Just as God no doubt intended, this TV Addict spent his Rosh Hashanah afternoon off by enjoying a mini marathon of Monday night television. With, in the spirit of the holiday, a side of Apples and Honey.
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Even a song courtesy of Dr. Horrible himself, Neil Patrick Harris wasn’t enough to save last night’s far from stellar installment of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. Not only did Marshall’s quest for the perfect burger hit a little too close to home, with this TV Addict’s all-time favorite Burger joint located thousands of miles across the country [see: Splitz in Whistler, BC]. I couldn’t help but find Barney’s shameless love affair with his company’s new client, the fictional Goliath National Bank somewhat depressing considering the economic crisis millions of Americans currently finding themselves in.
TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES
With SyFy Portal reporting that “FOX could pull the plug on production of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES as early as this week” thanks to the show’s disappointing ratings, this TV Addict must ask another slightly awkward yet painfully obvious question. Where exactly are the Browncoats in support of Summer Glau? Does the Joss Whedon fandom not extend outside the boundaries of the Whedonverse?
Here’s hoping that is not the case. Because not only did Glau deliver a phenomenal performance in last night’s Cameron-centric installment of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES. She dropped one helluva bombshell by revealing that the Cameron we’ve grown to know and love might not exactly be the good-intentioned protector of John Connor we all thought she was. And good or evil, this TV Addict would very much like to get to the bottom of this. Which means it’s time to step it up and show your support for the artist formerly known as River Tam. Got that Browncoats?
By all accounts, heading into the fourth season, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER is a well-oiled machine. Should loyal fans expect any changes in order to grow the audience? More guest stars perhaps?
Carter Bays: We don’t really think about that stuff. It’s hard enough coming up with funny stories every week. I think we try to tell all the funny stories we can and leave the job of promoting the show to the publicists and the network. And they’ve done a spectacular job. I think our Emmy campaign was great this year even though we didn’t get nominated. But Neil [Nell Patrick Harris] got nominated, which was great.
Since you brought up the subject, is the lack of Emmy love for HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER a bone of contention for those involved with the show? Because my theory is that Charlie Sheen and the gang from TWO AND A HALF MEN must have some highly incriminating photos of Emmy voters to score all those nominations year-in-year-out.
I take great comfort in the fact that all of my favorite shows in the past never got nominated and I’ll continue to do so until we do get nominated. At which point I’ll disavow any statement like that and say that the Emmy Voters always get it right.
Do you have a favorite episode from last season?
“First Time in New York” was a highlight from last season, and what’s great about it was that it was a nice self-contained story. I think we’re really good at telling a fully fleshed out story, as opposed to “previously on…” or “tune in next week for…”
Now, far be it from the TV Addict to call himself a ‘marketing guru’. But in our second installment of Advertising Anarchy [theTVaddict.com’s take on how TV Networks might wish to promote some of our favorite new and returning shows come Fall 2008] we can’t help but think we’ve hit upon a winning slogan for the new season of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. Agreed?
If last night’s slew of season finales had all the trappings we’ve come to expect from your standard season ender, why exactly does this TV Addict feel so let down the morning after?
Is it possible that the writers of GOSSIP GIRL, THE BIG BANG THEORY and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER purposely want to depress us. So that the interminably long summer hiatus wouldn’t be so hard to endure.
Starting off with GOSSIP GIRL. Would it have killed the writers of television’s most addictive new drama to leave fans with a glimmer of happiness to hold onto over the summer? Was it really necessary to break up the awesome manipulative force that was Chuck and Blair mere minutes after they professed their love for one another? Could Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage not have taken a page from the BEVERLY HILLS 90210, DAWSON’S CREEK and/or EVERWOOD playbook? Who doesn’t remember the elation we all felt knowing Amy and Ephram were spending two weeks together in New York. Or that Pacey and Joey were off sailing the Atlantic. At the very least, GOSSIP GIRL could have given fans the summer to ‘pretend’ that Chuck and Blair were having the time of their life in Italy. Only to hit us with the harsh reality in September when ‘C’ and ‘B’ return to New York and reveal to ‘S’ and ‘N’ what Dylan and Kelly taught us decades ago [OMFG I’m old]. Traveling plus relationships equal a recipe for disaster!
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
With thirteen episodes remaining, serious kudos must go to the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA creative team for not only continuing to deliver one helluva final season, but forgoing all pretense of keeping the show accessible for new fans. Stand alone episodes, tedious exposition, who needs it? Certainly not when we’re this close to reaching earth!
GREY’S ANATOMY
Sloan’s new leaf! Callie and Hahn! Christina Cleaning! The Chief’s intern! Mer and Der! The only thing we’re not loving about the phenomenal string of post—WGA strike GREY’S ANATOMY episodes is that they’re coming to an end this Thursday.
AMY RYAN
Proving her Academy Award Nominated turn in GONE BABY GONE was no accident, we’ve got two words for Thursday’s remarkable guest starring turn by Amy Ryan — Emmy Nomination. In fact, Ryan’s stint as the ‘new Toby’ was so stellar that this TV Addict is going to offer up three more words on the off chance the proverbial Powers That Be are reading this. Spin—off potential.
ALIENS IN AMERICA
While the majority of the net is up in arms this week thanks to Mick St. John’s untimely stake to the heart and ABC taking the ax to MEN IN TREES. This TV Addict wanted to offer up one final shout out to last Sunday’s penultimate installment of ALIENS IN AMERICA. From heart to hilarity, there was absolutely nothing alien about the CW’s comedic hidden gem, except of course for viewers. Which is unfortunate, because surely I’m not the only one who is going to miss his weekly fix of Tolchuk adventure?
The TV Addict isn’t buying the fact that Sheldon’s three closest, make that ONLY friends didn’t know he had a twin sister that looked like she just stepped out of an episode of AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL. Surely less than a season in, THE BIG BANG THEORY isn’t already running out of ideas? Because Sheldon’s surprise twin sister is not a good sign.
While it may seem like we now know what Serena did last summer, this TV Addict can’t help but feel like there are still a few OMFG!—worthy moments to come as GOSSIP GIRL finishes off the season. In fact, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that the first season is far too early to turn America’s newest sweetheart Serena van der Woodsen into a cold-blooded killer [that’s more of a fourth season running-out-of-ideas plot if you ask me]. And in time it will be revealed that one Georgina Sparks pulled the trigger. Assuming a trigger was involved.
More concerning than Britney yet again stealing the spotlight from the gang on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER is the circumstances surrounding her return. To find out why Barney’s hanging with Britney, aside from the obvious bump in the ratings, simply click the link below.
GOOD NEWS: Barney and Robin [spoiler alert!] hooking up not only gives the perennially underused Cobie Smulders something to do for the rest of the season, but finally makes good on the adorable flirting that fans have watched percolate since season one’s ‘Laser Tag’ episode. BAD NEWS: Should feminists be worried that the only way Robin can seem to find an identity on the show is if she dates one of the men?
GOOD NEWS: Robin Sparkles returned! BAD NEWS: Where “Let’s Go to the Mall” was hilarious, spontaneous and original, “Sand Castles in the Sand” seemed more like an executive order from the higher-ups at CBS in an effort to boost ratings.
GOOD NEWS: As a proud Canadian, it’s always nice to have our country recognized so that a small group of ignorant American’s clue into the fact that we’re not simply, as Homer Simpsons once put it, “America Jr.” BAD NEWS: After last night’s episode, I’m pretty sure American’s think, as my good friend TapeWorthy put it, “we all sound like mildly retarded Irish men.”
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
ALIENS IN AMERICA
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