One Has to Wonder

[kriadydragon]

What is it with me and taking forever to get interested in a show? Every single show I've ever loved I always got into about a season or two or many later. The only shows I got into from the start were Numbers and CSI New York and both shows I ended up losing interest in seasons later. I got into season one of Suits but, though I like the show, I have to admit it also pushes a lot of do-not-want buttons along with my like buttons, so it remains to be seen if it's the exception. But with the shows I absolutely love it's always been the opposite. SGA - got into it around season two. White Collar - the same. Dr. Who - the same. Even shows I like instead of love, like the Mentalist, I got into seasons down the line. Now I find myself getting pulled into Merlin after watching the most recent season (which was, what, season four, five? Yeesh! Took me long enough :P)

And I really don't get why this is. Anyone else find themselves getting into shows only after the fact that they've been airing for at least a season? Any theories as to why this is?

Comments

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Heh, I think it's season four that drew me in ;)

I seem to be pretty consistent in how I get into a show, because so far every show I didn't want to watch I ended up loving, while those shows I was into from the start I ended up wandering away from. Of course there is the in between, like with the Mentalist. That I didn't get into until later but it's not what I would call a "must see!" show for me. Same with Persons of Interest, Alcatraz, and a few others. They're good shows, just not the kind of shows that I'm fannishly into.

[swanpride.livejournal.com]

I feel similiar about the Mentalist. There are still some episodes I have never seen and most likely never will, and I don't feel that I've missed anything. I catch the show if I have time, but I don't feel a loss if I miss it.

I think the difference between a okayish and a "must see!" show is for me the fanfic potential. Shows like Merlin or, back in its days, The Sentinel are honestly not that well done - they are cheesy, they are lacking in so many aspects that they are nearly a guilty pleasure. But damn, how much story potential is in them! How many good ideas which got wasted on a medicore execution! But I take those shows any day over a show which is perfectly executed, but uninspiring as hell.

At the moment, I have Grimm, White Collar and Sherlock on my "must see" list, Merlin and Psych just slided down from it, and "Missing" is on its best way to become a new show to obsess over.