Boredom

So I'm a little bored with American television at the moment. Other than Heroes, the rest of my viewing line-up has sort of gone down in quality. Lost was pretty good, but now it's on its hiatus until February. So there won't be a whole lot of interest there until right before it's going to come back. Survivor's getting boring. There hasn't been anything new and worthwhile in a long time. I used to look forward to it each week. The last season or two though, I just watch it half-heartedly. It's just not as interesting as it once was. They need some better twists. I'm sorry tribes temporarily divided along racial lines doesn't cut it. Re-using Exile Island doesn't cut it either. Heck if you're going to re-use a twist, re-use the Ghost Tribe one. At least that one was sort of interesting and caused some controversy. As far as Smallville goes, it's okay but not spectacular. There's a lot of stuff I don't like (i.e. the whole Lana getting pregnant and possibly getting engaged to Lex thing). Most of the Green Arrow stuff has been pretty good, but on the whole the show is just so-so. Plus there wasn't a whole lot of tension/surprise with the mid-season cliffhanger this time. If you can't get me pumped and wishing it was already the next episode, then you're not doing your job well enough. The final show I watch, Battlestar Galactica, has also sort of been going down in my opinion over the course of this season. The first few episodes were just awesome, some of the best television I've seen. The last two episodes though, particularly this last one, have been dragging. They're not nearly as interesting as the start of the season. Sure it's interesting to know what might have provoked the Cylons into attacking the humans, but there needs to be more than just that. Some people are liking these latest episodes because they are so character-driven, but to me they just seemed like needless filler. Get to the good stuff already.

I did write an exception for Heroes in my opening though. Heroes for me is consistently getting better with each week. It's the only show on TV here that I look forward to a whole lot each week. I mean there are too many interesting characters and there's just a lot going on. Hiro's my favorite, and even though he didn't play any sort of role in yesterday's episode, it was still a great episode. I don't know what it is, but Heroes is doing something right if it's got me consistently wanting more. I wish I could say the same for the other shows I watch.