© by Gerald So | 8:00 AM
The Big Bang Theory aired its final episode last night, after twelve seasons. I got into the show the summer after its WGA strike-shortened first season. I was already a fan of Johnny Galecki from Roseanne and Kaley Cuoco from 8 Simple Rules... and I still find their characters' romance the best developed on the show.
While the others seemed contrived to me, the additions of Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik in Seasons 3 and 4 gave the show a much-needed female perspective to balance the male. Penny became more than the girl of Leonard's dreams. Viewers got to see her insecurities whether she could maintain a relationship with someone smarter than she was. I think it was the key to the show's longevity.
In its later seasons, with almost all the characters coupled up, the show lost some direction. Marriage and children are as far as most TV characters can go, so it made sense for the show to end while still relatively popular.
Friday, May 17, 2019
Friday, May 10, 2019
It's Not YouTube TV. It's Me.
© by Gerald So | 4:30 AM
Last September, I dropped cable TV in favor of YouTube TV. This saved $72 a month and offered unlimited DVR storage for nine months.
Last month, though, YouTube TV announced a $10 price hike to $50 per month, taking effect May 13. Some new channels came along with the hike, notably Discovery-owned ones, but I'd gotten used to not having them. In short, YouTube TV became less valuable to me. We're canceling it this weekend.
It's not the radical move it would've been before smart TVs. We'll still have Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and free Pluto TV. I'm looking forward to being largely off a live TV schedule. It'll give me more time for reading, writing, and anything else I'd like to do.
It means I'll have to buy more shows on DVD to watch them, but in the long run, that'll be less than I was paying per month for all the channels I wasn't watching and the one I was at any given moment.
Last September, I dropped cable TV in favor of YouTube TV. This saved $72 a month and offered unlimited DVR storage for nine months.
Last month, though, YouTube TV announced a $10 price hike to $50 per month, taking effect May 13. Some new channels came along with the hike, notably Discovery-owned ones, but I'd gotten used to not having them. In short, YouTube TV became less valuable to me. We're canceling it this weekend.
It's not the radical move it would've been before smart TVs. We'll still have Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and free Pluto TV. I'm looking forward to being largely off a live TV schedule. It'll give me more time for reading, writing, and anything else I'd like to do.
It means I'll have to buy more shows on DVD to watch them, but in the long run, that'll be less than I was paying per month for all the channels I wasn't watching and the one I was at any given moment.
Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Lucifer Season 4
© by Gerald So | 1:00 PM
Canceled by FOX but saved by Netflix, Lucifer Season 4 premieres today. Not to spoil anything, Season 4 fully answers the question, "How will Chloe react to seeing Lucifer's true face?" and continues exploring Lucifer's fluctuating self-image.
I also commend the show's handling of supporting characters Maze, Dan, Amenadiel, Linda, Ella, and Eve. They feel as if they have agency in the plot and don't merely exist to prop up the leads.
Is the show different on Netflix? I'm glad to say not too different. A tad more skin, a tad saltier language. Enjoy.
Canceled by FOX but saved by Netflix, Lucifer Season 4 premieres today. Not to spoil anything, Season 4 fully answers the question, "How will Chloe react to seeing Lucifer's true face?" and continues exploring Lucifer's fluctuating self-image.
I also commend the show's handling of supporting characters Maze, Dan, Amenadiel, Linda, Ella, and Eve. They feel as if they have agency in the plot and don't merely exist to prop up the leads.
Is the show different on Netflix? I'm glad to say not too different. A tad more skin, a tad saltier language. Enjoy.
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