10 posts tagged “my name is earl”
Got all my school stuff out of the way, so prepare for a major catch up.
Heroes 2.08
I think we just had a good episode. I mean, I honestly enjoyed the episode Monday. This virus thing? Didn't suck so much. Maybe it's because they didn't spend the entire episode in the future. I was not looking forward to a future episode. But they made it work by keeping it to a minimum. Thank you. I even felt badly for Pete's Irish lass who is now trapped in a very shady future. Doctor Who has made me a softie when it comes to people trapped in times and places they shouldn't be *cough* Rose *cough*. Anybody else see Peter's Mom's warning as this season's less catchy "save the cheerleader, save the world"? I know it wasn't that concise, but the message was there, change the past so I don't have to live in this future. I think we have direction!
Yup, there was lots of direction, because now we have Matt and Nathan meeting up with Bob and Mohinder and they're converging with this virus. Well, technically it's with Matt's homicidal Dad, but same diff. Not going to lie, it was pretty cool seeing Matt mentally kick his Dad's ass. Maybe it's because there was lots of good, but Molly didn't bother me... Ok maybe a little, but she was palatable.
Oh poor Hiro. Yeah, I felt sorry for him when he came back only to find out his Dad died. Maybe it's just because I finished Titus Andronicus, but I'm preparing for some serious Hiro revenge stuff. But he's back! Hooray! His way too long Japan-plot is done! YAY! I mean, Heroes PTB: Did it really take 8 episodes for Hiro to realize Kensei was a flop and he would be carrying all the slack?
Is Nikki going to die? I really hope so. Really. When she was infected, I did a little cheer. I'm fairly certain that isn't how I was supposed to react, but I did enjoy it! For some reason, I don't really think she will, Nikki is that annoying character who is there because she is hot, as long as she stays hot, she'll stay on the show. Stupid male demos.
I still gag at West and Claire having any sort of physical contact. Like full on gag. Good thing he bailed like a little baby. I got some joy out of his terror. Wonder if West will be involved in the HRG death painting of doom...
Speaking of Death painting of doom, Mohinder's got himself a gun. Little weasel is falling victim to the company. He consistently picks the wrong side. First he partners up with "Zane" who is really Sylar, and now he finally picks the right side, and then he jumps over to the baddies. I really hope he isn't the one shooting HRG, judging from the picture and Mohinder's broken nose, the painting takes place not too far from this episode.
And now the good 'ole Heroes shocker. Adam Monroe, the baddie planning the deaths of the founders of the Comany, is Kensei. You know, the one Hiro left in feudal Japan in an explosion? Yeah, so apparently immortality means no aging. Wow that sucks for Claire. Even though she looks a little older than 16, she still looks likes like a kid, and when you're 30, you really don't want to look 18. Really. Doctor Who has warped my mind about all things Sci Fi. Look what happened to Jack, he stayed around for hundreds of thousands of years and (d)evolved into a giant head. I don't wish that on Claire, or Adam.
House 4.05
This is probably the first episode this season that I really liked. I've said before, my favorite episodes of House are those that get the doctors involved on an emotional level. Normally these episodes have House getting all involved, but this episode had everyone getting in on the act. Having this blank person with Mirror Syndrome showed us all the newbies in a different light. My favorite was Kal Penn, whose character is apparently named Lawrence Kutner. The patient adopting his chill tone and relaxed attitude was precious.
I continue to love Wilson's power kick. No longer is he poor little puppy, he's packing a bite. I loved how Wilson noticed that the patient imitated him and not House when they were together. Sure House tried to play it off as a nothing, but Wilson just ate it up. I doubt House would ever admit Wilson's gaining power in the relationship, but I wonder when he'll try to regain control.
Then there's Cuddy, who has completely lost any power or influence or anything she had over House. She's officially just a puppet for House's actions. She half-heartedly tells him no, and he ignores her, then she defends him. I thought the big House/Cuddy showdown was a little lame, but proved a point that I've been talking about all season. Cuddy is no longer trying to stop him. There was a time when she would actually put up a decent fight: you know call him into her office and question his judgments. She hasn't done that once this season. Mirror guy showed how weak she has become.
