Where did this Blog Go?

I have no idea.
You should know I still watch tons of TV, and I have lots to say about it -- maybe I am on my writers strike right now? Not sure. But the motivation to blog just hasn't been there, call it a small peak in an endless valley. But now that 'Lost' and '24' are back, maybe I will find my inspiration. For now, know this:

-24 sucks this year. I am just growing tired of the formula and I feel like I have seen this season four times already. Even the undercover risk your life bullshit comes from Jack in Mexico in season 2. I do love crazy Renee Walker though -- only saving grace so far.

-Lost kicked off in incredible fashion. Wow. The only thing I need to tell you is this...to fully enjoy the experience, you need to read Jeff (Doc) Jenson the next day at www.ew.com. Just click on 'Lost' in the header and wait for his day after recap...its usually about seven pages and its amazing. Its the solid supplemental reading to any good college class. Amazing work. Makes the show that much richer.

-SNL continues to be the biggest piece of shit on television. Jon Hamm wasn't terrible, but it was pretty bad.

More to come...I can feel it happening.

Wow, January Jones Sucked

I love me some Betty Draper, what a great character and so well acted. And guess what, January Jones should get an Emmy this year. What she shouldn't get, is another chance to ever appear on live TV trying to be funny. She can't do it. And you no what? Some actors just cannot work in that format, and she is one of them.
Even worse, SNL is still a god-damn fucking disaster. Did you count the fart/shit/potty jokes last night? Major double digits...come on guys....
Also this, does anyone else fast forward anytime Seth Meyers turns over the Update desk to a 'performer'? I do. And Jon Bovi is the biggest offender. Argh. Other than Jean K. Jean which is only funny because its so bad, I get so mad when we lose valuable headline time for that crap.

Long story short, here is the final math:

Awful host + Terrible overall writing + mediocre female cast / easy fart jokes = Wanda Sykes show. Yep, that's where I am taking my eyeballs next Saturday night.

SLOW THE F**K DOWN 'V'

Holy crap...in only one hour, the V's showed up, announced themselves, were given the name 'V' or 'Visitors', organized a meeting with the UN, came down to meet the UN, started some street clubs with brochures, integrated into our marketing culture, organized spaceship tours, and did TV interviews. Oh, and they already have a resistance movement that knows about them, and many key players already know they are lizards. HOLY SHIT, that was one hour? Watch 'The O.C.' season one much?

You don't HAVE to give us everything in one hour -- that could have easily been played out with huge reveals and suspense over 3-4 shows and no one would have minded. There were no ooh-ahh moments, they just gave it to you. NO FUN AT ALL. We're only into the pilot and it might as well be episode 6. The mini-series didn't get this far after six hours. SLOW DOWN, give us some information to digest perhaps.

On a different note, 'Modern Family' is so damn good it should be criminal. Sometimes a new show comes along and reminds you how good TV comedy can be. 'The Office' and '30 Rock' showed us how workplace comedy could be funny again, and now this show takes dysfunctional family to a whole new level with a nod to 'Arrested Development' for setting the blueprint.

And remember, Always Be Closing. Don't Ever Forget Great Home Ideas Just Keep Lurking...

New Hires...

Let's just move forward to the press release where we announce our formal new hires for 2009-2010

1. Modern Family
2. FlashForward
3. Community (contract-to-hire)
4. V (hired w/o interview...strong letter of recommendation

That's it. This is all we added this fall -- lots of retention at DVR, Inc...

Quick Notes:
You can give dual Emmys right now to Don and Betty Draper (Hamm and Jones) for the 'Don's confessional) episode. Reminded of the time I watch Tony and Carmella fight in the bedroom in the last season the Sopranos -- you knew you were watching television genius unfold before your eyes. It was beyond awesome.

FOX needs to figure out how to make the baseball playoffs go faster. I know, how about playing almost every day like in REAL baseball all season long. Just do it, we will still watch.

I am enjoying 'Castle' and 'The Mentalist' this season a lot. 'Bones' hasn't been appointment TV though by any means.

Both 'Law and Orders' are having very solid seasons. I did delete an episode of SVU where they were going to make some abused kid have dinner with his abusive step dad as some sort of sting. Life it too short to have to sit through that.

I love love love 'Fringe' this year. And the same goes for 'Dollhouse', but I assume its on its way to the cancellation bin after the holidays, so I just hope they can wrap it up in style.

Still have all the episodes of 'Melrose Place' on DVR - may get to them, may not...same goes for 'The Good Wife' -- great reviews, etc...just not compelling right now.

