Steve’s Favorite Television

Well, I’m not much of a TV junkie, but I do have a few favorite shows, past and present. Granted, I don’t always sit to watch them, but when I can, it’s good times.

The Apprentice We have two Apprentice shows this season: Martha Stewart and Donald Trump. I’m more into Trump’s version, and though I missed parts of the first season, this is one show I usually stop for.
Season 4 This season, I selected the potential winner without really looking into the candidates too much. In doing so, I settled on Clay, and I have been cheering for him ever since.
Season 3 Last season, I was cheering for Alex. He spent most of the first episodes running things in the background. I really felt he would be able to take it all the way. In the end, Kendra pulled through and took the title of Apprentice. Danny’s musical recaps of the episodes were pretty funny.
Season 2 This was a good season. It was fun watching “the boys”. Raj was always trying to pick up the ladies, but they were much more interested in John. John played his looks off a group of gay guys during the restaurant event. (He would have gotten a good rating from me, too!) In the end Kelly ran away with the gold.
Season 1 I missed a few episodes and it wasn’t until later that I became fully entangled. It was a good run and I wish I could go back and see the beginning without having to buy the DVD (which won’t happen). Jason didn’t last long, but what a smile! Bill eventually made history as Trump’s first Apprentice.
Will and Grace It has been fun watching the antics of Will, Grace, Jack, and Karen. The show fell a bit the last two years, but it’s still an overall good show. I was sad to see Grace get married just to get divorced. What was the point? Are Will and Grace doomed to be alone together forever? This is the last season, and so far there don’t seem to be any romantic fancies for either of them.
Supernatural A new WB show that’s like a mini-horror movie every week. Two brothers are looking for their father. Along the way, they battle various supernatural phenomena.
Queer as Folk Over now after 5 seasons, the show was great fun. I remember I was still working at Blockbuster when the premiere hit Showtime. Not having Showtime at home (and being treated like garbage by the district manager) I set up a VCR and taped the premiere in the store. I was caught and nearly fired for it, of course. But it was a great show, groundbreaking, and it was time to move on. I await the next great gay drama.
Smallville The story of Superman as a teen. I have not seen all the episodes, and only catch it when I can. But I noticed that the series started off very within the frame of the mythology, but then it went far off. At some point, Lana was possessed by a witch with magical powers. Huh? But all in all, it’s a good show.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Oh how I miss Buffy. My favorite character was, of course, spell-casting Willow. It was great seeing her in her all-out fiery glory, though at the cost of her beloved. There was just enough drama, humor, suspense, horror, and fantasy to really make a great series. But really, now, what was with the whole Buffy/Spike thing? Xander was my least favorite on the show (aside from Dawn).
Xena: Warrior Princess I loved Xena right from the start. It was infinitely better than its predecessor, Hercules, that was filled with a pedantic hero. Xena quested to fight her darkness with the help of Gabrielle. Watching their friendship grow along the way was great. I miss the show. I cried when I saw the finale. It was a great journey.

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