I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing but a few weeks ago Naughty introduced me to The Pretender. She loaned me the first season to watch when I was waiting for my cable to be hooked up...okay, at first I thought the show was a bit campy but after a few episodes the characters grew on me! In a few days I finished the four disc set...suddenly I realized it was like a bad addiction. I needed more, I wanted to see what happened to Jarod who escaped from the Centre and if Miss Parker ever caught him...If you don't know Miss Parker....you're missing out! She's every girl's dream of becoming...and instantly she was my hero! This character is so bad ass that I want to be her when I grow up! Maybe then I'd see some progress with my submissions! LOL Now that I'm well into the second season, I have two more seasons to absorb and two TV movies that wraps up the show. Believe me, as campy as it may be, there's a certain charm, as well as a great escape factor in it. It reminds me of romances...sometimes I question the writing and other times I'm yelling at the TV with comments like "How predictable!" "No way can that happen!"...but that's not the point...the point is that it pulls you in and you're able to leave all your worries behind for a few hours. You get to enjoy the story and slowly buy into what they're trying to sell. All in all, it's for the sake of entertainment and as much as I scoff at some of the scenes, I really enjoy the show for what it is. No wonder I don't watch TV much, when you get this wrapped up, how the heck are you supposed to find time to write? Good thing for me I write all day and allow those few hours in the evening before bed to delve into this addiction....Mr. Right only shakes his head when I refer to the show as "Jarod" and when I discuss the episodes with Naughty, it's like re-hashing data about old friends...scary....Yes, I'm holding Naughty responsible for this!
You can call me Miss Jaxter...
