recent tv

what i've been watching recently...

undercover boss

what happened top this show? the first season was fun to watch, because they showed the heartwarming stories (single moms, college dropouts), AND the bad or cranky employees who likely got fired after the show was taped (hooters manager who skipped sexual harrassment training).

this year it's ONLY the heartwarming stories, so that angle has gotten predictable and tired. the CEO's are way, way too undeveloped to be able to train for an entry level position, oddly enough. and please stop with the CEOs testifying how their "faith" got him where he is today.

boring.

hoarders

this show really came up this season. yeah, we're still seeing pets buried alive under mountains of newspaper, screaming hillbilly moms who can't let go of an old butter dish, etc., but this year: scary! the season finale was about a guy who filled the gaps in his life with rats. 2,000 RATS...enough to force him out of his own house, to which he would return everyday to feed the swarms.

embarrassing to watch him choke out his grief and sorrow as his pets got hauled away. creepy to see the animal rescue workers dig through the walls to grab more rats. bizarre to see the therapist act as if this wasn't something all that unusual.

(well, the therapists all seem way too accommodating to their clients, but what do i know.)

i can't wait till next season...it's only getting better.

episodes

matt leblanc plays matt leblanc, famous tv actor landing a role in an imported british sitcom that neither he, nor the imported writers of the original, think he is good for.

the first episode was about the writers getting to LA and being all culture-shocked in the most cliche manner imaginable (it's sunny! houses are big! cars have no tops! celebrities live right next door!)

some potentially interesting side characters...but if the second episode of episode is this dull, i won't be hanging around for a third.

lie to me

watching as much of this series as netflix has available for streaming. it's okay-ish...the characters can't seem to decide if they're angry, eccentric, or whatever. but the little explanations of lie-face expressions give the show a little bit of twist to make it different from law & order or CSI or whatever.


top 3 of my list of favorite current tv:

community
modern family
30 rock


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