January 25th's Weekly TV Thoughts

Wipeout – My money was on the Speedo team to win with the giants the other team in the zone.  So see, I don’t get it right every week.  That was a pretty impressive move during the first gauntlet round.  But I’m wondering how long ago this was filmed.  Are those life guards facing anything at work?  Or are they even at the same job?  I’m guessing it didn’t turn out to be an issue for them.

Rescue: HI Surf – The surf polo looked like fun.  I’m not saying I would be good at it, but it looked like fun.  The storylines are pretty much going where I thought they’d go.  We’re about half way through the season at the moment.  I’ll probably stick out the rest of season 1 and then give up on the show.  Like the scenery and rescue stuff, but the soap opera isn’t for me.

Night Court – Is that really the end of Ryan Hansen on the show?  Bummer!  A fun way for him to go out, however.  One of their better episodes.  I found it fun even if it wasn’t really good.  Make any sense?  I did laugh a couple of times, at least.

Deal or No Deal Island – I’m not a Dr. Will fan.  No, not because he outed Pavarti (although I am finding myself oddly rooting for her), but he seems to thrive on creating chaos just to create chaos.  I don’t feel like he would have gone home either way, but it would be nice to see it.  Speaking of going home, I do feel for Rock.  At that point, there was no way for him to make a good deal but to hang on until the very end.

Shifting Gears – This is shaping up to be a classic sitcom.  What do I mean by that?  The kids are heading to their first day at a new school this week, when last week, we were meetings their teachers after they’d been in class.  And we are only three episodes in.  And yet, we really don’t care.  Why not?  I’m having fun.  Lots of laughs and great lines.  The two leads play so well off each other.  I’m assuming the dumplings were a reference to her old sitcom.  I loved the joke at the end about him not being Santa Claus.

The Challenge – I’m not sure I have much to add to what I said last week.  I did like the contestants talking about why the rivalries get started.  Makes sense to me.  And it is nice to see when people can come together and heal a relationship.

Only Murders in the Building – I honestly can’t say I expected that ending.  But it does make sense.  Not sure about liking the motive, but still, it was a fun wrap up to a fun season.  Some great lines and laughs along the way.  I do hope we get season 3 to start out next year.