House 4.06
Following last week's really good episode, I was a little disappointed with this week's. Let's start with Doctor without Borders inducing Polio in a patient. Um... wtf? Like who would actually do that? And how could the doctors think they cured Polio with Vitamin C? Plus the racer was super annoying, which is never fun. Well, except for that one time.
As for CIA House, hmm...felt a little gimmicky. And can you really get radiation poisoning from Brazil nuts? This was one of those cases where I felt "REALLY? You're going to go with that?" House had some funny one liners and such, but overall, there wasn't much to this episode.
Pushing Daisies 1.05
This episode, like every other episode of Pushing Daisies, had me charmed from the start. Opening in rhyme? Brilliant. I couldn't imagine this show without Jim Dale's wonderful voice. This show is truly special and one of a kind. Ned's childhood was so tragic; we saw him find out his dad abandoned him for another family. He found this out on Halloween, which led into a genius theme episode. Normally I hate themes, just hate them. Pushing Daisies is the kind of show that does them wonderfully. Fuller made some good Dead Like Me Halloween episodes, too. His shows are good with themes.
So Ned hates Halloween. I have a confession, it's not my favorite holiday. Glad I'm not alone. Chuck, however, loves it, and decorated the Pie Hole. So cute.
I mentioned how much I loved when Olive and the mystery intersect. This week, Olive was part of the mystery. How much did I love her as a jockey? So cute. The ghost? Not as cute. I love how Chuck was teasing Ned about ghosts existing. I mean, he does bring dead things back to life, after all.
The Ghost? Not so much a ghost. He survived but had a weird leg graft thing using his horse's leg. That's the bizarre Pushing Daisies charm!
Not going to lie, my heart broke seeing Ned lying on his old bedroom floor. What a tragic Halloween tradition. You know, all things considered with Ned, I'm surprised he turned out this normal.
My favorite part of the episode was the end when Ned took Chuck trick-or-treating to her aunt's. Even though he doesn't have a good relationship with Halloween, he realized how much it meant to Chuck and how much she missed her aunts. My favorite line was when Chuck in her ghost costume rings the doorbell and we hear the aunts mention the early hour (it was like 1 or 2, I don't remember) and Lily goes, "I'll bring the gun" and Vivian goes, "I'll bring the candy." Hee.
30 Rock 2.05
This episode made me realize why I keep comparing it to Arrested Development. No other show on television makes fun of its network more than 30 Rock does presently. I kept thinking back to when AD was getting canceled, and the writers kept writing jabs at Fox. NBC made all their shows include some sort of "Green" theme. They really pressured their comedies to do it. My Name Is Earl included a small bit that really made no sense to the show. I figure the writer thought that too, since the bit involved how it had nothing to do with anything. Yeah. 30 Rock really made it work, by devoting the entire episode to NBC making shows go green. I guess you can do things like that when you are writing about a TV production.
Here we saw, what was probably NBC's real reason for doing the Green Week: Money. Of course, Jack wanted the message to be "Buy from our corporation" more than "Save the planet". How true.
My favorite sight gag of the night: Kenneth and Liz at his house listening to Werewolf Bar Mitzvah dressed up in Halloween costumes.
I also loved the pop tarts. I probably will never look at them the same way again. If you watched the episode, you'll know what I mean.
My favorite line: Cerie: "Was [Greenzo] talking to me like I was ugly?"
You gotta love Jack's meeting at the end and Kenneth scolding everyone. Absolutely fantastic, especially with the cuts to the party during that scene. This episode reminded me why this show is appointment TV.
Things to note: 30 Rock's been having a number of high profile guest stars, but they manage to make it work. Al Gore's cameo with the line about the whale was so absurd it was amazing. I like to imagine Gore running off to save whales. Well, stranger things have happened.
The Office 4.06
Not going to lie, watching this Joss-directed episode felt so much sweeter knowing he'd be coming back to TV. That being said, this has got to be my favorite episode of the season so far. It was so amazing to see Karen again. Karen and Jim together had a decent amount of awkward. Nothing up to UK levels of uncomfortable, but enough.
I loved how Jim got tricked in to going. Jim is always the prank-master, and for once he was had. This was one of Michael's being an immature child moments, but I could handle it. We had Dwight with explosives, which more than made up for Michael. Dwight brought out all sorts of intensity. "Eyes are like the groin of the head". Jim panicking and telling Dwight to not touch the eyes was hysterical. I think, for once, he honestly didn't have control. Poor Jim.
