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There are not a lot of great TV programs around in modern times but the three television programs I’m going to highlight here stand above other TV shows as three of the top series of the millennium as of 2010!
The first series I want to talk about is The Wire on HBO which was on for five seasons. Each season shows the viewer a different perspective of the city of Baltimore. It is a brilliant program not only as a series that pulls viewers in (like the other two series in this article I remember watching 3 or 4 episodes in a row in a single day) but also as a series that makes really great points about the US.
I do not want to get into what these points are, because I think The Wire makes them much better than I can in an article like this one. But I will mention that one of the things I really like about this outstanding program is how it really blurs the line between the “bad guys” and the “good guys.” The Wire is realistic in portraying people as having positive and negative features rather than as either simply all good or all bad.
The second show I want to recommend is the only one of the three that is still running and that’s Dexter on Showtime. This is a series that I did not think I would enjoy when I first read about it so it took awhile before I finally checked it out. I’m very glad that I did. It’s ended up as one of my all time favorite shows. Yes, it is twisted (the main character is a serial killer after all) but it’s twisted in a very interesting way.
The third show I recommend as a great TV show of the century is the one I have been obsessed with recently and that is because it has only recently ended! You can now Buy The Complete DVD Collection of Lost and that is definitely the way to go since this is a series that must be viewed from start to finish without skipping any episodes.
What I really loved about this mysterious show is that it is “one huge story” where each episode is an important part of the whole and leads into the next episode. Watch it from beginning to end in order and avoid all spoilers!
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Posted in Television · June 2nd, 2010 · Comments (0)
Those of you who watched The Mentalist last week were introduced to the newest member of the California Bureau of Investigations, Madeline Hightower (Aunjanue Ellis). Hightower is the new Special Agent in charge of the CBI team and took over for Virgil Minelli (Gregory Itzin) who recently retired from the CBI after losing some of his team during a recent episode involving Red John. Hightower came on the scene this week and let the entire team know that her number one goal is to improve the reputation of the squad due to the recent issues they have encountered.
The first interaction between Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney), we see a look of distress on Lisbon’s face as Jane tries to assure her that the new boss likes Lisbon. During Jane’s time with the CBI he has convinced the other agents to use some unorthodox procedures to capture their criminals. They always work but are often met with opposition from local law enforcement.
The Red Box storyline was not one of the more interesting storylines from this year but the writers of The Mentalist are really good at setting the viewers up for what potentially lies ahead. As each of the team members meet with Hightower throughout the investigation of the murder of James Smithson, we begin to understand more about Hightower and her intentions. When she meets with Lisbon she informs Lisbon that her job to keep Jane in line. If she can’t do it, Hightower will find another agent who can.
We then fast forward to the latter part of the show where Hightower and Jane have their first official meeting. Here we learn that Hightower is very impressed with Jane and his ability to close cases. Jane is impervious in the eyes of Special Agent Hightower. Jane does a fantastic job in this scene of not showing any of his cards to Hightower or the audience leaving us unsure of where he will go from here with his behavior.
The passionate fans of The Mentalist who are active in the blog community know that Teresa Lisbon is not the most loved actress or character on the amazing hit show. Having watched The Mentalist from the beginning, Bruno Heller and John Mankiewicz do a great job dropping subtle hints on the direction they are going to take the show. Are Agent Hightower’s claims throughout this episode just another clue that we might be seeing the end of Teresa Lisbon? The remainder of the season will tell but I have a feeling The Mentalist and the incredible cast and writers will be around for some time to come.
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Posted in Television · April 9th, 2010 · Comments (0)