Tuesday, September 28, 2010

First Impressions – Friday & Saturday Night TV 2010

There aren’t many pickins on Fridays and Saturday (as it is the barren wasteland of television), so networks tend to bury shows in these timeslots rather than premiere them.

RETURNING FAVORITES

Smallville – Like Heroes, I feel a certain obligation to watch it based on the geek blood that flows through my veins. Both are/were mediocre at best, formulaic and predictable at its norm, and downright cheesetastic at its worse. Being that it’s the final season, things have amped up as Lois wises up the Blur’s identity. I guess on the CW, you don’t even need glasses to hide your identity, just a black t-shirt and coat.

SNL – The first show of the season was hosted by the fantastic Amy Poehler. As adorkable as Seth Meyers is, Weekend Update was at its best when it was co-chaired by Fey and Poehler. Still, seeing Seth and Amy’s “Really?!” skit is always a treat. Katy Perry sounded flat during one of her songs, but her boobs were anything but in the Elmo shirt she chose to wear during a skit (take that, PBS). Kristen Wiig continues to be the quarterback and shining beacon of the current cast, and Justin Timberlake’s obviously trying to get to Alec Baldwin or Christopher Walken status with his frequent appearances. I don’t mind it at all…

THE NIGHT’S WINNER

Vampire Weekend!

I went to go see them perform at the Greek at my alma mater. They sounded great live and the weather was absolutely beautiful for an outside concert.

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