Just some quick thoughts on "Law & Order: SVU" (NBC, Wed., 10:00). I know that HIV/AIDS is no laughing matter, but some of the comments Benson and Stabler were making had me snickering throughout the episode.
Unless you're a fan of R&B or Pop music, you probably missed the reference to the hit song "Birthday Sex". Hearing Stabler read the lyrics from a text message was almost as funny as hearing William Shatner reading from Levi Johnston's Twitter feed. But it didn't stop there. What about all the innuendo about male body parts? The guy's screen name was "Big Pete" ... you know, because his character's name was ... Peter ... and he was infecting women with HIV. (Wait for it ... wait for it...I can see the wires connecting!) I can't repeat them all on this semi-kid friendly blog, but trust me - they were funny! And let's not pass by the cautionary tale of how men can find women to prey on via the social networking web site "Faceunion". Lastly, who knew you could hire fake paparazzi to follow you around to make you look like a big shot? I'm sure they made that up for the sake of the storyline, but I'll give it 2 months before someone turns that into the next sensational trend. Rewind: I wonder if that's how Heidi and Spencer became "famous"... paying people to follow them around with cameras.
Sharon Stone is joining the cast for a four-episode arc this season. She'll be playing a District Attorney. What is it with only hiring blond DAs on this show?
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Weekend Wrap-up
Let's talk about the weekend. Friday night was full of fear while Sunday was all about being hot - physically and literally. Here's a rundown.
Friday
"Medium" (CBS, 9:00): When Allison hears a baby crying in her dreams, she realizes it's a cry for help from an infant who has been kidnapped. Joe is rightly concerned when Allison is stricken with a bout of baby fever and steals the baby herself once he's found. When she calls Joe to tell him where she's hiding he bluntly says "You already have children, and they don't want to only see you on visitor's day." Pause it: The police stormed in on Alli like she was hiding Elian Gonzalez. Were all the big guns really necessary for a woman who works for the district attorney's office?
It's obvious Joe loves his wife, but I'm amazed he doesn't sleep in a separate bedroom. If my spouse woke me up every night the way Allison does we'd be headed for divorce court. And who calls in the middle of the night and says "I hope I didn't wake you"? Seriously.
Poor Bridgette is suffering with "Jan Brady syndrome". She's horrible at learning to play the clarinet, but baby sister Marie plays perfectly without one lesson. She whines to dad that she's known as "everybody's sister" and I know exactly how she feels. All through high school I was "Kevin's sister". It's always Kevin, Kevin, Kevin! Turns out Marie was just being haunted by a ghost who passed away before finishing a song he was writing.
I'm still angry that CBS canceled so many of my favorite shows, but I like that they are recycling actors from now defunct shows. The baby's mom was played by Abby Brammell from "The Unit".
Saturday
"Law & Order: SVU" (NBC, Wed., 9:00): I missed the show earlier in the week (shaking my fist at TiVo) but I was able to catch it on repeat. I was worried we were going to go down another soap box road but surprisingly, they stuck to the script.
The law: Benson and Stabler are called to the home of a mom who catches her son wrestling naked with a friend. The boy was being molested and as soon as the stepfather entered the scene, I knew he was the culprit. Pause it: How careless of Benson and Stabler to constantly point fingers at people without any foundation. Yeah, the stepdad was creepy but they had no proof of his guilt.
The order: Dad wants to cut a deal upon his arrest and offers to help the cops bust a bigger ring of pedophiles. Enter Our Special Love, a group of child molesters who find nothing wrong with loving prepubescent kids. Rewind: "South Park" did an episode about a group like this called NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association). At first I thought it was a joke but after a quick Internet search, I found it is, indeed, a real group. VOMITING!!! Thankfully, the leader of Our Special Love is sentenced to 3,000 years in jail. Somehow that doesn't seem long enough.
