Thursday, April 29, 2010
News The Televangelist: Life after 'Lost'
Posted by Allison Keene @keeneTV on Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Unbeknownst to many of my congregants, I am a continual connoisseur of a sundry of tubular (that being Boob-Tube-related) offerings that expand even beyond (gasp!) "Lost." In the past year I've covered "Friday Night Lights," "Big Love," dabbled in "The United States of Tara", "Glee" and "Pushing Daisies," and ventured forth into wilds of "The Bachelor" and War on TV, and even gave some considerations to my beloved football in an NFL rundown. So as "Lost," my flagship post, comes to an end in a few weeks the question is begged: what next?
As most regular readers will know, I have quite a bit to say about, well, just about everything. And the bottom line is ... I watch a lot of TV. Especially on DVD (Anthony Lane of the New Yorker once said, "the most volatile compound known the man is that of decorum and despair," but I think it's the "play all" feature). Yet my pallor and loss of muscle mass is hopefully your gain - and as I continue to saturate my own brain with a never-ending kaleidoscope of pixels, I plan to continue writing, perhaps in broader strokes, what's on, what's worth watching, why it's worth watching, or why you should run for the nearest hills (I'm looking at you, first 15 minutes of "Happy Town.")
It's a documented fact that while the cost of moviemaking is increasing exponentially, the critical response to the majority of new releases is dropping in a direct proportion, or in layman's terms "like a f*cking stone." Whereas, it so happens, the critical response to television these days is on the rise - and while the gap between the "good" and the "proof that Jesus died in vain" is ever widening, the good stuff is getting just plain great. In finishing up Season Two of "Breaking Bad" the other day, I was struck by how the show so effortlessly and successfully incorporated metaphor. Metaphor! Is this (along with that long list of other fantastic shows like "Mad Men," "The Wire," "Arrested Development," and even a network drama like "Lost") a sign that we may be, at last, living in the Second Golden Age of Television? David Simon be praised!
Essentially, now is a good time to pick up the remote, and an even better time to keep an eye to my weekly sermons. In addition to recaps and revisits, preview and podcasts, I will be delivering some (hopefully) thoughtful and thought-provoking comments on television watching for your viewing pleasure. And as always, if you have any suggestions or deliberations of your own, I welcome your input.
For now, "Lost" will continue as scheduled (what was up with the week off, ABC?), and I'll be picking up "Friday Night Lights" again starting next week. But consider this my introduction to the next phase of The Televangelist - go forth and watch!
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