Other Worlds

So I have a problem (other than only posting once a month). Let me start over. I don't watch that much tv. Granted, I have a lot of shows that I watch religiously and sometimes I have been known to plan my week around them (shut up Lost, you know you own me) but overall, I don't really watch that much tv. There are some shows that I have never seen, or at least not a whole episode (Law and Order) and entire genres of television shows that I tend to blanketly avoid (cop shows and lawyer shows, which makes the lack of Law and Order in my life abundantly clear) I get really tired of the formula show (Law and Order, sorry it is just the best example for everything I don't like on television) which means that most of what I really like gets cancelled really quickly because Americans seem to want answers and predictability. I however, want to get lost and live in a different place even if it is just for thirty minutes to an hour a week.

The thing about the shows I do watch, I tend to get really involved and obsessed. The characters become real and they become my friends and neighbors. I am just about finished rewatching Six Feet Under, arguably one of the greatest shows that has been on television, cable or not. When I get to the last episode, it is almost inevitable that I will be really sad and lonely when I have to say goodbye to the Fishers. I will miss Claire and her art school freak friends, who are also my friends. And I will miss that crazy family. I become such a part of the world while I am watching that when I am done, things around me seem gray and dull. This is the burden with watching amazing shows. I don't think I would give it up though because it is nice to get away once in a while. The up side is, though, that I can start over again with episode one whenever I feel like it and I can be with the Fishers once again.