I’ve just come to a very weird and random realisation that three of the shows I really enjoy (well, two I really enjoy, one I have yet to watch but know I will enjoy mainly because of the writer’s association with a certain celebrity [and his awesome writing of course]) have all had seven seasons.  Buffy had seven seasons.  Gilmore Girls had seven seasons.  The West Wing had seven seasons.  I’m sure there are multiple other shows out there that also have had seven seasons, but this whole thing has also made me realise: shows are very rarely having that many seasons any more.  At least, not the ones that deserve it anyway.  And sure, all three of those shows went a bit crappy towards the end (as for the West Wing [and Gilmore Girls which I haven't yet finished], I’m just going on what I’ve heard) but the point is that they had that chance, that time to get crappy after being incredibly awesome for the most part.  This may be a somewhat poorly disguised rant about my lingering annoyance and sadness at the cancellation of Pushing Daisies (which totally deserved far more seasons than the pitiful one [two half seasons] it got), but I don’t know.  Nothing seems to last anymore.  People used to keep things for their entire lives, but we now live in a society where everything becomes outdated and obsolete and needs replacing before it should, just because it’s not new/pretty enough anymore.  I don’t really know where I’m going with this.  But I think it kinda sucks.  I mean, sure, I want a shiny new Mac/iPod/iPhone/car/whatever as much as the next person, but why do I have to want it when my current laptop/iPode/phone/car/whatever is serving me perfectly well?  I hate that I want it, but there’s nothing I can do to stop me wanting it, because I want it.  It’s like an evil cycle.  An evil cycle determined to make me feel sad and depressed and poor and worry that I’m never going to have the things I want in life (not just pretty gadgets, mind you), because I have no idea how I’m going to get to do what I want, if I will ever get there or even if I really want to be doing it.  I hate that I’m constantly questioning myself, and my values, and the values of our society (well, okay, not so much with the society constantly.  I do question it, just… not so much).  Sometimes I just wish it would all stop.

And yes, this didn’t actually have anything really to do with the number seven, but I totally can’t be bothered changing the title now.

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