TV ramble - seasonal round-up

[aragarna]

Potential spoilers for the seasons that just ended.

NCIS: Last year at the same period I swore I was done with that show. Then I heard that Cote de Pablo was leaving and I wanted to see it. I found it meh. But I was curious to see the new girl (it had to be a girl, since appart from Abby the team is ALL men). And I actually like the new girl. She's not trying to be the new Ziva. She's refreshing. I also like Delilah and I'm glad the accident didn't mean the end of her (I was kinda afraid that was their way to get rid of her) and her disability was rather well handled. But well, rest of the show is still a lot fo meh. Then I heard they were doing a spin-off-launch-crossover thingy for NCIS New Orleans. New Orleans sounds appealing but that double episode was again full of meh. I'm tired of these old guys stories. I don't miss Mike Franks, please let him rest in peace. Then I heard they would do an hommage episode to Ralph Waite. I love that actor and Gibbs senior being my favorite character, I wanted to see what the show would do. Well, I'm sorry to say, it was a lot of meh. And seriously, why did they feel the need to bring back that Rivera guy?
So, now I'm going on record: I'm done with NCIS. Call me back when they'll announce its last season. Meh.

NCIS LA: I was finding that show actually more entertaining than its big brother lately. Well that was until this year. I LOVED the Kensi-Deeks relationship and they just ruined it! Last season's finale Deeks finally admitted his feelings and didn't they even kiss?! And now in this season's finale he says they're like brother and sister?! After all that PTSD and Afghanistan stuff?!
Still lighter and funnier that NCIS. But well, I'm unsure about it.

The Big Bang Theory: This season was better than the last two, even if I still regret they've turned the "geek show" into a "Friends 2.0". Interestingly enough, just like NCIS, I felt like it started going downhill went the ratings spiked. I guess people like Friends-like shows...

Castle: Castle remains Castle, but I felt like we got less crazy cases this year (granted there's just so many zombies, vampires or time machine stories you can get). I'm still baffled by the cliffhanger. Not as much by what happened than what didn't happen. An entire season revolving around the wedding, for that?!

The Good Wife: Now that's a GREAT and compelling show! I'm not particularly fannish about it, probably for lack of sincerely likable characters, but that show is just brilliant. It's well written and it got balls. I mean really, they knew Josh Charles was leaving and they spent the 14 previous episodes building storylines around his character just to make his departure more shocking. They rocked everyone's world on purpose. And that finale! So, are Cary and Diane going to team up now? While David Lee and Canning plot to conquer the world and lead it to its ruin and Alicia runs for DA?!
This show should be taught as the master of resetting things while moving forward.

Now I'm looking forward to Real Humans season 2 that just started on French TV, Orange is the New Black season 2 in June, the return of Falling Skies, and catching up on Person of Interest to be up to date with the US airing for next year. :-)

And I'm still looking for my next White Collar.

Comments

[leesa_perrie]

It's strange, but despite it going on for so many seasons and little character development, I still love NCIS! I can't explain it, I should be fed up with it by now, but for some reason I'm not. I didn't find the last season at all meh and loved the last episode - but hey, each to their own! :)

As for NCIS: LA, it felt like it lost it's way for a while there. The end few episodes seemed to be getting back on track, but yeah, what are they doing with Kensi and Deeks? I'm not a shipper, but even I'm wondering what's going on there.

Castle was still fun, but the finale was pretty meh to be honest. The whole plot idea of Kate being accidentally married just sucked! It's been done before (Bones, I'm looking at you!) and is really not my trope - at all! The ending though, well, it's obvious he's not dead. I mean, this isn't like Blake's 7, where Blake disappeared after Season 2 and the show carried on just fine without him (old seventies sci-fi, showing my age here), this is Castle! The show can't survive without Richard!!

The other two I don't watch. BBT lost me around Season 3 and hasn't really appealed since.

So, summer is here, what is there to look forward to? Not sure offhand. I might try Season 2 of Graceland (if there is one, haven't checked that), but for a show that started off well it started to slide in the last few eps for me.

I'm sure there must be something to look forward to! Is Crossing Lines coming back? Better go check that out too...

