I like well written shows.

I don't really like watching shows that are poorly written. I don't care if I am absolutely in awe of the lead actor or if it's written by one of my favorite writers; if a show is poorly written, I will not watch it. I watch a lot of British television. I mean, I watch a lot of American television, too, but for some reason, I am drawn to British television. I know that it's not just because of the accents. What I have found is that British shows tend to not 'dumb down' things for their audiences and can get more across in seven or eight episodes than an American show can in twenty-two episodes. I have watched shows like Heroes and have loved it... for the characters, but the writing went downhill after the writer's strike during the second season; I know this, and I didn't quite enjoy the show as much after the writing had gone downhill. I love shows like Being Human (the Syfy one in this case) because the writing is excellent and the character development is really well done, as is the acting; I also like the BBC version a lot, but it's so different and the character development is not the same.

I love shows like Sherlock and Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, Psych and Merlin, How I Met Your Mother and Bones and Misfits. I have really gotten into Once Upon A Time because it is so well acted and the story line is incredible. The way that they take the fairy tale stories that I have grown up with and given them such excellent twists in beautiful; it is a truly great show in the writing category with the superb back stories and character development. Recently, I got into Supernatural after friends of mine telling me that I needed to, and they were so right. Not only is the acting incredible, but the stories are so excellent. I can understand why it has gone on for so long, and as of now, it only has two consistent actors, so the writing is really starting to form around them.

There is just something about a show that is so well written that makes me so giddy. I love television. Anyone who says that it rots your brain out is watching the wrong shows. Feel free to watch some of my shows. I recommend every show that I've listed above. And you know what? I'm not going to stop watching my shows because people claim that they aren't 'good' or that they 'rot my brain'. I like them, and as as long as the writing is up to standards and the acting is good, I'm going to keep watching.