Tuesday, October 5, 2010

What shows deserve praise....


So a new batch of shows premiered for their fall seasons. I'm going to obviously only talk about the shows that I've seen. I will give my opinions based upon the first episode of the season. I'm gonna leave the office out since I refuse to watch it.

30 Rock. Had the continuation of the carol story from the end of last season. Carol (played by Matt Damon) is considered about the seriousness of his relationship with Liz. We also get to see what Kennith has been doing since he quit at the end of last season. 30 Rock's season opener was really funny and it set the stage for what I feel will be a great season. Just a side note episode 2 was really really funny. Season opener 4 out of 5

Community was kind of a let down. With the cliffhanger at the end of last season, I had high hopes for the premiere but it seemed flat and uninspired. Jeff and Brita do this lame "date each other to make each other miserable" thing. Highlights of the show were Betty White as a teacher and Pierce. Still a very funny show, I just wished they did more with the end of last season rather than just let it die early. Season opener 3.5 out of 5

Big Bang Theory saw the crew playing with a robotic arm that gets Howard into a pretty funny situation when he notices that the arm gives a good massage. Also Penny finds out that Sheldon met a girl at the end of last season and helps him take her on their and his first date. I was impressed by the way Big Bang finished the story line of last season. The episode was really funny. Season opener 4 out of 5

Outsourced set up the show by having the main character (Todd) find out his job he was training for was moved to India (haha) This show was wildly unfunny and poorly acted and shot. I wouldn't expect this to last very much longer. I guess we still have Parks and Recreation though. Series opener .5 out of 5

Fringe season opener followed Dunham in the alternate world She escapes her prison from last season and tries to find information on getting back to her world. She eventually caves to an apparent brain washing experiment while she was in the prison. It was a really fun and intense. Probably the best opener the show has had in its three seasons. Season opener 4.5 out of 5

Bones saw the reformation of the team at the Jeffersonian. The story to get the team back together was hollow and the overall plot wasn't anything great... or memorable apparently. Something about a kid who was murdered who ended up not being a kid at all. Booth met a girl where he was stationed and Brennan was obviously jealous of the relationship to give us our tension. It was a decent season opener for a show that's been on for six seasons. Season opener 3 out of 5

Dexter was and continues to be the most disappointing of the group. It opens where we left off and it seems like it could have easily been the end of last season. I don't want to give off too much information but an important character was killed and the entire first episode was leading up to the funeral. It was very slow and didn't have that Dexter pop that the seasons normally open with. Plus the child actors on the show are terrible.
Season opener 2 out of 5

Castle opens with Castle getting into trouble with Beckett and the police force when he shows up to a murder scene before they have a chance to arrive. Leading them to believe that he had something to do with her murder. Also the detectives are pissed at Castle for some love crap that happened last season. It was a strong opener that helped along the love story between Beckett and Castle. Season opener 3.5 out of 5

How I Met Your Mother saw Ted thinking about hitting on a girl while Robin was still recovering from the break up with Don from last season. Also Lilly and Marshall were going to have a baby until Lilly found out Marshall had been talking to his dad about it. Also at the end of the episode we find out where Ted meets his future wife. Good solid episode. Season opener 4 out of 5

That's all for now. I'll put up more as I see them.

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