BURN NOTICE: In this week’s episode, Jeffrey Donovan was doing either his best Batman voice or a fantabulous Clint Eastwood with his squinty eyes and raspy voice. He also sported a black suit with a red shirt & tie combo. Very mobster/criminal kingpin look.
WHITE COLLAR: Finally, an episode that had great banter between Neal and Peter and more Moz! Willie Garson is so good in the role and I’m glad they’re finding more ways to include him in the stories. I also like the lighter touch in Neal and Peter’s scenes; they don’t need to have Peter constantly reminding Neal that he can send him back to jail. They DO need to keep finding new ways for Neal to use his crime skills to the FBI’s benefit. That’s where the real fun lies.
BETTER OFF TED: This week’s episode was laugh out loud funny – again. Titled “Mess of a Salesman” Eddie McClintock guested as Ted’s ne’er-do-well brother Billy. At the office, Ted was the fixer, trying to figure out why Phil & Lem had suddenly gone a little wild, no longer following orders and prone to answering back “Deal with it!” only to find it was because of what Billy said to them. The situation culminated in a lot of cadavers stacking up and Ted trying to figure out a way to get rid of them.
Meanwhile, Linda and Veronica teamed to raise money for a girls charity and their good cop (Linda)/bad cop (Veronica) routine was priceless. I lost count of all the great lines but the one that’s lasted til today is “100 & crazy percent.” I also loved when the gals got into trouble by taking the money they raised and giving it directly to the girls and then Ted had to step in and fix things there. The “Boop! Ding!” scene had me on the floor as Linda and Veronica tried to explain how they got themselves into the mess. Nice quick guest shot by Rick Hoffman as the head of the charity too. If you missed it, the episode is online at:
http://abc.go.com/watch/better-off-ted/187472/248423/mess-of-a-salesman
FOR OLYMPIC FANS: Be sure to check out my pal Rosie Downey’s blog about the impending Winter Olympics. Rosie is a serious fan of the Olympics and she’ll be heading to Vancouver Feb. 13th to experience it all firsthand. Meanwhile, check out her blog where she keeps track of events and all the Olympic-related TV coverage:
http://www.yourolympicsource.blogspot.com/
TUESDAY: The Oscar nominations are announced at 530am PT and then Tuesday night: LOST RETURNS – starting at 8pm! If you’d like to study up before the season premiere, check out Mo Ryan’s terrific, spoiler-free three-part interview with LOST masterminds Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse:
TODAY’S SURF WRITTEN WHILE LISTENING TO: In honor of the Monday night return of SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL at 10pm on Showtime: “Big Spender” from the Broadway show “Sweet Charity” – this clip is from the “Fosse” revue show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XTdZX6r4u8&feature=related
Time for your weekend rundown:
Friday, January 29, 2010 – the DOLLHOUSE finale airs tonight; it was postponed from last week because of the Hope for Haiti Telethon.
ABC: Supernanny, Shark Tank, 20/20
CBS: Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Numb3rs
NBC: Law & Order (repeat), Dateline, The Jay Leno Show
FOX: Dollhouse (series finale), Kitchen Nightmares (season premiere)
CW: Smallville, Smallville (repeat)
PBS: Washington Week, Now on PBS, Bill Moyers Journal
MyNetworkTV: Friday Night Smackdown!
Animal Planet: I Shouldn’t Be Alive, The Haunted
BBCA: Transvestite Wives, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
BET: Pay It Off (4 episodes)
BIO: Mobsters (season finale)
CMT: The Singing Bee, Cribs (season premiere)
Comedy: John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show
Discovery: Swamp Loggers
E!: 10pm: The Soup
Fine Living Network: Bartender Wars
Food: The Best Thing I Ever Ate
History: Gangland
Planet Green: Operation Wild
Starz: Spartacus
Sundance: Shameless
SyFy: 9pm: Caprica
TeenNick: DeGrassi: The Next Generation
TLC: What Not to Wear, Miss America: Behind the Curtain (special)
Toon: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Ben 10: Alien Force, Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Travel: Most Haunted (season premiere)
VH1: Friday Night Alright: Lady Gaga
Saturday, January 30, 2010
ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2-hrs, repeat), Castle (repeat)
CBS: Magic of Ordinary Ways (special, repeat), 48 Hours Mystery
NBC: Truth in Motion: The US Ski Team’s Road to Vancouver (special), Law & Order (repeat), Law & Order: SVU (repeat),
Saturday Night Live: Jon Hamm hosts with musical guest Michael Buble
FOX: Cops, Cops (repeat), America’s Most Wanted, The Wanda Sykes Show
PBS: Austin City Limits
Animal: It’s Me or the Dog, Underdog to Wonderdog, Pit Boss
BBCA: Demons
Fox Reality: Seducing Cindy (season premiere), Solitary (season premiere)
HGTV: Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie, Curb Appeal
Lifetime: Lying to be Perfect (special)
Nickelodeon: iCarly, True Jackson, VP, The Troop
Planet Green: World’s Greenest Homes
Style: How Do I Look?, What I Hate About Me, The Dish
SyFy: Meteor Storm (special)
TLC: Miss America 2010 (2-hrs, special), Four Weddings (series debut)
Toon: The Secret Saturdays (season finale)
truTV: Top 20 Most Shocking: Boozers and Losers
Sunday, January 31, 2010
ABC: America’s Funniest Home Videos, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters
CBS: 60 Minutes, Grammy Awards (3-hrs, special)
NBC: Dateline (2-hrs), SNL Presents: Sports All-Stars (special),
FOX: Til Death, Til Death, The Simpsons, Cleveland Show, Family Guy, American Dad
PBS: Nature, Masterpiece!
BIO: I Survived
Comedy: Larry the Cable Guy: Tailgate Party (special)
E!: Keeping up With the Kardashians (1-hr)
ESPN: NFL Pro Bowl (special)
FOOD: Iron Chef America, Worst Cooks in America
HBO: A Family Is A Family Is A Family: A Rosie O’Donnell Celebration (special), 9pm: Big Love
HGTV: House Hunters, House Hunters International
History: Ax Men, Madhouse
ION: Durham County (season finale)
TLC: 19 Kids and Counting (1-hr, special), Cake Boss (special, 1-hr)
Travel: Chowdown Countdown (season finale)
truTV: Little Chocolatiers (series debut), Las Vegas Jailhouse
VH1: Frank the Entertainer …In a Basement Affair, Tough Love (season finale), Secrets of Aspen
WE: Platinum Weddings, Rich Bride, Poor Bride
That’s a wrap for this week.
