Well, real life intruded on TV much earlier in the season than I was expecting, which is why lots of stuff is missing this week (no Glee, Person of Interest, or Terra Nova yet; next week, hopefully). Anyways, here's what I got.
The Simpsons: Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts
Maybe it's just because I'm a history nerd, but I really liked this episode (Teddy Roosevelt is a pretty cool historical figure). Surprisingly, given the longevity of the show at this point, they've never really done a Superintendent Chalmers episode, and even more surprisingly, it was a relatively down-to-earth story, with Chalmers' old fashioned, boys-will-be-boys, rugged hands on approach reaching the more troublesome kids. Well, down-to-earth until Bart and the bullies overtook the school and held it hostage, but that was more a result of the random last act bizarreness from which the show seems unable to escape since the switch to the four act structure. Still, this late in the game, it's nice to see that The Simpsons is still capable of churning out a solid, thoroughly enjoyable episode now and then.
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Last Week in TV #1
The 2011-2012 network TV season kicked off last week, which means its time to fire up the "Last Week in TV" posts. For new readers, this is a weekly post I write looking back on the previous week in TV. It should appear every Monday (morning-ish) and discusses whatever shows I've watched that warrant discussion (the list of shows can change from week to week, depending on how timely I watch things and how motivated I am to write about a particular show in a given week; but if there's a show we both watch that you'd like me to write about consistently, let me know in the comments).
Anyways, I still haven't settled on a single format I like best, so expect the usual hodgepodge of quick thoughts and humorous quotes alongside longer, rambling analyses. And I promise it will probably never be as long as this one (this was a big week of TV, and there's still stuff I haven't watched yet, like all of SNL and Pan Am).
This season, there's a bunch of new new sitcoms I'm trying out until they either get canceled or turn out to be stinkers. I probably won't write about all of these all the time, but they're worth a few initial words.
Anyways, I still haven't settled on a single format I like best, so expect the usual hodgepodge of quick thoughts and humorous quotes alongside longer, rambling analyses. And I promise it will probably never be as long as this one (this was a big week of TV, and there's still stuff I haven't watched yet, like all of SNL and Pan Am).
This season, there's a bunch of new new sitcoms I'm trying out until they either get canceled or turn out to be stinkers. I probably won't write about all of these all the time, but they're worth a few initial words.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Last Week in TV #35
Crazy busy last week, so let's take these real quick (like, one sentence quick in some cases).
American Dad: Flirting with Disaster
A pretty standard episode (which is to say, funny but not terribly groundbreaking). Roger's usual craziness in the subplot was the highlight, but I also enjoyed the randomness of Steve's birdhouse building hobby and raunchy Patrick Stewart is always appreciated.
Steve: That's why I wasn't surprised to read in the papers that he OD'd not 10 seconds later.
American Dad: Gorilla's in the Mist
Oddly enough, the Roger subplot kinda fell flat, but the Roger/Steve stuff was fun (I especially liked the discussion of bros vs. hoes and the cracks about Francine faking it, but the stuff the gorilla did with Steve probably elicited the biggest laughs from me.
Dick: What's wrong Stan, you didn't like it?
Stan: Actually, I thought it was very well crafted, the perfect combination of dirty and smart. It was really quite elegant.
American Dad: Flirting with Disaster
A pretty standard episode (which is to say, funny but not terribly groundbreaking). Roger's usual craziness in the subplot was the highlight, but I also enjoyed the randomness of Steve's birdhouse building hobby and raunchy Patrick Stewart is always appreciated.
Steve: That's why I wasn't surprised to read in the papers that he OD'd not 10 seconds later.
American Dad: Gorilla's in the Mist
Oddly enough, the Roger subplot kinda fell flat, but the Roger/Steve stuff was fun (I especially liked the discussion of bros vs. hoes and the cracks about Francine faking it, but the stuff the gorilla did with Steve probably elicited the biggest laughs from me.
Dick: What's wrong Stan, you didn't like it?
Stan: Actually, I thought it was very well crafted, the perfect combination of dirty and smart. It was really quite elegant.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Last Week in TV #30
Another short one, but I should be back to my regular long-winded ramblings next post, as I'm home and should have plenty of TV watching time.
American Dad: Jenny Fromdabloc
Good stuff. Steve/Roger pairings are always enjoyable (Wheels and the Legman is one of my favorite things, ever) and I love it when Roger gets into his characters a bit too much. The Stan/Francine plot was amusing if slight (the cutaway to Stan racing down the street in his underwear after one martini was pretty hilarious), but the episode realized its strength was in the Steve/Roger plot and wisely didn't crowd it.
American Dad: Jenny Fromdabloc
Good stuff. Steve/Roger pairings are always enjoyable (Wheels and the Legman is one of my favorite things, ever) and I love it when Roger gets into his characters a bit too much. The Stan/Francine plot was amusing if slight (the cutaway to Stan racing down the street in his underwear after one martini was pretty hilarious), but the episode realized its strength was in the Steve/Roger plot and wisely didn't crowd it.
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