tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310224605699723947.post450459352449833570..comments2024-02-02T15:11:31.214-05:00Comments on TV with Abe: What I’m Watching: The KillingMovies with Abehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131694123939904629noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310224605699723947.post-42727801325353131682011-05-19T20:27:22.568-04:002011-05-19T20:27:22.568-04:00Hey, you don't need to tell me about slow star...Hey, you don't need to tell me about slow starts. I sat through season 1 of "Buffy" (still the worst season of television I've ever witnessed) as well as the first half of season 2. Then the show suddenly got great. The thing about "The Killing" is that I'm not sure it has the pieces to get much better, unless something changes dramatically. I will definitely be watching, though: I've invested too much time not to find out how this all ends. <br /><br />Regarding your sudden lack of shows: why not do classic reviews like the AV Club does? There's lots of good stuff I know you haven't seen yet, like "FNL", "Buffy", and "The Wire". <br /><br />P.S. Another show that's starting pretty slow is "Justified". I loved the pilot, but the two episodes that followed it weren't all that great. Way too much random case-of-the-week stuff, although it's still very entertaining.Greg Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367592228032874654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310224605699723947.post-67699985768757380912011-05-19T16:10:20.341-04:002011-05-19T16:10:20.341-04:00There's something about sticking with a show f...There's something about sticking with a show for a while that makes it somewhat more endearing as it goes on, especially if you didn't like it at first. That said, "Game of Thrones" just got really good, and shows like "Mad Men" and "Boardwalk Empire" both got seriously good midway through their first seasons. This show just isn't there yet. Given that I'm down to something sad like eight shows next week, I'm not giving up on it now since I want to have something left to watch each week!Movies with Abehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131694123939904629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310224605699723947.post-40878621535667806442011-05-18T19:34:07.881-04:002011-05-18T19:34:07.881-04:00You seem to be liking this show a bit more than be...You seem to be liking this show a bit more than before, while I'm starting to like it less. It continues to be amazingly atmospheric and beautiful to look at, but unlike the equally slow-paced "Mad Men" there doesn't appear to be too much substance underneath the breathtaking visuals. At this point, I'm really not sure I'll be back for season 2 (which is virtually a certainty given that AMC has decided to pass on all 6 of its in-development projects). Of course, it's entirely possible that these final episodes could be stunning. I kind of doubt it, though.Greg Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367592228032874654noreply@blogger.com