Since God won't allow me 28 hours in a day, I have to wait until the weekends to talk about some of my favorite shows that I missed earlier in the week. Let's get to it!
"Bones" (FOX, Thurs., 8:00): Bones and Booth are on the case after human remains are found on a railroad track. Tests indicate the teen male was from the 1800s. Turns out he was just Amish. Levi was a piano prodigy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, killed by a petty thief in a robbery gone awry. I've watched this show from it's conception, and I think this is the first time a murder was deemed random. Pause it: Does technology really work that way? If it did, wouldn't all cases be solved in a matter of days? All those fancy gadgets that triangulate a sound to find an architectural marker in an isolated part of the city? I want one of those!
Interesting things I learned about the Amish:
1. When they turn 18, they go on Rumspringa. It's like our version of Spring Break only they get to choose if they want to go home at the end. Maybe less girls would end up on "Girls Gone Wild" if they knew they would be excommunicated when they returned home.
2. They don't play musical instruments. They didn't really explain why, but I assume they have a good reason.
Funny bone: Clark, the lab assistant, after hearing Cam and Angela talking about teen sex: "Working here is like being on 'The View'."
For my friend Raquel ...
"Trauma" (NBC, Mon., 9:00): OK, I'm sold! For those of you who are suffering from medical drama withdrawal, "Trauma" is "ER" on steroids! OMG! This show had me at minute 7 when two helicopters collide and come raining down on the paramedics who had just saved the burn victim passenger. It was such a heart pounder I had to watch it twice. Talk about a shot of epi! Pause it: Other TV shows, take note. That is how you open a show!
Cut to one year later: Flight medic Rabbit, the only crash survivor, returns to work on the anniversary of what was the worst medical air disaster in San Francisco history. MD-turned-paramedic Nancy is still nursing the wounds of losing her lover Terry in the crash. And Boone, played by Derek Luke, may or may not have cheated on his wife the night of the accident. I'm intrigued by his story because it's obvious he's got some deep emotional scars from the event. You've got drama and trauma all rolled into one great show. I may have to drop "Gossip Girl" for this one.
I hope the show is able to sustain the action. Was it a one-hit wonder or might we have a new "ER" on our screens?
Law & Order: SVU (NBC, Wed., 9:00): Here's the law: Detectives Benson and Stabler are called to a case that takes them to the underbelly of Internet dating. Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace") plays Vince, the owner of a social networking site that hooks up sugar daddies with sugar babies. He ends up falling for one of the hotties and she ends up dead, naked and stuffed in a suitcase. Now comes the order: Vince is arrested and charged with her murder after an employee turns on him. It's revealed that his daughter was the actual culprit.
I really hate that NBC moved this show to Wednesday nights. It's stacked up against some pretty stiff competition: awesome newcomers "Glee" and "Modern Family" and time-slot powerhouse "Criminal Minds". Of the three, it's the best of the "Law & Order" franchise, so for NBC to risk its fan base is really careless. On the other hand, I solved the law long before they even made it to the order. I'll be leaving this one in the "watch it later" column.
Worth a chuckle: Det. Benson to two men fighting over who discovered the body first: "Girls, girls! You're both pretty."
Saturday, October 3, 2009
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