Gimme Some More

We know, we know! It’s been a while. So, today is Blog City USA. First, let’s talk about the new shows and the renewed shows. We’re gonna start with the things that made us happy. Veronica Mars: renewed! YAY! Alias: renewed, but a little worried about the move to Thursday nights by ABC. Why do you want to take away the Lost-Alias one-two punch and put it in direct competition with Survivor and the O.C.? Lost: renewed! See above. Desperate Housewives: renewed! Hip Hip! Grey’s Anatomy: renewed! Hurray!

Now, onto the things that make us sad. The loss of Jack & Bobby has deeply effected us. With the season/series finale being one of the best hours of television that night, we knew it wasn’t coming back. Let’s face it, the show was way over the WB’s head. And, at least one of us is sad about seeing Eyes go. Tim Daly you will be missed. It was fun having absolutely no time for ourselves on Wednesday nights. We like it when television consumes us.

And now, things that make us go hmmm. Scrubs was picked up! Yippee! However, where is it’s placement on the Fall or even Winter schedule? NBC better start steppin’ it up! Right now they are really lacking on the “shows we love” meter.

As for new shows, there are far too many to mention at this time. BUT, we are very pleased to see the return of several of our favorite actors. Lots O Joss Whedon players here, like Alyson Hannigan (in How I Met Your Mother), Nicholas Brendon (in Kitchen Confidential, also featuring Alias/Jack & Bobby hunk Bradley Cooper), David Boreanaz (in Bones), Christian Kane (in Close To Home), and Whedon-In-Law Freddie Prinze, Jr. (in Freddie). We can’t wait to see the goods this fall!

Jump Street

Holy Crap that was a good episode! First of all let us say congratulations on being picked up for a second season. Each episode keeps getting better, so we can only imagine what the second season will hold. Second let us say we are conflicted. We love Deputy Leo, but we have been waiting for V. and Logan to kiss. How sweet was it when he came to rescue V. as she was being kidnapped by scary fake student Ben (played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas). Logan is such a multi-dimensional character. Through this season we've seen him quote Eleanor Roosevelt, cry in public, act like a jerk and now fight for his woman's honor. This is why we are conflicted, what does this mean for V. and Leo and V. and Logan?

Duncan is looking more and more guilty by the moment. Skipping town with $10,000 cash!? What is he thinking? Is he running because he guilty? Is he running to take the heat off of his parents? Is he running because he's off his meds and is having visions (is this Lost?)? His blow up at V. doesn't help at all. Was he confessing or just confused when he said "Do you think I'm going to have another episode and kill you too?" Ooh, this show just keeps getting more interesting.

Don't forget next week's episode is Alyson Hannigan's second appearance as Logan's step sister Trina Echolls. Watch with us to find out where and why she got that shiner!

DH does it again!

Welcome back Desperate Housewives!!! It’s about time! With new episodes comes disturbing discoveries. We guess that Edie is just being recognized as one of the gang now. How did that happen? For forever she was an outcast and now, she’s just accepted? Mama Solis is dead! We definitely didn’t see that coming, which is why we love the show SO very much. And how about the way she died? CRAZY! Now, Gaby’s hilarious hypothetical call to the lawyer about a possible lottery winning has her keeping settlement secrets from Carlos as she’s talking him into doing time. And we thought she was turning sweet on us!

Five (possibly seven) words: Don’t Mess With Bree Van De Kamp! She will send you off to military camp in a heartbeat, not that he doesn’t deserve it. What kind of son kicks his mother and spits in her face?!? Not a good one, that’s for sure. Closet or no, he needed some discipline a long time ago.

Okay, okay Lynette was meddling, but the dude was talking trash about his wife right to her face. She could have handled the argument with Marlin Matlin better by simply saying that she was uncomfortable under the circumstances . . .but it was really funny when the daughter was forced to translate. For once Tom was actually endearing, however, we haven’t forgotten that he has a big secret.

Can’t wait for next week . . c-ya!

Betty and Veronica

For once, a show that's worth the wait. After a long hiatus Veronica came back S-T-R-O-N-G. After watching this week's episode, we couldn't believe V. would give up a semester of college at the Sorbonne. . .to put her absent mother into rehab. Well, we hope it pays off!

At least we have hope that V's getting closer to discovering who killed Lilly Kane. She found that bug in her panda bear pen holder, which was creepy. She's got cutie pie Leo stealing tapes and files and all kinds of stuff for her. (P.S. Leo is adorable) But, who is that guy that's been listening in on her and taking pictures and stalking her mom? What's up with that? Why is he so afraid of Veronica? Seriously, WHY?

Now, about the stealing of the mascots. She is one brave cookie. To go into another school, completely take over a new student identity, blackmail the principal into taking care of unexplained absences, this girl's got moxie! We just love her! We do! Can't wait to see what happens next.

Jack and Bobby

Okay, someone seriously needs to gut-punch Grace. What is up with her, “I will never talk to you about your father”, comment to Bobby? Uh, overprotective much? It is, after all, Bobby’s father. We thought that Christine Lahti's Grace was changing, for the better, but no. She had to go and mess everything up with a little attitude we like to label Bee-Otch. We mean, how humiliating for Bobby to have to speak about a father, that he doesn’t remember, and tell a story he knows is a lie? It was great to see Bobby finally take a stand and tell Grace that he would find out, one way or another, about who is father is and what has happened to him. You go Bobby! Logan Lerman is proving that he's got some serious acting skills.

