I noticed that a lot of the new shows I've been trying out are on The CW, so I thought I'd do a breakdown of some of The CW's fall line-up and review it.
90210
While not completely new, but hardly old news, the latest incarnation of 90210 is still fresh.
Good teen drama is hard to come by lately, and this show doesn't do much to break the mold. Having said that, the plot draws audiences in whether they want to or not. The show has covered a plethora of cliche teen issues, such as teen pregnancy, drug use, back stabbing, boyfriend stealing, and oh yeah...mental illness. There seems to be enough twist to make it watchable (i.e. Lovestruck virgins first paying for his long time crushes rehab then planning on marrying her to help raise a child he didn't birth).
Not to be outdone, the second season seems to just be warming up on all the emo goodness of growing up rich and privileged. Sexting was introduced as this seasons plot device for the yet again downfall of Annie Wilson, as if she needed anymore bad press. But this weeks episode seems to be the hour of the horrible sibling as well. With Naomi's manipulative, self-centered older sister (where to begin? Slept with Naomi's boyfriend Liam to put her in check, she's using the English teacher Mr. Matthews to look like she's not a gold digger to another suitor with money, stole another girls college essay or something like that when she was in high school) and Dixon's lack of support for Annie while she's going through a tough time is enough to make me chuck a shoe at my TV.
Hey, the whole school hates her and she committed a hit and run that killed a man. She isn't perfect but he's still her brother darn it! Finally, only after the sext was sent (anonymously by Naomi; that will teach her for leaving her wrap on the floor so Naomi's sister can frame her for the Liam thing!) does Dixon even show that he cares by punching out the dude who took the picture in the first place. Oh, and Mr. Matthews...I hate your new hairdo.
And don't get me started on my poor Silver. Dumped and ignored by her long time boyfriend (guess who? Yep, the ball of sunshine Dixon) after some douche of a new character told on her about Ethan texting her (and kissing her last season). Dixon is being a total jerk I say! Silver loves him, she chose him, and he goes and dumps her for getting a text? ARGH! BTW, the douche was there when Annie hit the guy (dun dun DUN!)
So as you can see, I'll keep watching ^_^
Melrose Place
I honestly don't know what I'm doing watching this drivel. It has an annoying couple taking the next step by getting engaged, and the neighbor publicity agent who's in love with they guy, some "sweet faced" (gag) new-in-town character, played by Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, who it turns out is a freaking psycho, a med student forced into becoming a call girl to pay her school tuition, an art thief (turns out he lived a tough life in San Bernardino before living with his rich, inattentive father), an ex-alcoholic chef, and the murder of there landlord within the first five minutes of the show.
Needless to say, it's a horrible hot mess of a car wreck.
The Beautiful Life: TBL
Now, I like the actress playing the main character. She's cute, but the leading male on the show really is not. At the most I can say he has a beautiful jaw line. No, I wanted to watch the show for Corbin Blu, who's character fittingly is trying to get a more adult career after being a success as a kid. But the whole story was dry and stale. Cliche, cliche, cliche! It seems like the whole show is a vehicle for Mischa Barton to make her comeback on TV.
Basically, Marissa Cooper is back from the dead as a washed up, model with a baby.
The Vampire Diaries
I didn't want to watch The Vampire Diaries at first. But all the talk and questions of whether I was going to check it out made me cave. Lucky for me, the show is interesting and a little endearing. I might even check out the books.
The whole story follows Elena and this Vampire dude Stefan's Eward-like obsession with getting to know her. But this isn't Twilight, Stefan's brother wants in on the action too. With a vampire-human-vampire love triangle, and Elena's witch/psychic best friend Bonnie, the show is just different enough to work, but similar enough to have a built in audience.
Will we continue this ill-fated CW romance once Grey's Anatomy and Criminal Minds resumes? I guess we'll find out next time. So be sure to tune in suckas :P
90210
While not completely new, but hardly old news, the latest incarnation of 90210 is still fresh.
Good teen drama is hard to come by lately, and this show doesn't do much to break the mold. Having said that, the plot draws audiences in whether they want to or not. The show has covered a plethora of cliche teen issues, such as teen pregnancy, drug use, back stabbing, boyfriend stealing, and oh yeah...mental illness. There seems to be enough twist to make it watchable (i.e. Lovestruck virgins first paying for his long time crushes rehab then planning on marrying her to help raise a child he didn't birth).
Not to be outdone, the second season seems to just be warming up on all the emo goodness of growing up rich and privileged. Sexting was introduced as this seasons plot device for the yet again downfall of Annie Wilson, as if she needed anymore bad press. But this weeks episode seems to be the hour of the horrible sibling as well. With Naomi's manipulative, self-centered older sister (where to begin? Slept with Naomi's boyfriend Liam to put her in check, she's using the English teacher Mr. Matthews to look like she's not a gold digger to another suitor with money, stole another girls college essay or something like that when she was in high school) and Dixon's lack of support for Annie while she's going through a tough time is enough to make me chuck a shoe at my TV.
Hey, the whole school hates her and she committed a hit and run that killed a man. She isn't perfect but he's still her brother darn it! Finally, only after the sext was sent (anonymously by Naomi; that will teach her for leaving her wrap on the floor so Naomi's sister can frame her for the Liam thing!) does Dixon even show that he cares by punching out the dude who took the picture in the first place. Oh, and Mr. Matthews...I hate your new hairdo.
And don't get me started on my poor Silver. Dumped and ignored by her long time boyfriend (guess who? Yep, the ball of sunshine Dixon) after some douche of a new character told on her about Ethan texting her (and kissing her last season). Dixon is being a total jerk I say! Silver loves him, she chose him, and he goes and dumps her for getting a text? ARGH! BTW, the douche was there when Annie hit the guy (dun dun DUN!)
So as you can see, I'll keep watching ^_^
Melrose Place
I honestly don't know what I'm doing watching this drivel. It has an annoying couple taking the next step by getting engaged, and the neighbor publicity agent who's in love with they guy, some "sweet faced" (gag) new-in-town character, played by Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, who it turns out is a freaking psycho, a med student forced into becoming a call girl to pay her school tuition, an art thief (turns out he lived a tough life in San Bernardino before living with his rich, inattentive father), an ex-alcoholic chef, and the murder of there landlord within the first five minutes of the show.
Needless to say, it's a horrible hot mess of a car wreck.
The Beautiful Life: TBL
Now, I like the actress playing the main character. She's cute, but the leading male on the show really is not. At the most I can say he has a beautiful jaw line. No, I wanted to watch the show for Corbin Blu, who's character fittingly is trying to get a more adult career after being a success as a kid. But the whole story was dry and stale. Cliche, cliche, cliche! It seems like the whole show is a vehicle for Mischa Barton to make her comeback on TV.
Basically, Marissa Cooper is back from the dead as a washed up, model with a baby.
The Vampire Diaries
I didn't want to watch The Vampire Diaries at first. But all the talk and questions of whether I was going to check it out made me cave. Lucky for me, the show is interesting and a little endearing. I might even check out the books.
The whole story follows Elena and this Vampire dude Stefan's Eward-like obsession with getting to know her. But this isn't Twilight, Stefan's brother wants in on the action too. With a vampire-human-vampire love triangle, and Elena's witch/psychic best friend Bonnie, the show is just different enough to work, but similar enough to have a built in audience.
Will we continue this ill-fated CW romance once Grey's Anatomy and Criminal Minds resumes? I guess we'll find out next time. So be sure to tune in suckas :P
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