Yeah, I know, I haven't done this in a while. My bad.
Anyway, I want to take this opportunity to let everyone know about the best night on television, just in time for November sweeps. ABC has been absolutely horrendous in recent years, ever since they over played "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?", but they have turned things around big time. This is most evident on Sunday nights.
First word of warning: NEVER, under no circumstances, tune in before 7 PM, as the classic reality show "America's Funniest Home Videos" is slowly dying the painful death it deserves. Just because you thought it was funny when you were nine doesn't justify putting yourself through that kind of pain.
Once 7 rolls around though, get ready for 3 hours of television enjoyment, starting with "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition". Unlike shows like "Trading Spaces" and "While You Were Out", this show gives deserving people a chance at a new life through a new home. By the end of the show, if you're not smiling, you have no heart. Period. The crew is fun, but not annoying, and they do some of the coolest renovations I've ever seen.
Next up is the best new show in years, "Desperate Houswives." While the commercials for this show during the summer made it look like a sexfest in suburbia, its not even close. There is one wife who is having an affair with the gardener, but beyond that, the stories focus on troubled marriages, dating after divorce, and parenting problems. All of this is woven around the mystery behind a neighbor's suicide. This show is entertaining to say the least, and I love Teri Hatcher as the dating sigle mom and Felicity Huffman as the mother of hyperactive twin boys who make her life hell.
Finally, "Boston Legal" comes on at 9. I was very disappointed last year when "The Practice" was canceled, especially after the new additon of James Spader. Much to my delight, they gave him his own spin-off series, and its much better than its predecessor. Its a legal drama, but its nowhere near typical. James pader as Alan Shore should win a second consecutive Emmy for the role. Shore may be the most underhanded, rude, and blunt character on network television, and I absolutely love him. His commentary is off color, random, and hilarious. Also, I normally dont like William Shatner, but his portrayal of Denny Craine is almost on par with Spader. Shatner also goes deeper into the dramatic than Spader, as his character deals with the complications of old age, including the prospects of Alzheimers.
So, yeah, this might sound a little like a John Hansen article, and I'm sorry for that, but I couldn't think of any other way to put it. If you haven't checked out this line-up, you have to. Seriously. Straight up. Peace out.
