I seem to be one of these people who cannot get into a TV series until it's been on enough seasons to be almost over. I don't know why that is, especially when I know a show is good - plenty of people tell me so. And yet, I couldn't get into Babylon 5 until the third or fourth season; Deep Space:9 - the next to last season (I was in Egypt at the time); Highlander - season three (I got in early on that one); Buffy the Vampire Slayer - well, I actually caught the series finale on the night it aired, but very little before that; Stargate:SG1 - ok, that only took me 5 seasons, mainly because I couldn't watch it until it came to the Sc-Fi Channel. But once I do get into it, I can get just a little obsessed. Does buying all of seasons 1-5 of Highlander on VHS count as obsessive? I mean, I bought 3 of the seasons used on ebay, so that's not so bad, right?
So let me tell you why I couldn't get into Buffy at first. Those kids are SO YOUNG! It's very hard for me to relate to a show where the only people my age are the male authority figure and the mom. THE MOM!?!? But the show is so funny, and very well done. The cultural references are what get me - there is no way on earth a teenager like Buffy could understand half of what she utters. When did she catch the 70's SF movie Soylent Green? And does Xander really know who Godfrey Cambridge is? I think not. At least the young thing is not as bad as Smallville - I'm sorry, but I am NOT old enough to be Ma Kent, no way, no how.
My next obsession should be Angel if the pattern continues. It comes on TNT every day, but I'm totally lost whenever I catch it. Give me time.
Posted by Alexandra at February 9, 2005 08:31 PM