Turn that up: Did we already know Dr. Wong was gay or did he subtly come out just now? It was kind of startling, just like when D.A. Serena Southerlyn asked if she was fired because she was a lesbian. Totally came from left field. And is there ever a time when a 30-year-old man should be sleeping with an 11-year-old girl? I didn't think so. (Passing you the vomit bucket)
Sunday
"The Amazing Race" (CBS, 8:00): The teams are still running around Dubai. CBS must've really liked this location to do two episodes there. I'm just thankful that no teams have fallen into the pattern of making uneducated comments when traveling through foreign countries. The race continued with a row-a-dingy roadblock, a detour of counting gold or building hookahs and a plunge down a six-story waterslide known as the "Leap of Faith".
My favorite team, the Globetrotters, started out at the front of the pack, but quickly fell behind when Big Easy couldn't figure out the combination to his briefcase with the next clue inside. So imagine my surprise when they sped through the detour of measuring out $500,000 worth of gold. I guess there's a difference between being good with numbers and being good at math, no? I love this team because they manage to stay both calm and positive under all that pressure. They didn't even yell at the cab driver when he took them to the wrong location.
It wasn't a good night for Team Saving Ourselves for Marriage, Mika and Canaan. Mika was overcome by her fear of water AND heights so the waterslide was a definite no-go for her. After she refused to complete the task, they were eliminated. Would Mika still be your girlfriend if she possibly cost you a million dollars? Were the Globetrotters wrong for taunting Mika about the slide or is all fair in love and racing? Next stop: The Netherlands!
Geography lesson: The waterslide as located at Atlantis: The Palm resort in Dubai. What a beautiful oasis. The pit stop was on one of the vast beaches surrounding the hotel, Dolphin Bay Beach. I gotta get to Dubai!
"Brothers & Sisters" (ABC, 10:00): Sarah's parisian lover has flown 6,000 miles to see her and she has to stash him away at mom's house when her kids return home a day early. Gilles Marini ("Dancing With the Stars", full-frontal nudity guy in "Sex and the City") plays Luke Laurent and everyone except Nora is taken in by his charm. Of course ABC found a way to work in Marini's dance skills by having him teach Rebecca and Justin a wedding dance. Who knew Rebecca could tango?
Holly finds out she's broke after investing all her money in a Ponzi scheme. All she has left are her stocks in Ojai and her house, which she had better doublecheck to make sure she didn't finance through WaMu. Holly is feeling the pinch after promising Rebecca a dream wedding and she doesn't have enough money to pay for it. See people! You spend the money after the wedding, no on it! Oh, and Kevin and Scotty found a surrogate to carry their baby. She's a pursemaker. I'm going to just roll with that.
Random thoughts: ABC's blatant product placement of the Kindle digital book ... could you be any more obvious? The way everyone was fawning, including Uncle Saul, over Luke getting out of the pool was some of the funniest Walker family dialogue in a long time. Paige went through a growth spurt, but whoever cut her hair should be shot. The Geisha look is not flattering on tweens. Speaking of hair, Kevin is in need of a haircut. No white man should ever try to rock an afro. Lastly, it's great to see some plot follow-through. Did anyone notice recovering drug addict Justin drinking water at dinner while everyone else was sipping wine?
Friday
"Medium" (CBS, 9:00): When Allison hears a baby crying in her dreams, she realizes it's a cry for help from an infant who has been kidnapped. Joe is rightly concerned when Allison is stricken with a bout of baby fever and steals the baby herself once he's found. When she calls Joe to tell him where she's hiding he bluntly says "You already have children, and they don't want to only see you on visitor's day." Pause it: The police stormed in on Alli like she was hiding Elian Gonzalez. Were all the big guns really necessary for a woman who works for the district attorney's office?
It's obvious Joe loves his wife, but I'm amazed he doesn't sleep in a separate bedroom. If my spouse woke me up every night the way Allison does we'd be headed for divorce court. And who calls in the middle of the night and says "I hope I didn't wake you"? Seriously.
Poor Bridgette is suffering with "Jan Brady syndrome". She's horrible at learning to play the clarinet, but baby sister Marie plays perfectly without one lesson. She whines to dad that she's known as "everybody's sister" and I know exactly how she feels. All through high school I was "Kevin's sister". It's always Kevin, Kevin, Kevin! Turns out Marie was just being haunted by a ghost who passed away before finishing a song he was writing.
