Its Not TV...

With the decreasing number of good shows popping up on "regular" tv and a shrinking number of viable films in theatres, I found myself giving up on good original programming. I have fallen into the trap of reality tv in my desperation to find something worth watching. But I think now that a lot of reality tv is pseudo-scripted. How ironic.
So what does that leave? Cable. Well, there are a lot of good shows on basic cable, but most of them fly so low below the radar that no one watches them and they usually don't last more than 2 seasons (Kenny vs. Spenny, Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia). So then I turn to HBO.
And it is good. But like any meth dealer worth a damn, HBO seems hellbent on putting out only 4 or 5 series at a time, making a season of a series last as long or short as they like and sometimes taking years off between one season and the next. Talk about a cliffhanger.
It wasn't always that way. Anyone remember the HBO series Dream On? Didn't think so. It was there first series and ran like clockwork every year for about 4 years. And was delightful.
Now I have gotten into the Sopranos and, thanks to On Demand, I am all caught up. But this effing show has been gone for over a year! And now there is a mini-season slated for God Knows When? I call bullshit on that one.
HBO has a hell of a lineup this summer. And these are shows that get a lot less press than the Sopranos, but pound for pound, are better shows on a lot of levels. For anyone that missed season 2 of Deadwood and Entourage and season 1 of Extras, your life is crap. I realize shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and Big Love aren't everyone's cup of tea, but you don't know what you are missing. And the series finale of Six Feet Under was an experience like no other. So...Deadwood and Entourage start up again next week. What are you waiting for? Reruns of Joey? Nice. And if you don't have cable...well...what do you talk about at the watercooler? Your ugly kids? Your pets? HA!