Well, it's been a long time since I posted in this thread. Actually got around to watching 3 shows.
I finished the first season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Holy crap was my first reaction. The show started out pretty damn crap, but I stuck with it simply because I had never actually seen anything like it (with the exception of similar movies of course - 300). I know people around here just keep saying this over and over, but damn they are right. This show gets better with every episode - until the mind-blowing finale. It's really sad that Whitfield had to leave the show (or I think he did), but I sincerely hopes he gets better. Seriously, anyone who watches it and feels like not continuing on - stick with it. It's amazing.
After that, got me some Arrested Development. Thought I'd take a little break from action for a while. While it wasn't the best thing ever, it did have some amazing writing - very subtle; I liked that. All the incestuous themes in the series got me smiling a bit though - it was creepy. Sword of Destiny is probably my favourite episode - and that's just because I love GOB.
I also recently just caught up to season 6 of Supernatural. Surprised, actually, on how little it's discussed anywhere. It's got concise and smart writing. I didn't feel that the show fell apart anywhere (although season 5 was cutting it really close). Overall though, it's a great show and the characters are well developed and the actors continue to do a phenomenal job. I love it how the writers and actors manage mix light tones with the overall darker tones in the story. I'm gonna start season 6 next week.
