Wednesday TV

Modern Family - S02E16 - "Princess Party"

8/10

Survivor - S22E01 - "You're looking at the New Leader of your Tribe"

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Top Chef - S08E10 - "Lock Down"

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1/10

Tuesday TV

Southland - S03E07 - "Sideways"


9/10

Sunday TV

Californication - S04E13 - "Lawyers, Guns and Money"

7/10


Shameless - S01E06 - "Killer Carl"

7/10

Family Guy - S09E10 - "Friends of Peter G"

6/10

The Simpsons - S22E12 - "Homer the Father"

7/10

Friday TV

Kitchen Nightmares - S04E04 - "Revisited #1"


Nice little reunion show. But way too many clips from previous episodes. No shock that Bazzini's is closed after how horrible that Chef/owner was. 6/10

Star Wars The Clone Wars - S03E17 - "Ghosts of Mortis"



Yet to Watch N/R

Fringe - S03E13 - "Immortality"




Nice to go back to the other side and see Charlie and Fauxlivia again. Interesting story with the beetle but it was mainly used as a plot device to trick everyone into Fauxlivia's being poisoned.

It was pretty obvious she was pregnant as soon as they busted out the ultrasound. I'm okay with the storyline, sort of, but at least it gains some sympathy for Fauxlivia. It also makes it more difficult now for Peter to choose which side to save. With the entire show now in jeopardy due to ratings, it will be interesting to see if the season ends with a series conclusion or open-ended for a season 4.

I also liked how Walternate refused to operate on children. 7/10


Spartacus Gods of the Arena - S01E04 - "Behind the Mask"




Another great episode with some great writing. It's finally revealed what has caused Lucretia to turn from a simple wife to a mean and vengeful woman in "Blood and Sand." The death of Gaia, while predictable, will have interesting consequences as this 6 part series comes to a close.

I am more interested in the death of Gannicus and Melitta. There lack of appearance in "Blood and Sand" should result in horrible deaths for both of them. Compound that now with the fact that Gannicus is in love with Melitta, will only create a more messy situation that is sure to add drama.

With only two episodes left, a lot needs to be covered and blood will definitely be spilled. I can't wait. 8/10

Thursday TV

Community - S02E15 - "Early 21st Century Romanticism"




Wasn't that big of a fan of this episode. The only thing really memorable about it was watching Brita make out with another girl. Jeff's side plot that turned into a party at his place was a dud, as was Pierce's drugs making him go insane. Troy and Abed's attempts to date the librarian provided few laughs. Damn, what a shame. 7/10


The Office - S07E16 - "PDA"




I actually enjoyed this episode. It's probably because it brings back memories of when the Office was funny -- some of my favorite episodes involved Holly and Michael. Their nonstop kissing and hugging, and sitting on the same chair was pretty amusing. Everything seemed tighter this episode, and most of the jokes were hits than misses. Great effort. 8/10



The Big Bang Theory - S04E15 - "The Benefactor Factor"



Weird episode that had Leonard making out with Jessica Walter and then later having sex with her off screen. It was somewhat amusing seeing Leonard do the walk of shame, but most of the humor fell flat. Sheldon's reactions were chuckle worthy, but not much else was entertaining. My biggest complaint with this show, is that it often seems like the episodes always end so abruptly; Sheldon running off with projector, the Iphone App, and now the fallout with Leonard's prostitution. 6/10

Wednesday TV

Top Chef - S08E09 - "Feeding Fallon"

Carla is nuts. But we all knew that already :) She has 3 challenges now, which is amazing. She is a great underdog who is a lot more dangerous now than she was in her previous season. I was really pulling for Angelo to win, but maybe Carla is more "fun for TV" than Angelo? The bottom three were Fabio, Tiffany, and once again Dale. Heading into the end, I was certain it was going to be Tiffany who hasn't really performed well this season. However, it was Fabio who took the fall. Fabio is great TV, but I never really found him to be a great chef. I'll miss his one liners and fobby pronunciations, until the reunion show! 8/10





Modern Family - S02E14 - "Bixby's Back"

