As always, I take on the shows I watched during the week, and provide you with links to some of the other fine TV work going on at BlogCritics.
Overall take on the week:
Best show on television: Project Greenlight… will it ever get knocked off its perch?
Great this week: The Shield, The Contender, The Office, The Apprentice, The Simpsons
Damn you technology! Damn you farmers! Damn my stupidity with regard to technology!: Arrested Development
Wife makes her first Cathode Ray Fray appearance: Alias
Damn you pre-May Sweeps hiatus!: Lost! (again!)
Falling: Making the Band III
Cathode Ray Fray is now a regular segment on my podcast, Dumpster Bust Radio.
Check out the other regular television features going down at BC: Chris Beaumont’s The Week That Was and Matt Paprocki’s Sci-Fi Channel Originals.
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Sunday
Arrested Development - Fox
I have no idea why my DVR didn’t record my beloved show for me, and the season finale at that. I asked it to record the show, I pleased with it, I gave it cookies and warm milk before bedtime the night before to get it well rested and ready.
And yet, still, it refused to heed my wishes.
Once again, again: Damn you technology! Damn you farmers! Damn you me!
The Contender - NBC
Another surprise conclusion to another surprisingly good episode of The Contender this week. What could have easily been a filler show – we’re at the end of the first round at this point, where the original 16 boxers have been chiseled down to eight via one-on-one bouts at the end of each show – turned into an interesting and satisfying match-up between Joey Gilbert, the strapping son of a marine just returned from Afghanistan in time for the fight, and Jimmy Lang, a tough veteran of the ring from Virginia.
Before I go any further, I have some worldwide breaking news to drop on all of you: was it just me, or did Jimmy Lang’s dad look like a dead ringer of Bill Murray circa Kingpin? He had the baldness going up top coupled with a mullet for starters, the kind of rugged features necessary for such a comparison, and to top it all off: a strange gray and white shirt/tie combo that screamed (to me at least) I am the king of this here bowling arena.
The fight, as per usual, was a really good one. These guys really go after each other every week.
Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
I would like to see a crossover between an ABC and a Fox show pitting Jack vs. Jack. Now that could be explosive televsion.....
That said, I need to start my post for tomorrow!!!
2 - Eric Berlin
What's the Fox show that you're referring to, Chris?
3 - Chris Beaumont
24.
Jack Bristow v Jack Bauer.
2 guys I would not want after me!
4 - Eric Berlin
Jack Bauer of course! How could I forget. Yeah, Jack v. Jack would be great.
Maybe throw Sydney in as the love interest and you get potential for backstabbing, betrayal, action sequences galore.
5 - Chris Beaumont
If only Nina was still around to add even more spice!
My TV recap will be up late today. I haven't written much yet. It's coming though!
6 - Eric Berlin
Yes, you could have quite a little love trapazoid going there.
And I feel you on the pumping out of the weekly column. I'm often up until 2:30 or 3 am on Friday morning writing and editing because so many shows that I wath are on Thursday night!