Top Ten Shows on Television -- #9
9. Chuck, Nip/Tuck and Ugly Betty
Plenty of shows fall under the category of "guilty pleasures." You hold them up to different standards than other shows. Characters come back from the dead and you don't blink an eye. Everyone sleeps with everyone and it is par for the course. There will always be a place for good guilty pleasure shows, and these are my three favorites.
About halfway through this TV season, a strange thought occurred to me: I really like "Chuck." I mean REALLY like it -- in a "I want to watch it that night and not put it off" kind of way. The entire premise is completely and utterly implausible (there is no way in the world Sarah and Casey wouldn't have just killed him in the pilot) but I love it anyway. It's just fun, period.
Speaking of fun ... there's "Nip/Tuck." People use the phrase "jump the shark" a lot in television and in this case it applies to the entire show. Once you establish that anything can happen, you can do anything you want and make it "believable" in the universe of that show. "Nip/Tuck" can do things that "Law & Order," for example, just can't. If you're going to nitpick a show like "Nip/Tuck," you'll never enjoy it.
Then there is "Ugly Betty" -- which is the soapiest of the bunch. Crossdressers! Mom on the run! Stop the wedding! You get the idea. This show separates itself from the other three in one way -- some of the snappiest writing on TV. The banter between Marc and Amanda is always priceless. Witty dialog wins me over everytime.
Action, sex and comedy -- if only we could combine these three shows. "Ugly Nip/Chuck," perhaps?
Plenty of shows fall under the category of "guilty pleasures." You hold them up to different standards than other shows. Characters come back from the dead and you don't blink an eye. Everyone sleeps with everyone and it is par for the course. There will always be a place for good guilty pleasure shows, and these are my three favorites.
About halfway through this TV season, a strange thought occurred to me: I really like "Chuck." I mean REALLY like it -- in a "I want to watch it that night and not put it off" kind of way. The entire premise is completely and utterly implausible (there is no way in the world Sarah and Casey wouldn't have just killed him in the pilot) but I love it anyway. It's just fun, period.
Speaking of fun ... there's "Nip/Tuck." People use the phrase "jump the shark" a lot in television and in this case it applies to the entire show. Once you establish that anything can happen, you can do anything you want and make it "believable" in the universe of that show. "Nip/Tuck" can do things that "Law & Order," for example, just can't. If you're going to nitpick a show like "Nip/Tuck," you'll never enjoy it.
Then there is "Ugly Betty" -- which is the soapiest of the bunch. Crossdressers! Mom on the run! Stop the wedding! You get the idea. This show separates itself from the other three in one way -- some of the snappiest writing on TV. The banter between Marc and Amanda is always priceless. Witty dialog wins me over everytime.
Action, sex and comedy -- if only we could combine these three shows. "Ugly Nip/Chuck," perhaps?
Comments
i love Ugly Betty! i wouldnt call it a guilty pleasure... i enjoy it out in the open. a guilty pleasure of mine is Gossip Girl. as a 24 year old, black grad student, it relates to me on no level at all, but i cant get enough of its intrigues. oh, and Cavemen. it sucked in the beginning, but now i find myself in a void on tuesdays. bring it back!
Posted by: sarah | December 27, 2007 09:11 AM
I can't say enough about Nip/Tuck. Although, its second season left a bad taste in my mouth, S3 started off with a bang and just kept on shooting. WOW, what fun! And you're right Daniel, very unbelievable scenarios, but Nip/Tuck makes it (just plain) fun to watch.
Good List..can't wait for the next 8.
Posted by: Janice | December 27, 2007 12:27 PM
I have to say that Ugly Betty is probably my second favorite show right after Lost. I haven't been able to watch nip/tuck in a while but loved the first 3 seasons and Chuck is the reason I watched Heroes on Mondays this season- since it's on right after Chuck. By the way- am I the only one that loves the fact that Lost is now on Thursdays?
Amber
Posted by: Amber | December 27, 2007 12:32 PM
i think you are, Amber.
Posted by: sarah | December 27, 2007 01:35 PM
Yeah, I wish they had left it on Wed but I'll adjust to the new day & time.
Posted by: Liz | December 27, 2007 01:43 PM
I just love Chuck. It's amazing!
Posted by: hersheygal | December 28, 2007 12:53 AM
I'm loving the Lost time slot... I'm not there in America so it doesn't affect me greatly except it means that on Friday night my weeks will end with a bang!
Posted by: Jonty | December 28, 2007 09:18 AM
Daniel, when will you be posting about show #8? Any chance my favorite show, The Ghost Whisperer, will make an appearance on the list?
♥ Susan ♥
Posted by: ♥ Susan ♥ | December 28, 2007 05:53 PM
A little off topic, but has anyone noticed at the end of the Lost S4 trailer, where the LOST words are sitting on the water... behind the letters are the mountains, but the reflection in the water is of a skyscraper? Am I seeing things? Can someone else comfirm?
Posted by: Janice | December 28, 2007 08:41 PM
I actually have never watched an episode of Betty. I'm planning on catching up now that the rest of the 2007-2008 season seems to be a wash. I so agree about Nip/Tuck though.
Posted by: Jenz | December 28, 2007 10:59 PM
Hey everyone,
Jeeesh it's been a looong time since I posted, I haven't even caught up with all the postings, started a new job and it took all my Daniel free time, lol. Anyways, awhile ago I posted a link for watching tv shows/movies, well that link is no longer working but I found a new one: http://www.free-tv-video-online.info/internet/
Posted by: Yvette P. | December 29, 2007 07:47 PM
Janice - I looked at the trailer again, and I see what you mean! It definitely looks like a cityscape reflected in the water! I don't know what to make of that though. It could be any number of things! Definitely creepy.
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