Better off Ted, however, has been picked up for a second season, it'll air with Scrubs again next season, which is a perfect pairing in terms of content, theme, and ratings. Offbeat comedy? Check. Character which talks to the audience all the time? Check. Amusing but never (anymore) laugh out loud funny? Check. Attractive blonde actress? Check. Few people other than yours truly watching? Check.
And then, even though I missed the first week, I opted to take a look at The Superstars too last night. Outside of the foolishness of the name (few of these people are actually "superstars," although the roster of athletes is impressive), the show appears to be just a plain old fun competition. I found myself terribly sad not to have seen the first week of the series because Terrell Owens and Joanna Krupa seemed on fire last night and it's hard to imagine how they could possibly have been eliminated the previous week (they were brought back due to another player getting injured). The teammates weren't perfect, mostly because T.O., as we all know, has an attitude the size of… the size of… the size of… well, honestly I don't know that they've ever measured anything quite that large before.
What I really enjoyed about the show was not just the fact that the events only had a little bit of a spin from basic sporting events, but the fact that everyone seemed to be having fun on the show. What's not to like? They do a couple of hours of work every day and get a free stay at Atlantis in the Bahamas for their trouble. I'd take that job too.
I guess what I'm saying about last night's shows is that there definitely feels to be stuff out there to watch this summer, it might be in unexpected places – like The Superstars – but there's stuff there. Just keep digging.
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