By definition a couch potato is one who watches a whole lot of TV…and specifically not movies but TV shows. And this season that just passed the Tato has been at it again-of course with a lil help from the Patron Saint of TV and everything downloads.
So here is a quick list of what i've been watching this year. Not in any particular order... a few not mentioned include already previewed
Rome and
Entourage. Yet to clear Big Love and Elizabeth probably will feature in a future post HBO 2
Shield Season 5
If there was a show that came back stronger than ever! This was it! I felt sad that Glen Close wasn’t there this season but enter Forrest Whitaker. Damn, this guy had so much bile and was out to get Vic Mackey. It was personal. Guest appearances from Anthony Anderson were a welcome surprise…This is his best role yet, Let alone the way he is a black movie/TV ho.
Past seasons came to haunt the squad team beginning with Terry’s killing in episode 1. Lem’s killing at the end was totally uncalled for and totally unexpected-WOW! That’s what TV is made for. Shane! Shane! Shane!
Killer scenes between Forrest Whitaker and Vic Mackey…especially when Vic slept with his estranged wife and bragged how her pu$$y tasted like sweet sweet butter…and there was Whitaker definitely defeated explaining to Aceveda et al… how Vic is out to get him and even slept with his wife…Remember when he thought he had busted the Team and resigned in his room threw his comp adn lampshade-PURE RAW DRAMA!
Season Finale: GREAT!
Bad Comment: Too few shows!
24 Season 5
It took place between 7pm and 7pm… (“The day of the California presidential primary”…I always add that line from season 1)
Cut to the chase, cut the crap this show started with a BANG! President Palmer getting killed within the first ten minutes had my mouth open in shock. Straight shot to the neck! There wasn’t even a doubt that he’d survive like typical suspense pulling tricks…he was dead dead dead!
And so the action begun and didn’t let go. This time they pulled emotional surprises by killing off Palmer, Almeida and his wife not to mention Edgar. Four main characters-gone just like that.
Season Finale: The episode had ended on a too nice note everything going just as planned...except season 4 came back and grabbed Jack by the balls at the last 2 minutes of the finale!!!….setting up a serious Suspense twist to everything.
Bad Comment: None at all...even that pathetic President was awesome. However we still don’t know more about the bad guys-i.e. Paul McCrane who was on hands free...what was up with him?
Desperate Housewives Season 2
Last years hot new show started off slow…and remained slow. It was entertaining no doubt…but the essence of that dramedy was only re-captured in the last 3 episodes where I may have forgiven them for a slow season. From Bree’s son sleeping with her boyfriends for the ultimate revenge as he had promised in season 1, Edie burning Susan’s house and finding out which black brother really killed that girl sometime back…and Mrs. Huber’s sister framing Zack’s Dad. And the introduction of a psycho Dentist (now that’s a colleague I admire). Carlos having an affair with the housekeeper!
Season Finale: Cute in a way! I love flashbacks and all... hopefully they have set up for a killer season 3. They also pulled an alias and tried to bring back all other characters that had been killed off or left the show!
Bad Comment: The seemed to have lost the magic, but got it back. Is Nicollete Sheridan a recurring role cause I was pissed not to see her in the season finale (of course there was the bee sting incident LOL did u see her all bloated) but woulda liked to see her in the flashback sequences!
Grey’s Anatomy Season 2
I grew up on medical drama’s the like’s of E.R which will remain my fav medical drama of al time. But this show is actually well set in the surgical dept…and each character has substance. My fav is the Nazi a.k.a. Dr Bailey…it was even funnier seeing her lactating bearing in mind she is as hardcore as it gets. Dr Christina is also quite amusing-totally competitive and unemotional
Great Show. The highlight of the season was the explosive show where a patient had like a live bomb in his chest...which ended up exploding. WOW. I also liked the addition of Dr Allison Shepherd into the cast. She blended in so well, plus she oozes knowledge and charisma. It is very obvious that this is a well cast show.
Season Finale: that story line of Burke getting shot and Izzy faking a patient's medical vitals was good!
Bad Comment: That Love triangle with Shephard and Grey needs to end.
Smallville Season V
Now this show had started off very weak. I think they did not know what to do besides Kryptonite induced villains...but this soon changed. Each season got better, peaking at season 4. I’m actually happy it’s done so well and I will be a loyal fan all the way.
