Having returned from my apathy-induced absence from this blog, I'll just jump right in.
Burn Notice: I previously said that since every season of this show is almost a fully self-enclosed story that continues with the same characters, I couldn't judge last season's finale until I had seen how this season would turn out. Well, we're a couple weeks in, and I have to say, this season is going great! Michael was forced to cause the burning of another spy, Jesse (Coby Bell of the short-lived NFL sitcom The Game... also some doctor show I never watched), who has since joined Michael's crew, helping Mike to catch the guy Jesse was looking for prior to being burned, except now he's helping the people who ruined both his and Michael's careers, but only Michael knows it.
Yeah, it's kind of confusing when you spell it out like that, but it's much easier to follow on the show. And Jesse, unlike so many other new additions to shows before him, is adding a lot to the show and with his all-action approach to every situation, is creating a nice spot for him in the midst of Mike's spy crew.
One thing still bugs me about the show, though. Why is Michael still living in that crappy spot above the nightclub? Now that he's working for someone with resources and money, why can't he find a new apartment?
White Collar: It doesn't actually premiere until tonight, so there's not a lot I can say except this: according to my sister, Matt Bomer, who plays thief turned FBI pseudo-agent Neal Caffrey, is THE hottest guy on summer TV. Just passing that on.
Wipeout: I LOVVEEEE shows like this. Hell, I'm watching a repeat of Ninja Warrior (new season out in August!!!) as I type this. And Wipeout is helped along by the irreverent comments made by two hosts who themselves aren't going to get anywhere near any of these obstacles (also a great part of the sadly cancelled Crash Course). My one question is why aren't there more shows like this? Network insiders always claim that they prefer shows that aren't "myth-heavy" as they don't play well as repeats (even though I have Twin Peaks on four times a day); so what could possibly repeat better than a game show that will never age, because people falling is always funny?!
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Actually, ABC is trying a new game show that people fall down a lot in (I think it is called Downfall) and it has met with limited success, meaning that maybe you only hit ligtning in the bottle once with these types of shows. Wipeout works because there isn't anything else like it on TV, and with the lower expectations of the summer in general and the cheap production value (get giant balls, find idiots on the street, have them sign away their lives, and boom, you have a show)it works. During regular TV season not sure it would work, and if there were a lot of similar type shows on, I think they would end up splitting the popularity of the one, but you never know, I suppose. Oh, and my wife votes for the young decetive from Haven played by Lucas Bryant as the hottest guy on summer TV. So, who's the hottest girl, the world wants to know, in your opinion, in summer TV?
ReplyDeleteHas your wife not seen Matt Bomer soaking wet in a white t-shirt in EW? I mean, really, even as a straight man, I gotta admit, looking pretty good.
ReplyDeleteFor my part, no one's hotter than Karen Gillan, Amy Pond on Doctor Who. She's hot, a redhead, with a hot Scottish accent, PLUS she's on one of my favorite (and the best) shows on TV. Also, let's face it, who wouldn't LOVE to be the Doctor and just wander all over time and space having adventures, and picking up hot chicks who simply CAN'T turn you down, because you have a time machine?
As for your point on Wipeout, yeah that might happen if there were a LOT of shows like that, but if you just had the one or two as alternate programming to everyone else's by the book cop/ legal/ medical dramas and comedies that are rarely original or funny, I think that would work at any time of year.
The kids and I love Wipeout! The comments make it extra funny, but this thing would be great without any sound at all. The objects they come up with are pretty amazing. And how about the "sideline reporter?" What on earth is she doing there? My favorite part is that most of the time they show her just laughing at someone that has face-planted into the mud. AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteIf we wanted to get all hoity-toity about it, we could say that sideline reporter Jill is there to complete the parody of conventional sports programming in America, wherein we are used to having two men (a colorman and a main man)and a someone covering from the sidelines who is often today an attractive woman (hence Erin Andrew's career).
ReplyDeleteThough, really, we could probably just say that the show needed a woman and Jill's an attractive one, which, come to think of it, is how we ended up with the Erin Andrews of the world in the first place, isnt't it?