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Because I really don't want to write my paper, some TV recs
Here's what's on my TIVO for the season. Other than CSI and Veronica Mars which you already know about, I'm watching three sitcoms and a reality show:
Arrested Development Yes, I am finally on the train. It just seems funnier and not quite as "let's humiliate the characters" as it did first season. Check it out when it returns in November, after the post-season baseball stops taking over Fox's prime time schedule.
How I Met Your Mother It's funny, it's smart, it does unexpected things, and it has a great cast including Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan. Plus, it's a good old fashioned sitcom complete with ridiculous situations and a character that exists solely to put everyone in those ridiculous situations. But it works, and it works well; nice to see people renovating the form. The other nice thing is that once baseball ends, you'll be able to watch Arrested Development and How I Met Your Mother back to back, without having to endure King of Queens.
Everybody Hates Chris C'mon, people, it's Chris Rock. It's fucking hilarious. It's like The Wonder Years but in 1982 BedStuy and with a lot less sentiment. Like How I Met Your Mother, it works within the standard sitcom form but it doesn't always go where you think it's going.
Breaking Bonaduce I admit it, I'm totally hooked; the man has an addictive personality and absolutely no impulse control. And even when he's drunk out of his mind stalking his wife in some kind of roid rage (I'm not kidding about that) he still basically looks like a Muppet.
Oh, and Best Week Ever. So what are you watching?
Arrested Development Yes, I am finally on the train. It just seems funnier and not quite as "let's humiliate the characters" as it did first season. Check it out when it returns in November, after the post-season baseball stops taking over Fox's prime time schedule.
How I Met Your Mother It's funny, it's smart, it does unexpected things, and it has a great cast including Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan. Plus, it's a good old fashioned sitcom complete with ridiculous situations and a character that exists solely to put everyone in those ridiculous situations. But it works, and it works well; nice to see people renovating the form. The other nice thing is that once baseball ends, you'll be able to watch Arrested Development and How I Met Your Mother back to back, without having to endure King of Queens.
Everybody Hates Chris C'mon, people, it's Chris Rock. It's fucking hilarious. It's like The Wonder Years but in 1982 BedStuy and with a lot less sentiment. Like How I Met Your Mother, it works within the standard sitcom form but it doesn't always go where you think it's going.
Breaking Bonaduce I admit it, I'm totally hooked; the man has an addictive personality and absolutely no impulse control. And even when he's drunk out of his mind stalking his wife in some kind of roid rage (I'm not kidding about that) he still basically looks like a Muppet.
Oh, and Best Week Ever. So what are you watching?
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Occasionally I remember to turn on The Dead Zone at lunch time Friday. I want to watch CSI and Everybody Hates Chris, but I always forget they're on until the next day, when I've already missed them. I've caught CSI once, last week, because E was really tired and fell asleep really fast, so when I came downstairs after the bedtime routine it was 8:15 and CSI was on when I flipped on the t.v. *sigh* It was really good, too.
I can't hear Neil Patrick Harris speak without thinking of Spiderman. He did the voice of Peter Parker for a CGI toon that was on, apparently, MTV a while back; my son got it on DVD and watched it over and over and over and over and over and over.... Yes, Neil Patrick Harris is more Spiderman to me than Toby Maguire. Sad.
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People seem to be liking the return to one team one case format but I admit, I like the more complicated plots where there are a lot of things going on, possibly because they are a little less everyone waits around for Gil to solve the case.
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I've seen one and a half eps so far, but I tend to agree with you. Even in the earlier seasons, prior to the team split, the group would split into mini-teams and handle multiple cases. It seems to keep things moving better. But, it's still pretty darn good. :)