1. 90210 (The CW)
The fourth series of the Beverly Hills 90210 franchise and a direct continuation of its mother show, 90210 follows the lives of teenagers living in the promiscuous world of Beverly Hills. Its first season has been rocky, almost losing direction as tries to to be two different things.
But came in a new showrunner, and we saw a show no longer about the glitz and glamor found in the zip but dwelled more on the lives and relationships of its core characters: turmoil within the Wilsons, a drug relapse, a perky girl's spiralled isolation, a torned sister, and a mother's lasting redemption.
With the teen drama reaching creative highs this year, here's hoping it finally found its place in the TV world.
If you wanna live in the zip, you got to live by the code.
2. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX)
I'm very picky when it comes to sci fi serials. For one thing, it's hard for me to keep myself interested with such shows, from Star Trek TNG to Earth's Final Conflict to The X Files. What made TSCC stand out from the rest is its subtle and careful way of storytelling.
Being set in an alternate universe after the events of T2, the show saw the potential of developing the Terminator mythology throughout the course of its second and final season. One notable element that made the show such a delight is its handling of character development which makes up much of the drama and tension of the series.
It tries as much as it could to not become one of those "Monster of the Week" shows, with a lone story arc given greater emphasis. One scene that really got to me was that mother-and-son moment between Lena Headey (Sarah) and Thomas Dekker (John), man did that broke me into tears.
Summer Glau, besides being very hot, is such an ice breaker while playing Cameron. Nuff said.
3. Guiding Light (CBS)
Well, I got to hand it to the guys from P&G. They made a soap opera addict out of me with GL although it's very unfortunate that I only got to enjoy this great show for over 7 months. Last September, the longest running scripted entertainment program end up its quarter century run in light of low ratings.
As a last-minute plan on saving the show, the producers made the drastic move a year before of using extensive outdoor locations, permanent sets and "shaky" hand-held cameras. the move granted them only a year to continue (which is 2009) but on April1, CBS decided to axe the show.
The soap, which is about the trials and tribulations of the core families living in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield, kind of benefited with the change of its creative model. For one, it gave the characters more realism than other characters from the soap realm. Second it became a show about a community of friends, neighbors and ultimately, FAMILY. Third, it gave the world a dose of OTALIA, the lesbian supercouple with a heart and a soul! Very unfortunate that the cancellation brought to a disappointing halt of one of its then ongoing storylines but the finale gave us a somehow bittersweet yet satisfying conclusion.
Only love can save the world.
3. As the World Turns (CBS)
Another daytime soap I feel in love with. The show focuses on the lives of residents living in the fictional town of Oakdale, and mostly revolves on the major core families of the show: the Hughes, Stewarts, Ryans, Grimaldis and Snyders.
The stories are engaging and exciting, very intense yet very slow, twists and turns comes unexpected. As good as this show is, it also became a victim of the pink slip with its run ending next fall after being on the air for 54 years.
Life As You Know It. Life As You’ve Never Seen It.
4. One Life to Live (ABC)
Yet another daytime drama, I got hooked on this show last March 2009 when the show was in the middle of a storyline about a baby-switch (babies switched at birth, get it? hehehe). When the storyline ended in June, I was by then a certified OLTL lover.What I love about this series is the variety of its core casts: a melting pot of different ethinicties. The writing is superb and its careful handling of stories are well-executed.
Among them is the much-talked about "coming-out" gay storyline, the "Kish" love story of Oliver Fish and Kyle Lewis. Other shows have made use of stunt storylines about gays and lesbians but what made this different is the fact that it was never intended that to be a "stunt" to begin with, more so it that it was treated like any love story: Very touching yet remaining relevant on the issues brought about being different.
Live life to the fullest because we have only one life to live.
5. Glee (Fox)
The most phenomenal series of the current, Glee is a dramedy about a high school glee club trying to reclaim its lost glory by joining the annual interschool sectionals but its efforts are being hindered by the school's villainous and scheming gym teacher.
The series is headed by an ensemble cast of colorful and very talented ensemble cast: Matthew Morrison (last seen on Ghost Whisperer), Jane Lynch (Another Cinderella Story), Cory Monteith, Lea Michele, Jayma Mays (Heroes), Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Harry Shum (as Other Asian), Amber Riley, Mark Salling, and Chris Colfer.
Things I love about this show are its quirky dark comedy (yes, it is dark), the tensioned drama and its wonderful musical numbers. My fave Glee-fied songs are Don't Stop Believing by Journey, No Air by Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks, and Single Ladies by Beyonce.
One thing that Glee need not to show is letting Matthew Morrison rap, because he sucks at it, especially after seeing his take on Sisqo's Thong Song. :)
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