The shows I like get cancelled

This post is courtesy of Plinky.

Have you ever had what you thought was a pretty good TV show, but instead it got cancelled for some reason? Well looking at the image to the left, Kindred: The Embraced was cancelled, but could have been revived if one of the actors who played a main character had not died.

I try not to like a show too much. I don’t put any faith in any new shows, because I know they can get cancelled at the drop of a hat. What can you do about that?

Not all shows are cancelled because of low ratings either. Take into account Eureka, which was pretty much cancelled because Syfy decided it just plain too costly to make. I can respect that decision. But let’s cancel the other stupid projects and crap that Syfy has before they decide to cancel one of their best shows in their history of shows. (that’s only my opinion, that might not even be everyone’s opinion.)

Meanwhile, reality TV shows are taking over the TV lineup. Let’s keep pumping these out to make entertaining TV because “real life” is better. Too bad that “real life” is just the producers of the show trying to dramatize things to make it more interesting. I mean Seriously, do something drastic and incredible happen to celebrities every day? I don’t think so. They film these shows over a long period of time and add interesting stuff or just edit things so that it gets exciting. Sorry folks, that’s not real life, that’s just TV.

I just wish the TV shows that I like didn’t have to suffer because their ratings did so bad for one or two episodes. I mean let’s change the rating system already. Let’s take in more factors! Let’s do something about this! Can’t we just make a petition or something? Oh wait. That’s been done so many times without success.

So, what TV have been cancelled on you?

Supernatural : Meet the New Boss

This is a short mini-synopsis/review of the Season 7 premiere of Supernatural. Yes, there are spoilers. This means, if you have not yet seen this episode, you have been warned, and you only get the bump to protect you from not seeing the spoilers.

Like the True Blood post I made earlier, I’ll go ahead and use the bullet method. It seems to be easiest way summarize things. Be warned. There are spoilers below! Don’t continue if you haven’t seen the episode! Spoilers after the bump.

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This final rose goes to…

So I’ve been watching The Bachelor. I have no idea what my fascination with it this season as opposed to the others. Perhaps it’s because this bachelor’s hometown is Seattle, I don’t know. Anyways, did you watch this weeks episode? If you didn’t watch the Bachelor and tivo’ed it or have not seen it yet, then just stop reading now.

Anyways, that last rose ceremony was crazy. I thought for sure he was going to choose Megan, but he Totally blew me away and didn’t choose anyone! I was like, wow, they were Really surprised I bet. I’m gonna have to keep watching it now just to see what’s going on. I have to admit I’m sucked in.

rock_of_love_busIn other bachelor type shows, I’ve been watching Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels. I have to Totally admit it’s like watching a train wreck. You cannot take your eyes away from it. Well I can’t. I have no idea why I have to watch it. And why the girls have to dress up like they do baffles me. I’m actually suprised he didn’t get rid of Beverly, after that drummer fiasco. Although I have to admit I’m not surprised he let Marcia go. I think there’s something about Beverly that is cool, but he’ll probably let her go because she doesn’t seem to get into his lifestyle. I don’t know, what do you think?

What you see is what you get, right?

If you saw me on the street without knowing anything about me, you’d never know I had Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). You’d never know I had a stroke. You’d never know I have diabetes. But I do. The other day, it just cracked me up when I met a doctor who I was consulting to for the first time. When he came into the room, he just looked at me with some surprise and told me I was not what he was expecting at all. He had read my chart, looking at all the crazy stuff that has happened within the past year, and I guess he had formulated some kind of decrepit old man, who looked like he had been run over about ten times. Possibly with my skin peeling off my bones or something. But no, he said I look very very good for someone with all the conditions I have.

I know you’re wondering, “what does this have to do with anything?” I just want to point out that what you see may not be what it is. You cannot look at me and say I am healthy. More than that, you cannot just look at me and know what kind of person I am. It just amazes me how you can have a physically beautiful person, and yet they are so ugly if their personality is mean and cruel. I always look at the person. I see the whole. However, I do have the superficial moments when I rate beauty by how you look. But honestly I look at the whole.

true_beautyThat’s why for once, I’m Totally digging this new show called True Beauty. If you’ve missed it, it’s a show about ten contestants who think they are entering a reality show contest to see who is the most beautiful. Six women and four men will live together and compete in these “competitions” and be eliminated. What they don’t know is how they’re Really being judged. Instead of being judged by how they perform in each competition, they are also being judged on how they are on the inside. This test includes things like giving to a charity or perhaps just helping someone out. They are also graded on how they are during these competitions. Don’t be a liar!

I love this show because these people are completely clueless and they are so full of themselves. In the end, I suppose I wouldn’t mind if they all fell on their faces from being so full of themselves. I have to thank Ashton Kutcher and Tyra Banks for this show. I wonder who Really thought of this.

After judgement, and when they are eliminated, the ousted member is told the real reason for the show, and how they were Really being tested. I think perhaps they could probably let them down a little easier, it does seem like a blow to the ego, however, some of the things those contestants do Really Really deserve I think.

You have got to check this show out. Even if you don’t like reality shows, if you’re mean like me and want to see people fall who deserve it, you’ll like it.

Think of the solution, not the problem

I remember many years ago, I started reading this book, called Wizard’s First Rule. I instantly fell in love with it. I loved the story, I was Totally immersed. I instantly fell in love with the characters, and the storyline. I loved almost everything about it. It was sad, it was happy, it was just exciting. So I picked up the next book, and so on and so on. Terry Goodkind, the author of the Sword of Truth series (starting with WFR), finally ended the series this year. The last few books were not quite as gripping or sensational, and frankly, I felt that they ended too soon. Almost as if Mr. Goodkind wanted to just end it already and probably pursue other things.

So when I heard they doing a tv show about the books, I was ecstatic. I enjoyed the speculation of who was going to be what role, and so on and so on. And thusly, Legend of the Seeker was born.

Now, after the bump, there are spoilers. There are spoilers for both the TV show and the books. So if you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t follow. If you don’t Really care, then proceed.

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