Welcome to another edition of TV or Not TV where I’m finally all moved in.
I know that you don’t care about my moving woes, and I really don’t blame you. Clearly they’ve had an impact on me and my ability to get things done and I’ve had to set this column aside not once but twice (not something that I like to do). It’s also distracted me from my ability to watch TV, which also makes writing this column a little tough.
That being said I hope that you can accept the fact that I actually have very little to talk about at the head of this column, accept for a few ramblings that sprang to mind between my last column and this one while I’ve been shuffling boxes from there to here.
I’m still blown away by LOST and I have no idea what direction that they are taking with this show, but I’m still thrilled to sit here and enjoy the ride.
I never actually watched Life on Mars but I understand that a lot of people were dissapointed in the way that the show closed the season (and series). Sorry you guys got stung.
I’ve been watching Heroes and I have to say that the past few episodes have almost made me forget all of the bad that the show has been lately and I’ve actually been looking forward to viewing again (even though I admit that Hayden‘s hair in the last episode was a major distraction).
Battlestar Galactica‘s ending actually had a bit more heart that I was expecting it to have, and ended on far warmer a note that I ever would have imagined the show capable of. Our illustrous Ken Plume hit the nail on the end when he recently tweeted that an influence of Douglas Adams was present.
I’m both happy and sad to learn that the next season of Monk is going to be it’s last. The show has been a long-running staple in my house and even though there is more to come I’m already starting to miss the Defective Detective.
I still amazed at how good Smallville has been this season as it’s a show I’d all but written off after last year. If the quality were to keep up like this I’d be more than happy to see it return, and get paired with another season of Reaper. Both of these things are nothing but wishful thinking on my part.
I have to wonder if ABC really intends to air the final three unaired episodes of Pushing Daisies this summer since they will be on the second season DVD set, which is set to release July 21.
With these minor ramblings out of the way I present to you my take on the schedule this next week.
MONDAY
NBC – 8:oo PM: Tonight Chuck is special guest-tastic with Chevy Chase and Scott Bakula. This show is starting it’s season wrap-up so if you’ve been a fan in the past and you’ve not been watching recently then now would be a good time to get back in to it.
NGTV – 8:00 PM: The holiday of Easter is upon us and the National Geographic Channel is goin’ In Search of Jesus’ Tomb. Didn’t anyone learn from Geraldo Rivera and Al Capone’s Vaults?
ABC – 9:30 PM: Bob Saget is returning to the realm of the sitcom with Surviving Suburbia. This is no Full House but I hear really good things.
TUESDAY
ABC – 8:00 PM: It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown is another one of those specials that I just don’t remember but I’m sure I watched as a kid.
FOX – 9:00 PM: The odd cases and creepy bald guy are back with tonight’s return of Fringe.
FX – 10:00 PM: I’m trying to avoid the fire jokes with the return of the smokin’ hot FX original series Rescue Me, but I can’t help it.
WEDNESDAY
DISCOVERY – 9:00 PM: If you were already a fan of Mythbusters than I have three words that are going to make you squeel with glee: Demolition Derby Special.
ABC – 9:00 PM: So Ben broke the rules and now has to atone for his past discretions. How does one do that? Looks like you may have to go to the temple where the Smoke Monster lives and present yourself for judgement. I love LOST.
ABC – 10:00 PM: I don’t know what to think about The Unusuals just based on the previews that we’ve been given. Either this is going to be an incredibly quirky and entertaining ensemble cast set in the oddest police precinct in New York or it’s going to be a monumental mess.
THURSDAY
NBC – 8:00 PM & 9:00 PM: I was thrown for a loop on The Office when Michael quit. I was mystified when he decided to start his own paper company (was Dunder-Mifflin just a reseller?). I’m glued to watching tonight.
NBC – 8:30 PM: Can the people that brought us The Office make lightning in a bottle twice with Parks and Recreation? Amy Poehler sure hopes so.
COMEDY CENTRAL – 10:00 PM: If you were hoping for much from Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire you’re probably in for a let down. This is Comedy Central, not Adult Swim.
CBS – 10:00 PM: The murder-a-week mystery show Harper’s Island premieres tonight. Each week a wedding guest is offed, bringing us closer to the killer. Eh, it’s only 13 weeks, I’ll watch.
FRIDAY
FOX – 8:00 PM: Will tonight’s season finale of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles be the series finale? I don’t think they’ll be back.
NBC – 9:00 PM: Must be something in the air tonight, it’s also the season finale of Friday Night Lights.
FOX – 9:00 PM: Someone’s been spying on the Dollhouse so Echo and Sierra are imprinted to be spy-hunters. I love how this show has gone from giving us the creepy clients and gone internal with the story lines.
HIST – 10:00 PM: If you were wondering how to not do a Ponzi scheme than you may want to watch Ripped Off: Madoff and the Scamming of America.
SATURDAY
ABC – 7:00 PM: Will this year be the year that I finally watch The Ten Commandments?
FOOD – 8:00 PM: Get ready for the sugar induced little ones with the tempting Easter Unwrapped. Maybe it isn’t good to know how our favorite treats are made.
HBO – 10:00 PM: Thrilla in Manilla is a doc that looks back at the final Ali-Frazier fight, featuring Joe Frazier himself. This is from a time when boxing was more than something just on Saturday nights HBO, it was a national obsession and this competition was ugly.
SUNDAY
HISTORY – 8:00 PM: Scientests try to figure out if life started here or abroad as well as try to determine alien influence on mankind in Ancient Aliens.
TLC – 8:00 PM: A woman’s legs and feet grow to 210 pounds on The Woman with Giant Legs. Sometimes the title really does say it all.
SHO – 10:00 PM: Tracy Ullman is back on the tele again with Tracy Ulman’s State of the Union. She’ll be using a cast of self-played characters to make us laugh and take a look at the American condition.
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April 7th, 2009 at 12:36 am
Please help us save Reaper! The creators have left, and while this doesn’t look good for our show, you can still let the CW know you want Reaper to continue even without them.
feedback@CWTV.com
http://www.cwtv.com/feedback/comments
Please don’t stay silent. They’ll never know how much you’d like Reaper to stay if you never tell them. Tom Spezialy’s still around, and lots of shows do just fine even after a change in the guards.
Since snail mail campaigns work best, here’s the address for Dawn Ostroff at the CW:
Reaper
Attn: Dawn Ostroff
CW Network
3300 W. Olive Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505
Please consider taking a moment to send in a letter or postcard.
April 7th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
while you’re at it, tell em folks to keep smallville
its just getting to the good parts people