink”, remember how she acted at the very end of the movie? Well, I think that “Iona” changed her name and moved to Atlanta for “Designing Women”!

Occasionally the show does have a little “Preachy-ness” to it. Some of the topics were taboo for their day. Sadly, a few were taken, strangled and left for you, the viewer, to digest-or not. That would be my only gripe. Other than that, I usually liked the episodes.

Anyways, it’s still a great show. Since I live in the Psuedo South, I really enjoyed looking at how the women dress and how they carry themselves. Even when Julia gets her head caught in a banister, she still pulls off having class. How do you do that?