Timely and Timeless

There has been nothing to watch. Literally. Save for ESPN and Sunday football, there has not been much to look forward to. Lauren and I have kncked out about 4 episodes of 'Las Vegas'. That show is like Chineese Food -- goes down quick and easy and 30 minutes later you want something else. Tom Selleck is on now and he pretty much brings absolutely nothing to the table. There was an episode featuring a Bar Matizvah party, and I think the name of the family was the STEREOTYPESTEINS from New York. My god was it annoying bordering on offensive at times. We also paused the DVR to deduce that since they were checking in the hotel at 8 AM on a Saturday morning according to the show's timeline, then they must have caught that very popular 3 AM flight out of La Guardia on a Friday night. Nice job writers.

Looks like we have one 30 Rock left on Thursday, and then whatever the networks have left, or have been saving, will make its appearance in 2008. So goodbye fall TV season, we hardly knew ye. Perhaps I will get bored one afternoon and recap, we shall see.

'How I Met Your Mother' was new last night, and it was great (as usual) - and timely! I have been yearning for something to watch that doesn't involve David Caruso, Tom Selleck or Jason Lee. That show has outdone itself this year in the clever department and last night was a great example. Taking us from the present day to earlier this year to last year to the year before in 4 stories was handled flawlessly and all the stories were entertaining. And as usual, Barney kept the show moving with another of his sayings/rules/situations. Well done CBS for giving this show another chance -- this third season has been its best so far.

Final TV thought...my son has a new fascination. Scooby Doo. It started with two books, one about Scooby and one about Batman. When I told him that I remember they met on TV once, he implored me to find it. As luck would have it, Cartoon Network shows Scooby Doo about 34 times per day, so it didn't take much searcing to find the old classic, 'Scooby Doo Meets Batman and Robin'. It was just as I remembered it too, and it all came rushing back so fast - especially after we watched it for a 22nd time this week. It was a like an old pair of shoes or finding an old yearbook that jogged the memory. I pictured myself coming home from school, turining on good old channel 29, adjusting the antenna, and watching the only cartoon that was on at the time - right before Gilligans Island was starting. Those were the days -- less choices so more appreciation of what was available.
Well the kicker here is that this episode of Scooby is from 1972 -- originally aired 2 years before my birth, and 35 years later is as entertaining and relevant as it was then. The clothes were odd (we're still not wearing ascots), but the story of good and evil rings true and the Mystery Machine is never out of place. We have been watching more episodes now, some that date back to 1969, and many whose plots I remember vividly once the show gets going. Its amazing -- to Max, it might as well have been made yesterday and its no different to him than Shrek or any of that drek (rhyme) on Noggin. I guess Scooby Doo is in fact the true defintion of 'timeless'