Wednesday TV

Dear James, Daniel and Emily,

Sitting here enjoying another year in the life. And what a year it has been: Kim's Uncle Randy and Manual both taken from us too soon. The kids are growing by leaps and bounds. And Kim's family continues to be a never ending source of drama. But enough about me, on to my thoughts on this week's TV:

Mad Men

I enjoyed this weeks episode. It picked a very interesting way to deal with a phenomenon that has gone away: the time when people would truly take a summer vacation, and some workplaces would just shut down. That is truly a sign of bygone days. We saw Pete once again demonstrate what a weasel he truly is (sometimes I feel sorry for the actors who get these roles). And we saw why Betty is so full of angst and ennui about her role in life, she just doesn't feel like a suburban house wife deep down, at her core she is still the attractive, exciting young model that she was when Don found her and married her. Here are my Tweats from this week:

Harry puts the moves on big time, and Pete gets a new friend on #MadMen

Wow a whole different side of Betty, and poor Joan. Definitely changes on #MadMen

Goodness me, all kinds of takes on relationships on tonights #MadMen, Pete the weasel finds a way again...

Huh, I wouldn't have taken Pete for the guilty type. Betty & Don may be renewed but I don't think she's happy on #MadMen


Heroes

I think this line from Twitter explains my feelings on this show:

#Heroes just has no spark any more, umpteen boring ass story lines, no real interesting things happening...

I am done, I think that I would rather just watch House when it is on, or with less delay, or watch the CBS sitcoms, than watch Heroes at this stage.

House

I liked parts of this episode, but did not much like the patient of the week. House is always interesting, and found an amusing and interesting way to solve his conundrum of the week. But I am tired to the Foreteen story line, it could go away completely and I would not be sorry, despite the fact that 13 is an astoundingly attractive woman.

I think they missed a chance for a really cool divergence in the patient of the week, I would have liked it if the woman whose blood they were basically forced to use actually held the horrible disease that killed the dictator. I think that would have been more interesting than the way it actually went down, which was a little too pat for a show with a better history than this. I did enjoy making Darth Vader quotes whenever James Earl Jones was making speeches, that is always fun.

NCIS

An interesting little case this week. I really like how they let the characters grow and change, and still remain interesting. McGee is not the useless computer wonk he started out as. And Dinozo has changed as well. The Zeeva story line is interesting but I hope they don't carry it too far or for too long.

And f course the best part was when Abby was discussing why the coffin she uses as a bed is superior to the shiny new one they are opening up as part of the case. They have found such an interesting take on how to handle her as a character, I was really hoping that Zeeva would take her up on the offer of a Girls night out so we could get a view of Abby outside of work, just for the heck of it...

So an Okay week so far, pleasantly diverting from the family drama that threatens to overwhelm our life right now.