Tuesday 9/6.
- Miami Ink. Continuing it's entertaining streak. Mark Zupan came into the shop for some work, he is the spokesman for the US quad rugby team and one of the subjects of the great documentary Murderball. The guys do some good work, the most impressive being this massive backpiece, an eagle. ***
- Rescue Me. The last week before the finale. Mike thinks he may have cancer and turns to Sean for help. Chief's wife attempts suicide. Tommy has to deal with the return of his estranged sister, which puts a lot of strain on the family. The episode closes with a tragic accident involving Tommy's son and a drunk driver. ****
Wednesday 9/7.
- Over There. Another winner. The crew assist in guarding a makeshift prison which leads to some troubles with a prisoner threatening to blow them all up, and Smoke's growing reputation. Mrs. B goes home to see her autistic son, and goes AWOL, and Bo doesn't want to be seen as an invalid and lashes out at his wife. ***.5
Thursday 9/8.
- Reunion. I am withholding judgment until I see another episode or two. I like the concept, but there may be a bit too much soap opera injected here. I can't recall a show where teen characters said "love" so much, I found it a little off-putting. But we shall see where it goes. **.5
- Starved. Sam goes vegan for his new girlfriend, and goes through a drastic personality shift. The breaking point was reached when she forces him to nurse a cockroach back to life after the inadvertant killing of a water bug. Meanwhile, one of his friends goes on a binge prior to having gastric bypass, and ends up having a heart attack. This still grows on me. ***
Friday 9/9.
- Stargate: SG-1. Not nearly as good as in previous seasons, but still acceptably fun. This has the team going to a planet in search of a splinter group of Jaffa. They are attacked and Mitchell is taken captive. Before long, a Prior(William B. Davis) arrives at the village, where Mitchell must convince the leader (Tony Todd) that they are not wanted. But he also has to deal with a battle to repay for the death of a fellow warrior. It was fun, I am enjoying Browder's presence on the show. ***
- Stargate: Atlantis. Following last weeks encounter with the "tamed" Wraith, Shepherd is starting to turn into a bug. The only hope is to get some of the bugs eggs which they can use in creation of an antidote, but will they make it in time? Of course things go wrong, and Shepherd himself is sent on the mission. This was a decent episode, the Shepherd character is growing on me. ***
- Battlestar Galactica. Continuing to stand on top of the sci fi world as the best in production television show, not to mention one of the better shows currently running. This episode was good, slightly different on the format. In an effort to help the reunification of the fleet, a reporter is allowed full access to Galactica. This leads to increased tensions, and a new look at what is going. Then the end, that kinda left me floored. If you aren't watching this series, you should be. ****
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