Mmmm… TV Overload

The story of the TV season so far is overload.  There is one stretch when we have two simultaneous things and would be tempted by the third, if we had a second VCR.  Yes, I said VCR.  I still think of DVR as something for wealthy peiople, no offense to those who would consider $100 a month for cable TV a vital utility bill.

Wednesday there’s Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, with yesterday featuring the episode that got him sued because one of the most useless people ever to be a manager quit in the face of prospective firing.  Otherwise, apart from the sheer grossness encountered, it wasn’t really a more difficult turnaround than last week’s.

Opposite that is Bionic Woman.  So far?  Oooh yeah, nicely done.  One might even be excused for asking the network “who are you, and what have you done with NBC?”

The other Wednesday night thing is the Raymond Alumni Hour.  Still not sure I’m that keep on Back to You, but it’s kind of amusing and escapist, and the silly guy who’s trying hard to be Ted Knight reminds me of my step-uncle in his speech cadence and type and manner of story delivery.

Well, that and Top Model, which luckily is rebroadcast on Sundays, defusing the overload.

Tuesday we have House, starting with a bang, showing just how good a decision it was to replace the original support team with a new one to be named later.  There is also Biggest Loser, which is far more compelling than it ought to be, and on which Bob redeemed himself last week and became out hero.  This week’s lesson was “don’t be a jerk.”

Monday we have Chuck, Heroes (woohoo!), and Journeyman.  How I Met Your Mother loses out.

At least Thursday continues to be a TV wasteland, barring any impulse to watch Neela and Abby admiringly ER continue to limp along.  Well, Reaper could be amusing, and I might be watching Smallville had I not fallen out of the habit the past couple years.  Eventually we’ll see them all on DVD anyway.

The rest of the week is pretty much a wasteland too.  Perhaps it’s better to have to see two hours live and one taped on two nights, three hours live on another night, and not watch much the rest of the week than it would be to have something every night.  Still… that’s a lot.

1. I LOVE Bob, probably more than I should...LOL.

   Posted by Sharon  on  09/27  at  01:40 PM  from  Middleboro, MA
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