2011- 2012 TV Season Review: Week 17

Scores:
Once Upon a Time- "7:15 A.M."- 5 out of 6
House of Lies- "Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments"- 4 out of 6
House of Lies- "Amsterdam"- 4 out of 6
House of Lies- "Microphallus"- 5 out of 6 (caught up on the new show this week. A little too crude, but still very funny)
Alcatraz- "Kit Nelson"- 6 out of 6 (Intense, exciting, one of the best episode of the TV season)
Castle- "An Embarrassment of Bitches"- 4 out of 6
White Collar- "Upper West Side Story"- 6 out of 6
Touch- "Pilot"- 5 out of 6 (A great cast backs an emotional and intriguing new show)
Royal Pains- "Some Pig"- 5 out of 6
The Big Bang Theory- "The Beta Test Initiation"- 4 out of 6
The Finder- "A Cinderella Story"- 2 out of 6 (A really dark, really... weird episode)
Chuck- "Chuck Versus Sarah"- 5 out of 6
Chuck- "Chuck Versus the Goodbye"- 6 out of 6

Chuck Series Look-Back:
    Saying Chuck might have been one of the greatest TV shows of all time was a bit of an understatement. It was easily one of my favorites and it's series finale this week punctuated what a surprise the whole show turned out to be, namely the fact that it even had a series finale to begin with. Constantly on the verge of cancellation, Chuck really was, in the words of show co-creator Chris Fedak, "Saved by sandwiches". The five season of Chuck we were able to enjoy happily was all thanks in part to Subway and there delisious sandwiches. The fact that we get to see a series finale is a bittersweet victory. Sure the show's over, but at least it ended on our terms. Sure, this final season had it's misses, but the finale took us back to a much simpler time. If I didn't know any better, these episode could have easily been from the first season. But, as a series finale, it was more than we could have ever asked for. Sure, we wanted to see Chuck and Sarah ride off into the sunset, with a baby in tow, but this was (to use a cliche) the ending we need, not the one we wanted. Goodbye Chuck. You will be missed.

TV News: 
- Kim Kardashian will have a recurring guest-starring role on Drop Dead Diva. I'm just gonna let that one go.

- Ferris Bueller may make his triumphant return... in a Super Bowl commercial. Hooray?

- Dwight might get his own show on NBC. That just seems like a bad idea.

See you later

2011- 2012 TV Season Review: Week 16

SCORES:
Once Upon a Time- "True North"- 4 out of 6
How I Met Your Mother- "46 Minutes"- 5 out of 6
Alcatraz- "Pilot"- 5 out of 6 (Great premise, good show)
Alcatraz- "Ernest Cobb"- 6 out of 6
Castle- "Dial M For Mayor"- 5 out of 6
Glee- "Yes/No"- 5 out of 6
New Girl- "The Story of the 50"- 5 out of 6
Raising Hope- "Mrs. Smartypants"- 4 out of 6
White Collar- "Checkmate"- 5 out of 6
Royal Pains- "A Farewell to Barnes"- 5 out of 6
The Big Bang Theory- "The Recombination Hypothesis"- 4 out of 6 (The 100th needed a bit more)
The Finder- "Bullets"- 5 out of 6 (Sweet, Sweets was in this)
The Mentalist- "My Bloody Valentine"- 3 out of 6 (A complex bore)
Chuck- "Chuck Versus the Bullet Train"- 6 out of 6
Grimm- "Of Mouse and Man"- 4 out of 6 (Season's weakest episode)

TV NEWS:
- American Idol return this week... and crashed on arrival. With rating extremely down, it looks like the end might be near.

- ABC has ordered a new supernatural drama titled 666 Park Ave. It follows an apartment building where all of the residents have made deals with the devil. It sounds... wicked. Ok, even I'm sorry for that joke.

See you later