Lopez Blogs

As the 2005/06 season draws to a close, it occurs to me that season 4 of a show is often a curse but luckily one that leads to a revitalised story if its lucky enough to get to the 5th year. Buffy was brilliant up until the dodgy Initiative storyline that drove the fourth season, but got amazing from season 5 onwards. Similarly the incredibly written Gilmore Girls suffered in the fourth season when Rory went to college but has been on a creative high since then. Smallville completely lost its way in year four but has rebounded this year... so what has scored with me and what has bored me this season...

The Great:

Second seasons of mystery dramas of Lost, Desperate Housewives and the criminally underviewed Veronica Mars rocked my world. All - but especially Lost - continue to be frustrating and brilliant in equal measures, but there is no way I won't be tuning in for their third seasons....

The Good:

Grey's Anatomy really hooked me in and continues to remind me of Ally McBeal if she had taken a different career path. Prison Break is clearly the most ludicrous show on tv but if you just go with it, its actually compulsive addictive tv. Gilmore Girls I continue to be in love with and is the most snappily written pop culture referencing show on the box.

The Struggling:


Sticking with them out of loyalty really, I felt Everwood suffered the season four curse this year and wasn't up to the high quality of previous seasons (and please this show should so be on CBS on a saturday night) and The OC is still struggling with too many repeat storylines. As its due to head into season four, things don't look good...

The Bad: