May 23 2008
A week on TV
It’s been a big week for TV watchers, particularly with all the finale’s so I’m just going to try and hit on some of the things that stuck out to me, a brief hodgepodge of what I learned from my DVR.
*While the episode overall lived up to the hype, the last 10 minutes of last night’s Grey’s Anatomy was more like a middle school party than something written by talent professional writers. Maybe it was plotted out during the strike.
*On the reality show front, David Cook won American Idol, which was considered a shocker even though Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul had both said during the competition that he was a favorite to win. Then again, if you re-watch the season, they probably said that to half of the candidates. The real “shocker” was on Dancing with the Stars when Kristie Y said that she was surprised to win. She was a professional ice dancer and constantly was on the top, or near the top of the leader board. Who do you think you kidding Kristie?
*Commercial- I hate commercials for the most part. They make little sense, try to have plot and are distracting. The only “products” they make me think of are snacks and bathrooms because they are what I leave the room for during them. However, lately they have been distracting me in a good way. The Mole is back!!! I can’t wait and they are finally showing real commercials about the June 1st premier rather than weird subliminal messaging.
The other commercial grabbing my attention is for Guitar Hero. It is a takeoff of that famous Risky Business scene where Tom Cruise dances around to “Old Time Rock and Roll” in his undies, however in the new version David Cook is replacing TC. If you are a frequent reader, you can understand why I’m so distracted and if you’re not a frequent reader, you need to ask yourself why aren’t you?
And lastly, today on Regis and Kelly Neal Patrick Harris mentioned the death of his partner David’s mother. My heart goes out to David and his family.
