How the Great Have Fallen

In my last post I mentioned myself being in a T.V. series "drought." Well, that's not entirely true. You see, I have been following "Supernatural" through to the end of the sixth season. That is a T.V. show, but I didn't count it as one because of how crap it has become. Every week I would wait in anticipation, in the hope that the new episode would be something other than a steaming pile of faeces. But, every week, I was disappointed. For a while I would pretend that the series was right on track, and that it would pick up steam as the end of the season neared. But the time for denial is over (you never realise it until it's too late). It's time to wake up and smell the manure, figuratively speaking. What was once a novel show (as much as it could be) with interesting storylines (interspersed with intense action); likeable characters; a multi-layered plot; powerful and worthy adversaries; and hot babes has now become about an old man with a really irritating affectation ("idjit"); a constipated angel contemplating fratricide; an invincible but infuriatingly aimless giant; and the weird guy who always scowls at the camera. The show had a lot of promise... But that was before the creators ran out of ideas and started filling episodes with plant feed and plot holes. Now, the only visual spectacle we get is when Dean's troubled face becomes separated from the camera lens.

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Justice... At Last

Don't you just hate it when you really like something, and just wish that the creators had made a sequel, and then you find out that they had - and you weren't aware of it for more than six months! That was my situation a short time ago. Fortunately, though, my anger was short-lived and I got on to enjoying the redemption of my T.V. series drought. Just what am I rambling on about? "Young Justice" of course! It's not really a sequel to the "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited" series, but it is for me.

According to the producers of the show, "Young Justice" takes place on Earth-16. This is an Earth from one of the many alternate universes. That's why it's not really a sequel. But I feel like it is because of the spirit of the show. True, the story focuses on different characters and that obviously means that the group dynamics are different, but the atmosphere of the series remains intact. Batman is still slightly brooding - yet intuitive; Superman is still stubborn and headstrong; and the new stars bring their own quirks and trademark characteristics to the table. The writing and action sequences are so compelling (reminiscent of the older shows) that the person who told me about the show actually thought that it was a continuation of the older shows (in the same universe). If you haven't watched any episodes yet... Then I don't know why you're still reading this.