I used to spend hours agonizing over a new design. But this was the easiest change-over ever. But that's probably because I'm keeping the same general layout.


I've been wanting to combine frogs and fairytales for a while, but never had the motivation because it used to be so time consuming. I had this up in less than half an hour. How cool is that!


Anyway...


I have a bone to pick with the show Charmed.




Well let's start at the beginning:

1. Charmed was never the best show by any means, but it was decent. And every once in a while they'd have a really really good show that would either make you think or tug at your heart strings, but not in a necessarily pandering kind of way.
   
   
2. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe (and now Paige since Prue's dead) never used to rely on men for strength, dependence, or identity. But this season, it's all about the men in their lives. If they're seperated, it's a tragedy. Saving world or saving innocent people or even their sisters no longer come first--it's all about standing by your man (I guess I missed that memo).
3. And speaking of men, Leo was the best. Leo is their "Whitelighter" or guardian angel (so to speak). His character was always consistent and he was genuinely likable. Piper even married him like 3 years ago, and they had a child last season (which was a darned good season actually). But this year, Piper and Leo got a "divorce" even though there was no reason for it. They still love each other, and they get along. But now that he's no longer their Whitelighter and he's an "Elder" (an in charge angel kind of guy) he supposedly wasn't going to have enough time to commit to their marriage anymore, and so they got a divorce. Which is CROCK because Leo is around more this season than any other season in the show's history.
   
   
4. The new Whitelighter, Chris, is annoying as Janice's laugh from Friends.
   
   
5. Piper and Leo have, for all intensive purposes, have been together since the beginning of the show (there were obstacles, but that's beside the point). That is 6 years. The show had constructed the foundation of their relationship so thoroughly, that it seemed rock solid. So the divorce was a complete shock (especially on account of reason #3). But okay, so they get their divorce. Less than a month later, Piper is dating and kissing other guys. Um... Does that strike anyone else as odd? After a break-up as significant as theirs, wouldn't the character of Piper need time to get used to not being with Leo? Dating and kissing and sexin' it up with not-that-hunky-firemen is just... inconsistent with her character.
   
   
6. The girls used to be resourceful, creative and strong on their own--and the family dynamic was written pretty well into the show. But now... the show is sounds worse than a R.L. Stine Fear Street novel put to screen. The dialog is inane. The plot has no coherency. And the editing is abrupt.
   
   
7. Yes, the show definitely had its formulaic moments--I mean, what show whose basis is saving the world from a different kind of evil every week doesn't have it's formulaic moments? But on the whole the show was diverse enough that it didn't bug me. Now all the episodes blur together.
   
   
8. And now they're stealing music from The Neverending Story. That's just low.
   
   

All of this inconsistency has led me to boycott the show. I used watch it reguarly on Sunday nights. But now I don't. In fact, B has reminded me that Charmed is on, and I don't care. I don't want to watch the crap they're shovelin'.


I'm sure I've left stuff out, so if you feel the pain as well, feel free to vent. Or if you've had this happen with a formerly beloved television show, then please let me know I'm not alone.




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