Trey’s Blog

After 5 weeks of pure goodness, my new favorite show is probably Heroes. The whole premise is just plain entertaining. It reminds me of what X-Men would be like if it were more realistic. Not everyone on the team needs to look like they just stepped out of GQ or Muscle & Fitness Magazines. It has real people discovering superhuman abilities, but also having to learn how to use them. This is very much like Spiderman in that aspect, but his abilities came overnight and via radio-active spider. Anyway, this is a great show and you should check it out on Monday nights. However, I would recommend catching the episodes in order so the story doesn’t escape you. There is a lot of character building throughout the first four episodes before the story really advances. My only fear with this show is that they drag it out way too long. Lost, my previous favorite, is starting to reach this point. Networks need good writers to write short-term masterpieces (3 seasons maximum), then shift those off to syndication to bring in residuals. This would be shows similar to Mini-Series, but with a minimum of one season and a maximum of 3 seasons. Other shows I’m digging this season:

• Prison Break - First season was put off for too long, which made way for good writing I guess. Now in the second season, the story continues to unfold and we get to see how deep the conspiracy flows.
• Studio 60 On Sunset Strip - Matthew Perry is finally showing us that he has great ensemble timing
• Nip/Tuck - (this maybe an exception since the storyline is ever changing) - This also pushes the limits of morality and the FCC everytime we watch it.
• Jericho - In its first season, this has great potential for a second season, but I don’t see it pushing much further than that. This is where I think the networks should design these to fill the larger than mini-series segment. Something sensational like a nuclear weapon going off nearby will lose its sensation after a couple of seasons.
• Lost (this is the 3rd season and it appears to be nowhere near a wrap up) - I’d hate to lose interest in what appears to be a great show.
• The O.C. (this maybe the last season - 4th is pushing my limit) - You can only watch the turmoils of the rich and pop-culture references for so long before it gets tiresome.