January 18th's Weekly TV Thoughts

Happy’s Place (1/10) – This was a surprisingly touching episode.  The final couple of scenes were great.  It wasn’t quite as funny as the previous episode, but it think it was the strongest episode we’ve had that focused on the sisters. 

Wipeout – I’m not that surprised about the teams that were in the finals again.  It’s usually fairly easy to see how the best teams are going to be early on.  Sometimes, a team gets unlucky/lucky or they surprise you.  I honestly thought the blind date team might win, so that’s a good example.  The title of the episode should have been a clue.  With times so fast, it is really important to make no mistakes in the final round.

Night Court – That was fun.  It just kept getting crazier and crazier, and the ending was perfect.  Lots of great lines, as well.  About my only critic was the joke about Big Bang Theory was too obvious.  I fell like something about the difference in the show between seasons 3 and 4 would have been better.

Deal or No Deal Island – No idea who Dr. Will is.  I feel like I’ve heard the name before, but since I don’t watch Big Brother, he doesn’t mean that much to me.  What is the point of adding another reality show person to the mix.  We’ve got three of them now.  Why?  Let the normals have their first shot at it.  Or do an all reality kind of thing, either way.  I just hate to see all the reality people taking spots from others when they’ve had their shot.  Of course, I’m watching mostly to see how Pavarti does on the show, so I guess it does pull in the viewers, doesn’t it?

Shifting Gears – That one was quite as much fun as the first episode.  The politics is getting old already.  But there were still some good moments, and the scene between father and daughter at the end was pretty great.

The Challenge – Why so much drama?  Is it the seasons and therefore years that lead into this?  Is it the people?  Is it how they stoke things?  Is it all of the above?  I mean, wow!  And yes, I watched all of it.  I’m bad.

Hollywood Squares – I made it through the first match.  Deleted the second half and don’t plan to watch it again.  Not sure if it’s just that I’m different than last time I watched the show or what, but I just didn’t find it fun.

Only Murders in the Building – I’ve got to admit, I have also been feeling like they were treading water.  So I was glad to see them saying it in these episodes.  Not that the story hasn’t moved forward, but it’s been a bit slow.  And I’ve been having fun, so there is that.

Happy’s Place – I wondered if they were going to go there with Emmett and Bobby since the two are dating in real life.  A sweet episode overall.  Left it to the B storyline for the best laughs.  The physical comedy bit with the stool was great.