Telefizzled w.19

Weekly schedule is getting pretty full. Time to trim some fat again? Maybe.

Chuck: I don’t think I have ever seen anything in 3D that impressed me. Ever. I am guessing I am not the only one either. To me, in order to pull it off at all, things are added or adjusted to accommodate the gimmick, so it not only looks bad, it is bad. Now, I didn’t have any 3D glasses to watch with, so I had to endure the episode with a lot of RGB fuzz/halo around different people and objects throughout. It might not have been as bothersome in standard definition, but in high definition it was very annoying. I wish they’d just let this alone. As for the story, well it wasn’t a great one. I thought they just blew over explanation from Sarah about killing the Fulcrum dude so much that it didn’t seem important at all. It seemed like it was going to be to Chuck, but maybe not much past 44 minutes. I think it is clear that Dominic Monaghan can only play two characters: a rocker and a hobbit. I suggest he stick with the second one. Also, this guy is an uggo. I don’t understand what Evangeline Lilly sees there.

Big Bang Theory: Sheldon lends Penny money and she feels pretty weird about it. I like that he hides his money in a nut can protected by spring loaded snakes and in Green Lantern’s arse. Leonard does a good thing by convincing her hulk Ex to pay her back the bail money she gave him. I don’t understand why he wouldn’t tell her he was the one that inspired it. He had the Sharpie marked forehead to prove it.

HIMYM: Other than Barney’s awesome video resume, this one was weak. I felt like nothing much went on with the other characters. Sure, they had Marshall dancing around and found an excuse to actually use Lily’s pregnant belly, but it was noise instead of making it seem like those characters were even involved in the story.

Trust Me: What can you do with one hand?

Scrubs: How do you have back-to-back episodes without Turk in either one of them? Well, I was distracted enough by the burdgeoning friendship between Cox and Kelso to not mind as much, but for my dollar, it is the JD and Turk scenes that sell this show. (JD/Cox and JD/Janitor rank 2nd and 3rd respectively.) Also, no intern Jo in either of them either. She’s my favorite of the new three, or rather, new two (maybe) if Cox’s firing of Ed sticks. It might be too bad if it does, he was growing on me. Kind of cool to see Kelso molding Cox into him and JD into Cox. Who’s gonna become JD? You’d think it would be Ed…

Lost: Comments are over on Ed’s post. Business suit Kate wins.

Smallville: Where the heck has Lois been? Why is she still off in Emerald City with Jimmy, but Chloe is fine to continue running around Metropolis and Smallville? Okay… so I am just complaining because I’m so done with Lana, but apparently now too are the writers. Only issue is Clark fell back in loves with her and let’s see how long it takes the fire to get lit back up for Lois. Since this is television, I’m guessing as soon as he sees her. Also, am I really supposed to believe Lex is now actually dead? Gone out like a little beeyotch in an ‘splosion? Puh-leeze playa!

The Office: Michael is on a lecture circuit outside the office and has dragged along Pam. Karen if revealed to be prego. Thankfully not with Jim’s baby because that would just add unnecessary drama to the Jim/Pam thing. Jim and Dwight are revealed to now be co-chairs of the Party Planning Committee. They forget Kelly’s birthday. The Nard-Dog harasses a client. Stanley is back to his non-mellow self. (What ever happened to Yello-Mello?)

Michael: I have an amazing mnemonic device to remember all of your names. Shirty, Mole, Lazy-Eye, Mexico, Baldy, Sugarboobs, Black-Woman. [does the trail for Baldy and gets it right] It works!
Karen: But it is very insulting.
Michael: But it works!

Okay, one more:

Jim (on phone): How old is Kelly?
Dwight: Who is this?
Jim: It’s Moes; who do you think it is?
Dwight: Moes doesn’t know how to use a phone so joke’s on you!

I want a Creed Bratton $3 bill.

30 Rock: Lemon is a psycho stalker but still gets a shot with the too-good -to-be-true doctor. It will be interesting to see how she further messes this one up. Tracy hangs with the white dude ex-finance douchebags turned interns. Liked the line about drinking his lawn (don’t have recorded copy still so no quote). Best part of the episode was Generalissimo. Who ever thought Baldwin would become a sitcom genius?

Burn Notice: “When you’re a spy…” you don’t think Gabrielle Anwar’s body looks gross. I liked the quirky arms dealer guy they worked with in this one and the story was pretty good. That said, I may not make this one appointment viewing. It has been three episodes and I am on the fence. I figure I might watch it going forward whenever I catch it and am unmotivated to do anything else.

Friday Night Lights: Now that Smash is all wrapped up with his happy ending we can move on to Street. Why is Tyra playing Landry like that? Unlikely couple in the first place, but still… poor bastard. Saracen gets half a parental unit back but loses half his starting job to the baby faced kid. Coach needs a scotch flavored drink. I’m stoked for the return of Street!