I'm still angry that CBS canceled so many of my favorite shows, but I like that they are recycling actors from now defunct shows. The baby's mom was played by Abby Brammell from "The Unit".
Saturday
"Law & Order: SVU" (NBC, Wed., 9:00): I missed the show earlier in the week (shaking my fist at TiVo) but I was able to catch it on repeat. I was worried we were going to go down another soap box road but surprisingly, they stuck to the script.
The law: Benson and Stabler are called to the home of a mom who catches her son wrestling naked with a friend. The boy was being molested and as soon as the stepfather entered the scene, I knew he was the culprit. Pause it: How careless of Benson and Stabler to constantly point fingers at people without any foundation. Yeah, the stepdad was creepy but they had no proof of his guilt.
The order: Dad wants to cut a deal upon his arrest and offers to help the cops bust a bigger ring of pedophiles. Enter Our Special Love, a group of child molesters who find nothing wrong with loving prepubescent kids. Rewind: "South Park" did an episode about a group like this called NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association). At first I thought it was a joke but after a quick Internet search, I found it is, indeed, a real group. VOMITING!!! Thankfully, the leader of Our Special Love is sentenced to 3,000 years in jail. Somehow that doesn't seem long enough.
Turn that up: Did we already know Dr. Wong was gay or did he subtly come out just now? It was kind of startling, just like when D.A. Serena Southerlyn asked if she was fired because she was a lesbian. Totally came from left field. And is there ever a time when a 30-year-old man should be sleeping with an 11-year-old girl? I didn't think so. (Passing you the vomit bucket)
Sunday
"The Amazing Race" (CBS, 8:00): The teams are still running around Dubai. CBS must've really liked this location to do two episodes there. I'm just thankful that no teams have fallen into the pattern of making uneducated comments when traveling through foreign countries. The race continued with a row-a-dingy roadblock, a detour of counting gold or building hookahs and a plunge down a six-story waterslide known as the "Leap of Faith".
My favorite team, the Globetrotters, started out at the front of the pack, but quickly fell behind when Big Easy couldn't figure out the combination to his briefcase with the next clue inside. So imagine my surprise when they sped through the detour of measuring out $500,000 worth of gold. I guess there's a difference between being good with numbers and being good at math, no? I love this team because they manage to stay both calm and positive under all that pressure. They didn't even yell at the cab driver when he took them to the wrong location.
It wasn't a good night for Team Saving Ourselves for Marriage, Mika and Canaan. Mika was overcome by her fear of water AND heights so the waterslide was a definite no-go for her. After she refused to complete the task, they were eliminated. Would Mika still be your girlfriend if she possibly cost you a million dollars? Were the Globetrotters wrong for taunting Mika about the slide or is all fair in love and racing? Next stop: The Netherlands!
Geography lesson: The waterslide as located at Atlantis: The Palm resort in Dubai. What a beautiful oasis. The pit stop was on one of the vast beaches surrounding the hotel, Dolphin Bay Beach. I gotta get to Dubai!
"Brothers & Sisters" (ABC, 10:00): Sarah's parisian lover has flown 6,000 miles to see her and she has to stash him away at mom's house when her kids return home a day early. Gilles Marini ("Dancing With the Stars", full-frontal nudity guy in "Sex and the City") plays Luke Laurent and everyone except Nora is taken in by his charm. Of course ABC found a way to work in Marini's dance skills by having him teach Rebecca and Justin a wedding dance. Who knew Rebecca could tango?
Holly finds out she's broke after investing all her money in a Ponzi scheme. All she has left are her stocks in Ojai and her house, which she had better doublecheck to make sure she didn't finance through WaMu. Holly is feeling the pinch after promising Rebecca a dream wedding and she doesn't have enough money to pay for it. See people! You spend the money after the wedding, no on it! Oh, and Kevin and Scotty found a surrogate to carry their baby. She's a pursemaker. I'm going to just roll with that.
