TV Recap
So much has happened in the last week, and I can't possibly make up for it. Just briefly. Where in the hell did the Irish pull that out from, and can they please start a game with a little bit of domination. I never expected a 40-37 upset over Michigan State, but I'm not complaining. At least my boys won. Now if only the Irish fans in the stadium could have planted an ND flag at their 50 yard line...
Now for my favorite part of the year: it's pilot season, and I can honestly say that I hated one, and I'm addicted to another one.
Six Degrees. I taped it, and as I sat there watching it all I could think about was, "Is it over yet?" It has some pretty good actors, and the storylines have potential, but I just don't care. After an amazing Grey's Anatomy (Mer, choose McVet!) this show just falls flat, which isn't really sad because even though JJ Abrahms supervises, it so doesn't have his touch. It can die.
Brothers and Sisters. This I can see as Everwood for adults. The pilot seemed rickety. It was a bit all over the place. Mother and daughter have conflict, they pretend to be nice, then they have uber fight with a teeny tiny bit of depth, the dad dies. Oh, and there are a bunch of siblings with their own issues, and half of the clan is made up of Republicans! I like the little mysteries. It's going to take a while for me to stop picturing Ron Rifkin as Sloane. The show gets my three episode try.
Jericho. End of the world. Skeet Ulrich. Bad guy from Deadwood. It's kinda dark and the pilot was way better than the critics described. It gets three episodes.
Studio 60. Two words: Matthew Perry. Every scene he was in had me laughing, and the best part was that he was nothing like Chandler. I've never watched an Aaron Sorkin show, but I loved the rant at the beginning, and I like the relationship between the writer and director. Every character is flawed, and that always makes for interesting storytelling.
Heroes. Addicted. It's this year's Lost. I'm irked it ended the way it did, and then again the previews spoiled what happens next, so now I know he lives! One episode packed in so many little mysteries, I forsee a cult. I liked how some characters embrace their powers, and some are terrified by them. It's also interesting to see how some of them are beginning to find each other without knowing it. How are they connected? Is it really genetics, or where they all part of some experiment? The madness begins...
Ugly Betty hasn't aired yet, but I'm definately looking foward to that show.
