Friday, November 03, 2006
staring dejectedly at the tv screen
Here’s what I’ve watched this week. I'm not generally in the market for Friday night tv, but I might have to make an exception for that Chevy Chase / Mel Gibson / Sugartits episode of Law and Order.
HEROES: Okay, this show had been getting better, but this ep pretty much sucked. I have very little patience when it comes to the creepy double stripper girl, so obviously I’m not gonna be too big on an episode that focuses so greatly upon her. Her potentially being a villain is a nice twist, but those few minutes aren’t enough to make up for the other 40 or so she was on-screen this week. And I’m completely fucking sick of the whispery “save the cheerleader FLASH save the world” thing they run on every single ad for this show. Criminy!
VERONICA MARS: Yeah, this episode kinda blew. It had almost no bearing upon the rape mystery. You can get away with stand alone eps when you’re dealing with a 22-ep arc, but if this case is only gonna be at the forefront for seven episodes you should be pretty much on-the-spot with it. Also it’s weird to see how that blond baseball co-captain from the “you’re a stinky turd” ep of Freaks and Geeks is now fat and bald.
LOST: Watched this late, ‘cuz of some show I went to. Don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll just say that the wrong guy died. Not only was this fella one of the two or three most interesting characters on the show, this very episode made him even more fascinating right before killing him off. Suck. A great episode, otherwise.
MY NAME IS EARL: I pay little attention to this show even on the nights when I do tune it in. There’s still probably a 50/50 shit-to-gold humor ratio, but dammit, Ethan Supplee and the dude who plays Darnell are both ridiculously hilarious. I would maybe prefer a show with just them. Yeah, Lee and Presley are both great, as well, but for some reason those two guys kill me on a level unmatched by few actors currently on tv.
THE OFFICE: First time I’ve watched in a few weeks, and maybe the first time since the very first episode that I’ve been kinda disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, it was really funny, but the Indian culture thing seems way too similar to the homosexual episode that started the season. That scene was definitely too much of a retread.
DEAL OR NO DEAL: Okay, this show is amazing. But it’s better in Spanish and with the models all wearing identical hot pink wigs.
Didn’t air or in reruns this week: Studio 60 (RIP?); Gilmore Girls.
Here’s what I’ve watched this week. I'm not generally in the market for Friday night tv, but I might have to make an exception for that Chevy Chase / Mel Gibson / Sugartits episode of Law and Order.
HEROES: Okay, this show had been getting better, but this ep pretty much sucked. I have very little patience when it comes to the creepy double stripper girl, so obviously I’m not gonna be too big on an episode that focuses so greatly upon her. Her potentially being a villain is a nice twist, but those few minutes aren’t enough to make up for the other 40 or so she was on-screen this week. And I’m completely fucking sick of the whispery “save the cheerleader FLASH save the world” thing they run on every single ad for this show. Criminy!
VERONICA MARS: Yeah, this episode kinda blew. It had almost no bearing upon the rape mystery. You can get away with stand alone eps when you’re dealing with a 22-ep arc, but if this case is only gonna be at the forefront for seven episodes you should be pretty much on-the-spot with it. Also it’s weird to see how that blond baseball co-captain from the “you’re a stinky turd” ep of Freaks and Geeks is now fat and bald.
LOST: Watched this late, ‘cuz of some show I went to. Don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll just say that the wrong guy died. Not only was this fella one of the two or three most interesting characters on the show, this very episode made him even more fascinating right before killing him off. Suck. A great episode, otherwise.
MY NAME IS EARL: I pay little attention to this show even on the nights when I do tune it in. There’s still probably a 50/50 shit-to-gold humor ratio, but dammit, Ethan Supplee and the dude who plays Darnell are both ridiculously hilarious. I would maybe prefer a show with just them. Yeah, Lee and Presley are both great, as well, but for some reason those two guys kill me on a level unmatched by few actors currently on tv.
THE OFFICE: First time I’ve watched in a few weeks, and maybe the first time since the very first episode that I’ve been kinda disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, it was really funny, but the Indian culture thing seems way too similar to the homosexual episode that started the season. That scene was definitely too much of a retread.
DEAL OR NO DEAL: Okay, this show is amazing. But it’s better in Spanish and with the models all wearing identical hot pink wigs.
Didn’t air or in reruns this week: Studio 60 (RIP?); Gilmore Girls.