The single best part of this episode was the Finer Things Club. Oscar said it best: "If I wasn't having sex with men, I would say the Finer Things Club is the gayest thing about me." That was my first ROFL moment this season. I just haven't been enjoying this season like I have in the past two seasons. I don't know, I think those hour-long episodes kind of drained the writers (that and lost residuals). This episode really felt like it could have been a third season episode.
The Office 4.07
Even though I'm writing this two weeks after watching "Branch Wars", I remember that episode much more than I remember this one. This was Michael being an idiot for 30 minutes. When he acts like that, I jump into David Brent comparisons and then I get UK bitterness. The last thing I need is more bitterness.
I did like the shots of Michael's surprises. I definately giggled during the various scenes. Some people enjoyed it, others appeared terrified. Funny. Sad: Phyllis calling Jim "Michael" during his time in charge. I was like "Oh no you didn't!" The look on Jim's face was priceless. I think he was horrified, and rightly so.
Grey's Anatomy 4.06
I have absolutely nothing to say about episode 6. Well, Lexie and Alex had sex. OK I had 1 thing to say.
Grey's Anatomy 4.07
So Gizzie is dead? Wow, worst. sex. ever. I loved how Izzie really wanted it to work out, probably more than George. George seemed like things were done after the first time, but Izzie, she really tried.
The Chief and Derek made for the weirdest storyline of the episode. Just... hmm.
I did a little cheer when Bailey got the Chief Resident. Come on, did we really think Callie was going to cut it?
Is it just me or is Lexie becoming the new Annoying Meredith? She was getting ridiculously involved with her patient, like an unhealthy amount. I'm pretty sure that's a rookie annoyance, but an annoyance nonetheless. Seeing Thatcher stumbling around drunk made me feel badly for the girl though. Maybe, like with Meredith, I'll see how crappy her life is, then accept everything that annoys me about her. With Meredith, that only took 3 seasons.
Meredith and Lexie continue to have the worst relationship ever. I understand Lexie saying they weren't related, I mean, look how complicated it would have been. "We're half sisters, but I only realized she existed less than a year ago." It isn't as nice as "She's my sister." I thought the bit with Lexie telling Meredith 5 things was a little gimmicky, but sweet.
Erica Hahn continues to be awesome. Really. And I don't think this because we have the same initials. She's really brilliant, and I love how Mark is attracted to her skills. Well, that's something. But she's really awesome, and a little bitchy (esp to Cristina), but awesome. I don't miss Burke at all. Glad she's the replacement
Ugh you know this post took me hours. Remind me never to fall behind on my TV write-ups. I was going to be doing homework, but... Guess not. Eh I had fun, in a methodical, reminiscing kind of way.
No sign of the Writer's Strike ending. Every now and then I'll get really sad. NBC is firing people left and right. 102 people from The Office were fired. I think that really shows the scope of this work stoppage. It's more than me missing my television and it's more than the writers and their residuals. The entire economy of southern California will be affected. I hope this comes to an end, but it doesn't look like the sides are meeting for a while.
I was going to write a really whiny "WHY THE FUCK WAS MY FLIGHT DELAYED 5 HOURS" post, but instead I'll write about TV.
Pushing Daisies 1.01
aka... "Pie Lette". So you know how I feel about the show. It's completely original and has such a tone of its own. It's sweet, cute, adorable, charming, surreal, slightly morbid, amazing, special. It's special, I think I'll go with that. Plus all those adjectives could scare an unsuspecting passerby. They might think it's over hyped. I've pretty much fallen in love with Lee Pace (aka the Piemaker) and I will be forever grateful to Bryan Fuller for having the genius to come up with a modern-day fairy tale. I think we all needed this show to be on.
So now that the first episode aired and didn't tank in the ratings, I'm thinking about what they're actually going to do with the series. It is, after all, a procedural. So we'll have like weekly mysteries, and I presume some overarching story. I don't have any doubt that Fuller can pull this off. If anybody could make this work, it's him.
