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It's been a funny sort of year for television. Doctor Who followed up last year's mostly fabulous season with one of mind-numbing tedium; my beloved Torchwood suddenly became lots of other people's beloved Torchwood as well (still not sure if I'm happy about sharing 
); and Nip/Tuck brought in Sharon Gless as a woman who murders business rivals by turning them into teddy bears (I'll be honest - that one pretty much wins the award for surprises). Some unexpected television, at any rate. And still the surprises come. This year, Days Of Our Lives has been one of the best things I've watched. This isn't a first, exactly (and possibly the fact that I don't watch much television should be a defence here). It has mostly centred around general humour and silliness in the past, though. The true glory days of Days doing proper drama all happened before I started watching the show (thank goodness for YouTube). This year, though, I really don't know what's happening. Maybe it's the threat of the axe, that's finally made the writers pull their socks up? Maybe it's the fact that they've actually been listening to their veteran cast members this year? I don't know. I don't care. I only know it's working. First we had John Black being the best thing on my TV earlier this year, with his brainwashed oddball act; then we had John and Rolf, in the world's least likely comedy double act; and now we have Stefano. Mad, cackling, evil genius Stefano. Monday August 11th, and an episode of Days Of Our Lives of all things, and it's one of the best episodes of anything that I've seen all year. Genuinely. I'm not sure whether or not I should be scared. Is this one of the signs of the Apocalypse?! Scared or not, though, I am bloody impressed. My little daftly entertaining diversion just became unmissable TV. I admit that I'm only cautiously optimistic about what's to come, as they have a history of setting up great things and then buggering it all up shortly afterwards, but for now... it's looking good. 
Keep it up, Days. Show big budget TV a thing or two. And please, please, please, don't screw it up this time...
); and Nip/Tuck brought in Sharon Gless as a woman who murders business rivals by turning them into teddy bears (I'll be honest - that one pretty much wins the award for surprises). Some unexpected television, at any rate. And still the surprises come. This year, Days Of Our Lives has been one of the best things I've watched. This isn't a first, exactly (and possibly the fact that I don't watch much television should be a defence here). It has mostly centred around general humour and silliness in the past, though. The true glory days of Days doing proper drama all happened before I started watching the show (thank goodness for YouTube). This year, though, I really don't know what's happening. Maybe it's the threat of the axe, that's finally made the writers pull their socks up? Maybe it's the fact that they've actually been listening to their veteran cast members this year? I don't know. I don't care. I only know it's working. First we had John Black being the best thing on my TV earlier this year, with his brainwashed oddball act; then we had John and Rolf, in the world's least likely comedy double act; and now we have Stefano. Mad, cackling, evil genius Stefano. Monday August 11th, and an episode of Days Of Our Lives of all things, and it's one of the best episodes of anything that I've seen all year. Genuinely. I'm not sure whether or not I should be scared. Is this one of the signs of the Apocalypse?! Scared or not, though, I am bloody impressed. My little daftly entertaining diversion just became unmissable TV. I admit that I'm only cautiously optimistic about what's to come, as they have a history of setting up great things and then buggering it all up shortly afterwards, but for now... it's looking good. Keep it up, Days. Show big budget TV a thing or two. And please, please, please, don't screw it up this time...
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