I am also about to start 'The League' on FX.

It's Fun to be Right

Remember when I told you in September that even though Leno's numbers were high, the only thing that matters is whether or not he keeps eyeballs on NBC to increase ratings of local TV news....Do you remember?

Well he isn't. Read it here: The LA Times is considered a quality newspaper too...

Glee = Glum

They need to drop both pregnancy story lines immediately -- this show is not as fun as it should be -- its 'Glee' for f**k sake. Go back to the Pilot episode and make it more like that, only with more Sue Sylvester, like from last night - now that was awesome.

So, in summary: More Sue Sylvester, better songs, more fun, less downer bull-shit.

Where the Hell Have I Been?

Admittedly my blogging has been infrequent. This is no way to build an audience and then sustain it. For that, I apologize. I used to write almost everyday, and now it seems its about once per week (ok, month)....I think its a combination of blog fatigue, TV fatigue, and maybe my job which continues to demand my time...what up with that? I also find myself much, much busier with the kids now that they are, you know, like real people with activities and mouths and legs and wants and needs...when did this happen?

Anywho, no analogies this time about interviews, just some quick and dirty thoughts about the Fall season - unedited and unabridged.

SNL - someone commented on one of my old posts ripping me calling Seth Meyers by Seth Rogen. This cracked me up a bit...you see, my blog is found 100x per month from people typing 'SNL sucks' into Google -- turns out you find me pretty quickly. Well this person was directed to an old post from last year about Seth Rogen and instead thought I was a total jackass who didn't know what I was talking about...well guess what? Who is the jackass now? I digress...this year on SNL is beyond horrible, beyond. Megan Fox (who I love with all my heart) was given crappy material, Ryan Reynolds was barely involved, and Drew Barrymore's episode was unwatchable. The sketches themselves are herrendous this year. Its just subjective opinion, I am not going to cite examples, I am just telling you I tape it every week, watch it every week, and FF'd through it every week while shaking my head. So sad.

Brothers and Sisters - I quit this show two weeks ago. I don't miss it.

Desperate Housewives - I am going to quit this show soon. I am not sure what I am looking for in a dramedy these days, but I know it isn't this crap -- which by the way is recycled plot points year after year after year...oh the new neighbor has a secret past and may have done something bad? You don't say. The son may have killed someone in the neighborhood? You don't say. I saw this season already -- THREE FUCKING TIMES.

HIMYM - I usually write pages and pages about this show. All I will say is that it continues to crack me up every week -- so entertaining, so smart, so well casted. I enjoyed the sexless innkeeper/couples date from last night.

Big Bang - Never has a sitcom I despised so much turned so quickly to be one of the best. It did, it is, and it's awesome. I love you Howard Wolowitz and your mom's Thanksgiving Turbriskfilte...or however you pronounce a turkey stuffed with brisket and gefilte fish.

Mad Men - Continues to kill it, every week. This is the best character study/drama on TV and best since Sopranos and maybe the best ever? Who knows. We're lucky to be living through it.

Curb Your Enthusiasm - Great season so far...the Christian Slater bit last night wasn't all that funny, but the whole bit with getting ahold of the doctor and the hot towel was entertaining enough. I love Jeff and Susie and the whole Seinfeld plot is only going to get better - the first one was a great start. And let me say this -- you should always coordinate the tip when splitting the bill.

Greek - OK season so far, not the best. Still watching.

Gossip Girl - OK season so far, not the best. Still watching. After last night, the plots will have to reset again. About twice per year they resolve all open-ended story lines and begin anew. Last night had a satisfying conclusion that could have doubled as a series finale I suppose in a pinch. Lets move on now.

Law and Order/SVU: All DVR'd up for rerun weeks

The Mentalist and Castle - I really like this show. Everyone should watch. It should just be one show, save me some time.

FlashForward - so far, so good. No jinxing it. Everyone should watch.

Fringe - Getting better by the week, love it.

Dollhouse -- Getting better by the week, love it. Except last week's serial killer ep, that was just stupid. So I guess it took a step back...this show has about a shelf life of 10-12 more episodes. Let's wrap it up in style Joss, because I really like the cast and concept...but its not going to last forever like Buffy did.

Man I watch a lot of shows somehow...

The Office - a very solid season, its comedy gold - so I just enjoy it for the art it is. I think its even better in reruns I am told. No time for those yet :)

I think we're caught up here for now...sorry for the dump...going forward I am just going to opine on a single topic when one needs discussing and save the recap posts for midseason and end of season. OUT.