tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post3304918023112583306..comments2024-03-28T00:53:56.209-07:00Comments on Because We Watch Too Much TV: Plots We HateErn and Leeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-9625452483927807892010-10-29T14:20:08.533-07:002010-10-29T14:20:08.533-07:00CurvyGirl- Wow, you must have really liked George ...CurvyGirl- Wow, you must have really liked George a lot. We will stick with the show as long as Cristina is on it. <br /><br />Ew, we forgot Angela banged Wendell. BLECK. <br /><br />Great point about House. We only saw the first season, but trying to make him a nice, healthy person sounds like the worst idea ever. We are sure we would hate it too. Hopefully it didn’t work and he’s as cranky as ever?<br /><br />Hatts- <br />Best plot twists sounds like a good idea for a post. Next time we are in a boring class and have all of our other posts written, we’ll give it a shot. Just a teaser…the first thing that came to mind for us when we read your question was the end of 24 season 1. If you haven’t seen it, it involves on of Jack’s colleagues and his wife. This might not be our official favorite plot twist, but it was the first thing we thought of. <br /><br />We hated George and Callie because we found it unrealistic that she would want him. She was taller, richer, funnier, more confident, weirder, and a better doctor. In real life, she has an amazing singing voice. They had no chemistry and you’re right about it just being a mistake. <br /><br />Nice info on the TV baddies. We never thought that would be something the actors worry about, but it makes sense. <br /><br />We’ve been thinking of catching up on Nikita, because it might be easier to get into on a binge. We’re glad to hear the bikini pandering has lessened. Thanks for checking in on it for us.Ern and Leeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-56151860585013147562010-10-28T18:43:01.174-07:002010-10-28T18:43:01.174-07:00whats your all time favorite plot twist? this is ...whats your all time favorite plot twist? this is a harder question, I can't think of my answer yet, but i'll post when I do....<br /><br />I'm surprised that you all mentioned your hate for gizzie but no one said anything about George and callie, I never believed them as a couple. and if one good thing came out of gizzie it was the end of them. and for the record, I liked george at the begging of Greys<br /><br />re: house- tv shows with bad guys as main characters always face this problem, i've heard Ian S. worrying about what he would do when Damon's softer side turned up. just yesterday I saw an interview with NPH from just before the barney-robin affair where he said the same thing. sawyer on lost, spike on Buffy (they did it very well)it always is risky but I agree that houses transition has been more awkward ones. <br /><br /><br />E & L- a while ago you asked for a report on Nikita, if it improved. I had stopped watching it too, but this week I decided to watch a bit of nikita and hellcats just to see where they were going. to report- Hellcats is still not worth the time- no surprise there. its not terrible, but I just don't care about the characters that much. Tisdale and the guy playing Dan are interesting, but that's it.<br />I think Nikita is going to improve. the last episode was much better than any of the others have been. the pandering display of bikinis that was such a turn off in the pilot has subsided and Maggie Q's Nikita is become likable enough that I'm forgiving her for not being as interesting as Peta W. the show is still not great, and nothing like is predecessor, but I think is going to get better and better and maybe when it hits its stride it will be a decent show. Is anyone else here watching Nikita? do you guys like it?<br /><br /><br />hattsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-78998011181446149722010-10-28T15:18:29.843-07:002010-10-28T15:18:29.843-07:00Gizzie was ridiculous. I loved Izzie, and I loved...Gizzie was ridiculous. I loved Izzie, and I loved George, and I loved them as bffs. But when they had that night of drunken debauchery, I wanted to gouge out my eyes. It was like watching incest or something equally horrific. I started to go off the show then, and when George officially left, I did too.<br /><br />Agreed with Bones, on the Zach part. I loved him, still love him, will always love him, and wish he'd come back. The only other truly enjoyable squintern is Wendall, and only after he stopped banging Angela. That was just awkward.<br /><br />The plotline I think I hate most was on House. I was a diehard House fan for the first few seasons. Then three or four years ago, they decided to take issue with his drug-abusing, abrasive, rude self... as if it was new! They tried to prosecute him, shut him in rehab, and make him nice. Screw that, I didn't watch House to see him be Patch Adams.CurvyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121531146196498157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-72739601562686820022010-10-27T17:28:21.427-07:002010-10-27T17:28:21.427-07:00Oh, and we think we hated the Joey thing so much b...Oh, and we think we hated the Joey thing so much because he seemed like a child. It was like these women were dating a sweet little boy. It was just weird to us. He cried when Beth died in Little Women and had to put the book in the freezer, for heaven's sake. It was like if a normal person married someone mentally retarded. Like Michael Bluth and Rita. Wrong wrong wrong.Ern and Leeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-66472602174457630342010-10-27T17:20:24.760-07:002010-10-27T17:20:24.760-07:00Good thoughts/comments. It's these kinds of co...Good thoughts/comments. It's these kinds of comments that keep us warm during the cold, boring night classes. Has anyone taken the law of corporations and other business entities? Because it SUCKS. Anyway. <br /><br />LOVE all the hate for Gizzie. We know some people actually rooted for them as a couple. They are high, and they need a chemistry lesson. We actually liked the Izzie character though. Well, we liked her in seasons one and two, when she was awesome, but then the show systematically ruined her character as much as possible. We also liked her in season four. We hated George for most of his run on the show, but then we missed him when he was gone. Kind of