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October 20, 2005
TV Season review
Just in time for November sweeps, it's my review of the TV season so far...
BEST NEW SHOW: PRISON BREAK
It is truly impressive how consistently intense, supsenseful, and surprising this show has been in its first few episodes. If they can keep it up, this could be the most exciting season of any TV show ever. The lead actor is great and I know he had to spend hours in makeup every day working on that ridiculous tattoo. OK, it requires a bit of suspension of disbelief, but it's worth it.
BEST RETURNING SHOW: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
I fear this will be the last season, which is sad, because it's just getting funnier and funnier. I'm not surprised people don't watch this show -- it requires serious concentration to catch all the jokes, gags, puns, and riffs. But it pays off. A lawyer named Bob Loblaw (say it fast). A Sunday brunch at a restaurant called "Skip Church's" and a Friday night drink at a bar called "Miss Temple's". A man bragging that he was both an "analyst" and a "therapist" and putting on his business card "anal-rapist". Laugh out loud funny every week.
Other new shows I'm watching:
Invasion -- The best of the new alien shows. Gets the creepy mood just right and seems to be moving just fast enough, with just enough mystery.
How I Met Your Mother -- This one's borderline, but I like the optimistic tone and I have an irrational liking for Neal Patrick Harris (aka Doogie Howser).
The Adam Carolla Project -- It's on TLC and it's Adam Carolla (who, despite The Man Show, is actually very funny) and a team of misfits renovating a house. It's really funny, and also quite a happy tone that I like.
Returning shows:
Lost -- Well-crafted yet frustrating as always, so I've given up and just decided to keep watching and stop caring that nothing's happening and there are no answers.
Smallville -- I'm a sucker for Superman. I'm the type to get excited that they're having Aquaman on tonight's episode and he'll be wearing orange and green, just like on the old Superfriends cartoons.
Gilmore Girls -- This show is as outstanding as ever. Well written with story arcs that really seem to flow naturally. Rory and Lorelai being estranged is great, especially since you know by the end of the season they'll have a huge thawing/reunion. However, the writers have turned the one decent male character (Luke) into one of the testosterone-lacking Milquetoasts all men fear we are already for watching this show.
Posted by JoshHornik at October 20, 2005 05:37 PM