Welcome back. This week is a little more robust than last week as some shows are returning for the summer. Let's see how it turned out, shall we?
Sunday 6/5.
- Ebert & Roeper. Making their first appearance here, I decided I might as well include it.
Lords of Dogtown: Ebert- Thumbs Down, Roeper- Thumbs Up
Mysterious Skin: Two Thumbs Way Up
Cinderella Man: Two Thumbs Up
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Two Thumbs Up
Batman Begins: Two Thumbs Way Up
Rock School: Two Thumbs Up - Family Guy. This was a pretty funny episode, combining Meg's desire to be pretty and Peter's plan to save the Drunken Clam. It winds up with the Griffin clan forming a band, Brian's emerging racism, and an unforgettable SNL appearance resulting in the beat down of Jimmy Fallon. ***
- American Dad. Moderately funny episode detailing how Roger came to be with the Smith family. There is a minor subplot concerning religious differences between mother and daughter. There are also some recycled bits from Family Guy. **.5
- The 4400. The two hour premiere picks up about a year after the events of last years mini series. There is a 4400 organization growing, with a cult like mentality. There is a growing fervor in the government to find out why they are here and why they have the abilities they have. The show did a good job of presenting a large epic enveloping smaller more personal tales. Hopefully it can be sustained. ***
Monday 6/6.
- WWE: Raw. The first night of the month long draft, the first draftee: WWE Champ John Cena. He was introduced by Chris Jericho during the highlight real, with a visit from Christian, looking for a piece. That is followed up with the first match, a tag/handicap match pitting Hassan and Daivari against Shelton Benjamin, fortunately Benjamin won. It was then revealed that Stone Cold will be on next week. Next match was Chris Masters against Val Venis, in a match that Venis handily carried. Triple H and Batista had their signing of their Hell in a Cell match. A disturbing sequence with Edge, Lita and Kane. And Dudley Boyz appear! They put Snitsky through a table and the crowd erupted. The show ended with a showdown between Bischoff with Edge, Christian and Tomko and Heyman with the Dudleys, and during the talk down, Bischoff brought out more troops, leading Heyman to bring out more troops. It ended with ECW cleaning house.
Article comments
1 - Matt Paprocki
Aw hell... there was a new Sci-Fi Channel flick this week?? How did I miss this one? You know, I only have a reguarly updated column to keep up with this stuff, that's all. Ah well. Hammerhead next week...
Glad to see you enjoyed the Animal Icons. I think any G-fan would.
2 - Chris Beaumont
You didn't miss much, I'm sure it will be rerun at some point. I think I may check out Hammerhead, I always enjoy Combs work.
3 - Jason
Fallon was mostly miss? Could that statement be any dumber? You probably didn't get the Johnny Carson reference either. That doesn't mean Jimmy missed. He was excellent. Probably his best hosting ever.
Stick to something else, like not blogging on the internet as if you actually know what you're talking about.
4 - Chris Beaumont
Yes, I felt he was mostly miss. The majority was not funny at all. Just because my opinion is different than yours does not invalidate either one.