Too Many Shows!

Ironically, I saw this tonight while I was trying to clear space on my DVR.

I'm Back

Dang. I certainly dropped the ball, huh? Truth is, towards the end of September work got real busy, which makes me not want to do as much at home. Then along came October, which means most of my media consumption focused on horror movies, and the TV I did watch didn’t get written about. During that time I set up a Letterboxd account to keep track of what I movies I watched. It’s pretty helpful because my memory is going south, and while I can usually remember what I’ve seen and if I liked it, I can rarely remember what I liked (or hated) about it. Anyways, because of all the movies I’ve watched, I fell behind on the TV I planned on watching.

You’ve seen my post on the first episode of Walking Dead. You could probably tell I wasn’t too impressed, and that first episode just didn’t keep me interested to stay on top of the series. I will catch up eventually. From what I’ve heard it’s getting better, so I guess I’ll catch up soon.

I’ve watched the first five episodes of Boardwalk Empire. Now that it’s out from Breaking Bad’s Sunday night shadow, it’s back on the top of my list. The fifth hour, titled “Erlkönig” was particularly great, and extremely beautifully shot. I may still do a post for that.

American Horror Story: Coven has also stepped firmly to the top of my list. It’s so creepy, pulpy, sleazy and gross, but in all the right ways. Plus the cast is pretty stunning. Jessica Lange, Angela Bassett and Kathy Bates all play great, strong, interesting characters, and watching them interact with each other is great every time. I haven’t seen the latest ep, but I may try and start with weekly writeups, especially if anyone else is watching.

The last thing I’ll say is I really miss Mad Men. Now that the story of Walter White is complete, I’m reminded how much I want to see Don Draper’s story continue. I’m pretty unhappy with AMC’s decision to split the season in two (the same way they did with the last season of Breaking Bad), but what am I going to do, not watch it? I think this article is what really got me thinking about Mad Men again. It reminds me of the good times speculating on the secrets of LOST. Anyways, I’m not sure if Mad Men is a better show than Breaking Bad, but I may find it more interesting. That’s easy to say now that Breaking Bad has wrapped up and there’s still a lot of story to tell with Mad Men, so take that statement with a grain of salt.