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verziehenone · 7 years

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It’s that time again. That time for TV shows to bow out for a few months, go into hibernation, and then feverishly work to convince to return to their worlds for more.

Having watched a number of shows hit their finales in recent months, here is my subjective and biased ranking:

Agents of SHIELD

The 100

Z Nation

The Good Place

Arrow

Legion

Supergirl

The Flash

Supernatural

The Legends of Tomorrow

The Vampire Diaries

Superstore

Last Man on Earth

The Walking Dead

Suits

Star Wars: Rebels

Channel Zero

This isn’t a ranking from Good to Bad, but rather in order of ‘I liked it a lot!’ to ‘I could have liked it more’ to ‘It was a finale’. I don’t think I watched any shows in recent days that I really thought were awful finales, but some were definitely better than others.

SHIELD was fantastic this season and I can’t even really think of a true ‘lull’ in the action. First Ghost Rider, then LMDs, then the Framework (’Hydra’) stuff. Excellent way of divvying up a 23-24 episode season and keeping it fresh and exciting. Other shows would do well to learn from this example.

The 100 was terrific. That show keeps blowing me away. The stories are interesting, the acting and sets and effects are really great, and it’s full of great moments! The last two seasons have been up and down, but man, those ‘ups’ are really up!

Z Nation is an oddball to see on here but this show is so ridiculously fun that I have to mention it. Every episode has some insane ridiculous stupid zombie moment where insane ridiculously stupid things happen to zombies, and then a bad guy says something dumb and then probably dies an episode later and then more stupid ridiculously fun zombie action happens. So many fun and enjoyable moments of over the top action and effects.

Odd to see a comedy like this so high? The Good Place snuck up on me for being a very well written comedy with clever and laugh out loud moments, good acting and special effects, and a very very good finale. If you haven’t given it a shot, I really really think you should, it’s so surprisingly entertaining.

Arrow did a great job of concluding the present storyline in a BIG way, and also the flashback storyline. Very interested to see what will happen next season, as the finale left the writers with basically a blank slate regarding ... well ... everything.

Legion. Wow. I mean, Noah Hawley is just in a world of his own with directing. Fargo was instantly a classic (especially season 1) and Legion just proves it wasn’t a fluke. I loved seeing Dan Stevens break out of his Downton Abbey role in a big way, and obviously Aubrey Plaza was a treat (like always). The visuals, the music, everything. And obvs I loved seeing Jemaine Clement. Because I love seeing him in basically everything.

Supergirl did a great job of being the finale everyone kind of expected and hoped for at the same time. Big effects, big fights, conclusions to stories, teases for the next season, all of it. It had more ambition in it than some movies, and did a great job with maximizing the TV budget it had. And honestly, it’s crazy that this is a TV show. A decade ago, many of these episodes would have been a movie, for their budget and characters. And Melissa Benoist is just a treat.

Flash ... well, I love the Flash, but this season wasn’t great, and last wasn’t either. This was better, but still up and down, very uneven. The finale was fine, but it had a few things that could have made it much better. And naturally Barry did a Barry thing in the finale, and despite it actually making sense this time around, it still feels like a pointless cliffhanger. One of those: Is the main character really dead? Well, all signs point to Maybe! (Unless the show got renewed and isn’t Game of Thrones).

Supernatural was pretty solid considering it is in season 10,000. Sad that Mark Sheppard (Crowley) said he’s not coming back for next year, but maybe it’s a cop out like Ian Somerhalder (Damien) on Vampire Diaries, where it’s really just to ‘sell’ a finale. I really have enjoyed the last 4 seasons quite a lot and have every intention of tuning in again and again to watch the boys raise havoc and save people (and hunt things) as long as the CW will renew it.

Legends added dinosaurs in the finale, in a city, doing dinosaur things. This covers a lot of ‘meh’ parts in the finale, though it was pretty solid overall. I mean, when a season is about getting the Spear of Destiny and then needing to use the Blood of Christ that is buried in a battlefield (that you retrieve during a battle) so that 3 baddies don’t destroy all the things ... well, it’s an insane premise that was well delivered, just not incredibly well. More Captain Cold is always a good thing though!

Vampire Diaries finally ended, and it ended in (some) ways that people expected, and others that were still (somewhat) surprising. It smartly left teases to storylines unexplored that will likely payoff in The Originals, and allow us to continue visiting some characters again, but it didn’t feel like a cheap finale for a show that over and over surprised me with how fun and insane it was.

Both Superstore and Last Man on Earth had finales that reset the status quo and will get me back. Partly because they’re both terrific in different ways, and partly because both could use a bit of a shakeup in ‘the formula’. They were fine finales but not ‘OH MY GOSH HAVE YOU SEEN’ finales.

A simple summary of The Walking Dead finale: from literally the first 2 minutes I could have told you how at least part of it would end. But some parts were still very entertaining, while other were ... predictably dumb. This was a very up and down season with a lot of flaws that hopefully will be corrected and some story problems that seemed so simple to resolve.