It's year two for the Dunphy family Valentine's Day and I was more than happy to see Clive Bixby return. Last year was hilarious with Claire getting her robe caught in the escalator. This year, was a little more predictable - with Phil taking the wrong keycard and ending up in the wrong hotel room naked. Phil had some great moments, especially when he was driving scooter in the restaurant and kissing Claire in the bar then spitting out her drink into a cup. He also had the line of the night, "I'm usually pretty good at catching things from women in bars." Meanwhile, Cameron and Mitchell had their spat on which one gay guys were lusting over. That was only mildly funny, and the Jay/Gloria & Manny/Haley were just there and provided no laughs. Claire was looking absolutely stunning in this episode though! Definitely, not a shame! 8/10

Tuesday TV

Southland - S03E06 - "Cop or Not"

WTF? No seriously.... WTF? I don't get it. Why did the writers have to make John gay? I have nothing against gay people, I just don't see the point. John is one of the best characters on the show, and his struggles with the pain addiction and bad back now all have a new meaning :P But seriously, can't we just watch a show without someone always being gay? ugh. The murder of the week was a rather dull case, with the majority of it going towards Adams and her supposedly leaked photos to the media, and the repercussions that may come from it. It seemed rather obvious that the show was hinting that Russ was the one who did it, as he's in need of the money more than anyone. Hopefully they'll run with this side plot and it actually ends up being Adams who did it!

Also this was our first time seeing Sammy since Nate was killed a couple episodes ago. I'm not a fan of his storyline regarding his ex-wife Tammy. Fortunately she's been given limited screen time since the move to TNT. Thank the heavens for a lower budget :) Now that we find out he's the father - it will be interesting to see if he'll still pursue the gangsters that killed his partner. After all, now that he'll be a father maybe he'll realize being alive to provide for his kid will be more important than revenge? Either way, Sammy's path post-Nate will be the most intriguing part of this season. But still... John being gay? Damn... what a shame! 8/10

Sunday TV

Shameless - S01E05 - "Three Boys"

This episode really didn't do it for me. After last week's stellar episode with the baby kidnapping, this one just bored me to tears. It mostly concerns Kevin and Veronica's fake wedding. The constant twists of the plot of the on and off and back on again fake wedding just wasn't funny for me. Nor was the brother with tourettes. Is that supposed to be funny? I also wasn't the biggest fan of Frank and his 3 balls. It seems kind of ridiculous that a man like Frank would think its normal for a man to have 3 testicles. However, it did lend itself to the line of the night where Frank shouted "Just knowing your tits are trying to kill you, that's got to suck!" at the Breast Cancer counseling room. 7/10





Californication - S04E05 - "Freeze Frame"

I don't really know why I watch this show. It's a comedy, but I don't ever really recall myself gasping for air out of laughter. It's hardly for the drama that's for sure. It must be for the nudity and sex. Well if that's the case, this episode was disappointing! No hot blackberry asian girl taking it doggy style, no Sasha tits, and no Mia breasts!! I mean come on! You bring back Mia, and you don't show her boobs! :) Time is ticking for Hank and Abby the lawyer to hook up. I haven't seen her naked since Sin City haha. I wasn't the biggest fan of Runkle cutting his penis to find out that his vasectomy may not have been a complete success. Marcy being pregnant doesn't thrill me in any way nor make me laugh, and the notion that Charlie may be the dad at least will keep them together and fighting. That's usually where some of the great comedy has been. We'll see what happens to Hank now that there is a picture of him with Sasha and Mia down his pants 7/10

Friday TV

Star Wars the Clone Wars: S03E16 - "Altar of Mortis"

This was part two of the three part series dealing with the force users. I felt the first part of this story was a lot stronger than this episode. Still it was neat to hear "StarKiller's" voice from Force Unleashed. They teased the death of Ahsoka by being infected with the Dark Side. We all know that she will have to die sometime, so it was a little thrilling to wonder if it would be at the hands of Anakin. 7/10





Spartacus - God's of the Arena S01E03 - "Paterfamilias"

