1). Col. David Telford from Stargate Universe
While most people feel that trying to stay alive is the crew of the Destiny's only problem, they really didn't consider Col. Telford's ignorant ass...
For reasons yet discovered, Telford has been gunning for control of the Icarus survivors from day one. He has put several people in danger to achieve his enigmatic goal and was willing to sacrifice the entire ship if he didn't get the job done - if he couldn't have the Destiny, then no one would. Background info has revealed that Telford has always been an jerk. Ask Greer and Col. Young for clarification. The recent episode, "Life", just made it clear that this man has no reasoning for his actions, except that he has a vendetta against Col. Young and wants revenge of some sort. But what could have possibly happened for Telford to act in such a way that he's #1 on my 'ish list? Until we find out, this is where he shall remain.
2). Blair Waldor from Gossip Girl
OMG! is what I want to say when Blair Waldorf takes bitchery to such a childish level that I have to force myself from smashing
my TV screen in utter ire. In the series of books, Blair was waaaaaay more sympathetic than her TV counterpart. Sure, she was a bitch, but she had reasons to be bitchy, like Season One Blair. Now, it's just plain annoying. It's like I am watching a cartoon when Blair comes on TV. A least when, let's say, Family Guy does bitchery it is supposed to be funny and not be taken seriously. When Blair sets off her latest scheme, I laugh hysterically. Then I realize that I am watching a soap and not one of Stewie Griffin's latest putdowns.
Also, it pains me to hear some women say that Blair deserves to be happy and that if she has to scheme to do so then so be it. I can name more than 100 women who would disagree with that statement. Blair makes herself unhappy when she tries to live in a fantasy land and can't get what she wants (i.e. controlling her friends' relationships). If Blair doesn't like Serena's new boyfriend, guess what? She is plotting to take him down. What true friend does that? And the saddest thing in all of this? Some poor impressionable teenage girls think that Blair's tactics are how to live their lives at school, but will be rudely awakened when a gang of females beat the living crap out of them one by one.
But Leighton Meester is a damn good actress (and I am slightly in love with her so sue me) and should be treated as such. Personally, I don't see how the writers feel that Leighton should still play a 15 year old teen in college. Either grow Blair up or give her to someone who will.
**They canceled Dollhouse, there are rumblings that Fringe is next, but American Idol still haunts my TV screen each year. **
Here!Here! Not to mention TSCC. ABC is a close second in my books, cancelling great shows and continuing to produce massive amounts of soul-sucking reality TV drivel.
**There weren’t any LVAD wires cut, there weren’t any love triangles involving wives who slept with best friends, there weren’t any rogue doctors, and there sure as hell wasn’t any sex meetings in the on-call room.**
As a nurse, I am morally opposed to watching Grey’s for all those reasons, and many more.
Can’t wait to see the second half of your list, Mark :)
**They canceled Dollhouse, there are rumblings that Fringe is next, but American Idol still haunts my TV screen each year. **
Here!Here! Not to mention TSCC. ABC is a close second in my books, cancelling great shows and continuing to produce massive amounts of soul-sucking reality TV drivel.
**There weren't any LVAD wires cut, there weren't any love triangles involving wives who slept with best friends, there weren't any rogue doctors, and there sure as hell wasn't any sex meetings in the on-call room.**
As a nurse, I am morally opposed to watching Grey's for all those reasons, and many more.
Can't wait to see the second half of your list, Mark :)
It’s hard to fault Fox’s decision to cut shows with plummeting ratings. Everyone’s entitled to enjoy what shows they want, but don’t expect networks to continue airing them if only you and a handful of others are watching them — especially when shows like American Idol are relatively cheap to make and bring in major sponsorship dollars.
I know that American Idol is cheap to make, but the more people feed into cheap reality shows, the more the quality of television continues to fail. I can fault FOX for deciding to axe shows that do well in DVR viewings, which Neilsen and other rating tracking systems strenuously added to their over tally of a show’s viewings recently. Dollhouse managed a 50% bump in DVR viewings during the week after it aired. An easy rebuttal could be that the live viewings count, because that’s what advertisers want to see. But that isn’t even accurate either, because when you DVR a show then you DVR the commercials as well. So if someone chose to DVR Dollhouse or Fringe for that matter other than a reality program against it then there is a better chance that the person will see the commercial on a later date if not during another live program. So in short, the ratings system is not a truly plausible system to follow when you look at the mechanics of the business, which is hard not to look at especially if you are not a Neilsen family.
It's hard to fault Fox's decision to cut shows with plummeting ratings. Everyone's entitled to enjoy what shows they want, but don't expect networks to continue airing them if only you and a handful of others are watching them — especially when shows like American Idol are relatively cheap to make and bring in major sponsorship dollars.
I know that American Idol is cheap to make, but the more people feed into cheap reality shows, the more the quality of television continues to fail. I can fault FOX for deciding to axe shows that do well in DVR viewings, which Neilsen and other rating tracking systems strenuously added to their over tally of a show's viewings recently. Dollhouse managed a 50% bump in DVR viewings during the week after it aired. An easy rebuttal could be that the live viewings count, because that's what advertisers want to see. But that isn't even accurate either, because when you DVR a show then you DVR the commercials as well. So if someone chose to DVR Dollhouse or Fringe for that matter other than a reality program against it then there is a better chance that the person will see the commercial on a later date if not during another live program. So in short, the ratings system is not a truly plausible system to follow when you look at the mechanics of the business, which is hard not to look at especially if you are not a Neilsen family.
What? Fringe might get cancelled? NO!
As for Dollhouse, I really wanted to like it but I just don’t.
What? Fringe might get cancelled? NO!
As for Dollhouse, I really wanted to like it but I just don't.