December 13th's Weekly TV Thoughts

Celebrity Weakest Link – That was painful in many ways.  The number of truly easy question they got wrong.  The obvious voting block made things predictable.  And did I mention how many questions they got wrong?  Given that, I was impressed with how much money they earned.

Wipeout – At first, I didn’t think I remembered any of the teams, but then I did remember the creepy make up team.  Still not a fan.  I’m happy for them they won, but they sure were creepy.  And the show is officially off the air again.  I think I liked the original better.  Or I’m just less likely to laugh at people falling like that.  The show made me wince more than laugh these days.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians – It’s been so long since I read the book (or watched the movie), that I really don’t remember where this story is going.  I have so many questions.  I’m very much enjoying it.  I’m a little weirded out by Tyson, however.  Impressed by the special effects, but it is weird just seeing a guy with one eye like that.

Shifting Gears – I really don’t like that they are leaning into the adult jokes a bit more this year, so the scenes with the new girlfriend made me cringe.  Even so, I was still laughing as I watched them.  The promposal was so cute.  Loved the reference to The Santa Clause.  But I’m very confused.  Are they writing Eve off the show?  Or is that just a cliffhanger?  Because, as much as I have struggled a bit with their relationship, I was really growing to like her.

The Challenge – Considering how much I hate the drama between the people on the show, I’m kind of surprised I was looking forward to this.  Yeah, that was stupid of me.  Fast forwarded through parts.  Probably do the same next week.  It was interesting that Olivia was unknowingly pregnant when they were filming. 

Survivor – Wow.  I’m still trying to figure out what exactly happened.  Okay, in reality I know what happened.  But there were some twists and turns in that final tribal for sure.  I liked Steven, so I’m sorry to see him go.  I was hoping he’d wind up winning.

The Amazing Race – That pretty much went how I was expecting it to go.  I think I was rooting most of an underdog team to win.  And they were both underdogs in my book.  On the positive side, the stop at Sesame Street was fun.  But I would not have enjoyed the Empire State Building stop.

Happy’s Place – That wasn’t quite the farce I was expecting it to be, but it was still a lot of fun.  Even though we really only saw the mouse a couple of times, the reactions the rest were enough to make us believe it was really there.  And yes, I laughed plenty.