After coming off two hot episodes, this show came back down to reality. The pacing and story was not that great this week. The story of Batiatus's rise is very interesting and appealing. It's great to see how he became so corrupt and vicious. Unfortunately this week, his antics took a back seat due to the return of his Father. Those scenes dragged, and the fighting this week were no where near as amazing as last week. We get to see Crixus win in the Arena for the first time and join the brotherhood. But that fight was a mere formality that he would win, and had no where near the drama or intrigue from last week when he battled Gannicus. It's also disheartening to know the season is half way over already :( 7/10





Kitchen Nightmares - S04E03 - "PJ's Steakhouse"

This was a really unique episode of Kitchen Nightmares. From the start it seemed like it was going to be the same old recycled crap - Owner doesn't work hard, chef is clueless but cocky. Chef thinks Gordon is full of crap, eventually he accepts Gordon's way, and then the place prospers the Chef apologizes and everyone's happy. What made this such a unique episode is that the Chef did not do well at any moment, and eventually was fired on the air! Gordon brought in his replacement, which prompted the night go super smoothly and PJ's looked like it was on its road to recovery. Another unique thing about this episode is that there was barely any make over. Usually Gordon does a complete make over, but I believe this one only did a sign and a tribute area. The last thing that made this episode unique was that there was no happy ending. At the end of the episode it was stated that PJ's was sold and no longer exists. Damn... What a shame! 8/10






Fringe - S03E12 - "Concentrate and Ask Again"

After two superb episodes since the move to Fridays, this week's episode was a drop in pacing. The mystery event of the week, a pathogen that causes your bones to disintegrate was rather gruesome and painful looking. I thought the whole mind reading part of the show was kind of dull. I feel for Walter, as he realizes that his experiments on children have left many broken lives. The end revelation with Peter still having feels for Fauxlivia (now canon!) should bring a dramatic season finale. 7/10

Thursday TV

Community - S02E14 "Advanced Dungeon's and Dragons"


From the very opening of this episode, complete with Lord of the Rings narration, I knew I was going to be in for a treat. Things only improved with Chang showing up as a dark elf. I couldn't stop laughing my ass off in this episode. Pierce, as usual, steals the show. My all time favorite episode of Community is the paintball episode, and this one surely matched it in terms of creativity and hilarity. Great stuff! 10/10





The Office - S07E15 "The Search"

I remember a few years ago when the Office use to be funny. This show has consistently sucked for the past 4 years. It's really astounding how bad this show has become, and now with Steve Carell on the verge of leaving the show, one can only wonder how much worse it can get before its canceled. I barley ever laugh while watching this show. Usually its Creed's one liners that are the only thing consistently making me laugh. The jokes on Gabe were not that funny, and the Michael storyline was cute but not much more. 6/10





The Big Bang Theory - S04E4 "The Thespian Catalyst"

This show has not been good in awhile either. And once again, it's another Sheldon episode. What happened to Leonard? He barely has any screen time these days. Anyway, its your typical Sheldon episode with few laughs, recycled jokes and gags, aside from him crying to his mommy about wanting to go the 23rd century which was funny. The Raj storyline was absolutely retarded as anyone who watches the show knows, he cannot talk to women unless he's drinking. So it was pretty obvious each time it was a dream. And a dance number? Really? Who's actually laughing during this? 6/10

Wednesday TV

Top Chef - S08E08 - "An Offer they Can't Refuse"


After last weeks shocker with Marcel being eliminated and ruining my pre-season prediction of the final 3 being Marcel, Richard, and Angelo in the process, this week's episode started off great. Richard ended up winning the quickfire challenge and won immunity for the Elimination Challenge. During the challenge, which was an Italian challenge, Antonia ended up winning with her steamed mussels. I was laughing my ass off over Fabio disrespecting her dish. In the end it was down to Mike, Dale, and Tre for elimination. I was somewhat worried for Dale, but having won so many challenges before it seemed like there was really no other choice but Tre or Mike. Unfortunately for Tre, it was his time to go once again. 7/10