Monday Night Mid-Season Finales

SPOILERS: Chuck, House, Castle

IT'S SNOWING!!!!

Ah, the tragedy that is mid-season break. Chuck, House, and Castle are all done for this year. Castle will be back as soon as January 3rd but the other two won't be back until January 17th. But they did have the decency to end on different weeks so I'm not just stuck with tons of shows on one week and none anytime else. So this is technically my review of Monday November 22th, 29th and December 6th.

Some of these are a bit scant, apologies, I went more for my general opinion rather than details as these are end of the season.

Episode of the Week(s?): Either "Chuck versus the Leftovers" or Castle's "Last Call"

Finals Finals Finals Finals

AHHHHHHHHHH. FINALS. TAKE HOME FINALS. PROJECTS.

Anyways, I'm busy, and behind, and all that. I'll have to pull another double post at the end of this week, but until then, I've got something for each category of readers: a little House (procedural), a little Doctor Who (sci fi), and a little Kristen Chenoweth (musical). Enjoy and Happy Chanukah to any fellow Jews out there!

Monday November 8 and 15, 2010

SPOILERS: House, Chuck, and Castle

And, I'm back! I've survived my birthday and a hell week of work all to bring you the glory of my opinion on the latest episodes of major television series. Miss me?

Episode of the Day: Ah, screw it, too many to deal with. And bullet form, by the way.

Monday October 18, 2010

SPOILERS: House, Chuck, and Castle

Episode of the Day: Chuck, "Chuck Versus the Couch Lock", thanks to excellent use of the song "Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo.

Monday October 11, 2010

SPOILERS: House, Castle, Chuck

Ok, no excuses this time. Truth is, I got a mid-semester break from college and spent it playing video games and watching Season 1 of Ugly Betty (it's on Hulu!). It was wonderful. I fan-girled more over Christopher Gorham (Henry, also Jake from Jake 2.0 and Auggie from Covert Affairs) and am now convinced that Eric Mabius (Daniel Meade) and Jonathan Young (Tesla from Sanctuary) must be related. Insanely perfect spikey hair has got to be genetic, right?

Anyways, yes, this is from a week ago. Congrats to Castle for finally capturing the coveted spot of....

Episode of the Day: Castle, "Punked"

Monday October, 4 2010

SPOILERS: House, Chuck, and Castle

Annnnd, it's October. Premiere's are over (except for Sanctuary on Friday October 15!) which means shows are focusing less on shocking us and having huge dramatic twists, and more on returning to formula episodes that make the shows consistently enjoyable. Not that this is a horrific thing, but it means I'm slightly less thrilled. 

Still, House pulled out an amazing episode, so episode of the day: House, "Unwritten"

Monday, September 27, 2010

SPOILERS: House, Chuck, and Castle

Note to self: Lenovo ATI bug is bad. It's worse if you use Notepad and you never save. Soooo....No notes.

I think I always have an excuse when I post; I swear, I'm not that scatter brained. Maybe I subconsciously become scatter brained so that I do something dumb such that I have something to write in this space above the "Read More" lines......

Meh, so much for psychoanalysis, onto the reviews!

Episode of the Week: "Chuck versus the Suitcase" [That's right, Chuck wins 2 weeks in a row!]

Monday, September 20, 2010

SPOILERS: Castle, House, and Chuck season premieres

Apologies for the delays! I managed to get a second degree burn on my index finger Wednesday afternoon, and the band-aid made it painful and really awkward to type. Seriously, all my notes from the rest of this week look incomprehensible because I couldn't hold a pencil.

Anyways, Monday was a great start to the fall season, hope you tuned in. And yes, the reviews are quite long, these were major episodes.

Episode of the Week: Chuck, "Chuck versus the Anniversary"

What You Need to Know for Tomorrow: House, Chuck, and Castle

SPOILERS: Basic reviews of the last season of House, Chuck, and Castle below the READ MORE line

That's right, it's that time of year again. The time when I've already been in school for ages, and TV networks finally get around to acknowledging that is time for "fall programming." Tomorrow, we've got a killer trio of shows making their return to prime time. Simple intro/review up top, with more last season spoilery info about what you need to know/should remember below the read more line. (Photos courtesy of their respective official pages)

Where/When: Fox, Mondays, 8 p.m.

Summary: Dr. House and his team solve medical mysteries and though it's never lupus, at the end of the day the truth is that no matter the patient, or the doctor, everyone lies.

How excited I am for this season: A

Why you should watch: Some people claim that the show is tiresome. We know House is going to make the correct diagnosis five minutes from the end. Yet the writers of the show still manage to develop compelling and morality-questioning stories for both the patients and the main cast, week after week.

Where/When: NBC, Mondays, 8 p.m.

Summary: Chuck Bartowski was average tech support until the super-secret computer called the Intersect was downloaded into his brain. Now he works with the NSA and CIA, fighting crime as only a geek can.

How excited I am for this season: B+

Why you should watch: Basically, this is the comedic and more widely popular version of Jake 2.0. Still, it's appealing to nerds as well, given their emphasis on casting actors with spy or scifi credentials.

Where/When: ABC, Mondays, 10 p.m.

Summary: Mystery writer and charmingly hilarious playboy Richard Castle teams up with Detective Kate Beckett to solve the truly weird and strange murder cases of NYC.

How excited I am for this season: C-

Why you should watch: The poor grade comes from a terrible finale. But the truth is that it's a refreshing take on a procedural, and Nathan Fillion (Castle) lights up the screen every time he appears.

House Season Finale - "Help Me"

SPOILERS: Tonight's episode

Tonight's House episode was beautiful. That's all there is to say really. Absolutely beautiful, so please don't spoil it for yourself by reading on without watching the episode first. I'm serious, it was a stunning and wonderful episode, totally breathtaking, eventful, and impossible to predict. So last chance. Don't say I didn't warn you.

But first off, thank you roflrazzi.com