The Week in Review

This is the second installment of my week in review segment. Based on last week's responses no one read it or everyone was just apathetic about it. Regardless, I will try again with week 2.
1. On the Celebrity Apprentice things got more catty than usual, as we finally realized last year's Joan Rivers vs. Annie Dukes rivalry in the form of Cyndi Lauper vs. a WWE Diva. (Sure, I could look up her name, but I won't.)
I totally love the Diva, who has proven herself to be a valuable asset and doesn't deserve the diva moniker i'm using. Lauper on the otherhand, was a terrible director of talent and basically just reminded me of my mom. Granted, my mom is a smart lady who runs a newspaper, but at home she has the same kind of attention deficit disorder and dictatorial tendencies that Cyndi exhibits.
Anyway, the two ladies butted heads, adding another enemy to Lauper's growing list of haters.
In the end, though, it was Goldberg who was sent home. He deferred to Brett Michaels and ended up losing, but kept on smiling. (That joke makes sense if u watch the show. If not, then just know that Goldberg was adamant about smiling. Ok, it doesn't work.)
2. On Monday there was no Chuck. But, I did get a return of HOUSE, even if it was 8 days after its originally airing since I watch it on HULU.
(Editor's Note: Not only is this week in review dated, it includes shows that are two weeks old! If you think we're editing this for valuable content, then think again. The only thing we took out was naked pictures of Cyndi Lauper that David photo-shopped, because we don't want to get sued.)
The episode was directed by Hugh Laurie, and it actually offered a different style as almost every scene revolved around the interplay of two characters. This was the product of some terrible scripting that required the hospital to be shutdown after a baby is misplaced and forced Cuddie to think unconventionally at the end of the show. The whole thing was uninspiring, especially the David Strathairn scenes that wasted a great actor in boring scenes opposite Hugh Laurie. Oh yeah, there was also stupid sex between Chase and Cameron. Basically HOUSE sucks. I WANT CHUCK
3. Why didn't I remember to DVR JUSITIFIED?!?!? Now i have to wait for it to show up OnDemand, which seems to take forever. So blame the stupid network's OnDemand provisions for my inability to comment on this show.
4. Wasn't wild about the Madonna episode on GLee. Loved the Like A Virgin remake, which was uber hot, but felt it was covered better in MOULIN ROUGE.
5. FLASHFORWARD killed off an interesting character in a surprising way. Well the death itself was more surprising, since i didn't think the writers would have the balls to kill off a compelling character without a bigger payoff. The death is proposed earlier in the episode, but I thought there would be a too convenient way around this outcome. But no, this guy gets wacked and the show opened another can of worms it will never close if it gets canceled.
6. FRINGE was really good. Not just episodic good, but serialized excellence was on display. Peter (joshua Jackson) finally learned that he's from the other dimension and responded by going on the lam. I also love the bad guy, whoever he is, and look forward to more tussles with him.
7. The food revolution met it's match in the series finale, and the winner was a lack of self-control! Boy I hate Jamie Oliver and hope I never have to hear from him again. Some people admired him personally and others appreciated his task, while I just hoped West Virginia would be bombed. I did get to learn that the Rascal Flats are a huge band, according to Jaime. Thanks!

SO this review didn't hit everyday or every show i watch, but offers you a little glimpse of the crap i devour. (Crap Jamie Oliver lets me eat with no second thought)

Fringe Goof

The show Fringe aired an episode on Tuesday, which isn't its normal night, that was advertised as a new episode. Fine and dandy. I love extra episodes of Fringe. The problem here is that the episode had the presence of a dead character on the show...
It would appear that this was just a filler episode that never aired and was just thrown on, regardless of the continuity problems. I'm inclined to believe that since the dead character was only one for 8 seconds and the episode doesn't address any of the show's larger story arc.

I know him...

Journeyman actor Kirk Acevedo appeared in Friday's episode of WHITE COLLAR. Haven't finished the episode, but so far it stinks.
Acevedo was most recently in FRINGE, where he left under murky terms. His character was killed off, which may or may not have been the result of tensions he had with the creative staff.
Anyway, you might have also seen his face in BAND OF BROTHERS or the indie hit DINNER RUSH!
My prediction for his stint on WHITE COLLAR, where he is playing a cop, will be that he is killing the mafia guys.

slow down for Flash Forward

While I'm not totally on board yet, I'm definitely intrigued by ABC's "Flash Forward." Frankly, I love any serial drama that requires serious devotion. My only fear is that no one else feels this way and "Flash Forward" will be canceled before I can get my payoff.
If you don't know, the show is about a world in which everyone gets a vision of their future 6 months ahead. Not exactly something you can just jump in on, which will probably kill its mass appeal. Oh mass appeal... Why do the masses suck and relish hurting my favorite shows?
Anyway, one guy doesn't have a vision. It's finally been "confirmed" that this means he'll be dead. I think the easy way to check this is go to some old people and see what they saw. If a majority say nothing, then you're probably going to die too.
I'm worried that the show is going to fast with everything. They should have played out the mystery the way Fringe is doing right now. Every episode revolves around something that is solved in that episode, but it also feeds you a little bit of the big picture. That way people won't feel bogged down by some big tapestry they need to follow. Basically, a little less Lost and a little more Fringe, or you'll lose people as only the fringe viewers will tune in. Get it?