Random thoughts: ABC's blatant product placement of the Kindle digital book ... could you be any more obvious? The way everyone was fawning, including Uncle Saul, over Luke getting out of the pool was some of the funniest Walker family dialogue in a long time. Paige went through a growth spurt, but whoever cut her hair should be shot. The Geisha look is not flattering on tweens. Speaking of hair, Kevin is in need of a haircut. No white man should ever try to rock an afro. Lastly, it's great to see some plot follow-through. Did anyone notice recovering drug addict Justin drinking water at dinner while everyone else was sipping wine?
Thursday, October 15, 2009
What a Wednesday
I'm in a zone with my impending vacation, so I'm going to keep it short and sweet.
"So You Think You Can Dance" (FOX, 8:00): The field started with 77 dancers and by the end only 38 were left standing. Next week we find out who makes the Top 20, but here's a recap of how they get there.
The choreographers led the dancers through a series of stylized routines: Laurie Ann Gibson taught a jazz routine, Mia Michaels for contemporary and Broadway for Tyce Diorio. Both Laurie Ann and Mia Michaels have earned reputations for being hard on the dancers, but I've seen Laurie Ann on "Making the Band" (MTV) and her bite is not as big as her bark. Pause it: You've come up Laurie Ann so don't ruin it by trying to be all Billy Badass. Mia took a gentler approach and that's when the dancers were able to shine.
One of the standouts tonight was crumper Russell. He danced through all the styles as if he's been classically trained. If he doesn't make the Top 20 it will be an injustice and I probably wouldn't watch the season. (NOT) This show is about taking someone who's already a talented dancer and making them extraordinary. Russell could be this season's Twitch. None of the girls are standing out right now, but I'm predicting married couple Ryan and Ashley will be split up with Ryan making it over his wife. I'm excited to see who makes the cut so let's get this show on the road.
"Glee" (FOX, 9:00): The episode was titled "Throwdown" but a more fitting name would've been "Coach Sue's Minority Report". WOW! She found a way to riff on every minority group you could think of. I'm sure a lot of people out there won't appreciate the humor in this episode, but I found it extremely funny.
After being made to co-sponsor the glee club, Coach Sue goes out of her way to pit the kids against each other as a way to divide and conquer. She takes all the minority students (Santana, Wheels, Gay Kid, Asian, Other Asian, Aretha and some other kid I couldn't figure out) and forms "Sue's Kids". She allows them to sing R&B instead of show tunes and also throw in some "pop-n-lock" dance moves. Eventually the club stands up to Coach Sue and Mr. Schue after their incessant fighting hinders their progress. From Finn: "If we wanted to hear mom and dad fight, those of us who still have two parents would just stay home on payday." Sue relinquishes the club back into the hands of Mr. Schue, but not before she blackmails the school blogger into leaking Quinn's pregnancy. I've said it before and I'll say it again: If this show doesn't win multiple awards for writing and acting, I'll suck on my big toe like it's a baby's bottle.
There were so many good quotes from tonight, you'll have to watch the show to get them all. Here are a few that I had to hear twice:
Hate on Me - Jill Scott
Ride Wit Me - Nelly
No Air - Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne
"Law & Order: SVU" (NBC, 9:00): A man wakes up with a head injury and a woman's he claims to have never met before is bludgeoned to death on the floor. Benson and Stabler aren't sure what to believe and set out to prove he knew the girl. It's later determined that the man is a recovering alcoholic who had blacked out after falling off the wagon. And in typical "L&O" fashion, the episode goes from being about solving a murder case to some far-fetched storyline from left field. Tonight's soap box of choice was the dangers of alcoholism.
I really hate how that kind of storytelling has become the way of the "L&O" franchise. The story was compelling all on its own, then they start beating you over the head with fact and myths about alcoholism. They finally drive it home by having the D.A. show up to court drunk. I'm citing this show for contempt. Bailiff!
