Fringe

[kryptonitemonkey]

I've been flitting from show to show of late. A few seasons here, a season there, but I've not been able to stick with anything for terribly long. Not sure why. Mostly rewatching things anyway. I watched a season or so of The Mentalist, a season of The Finder, the first season of X-Files, and I'm currently watching season one of Fringe. I think I got two seasons in a few years back? I just know that if a show starts to get overly heavy, I tend to bail. I think I tend to be more sensitive when I'm more anxious/depressed (as in, I need to get my meds upped).

Anyway, I just have to say, Anna Torv, oh my. She is absolutely lovely. I'm not even usually big on blonds, but she is spectacular. I love her face. Which is a weird thing to say, but she has an amazing smile that you can tell she makes a lot because her whole face has the permanent smile creases. But I think the part that gets me the most is her eyes. Her eyes smile, and really smile. Her eyes smile better than pretty much anyone I've ever seen. So yeah, totally smitten every time I watch this show.

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[phaea]

i actually bailed on TV altogether again, because i was super addicted to Once Upon A Time but it was NOT good for my mental health. man, but that show gets DARK fast in season two! ugh. anyway. i empathize with what it's like when shows start getting too heavy.

[kryptonitemonkey]

You know, I did the exact same thing with that show, though I think I went a little further than that. The problem with any show that has a continuing plotline is that they always have to keep upping the stakes and the drama. I liked shows like Battlestar Galactica, Vampire Diaries, and Heroes, but damn they got way too dark way too fast. I inevitably end up coming to some episode that has something a little too gruesome for me and just stop watching cold turkey.

[phaea]

YES!!! me too!!! same with heroes, also. it got too creepy/dark and i couldn't do it anymore. i had the same epiphany about these shows, how they feel like they have to up the stakes. but damn, a person can only take so much!!

even with stargate sg-1 -- i was able to watch that show for SEVERAL seasons before it started to get too dark. i think that was the longest i was ever able to stick with a show. :P

whatever. i find that now that i've cut tv out, i have more time for reading, journaling, and playing my 3DS.

[kryptonitemonkey]

I tend to end up watching comedies more than anything. Though even those can more intense over time. They just start out on better footing.