2011 TV In and Out

25 Sep 2011

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Out

Ringer - Gave it a shot. Sarah Michelle Gellar or not, it was so atrociously bad. However, now we all know how to pronounce “Siobhan”.

Up All Night - Kelly Bundy and Gob Bluth as exasperated parents, very very funny. Maya Rudolph as Oprah, not funny (yet).
New Girl - If you like Zooey Deschanel being her most Zooey Deschanel, you’ll like it. It’ll be weaker without Damon Wayans Jr. (who goes back to the very underrated Happy Endings).

Free Agents - I usually like shows based on British shows. And this has Giles from Buffy in it. It’s just not that funny. One more try.
2 Broke Girls - The first of the two shows in this section by Whitney Cummings. It’s only getting a second shot because of Kat Dennings. Every scene in the restaurant is bad 70s sitcom-level bad.
Whitney - The second of the two Whitney Cummings show. Aside from the horribly insensitive (but funny) blackface joke, every scene in the entire show was bad 70s sitcom-level bad.
Charlie’s Angels - Lyla Garrity. What went wrong? I didn’t realize anyone would actually write the words “I never thought my heart could hurt this much” in a script and mean it seriously. It’s only going to get another try because I half-expect Tim Riggins to show up.

Terra Nova - Sci-fi from Steven Spielberg (or maybe Senor Spielbergo …) so it should be good. Then you realize it’s got the Brannon Braga, so it’ll probably suck.
Hart of Dixie - Summer Roberts from The OC. I’ll give it a try.
Suburgatory - Good cast, horrible name. Horrible name.
How To Be A Gentleman - Eh, I probably won’t try it until I give up on Charlie’s Angels. It’s got Dave Foley. So it could be good. On the other hand, it’s on CBS, which aside from How I Met Your Mother, is toxic to me (you know, because I’m not a 64 year old woman).
Pan Am - I guess it could be ok. I’m sort of sick of period shows. Unless they are fake and British like Cougarton Abbey or Inspector Spacetime.

Last Man Standing - If it had Al or Wilson, I might try it.
Man Up! - No! And some how Amanda Detmer is now 40. It seems like just yesterday she got splattered by that bus.
Revenge - I don’t watch ABC Family shows. Even if they’re on ABC proper.

Any CBS Hour Long Drama/Procedural About People Who Are Special And Right Wrongs - Again, I’m not menopausal.
H8R - i.e. Mario Lopez is pissed that he’s on Extra and Zack is on TNT.
The X-Factor - The only performance show for me is The Sing-off.
The Secret Circle - The only CW show for me is Supernatural.
The Playboy Club - Seriously?! I should be in charge of NBC. Actually, I shouldn’t. The shows I like all have atrocious ratings.