December 2008
Just in case you're unaware, this is New Year's Eve. It's a day when people go out, pay way too much for food, and watch a ball in a controlled drop in New York City. It is, this year, also apparently the night that NBC figured it ought to return Knight Rider to the schedule, a decision that makes about as much sense to me as the plot of a Knight Rider episode.
The last time we saw Eli Stone, our lawyer/prophet was working his way through a breakup with an heiress and had a difficult vision about his brother's wedding. Now, as a newlywed myself, I can appreciate that there are often difficulties on the road to matrimony. But they're usually of the "our caterer didn't show up" variety, rather than a Dark Truth vision of the wedding being called off. But to each their own.
Oh...another week, another Momma's Boys. After Sweet Little Megan gave herself the boot in last week's "most dramatic elimination EVAH!", what other surprises does Ryan Seacrest's editors have in store for us? We'll see in what's only a one-hour broadcast. It's a post-Christmas miracle!
The midseason finale of Prison Break
gives us plenty to chew over while we spend the long cold winter bereft of
Breakouts. Key questions: Is The Company evil or not? What's the deal with
Michael and Linc's mom? How many double-crosses did Gretchen really think she
could pull off? And why the hell wasn't Self the one who end up gut-shot and abandoned
in a parking lot?
When we last left our Momma's Boys and their bachelorettes, Jojo's mom Khalood was house enemy number one for being uber-prejudice. On the first night, the first of what I'm sure will be many confrontations with her began. I hate you Ryan Seacrest.
Previously on The Hills... Whitney left for the Big Apple, which made Lauren sad, and Heidi went to Mexico and through her tequila haze thought it'd be a good idea to marry her creepy, disgusting boyfriend.
Previously on Ghost Whisperer, Jim jumped into the body of an accident victim named Sam and doesn't remember who Melinda is. The newest kink in the works it that Sam bought an engagement ring for someone before he was in the accident.
Well, that was fun. As the third season of Friday Night Lights nears its end on DirecTV -- and beginning on NBC -- writers and producers certainly aren't making it easy on us. With only two more episodes to go before the waiting begins -- the annual FNL guessing game as to whether or not the series will nab another season -- things are already getting a bit tearful.
I sat down to watch this week's Dirty Sexy Money all prepared to lament the downfall of basically every character in the bunch -- how they're all cynical, selfish, twisted, irredeemable and without honor. And then they all seemed to turn around and sprout consciences. Black may be white, up may be down, cats and dogs may be living together, but it definitely made for some interesting viewing tonight.
Shared custody of spoilers ahead...
Top Chef: New York channeled all the best Christmas specials this week. The Heat Miser took up residence in one of the fridges, prompting all the Cheftestants to pitch in like Peanuts characters around Charlie Brown's pathetic tree. Plus, Tom Colicchio subbed in for the Grinch, carving up the chefs' egos like so much Roast Beast.