Season highlight: I think episode 100 was my best. When Jonathan gets killed after Clarke had sacrificed to save Lana and ended up losing his DAD! WOW. The soundtrack was also great for this show “you’re beautiful” by I think James Blunt
Lex eventually or finally turning evil that’s what everyone has been waiting for.
Season Finale: Clark locked up in that thingamajig-cliff hanger or what?
Bad Comment: Lionel knowing about Clark and Lex and Lana dating and the mom being Senator…not falling for that!
LOST Season 2
MMMMM! This show has me hooked! It really is bloody good…and the beauty of it lies in there being so many storylines running at the same time you might as well be watching 6 soaps at a time. Love all whole supernatural theories going on. And what’s with the others? Damn it why where the fake beards? What’s with the Dharma Initiative? I mean this show doesn’t answer any questions it just keeps bringing up more…When did Locke get into a wheelchair? (i thought it would have been the kidney transplant) Whats up with that 108 minute machine...and them numbers...
Highlight: Ecko and that black spirit. Michael shooting Ana Lucia and Libby! Oh yes!
Season Finale: A bit too confusing…I was actually left high and dry...which isn’t entirely a bad thing. But don’t like the “huh?” feeling I got.
Bad Comment: I have a feeling we are not going to get any answers pretty soon!
Alias Season 5
It had the makings of a mediocre prog that didn’t have any promise but pleasurably proved me wrong. Damn the whole Rimbaldi storyline survived 5 seasons! Great Cast! SD6/Prophet 5/Covenant/ CIA words like Intel, covert, and their code names like Phoneix and Riverfox…all that is gone
Highlight: One thing alias has always had, is killer season finales. For season 4 and 2 when she wakes up 3 years later that was great. It was funny how they brought Vaughn back after we thought he was dead
Season finale: The whole season was a finale…as they brought back old favorites like Espinosa, Sarc, Will Tippen and the Black chick who was cloned in first season…oh and her mum, Irena Direvko. Sad to see it end
Bad Comment: Killing the dad and Sloane and her mum and her sister-cammon! And what was with the new cast of 3???? That action heroine didn’t look the part pregnant!
Prison Break Season 2
Now this is one of those silent good ones. Creeps up on you and before you know it-hook, line and sinker and the boat too… The season was great and was it me but didn’t it really have a fast pace this time round.
Loved that silly arrogant kid who got what was coming to him…my favorite line from him “I’m being tossed up like a lil bitch!”
Season Finale: I think the second last episode was the greatest of the whole series…when they managed to finally break through.
Bad Comment: Maybe too few episodes…that Doc bores the living daylights out of me…they need to spice her up like the OZ doc.
Malcolm in the Middle VII
"you're not the boss of me now...life is unfair"
I have watched every single episode of this series. Sure, some flavor got lost along the way but it remained one of my favorite comedies of all time. With recurring characters like disabled Stevie and loser Craig this show is a classic. I'm still yet to decide who was my fav character of all time in this show..between Lois, Malcolm and Reese.
This time we saw more of the evil grandma who kills me everytime!!!!
Sad to see the show come to an end. Poor Lois has been nominated every year for an Emmy since it started maybe she will win one this year.
Commander in Chief Season 1
It was nice and different…though I hear the show has been cancelled. It was a good series...I got hooked so it must have been a good one...though my memory is kinda skimpy on this one! The only problem with this one is simply WEST WING...nothing will ever come close!
Boondocks.
I was pleasantly surprised by this cartoon. Riley Freeman so freaking rocks. A black 8 yr old kid with spunk and attitude and speaks his ghetto mind. Damn that kid rocks! Great show, cheap laughs! There is this episode where the graps dates a 'ho' and when the gramps gets beat down by a bling guy-RILEY let loose!
Everybody hates Chris
Too much hype about the show but it’s been improving with each show. The mum and her killer “imma slap u…” lines have me in stitches.
“I’m a slap the chap off your lips”
“I’m a slap you into another family”
“Oh! Chris isn’t around...I slapped him into next week, you can check on him on Tuesday!”
Thief
It was more like a mini-series. Actually a surprise success. Storyline picked up fast infact it reminded me of Prison break in style. Very few epsiodes though. Andre Braugher was great, remember him from Homicide? Storylines regarding a heist of a huge loot will always sell. with a very nasty ending. Must watch!
