- "Mad Men." It's still great. I really have nothing to add.
- "Saturday Night Live." Another pretty weak effort, although the sketches in the show's last half hour weren't so bad. Still, Ryan Reynolds (who I like in movies) was a nonentity as host, and it's almost shocking how few good ideas the writers have after a long, news-filled summer. Also, I didn't know until the end of the show that was actually Madonna. I assumed it was one of the young cast members doing a feeble impression.
- "Entourage." What a surprise- everything worked out for everyone! Who could've seen that one coming? Even if it required multiple characters- from Ari to Ari's wife to Sloan to Drama's network exec- making totally inexplicable decisions?
- "Bored to Death" It took three episodes, but I'm finally starting to warm to this show. I love the way it's shot- great to have an HBO show filming in New York again- and the Roman Polanski subplot was a nicely-timed touch. Great music too.
- "Curb Your Enthusiasm." So wonderful, yet surreal, to see the "Seinfeld" cast together again- and the set, too! Larry and Jason Alexander arguing about whether George is a loser never, ever gets old- and now they get to fight over the finale. I love where this is going.
Posted by Stephen Silver at October 5, 2009 09:31 PMHimym sucked. Robin was out of character.
Posted by: Jordan at October 6, 2009 02:51 AM