End of Monk

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Friday:
Monk: thank you, USA for your Monk marathon and for re-running last week's episode twice so I could catch it AND the new/final one. Both episodes really seemed to be long... not in that they dragged on but just that so much was happening!
Part I (S08E15): the flashback opening was a little strange. I thought Trudy would be much prettier, going off of the college-age Trudy in other flashbacks. It was funny that Monk remembered Dr. Nash being right-handed twelve years later. The grocery store scene was ridiculous... how many items in one aisle do both Natalie and Monk need??!? There were also people in the room where Monk got the shot that weren't doing ANYTHING. I hate filler. Sad to think of Monk dying of poison! LoL, "I'm not pregnant, I'm dying." Randy kills me with his stupidity sometimes... like in the control center of the train station. and then Randy coming out of nowhere in the train yard... what was up with that??!? I was surprised to see Monk open the videotape. But the start of Trudy's speech was shocking!
Part II (S08E16): I couldn't believe Mr. Monk took down the judge in the courtroom! The fight was really something else! And that Monk asked Leland to kill the man who killed Trudy!!?! And Monk giving his sleeping meds to the guy watching him? And poisoning the wipes? genius! Randy as a police CHIEF?!? hahaha. nice that he ended up with Sharona tho, LoL. It was so nice to see Mr. Monk so excited over his step-daughter. Monk has got to be the strangest all-of-a-sudden father EVER. His ticks and obsessions and things would be a lot to get used to fast. I thought the end was kinda unfulfilling... I really wanted to hear about the case after Natalie hung up the phone, LoL.

Sunday:
The Simpsons: nope.

Family Guy: nope.

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother: missed.

House, M.D.: no new eps til January.

Little People, Big World (S05E15): wow. I know a tad about Okaloosa County, FL. I've known at least ten or fifteen people from there. Interesting they had Habitat there. Not that they don't need it, I just didn't see that coming. A young-to-mid-teen asked Amy to the prom? And she said she'd go when the time goes? What?!? Zach and Jeremy at the bank was interesting, they seemed a little overwhelmed. It was nice that Amy really wanted to add in some extra community service like Habitat and speaking at the foster home and visiting with the teenage moms. Amy saying "y'all" was funny. I like that she used the Alabama/Auburn rivalry, haha. Amy trying to fool the twins about the tattoo was funny... I wonder why she wiped it off and didn't show Molly at least.

still missing "Downhill Dwarf" and "Game Over"

Jon and Kate Plus Eight: still missing the finale, "It's a Crazy Life, But it's Our Life."

Cake Boss (S02E10): I LOOOOVED the Christmas presents cake. so well done!! and I really have no constructive comments about the Mrs. Richfield and her cake, LoL. I did like how Buddy and the guys had a drag contest haha.

Now missing "Pizza, Poochies, and Pop-in-law" and "Golf Greens and Gravity"

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting (S03E26): Jessa turned 17 and the girls got manis, pedis, and facials. Jessa noted that she uses powder regularly, which confirms my earlier assumptions that the girls do wear makeup, even if the only people they see all day are family members, LoL. At least 2 of the boys wore heelies, that was funny. TLC had a typo when they did the pop-up about the Duggar pets... there is no 'p' in "hamster" LoL! It was interesting to hear that John David is doing some stuff with his local volunteer fire department... that's close to a regular profession, LoL. What was with JimBob trying to convince others to bungee jump?? Then on to the Bates'... I'm surprised to find out that Kelly had 14 at-home births!! That's so many! and 2 bathrooms to 5 is a really big change! Good for them! I was also taken aback that Lawson does the grocery shopping for the Bates family and that so many of the older girls don't like doing it. It seems that anytime the Duggars go shopping (except when Anna and some of the girls went), Michelle and JimBob are always present.

list of missing: "Duggars in Dixie," "Duggar on a Diet," "GrandDuggar: First Month"

Table for 12 (S02E11): you know, I try not to compare one reality show with another, but I think that this episode was really the antithesis of Jon and Kate Plus Eight. For instance, I love how when Betty has to turn around to bring the carseat back, they do it in stride and movie on. Can you imagine how angry Kate would be if Jon forgot to take the carseat out?? And then there was the instance where they forgot Megan... yes that was funny, but it was a lot funnier that none of the kids realized they were one short, either! The Gosselin sextuplets would have definitely realized someone was missing, LoL. I also loved how Kyle doesn't like the beach because he "has pasty white skin," haha. Then there's the fact that Betty let the kids get sand in/on their clothes if they wanted to... Kate never would've gone for that. I also particularly loved how Betty let some of the older kids go in the water "to their ankles." There's a great home movie my dad filmed where my brother and I are visiting my Aunt in Florida for Easter... I'm about seven and my brother is four... we were allowed to take off our shoes and sit on the edge of the pool, dangling our feet into the water... next thing you know we're standing on the first step (still in our Easter best), then the last moment is my brother moving down to the second step when my grandfather yells, "hey JJ! Get outta there!" hahahaha. Anyways... there was a nice subtle shot of Eric folding canvas bags after returning from the grocery store, and there's some nice displays of affection when Betty is so happy that Eric made the fish for dinner!

