What’s On Now?

We’re almost two weeks into the new “Fall Season” of new shows from the big networks.  I’m not a couch potato, so I can’t say I’ve watched all of them.  However, between me and Wife, we’ve caught a few.  Here’s MHO list:

How I Met Your Mother:  I really want to like this show.  It does have funny bits.  Neil Patrick Harris has a good character. I keep watching it hoping there will be some breakthrough episode.  It hasn’t happened, but I’m still watching anyway.

Big Bang Theory: A new show this year.  I’ve watched two episodes.  It’s very much a watered down “2 1/2 Men” Girl isn’t very likeable, guys work too hard at being geeks. Some of the writing is clever. Maybe I’ll still around.

2 1/2 Men: I find it consistently funny. It pretty much is the same running gag, but the double-takes make it worth watching.

Rules of Engagement: I don’t understand how this even got back on the network after last year. An unfunny attempt at couples, with an obnoxious David Spade in the middle. Run away.

The Bachelor: Wife show.  Another hunky guy, women pretending to fall in love with him while they’re all getting drunk. It’s so embarassing, it’s comical.

Caveman:  OK,  I did not watch this.  But somehow, it’s debut tied the ratings for CBS’s NCIS for #1. If I want to watch cavemen on TV, I’ll watch The Flintstones.

Law & Order SVU: Finally, new cast pictures in the open.  They’ve even added a new regular to the cast. Why?  They already feature 8 people each week.  Plot-wise, it was the usual twists and turns.  Mariska is back to short hair this season.

America’s Next Top Model: OK, this is Wife’s show… I’m stuck with it. Same kind of ho’s as last year.  Break out the bowl of Meow Mix. 

Criminal Minds: Mandy Patinkin made the show. All the other cast members are useless.  It’s just another violence-filled hour.  This is the second CBS show Patinkin has left.  Unless Joe Montenga can bring an interesting character, the show’s done for. How many different serial killers can one person watch?

CSI:NY: New version of Baba O’Reily opens the show.  They’ve added more glitz to it…but not as bad as CSI:Miami.  Nothing could be as slick-looking as that show.  Hill Harper, who in real life has a law degree from Harvard, gets way too little screen time.

Survivor China: So they’re in China.  Big deal.  Same Survivor. Somone please shut Jeff Propst the hell up.

CSI: Yes, Sara lived. Damn. Now they’ll drag the relationship out for a few more weeks. But Jorja Fox does leave the show for good in the coming weeks.  Let’s see more of Gary Dordan. Tonight promises headless go-kart drivers.  I’m there.

Grey’s Anatomy: I watched the first four episodes before everyone else started watching. Once Patrick Dempsey became Dr. McDreamy, I ditched the show.

Family Guy: Been a fan since the first episode. It can do no wrong. The Star Wars take-off was the highest rated episode since it returned to Fox.

Frisky Dingo: Actually, this is on episode 7 of it’s second “season.”  There’s no way I can explain the show premise to you.  You just have to watch. Go to adultswim.com, click on shows, and watch the pilot episode. Way too strange and way too funny to be shown on anything but Adult Swim. It’s on Sundays at 11pm, and each episode only runs about 12 minutes.

That’s it for this week’s shows.  Perhaps I’ll broaden my horizons on other shows next week.  Assuming the new shows are still around in a week.