Private Practice 1.02
Done. I'm done. If the show improves and I start hearing good things, I'll pop back in. Personally, I didn't like this week. It didn't make me as angry as it did last week, but because I wasn't pissed, I was bored. I'll stick to Grey's thank you very much.
Dirty Sexy Money 1.02
One of the things I loved so much about the pilot was how over-the-top the family was and the quirky melodrama they had. This week was less of the quirky and more of the soapy, sudsy drama. I'm not so wild about the drama. The show is having the opposite problem that Desperate Housewives suffers from. Whereas Housewives needs to tone down the comedy and go back to it's darker roots from the pilot, DSM really needs to play up the absurdity and cleverness, and less with the drama, it was kinda lame and didn't hold my attention... at all. Not even the lions.
My Name Is Earl 3.03
After last week's episode, I thought Earl's prison stay would make for a really crappy part of the season (I'm assuming he'll get out early with those "Time off sentence" certificate), but tonight's episode showed that they still have the funny. I found this one line, where the security guard tell Earl, "Your ex-wife and current brother are here to see you" absolutely hysterical. Those are the kind of lines that make this show smarter than you'd think. The gay gang leaders were pretty funny too, but Earl's reaction shots were awesome. I loved when he read the love note to the leader of the black gang. Classy. Not the best episode, but so entertaining.
30 Rock 2.01
This was one of those shows I got into over the summer and loved so much I added it to my schedule. I did this with House, if anybody cares. I'm so glad I watch this show, tonight's episode was hysterical as usual. I loved the random moment where Liz and Jerry discussed relationships. It was so random it was awesome. I also loved the "Seinfeld Vision" especially on "MILF Island". That kind of joke reminded me of the good 'ole days of Arrested Development "Fuck Mountain!" I still think about that line. I miss that show, luckily this one is proving to have similar humor. I don't think I'll ever say it's as good as AD, but I can totally compare them.
The Office 4.02
Ugh how many hour long episodes do we have left? Honestly, the show works so much better as a 30 minute episode. The first half I was really enjoying it. I thought it was hysterical and amusing. But then sometime when Michael went out with the gift baskets and ended up listening to the GPS when it told him to drive into a lake, the show lost me. Honestly, it was dragging on until the end. I had such hopes, there were great lines, like when Angela referred to Pam as "the office mattress" or when Phyllis wanted to make sure Pam was giving sales to everyone and not just the guy she's sleeping with. It was funny and good, and I was thinking it made up for last week's voyage into boring and lame, then we had the unnecessary 1/2 hour, which killed the episode. Michael and his stupid ageism tirade, and his absurd rambling about technology telling him to drive into the lake. Honestly, that's just dumb, like no one would do that. I liked Kelly, she was funny, but I think her funny moments were in the first half.
Maybe I'll watch the first half and forget the rest of the episode. I don't have high hopes for next week. I can kinda tell the writers are struggling. Also, I don't know how much longer the show can go with Pam and Jim being together. That being said, I don't know if they can break up again and then get back together. It just is bad that they're together. Their relationship is like junk food. You can eat a lot and feel fantastic, then next week when you put on 10lbs, you really wish you stayed away. That's Jam. Now that they're together, I feel that the show needs to wrap up. Ricky Gervais knew when to stop, Greg Daniels and NBC clearly don't. I hate US networks.
Grey's Anatomy 4.02
This was a great episode. It worked the balance of wacky and funny and sad and tragic beautifully, the way Grey's normally does. We have the insane meth baby, but that worked pretty well. I heard this would be an awesome episode, so I knew more than just a gas explosion was in store. I didn't realize we would have a stolen-meth baby. But again with the working.
The real triumph of Grey's Anatomy are the characters of Meredith and Cristina. I know I've ragged on Mere for being whiny and annoying, but as the show's progressed, I've gotten to understand why she turned out the way she did and I've come to respect her as a character. Every episode that features Meredith's alter-family (Lexie, her dad, her step-mom) I love, because you see how much it hurts her to see what her life could have worked out to be. Those what-if things really kill me. When she told Lexie off, I was doing a little inner squee. See, we know Mere, but clearly Lexie doesn't, and that girl needed some catching up on the situation.
