By Kristal Cooper, theREELaddict.com
You know him, right? Depending on who you talk to, he’s the guy best known for poking out one of Xander’s eyes on BUFFY or as the Dashing Captain Tightpants from FIREFLY. Or maybe you know him as the sheriff charged with defeating an oozy alien species in SLITHER, or if you’re my Grandma, you know him from doing….something on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. Inevitably whenever I bring up his name, the response is always the same: “Oh yeah, that guy! I LOVE that guy!”
So why is Nathan Fillion not a huge star? This is a question I asked myself recently as I was rewatching (but not obsessively or anything) WAITRESS, which was one of my favourite films of 2007. In this sweet little confection of a romantic comedy, Fillion plays Dr. Pomatter, a Lloyd Dobler-esque small town doctor who pursues Keri Russell’s titular waitress. I defy both women and men alike to watch Fillion in this role and not fall just a little bit in love with him. The same goes for his role in FIREFLY and its big screen counterpart SERENITY. Captain Mal Reynolds, with his bad boy streak and his heart of gold, is just the guy you want ride through the black with for the rest of your life, swooning all the way.
So again I ask, why is this guy not a gigantic movie star? Below are some reasons I have come up with.
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (8PM CBS)
Barney and Marshall concoct and elaborate lie to protect Ted from finding out that he’s lost an important job. Or as we’re calling it, “How Ted Met the Economic Crisis.”
CHUCK (8PM NBC, CityTV in Canada)
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Alum Alert! Tony Hale returns to wage war again the stuffy Buy More Beverly Hills. Hilarity no doubt ensues.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (9:30PM CBS)
If Russell (David Space) really wants to get rid of his one-night stand, why not just pop in one of his old movies. Trust us, five minutes of Joe Blow will be all it will take to get rid of any unwelcome guests.
CASTLE (10PM ABC)
Castle has concerns about leaving Martha at home. Dude, that’s what locks on liquor cabinets are for.
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
THE BIG BANG THEORY (8PM CBS, CTV in Canada)
Penny starts a hair-product business that suffers when her friends, particularly Sheldon, become involved.
GOSSIP GIRL (8PM CW)
Assuming our teaser from earlier today was not enough of an incentive to get you to tune into tonight’s brand new installment of GOSSIP GIRL, we’ve got six words for you: Nelly Yuki in a fat suit!
CASTLE (10PM ABC)
Putting aside tonight’s investigation involving a dead young Nanny. Tonight’s real mystery is how on earth Castle and Beckett manage to get any work done amidst the incessant one-liners and flirtatious glances.
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With Entertainment Weekly calling CASTLE “an implausible muddle,” the Washington Post proclaiming it to be a “misbegotten MOONLIGHTING imitation” and theTVaddict.com’s very own Aleks Chan admitting that it’s “actually very boring,” one can only imagine the excitement this TV Addict was feeling for Nathan Fillion’s new series CASTLE.
Which is why I waited until late last night — following a rather lengthy two-hour AMERICAN IDOL extravaganza — to give the show a shot, hoping that at the very least, Fillion and co-star Stana Katic’s playful back-and-forth would keep me awake until my traditional nightcap arrived in the form of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
Well, mission accomplished.
Not only did CASTLE manage to keep me awake, it kept me laughing, smiling and most of all wondering how on earth anyone could fail to enjoy this show.
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
THE BIG BANG THEORY (8PM CBS, CTV in Canada)
Nerd Alert! Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Dr. George Smoot makes a cameo appearance. Oh, and some girl named Summer something-or-other also drops by [see pic]
DANCING WITH THE STARS (8PM ABC, E! in Canada)
Two Words: Vote WOZ!
CHUCK (8PM NBC, CityTV in Canada)
While Sarah and Casey hunt down another baddie, Chuck Bartowski remains holed up in a safety bunker with Clive Owen wannabe Agent Cole Barker (Jonathan Cake)
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (8:30PM CBS, E! in Canada)
Direct off a two season stint on OCTOBER ROAD (also known as, How I Met Your Father), the always radiant Laura Prepon beings a multi-episode arc as Ted’s old college girlfriend.
CASTLE (10M ABC)
Does the immensely likable Nathan Fillion finally get the starring vehicle he so richly deserves? Click here for our review.
NEW & NOTABLE:
HEROES (9PM NBC, 10PM Global in Canada)
“Sylar… I am your father,” would be the first words out of special guest star John Glover’s mouth if we wrote HEROES. We’re just sayin’
WILL WORK FOR FOOD (9:30PM Food)
So to will we, assuming that food is In-N-Out Burger or Pinkberry.
By: Aleks Chan
It been established – both ratings-wise and in the press – that CBS’s THE MENTALIST is the season’s only true hit. Starring Simon Baker as a former TV psychic who helps nab murderers for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBS has a crafty knack for surrounding its procedurals around important-sounding government agencies no one has ever heard of), it plays up what BONES has been doing for awhile now, but in a tasty, poppable way, so that you have no reason to object to watching it while it’s on, but will completely forget after the fact.
Whatever recreational drug CBS has been spoon-feeding its viewers, it has become especially popular during a time when viewers want escapism they don’t have to think about. It’s TV at its trendiest: when real world problems get hairier, it gets easier. Which is fine – THE MENTALIST is the kind of breezy, set-it-and-forget-it programming that makes for a nice refresher after busying oneself over something as complicated and twisty as LOST. And that can be afforded by Simon Baker, who as Patrick Jane, reads people with such a palpable sense of glee, that you can forgive just how absurd the show’s initial premise is (his psychic facade ended after the murderer he was pretending to profile killed his family).
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Good News: Jason Priestley will return to 90210. Bad News: To direct an upcoming episode. [Source]
Good News: Martin Sheen reminisces about the fictional Bartlett administration. Bad News: With Paris Hilton. [Video]
Good News: The women of THE VIEW are crazy as the daily gabfest continues to devolve into a rip-roaring can’t miss political free-for-all. Bad News: I’m almost starting to feel bad for Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Emphasis on the “almost.” [Source]
Good News: Nathan Fillion’s return with CASTLE looks fantastic. Bad News: Which means it will likely last a solid four episodes before its abruptly canceled. [Trailer]
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