Suits teased a change that seemed like it took an eternity to get here, despite being eminently enjoyable to watch it come to fruition, still took a thousand years to happen. It was renewed, so it will be neat to see how it changes things going forward. And, considering the upcoming spinoff, I wonder if Suits is coming to a close?

Rebels ... next season is your last. I have mixed feelings about this. Where was Ahsoka this last season? I guess that was the answer to season 2′s finale... but come on. That better not be the answer. I’m excited for some of the teases for next season, hopeful Thrawn keeps being menacing, and intrigued about how they end it. And mostly I’m interested to see when Disney will announce the next animated show, hopefully set in another interesting era where we can see big names do big stuff (ala Clone Wars). Still hopeful that Ezra goes darkside. We’ll see.

Channel Zero surprised me with how incredibly slow burning the entire show was, taking its sweet old time to add in the scares and the dread. I enjoyed every episode and thought the finale ended it sufficiently, but it wasn’t as good as the prior episodes. Here’s hoping that season 2 ends up with a similar slow burn feel.

And the following are ones that have aired but I haven’t yet watched:

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Modern Family

Jane the Virgin

Bobs Burgers

Elementary

Samurai Jack

12 Monkeys

The Expanse

Into the Badlands

Yeah, I’ll get there. I watch a few of these with my wife, so it’s a ‘when we get to it’ kind of thing (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Modern Family, Jane the Virgin, Bobs Burgers), and a few (Samurai Jack, 12 Monkeys) I haven’t watched any of this season. And Elementary, while I really really enjoy it, I am at least 2-3 seasons out. The Expanse is the sci-fi show everyone should be watching but not enough are and I think it’s going to end up cancelled before it really hits its stride (and as far as I understand, it got terrifically better in season 2 after a very strong season 1). Into the Badlands is the show (frankly) that Iron Fist wishes it was and I really need to watch season 2, but its one of those shows you have to watch without doing other things (which tends to be what I do).

And there’s ones that are a still a ways out:

The Originals

The Leftovers

Better Call Saul

Doctor Who

Steven Universe

Adventure Time

Gotham

Fargo

American Gods

Prison Break

Twin Peaks

So much excellent TV in this! The Originals has been good, The Leftovers is on its way out (and seems to be maintaining its quality and momentum), and what I say that hasn’t been said about Better Call Saul? Doctor Who has been completely amazing this season, easily the best Capaldi season, and up there with the best ‘Nu Who’ seasons, in my opinion (and many others’). Steven Universe is so much fun and I know Adventure Time is on the way out ... sad sad sad. Can’t wait to share that with my son when he’s older. Gotham is insane and campy and stupid and I’ll absolutely tune in in the fall. Fargo has been good this season after a kind of ‘meh’ season 2. American Gods is a great adaptation of the book, and a great show really in every respect. Blown away by the quality! And I haven’t actually started Prison Break but I fully expect to enjoy it (and be sad since apparently it isn’t getting renewed again). Um and Twin Peaks is a show that I don’t understand but am watching season 2 so I can watch season 3.

And ones that are about to start:

Dark Matter

Killjoys

Fear the Walking Dead

Rick and Morty

Orphan Black

Preacher

Dark Matter isn’t amazing but it’s serviceable, while Killjoys is so so so much fun. Fear is still figuring itself out but season 2 was much better than season 1 (where they totally abandoned their premise about 2 episodes in). Rick and frickin’ Morty. When are we getting more, Dan Harmon??!??! And lastly, Orphan Black, I can’t believe it’s almost time to say goodbye. Tatiana Maslany better get some killer roles after this because she is a stellar actress and this show is so good, I hope the finale does it justice. And Preacher is just insane in the best way.

That’s all for my TV thoughts for now. I didn’t include Netflix-type binge shows but I watched a lot of those too (Iron Fist, 3%, The OA, Between, Travelers, Santa Clarita Diet, The Crown). Or shows I might want to watch but haven’t yet (Riverdale, Underground). And I probably forgot other shows too. And I probably watch too much TV, but if it’s any consolation or explanation, it heavily influences and inspires my writing. (And most of it I watch while video gaming anyway).

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shelantern · 8 years

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We’ve got Wally back. What about Aya?

By now, a lot of DC fans are aware that the amazing Young Justice has been revived for a third season.

It was a long and hard-fought battle, but we did it, and I couldn’t be happier. Finally, it seems, after all these years, JUSTICE. All that binge-watching has finally paid off!

But what of Green Lantern: The Animated Series?

According to this source, GL:TAS was, much like Young Justice, axed because merchandise wasn’t selling. As we all know, animated shows depend heavily on toy sales. But, also like Young Justice, GL:TAS had/has a dedicated fanbase and creators/actors who loved the show:

According to this article, Bruce Timm (co-developer of GL:TAS) “said that the Green Lantern series was one of his favorite projects of all time.”

