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Rise Got Cancelled... And Here's Why

So if you guys remember a few weeks ago- I posted about a new TV Show I was obsessed with called Rise. If you want to read my initial review... you can check it out right  here . Now I used to LOVE reviewing new tv shows... but what would pretty much always happen is I would give the show an okay review... and then I'd never end up watching it again and it would get cancelled... so now I'm trying to do my reviews a little bit differently... I'm trying to watch the show a little more closely- maybe watch the pilot twice and then if I continue watching it I'll do some sort of review... I liked my post on the little details I liked about Good Girls instead of just posting a review on it... so I think I'm going to do that now. Anyway... Rise was a show that I thought was off to a strong start. At first I didn't really think it was that realistic for a high school to do a performance of Spring Awakening... and I thought it was a little weird for Josh Radnor's...

Scribbles About TV: Rise

So NBC's been killing it with their shows lately... and I have to say... I think Good Girls is my favorite... but I just can't stop thinking about Rise! Here are some things I love about it! Josh Radner's Acting Abilities Finally Shine!  I'm a fan of How I Met Your Mother... and I'm one of the rare people that actually really did like Ted Mosby as a character... and Josh Radner is talented... but despite being the main character of How I Met Your Mother... he kind of faded into the backround with the very over the top comedic performances of all the other characters. Radnor kept it grounded and I think that's a hard thing to do with all of those other characters. That being said... it's hard to tell whether or not he's the best actor... that's the only thing I've seen him in and... he was okay but I always thought he was trying to be more of a director. In this show- I think he really is his character. I think his actual passion for the sho...