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

The lack of character development in NCIS is one of the things that irks me the most. Like the Tony/Ziva story. 8 years and not a move?!
I also miss seeing Gibbs flirting. I find him to become a caricature of himself.
Oh well, just time to move on, I guess. It's not necessarily a bad show, but I just have enough.

Totally agree about Castle's last episode. Of course he isn't dead, he must be kidnapped or something (hello plot-copycat!). I'm not that worried about him. Like you said, Castle wouldn't be Castle without Castle. And it's rather light a show, so I doubt anything to serious or traumatic will happen to him.
But mostly I was getting annoyed by those wedding talks every single episodes and I was hoping that at least we'd get done with it... So I really feel cheated that it did NOT happen.
For some reason, I felt that the forced too much the "cute" on us this season and that it didn't work as well as the previous one.

BBT, I've stopped and caught up several times. I think it started annoying me around season 4 or 5. But when I stop long enough, I'm happy to see it again. Like old friends. It was really funny, I loved it, but I think it's time to stop. And it's been renewed, not for one, but three seasons! /o\

Graceland is definitely coming back, it's been renewed for a season of 13 episodes. Crossing Lines had been renewed too. I don't watch those.

[leesa_perrie]

You should totally track down Season 1 of Crossing Lines! It's not a perfect show (what is?), but I really enjoyed it. Very European in feel (well, it is filmed and produced in Europe!) and all the characters seem interesting, with very different backgrounds. I think there is some character development - or at least, discovering things about them as the season goes on. Hopefully they'll build on that in S2.

I was a bit dubious at first (it got mixed reviews), but it sucked me in pretty quickly!

/advert :D :D

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

I actually watched the first 2 episodes I think. Maybe 3. There's Marc Lavoine in it, so it was heavily promoted in France. But really I didn't got sucked in at all. Funny because I felt like it was too American. Or rather trying too hard to sound like American. And from the get go I had the feeling the characters were overused stereotypes.

On the other hand, you really should try The Good Wife. From the start. The first 2 seasons are just brilliant. ;-)

[leesa_perrie]

I'll add The Good Wife to my 'shows to check out' list (which isn't very long atm, so maybe I might get to it soon)! :)

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

:-) When you watch it, let me know what you think of it!

[kerrylang.livejournal.com]

I just became a fan of Castle. Well, I fell in love pretty hard! I'm watching season 3 now and I'm happy that I still have so many Episodes to watch :).

This show is sooooo wonderful, I got addicted the very first minute. My friend Melles recommended it to me and it's the best distraction from White Collar ending. Still, fanfiction wise I stay faithful to my beloved boys of White Collar.

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

\o/ Castle is a lot of fun. I like the humor and the team dynamic. Castle's character is priceless. And I like the progression of the relationship between Castle and Beckett.
The crazy cases are my favorite, and you get a lot of those in season 4.
Lots of great things ahead for you!

[scarym1.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on NCIS & the new spinoff. I was getting to be MEH on it last year but decided to give it another try this season. I just don't feel the love anymore. I think all the characters have gone as far as they can go & I doubt I will be following it or its' spinoffs next year.

As for BBT, I love that even tho the characters have grown & developed relationships over the years, they still are quite an odd bunch. ; )

I didn't get to see as much of Castle this season as I wanted to but I did like the cliff hanger. Of Course he is not dead, I just hope they don't spend too much of the next season thinking that he is.

[pipilj.livejournal.com]

I agree the last epsiode of Castle was meh, and he can't be dead.I think he'll be found in the first few episodes.
I still enjoy BBT the show is still funny your friends point may be valid but it has not gone down the way HIMYM went in the last season.
I enjoy Person of Interest too, looking fwd to new season.
I enjoyed Agents of Shield u could give it a try

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

Not into superheroes, so Agents of Shield isn't for me.
Yes, I'm confident they'll find Castle in the first episode. If he's missing at all.

[nieseryjna.livejournal.com]

I agree about Castle, they will find him right away, and the end of season finale was meh...

I watch NCIS but lately just forward it, not really paying much attention.

I watch too many things, but I look forward to Autumn and return of Supernatural :) For summer I will probably see Graceland, but there is also Royal Pains coming back, Covert Affairs and few more..