like Charlie on LOST. <br /><br />Lila was gross. Mrs. Potts’ opinions on Friends and Luke’s daughter are interesting, but we mostly disagree. He SHOULD have told Lorelai though, but it was consistent with his character that he kept it a secret for so long. <br /><br />Ern only watched season one of both Heroes and The O.C. (plus enough episodes of the second seasons to figure out they were going to be bad) and considers every plot after those seasons to be bad plots. <br /><br />As to Vampire Diaries characters we miss: ANNA!! We liked her. We agree with hatts about last season’s Bones finale. It almost made Ern stop watching the show for good. <br /><br />We actually tried to think of Gossip Girl plots that should have been on the list, but nothing came to mind. As we thought back on the show, nothing annoyed us enough to stand out. There are a few CHARACTERS we hate, but not plots. What we hate the most is when plots ruin characters. In that show, the characters tend to ruin perfectly alright plots. <br /><br />Cat is SO RIGHT about Ron Livingston in everything. He is cast as a likeable, charming, everyman, and he comes across as a totally creepy douche. Leeard actually kind of liked the Berger arc though. Ern prevailed in the fight to put it on the list, but only barely, so he DOES have his fans. Also, word to the Friends cliffhanger comment.Ern and Leeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-77170228248254648102010-10-27T16:37:12.130-07:002010-10-27T16:37:12.130-07:00You guys have officially climbed inside my head. T...You guys have officially climbed inside my head. The best thing about the FNL murder plotline was when the producers pretended like it never happened in season 3. As far as I'm concerned, Landry got out of high school murder-free. FNL's my favorite show on TV, though, so it gets a free pass for one or two bad plots. <br /><br />The "Gizzie" thing pushed me over the edge to full-fledged Izzy-hating. Seriously, I've hated her ever since. I always thought George was irritating. He turned his wife into a lesbian, for crying out loud.<br /><br />"Cougar-gate" on 24 was bad. The creeper in the woods is hilarious in retrospect. <br /><br />That half-sister thing on Alias was AWFUL, plus the whole "underground" special forces thing was a fail. Plus, they introduced Balthazar "Primetime Poison" Getty into the cast, and the show ended shortly thereafter. <br /><br />I actually liked the "Mr F" thing on AD, but I had just moved to England at the time, so I enjoyed all the British mocking. <br /><br />Berger on SATC was Carrie's worst multi-episode boyfriend. My theory about Ron Livingston as an actor is that he must be really charming in real life, because he always gets cast in these fantastic roles, where he's supposed to come across as an amazing guy. Dear TV casting directors, it doesn't translate!<br /><br />Friends' best season was the one right before it started to get all Joey-Rachel weird. That show should needed to chill with the cliffhangers in later seasons.<br /><br />Luke's daughter is still my vote for the "worst producer decision on an awesome show" award. It made Luke supremely unlikable, which is, I think, the opposite effect it was supposed to have. FAIL!!!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362531837161699207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-24421839963067837322010-10-27T12:36:36.004-07:002010-10-27T12:36:36.004-07:00I wasn't going to comment but Ms Potts OC refe...I wasn't going to comment but Ms Potts OC reference reminded me of my all time least fav. plot- Ryan falls for Taylor in a series of hot dreams. UHGG. most terrible plot ever. it did absolutely nothing for his character development. uninteresting and worthless.<br /><br />I agree about the FNL murder plot, but, it did have a purpose for the characters involved and I liked where it took them. but that's FNL, they might have a week plot now and then but the character development is always excellent<br /><br />vampire diaries did make one terrible mistake, Lexi! they killed off the best guest star ever after one episode. terrible loss. bring her back from the dead, i don't care if its a bad plot, I want lexi back! <br /><br />I think Eric M. had to leave Bones for personal reasons- but I'm not sure about that. i think I'm the only one on the planted that didn't think the dream ep. was that bad in fact I thought last seasons finale was the worst bones ep ever. the scene in the dream ep with Vincent, Zach, and the gun was great.<br /><br />i'm sure gossip girl has had some plots that should be on this list.<br /><br />I didn't enjoy the last story line of Rory and Dean in Gilmore. it wasn't a bad plot, in fact maybe it was a really good one, because it was kind of grimly very realistic. it just was sad to watch. (but now dean hunts demons and saves the world and his scorned wife is a bad a** vamp, so its ok...)<br /><br />HattsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-46183203463673017392010-10-27T08:34:29.305-07:002010-10-27T08:34:29.305-07:00Yes, the whole George and Izzie thing was really s...Yes, the whole George and Izzie thing was really stupid. I LOVED the ferry accident episodes. I also hated the Izzie having visions of Dead Denny thing. That was so stupid. Honestly? I like the show better without Izzie. It would have been awesome to keep George though.<br /><br />Agree about Flashforward.<br /><br />Zack leaves Bones?? Sad. I hate this serial killer Epps storyline.<br /><br />Agree about Dexter. Lila was a really loathsome character.<br /><br />Completely disagree about Friends. I liked the Joey/Rachel thing - I thought it was great for Joey's character development and it showed that he isn't shallow all of the time. I still wish Joey could have ended up with SOMEone.<br /><br />I liked Luke's daughter, and it could have gone so much better if he had just told Lorelai about it instead of hiding it from her for so long.<br /><br />And it's been a while since I've watched them so I can't remember anything specific, but I know there were tons of plotlines on both The OC and Heroes that made me eventually stop watching all together. They both started out great but then they just got ridiculous. You could add them to the "other" category for this week's poll.Mrs. Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278469649040011788noreply@blogger.com