Favorite shows - Minor pet peeves

Castle - Pretty much perfection except the annoying fan community that continues to threaten and bombard the actors/producers unless Castle and Beckett get together a.s.a.p. Other than that - this show is pure brilliance

Bones - Booth - he´s way to perfect as a character and not realistic and David Boreanaz frankly makes him rather dull. The forensic doodah that´s impossible to understand and is most of the time very unrealistic. Is way too unrealistic at times.

NCIS - A brilliant show but the whole Navy lingo is a bit hard to understand for a noob like me that has no knowledge of the Navy :)

NCIS. Los Angeles - Totally unrealistic characters (except maybe Deeks, Nell and Eric) and way to well rehearsed action scenes to be realistic. Not to mention the fact that at least 20 people are killed in each episode, no questions asked. And not very interesting storylines. The way they deal with undercover missions, particularly when it comes to Kensi (less is more people!). And yes, 20 effing undercover identities.

The Mentalist - How the hell the female characters can have perfect hair while working the hazardous job of being a homicide detective. Other than that I really enjoy that show.

Criminal Minds - Morgan is wayyy to perfect as a character and completely dull except when with Garcia, JJ and Hotch are just as dull and boring. I much prefer the quirky characters like Reed and Prentiss. The fact they fly around in a private jet and seem to have an endless stream of money. The cars they drive. The FBI superiority. And how they can see the body of a deceased newborn child, shrug and just walk away (4x02, I curse you!!).

But just to be clear - Despite those pet peeves I really enjoy these shows and yes, NCIS: LA is totally my guilty conscience. There is a lot I can´t stand about the show but.... just when I feel like I´m going to stop watching it,  it delivers good action and keeps me laughing. So it´s still in my good books.

Favorite shows - Overview

Name - Castle
Fan how long - Since March 2010
Why it´s a favorite - Wonderful characters, great actors and excellent acting, interesting storylines and awesome humor. It´s a show I get caught up in each time I watch it.
Favorite episodes - All of them :)
Favorite characters - All of them :)

Name - Bones
Fan how long - Since March 2011
Why a favorite - The main character Bones is incredible and it has interesting storylines, good action and a nice script which makes of for the less interesting characters and Hart Hanson on Twitter
Favorite Epsiode - The Gravedigger espisode from season 2 , 1x15 (don´t remember the name) and 1x22
Favorite Characters - Brennan, Sweets and Saroyan

Name - Criminal Minds
Fan how long - Since November 2011
Why a favorite - Garcia! Quirky and well nuanced characters (some at least), great humor and has some seriously good "out of the box" episodes
Favorite episodes - 52 pickup, Mosley Lane, Uncanny Valley
Favorite Characters - Garcia and Prentiss

Name - NCIS
Fan how long - Since February 2011
Why a favorite - Seriously good characterization, wonderful storylines, great humor, realistic and done with great respect towards the navy.
Favorite episodes - Under Covers, Silver War are top favorites but I love all the episodes
Favorite Characters - I can´t really pick a favorite as I love all the characters for various reasons

Name - NCIS: Los Angeles
Fan how long - May 2011
Why a favorite - Good action, it´s a nice way to shut off my brain, excellent cinematography.
Favorite episode - The one where Deeks is shot
Favorite Characters - Deeks

Name - The Mentalist
Fan how long - since March 2011
Why a favorite - Amazingly well done storylines, interesting and arresting characters and a nice twist on the whole procedural thing
Favorite episode - Season 3 Finale, 1x15 (where Jane goes blind)
Favorite Characters - Lisbon

And this is the rundown of my favorite shows which I will blog about in more depth soon :)

Favourite television shows

What is the purpose of this blog?

To blog about my favorite television shows, review them and write about various issues concerned with TV. I love television shows and am very partial towards procedural shows at the moment. There are so many shows I have grown up loving and have remained favorites of mine to this day but I will concentrate on my favorite shows on this blog as they provide ample material to write about and explore.

My favorite shows at the moment are:
-Castle
-Bones
-The Mentalist
-Criminal Minds
-NCIS
-NCIS: Los Angeles

I like those shows because they have interesting storylines, realistic and well nuanced character, nice action and I don´t feel braindead after watching them (unlike after watching something like Sex and the City). Obviously they are not all top material (f.ex. NCIS:LA is nothing as good as Castle) but they are a whole lot better than most of the trash that´s being shown on TV right now (Glee) and I just really like them. And they give me a lot to think about which is always nice. In fact I´d say that NCIS has played a part in teaching me more about the Navy and everything it involves (though I still have no idea what exactly a marine is).

I am not sure what direction this blog is going to take or how it´ll all turn out but I am excited to get started and rounding up my thoughts on the strange thing that is TV today.