[Television Thursday] Five MORE Great Shows You’ve Probably Never Heard Of (But Should Definitely Check Out!)

If you saw my last list of five great television shows you’ve probably never heard of, but should check out, you’ve probably realized that I tend to watch shows that aren’t exactly popular or well-known. But they’re still worth watching, and today’s list will give you five more that are definitely worth checking out if you’re tired of the normal dreck on network television and cable. Read more »

[Television Thursday] 10 Things I Love and Hate About LOST

LOST is one of the best shows on television, period.

LOST is back for its fifth season, and like many people, I made a point of getting together with some other LOST fans and watching it. I’ve been keeping up with the show since the middle of the first season, which means I’m all too aware of its brilliant moments… and its slumps.

As it happened, the premiere hit on a lot of the strengths and the limitations of the show. So, while it’s fresh on my mind, here are a few observations I have about LOST overall: Read more »

[Television Thursday] – Five Great TV Shows You’ve Likely Never Heard of (But Should Track Down on DVD!)

If you’re reading my blog as of late and thinking to yourself, “Man, all Sean does is watch TV, play games, and complain about movies,” If you think that, I don’t blame you — I don’t know how I’ve come to acquire so much knowledge about so many trivial topics, but here we are. As a writer and a creative artist, I’ve always been interested in consuming entertainment media, and as a critic and a thinker, I’ve always been interested in thinking through their aesthetics and implications. That’s what I get for being such a “middle-brained” person.

As it happens, I don’t watch a lot of television anymore, because most of it is garbage. But over the last few years, with seasons of shows popping up on DVD, I’ve found myself watching a lot of television shows. Part of the appeal of watching shows is that they’re just about the right length (20-40 minutes) for me to watch while I’m eating or resting, and they don’t require me to sink the time I’d put into, say, a feature film. TV shows are also typically less demanding in terms of my attention; as long as I know the characters and the premise, I don’t have to have much more information, unless I’m watching a serialized show like Lost or Heroes.

One of the things I’ve found out in recent years is that many of the best shows produced for TV are fairly obscure titles that were either cancelled prematurely or aired on networks most people don’t watch regularly. So, I thought I’d put together a list of five really solid shows, all of which are available on DVD, but most of which you’ve probably never heard of. All I ask is that you do the right thing and buy them on DVD if they’re available, and reserve searching bittorent sites for those which are out of print or not yet available on DVD in your country.

With that said, here’s the list!

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