The messy birth of a brand new year has finally passed as we shift into calmer, solstice months. And what better way to enjoy your lazy days than to reconsider the silver screen over-achievers that reigned over that familiar territory also known as 2009. This is especially aimed at people who continue to rebuff television, as a whole, based on a few glances at the reality TV heavyweights that continue to pollute our primetime slots.
If you look hard enough and invest the time to get to know a great show's characters you'll find that TV shows can easily outperform the past year's big-league movies.
Whereas movies are like short stories:
- shorter
- super-polished
- simplified around an important event
TV shows are like novels:
- longer
- less 'perfected'
- more complex
Of course, this assumption relies on consistent writing throughout the fifteen or so hours of a season. Yup, that's seven times the screen time to flesh out characters and storylines.
So this summer (or winter) put down your easy-come-easy-go films and commit to a brilliant TV show. Next time I'll post my top 10 of 2009.
