Very Special Post
DVR capacity was getting dangerously low, so here's a marathon Mile-a-Minute Commentary, 60 words or so per show:
The Office: Closing of the Other Office is good to see. It’s a bit like when one character goes off to college and everyone else stays at the fictional local one; can be ok TV, but you know it’s not gonna last. Hopefully they’ll find a place for Ed Helms and Rashida Jones in Scranton. Anyway, great ep overall.
Smallville: Very Special episode, except instead of Blossom becoming a woman, Clark teaches Green Arrow not to use drugs. Fortunately the super-powerful serum that can heal bullet wounds apparently has no addictive qualities whatsoever. And to continue straying completely out of character, Lana is apparently pregnant, though it’s unclear that she ever slept with Lex. So not a real super installment.
Supernatural: Ew. Vengeful spirit attempts to talk to victims through her freshly slit throat… before they get their throats slit. As a friend used to say, that brings the trache-outta-me. In addition to a Linda Blair appearance, ‘was a deep reference drawer, too – Rockford Files, Mulder & Scully, Steve McQueen, even a fairly buried Buffy shout-out – “Anthony Giles.” Long live Sunnydale.
The OC: Goodish ep with two crucial flaws. First was dragging out the hoary cliché of inviting a bunch of homeless people to Thanksgiving dinner. They spared us a hooker with a heart of gold, but really – this plot sucked the first time; it’s no better the 100th. The second was horribly glaring product placement for Chili’s. I mean, seriously. Chili’s!
Grey’s Anatomy: Got a strange mention on The OC, where Summer’s Dad said he may transfer to a hospital full of delightfully wacky doctors named Seattle Grace. Things were actually less wacky at the “real” Seattle Grace, save for the “man up” camping trip. Solid ep, tho – the various tangled webs got even more so, and McDreamy doesn’t need space.
Battlestar Galactica: President Roslin and Commander Adama decide to genocide the Cylons out of existence, and they’re foiled by Cylon-loving Helo, who basically pulls a fuse. Um… ok. Again, it’s one of those “otherwise the show would end” deals, so I’ll give it a pass. Ep was fine, but except for discovering Baltar’s treachery, was kind of marking time.
Saturday Night Live: Rough start with the Nancy Pelosi sketch, but relatively funny show, if a little guest star intensive. Alec Baldwin is always good, although it was a little show-within-a-show-within-a-show given his role on 30 Rock. Why does Seth Meyers look so uncomfortable on Weekend Update? Perhaps it’s the fact that The Daily Show and Colbert Report have rendered it irrelevant.
The Office: Closing of the Other Office is good to see. It’s a bit like when one character goes off to college and everyone else stays at the fictional local one; can be ok TV, but you know it’s not gonna last. Hopefully they’ll find a place for Ed Helms and Rashida Jones in Scranton. Anyway, great ep overall.
Smallville: Very Special episode, except instead of Blossom becoming a woman, Clark teaches Green Arrow not to use drugs. Fortunately the super-powerful serum that can heal bullet wounds apparently has no addictive qualities whatsoever. And to continue straying completely out of character, Lana is apparently pregnant, though it’s unclear that she ever slept with Lex. So not a real super installment.
Supernatural: Ew. Vengeful spirit attempts to talk to victims through her freshly slit throat… before they get their throats slit. As a friend used to say, that brings the trache-outta-me. In addition to a Linda Blair appearance, ‘was a deep reference drawer, too – Rockford Files, Mulder & Scully, Steve McQueen, even a fairly buried Buffy shout-out – “Anthony Giles.” Long live Sunnydale.
The OC: Goodish ep with two crucial flaws. First was dragging out the hoary cliché of inviting a bunch of homeless people to Thanksgiving dinner. They spared us a hooker with a heart of gold, but really – this plot sucked the first time; it’s no better the 100th. The second was horribly glaring product placement for Chili’s. I mean, seriously. Chili’s!
Grey’s Anatomy: Got a strange mention on The OC, where Summer’s Dad said he may transfer to a hospital full of delightfully wacky doctors named Seattle Grace. Things were actually less wacky at the “real” Seattle Grace, save for the “man up” camping trip. Solid ep, tho – the various tangled webs got even more so, and McDreamy doesn’t need space.
Battlestar Galactica: President Roslin and Commander Adama decide to genocide the Cylons out of existence, and they’re foiled by Cylon-loving Helo, who basically pulls a fuse. Um… ok. Again, it’s one of those “otherwise the show would end” deals, so I’ll give it a pass. Ep was fine, but except for discovering Baltar’s treachery, was kind of marking time.
Saturday Night Live: Rough start with the Nancy Pelosi sketch, but relatively funny show, if a little guest star intensive. Alec Baldwin is always good, although it was a little show-within-a-show-within-a-show given his role on 30 Rock. Why does Seth Meyers look so uncomfortable on Weekend Update? Perhaps it’s the fact that The Daily Show and Colbert Report have rendered it irrelevant.
1 comment:
I thought last week's Office really launched into another strata. It was pretty amazing. I am really looking forward to seeing where they go with this.
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