CW, hits and misses

[imwalde]

Hart of Dixie is fucking delightful, no lie. I officially love this show, cheese and all. I think they are learning quickly what they are doing that works and what is slightly ridiculous. I just watched two episodes back to back, and I literally laughed out loud several times. Zoe doing a Lemon impression! Lemon airquoting "suck it!" Heheheh. I get psyched when it is time to watch it, even if I don't spend much brainpower thinking about it in between episodes. A thoroughly charming show.

Unlike, say, Ringer, which I have broken up with. This is a shocking development for me. This never happens! I've stuck with many shows that went off the rails toward horrible, let down finishes. And yet, it's like Ringer was never on the right rails to begin with. It should be a tawdry, enjoyable, ridiculous soap. Instead, it always felt like a chore to watch. It was so self serious, it wasn't fun. It was about mostly horrible, unlikeable people frequently doing bad things, probably to each other. I had 5 episodes on my DVR for weeks before I realized I just never was going to want to watch them. Do you know how much fan-goodwill-squandering it takes to make me stop watching a show that stars Buffy, Horatio Hornblower, and Logan Echolls??? I wouldn't have thought it possible. What a waste of a cast.

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[imwalde.livejournal.com]

Tonally, it is just all wrong. Perhaps because the pilot was for CBS, a big mostly serious network, and when CBS declined, it got picked up by the CW? On paper, it should be like Gossip Girl (when GG is good), namely beautiful people in outrageous situations equaling addictive fun. And I'm very sad that it isn't.

Ever seen Hart of Dixie? It's much more entertaining.

[niennah.livejournal.com]

That is precisely the problem with Ringer, im. It doesn't know what it is! I wish it was on a more grown up network, because it should either be glossy trash or gritty grown-up stuff and I think it would be great if it could be grittier. Alas no.

I have never seen Hart of Dixie but I am right this moment downloading 1.01. If I end up getting into this show, I am totally blaming you. ;)

[imwalde.livejournal.com]

Heheheh. My work here is done!

(Hart of Dixie has charm from the beginning, but doesn't quite find its feet for a few episodes. Your usual new series wobbles. But it's still fun to watch, even when a little wobbly.)