Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Super Excited
So tonight ends the long summer wait for "Veronica Mars." And I could not be more excited. In the long, slow burn of summer I came to the realization that I super love that show. Now that most of the HBO shows are not airing, I'd have to say it is my favorite show currently on TV. Part of this is probably due to the fact that it gives me found memories of Buffy, but it's still a damn good show in its own right. The only downfalls are it's up against "Lost," which means it will have a hard time not getting canceled, and now that I no longer live forty feet away from Jeff and Emory, Jeff won't come downstairs to watch it with us anymore. Andrea offered up the idea of cooking him food so he'd come over. We'll see.
So fall TV then. Every fall I always go through EW's new shows list and pick out all the shows I want to watch. I then usually give them at least two episodes to entice me and if I'm not hooked, I give up. This year I finally dropped "The West Wing." Seeing as how I still had not watched the final six episodes from last season, it seemed like the right time. I have gotten rid of "supernatural" already. I just can't excuse watching a show just cause it's scary. The first episode had some genuinely creepy moments, but they were replace with cheap scares in the second episode. Oh well, no great loss.
Sunday:
The fox animation staples are there. "The Simpsons" is not anywhere near the quality it was a decade ago, but it still provides a few laughs. "Family Guy" is still doing its thing. But I gotta say, it's starting to use flashbacks too much. And they're starting to use the "Hey, this has gone on way too long now but that's what makes it funny" humor too much to. I am becoming more and more impressed with "American Dad." The last few episodes have done a great job of using shock humor and filling it into a great story. I particularly liked the one where Stan finds out his son is a geek. Although I am a little biased.
"Rome" is pretty entertaining. Lots of sex and violence. Pretty much a soap opera, but more enjoyable and without commercials.
Monday:
"Arrested Development" is great. That's all I'm gonna say. Just watch it. "Kitchen Confidential" is OK. There aren't really enough laughs for a show that's supposed to be a comedy. But Nick Brendon being back on TV is pretty cool.
The two "best" new sitcoms are on CBS on Monday. I quoted best cause sitcoms are generally pretty crappy. "How I Met Your Mother" and "Out of Practice. " "Mother" is pretty great. Alyson Hannigan is doing her thing, and so is Doogie. It's pretty great how people now seem to realize that NPH doesn't have to play clean and is actually pretty great at being sleazy. Thanks Harold and Kumar. "Practice" is another show from the guys who did "Frasier." They're still in pretty good form, using the sitcom medium to pretty good effect in the setup of their characters. The one down fall to both of these shows is that the main characters are the least interesting and least skilled in their acting. That's not to say they are not enjoyable, I'd just rather see the other guys. Also, the lesbian sister on "Practice" seems a little to "male fantisized" to work. All she does is go after super models and sluttly, big breasted woman, and in my experience that tends not to happen a lot.
OK, halfway* through. I will regale you later with the rest of the week.
*I don't watch any TV on Friday or Saturday, and the only thing on Thursday that I watch is Joey, and pretty much nothing has changed there. Which is to say he's dumb and an actor. But it's good bubble gum for the eyes. Also, I might check out Will & Grace this week since it's live. Gay people are wacky you know.
So fall TV then. Every fall I always go through EW's new shows list and pick out all the shows I want to watch. I then usually give them at least two episodes to entice me and if I'm not hooked, I give up. This year I finally dropped "The West Wing." Seeing as how I still had not watched the final six episodes from last season, it seemed like the right time. I have gotten rid of "supernatural" already. I just can't excuse watching a show just cause it's scary. The first episode had some genuinely creepy moments, but they were replace with cheap scares in the second episode. Oh well, no great loss.
Sunday:
The fox animation staples are there. "The Simpsons" is not anywhere near the quality it was a decade ago, but it still provides a few laughs. "Family Guy" is still doing its thing. But I gotta say, it's starting to use flashbacks too much. And they're starting to use the "Hey, this has gone on way too long now but that's what makes it funny" humor too much to. I am becoming more and more impressed with "American Dad." The last few episodes have done a great job of using shock humor and filling it into a great story. I particularly liked the one where Stan finds out his son is a geek. Although I am a little biased.
"Rome" is pretty entertaining. Lots of sex and violence. Pretty much a soap opera, but more enjoyable and without commercials.
Monday:
"Arrested Development" is great. That's all I'm gonna say. Just watch it. "Kitchen Confidential" is OK. There aren't really enough laughs for a show that's supposed to be a comedy. But Nick Brendon being back on TV is pretty cool.
The two "best" new sitcoms are on CBS on Monday. I quoted best cause sitcoms are generally pretty crappy. "How I Met Your Mother" and "Out of Practice. " "Mother" is pretty great. Alyson Hannigan is doing her thing, and so is Doogie. It's pretty great how people now seem to realize that NPH doesn't have to play clean and is actually pretty great at being sleazy. Thanks Harold and Kumar. "Practice" is another show from the guys who did "Frasier." They're still in pretty good form, using the sitcom medium to pretty good effect in the setup of their characters. The one down fall to both of these shows is that the main characters are the least interesting and least skilled in their acting. That's not to say they are not enjoyable, I'd just rather see the other guys. Also, the lesbian sister on "Practice" seems a little to "male fantisized" to work. All she does is go after super models and sluttly, big breasted woman, and in my experience that tends not to happen a lot.
OK, halfway* through. I will regale you later with the rest of the week.
*I don't watch any TV on Friday or Saturday, and the only thing on Thursday that I watch is Joey, and pretty much nothing has changed there. Which is to say he's dumb and an actor. But it's good bubble gum for the eyes. Also, I might check out Will & Grace this week since it's live. Gay people are wacky you know.
