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          I thought that for today, I would a write a small post about TV shows that i enjoy as well as some that I don't. I have to say that while I am a fan of a broad variety of shows, there is a trend in my viewing habits. I am of course capable of sitting down and immersing myself in a drama or a thriller, provided the acting is good and the dialogue makes sense and isn't too cringe inducing or cliche. In my opinion, a good drama doesn't have to have the strongest plot or even the best storytelling. I don't need the stakes to be that high, and I don't need there to be some big twist at every turn. The problems can be small and personalized, and the plot can go where I might expect. For me, a drama or thriller comes from the dialogue and acting. When I see actors trying instill some dramatic action  in their lines, but the best they can do is just yell the words to try and create tension, I really am let down. Of course people yell, but lets be real; they don't yell all the time. These types of shows tend to over exaggerate everything, and the best ones exaggerate what would happen in real life just a bit, so you feel like your looking at someone else's world and not yours. The absolute worst shows however just have plain old terrible writing. When a show is just chock full of cliches, that is when I am properly annoyed. It gets even worse if the lines are just weak fillers to move the action along. Yeah I like some action and some fighting, but I also want to enjoy the performance. I want to see the passion and tension a character has and that is something that can only come from their lines.
          Shows I absolutely love however, are comedies. I do enjoy a good straight up sitcom comedy like Seinfeld or Friends, but I really love it when other genres are mashed with comedy. I'm talking about shows like Death in Paradise or Psych, or even Burn Notice. When thrillers and mysteries are mixed in with comedy I just can't get enough. Nobody wants to be serious all the time, and mixing a comedy with a serious genre really does a create a strong show.

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