Oh Cristina, when I saw her and her wedding presents, I just felt for her. I could never handle having that reminder in front of me all the time. I don't blame her for wanting to get rid of the presents. Then Mama came, and provided one of the biggest "Oh no she didn't!" moments ever. When she flat out told Cristina she could have been a great cardiothoracic surgeon if she had learned from Burke, I wanted to flat out slap her. Oh snap, she did not just go there. Cristina had this stunned look, like she couldn't believe Mama could be so full of herself and her son. BS. I know this will just drive Cristina more. If someone had said something like that to Meredith, she'd fall apart, but Cristina will grow from that. So good.
If you didn't watch Pushing Daisies, you need to watch it ASAP. Watch it, love it, then be amazed that it was a ratings success Wednesday night.
I'm home! Yay! I kinda just want to stay here and not go back tomorrow :(
My Name Is Earl 3.01 and 3.02
Sadly, the only reason I'm writing about this show was because I was disappointed. Normally there are moments when I am laughing hysterically, but this week I only had some chuckle moment. Like when Crabman handed books to Earl about finding God and included Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Always funny. I think they overused the 'dumb Randy' gag. Normally there are a few moments of his stupidity, but it's never an entire episode. It was weird having this as a subplot. Hopefully next week will be better, and maybe Earl will get out soon.
The Office 4.01
Someone wrote that this episode would be better than last season's premiere "Gay Witch Hunt". Now, seeing as that's probably my favorite of the series, I had my doubts. Turns out it was no where near as hysterical that, but it had it's moments. Now that I'm thinking about it, it would have worked better as a regular 1/2 hour ep. There were a fair number of dead moments where nothing funny happened. Michael seemed really over the top again. I've expressed my frustration before about Michael being unrealistically douchy, and this week's ep was back in that old trend.
The whole plot of a Rabies run or something was really gimmicky, like the writers were struggling for a potentially comedic situation, and this is what they got. I know I should stop comparing the US and UK versions, but I heard Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant talk about how they toss out jokes if they feel it's just unrealistic. Somehow I feel like the US writers don't have that filter. Part of the reason last season and the second season worked so well was because it had a more realistic tone than the first season.
Angela was awesome tonight. I thought she was just so badass when she tore Dwight a new one. I mean, normally I can stand Dwight's Dwightiness, but this week I wanted to smack him.
Pam and Jim... Jim and Pam... :-) (loved the hand-holding porn)
Again, hopefully next week is better. I'll cross my fingers, but I'm not superstitious, I'm just a little stitious.
Grey's Anatomy 4.01
Maybe it was because Private Pracitce sucked so hard, but this episode of Grey's Anatomy felt like a breath of fresh air. Part of me worried that the writers' brains had become addled and somehow they lost all ability to write for their characters. This episode showed that isn't in fact the case. Well, at least not on this show.
I probably was most relieved with the writing. The older characters were acting like adults (maybe not with the "wanna be my friend" thing Derek was doing, but still) and talking like they knew what they were doing. It was refreshing after Private... Oh you know. Our old standbys are just as messed up as ever. I loved the bit in the beginning where they recreated their first day with the Nazi. It was one of those moments that made me really happy.
I keep feeling for George. It's so sad that he's back at square 1 and has to work under his friends. I would have just quit, but that's stupid messed up me. If you recall (and George brought it up tonight) he actually failed because he spent the entire exam looking at Meredith who wasn't writing anything. God, as soon as I saw him look over, I knew bad things were going to happen for him. Moral of the story: Don't look out for anyone. Period. But George said it best to the other Grey (Lexie) "You're kind of awesome." I know a ton of people were pissed when she was added to the cast, but I honestly didn't care, and now I kinda like her. She's like a normal Meredith. But again, wasn't that what the other Grey's family story was all about?
Now, I'm not going to lie, I was thinking about how well the episode was going and how much more appropriate it felt as opposed to that other show. I'm just going to stop talking about PP. But anyway, I was thinking about that, then Izzie went and started treating a deer. I get how it was showing the interns being really, really aggravated, but it also aggravated the viewer. I don't need to see anyone treating a deer. Ever. That's why there's animal planet. But I loved when she proved herself at the end and called her interns duds. Full circle. I like that.
