End of the Television Season

Well, we have come to the end of the television season and here is what I have been watching on the small screen (in order of how much I enjoy them):

1. The Office - This is the best comedy on television since Seinfeld. Yes, Michael Scott as the boss is outrageous, but seriously, they aren't going to make a show about a normal boss. I will be first in line to get the DVDs for this one, because they are worth watching again. The Office has docu-comedy down to a science. The dry humor, the practical jokes, the power-grabbing, the shallowness - in all its humanity is there to be laughed at. Overall, a great season - a couple of dud episodes and several times it descended to crude humor, but overall a fine comedy.

2. Heroes - This would be a terrific show to watch on DVD, because the story line is so riveting. It's really a combination of X-men and X-files. Random people discover they have assorted super-powers and start banding together. However, several entities are out to stop them. Thankfully, it followed the "24" format rather than the "Lost" format, and there was a good resolution at the end of the season. It's a mystery show, but they give you enough so that you are fed a pretty good stream of information and you don't feel confused. I could have used a little bit more action, but this show is more about drama and science fiction. I can see it dropping off in future years, but hopefully they will stay strong.

3. Battlestar Gallactica - This show, while not gaining great recognition, is a great mystery/drama show set in space. Kind of a Matrix and Lost combination - the human race faces extinction after their main planets are blown up by a computer race that they created. They are now looking for Earth, though the Cylons (computers) are as well. Full of great characters, intrigue and surprises. They just finished season 3 and next season may be the last.

4. Lost - My patience wore very thin with Lost this season and I threatened several times to quit. But the free replays on abc.com kept me up to date, and I endured to the end. The season finale was a real doosy. If you aren't up to speed on Lost, then don't delve in. It is like a semi-interesting novel that gets you hooked, and you want to know how it ends, but there is no end in sight. They have announced they will do three more seasons. I don't know if I will be there for those, but I might catch them on DVD.