Unfortunately the premise sounds better than it actually is. They needed to shift gears to keep the story moving. I enjoy it for what it is, but you need to suspend some common sense to watch it. Some shows try to make it as if it was real with these crazy premises though and its hard to take seriously.
That show had a very fatal flaw. A character who could literally flip from being very genre savvy to a total moron between
ad breaks. I hate that shit. The writing was really inconsistent.
Fortunately, there's a number of good shows rolling around. Here are my selections in no particular order:
Game of Thrones - They've made some tweaks from the books, but I'm okay with it. Great HBO show.
Orphan Black - BBC America show about human clones. The main actress is fantastic.
The Newsroom - Come for the epic monologue in the first episode, stay for the witty banter and the commentary on journalism and media. A must watch if you enjoyed The West Wing.
The Americans - Russian deep-cover spies during the cold war. Go watch it. Its AMAZING.
Leverage - The show is finished now, but its an awesome show. If you like stuff like Ocean's Eleven, this series is for you.
Walking Dead - Its stagnating at the moment which is annoying, but its still got some great performances.
The Mentalist - Its starting to drag a little, but its still a highly enjoyable show.
Sherlock - The BBC series with Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and Martin Freeman as Watson. A cracking show.
Jekyll - From a few years back, and only a miniseries, but watch James Nesbitt play two incredible roles in a modern retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Remember kids, love is a psychopath.
Some animation:
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - One of the few anime I can heartily recommend in English dub. Fantastic animation, great story, great voice acting. Even my fiance enjoyed it.
X - A series about choice vs destiny. Fantastic show, if somewhat downer.
Hellsing OVA series - Stellar show, and again, top notch english voice acting.
Darker Than Black - Cool show about people with crazy powers. Its pretty badass. Not to be confused with Bible Black.
Young Justice - Batman takes the sidekicks of some of the big hitters in the Justice League, and creates a cover superhero team. Both seasons of this are awesome.
Macross Frontier - Just got through watching this. Seriously epic shit if you like awesome mecha battles. The songs are awesome too.
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Ignore the horrible movie by M.Night I-make-bad-thrillers, this series is THE SHIT. And it only gets stronger.
Avatar: The Legend of Korra - yes, the end of the 1st series tied everything up a little too nicely. But they didn't know they would get picked up for a second season until they'd finished. Happily, there's two more seasons on the way!