Reaper 1.01
So I heard a lot of buzz about the show, so I decided to check out it. I didn't love it, but it has potential. It was cute enough, kinda charming, but it felt off. I think it's missing something, but I haven't figured out what. I was glad it wasn't like Dead Like Me, that would have been aggravating. The whole reaper cannon has to do with escaped souls and not taking souls. I'll watch next week to see how the show plays out on a regular basis, but if I still don't feel passionate I'll just dump the show. Sorry Reaper fans.
So I was watching ABC tonight, and I saw a number of Pushing Daisies ads during Grey's Anatomy!!! I'm sure they were aired during Ugly Betty and that other lame show after GA. It really is as good as everyone says it is. Please watch, k?
So this week my TV schedule really begins. True I had Prison Break last week, but I didn't care enough to write about it. Tonight Heroes starts (whee!), tomorrow House (squee!), Wednesday Private Practice (meh), Thursday My Name Is Earl, The Office, and Grey's Anatomy, and Friday Stargate Atlantis. So a busy, busy week. Oh yeah, and I have actual school stuff. But omgyes TV and actual long review posts!
PS: Pushing Daisies starts next week, Wednesdays at 8pm on ABC. So just ditch America's Next Top Model and watch the most pilot ever. Srsly, I'll beat you if you don't.
What shows are you looking forward to in the new fall TV season?
Well we have Heroes, House, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, My Name is Earl, Scrubs, 30 Rock, and Stargate Atlantis. I'm pretty pumped for all of those, but the one I'm most looking forward to hasn't even aired it. It's called Pushing Daisies, and it is simply spectacular in ever sense of the word. I haven't talked about it here, but honestly, every single one of you guys needs to watch it. It's probably the best pilot you'll see this year. It's so good that I'm worried it'll be canceled. That happens with good shows.
What's the weirdest baby name you've ever heard (or considered)?
Two words: Pilot Inspektor. Thank you Jason Lee for that gem.
OK, so today rocks for many reasons!!
1. It's snowing! Finally, it's about damn time. Seriously, how can it be winter without snow. Too bad it won't be enough for a snow day or anything. There are nice flakes too.
2. Scrubs musical, which I've only been looking forward to for... oh a year. Judging by the clips, this really will be the best episode ever. I actually believe the cast and crew when they say how brilliant and special this episode will be. I added the two clips if you haven't already watched it. And the musical airs 9pm EST (8pm Central) on NBC.
Wow it's back. I mean it really died after Friends, and there wasn't a comedy block that could live up to the name. But tonight will be different. Tonight there's going to be My Name Is Earl, The Office, Scrubs, and 30 Rock. All three are brilliant strong comedies that belong together. I'm reobsessing with Scrubs thanks to syndication! It's allowing me to relive all the amazing moments and episodes. It reminded me of how fantastic this show really is.
Tonight I'm probably most excited for the Gervais-Merchant episode of The Office. I really am. I've said it before, but I want to see how they handle the exaggerated Michael Scott and Dwight, and the independently developed Pam and Jim. I want to see what they do with Karen, who doesn't really have a UK counterpart. This show is in unchartered territories for these UK writers, and I want to see how it goes. I want to see a slight British spin on the US counterpart. I have faith in them, so basically expectations are high.
WHEE!
Oh yeah and new Grey's Anatomy, which I said last week, will surely change everything. But seriously, Must See TV Thursdays are back, even if they don't say so.
So I was away and haven't gotten around to watching my Monday TV, which means I'll either pass on watching some shows tomorrow or just cram the two shows in and pass on homework...hmmm...
Right but I did watch other TV! (Spoilers for Veronica Mars 3.02/Lost 3.02/My Name Is Earl 2.04/The Office 3.04/Grey's Anatomy 3.04/Battlestar Galactica 3.03. So be aware
Veronica Mars 3.02
Oh
Veronica...you've been in college...say two weeks? Congrats on becoming
number on of the Greek hit list! One of the things I like about
Veronica Mars is having the stereotypical not be so stereotypical. The
obnoxious sorority gals actually have a soul and are doing something
for good. So they're not growing pot for some unsavory purpose. It's
just to help their den mother. You know, until V posted that expose and
ruined everything. She tends to do that more than one would think.
