The Week Ending 11/11

I think I have pretty much settled into it now. Monday has Chuck and Journeyman; a light dramedy spy thing (did you notice that the frat in the one where he went back to Stanford was Lambda Delta Psi or LDS? Mormons anyone?), and a sci-fi time travel fixsomebody's problem every week. Tuesday is House. Wednesday is Pushing Daisies, another dramedy about solving "crimes" with an element of the supernatural. Thursdays are the staples, The Office, Earl, Grey's, and ER. The Office and Earl are the better of these, the others are sliding. Grey's to the point where I might give it the old heave ho, ER to the point where I might wish I could. Friday has Moonlight, another crime solving-PI thing with suprenatural overtones. Sunday is The Simpies. The Tivo picks up Cane, which I catch up on periodically, Women's Murder Club which I am trying to motivate myself to give it that second chance I said I would give it, and some reality stuff, Last One Standing, The Amazing Race, and Dirty Jobs. I think I may try adding 30 Days to this. I miss The Daily Show, though I had not watched it in a while before the strike. And Project Runway starts today. I look forward to that. So, if anything perks the interest, or when turnover starts happening, I'll check back in. Until then, steady onward.

The Week Ending 11/4

This week included some Halloween Episodes, particularly the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror. It was OK. Not great, but not terrible. It ended in a creepy way, with Ned, post Devil-diddly-doodly saying he hoped he had gotten his point across. It was weird in a lame way. Oh well. Chuck was back into it's old decentness. There was another spy-guy who escaped fromthe CIA and was trying to blow up stuff. Chuck tracked him down and got him not to. We also got some more relationship development between Chuck and Morgan, which was decent. Er brought us Abbie getting in trouble, perhaps suggesting her falling into alcoholism. We also see Pratt taking leadership roles and Moretti teasing Pratt, showing maybe he isn't a jerk. And, maybe we add a new character, I liked her, though I don't think she will be around long. A decent episode. Neela's intern is occasionally funny. Grey's Anatomy, I like the two guy doctors resuming their friendship, though I don't like the new lady. Maybe I associate her too much with her role on The West Wing, but I don't like her. I am still waiting for this to get a little more energy. Yawn. House was good. The patient this week could not find his own identity, but instead took on the identity of whoever was in the room with him. A novel, if ridiculous concept. If in fact, three of these interns stick, I hope it's Kumar, 13, and the black Mormon. I wonder if any of them will stay... Journeyman was interesting. The brothers seem to be getting their relationship back on line, I hope that continues. That story was paralleled as our hero went back to save two brothers, though the "bad" one is not the one who needed it. We saw that changing stuff in the past makes things in the future change, suggesting the possibility that that vehicle will be used more often. We also saw one of the brothers completely convinced that our hero was a time trveler, then, in the present deciding time travel was impossible. That seemed a bit lame to me. I like Moonlight, again. The reporter got a taste of what being a vampire was like and we hear the "downside" essentially adding up to loneliness. I suspect that by the time the show ends the two will be together. I like it anyway. My Name Is Earl was not great this week. It involved another episode of COPS and there are other things they do that I like more. Oh well, any show can have an off week. Pushing Daisies was good. This episode centered round Kristen Chenowith's character and I occasionally have trouble distancing her from Ainsley Hayes, which is troubling. But, Chi McBride is funny every week and I like the narrator. I was also glad to see that the main guy can't eat his own pies, as the fruit involved dies when he touches it. Glad to see that consistency. The Office was very good. Jim and Dwight and Michael in their mustaches was very funny. I wonder if Karen will be back for long or only an episode. The Finer Things Club is very funny, Oscar's gay remark was also good. And, I'm glad Jim was lame in the club. It felt like an easy opportunity to trend sappy and I'm glad they didn't. I shouldn't have expected anything else, I suppose. The week seems to be draggin on. I guess I am falling into a bit of a tv rut. As one is wont to do, I suppose.