Season 3 of Heroes begins tonight. However, my lovely wife thinks even While You Were Sleeping has too much violence, what with the subway almost hitting someone and Bill Pullman slipping on ice. Since she has no interest in watching good TV, I have two choices tonight:
1. Spend 3 hours watching the red carpet special and the 2-hour premiere of a suspenseful, intense, theological drama of dramas, or...
2. Wake up on Tuesday still married.
With this dilemma as well as the Steelers playing on Monday night next week, it looks as though I'll have to watch Heroes by myself on my computer in secret for the first few episodes..."While Lisa Is Sleeping."
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The New Bread
Since the closest real movie rental place is a 20 minute drive away, Lisa and I enrolled in Netflix when we moved here. As part of the plan, we have access to a lot of online content, including old episodes of 30 Rock. So, we've been watching season 1 of this delightful show, because we didn't start watching until this year.
I thought the older episodes would be weaker in comedic value than the newer one. Typically it takes a few years for a sitcom to really hit its stride (see: Seinfeld, Cheers, Cosby Show). But 30 Rock's first season is flat-out hilarious, from partying on other people's yachts and rooftops to Donaghy's failed attempts at mentoring Liz and bottling champagne, every episode is a riot. We absolutely love the show, and it's surely the funniest thing on television. Sorry, Office crew, but your show has run its course. It's getting too Friends-ish, meaning another once promising sitcom is being run into the ground by relationship drama. For some reason, Michael Scott's antics grow old as they get more and more over-the-top, but Tracy Jordan's psychosis gets funnier as it makes the same ascent.
Thus, I must say that 30 Rock is the new bread, because it's a show that truly lives every week like it's Shark Week. "I am a Jedi! I am a Jedi! I am a Jedi!"
I thought the older episodes would be weaker in comedic value than the newer one. Typically it takes a few years for a sitcom to really hit its stride (see: Seinfeld, Cheers, Cosby Show). But 30 Rock's first season is flat-out hilarious, from partying on other people's yachts and rooftops to Donaghy's failed attempts at mentoring Liz and bottling champagne, every episode is a riot. We absolutely love the show, and it's surely the funniest thing on television. Sorry, Office crew, but your show has run its course. It's getting too Friends-ish, meaning another once promising sitcom is being run into the ground by relationship drama. For some reason, Michael Scott's antics grow old as they get more and more over-the-top, but Tracy Jordan's psychosis gets funnier as it makes the same ascent.
Thus, I must say that 30 Rock is the new bread, because it's a show that truly lives every week like it's Shark Week. "I am a Jedi! I am a Jedi! I am a Jedi!"
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