Jason Spisak, the voice of both Wally West and Razer, occasionally posts YouTube videos featuring Wally reading the Classics and Razer reading Bedtime Stories (seriously it’s amazing, you have to check it out).

Josh Keaton (the voice of Hal Jordan) has reprised his role as a Green Lantern in the new animated show Justice League Action, leading me to believe he’d have no qualms about returning to GL:TAS.

I have little doubt that if the series were to get the green light again, there would be no reluctance to return to it on the part of the actors and creators involved. It was such a great show, who wouldn’t want to come back to that? (but I guess maybe we should ask them; if we get confirmed support from the creators/actors the way Young Justice did, it could be a huge boost to our cause).

So, as I’m sure you’ve figured out by now, I’m very much going to use Young Justice as a model for creating a movement to renew GL:TAS. The revival of one animated DC masterpiece has instilled in me a new hope, and I plan to spread that hope wherever I can.

According to this article, the President of Warner Brothers Animation has stated on the subject of YJ’s renewal: “The affection that fans have had for Young Justice, and their rallying cry for more episodes, has always resonated with us.”

To me, this is hope. Hope that maybe Warner Bros. does care what the fans want.

But, before I get to the “how to revive the show,” I need to address the “why.” Why should you care?

Obviously, there are going to be those of you who are still invested in the show even after all these years such as myself, and I don’t think it will take much convincing for you.

And then there’s those fans who think to themselves, “Sure, I enjoyed that show while it was airing, but it’s over now, move on.” Maybe you thought the show would only get worse if it got another season. Maybe you thought the cancellation put it out of its misery. I’m here to tell you that, with what the showrunners had planned, that show could only have gotten better. Here are just a few plots and characters that could have been:

Sinestro Corps

Blackest Night and possibly a Black Lantern Ilana

John Stewart

Alan Scott

Fanboy Kyle Rayner

Simon Baz

do you need more reasons at this point

Maybe you never watched the show before, in which case I highly recommend it. It is not currently on Netflix (I’ll get to that) but it is for sale on Amazon in high-def Blu-ray. I guarantee, if you’re into smart dialogue, laughs, heart-wrenching romance, compelling characters, wonderful voice-acting, iconic animation, entertaining fight scenes and an overarching plot which ties everything together into one big beautiful bow, then this show will not disappoint. (Plus, Bruce Timm worked on it, ‘nuff said.) THIS POST actually gives several concise, amazing reasons to watch GL:TAS (especially if you are a Voltron fan)

Maybe you flat-out hated that show; fine. But the very least you could do is reblog this post to help spread the word. Please???

I will be drawing a free Lantern persona for anyone who reblogs this post and asks me to draw them one. (Lantern-sonas? is that a thing or am I the only one using that term?)

So, ah, there’s your motivation. Now onto the “how”:

As with Young Justice, Netflix is our biggest ally in this fight.

As I have stated, GL:TAS is not currently on Netflix; however, it was at one point. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned about Netflix from the entire YJ campaign, it’s that they’re very receptive when it comes to customer feedback. They have the most courteous, most friendly customer service I have ever encountered, and they care what their viewers want to see.

So, Strategy #1 would be to contact Netflix’s customer service and politely request that GL:TAS be put back on the list of shows available for streaming (the key word here, as always, is politely). If enough people ask, I believe Netflix will take it into consideration.

If we do get GL:TAS back onto Netflix, then we would need to begin the process of endless binge-watching to bring the number of viewers up. Leave positive reviews. Same thing we did for YJ.

I’m not going to lie to you guys, this is an extremely uphill battle. Not only was GL:TAS less popular than YJ, but Netflix isn’t giving it the same kind of attention or watching it as closely. To make matters worse, the Green Lantern movie bombed, so retailers were even less willing to take on any GL:TAS merchandise.

But no one can deny how frickin’ good this show was, or the fact that it has received a lot of support from fans. Even if we don’t get a new season, I would still love to at least see Razer and Aya go on to be in comics or other shows like our girl Harley Quinn. But, I am gunning primarily for a new season, because this show entirely deserved it. So don’t give up hope! Shoot for the moon and fall on the stars.

The most important thing, to me, is getting enough people behind this cause. Because I can’t do it alone. My voice alone cannot be heard above the millions of others. But if we can be loud enough (loud but polite), maybe, just maybe, we can get Warner Bros. and Netflix to notice us. All this YJ hype has opened a window of opportunity, and it’s now or never.

Even just posting GL:TAS stuff all over social media can help. I, personally, am partial to the hashtag #RenewGLTAS. It’s short, sweet, and to the point.

And, of course, if you have other suggestions or strategies about how to support the renewal of GL:TAS, please reblog and add your ideas to this post! Once again, I cannot do this alone and require all the help I can get!

Never, NEVER give up hope, because the moment you do is the moment all is lost.

#RenewGLTAS #gltas #green lantern: the animated series #yj #razer #hal jordan #kilowog #aya #wally west #young justice #renewyoungjustice #bruce timm #dcu #dc animation #warner brothers #allwillbewell

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