BIG SHOTS (ABC, Thursday, 9pm): Toted as the Sex and the City for guys, it glorifies adultary (one guy is having an affair and then the mistress ends up befriending the oblivious wife), leud sexual acts (another guy tries to cover up his truckstop trannie run-in), wives who cheat on their perfect husbands, and another guy who complains about being married but still goes through all the trouble to fly Napolians from Italy to his daughter’s birthday party in hopes of having sex with his wife. Yawn, bore, click over to…
PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC, Wednesdays, 8pm) aka Addison goes to LA. Great characters (who doesn’t love their Taye Diggs) and funny storylines, but *yawn*stretch* this could get old if the writing doesnt pick up soon. Although the story about the dead husband’s mistress and wife fighting over his unclaimed seman was laughable. The girl counting the tiles on the floor…not so much. I give it one, maybe two seasons. As much as I love Kate Walsh and Shondraland, I think this is headed nowhere fast. Taye Diggs needs to get out of the TV business (see Daybreak, the good-in-thoery storyline that never finished). Go back to Broadway, baby!
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS, Mondays, 7pm) Having never watched the first season I must say…Neil Patrick Harris is hilarious and deserves a Golden Globe. ‘Nuff said.
K-VILLE (FOX, Mondays, 8pm) I wanted to give this cop drama a chance, I really did, but I liked it better with the alternate title “Law and Order: New Orleans Unit”.
NCIS (CBS, Tuesdays, 7pm) Oh how I love thee, DiNozzo…or DiNardo….or whatever your name is…you knew he couldn’t be dead…opps, did I ruin it for you? Then I will just say this: what starts off as just another NCIS ho-hum episode turns into a “WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!” ending…hope your TiVo recorded over!
BONES (FOX, Tuesdays, 7pm) I love the fact that I can record two shows at once, because I wouldn’t know which one to pick…Zack goes to Iraq (minute 2:30 in the show) and then comes back (minute 15:49). Huh? Meanwhile Angela (that slut!) is trying to divorce her MIA husband…you know, what’s his name from you know where? And Hodgie’s still smitten…aw, squint love…meanwhile, Booth is getting no love from Brennan who is just icy cold as they come..until they uncover a serial killer who will probably remain on the rest of the season ala Minature Killer of CSI (dont get me started on that show)…but, please, can Booth and Brennan just kiss already!? The tension is thicker than permed 6th grade hair…and that was some thick hair!
**REAPER**(CW, Tuesdays, 8pm) The CW, home to cheesy soaps and reality TV, may have uncovered a gem of a show. Basic premise: There’s this 21 year old guy who still lives with his parents, and discovers that on his birthday (conviently the first show) his parents tell him that they sold his soul to the Devil, played hilariously by, Twin Peaks’ Ray Wise (you’ve seen him). So his missions are to become the Devil’s bounty hunter, getting souls who have escaped from Hell (“People can escape from hell?” “Yeah, we have an overcrowding issue we’re dealing with”)…all this with a Red Dirt Devil dustbuster that needs to be charged every once in a while…which is nice, since the guy works at a Home Depot-type store with his FABULOUS sidekick (reminds me of an exs best friend) who at one point in the episode, is duct-taping his hand “just cause”. The guy (by the way, his name is Sam (played by Bret Harrison from The Loop, another great canceled show) also has the mad crush for cute girl next door also works with “the guys” but secretly just wants Sam to kiss her…aw, CW, how I love thee teenage angst. It’s a basic premise that is anointed by a brilliant Kevin Smith directing and writing (see Clerks and Dogma). I hope this stay on, because, even though it’s with the crappiest network on air to date, it has brilliant potential.
More to come, but the Cubs are about to play in Arizona…it’s gonna be a long night!!
More to review: Pushing Daisies, Life, Back To You, Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty, 30 Rock
