October 18th's Weekly TV Thoughts

TV We Love – We will see what I think of these episodes as they go along, especially when we get to the shows I’m not as familiar with.  At a minimum, I had to watch the episode on I Love Lucy, one of my favorite shows of all time.  Don’t think I really learned anything new from it, but I certainly did enjoy reliving the history of the show.  So amazing to think of all the things that show set in motion for the new world of TV that still impacted how things are done today.

The Weakest Link – I didn’t see too much alliancing between the stars of the various series.  Still, I get why the vote at the final four went the way it did.  Sorry to see the 7^th Heaven cast get voted out first.  I get why it happened, but still.  Nice to see someone from 90210 win in the end since that was the other show I watched at least some of.

Only Murders in the Building – If half the people have already moved out, what are they going to do for a next season?  (Frankly, I’m wondering that anyway.  Not seeing any obvious victims.)  I’m seriously wondering how they are going to save the day.  And what does the new doorman know about the murder?  So many great questions.

Dancing with the Stars – What a joy that night always is.  I was moved multiple times as I was watching, and some of those song choices were fantastic.  I’m glad no one went home, especially since it was hard to judge with the guests dancing various times and lengths during the routines. 

Shifting Gears – That was fun.  And a nice way to set up new storylines going forward.  Classic sitcom in many ways, and that’s a good thing.  I mean, it is a sitcom.  Some good laughs, and I liked the call backs at the end.

The Challenge – Quite the turns on the main challenge this week.  Overall, the challenge didn’t seem that great to me.  And I hadn’t heard about the movie that were promoting with it, either.  The pillow fight looked like fun to me.  Crazy how one sided it was.  And I’m sorry to see Dee go for two reasons.  I was rooting for her, and I really want Olivia to feel some direct pain.

Survivor – You knew something was coming, be it a swap or just farming those two to other tribes.  I would have really liked to see an even swap just to see how it would have played out.  Matt was caught in a no-win situation.  He did what he had to do.  I don’t think he could have played it any other way.  But the odds were not in his favor.

The Amazing Race – I get it.  I truly do.  It would be so crushing to be eliminated, especially if you felt like you could have/should have done better.  I am not going to judge the display of emotion.  Some of the comments, maybe, but even though I’m willing to look past since she wasn’t lashing out at her partner.  Overall, it was nice to see this become a real race with teams that struggled who were formerly in the lead.  It will be interesting to see if alliances reform or if it’s individual from here on out.  And I probably would have opted for the overnight train, too.  An hour can be a lot, but I’d gamble that being fully rested would help me in the long run.  Beside, with more switches, you have more opportunity for missed connections.  Also, I did the bottle dance in Fiddler on the Roof.  Keeping a bottle on like that is no joke.  That’s a hard task.  (I had a lot to say on this leg.)