As for Jack, how cute to see he and Pottie Poterson play the get-to-know-me game. He really did his homework. It was nice of her to write that she found out that he was the sweetest guy she ever met, but we would have liked to see her put in a little effort. Still, it was cute.

Poor Jack, though, when he had to tell Courtney, Jessica Pare, of her cheating boyfriend, Nate. What a dog! Hooking up with her on a fraternity bet! Ugh! He actually let her believe that he was going to be away, at his uncle’s funeral no less; all the while he was going out with his other girlfriend. That is dirty biz-nass. Props to Court for the dinner-in-the-lap move. Bless her heart. She gave up the Big V and everything for him.

Now, on to the saddest part of all…Grace is an idiot! Getting rid of Tom? Does this meant that the Grace/Tom Wexler breakup is signaling the end of Bradley Cooper on Jack and Bobby? Please, sweet writers, say it isn’t so! What ever will we do without our Mr. Cooper fix? Could this mean that J.J. Abrams has made the call for Bradley to return to his home on Alias? Only time will tell.

Alias

The new season of Alias is 9 episodes in and just like J.J. Abrams other hit show Lost there are many questions for one to ponder. 1.) Why has Jack a.k.a Spy Daddy been so quiet? 2.) What is he up to? 3.) Is Irina Derevko really dead? 4.) Why is Sloane in charge? 5.) Will Vaughn ever shave? So many important questions and only 11 episodes left in which to have them answered.

"A Man Of His Word” continued the storyline with one of Alias’ best villains, Anna Espinoza. Since season one she has given Syd-vicious a run for her money. Keeping up with Sydney punch for punch and move for move, coming close to checkmating Sydney more than once. We are hoping that even though Anna is in CIA Custody that the fights between the super spies won’t end anytime soon but knowing that Gina Torres (Anna Espinoza) has a pilot deal with ABC worries us that her apperances will be few and far between. At least Sark is back on the run!

What was up with the whole scene between Vaughn, Sark and the “I’m just napping” looking Lauren? If we only looked as good alive as she looked dead! Was it just us or was that make shift morgue cemetery odd? It was too cryptic and the scene was too long for it not to be foreshadowing coming events.

Side note to Sark, you are one strange man. Your loyalties change to go with whatever way the wind blows but you were unusually loyal to Vaughn’s dead wife. Way to call Vaughn out on killing Lauren by pointing out the CIA triangle pattern and making the recently emotionless Vaughn face what he had done. But seriously what was going on with you gently and lovingly touching her bullet wounds. ICK! You probably, like the rest of us, were waiting for sleeping beauty to open her eyes and give you a wink and let you know she’s still on your side and very much alive.

When did Spy Daddy become a doctor? He has strangled a man only to bring him back by using a defibrillator. He has stabbed a needle directly into Sloane’s heart to bring him back from the dead and now four times the normal dosage to wake Nadia up! Risking her death just so he could get the information. Something is going on between Jack and Sloane and if he keeps it all inside one day he is going to explode at Sloane (oh, please do! There are few things better than Spy Daddy threatening someone).

P.S. Where is Dixon? What’s he been doing? Also, any scene with Marshall is always a winner. Keep him coming and send him on some missions. Sydney dressing up to look like Lauren is a whole other column and therapy session for Vaughn. We think there is some hidden meaning to that. It wouldn’t be a J.J. Abrams show if we didn’t have more questions at the end of the show than we did at the beginning.

Lost . . . in La La Land

Just when they answer one question they propose several more. What is up with those numbers? We can already tell that we are going to be annoyed by them. They are all over the place from the French lady to the crazy connect four guy and now the hatch! Poor Hurley, or is it Hugo, he is cursed.

We have a lot of questions J.J. 1.) Where did the radio tower come from? 2.) Who built that damn bridge? 3.) Are we ever going to see the black rock? 4.) Why doesn’t French Lady join the team? 5.) Why doesn’t Kate tell Sawyer that the beard growing down his neck is not fashionable? 6.) Wasn’t Locke building that crib the sweetest thing? 7.) When is Claire going to pop that bun out of the oven? 8.) What’s up with Walt and his crazy powers? 9.) Why hasn’t anyone come looking for them? We mean, come on, the plane crashed! 10.) Doesn’t anybody care? Just a few situations that we’d like resolved.

Now back to the show: isn’t Sayid just getting cuter and cuter by the episode? And Hugo Hurley needs to take a piece of that twine and tie his bushy hair back! Oh we’re sorry we are just letting out our frustrations because we won’t see the show for a MONTH! That’s right folks Lost won’t have a new episode until April 13.

Scrubs to the Rescue

Zach Braff may possibly be a television genius. We just can not get over how funny this show is week after week. Tuesday has often been a forgotten television weekday – not anymore! How could anybody forget to tune in to NBC at 9/8c? It always leaves us in laugh out loud stitches. Why hasn’t the world taken notice or at least all of our friends and family who are reading this (we love you guys!)?

Last night’s episode, directed by Mr. Braff, was brilliant. The fast forward scenarios were amazing, making for an astounding television-watching experience. The writers always manage to show us the funny, but heartbreakingly true, side of life. Each episode proves how deserving Sarah Chalke is of total recognition. Who knew that Becky from Roseanne had it in her to be so talented?

Side note to Ms. Chalke’s people: you need to step it up. Where are the talk show appearances, magazine features, celebrity events and award nominations? We are seriously offended. Just incase you weren’t aware of the 2004 Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series Emmy Nominations Bonnie Hunt, Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Jessica Parker will leave three spaces just waiting for Ms. Chalke to fill.

Let’s get it together people. This show is marvelous!