Ch-ch-changes
NBC has just announced their new mind-season lineup. The big changes are the introduction of some new shows. "Raines" will be taking the place of "Las Vegas" in March and "The Black Donnellys" will be taking the place of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" in March too. The most important news however is that "Friday Night Lights" will moving to Wednesdays at 8 PM, to be followed by "Deal or No Deal."
So prepared for the TIVOs to move.
Things I Learned From TV This Week
Kate's married? Seriously?
We find this out and we're supposed to be ok with the fact she and Sawyer had cage sex? I mean, I know that part of the beauty of "Lost" is that these are REALLY flawed characters, but for some reason, this just gets me a little more than normal.
Maybe it's because I'm still smarting over the fact that Keith "coolest dad on TV" Mars had the force of will to stop himself from sleeping with a married woman on Tuesday night, only to have one of those "change of life moments" that only happen in fiction. He turned around, went back to the hotel room, and then broke up an unhappy marriage by embarking on an affair. So not cool Keith.
"Nip/Tuck" is still ridiculously out of control and I just scratch my head as to why I even watch the thing anymore. Maybe it's to see the promos for "Dirt."
Who knew that semen could cause a urinary tract infection? There's much more to learn from "Friday Night Lights" than about football. And it was finally nice to see Sarocen not be the most put upon character on TV since Sipowicz. Furthermore, part of the beauty of this show is that you believe all the naive posturing--like Jason, Lila, and Tim getting caught up in the fantasy of living on a ranch together--even though this is a crazy love triangle! Ah, youth. Only being young lets you get away with saying things that innocent.
And I finally figured out why "The Nine" isn't completely working. It's because of the flashbacks to the bank. Not only are they hyper-directed within an inch of their lives, but the bigger problem is that they don't work with the story at large. Information is given to us in such a piecemeal fashion that it's difficult to put it all into context (like I already thought that Felicia had been discovered. Moreover, unlike the flashbacks in "Lost", there's not enough thematic resonance to the flashbacks in relation to the main story, so it just feels like it's dragging the pace down and the show then veers to the ponderous. So, here's to hoping that soon we get to nearly all bank episodes and they tell us what went on, so we can get on with it.
