Monday, 2/5
Sara and Michael reunite on Prison Break, and a third escapee takes a dirt nap. Here are my odds (and my comments are strictly my own-- I know nothing):
Michael: 1,000,000 to 1. I think one of the bros dies by season's end, but it's way too early for that yet.
Lincoln: 250,000 to 1: Not Linc's time (yet).
T-Bag: 200,000 to 1: Yeah, right. There's lots of story left with Mr. Bagwell.
Sucre: 100 to 1: Getting to the more likely suspects, but ya can't kill off Sucre before he finds Maricruz.
C-Note: 5 to 1: He could go down saving his wife or daughter, but I think there's still something left for him story-wise.
Haywire: 2 to 1: The only escapee who is not a series regular (and barely appears at all); he was good for a laugh, but his actions last week reminded us he's got a violent screw loose. I don't see Mahone in on it at all, though.
Rules of Engagment; CBS. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I've, actually, liked David Spade on most of the shows he's done (even if it's usually the same type of character), and it's also got Patrick Warburton (who I've always liked) and Megyn Price (who I just love). But the commericals have looked pretty crappy and the premise (think 'til Death, but with the addition of a smarmy single guy) looks weak. I'll check it out, but don't expect it to make it past April, when King of Queens returns.
NASCAR Now; ESPN2. 5:30 CST. New Series.
Racing-fever is now hitting more mainstream sports channels...
Wednesday, 2/7
Lost returns after 13 weeks with an uninterrupted run of episodes through May. And it's moved to 9:00 CST to stay out of harm's (American Idol) way.
Thursday, 2/8
Survivor; CBS. 7 pm. Season premiere.
The fourteen season begins. This time, the two tribes are split between those with lavish (for this show) digs, and the others with nothing. I keep thinking I can stop watching the show, but it always manages to keep me watching.
Friday, 2/9
Ladette to Lady; Sundance. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
Rough around the edges women learn to become "proper" ladies.
Saturday, 2/10
Kim Possible; Disney. 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, & 8:30. Season Premiere.
The fourth season of this (supposedly good) show starts with 4 new eps in a row.
Sunday, 2/11
The Grammys are on CBS at 7pm if you care about that sort of thing. I don't care, so that's probably why I don't recognize more than one or two songs up for nomination.
And a show I just inexplicably loved also airs its entire first season on Sundance from 2-7 pm (six 50-minute episodes). The show is Slings and Arrows, and it follows the trials of getting a theatrical production of Hamlet going after the director has died-- and the replacement is a guy who had a nervous breakdown in the middle of playing Hamlet years before.
There's way too much to this show to give it the proper introduction. Let's just leave it at "trust me". It's funny, dramatic, and superbly well-acted (lead actor Paul Gross absolutely grabbed my attention every time he was on screen in one of my all-time favorite performances). I couldn't believe that a show about a Shakespearian play would be this enjoyable, but it is.
And did I mention that it also co-stars Rachel McAdams? If you don't recognize the name, shame on you. She's one of the rare young actresses who's actually very good (and hot, if you go for that sort of thing-- admittedly, I do).
And a notable mention I've seen from my DVR schedule:
[adult swim]'s Moral Orel now airs every night from Monday to Thursdays from 11:15-11:30 pm and repeats the ep at 2:45-3:00 am.
This is a brutally funny show about a naive young boy who is all about Jesus and the church. Unfortunately, he doesn't quite understand life, so he usually completely misinterprets the teachings of the Bible and the religious leaders he speaks to and things get all screwed up (usually nothing so bad that a meeting with his dad's belt can't fix) . Much like the major religious leaders of today ("What, no touching little boys?", "But GOD wants me to make a million dollars a year-- even if that means a little embezzelment.").
So, okay, the show isn't for everyone (mainly religious people with no sense of humor), but for anyone who can take a joke-- or can at least see some of the folly of religious dogma, check it out.
Highlights this week:
Tuesday's episode "God's Chef" where Orel discovers masturbation-- but learns that God doesn't want anyone's seed go to waste. So he thinks way outside the box and keeps from wasting his seed (I won't say what he does, but I will admit I was shocked). It also has one of my favorite lines on any TV show when Orel's principal asks him if he knows what happens to boys who masturbate, and Orel replies with, "Well, up until a few days ago I didn't. But since then, a whole new world has opened up for me!" Reading the line DOES NOT do justice to how Orel delivers it on the show.
And my favorite episode of the series, "Waste", airs on Thursday. In this one, Orel learns from his scoutmaster that in a pinch, one's urine can be consumed if there isn't anything else to drink. Shortly after, Orel's pastor gives a sermon that says to waste is a sin. So Orel decides he can be even closer to God if he doesn't waste anything-- including his urine. Soon after he starts drinking it, he breaks school records in track. Now everyone wants to try Orel's "sports drink". There's also a great line in this ep when Orel is asked by a friend if his drink has Vitamin C in it, and Orels replies with, "I don't know about Vitamin C... but it does have Vitamin P." Classic.
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