Are half-assed endings good for a show?
So I was watching the final episode of Eli Stone this weekend, trying to figure out just what the hell was going on. It wasn’t that it was a bad episode. It was a fine episode, and a decent ending for the show … given the circumstances. Honestly, though, a lot of it felt forced and even at times like the writers were grasping at straws. The conversation between Eli and “his father” toward the end of the episode was confusing and open ended, which is fine. A clear cut answer to everything wouldn’t have worked for this show. However, after watching that scene, I sorta wish I hadn’t.
Eli Stone: Just another reason to stop giving network television a chance
When I look at this year’s slate of the networks’ new offerings, it’s pretty disappointing. When I compare it to the 2007 slate, it’s downright depressing. What makes the whole thing suck more (and suck is the right word here), is that so many of the shows I instantly fell in love with that year were canceled quickly (Journeyman, K-Ville), or were given just enough rope to hang themselves in the second season (Life, Sarah Connor Chronicles).
There are also those other shows that I’m now giving a second chance (Moonlight) and those that as much as I might have liked them in the beginning, I won’t miss (Pushing Daisies). For the record, I’m not recognizing Private Practice, as I just don’t think it deserves it. Oh, Chuck and Gossip Girl rule.
Formerly great shows I should miss, but I don’t
We talk about, cry over and mourn for canceled TV shows all the time. Everyone’s seen at least one show they loved get its ass kicked by the cancellation boot. It’s easy to talk about which shows you love and miss because, well, you miss them! But what of shows you loved, they got canceled, but you just don’t care that they’re gone?
Here’s a list of a few shows that I once loved and are now gone, but I’m just fine with them being over:
The Sopranos — I thought I’d hit you with a big one right off the bat. I watched every episode of this show’s six seasons and, for at least the majority of the show’s run, looked forward to the night it aired. At around the time I was losing interest, we heard that season six would be the end. How could I not stick around now? So that’s what I did. And now I’m glad it’s over.
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