Finally it´s September and my favorite shows are about to start again. And lately, I have been thinking about what TV shows I want to watch this year and what shows I will skip. And it´s fairly obvious, that I´ll do some tweaking.
I will cut out The Mentalist, Bones and Criminal Minds.
The 4th season of the Mentalist was the worst I have ever seen. The story lines became more and more unrealistic and badly written, the characters became more one dimensional and as a whole, the show deteriorated fast. I loved the first 3 season but I saw none of what I like so much about the show in the 4th season. Not the offhand humor, wonderful character interactions and exciting story lines. I honestly became very bored every time I watched the 4th season so I won´t continue.
Bones has become to much of a ridicule. The 7th season had it´s moments but on the whole, the show has deteriorated so much from it´s incredible start and it´s just a shadow it it´s former glory. It´s become tired and dry and I don´t enjoy watching it anymore.
Criminal Minds 7th season was horrid. Minus Reed and Garcia. Ever since the sixth season, the show has been spiralling downwards and watching it trying again and again to be the best crime show on TV and become worse with every attempt is not something I want to spend my TV time on.
But I will continue to watch NCIS, Castle and NCIS:Los Angeles. NCIS continues to be brilliant, Castle is going to wonderful this season and blow my mind and NCIS:Los Angeles has improved so much and become so good that I just have to continue watching it. Not to mention the fact that Deeks and Kensi are just too funny to resist.
So I am excited for this year´s TV season.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Sexualising TV characters
One of the things I´ve noticed about my favorite TV shows is the fact that all the female leads are stunning. . Most of the time, when in character, those actresses look absolutely gorgeous and natural. The make-up is not too much and the clothes are generally nice (I seriously want Kensi´s wardrobe in NCIS:LA!). They just look natural, stunning of course but still natural.
But sometimes the shows overstep some boundaries in my opinion when it comes to sexualising those characters. Yes, they are beautiful but I see absolutely no need to strip their clothes off and have entire scenes with the characters in nothing but their underwear/swimsuits/ a towel.
I can name several instances on NCIS:LA. In one episode Kensi did a surveilance on a beach dressed in nothing but her bikini, a simple wrap and a beach hat. Yet, she still ran around with a gun, intimidated and shot people and kicked ass.
In another episode she stripped off all her clothes expect her underwear in order to fit through a small hole.
And I can´t count all the times she has gone undercover as a "model" or someone that´s supposed to be stunningly sexy. It seems that everytime Kensi goes undercover it´s essential that there´s a "sexy" angle to her work. And I don´t see the reason why.
I have come to highly enjoy the character of Kensi. She has become much more realistic and nuanced since the 1st season and now has a nice feel to her. When I watch NCIS:LA I do it because of the charaters and their interactions. I enjoy Kensi´s character so much that I see no need to "sexualise" her in order to make her appealing. She stands on firm ground already as a well-rounded and nuanced character with a good backstory, excellent humor and some kick-ass skills. I see no need to strip her off her clothes when the charaters and the actor playing her are both so good.
I don´t need Kensi to be sexy to enjoy and appreciate her character and I hope most fans of the shows agree with me. I enjoy the character because of her personality and great wit, not because of her looks or her "sexyness".
And to be clear. I appreciate Ruah´s work as an actress and I higly enjoy her performance on NCIS:LA.
But sometimes the shows overstep some boundaries in my opinion when it comes to sexualising those characters. Yes, they are beautiful but I see absolutely no need to strip their clothes off and have entire scenes with the characters in nothing but their underwear/swimsuits/ a towel.
I can name several instances on NCIS:LA. In one episode Kensi did a surveilance on a beach dressed in nothing but her bikini, a simple wrap and a beach hat. Yet, she still ran around with a gun, intimidated and shot people and kicked ass.
In another episode she stripped off all her clothes expect her underwear in order to fit through a small hole.
And I can´t count all the times she has gone undercover as a "model" or someone that´s supposed to be stunningly sexy. It seems that everytime Kensi goes undercover it´s essential that there´s a "sexy" angle to her work. And I don´t see the reason why.
I have come to highly enjoy the character of Kensi. She has become much more realistic and nuanced since the 1st season and now has a nice feel to her. When I watch NCIS:LA I do it because of the charaters and their interactions. I enjoy Kensi´s character so much that I see no need to "sexualise" her in order to make her appealing. She stands on firm ground already as a well-rounded and nuanced character with a good backstory, excellent humor and some kick-ass skills. I see no need to strip her off her clothes when the charaters and the actor playing her are both so good.
I don´t need Kensi to be sexy to enjoy and appreciate her character and I hope most fans of the shows agree with me. I enjoy the character because of her personality and great wit, not because of her looks or her "sexyness".
And to be clear. I appreciate Ruah´s work as an actress and I higly enjoy her performance on NCIS:LA.
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