Last bite: Robin is to "Top Chef" what Logan is to "Project Runway": a disappointment to Seattle and mediocre in her profession. She was in the bottom for the Quickfire Challenge and the for the Elimination round. Needless to say I won't be wearing his clothes or eating at her restaurant.
"So You Think You Can Dance" (FOX, 8:00): The field started with 77 dancers and by the end only 38 were left standing. Next week we find out who makes the Top 20, but here's a recap of how they get there.
The choreographers led the dancers through a series of stylized routines: Laurie Ann Gibson taught a jazz routine, Mia Michaels for contemporary and Broadway for Tyce Diorio. Both Laurie Ann and Mia Michaels have earned reputations for being hard on the dancers, but I've seen Laurie Ann on "Making the Band" (MTV) and her bite is not as big as her bark. Pause it: You've come up Laurie Ann so don't ruin it by trying to be all Billy Badass. Mia took a gentler approach and that's when the dancers were able to shine.
One of the standouts tonight was crumper Russell. He danced through all the styles as if he's been classically trained. If he doesn't make the Top 20 it will be an injustice and I probably wouldn't watch the season. (NOT) This show is about taking someone who's already a talented dancer and making them extraordinary. Russell could be this season's Twitch. None of the girls are standing out right now, but I'm predicting married couple Ryan and Ashley will be split up with Ryan making it over his wife. I'm excited to see who makes the cut so let's get this show on the road.
"Glee" (FOX, 9:00): The episode was titled "Throwdown" but a more fitting name would've been "Coach Sue's Minority Report". WOW! She found a way to riff on every minority group you could think of. I'm sure a lot of people out there won't appreciate the humor in this episode, but I found it extremely funny.
After being made to co-sponsor the glee club, Coach Sue goes out of her way to pit the kids against each other as a way to divide and conquer. She takes all the minority students (Santana, Wheels, Gay Kid, Asian, Other Asian, Aretha and some other kid I couldn't figure out) and forms "Sue's Kids". She allows them to sing R&B instead of show tunes and also throw in some "pop-n-lock" dance moves. Eventually the club stands up to Coach Sue and Mr. Schue after their incessant fighting hinders their progress. From Finn: "If we wanted to hear mom and dad fight, those of us who still have two parents would just stay home on payday." Sue relinquishes the club back into the hands of Mr. Schue, but not before she blackmails the school blogger into leaking Quinn's pregnancy. I've said it before and I'll say it again: If this show doesn't win multiple awards for writing and acting, I'll suck on my big toe like it's a baby's bottle.
There were so many good quotes from tonight, you'll have to watch the show to get them all. Here are a few that I had to hear twice:
- Coach Sue on her love for minorities: "I like minorities so much I'm thinkin' about moving to California to become one."
- Sue, while yelling at Mr. Schue for flunking all the Cheerios: "Should they learn spanish? Sure, if they want to become dishwashers and gardeners. But if they want to be bankers and lawyers and captains of industry the most important lesson they could possibly learn is how to do a roundoff."
Hate on Me - Jill Scott
Ride Wit Me - Nelly
No Air - Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne
"Law & Order: SVU" (NBC, 9:00): A man wakes up with a head injury and a woman's he claims to have never met before is bludgeoned to death on the floor. Benson and Stabler aren't sure what to believe and set out to prove he knew the girl. It's later determined that the man is a recovering alcoholic who had blacked out after falling off the wagon. And in typical "L&O" fashion, the episode goes from being about solving a murder case to some far-fetched storyline from left field. Tonight's soap box of choice was the dangers of alcoholism.
I really hate how that kind of storytelling has become the way of the "L&O" franchise. The story was compelling all on its own, then they start beating you over the head with fact and myths about alcoholism. They finally drive it home by having the D.A. show up to court drunk. I'm citing this show for contempt. Bailiff!
Last bite: Robin is to "Top Chef" what Logan is to "Project Runway": a disappointment to Seattle and mediocre in her profession. She was in the bottom for the Quickfire Challenge and the for the Elimination round. Needless to say I won't be wearing his clothes or eating at her restaurant.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Playing catch up
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."
"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."
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