Since I'm not up on my VM game, I can't cite the exact incident where
she wrongfully accused someone...oh wait, she did that to Logan didn't
she? Right...Logan "killed" Lilly... V does jump to conclusions doesn't
she?
Oh side note: Veronica is a good drunk :-)
OK, the interesting part was that prison experiment with Shawn from Boy Meets World. I don't want him to be an asshat! I want SHAWN... My sister and I were both disturbed by his actions... Though I was heavily amused when he called Wallace "brother."
Lost 3.02
Oh Lost...I've
decided Lost is either amazing or just bleh. This was bleh. I think the
main problem is that they still didn't address the Hatch. I mean, I
could bypass it for the first ep because it handled one cliff hanger,
but for the second? Did we need a Sun and Jin episode at all? I mean
couldn't we just replace all of that episode with something of more
relevance, say a Charlie episode? God I'm asking for a Charlie
episode...shoot me. So what did we learn? Sun can lie? She had an
affair? Sure... That is so important to know since it had nothing to do
with anything. All it proved is that Sun's baby isn't the other
guy's... This episode was written by two Alias writers and I can say
this is why Alias started to suck hardcore. Lack of focus. Why do we
need to know what Kate and Sawyer taste like? Do I want to think about
Sawyer tasting like Fish Biscuits? No. I want to think about Sawyer
tasting like...sorry I drifted off into my own imaginary world thinking
about I would know what Sawyer would taste like... I did enjoy the Red
Sox bit at the end and I was creeped out when FenryBen revealed he was born on the island.
Is it weird that I don't want to learn more about the Others. I like them being the Others. I like not knowing who they are and that they have an air of mystery surrounding them. It intrigues me and I'm not sure how much I actually want to know about them. I kind of hope certain things are kept secret or just unknown...
My Name Is Earl 2.04
I
normally don't talk about this show, but it's freaking hysterical! This
week was all about Randy, and it rocked. It really humanized this dense
non sequitur-delivering brother. I was overly amused by "Goth" Randy
peeing in the urinal on display. Oh did I mention Amy Sedaris? She's so adorable; you forget that sometimes on Strangers with Candy. She was once again great :-). I loved the Time After Time
montages! I just died laughing so hard, and yet at the end there was a
satisfying, heartwarming conclusion...yet it wasn't cheesy.
The Office 3.04
OK now we're back to hilarity! This was so freaking quotable
I can't handle it. I remember just crying during the bird funeral with
the song and the recorder. It was nice to see Pam egging Dwight on
without Jim. She's getting back to normalcy, and so'd Jim. He was back
to his antics at Stamford trying to get Karen her chips. I found that
after this episode I wanted some chips. Also? It made me want to watch
movies. That scene in the conference room where they were talking about
deaths in movies just was amazing. AMAZING I TELL YOU! Oh God I want to
see this episode again...I'll probably download this for my ipod, as I
can see myself watching this more than is healthy...much like with "Gay
Witch Hunt."
Grey's Anatomy 3.04
I knew this episode would be
good because there was an explosion. Seriously, who lights a cigarette
next to an oxygen line? Dumb ass. Also? God, McSteamy is an asshole. I
mean, I guess I knew that, but I love how it made Alex want Addison.
Also? Addison completely lost her balls and in return almost lost two
patients. Thank's to Alex she didn't. I guess this showed both how they
need to work together. Odd combo, but hey you can't tempt fate.
Oh Cristina, yeller of inappropriate things. "Oh my God! Are you pregnant?!" Yeah that one wins... Mere wasn't, but way to shake things up.
Mere was amazing in this episode...Yes I said it. She rocked. She was high and it was the greatest thing ever. Such highlights include:
- Mere hitting on Baily (that comment about Baily being pretty was followed by a nose and eye scrunch...that's flirting)
- Mere revealing her rendezvous with George (I like to believe he really is a good kisser.)
- Mere clarify her title change from 'dirty mistress' to 'adulterous whore.' Duly Noted.
One of my favorite moments of the show is Addison and Meredith talking. I think it was one of the most honest discussions ever held, and as a result it was the most resounding. It allowed both people to speak directly from their hearts and show how vulnerable each were. It showed how Mere just was a mess with these guys and how hurt she was when Derek left her. I think it was great how Addison allowed herself to open up and show how pained she was over the Meredith thing.
