I Stand Against Rabies!
Sadly, the only reason I'm writing about this show was because I was disappointed. Normally there are moments when I am laughing hysterically, but this week I only had some chuckle moment. Like when Crabman handed books to Earl about finding God and included Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Always funny. I think they overused the 'dumb Randy' gag. Normally there are a few moments of his stupidity, but it's never an entire episode. It was weird having this as a subplot. Hopefully next week will be better, and maybe Earl will get out soon.
Someone wrote that this episode would be better than last season's premiere "Gay Witch Hunt". Now, seeing as that's probably my favorite of the series, I had my doubts. Turns out it was no where near as hysterical that, but it had it's moments. Now that I'm thinking about it, it would have worked better as a regular 1/2 hour ep. There were a fair number of dead moments where nothing funny happened. Michael seemed really over the top again. I've expressed my frustration before about Michael being unrealistically douchy, and this week's ep was back in that old trend.
The whole plot of a Rabies run or something was really gimmicky, like the writers were struggling for a potentially comedic situation, and this is what they got. I know I should stop comparing the US and UK versions, but I heard Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant talk about how they toss out jokes if they feel it's just unrealistic. Somehow I feel like the US writers don't have that filter. Part of the reason last season and the second season worked so well was because it had a more realistic tone than the first season.
Angela was awesome tonight. I thought she was just so badass when she tore Dwight a new one. I mean, normally I can stand Dwight's Dwightiness, but this week I wanted to smack him.
Pam and Jim... Jim and Pam... :-) (loved the hand-holding porn)
Again, hopefully next week is better. I'll cross my fingers, but I'm not superstitious, I'm just a little stitious.
Maybe it was because Private Pracitce sucked so hard, but this episode of Grey's Anatomy felt like a breath of fresh air. Part of me worried that the writers' brains had become addled and somehow they lost all ability to write for their characters. This episode showed that isn't in fact the case. Well, at least not on this show.
I probably was most relieved with the writing. The older characters were acting like adults (maybe not with the "wanna be my friend" thing Derek was doing, but still) and talking like they knew what they were doing. It was refreshing after Private... Oh you know. Our old standbyes are just as messed up as ever. I loved the bit in the beginning where they recreated their first day with the Nazi. It was one of those moments that made me really happy.
I keep feeling for George. It's so sad that he's back at square 1 and has to work under his friends. I would have just quit, but that's stupid messed up me. If you recall (and George brought it up tonight) he actually failed because he spent the entire exam looking at Meredith who wasn't writing anything. God, as soon as I saw him look over, I knew bad things were going to happen for him. Moral of the story: Don't look out for anyone. Period. But George said it best to the other Grey (Lexie) "You're kind of awesome." I know a ton of people were pissed when she was added to the cast, but I honestly didn't care, and now I kinda like her. She's like a normal Meredith. But again, wasn't that what the other Grey's family story was all about?
Now, I'm not going to lie, I was thinking about how well the episode was going and how much more appropriate it felt as opposed to that other show. I'm just going to stop talking about PP. But anyway, I was thinking about that, then Izzie went and started treating a deer. I get how it was showing the interns being really, really aggravated, but it also aggravated the viewer. I don't need to see anyone treating a deer. Ever. That's why there's animal planet. But I loved when she proved herself at the end and called her interns duds. Full circle. I like that.
So I heard a lot of buzz about the show, so I decided to check out it. I didn't love it, but it has potential. It was cute enough, kinda charming, but it felt off. I think it's missing something, but I haven't figured out what. I was glad it wasn't like Dead Like Me, that would have been aggravating. The whole reaper cannon has to do with escaped souls and not taking souls. I'll watch next week to see how the show plays out on a regular basis, but if I still don't feel passionate I'll just dump the show. Sorry Reaper fans.
So I was watching ABC tonight, and I saw a number of Pushing Daisies ads during Grey's Anatomy!!! I'm sure they were aired during Ugly Betty and that other lame show after GA. It really is as good as everyone says it is. Please watch, k?
Someone wrote that this episode would be better than last season's premiere "Gay Witch Hunt". Now, seeing as that's probably my favorite of the series, I had my doubts. Turns out it was no where near as hysterical that, but it had it's moments. Now that I'm thinking about it, it would have worked better as a regular 1/2 hour ep. There were a fair number of dead moments where nothing funny happened. Michael seemed really over the top again. I've expressed my frustration before about Michael being unrealistically douchy, and this week's ep was back in that old trend.
The whole plot of a Rabies run or something was really gimmicky, like the writers were struggling for a potentially comedic situation, and this is what they got. I know I should stop comparing the US and UK versions, but I heard Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant talk about how they toss out jokes if they feel it's just unrealistic. Somehow I feel like the US writers don't have that filter. Part of the reason last season and the second season worked so well was because it had a more realistic tone than the first season.
Angela was awesome tonight. I thought she was just so badass when she tore Dwight a new one. I mean, normally I can stand Dwight's Dwightiness, but this week I wanted to smack him.
Pam and Jim... Jim and Pam... :-) (loved the hand-holding porn)
Again, hopefully next week is better. I'll cross my fingers, but I'm not superstitious, I'm just a little stitious.
Maybe it was because Private Pracitce sucked so hard, but this episode of Grey's Anatomy felt like a breath of fresh air. Part of me worried that the writers' brains had become addled and somehow they lost all ability to write for their characters. This episode showed that isn't in fact the case. Well, at least not on this show.
I probably was most relieved with the writing. The older characters were acting like adults (maybe not with the "wanna be my friend" thing Derek was doing, but still) and talking like they knew what they were doing. It was refreshing after Private... Oh you know. Our old standbyes are just as messed up as ever. I loved the bit in the beginning where they recreated their first day with the Nazi. It was one of those moments that made me really happy.
I keep feeling for George. It's so sad that he's back at square 1 and has to work under his friends. I would have just quit, but that's stupid messed up me. If you recall (and George brought it up tonight) he actually failed because he spent the entire exam looking at Meredith who wasn't writing anything. God, as soon as I saw him look over, I knew bad things were going to happen for him. Moral of the story: Don't look out for anyone. Period. But George said it best to the other Grey (Lexie) "You're kind of awesome." I know a ton of people were pissed when she was added to the cast, but I honestly didn't care, and now I kinda like her. She's like a normal Meredith. But again, wasn't that what the other Grey's family story was all about?
Now, I'm not going to lie, I was thinking about how well the episode was going and how much more appropriate it felt as opposed to that other show. I'm just going to stop talking about PP. But anyway, I was thinking about that, then Izzie went and started treating a deer. I get how it was showing the interns being really, really aggravated, but it also aggravated the viewer. I don't need to see anyone treating a deer. Ever. That's why there's animal planet. But I loved when she proved herself at the end and called her interns duds. Full circle. I like that.
So I heard a lot of buzz about the show, so I decided to check out it. I didn't love it, but it has potential. It was cute enough, kinda charming, but it felt off. I think it's missing something, but I haven't figured out what. I was glad it wasn't like Dead Like Me, that would have been aggravating. The whole reaper cannon has to do with escaped souls and not taking souls. I'll watch next week to see how the show plays out on a regular basis, but if I still don't feel passionate I'll just dump the show. Sorry Reaper fans.
So I was watching ABC tonight, and I saw a number of Pushing Daisies ads during Grey's Anatomy!!! I'm sure they were aired during Ugly Betty and that other lame show after GA. It really is as good as everyone says it is. Please watch, k?