Top 5 Tuesday

Top 5 shows that are on the decline

I hate it when one of my favorite shows becomes a source of frustration.  It happens far too often now as people are more interested in staying on air than committing to their artistic vision.  But sometimes people just fuck all the way up.  Let's go through some of our favorites.

Dexter:  Status: Just not as good as it used to be.

This isn't even a terrible thing, because the show has been excellent for years now, but the show is slipping.  It's not as compelling as it was in seasons past.  Part of the problem is that in Dexter there's no sense of suspense.  Nothing ever sticks to Dexter.  An interesting cliff hanger gets dangled and then immediately resolved at the start of the next episode.  I'd rather there not be cliffhangers than to have cliffhangers for the sake of having them.

True Blood: Status:  Wily vet, that can still bring it in a big game, but is inconsistent over the course of a long season.

 

The show might be a victim of it's own popularity.  Sometimes it feels like they pander to the masses.   They've got a problem with cliffhangers as well, but my main gripe is that it feels like the writers write to stay on the air.  The first season felt like the writers knew how they wanted the show to feel and they went all in with a sense of conviction.  Subsequent seasons all have this "please renew us" feel to them.  BUT I will say, they still have some cool moments from time to time.    

Modern Family:  Status: Sharp Decline. 

I'm giving season three a chance, but season 2 pretty much repeated the same jokes as season 1.  I get it, Phil is clueless.  Manny says things an adult would say. etc...    If season three finds new ways to make these characters react to funny situations then there might be hope.  But I'm not drinking the Modern Family kool-aid.  The Emmy's fucked up and lost all credibility by not giving Steve Carell an emmy.  If you're not going to give it to Jim Parsons, give Steve an Emmy for all the ones he should have gotten.

The Office: Status:  Somebody needs to put this dog down.

Ed Helms may be the biggest "star" on the office, but he seems ill equipped to carry a show.  Makes it all the more impressive what Steve Carell did.  Even when the show wasn't at it's funniest, Steve Carell still made it enjoyable to watch.

Weeds:  Status:  Worst show on tv, that is still on tv.

I hate that Jenji Kohan is still getting a paycheck.  I hate that she took everything that was great about weeds and literally burned it to the ground.  I hate that she's so smug about weeds.  Like whenever weeds gets picked up she tries to act like it's still a good show and they have great things in the works.  I mean, I wouldn't be this upset if she would at least acknowledge how terrible the show has been, but she won't.  I hate that I still watch weeds even though it's horrible.  Until Conrad returns I want nothing to do with show.