tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post8878241564856902727..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Dr. Bitz Ranks Every Television Series Ever...Sorta (Part 2)Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-31291529564593152452011-10-13T10:00:16.139-05:002011-10-13T10:00:16.139-05:00Don't worry, I'm not selling myself short....Don't worry, I'm not selling myself short. It was more of a joke of how long it's been since I've posted. But thank you. I'm glad you enjoy them. :)<br /><br />But looking at my list for this post I realize there's a lot of short lived little known shows (except Smallville). So I'm not surprised nobody has seen them.<br /><br />And I think I bailed on Invasion halfway through its first season, but then they showed a marathon of it on SyFy for God knows what reason so I decided to see how it all turned out.Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-54661722795014214412011-10-11T17:26:34.251-05:002011-10-11T17:26:34.251-05:00It's been so long since i've seen Smallvil...It's been so long since i've seen Smallville that i can't remember why we stopped watching it. But i did always really appreciate Michael Rosenbaum. Also- it had a great theme song and score.<br /><br />I just BARELY remember Invasion- probably saw one ep. I think i saw one ep of Birds of Prey too.<br /><br />My Secret Identity- i feel like i remember that- but only because you posted the picture of it.<br /><br />Don't sell yourself short- these posts are fun!Anne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-33068001370924890442011-10-11T10:00:25.618-05:002011-10-11T10:00:25.618-05:00How many episodes of My Own Worst Enemy did you en...How many episodes of <i>My Own Worst Enemy</i> did you end up watching? I recall bailing on like the second or third, but I'm not even sure it lasted longer than that. The only redeeming thing on the show was Mike O'Malley, and most of the time, I just felt sorry for him. <br /><br />I missed <i>Invasion</i>; if I'd had a DVR when it was on, I'm sure I'd have watched it (see also: <i>Flashforward</i>,<i>The Event</i>) but thankfully, that was back in the VCR days and I just didn't have the capability to watch/record it. <br /><br />I might be tempted to knock <i>Birds of Prey</i> up a few notches just cuz it did have really hot women in it, but I'm not sure what else is coming so its hard to say. And it <i>was</i> pretty boring, sadly. <br /><br />Oh, <i>Smallville</i>. So many parts of a good show littered throughout; you just couldn't ever get it all put together right. The first half suffered too much of the poor, characters-acting-dumb-because-the-plot-demands-it writing that plagued <i>Heroes</i>, the second half suffered because the producers were too slaved to the premise (by the time Clark was operating as a non-Superman hero in Metropolis, if the show had just put him in the costume, it probably would have been a pretty decent live action Superman show). <br /><br /><i>My Secret Identity</i> I missed, though I'm vaguely familiar with it. <br /><br /><i>I love Aaron Sorkin. Sadly, his most popular and longest running TV show happens to be the one I haven't seen.</i><br /><br />Ha! I'm in the exact same boat. <br /><br />I think I like <i>Studio 60</i> a bit more than you, though I'd never argue very vehemently on its behalf (it did have one of the best pilots I've ever seen though; unfortunately, the show peaked in that first episode). It certainly had it's problems, most notably, as you mentioned, the fact that the show-within-the-show was never shown to be as funny as we were constantly told it was. And then it got very, very soap opera-ish at the end (by which I think you had bailed). <br /><br />It was still Aaron Sorkin-ish enough though that I got some enjoyment out of even the worst episodes, and I really, really liked Mathew Perry's character, especially in the earlier episodes before the whole pain killer addiction and the subsequent never-ending whining.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-11558400275828858762011-10-11T09:59:41.068-05:002011-10-11T09:59:41.068-05:00The only one of these i gave any time to was Small...The only one of these i gave any time to was Smallville, but we gave up after 3 or 4 seasons because it was just the same old crap over and over again. Every once in a while i see all the JLA cool looking stuff that's happening now and i feel a little bad about not keeping up, but then i just shrug it off. <br />I think we gave Invasion like one episode.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-22613294464669051322011-10-11T09:42:34.263-05:002011-10-11T09:42:34.263-05:00@Joan: Oh, Invasion was a long time ago. Like arou...@Joan: Oh, Invasion was a long time ago. Like around Lost's first or second season. It's about people being turned into fish people that look exactly like regular people.Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-41424261752160873842011-10-11T07:29:24.732-05:002011-10-11T07:29:24.732-05:00I'd never even heard of Invasion. It was recen...I'd never even heard of Invasion. It was recent and it lasted a whole season? How did I miss this, it sounds like something I would at least have checked out. Curious...Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.com