Wrap It Up

Well, it's that time of the year again. TV season finales and a couple series finales. Now I am a serious tv watcher (which is ironic because back when I was in Australia I didn't watch much tv at all). Now most of the shows are over, I feel like putting my 2 cents on how they ended.

Heroes: One of my favorite shows but it seems to be a real hard show for critics to like or for fans to accept. I have never followed a show which has been dogged by critics so hard. Sure, the show had a couple mis-steps (the whole of season 2, Claire being undeniabably stupid soo many times, characters doing 180 in their motivation) and I can't deny that but as a whole, the show was enjoyable and most of the characters have a place in my heart. With the announcement that the last season was the final season, it was a shock. The show still has stories to tell and I hope it gets that chance.

24: I was never a massive fan of 24. I liked the concept when the show came out and watched a couple episodes. It was not until I came to the US and watched tv with my family that I got into it. I can seriously say I have commited 2 and half seasons to 24 and those 2 and a half seasons were very enjoyable. Again like Heroes, people say this finale is merely a spring-board to a movie so I don't know for sure if the story is over yet but it ended well. Jack didn't die, him and Chloe are cool and the bad guys got what was coming to them including the President.

Lost: The big one. Unlike Heroes or 24, Lost's ending has been planned since the end of Season 3. So did they pull it off? I say yes. It wasn't as pieced together as I and others hoped but it delivered. Epic showdown between Jack and MIB? Check. Reunions with cast members we haven't seen in a minute? Check (nice to see Shannon and Sayid together again). A explaination for everything? Umm no, but I don't think that was the writers intentions. They wanted to keep things up for interpretation and people will be discussing it for awhile. I enjoyed it through and I think Lost will go down as one of my favorite series of all times (a spot held by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and umm, that's it).

Fringe: OMG hurry up with the third season already... Oliva being held captive. William Bell's death. Mirror Universe invading ours! An awesome end to an awesome season. Oh and Olivia looks smoking hot as a red head. Hope she keeps that look for a bit.

There were other shows (CSI, Private Practice, Desperate Housewives) but that's my main bunch that I really follow.

Another thing I am really disappointed about is the new shows coming out from all networks really haven't caught my eye. Hopefully something comes along to fill the void left by my favorite shows ending this year.

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