The Long Road

10/22/2003 Archived Entry: "What's worse?"

So what's worse, watching a TV show religiously even though you know it's bad or watching a bad TV show and thinking that it's good?

For shows like Enterprise and Smallville, I HAVE to watch them because they're Trek (in the so-far vain hope that it'll meet the mostly high standard set by its predecessors) and Superman. I can't say no even though they're predictable, have no characterization and abandon logic for the sake of plot. But at least I realize all that about those two shows. It's just way too easy to snobbishly shake one's head at people who enthusiastically rant and rave about how wonderfully stupendous shows like that are when they so clearly are not...and yet I keep watching them!!

Replies: 3 comments

Admit it Thai...t'es fou!...:P!

Posted by dAN @ 10/23/2003 12:15 AM EST

I've been watching Voyageur and DS9 lately for no apparant reason, even though they suck ass. So i know how you feel, I hate them so much... and yet.... I can't get enough of them.

BTW they both suck, TNG & TOS will always reign supreme!

Posted by Narsil @ 10/23/2003 05:32 PM EST

Je n'ai jamais dis que je n'etais pas fou.

I'll agree that Voyager sucked ass but not DS9. IMO, DS9 is the of the bunch - its overall arc made it very rewarding to watch.

Posted by Rayne @ 10/23/2003 09:51 PM EST