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My two favorite television shows are:

The O.C.

and

Joan of Arcadia.

They are not the types of programs I would gravitate toward naturally. Being an effete liberal elitist snob, I initially watched both in hopes of having something new to ridicule in the smoke-filled salons of my fellow leftist sympathizers, but instead became hooked on them both.

In my opinion, they are two of the best-written shows on television right now. All the characters in each series are interesting enough to stand on their own. The cast of Joan of Arcadia is especially strong, and the show avoids being preachy or even the slightest bit “religious” which is surprising for a show about a girl who talks to God on a daily basis.

A close third is Line of Fire which is currently on hiatus, but I really hopes comes back.

That is all.

February 19th, 2004 Posted by Rob | Interesting stuff | 3 comments

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3 Comments

  1. You’re not alone. I am a major lefty Joan fan too. The cast is marvelous down to minor supporting roles (Along with the rest, I think the kids who play Adam Rove and Grace could easily rate Emmy noms) and the writing ranges from competent to breathtaking.

    I guess the one disagreement I would have is that I find the show quite religious, and, to my mind, very Christian in that it shows God’s presence in humanity in a very back-to-basics way–though never exclusionary.

    Comment by Karen Underwood | 2/20/2004

  2. As a liberal humanist effete snob, I praised Joan of Arcadia’s strengths early on. I’m depressed to hear that I need to also check out the OC to further prove I’m open-minded. Damn this open-minded stuff! Damn it to hell!

    It’s almost as if you want me to think for myself! Damnit!

    (Yeah, but Futurama and Angel are still dead, so it only goes so far.)

    Comment by Gary Farber | 2/23/2004

  3. I have to admit not having seen either one of the shows you mentioned. The OC simply because I think it’s a bit too much 90210 for me (I never liked the original, so…) and Joan because I knew the concept and as an atheist it just didn’t interest me.

    It is good to see that there are still some well written shows on TV though. Since I lost interest in ER, my TV viewing has mostly been FoodTV and HGTV. I will say that my absolute favorite thing on TV right now is Queer Eye. I’m totally hooked.

    Anyway, just stopped by because I found you in the Ecosystem. Great blog.

    Comment by Charles2 | 2/25/2004

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