A few of my random thoughts re: the small screen:
- Is anybody else as lost as I am with Season 2 of Heroes? So far we’ve had to endure Peter’s lame bout of amnesia, Hiro’s wasted plotline in feudal Japan and a host of boring new characters. On the heels of a disappointing Season 1 finale, this isn’t what the show needed.
- Speaking of being lost, television’s most beloved serial hit is back this week…sort of. As a way of bridging the gap between last May’s Season 3 finale and the start of Season 4 in February ’08, the producers of LOST released the first of 13 “mobisodes”, short scenes of canonized material that will help provide some important information about the show’s mythology. You can check out the first mobisode here. Don’t expect anything revelatory, but hey, it’s better than nothing. Could that be a Mr. Paik watch?
- Sunny and I are excited about the return of CBS’s The Amazing Race. We’ve been watching this show for a couple of years now. This is the the one show I would most want to be on. My father-in-law swears we’d be a bang-up team. Unlike other reality shows, The Amazing Race is just that…a race. Nobody is “voted off” because their teammates don’t like them. It’s simply win or go home. What a novel concept.
- By the way, what was up with College Gameday being on location for the Amherst / Williams game last week? What in the world? I can think of about three dozen more important games. Ridiculous.
- I just stumbled across a Family Guy rerun on TBS tonight and I laughed out loud about 3 or 4 times in 60 seconds. Anybody out there watch this show? Am I missing anything?
- If you have room on your DVR and you’re looking for a funny sports-themed show, check out Cheap Seats (without Ron Parker) on ESPN Classic. I recorded the marathon back in September and it was hilarious. And if you don’t have a DVR, what are you waiting for?
already & not yet 
3 Comments on Family Guy:1. The most crude show on television2. The most intelligent animated show ever, and I’m a huge Simpsons fan3. It is a no holds barred comedy, they make fun of everyone.That said, its hilarious, adult geared humor. Pretty funny if you ask me. The dog and the baby are very intelligently written characters.
Crude, eh? I can handle a little crude, but not if it’s the crudest show on TV. That baby is hilarious, though.
Do you know if the LOST scripts for season 4 have already been written? I don’t want the writers strike to mess up the upcoming season, considering how long we’ve had to wait for it.
My understanding is that each season, the producers script out the “tent pegs”, the major moves of the season. Then they get cracking on the scripts for individual episodes. About a month or so ago, they were filming Episode 6, so I’d imagine they’re on Episode 9 or 10 by now. I have no idea how the writer’s strike would affect them. With an already-abbreviated season, ABC could ill afford a disjointed fourth season of LOST.
I agree with comments 2 and 3 that Lane made, but not the first one. Family Guy has crude humor, but I could think of several shows that are more crude.
You know we’re living in the “dark ages” here – according to our kids. Not able to watch much TV since all 3 went out at the same time….but yesterday when I was getting my hair cut, my hairdresser said “know anyone who wants a 52″ screen TV, I have one I want to give away!” Where’s our truck?
College gameday: Need to stick to games that more than 100 people care about.I also would love to be on amazing race.