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                                                                                                                                                    

2011- 2012 TV Season Review: Weeks 14 and 15

Annnnd we're back. After a longer month away, the TV shows We all watch and love have return from the Christmas break.

Scores:
Week 14:
How I Met Your Mother- "Tailgate"- 5 out of 6
Chuck- "Chuck Versus the Santa Suit"- 4 out of 6 (Shaw's return... kinda lame)
Chuck- "Chuck Versus the Baby"- 6 out of 6 (One of the show's best episodes)
Chuck- "Chuck Versus the Kept Man"- 5 out of 6
Supernatural- "Adventures in Babysitting"- 5 out of 6 (Not Bobby!)

Week 15:
Once Upon a Time- "Desperate Souls"- 5 out of 6
The Firm- "Pilot"- 2 out of 6 (Overly serious, extremely cheesy)
Castle- "Till Death do Us Part"- 5 out of 6
The Big Bang Theory- "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver"- 4 out of 6
Bones- "The Crack in The Code"- 6 out of 6 (One of the top 5 episodes, easily)
The Finder- "An Orphan Walks Into a Bar"- 5 out of 6 (What makes Bones great, makes this great)
The Mentalist- "Always Bet on Red"- 4 out of 6
Chuck- "Chuck Versus Bo"- 4 out of 6 (Fun, but pretty goofy)
Supernatural- "Time After Time"- 4 out of 6
Grimm- "Game Ogre"- 5 out of 6

TV News:
-Work It got cancelled. Shocker.

- A Psycho prequel series is in the works. It follows the sound logic that things are scarier the more you know of them.

- Twilight may get a TV series when the movies are done. Planned title: Teen Girls Will Buy Anything.


- Green Arrow might get his own TV show. No sarcasm, that's actually pretty cool.

See you later

2011- 2012 TV Season Review: Week 9

Scores:
Once Upon a Time- "The Price of Gold"- 5 out of 6
The Walking Dead- "Chupacabra"- 5 out of 6
How I Met Your Mother- "Tick Tick Tick..."- 6 out of 6
Terra Nova- "Proof"- 4 out of 6
Glee- "Mash Off"- 5 out of 6
New Girl- "Thanksgiving"- 5 out of 6
Raising Hope- "Burt's Parents"- 5 out of 6
Psych- "Shawn, Interrupted"- 4 out of 6
Community- "Documentary Filmmaking: Redux"- 6 out of 6
The Big Bang Theory- "The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition"- 5 out of 6
Bones- "The Prince in the Plastic"- 5 out of 6
The Mentalist- "Pink Tops"- 3 out of 6
Chuck- "Chuck Vs the Business Trip"- 6 out of 6
Grimm- "Lonelyhearts"- 4 out of 6
Supernatural- "How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters"- 4 out of 6

Weekly Overview:
This week wasn't as strong as others, but it was still good. Tied for best this week are How I Met Your Mother, Community and Chuck. They all had good episodes, but The Best of the Week award goes to Chuck. The Worst of the Week unfortunately, has to be The Mentalist which for some reason had a very boring episode. Nothing really on next week, but I'll write what I can.

Best Moments:
- The shockingly sad ending to HIMYM this week.

- Crazy Shawn on Psych.

- Crazy Dean on Community.

- Supernatural and the ending heard 'round the internet.

Worst Moments:
- They're STILL on the farm?

TV News:
- Arrested Development will return in 2013 exculsively on Netflix Instant.

- NBC has decided to take Community off the fall schedule. Instead, the much more important and wildly creative Fear Factor will take its place.

- Ricky Gervais to return as Golden Globes host. Also, the Golden Globesnow has a reason to be watched.

See you later

2011-2012 TV Season Review: Week 6

Scores:
The Walking Dead- "Bloodletting"- 6 out of 6
Once Upon a Time- "Pilot"- 5 out of 6 (Fun with a great cast)
How I Met Your Mother- "Noretta"- 5 out of 6
Castle- "Demons"- 5 out of 6
Psych- "This Episode Sucks"- 5 out of 6
The Big Bang Theory- "The Good Guy Fluctuation"- 5 out of 6
Community- "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps"- 4 out of 6
The Mentalist- "Where In The World is Carmine O'Brian?"- 5 out of 6
Chuck- "Chuck Vs. The Zoom"- 5 out of 6 (New changes work well)
Grimm- "Pilot"- 5 out of 6- (Cool concept, executed well)
Supernatural- "Slash Fiction"- 6 out of 6

Week Overview:
Supernatural and The Walking Dead both tie for best episode of the week. Supernatural was the best of the season so far, while The Walking Dead had it's best episode since the Pilot. All good episode this week, but Community's decent Halloween offer is weakest.

Best Moments:
- Lori takes charge on The Walking Dead.

- Psych's vampire costumes.

- Intersect Morgan is pretty cool.

Worst Moments:
- Walking Dead's kid surgery scene was kinda hard to watch.

TV News:
- Baseball makes TV schedule go crazy. Wait, people watch Baseball that much?

- Kaley Cuoco will host the next People's Choice Awards. Wait, people still vote for that?

- Charlie Sheen will return to TV with FX's Anger Management. Wait, people still watch Charlie Sheen?

Starting This Week:
- The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs- (Food Network, Sundays)
- Glee- (Fox, Tuesday)
- New Girl- (Fox, Tuesday)
- Raising Hope- (Fox, Tuesday)
- Top Chef: Texas- (Bravo, Wednesdays)
- Bones- (Fox, Thursday)

See you later