The TV Addict 

I watched Private Practice last night. I liked Grey’s Anatomy and loved the character of Addison, but I wasn’t too into the show last night. Other than Addison, I didn’t feel drawn to any of the other characters. As for the stories, I think the only thing that really kept me watching was because it was a medical drama. I always feel the need to know how it ends.

I think I liked Addison more on Grey’s Anatomy. Just doing the maternaty ward is a little too focused for me. It was better in moderation on Grey’s Anatomy.

The new shows i’ve started watching so far are: Chuck, Journeyman, Bionic Woman, and Private Practice (I tivo’d Reaper but haven’t watched it yet).

So far the best of all these is Journeyman. I really enjoyed it. I thought the use of music through his time travel was a great idea.

Anyway, Chuck was okay, as was the Bionic Woman. Did anyone else hear her british accent slip in on occasion?

Private Practice was awful (I pretty much agree w/ everything said above). Addison was such a strong, confident character on GA, and now she’s anything but. I really didn’t care for the show, and i think it was worse than the preview they showed us back in April/May. I really hope it gets cancelled and Addison comes back to Seattle Grace.

I think i’ll give Big Shots a shot tonight and Moonlight tomorrow night. Also will preview Viva Laughlin when that begins (I love Hugh Jackman) and of course can’t wait for Pushing Daisies.

Private Practice: I was disappointed by last night’s “premiere.” I thought the backdoor pilot last May was actually somewhat better. I’m not ready to give up on the show yet, but hopefully it’ll improve in the next few weeks.

Dirty Sexy Money: I hate to compare this to Brothers & Sisters. The only thing the two shows have in common is that they’re about wealthy families. I prefer B&S, but this was pretty good last night. The concept of watching these insane people might get old after a while, but it’s good for right now.

In response to Linda’s mention of Big Shots, I have to say, I get more annoyed by that show every time I see a commercial. I have zero interest in watching it. It looks awful.

Bionic Beats Practice in the 18-49 demo, Gossip Girl ratings dropped. Life beats Dirty and CSI NY in the 18-49

very exciting wednesday

Let’s keep in mind Grey’s didn’t start out all that successfully either. I agree Addison was a far more interesting character on Grey’s and they’ve kind of turned her into a hybrid of Addison and Meredith on PP. I’ll keep watching, only because I hope the show will find its footing and will start to mesh. You’ll notice the Chief’s line during the opening, “I’ll keep your job open as long as I can…” Supposedly Kate Walsh has it written into her PP contract that should the show get cancelled, she can head back up to Seattle Grace with her tail between her legs.

I really liked Bionic Woman. I’m not quite sure where they’re going with it — but so far, so good. And we watched Life and quite liked it. Its an interesting premise. The lead kind of reminds me of Hugh Laurie. The character is just quirky enough to be interesting without being annoying. I always love Adam Arkin.
DVR’d Kitchen Nightmare — its like that train wreck you can’t look away from– even though I wanted to . . . . .
I caught up in the 8pm hour — on my DVR’d stuff from Tuesday. Bones and the Unit — we watched Eureka and Cane. Loved all four. Also liked Chuck and of course Heroes on Monday. Jury is still out on Journeyman — I’ll give it another go before switching back to CSI Miami.
Smallville and the Reaper rerun tonight
I don’t like sitcoms.

Finally caught up to Private Practice…

What’s Good:
* The acting. Say what you will about the script, the actors do the most they can with it.
* I like Paul Adelstein as the horny pediatrician (ala ER’s Doug Ross) on PP better than the maniacal Secret Service agent on Prison Break. It’s refreshing to see him as a nice guy rather than a villain.
* I was worried that Amy Brenneman’s character would be annoying because she’s so fragile and immature, but she’s growing on me, mostly because….
* I loved the subplot in which Brenneman’s character was helping the woman counting floor tiles in the store. I wasn’t sure where it was going, but I liked where it went. I liked the interaction between her and Adelstein’s character who shows up to help out. Most of all, I liked the writing and performances during the crying scene. It was effective because it made me tear up quite a bit. Good drama.

What’s Bad:
* Addison. Her character has become too talky, too quirky, too silly. Overall, the episode was pretty well written, but her lines of dialogue were usually the worst. It’s a good thing this show has a strong ensemble cast and that the show is not named after her, because she’s not that interesting a character in the first place.
* Tim Daly’s character thinking someone would change jobs and move hundreds of miles over a kiss. Tim Daly’s a great actor, and his character is cool in other ways, but that one aspect is arrogant and unrealistic.

Overall, I’d say it was better than I was expecting, considering the negative reviews it’s getting, but I also see it as having fragile potential. I already don’t like Grey’s Anatomy quite as much as the rest of human civilization. So, both shows will need to improve or else I’m tempted to dump Grey’s Anatomy and/or Private Practice to make time for other shows.