Damn You, CW!

So I'm officially over Disney Channel (WHAT?, I love Phineas and Ferb!) and it's lack of interesting shows (R.I.P. Raven!). And so I turn the channel and I see the CW, aka the most addictive network on television. Yeah, we have HBO and ABC Family and even FOX but those networks aren't near as intense as the CW. If you, like myself, have been tuning into Smallville since season one, you'd know that the CW was formerly WB. And you'd know that they used to be home to some of my former favorite shows, such as Birds of Prey and Girlfriends. But now, they are home to 6 shows that I can't get enough of. And they are (in showtime order): 90210, Gossip Girl, Hellcats, The Vampire Diaries, Nikita, and Smallville.

Smallville has been in my life since October 16, 2001. Yeah, I'm a junkie for this show. I was in 3rd grade (I'll never forget it) and my good friend Alex (I miss his face!) and I were talking about the new SUPERMAN show that was coming on TV. And after watching it, we both came to class the next day (a Wednesday, I said I was a junkie) and we were both in love with the show. He had a major crush on Lana and I had my wedding planned for Clark and I. And basically I've been hooked ever since. And we're down to the wire with it's final and 10th season and I'm truly sad that this is the end.

90210 was the next show I got into. I remember seeing the promo for the remake of the classic 90's show Beverly Hills 90210 and being interested. And I was familar with one of the actors from his former gig as Michael in The Wire. (Hello Mr. Wilds) So I remember watching the first episode and really enjoying the storylines and different characters. And we're on Season 3 right now and it still hasn't gotten old to me. (True fan here!)

Gossip Girl, Hellcats, and Nikita were my next CW shows.

I've seen commercials for Gossip Girl since the first season and I've heard Tyra Banks talk about how much she loved the show but I was just never interested enough to watch. So randomly on the first episode of their Season 4, I watched it and automatically became hooked. I loved the superficial setting of these 4 Upper East Siders and 2 Brooklynites and how they basically ran the City. (FYI, for all you non-NYers, it's not like that AT ALL in the City) But their plot was intriguing and their characters were so shallow and so enamored of New York that I had to keep watching. And they haven't disappointed yet.

Hellcats interested me because my husband (See my Smallville rant) was reported to be an executive producer of the show. And then I saw the cute girl from Phil of the Future as a main character (her name is Aly Michalka, yes I am aware) and knew I had to watch the show. And I have to say that it is one of my favorites on TV right now. Yes, I think Jeff Hephner is dreamy and a catch but besides that, the show has not slipped up in the storyline. You never question why they throw a curve ball in an episode and you always walk away from your TV wanting more. That's how a TV show is supposed to leave you feeling. And I'd like to think it had a little something to do with Tom as an Exec. (I'm just saying...)

Nikita is another new show, just like Hellcats, that caught my attention because: 1. it was finally not a show about school kids, 2. it had women kicking ass, and 3. Landon Carter was a main character. (Is it just me or is Shane West perfection?) On top of those 3 factors, Maggie Q was given the lead role as the scorned assassin now seeking revenge on her former employers; better known as NIKITA. That alone had me interested (you need to watch Mission Impossible 3 to fully understand my respect for Maggie). And yet again, the CW hasn't disappointed me with this show. I can't get over how much I love this show, being that it's a remake of a failed USA network show. Thank you for that!

At last, The Vampire Diaries is the final CW show that has its hooks in me. Right off the back, let me say that I think Ian and Paul are my favorite vampires on TV and/or film (sorry Jackson and Kellan, I think you are both amazing!) Moving on, this show is not your average vampire show. And I won't get into detail about why it's not, I'd rather tell you to go out and buy Season 1 on DVD and find out for yourself. But besides the storylines and great settings (thank you Atlanta!), the cast is phenomenal. They truly work well together. I hate to watch a show and see no spark or connection between cast members. But that's not a problem that TVD has, they gel so nicely that it's offensive at times. Matt Davis, Sara Canning, Zach Roerig, Candice Accola, Katerina Graham, Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Steven R. McQueen, Paul Wesley, and Michael Trevino are golden- PERIOD AND POINT BLANK. If any of these main characters die, I'm done with the show. (Ok, maybe I won't stop watching but I will be really disappointed.)

So please, (never) watch the CW network. It will become a bad habit for you each week because you will have wasted (in my case) 6 hours of your life wishing for a Dan Humphrey or Dan Patch. This is not reality, you will never find someone as perfectly conflicted as Michael (Nikita) or someone as perfectly bad as Liam (90210) or someone as perfectly heroic as Oliver Queen (Smallville). It's not humanly possible. And it's also not healthy to desire a fictional character. Trust me, I've been searching for a Shawn Hunter for 11 years now, ever since the final airing. (R.I.P. Boy Meets World and thank god for ABC Family airing re-runs in the morning)

So do me a favor and NEVER watch CW shows. Okay, who am I kidding, I'm never going to stop watching. Damn You, CW!