Posted Oct 10th 2008 2:09AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S01E01) We're friends here, aren't we? So, I can be honest with you. I mean, some of you have been utterly, brutally honest with me to the point I cry into my pillow at nights. The least you can let me do is allow some truthiness spill over to you. Okay? Okay.
I went in blind to the premiere of Kath & Kim. Not blind in the sense that I didn't know who the stars were. My late 20s and early 30s were spent watching Molly Shannon on Saturday Night Live and I had knowledge of Selma Blair's work over the last few years. What I'm talking about is that I knew nothing about this NBC comedy or the Australian hit it was based on. The upside to this was that I was coming into the show like any other viewer. The downside was that I was coming into the show like any other viewer.
I probably should have come in a little more knowledgeable.
Continue reading Kath & Kim: Pilot (series premiere)
Posted Oct 10th 2008 1:00AM by Jay Black
Filed under: OpEd, The Office, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E02) Before we start tonight's review, I'd like to take a moment to worship at the
Sling Media altar. Yet again, the makers of the Slingbox have made it possible for me to review
The Office in a timely fashion despite the fact that I'm currently doing a week of shows in Las Vegas (where
The Office airs three hours later than I'm used to and, for marketing purposes, has magician Lance Burton digitally inserted into every scene). If you're a traveler and a TV watcher and you haven't bought a Slingbox yet, you're missing out.
Part of me worried about the ethics of opening with what amounts to be a commercial for Slingbox (and also for my fabulous Las Vegas comedy show at the Tropicana: tickets still available for the weekend!) Then I realized that by doing so, I actually provided a pretty good segue into the theme of tonight's episode. So let's get to it...
Continue reading The Office: Business Ethics
Posted Oct 10th 2008 12:23AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S01E01) Having been a fan of the original BBC version of this show, I was somewhat skeptical of the idea of an American remake. After watching the first episode, I was both elated, as it seems to translate well into an Americanized world (I practically predicted a shot of the Twin Towers before they appeared on screen), and concerned over some of the differences.
Let me start with the differences...
Continue reading Life on Mars: Out Here in the Fields (series premiere)
Posted Oct 9th 2008 10:59PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S17E04) "We were like legless chickens racing against sleek weasels." - AceJust when I think that
Survivor doesn't have any new tricks up their sleeves, they surprise me. After so many seasons, it's probably hard to think of new and different things. That's why we see so many locks and puzzles. There were no locks, no bagels, no puzzles in tonight's episode. But it also wasn't quite what the promos were hinting at, either. "Blond against blond against blond," they hyped. One would think we were in for mud wrestling or ... read on past the jump for my review of tonight's show!
Continue reading Survivor: It Was Like Christmas Morning
Posted Oct 9th 2008 8:29AM by Erin Martell
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Dirty Sexy Money, Reality-Free
(S02E02) The Darlings had to bury one of their own this week, and they sent the deceased off in style. Sure, the eulogy was written about someone else and some of the mourners were arrested, but that's part of the fun of these events. The rest of the episode was business as usual--power struggles, inappropriate sexual partners, and suitcases filled with cash. No complaints here.
Continue reading Dirty Sexy Money: The Family Lawyer
Posted Oct 8th 2008 10:06PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free
(S02E02) I love the romanticism of
Pushing Daisies, especially the way this episode presented it. Instead of all the usual sunshine and sweetness, Ned was actually acting petulant and sullen. Chuck was asserting her independence and feeling the need for seizing the opportunity of a new beginning.
For a change, these two that are normally so in sync had to deal with an internal challenge, as opposed to the physical constraints that are inherent because Ned cannot touch Chuck lest he lose her forever. Ned had to accept that Chuck was living next door -- in Olive's apartment -- and happy about it.
Continue reading Pushing Daisies: Circus Circus
Posted Oct 8th 2008 12:45AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S07E07) Things were a little different for the results show this week. The unfortunate injury that forced Misty May-Treanor out of the competition left the producers in a quandary. If they were to eliminate another team, they would be a week short for the planned season. Personally, I would have rather seen an elimination tonight and an extra week tacked on somewhere down the line. Alas, it wasn't meant to be. Much like what we saw when Sara Evans quit the show, they stretched, and stretched, before getting to the announcement. Along with that slow coming revelation, they also managed to have the best collection of music and dance of the season so far.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 3 Results
Posted Oct 7th 2008 11:01PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, The Shield, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S07E06) "I'm not Shane." - Vic
There are way too many layers to that quote. For Vic to say something like that and to actually believe it just goes to show you how delusional a person he truly is. For him to actually believe that he's somehow better than Shane Vendrell is just about as hypocritical as it gets. Bad behavior leads to more bad behavior by setting a precedent and if you're a longtime fan of The Shield, you know the original sin: Terry Crowley.