So Mere made her choice. For some reason I understand why she picked Derek. I mean, I should be all angry at her stupidity, but Finn just seems too right for her. Like he'd be good for maybe three weeks, but then you couldn't handle how nice he is, especially if you're as screwed up as Meredith. Looking from Finn's perspective, Mere isn't good for him. I mean she would drag him down like McDreamy dragged her down. So I get it. I also get why McDreamy stepped away. I mean she deserves Finn, but it isn't what is right. I'm wondering how she'll handle being boyless, knowing the man who's right has moved on...so to speak. I hope she doesn't fall into another tequila induced sex binge.
Oh Denny Sr. I was hurt for Izzy when he accused her of being a gold digger/worse. Luckily he realized that she is a sweetheart and dying inside. I mean it's such a tragic situation. Thinking about things, we really didn't know about Denny did we? Like, we didn't know he had...$8.7 million! I ran out of my room and all I could say was. "WHY DOES DENNY HAVE $8.7 MILLION?" This is like a show changing situation here, folks!
At the end I was really hoping Callie would do the right thing and walk away from Mark. I was really hoping she would just walk away...but nooooo. She invites him back to her hotel...
Battlestar Galactica 3.03
Hm...I
didn't love it... I guess things started off very badly for me when
there was continuity issues from the end of last episode to the
beginning of this one. At the end of that last one, Cally was running
through the woods and she hears gun fire and turns around, then
continues running. At the beginning of this one, Chief tackled her
before the gunfire starts and Cally isn't in the woods. Grrr... They
should know better than that...or maybe i'm just imagining that...no
one else seems to care. I don't know, this just felt weak to me.
I mean, we had some great Baltar/Six interaction, very character based... Baltar's guilty as he should be... Six is naked... as she should be. Let's see, I felt badly for Sharon as she walked through the tents. I guess it's been a while since she stood out as being the enemy.
So Hera's totally going to get captured. I mean, there's such an emphasis on her safety that something bad is going to happen. And this something bad will not only be bad for Hera but also Three (D'Anna). Three is going to be so frakked up over this. I mean she's all frakked up over the dreams, imagine them coming true?! Bad things are to come from this child...mark my words.
Speak of bad/creepy thing...Kara and Kasey. Yikes. Add this to the list of situations I never want to be in. I never want to be held prisoner with my child that was created from my stolen ovary in a prison with a religious zealot robot. Add this to things I never thought I'd write. It's weird that Kara is so adapting to this scenario. I'm joining the camp of people who believe this is some elaborate plot or something.
Poor naive Sharon. "Adama would never lie to me." Remember, you are a Cylon...what he is to you now isn't who he was to you over a year ago.
Oh the Adamas... I'm not going to lie, I teared up as they said good bye. I love how Lee cried, adding to his "soft" mentality. He has gone soft...but the general promos showed he will get his act together...and his abs...mmm...Lee abs...
I don't see this plan working out at all. I mean it'll have to because we seriously have a show, but it won't work the way they wanted. They're putting too much faith in the people. Roselin just expects people to figure it out? It'll be a war! People won't know what to do! I'd just stay in my tent while the whole things goes on. They'd leave, me behind! I think one of the assumptions one must make as a ruler is to assume your public is stupid. Assume they're all dumbshits.
Let's see how this all plays out in the future...I predict badly
What TV show(s) will you be watching this season? Why?
Submitted by ducnly.vox.com.
I'll go down this day by day
Monday
8pm Prison Break
9pm Heroes (?)
10pm Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Tuesday
8pm House
9pm Veronica Mars
10pm Nip/Tuck
Wednesday
8pm America's Next Top Model
9pm Lost
Thursday
8pm My Name Is Earl
8:30pm The Office
9pm Grey's Anatomy
Friday
8pm Doctor Who
9pm Battlestar Galactica
Saturday
None :-)
Sunday
8pm The Amazing Race
I watch waaay too much TV, but it's really rewarding. I may or may not continue to watch Heroes. I saw the pilot over the summer and loved it, but I watched it on NBC and I just didn't feel it. I'm looking over my list and many of my shows are in their third seasons. It's hard to believe so much quality programming started around the same time.
