NEW SHOWS
Top Chef: Just Desserts – Although it’s already two episodes in, my fear of it being a less interesting spin-off of the original have been obliterated. Well, Seth’s excruciatingly awkward breakdown was more than I could stand (Red Hots for the moms of America!). I loves me some Gayle and the characters they have assembled for this initial go-round are fun to watch compete against each other. You know it’s a great reality show competition when the nicknames you create for the people come flying out of your mouth at a rapid rate.
Undercovers – I kept my expectations low, especially since it was so easy to keep them high. For a while now, JJ’s been on a role. Felicity is the first time I remember his name, it was really Alias that got me to pay attention. After that, he did the Lost pilot, then Fringe, then Star Trek. You get the pattern. But somehow, I just couldn’t get excited about Undercovers. After watching the pilot, I’m still meh about it. Mr. and Mrs. Smith was sexier. Chuck (with his relationship with Sara) is more fun. And Alias was a LOT more interesting. I’ll stick around for another episode or two, otherwise it may be demoted to the “I’ll catch it whenevs” list.RETURNING FAVORITES
Survivor: Nicaragua – Yet another reality show competition that was two weeks in, I still enjoy watching the social experiment that is Survivor. This time, they’ve split the tribes by age. I feel like Survivor has started borrowing more from the casting strategies of the Real World. Instead of sticking the ignorant white dude with the sassy black girl in an Ikea furnished sorostitute house, they stick those same archetypes in an exotic locale. Oh, and apparently, according to this season’s ignorant white man, New York is full of gays. I feel that the Bay Area is starting to lose its reputation as the Rainbow Headquarters.
Modern Family – Oh Modern Family, how I’ve missed you. Coming straight from their Emmy win, I also lowered my expectations. The fear of the second season not living up to the hype of the first has gone away. I feel like the running joke of Mitchell being terrified of birds will never be old to me.
Cougar Town – The premier episode featured the greatly publicized reunion of Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox. As great as it was seeing these two friends (unavoidable pun intended), I enjoyed seeing this well-oiled ensemble back in action. Everybody made a big deal about Modern Family’s ensemble last year, but I feel that Cougar Town’s cast is just as good as its time slot lead-in. Plus, any show that encourages and embraces day drinking is already an automatic half-point bonus on a ten-point scale of fun-ness.DVR CASUALTY
I forgot to record Law & Order: SVU. I didn’t really mind missing it. Thus, it has become the first cut of the fall season. A moment of silence, please…
THE NIGHT’S WINNER
Red Hots!
I guess its sweet, cinnamon flavor combined with an unhealthy desire to please one’s “mommy” does not make for a delicious combo… but it does win for making me cringe more than Taylor Swift’s recent VMA performance.
OMG, I loved, loved, loved Just Desserts. Seth is for real cra-cra. It was both awkward and fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm with you on Mitchell and the birds