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TV Show: Men of a Certain Age
Jan. 9th, 2012 11:07 pmAh! I'm really bummed out that they cancelled "Men of a Certain Age." I don't really watch tv shows nowadays, but this one caught my eye. It's a great quality show, in my opinion. I got caught up on the final 6 episodes, and I realize just how much I'm going to miss this television series. It's like saying goodbye to a good friend. It ended very prematurely in its two season run, but it ended on a nice note at least. I guess it's just hard to sell the subject matter of a show about three 50 year old guys and their lives. Maybe the general audience just isn't ready for something like this. I asked my friend why he couldn't get into the show, and he told me he preferred shows like "30 Rock" and "The Big Bang Theory." It was then that I realized why a show like "Men of a Certain Age" doesn't have a big mass appeal. It's because the subject matter is too real. People don't want to see what they see every day. They're interested in celebrities, gossip, and drama about stuff that has nothing to with them. I don't know though, this is just a quick judgement on my part. It makes me wonder if much of television programming these days could be categorized as escapist. Even "reality tv" has almost nothing to do with the daily lives of ordinary people. But I guess I lost my point. Even though "Men of a Certain Age" is a lot truer to life than other shows, it still manages to create an interesting scenario for its characters. I just don't think many people gave it a chance.
"Men of a Certain Age" was really comforting for me to watch. It showed me that I wasn't alone in my problems. Granted, the three characters experienced problems that I haven't come across yet, but they deal with the same questions that I deal with. "What's going on? How did I get here? Why does it seem like everyone else knows what's going on and I'm standing here with no clue?" Each of the characters take comfort in the friendship they have with one another, and that friendship serves as an anchor as they go through the ups and downs of their lives. Probably the most intimate moments are when they sit around in the diner, talking about daily things and making fun of each other. It's all really real. I could easily imagine my friends and I doing the same thing later down in the road. I might not end up divorced with two kids, but it's nice to know I'm not alone in my internal dilemmas of life.
This feels like a show about growing up, except without the teenage angst usually accompanied by that notion. It's still dramatic, but it's so much more maturely handled. It was really a pleasure watching this.
"Men of a Certain Age" was really comforting for me to watch. It showed me that I wasn't alone in my problems. Granted, the three characters experienced problems that I haven't come across yet, but they deal with the same questions that I deal with. "What's going on? How did I get here? Why does it seem like everyone else knows what's going on and I'm standing here with no clue?" Each of the characters take comfort in the friendship they have with one another, and that friendship serves as an anchor as they go through the ups and downs of their lives. Probably the most intimate moments are when they sit around in the diner, talking about daily things and making fun of each other. It's all really real. I could easily imagine my friends and I doing the same thing later down in the road. I might not end up divorced with two kids, but it's nice to know I'm not alone in my internal dilemmas of life.
This feels like a show about growing up, except without the teenage angst usually accompanied by that notion. It's still dramatic, but it's so much more maturely handled. It was really a pleasure watching this.
