Dateline 10-9-2016

Last night I started to watch the series Stranger Things. I got about halfway through the series and really like what I've so far. I like the story, tone and overall feeling of this show but I found it weird that I'm not fully on board with the show and I don't really know why.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing. I often find that I have lukewarm feelings toward new shows as it takes a while for the characters to grow on me because it takes a while for the actors to fully become the characters that they are portraying which then allows them to live in the world of the show making things feel more real. The writers, director and crew also fall into a groove as time goes by making the entire world of the show seem more real.

I feel this show will get to the point where I am fully won over and I'm willing to bet that it will happen before the end of the first season. As I was watching I just found it odd that disappointed that I wasn't into the show as much as I thought I would be and again, it's not that I ever found the show to be all that bad. I'm bet if I would have discovered this show on my own I would already be in love with it and that it was my expectations going into the viewing that ruined the experience.

There I go again, the experience wasn't ruined at all. I look forward to watching the rest of season one. The thing is, I couldn't stop thinking about how high my expectations are, in that I'm saying this show that I would say is a solid A- was disappointing because it wasn't an A+ to me. Meanwhile, I mainly watch reality TV that I find to be C+ viewing at best. 

I think this may be due to the fact that I work through these other shows so I don't even pay attention to standards but when I watch scripted TV I actually take the time to focus so I become way more judgmental. I also think I've developed walls when it comes to committing to scripted television because I've been burnt so many time in the past by shows being canceled without any closure. 

So again, my disappointment has more to do with my outlook on the world of entertainment as I kind of liked the show and can feel that I will really really like the show once I get past this wall of expectation.

I couldn't tell you the last time I had a scripted show in my life that I could actually keep up in a conversation about it. I think it might have been Lost?

Oh well, there's my rambling for the day.

Talk to you tomorrow,

- The Wicker Breaker