Continue reading The Shield: Animal Control
Posted Oct 7th 2008 8:23AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Chuck, Reality-Free
(S02E02) "His liver must look like camouflage." - Chuck Bartowski
As amusing as he is, I can't say that I'm excited about Lester becoming a douchebag now that he is assistant manager. Haven't we already seen this on shows like The Office? Of course, everyone still defers to Chuck on anything important, but a complete lack of discipline was what made the Buy More a great place to work, wasn't it?
Did the producers copy my iPod when I wasn't looking? Once again, Huey Lewis is the perfect musical choice.
Continue reading Chuck: Chuck vs. the Seduction
Posted Oct 7th 2008 1:09AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: How I Met Your Mother, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S04E03) As a native and resident of New Jersey, I was very offended by this episode.
Actually, that's not true. As most Jerseyans will tell you, we have a sense of humor about our state and make fun of it all the time. But when outsiders make fun of it, boy... watch out.
Ted Mosby's the worst kind of New Yorker; he moves there from some other part of the country, rides a subway or two, has a dog at Papaya King and thinks he has the right to make fun of the B&Ts (Bridge & Tunnelers) who love visiting New York but would rather live in their (slightly) cheaper and quieter homes in the suburbs. We've seen Ted unleash his wrath on the Garden State in the past, but now his dislike of my home state came back to bite him in the ass... in the form of a pretty blond doctor.
Continue reading How I Met Your Mother: I Heart NJ
Posted Oct 7th 2008 12:26AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Episode Reviews, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
(S02E05) The game of time-travel chess continues. It seems that whenever Sarah and the gang foil one Terminator plot, another two crop up in its place (or they fulfill some sort of objective from Skynet and bring things one step closer to Judgement Day).
Observations from tonight's episode:
How did Reese get the credentials to teach at the military school? I know being from the future gives one access to certain information, but it seems a stretch.
Continue reading The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Goodbye to All That
Posted Oct 6th 2008 11:58PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps
(S07E06) Week three did not get off to a great start down at Dancing With The Stars HQ. The ten performances we were expecting had been reduced to nine. It seems that while training on Friday night, Misty May-Treanor suffered an injury that would keep her from performing as part of the top ten.
I could go into detail about that right here, above the jump, but I've chosen to be as annoying as the producers of the show, and drag it out until the very end of the post. So, we'll get to that later. Along with Misty's story, we also have a look at how the rest of the couples dealt with tackling the Viennese waltz and the jive. I'll also give you my guess for what it all means for Tuesday's big results show.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 3
Posted Oct 6th 2008 11:23PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Heroes, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E04) A lot of people have said in the comments that it appears as if I don't like
Heroes. Believe me, that's not true. I'm actually a huge fan of the show. As a huge comic book junkie for more years and dollars than good sense will allow me to admit, the potential and general premise of this series is tremendously exciting. And the fact that it achieved such mainstream success right out of the gate was nothing short of astounding.
However, just like you'll tell your wife whom you love more than anything else that she has a piece of lettuce stuck in her teeth, I'm not going to just put on rose-colored glasses and pretend that every scene, line and moment of each episode is solid gold. If I see lettuce, I'm going to call them on it. Because the way I see it, it's just lettuce. It doesn't change how wonderful and beautiful she is in the slightest. It's just a little thing that needs to be taken care of because it's distracting me and it doesn't really fit the whole look her face is going for. Kind of like whatever's going on with Mohinder.
Continue reading Heroes: I Am Become Death
Posted Oct 6th 2008 9:29AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Mad Men
(S02E10) This seemed an oddly structured episode, with the emphasis more on Betty than Don, with a splash of Pete and Kinsey thrown in. The idea that life was simpler in the old days, should anyone still think that adage applies, is disproved with every hour of
Mad Men that unfolds.
For Betty, the impending death of her father has shaken her to the core. A series of strokes has led to dementia and when Don accompanies Betty to visit him in her childhood home, she has to come to grips with not only the fact that he's slipping away, but also be reminded that nearly every vestige of her mother has also gone.
Continue reading Mad Men: The Inheritance
Posted Oct 6th 2008 9:00AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Desperate Housewives, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E02) "I think I just heard the milk go bad." - Andrew to Bree and OrsonThat line Andrew said to escape an uncomfortable situation was funny but not that important in the overall episode. However, many
Desperate Housewives characters could have said it this week as all of them found themselves in situations they would have preferred not to be in.
Susan had to face the fact that the men in her life met one another. Gaby tried to maintain her social status but ended up being the laugh of the party (well, Carlos was). An overworked and stressed Bree had to cook for a neglected and fed up Orson. McCluskey had to apologize the Edie in order to get her cat back. While Lynette signed a breaking up email with the words "Love, Mom." Ouch!
Continue reading Desperate Housewives: We're So Happy You're So Happy
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