How I Met Your Mother – Disaster Averted (S07E09)
CBS
I like Barney and Nora. I really don’t like Robin and Kevin. And yet despite all that, I enjoyed this episode. The perfect combination of humour and heart. The staple of HIMYM. Oh and the double-meaning of Disaster Averted.…
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How I Met Your Mother – The Slutty Pumpkin Returns (S07E08)
CBS
The long-awaited return of the Slutty Pumpkin, now known as Naomi (Katie Holmes), was tonight and surprisingly, it felt like the b-story of the night. What could top a Slutty Pumpkin? Barney being Canadian.…
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The Good Wife – Affairs Of State (S03E06)
CBS
Carey got the focus this week dealing with a Lockhart Gardner case and with internal office politics; literally, as Carey’s office space changed three times this week. We also met Eli’s ex-wife Vanessa (Parker Posey), though it looks like she won’t be coming back any time soon.…
The Mentalist – Where In The World Is Carmine O’Brien (S04E06)
CBS
The rest of the episode matter little compared to this gem. Lisbon’s brother, Tommy, played by none other than Henry Thomas. Who’s Henry Thomas? None other than Elliott from E.T. The most famous kid to ride a bike in the sky ever.…
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How I Met Your Mother – Noretta (S07E07)
CBS
It was a jam-packed week on How I Met Your Mother this week with Barney’s brother James (Wayne Brady), Nora (Nazanin Boniadi) playing a big role, and Kal Penn sticking around as Kevin for another week (regrettably.) Oh and every one of the gang’s parents show up in creepy cameos.…
The Good Wife – Marthas and Caitlins (S03E05)
CBS
The best episodes of The Good Wife are when the COTW (Case-Of-The-Week) fades into the background and makes room for the backroom deals, negotiations, and backstabbing that goes on behind-the-scenes at Lockhart Gardner. With Lisa Edelsetin back as Celeste Serrano, David Lee (Zach Grenier) trying to get his niece a job, and Eli working for Peter again, this week was particularly juicy.…
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The Mentalist – Blood And Sand (S04E05)
CBS
A pretty good mid-season episode with no important references to any longer story arc. Of course, we did see some anger issues from Van Pelt, after being completely level-headed last week, so there was that……
Parenthood – Tales From The Luncheonette (S03E06)
NBC
As predicted, the Luncheonette featured heavily this week with Adam & Crosbie breaking their backs to get ready for their first major artist: Cee Lo Green. Small coincidence, Cee Lo is on another NBC show, The Voice. Funny how that happened.…
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How I Met Your Mother – Mystery vs. History (S07E06)
CBS
Although I disagree with the conclusion, I thought tonight’s comparison between 2005 and 2011 was pretty much dead on. Debates on factual issues are now easily resolved with one Google Search. And, to me that leads to more accurate knowledge. And as the show depicts, the debates are on things that have no right or wrong answer; like the question of mystery vs history or whether to learn the sex of your baby. Oh and Barney was still wearing the Ducky Tie.
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The Good Wife – Feeding The Rat (S03E04)
CBS
The tiny details of mergers, acquisitions, and surviving during a down economy are boring. But, it’s exactly this kind of minutiae that keeps me coming back to The Good Wife every week. It’s their irresistible secret sauce and it was dished out generously this week.…
The Mentalist – Ring Around The Rosie (S04E04)
CBS
Now we’re seeing The Mentalist we all love. Special Agent Luther Wainwright (Michael Rady) is the intriguing new mental opponent for Jane and he’s already shown he’s willing to study and learn to beat Jane. On outcomes, they are on the same side, but the battle to see who rules the CBI is going to be fun to watch.…
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The Office – Garden Party (S08E04)
NBC
Does it feel to anyone else like the writer’s don’t know how not to focus on the boss? I know Andy is an important character now, but it feels like he’s become the central focus of every episode so far. Which is silly when you have James Spader playing Robert California as the CEO and a variety of ways to explore his character. Having said that, Josh Groban and Schrute Farms made this episode quite a good one.…
Suburgatory – The Chatterer (S01E03)
ABC
After a great episode, we were left with an abrupt mini-cliffhanger that could have been a joke or not. With Suburgatory, parsing Tessa’s statements to her father is difficult at best. She’s incredibly sarcastic and George has a hard time reading her. But, before that was wall-to-wall comedy.…
Last Man Standing – Pilot (S01E01)
ABC
After many, many years, Tim Allen is back on network television. And much has changed in the television industry since Home Improvement last aired in 1999. Last Man standing ignored all those changes and aired a standard family sitcom, though admittedly with some potential.…
Parenthood – Nora (S03E05)
NBC
Adam strolling down the street dressed head-to-tie as a hip-hop mogul past his prime was quite possibly the highlight of the season. And having him show up to the birth of his daughter that way was priceless. And the ever-popular Zoe returns this week too.…
