Monday, December 6, 2010

The Top 5 Shows I miss the most

It's the end of 2010, a decade of great television has come and gone. I am a TV freak (if you didn't already know) and have watched a million TV shows in my short 20-year lifetime. Heck, I even hope to get a job dealing with television somehow someway because I love it soooooo much. Many TV shows have come and gone in my life and here are the top 5 shows that I miss the most, starting with number 5.

5. Friends (1994-2004)
Ten seasons, 6 friends, one unforgettable show. Watching back on this show, I sometimes wonder why my mother let me watch this show because it was highly inappropriate, but it was fine television. Is it realistic- 6 gorgeous people living in amazing apartments in New York City even with somewhat normal jobs? Pretty much not, but we still related to the characters. Everyone had the Rachel or the Joey in their group of friends and we came back every week to watch them. Still one of my favorite series finales of all time (Ross and Rachel!) and I still pray for the day the reunion happens. It's already been 6 years and it's still killing me!

4. Boy Meets World (1993-2000)
For seven seasons, we watched Corey Matthews and his friends grow from lowly 6th graders to college graduates. Was the show really out there? You betcha it was. Was Corey and Topanga too perfect for words? Of course, but we loved them. Did the universe really hate Corey? Probably. And that's why we loved them. The show hit some of the most taboo subjects for adolescents, like child abuse, sex, and death of a loved one. And sure, it seemed like Corey didn't really get in trouble with any of these per se, but that's why it was great. Sometimes there are stand-up kids in this world who face these problems time and time again and in the end, go the right way. It wasn't "Disney Channeled" in any way- it was faced and worked perfectly. And of course, who could forget Feeeeeeeeny?

3. The O.C. (2003-2007)
The lives of the rich and fabulous right? Not so much. From the moment Luke yelled to the good kid from the wrong side of the tracks "Welcome to the O.C. bitch," we were hooked. It introduced us to the geeky and adorable Seth Cohen, a new wave of music that had the California good-life feel, awesome one-liners, and an incessant amount of drama that we needed to watch again and again. It started to fall flat after Mischa Barton left the show, although I feel that the fourth season was one of the best. It probably ended too soon, but it's a great show we can watch again and again.

2. Lost (2004-2010)
Like I wouldn't put this on the list, but I bet you're shocked it's not number one. My favorite show of all-time and I'm still in crazy withdrawl. What was this island? Who were these people stuck on it? And what was that weird noise coming from the jungle? Once that plane crashed and that monster roared, viewers needed to know exactly what Charlie asked at the end of the pilot episode- "Guys... where are we?" and for six seasons, the show drove a tangled web of storylines until finally tying almost all the loose ends earlier this year in something so tragically beautiful it left every single person speechless, knowing they just witnessed the greatest and most skeptical ending ever (nearly ruined by ABC's choice of credits, and no, they were not dead all along). Of course, I'm still wondering exactly what happened to Christian Shephard's body. Does anyone know?

1. Veronica Mars (2004-2007)
This show ended way too soon and the small number of fans are still dying for that movie. Veronica Mars was our modern-day badass Nancy Drew. Basically, put The O.C. and Alias together and you've got Veronica Mars. She used to be one of the cool girls until the murder of her best friend Lily Kane, living with her former-sheriff father (now working as a detective), Keith Mars, and become a bitter but loveable bitch. She solves small crimes while investigating the big ones, and always has a snappy one-liner that you might not get right away. And, she's a broken soul that needs to be saved. The show ended sadly, with Veronica's father taking the fall for his daughter as she walks away in the pouring rain possibly being the only person voting for her dad to be sheriff. The show was cancelled and since then, rumors of a movie have been circulating. The fans are dying for it and the cast has said they would be on board for it. Hear that Warner Bros? It's the sound of a taser waiting to make you give the go on this film! Love and miss you VMars.

And that's my list. I'll be making more lists to come...

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