Caught "Hit the deck" (S02E01) this time as well. I was impressed that Eric insisted on doing most of the work himself (Kate never thought Jon could do anything alone), and I was a little fearful for the kids being allowed so close to all of the construction... especially in bare feet and the like. And Eric cleaned up the spilled fruit on the new deck without yelling at Betty for letting the kids have it out on the new surface (I can actually picture Jon yelling at Kate for being so careless). It was a nice moment when Kevin saw Tara was up, and instead of telling on her, he just worked it out so she'd go back to sleep. I thought it was adorable when the little boy (EJ?) was pretending he made the cake with shrimp and salt, hahaha! Although I was a little afraid that he's knock it all over. When the chocolate fountain was causing problems, the parents said "I think it's worth the mess for the delight of the children" awwwwwwww. :)

missing the eps "ramp it up," "summer," "busy day," "jumping in," "brace yourself"

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Off season:
Wipeout (summer 2010)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (January 2010)
The Goode Family (January 2010)
Lincoln Heights (no information available at this time)
South Park (two more seasons are contracted, no start date yet for season 14)

almost caught up!

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Friday:
Monk: missed it. and this week is the final episode... which will be lost to me if I don't see the most recent one since it's a "part II"

The Dog one (S08E11)... it was okay. but who in their right mind takes 5 dogs?? and I never did understand why the guy buried the lady... was it really just about covering up the extra-martial affair?
Mr. Monk as the Best Man (S08E13)... Mr. Monk ruining the surprise was hil-freaking-larious. I can't believe she took a peak. why such a quick engagement? Monk holding the ring in his clenched fist at all times was sooooo Monk. who the hell gets married in ten days?!?!? And his bachelor party was a riot. Damn, I would've wanted a pinata at my bachelorette party. Betting on what heaven smells like was funny, too. Randy is pretty impressive on the steel drums! The unraveling of the plot was really long and complex.
The Badge one (S08E14)... the start was rough. It was delightful watching Monk get ready on the first day. The one cop keeping Monk's hand-wiping tissue was creepy. Working for a music promoter is so different than working for Mr. Monk, it was easy to see that she would be uncomfortable.

Sunday:
The Simpsons (S21E07): the opening part about the Bop-It was pretty funny. "why do my actions have consequences" was also pretty funny. And why was there a (sad) Bambi scene? OMG dipping opossums is freaky. I laughed at the bowling in the snow. the "which craft" was also semi-humorous. Cornell and Dartmouth counting Wiccans as a minority group was interesting, as was Ned Flanders commenting about how Buddhism leads to Wiccans. LMAO Stacy/Gwendolyn's last name was DeathSatan and she changed it to NightShadow. The blind fish was also amusing.

Family Guy (S08E08): "special" is getting (mis)used too often lately. The sleep-dragging was freaky. The Windows 7 plug was strangely out-of-place. I feel like the maid thing on this show has been done before... no? If there's a number in the paper and Brian goes to call it, they should at least show him attempting to dial the correct number sequence. Why would Stewie admit so soon that he saw Brian bury the dog? I would think his character would have more fun with that knowledge. The feline AIDS thing was confusing...
Left at 9:12 for a movie...

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother: all caught up!
"Playbook" (S05E08): the names were almost as funny as the Canadian sex positions. I love that Lily is playing Barney with the playbook. And let's review just hot hott NPH is. omg I love him. And now that he's on Twitter, I get daily doses! :) The end was realllly funny, with the run-down of "The Scuba Diver" play.

"Slapsgiving 2" (S05E09): LoL, Marshall forgot the turkey in the taxi. And he gives Robin and Ted a slap as the reward for finding the turkey. awesome. How can someone be THAT bad at creating board games?? I love how storylines get the sideline and ACTUALLY COME BACK in this show!! yay!! Lily's look when she makes people "dead to her" is amusing. haha, Marshall skyped into his parents' Thanksgiving. Ted's ploy to get the slap by saying he was still in love with Robin was jaw-dropping. the puns on "slap(s)" were amazing... for those are into corny, LoL. But, it WAS a Thanksgiving episode, haha. "Gall bladder burst" was disgusting. I loved the dress Lily worse to Thanksgiving. The trade-offs of the slap at the end made me laugh. Silly Marshall and his attempts at teaching the group life lessons.

House, M.D. (S06E10): funny opening with the guitar. It's nice that Wilson talks to his former patients on and off for years. I liked how Wilson went to House's team and they were all over trying to make House $100 poorer. Strange that House was willing to help Wilson get a liver for that patient. And also a funny line by Wilson over "how do you get a phone call that your brother's dead and then leave the house? does that remind you all-of-a-sudden that you need to pick up dry cleaning?" I was dumbfounded in the end when Wilson was willing to outbid Cuddy so that she wouldn't get to move in with Lucas as quickly as she had planned. Really? That's sooo House. :(

Little People, Big World (S05E13): strange they wanted to do a dude ranch... Jon and Kate totally did that, LoL. I like Jeremy's narration a lot... I've been thinking about it over the past few episodes, but now I'm sure. He just does it really well. When you go on vacation, even as like a teenager, wouldn't you remember your wallet... and ergo your driver's license?? It was a fun vacation for most of the family.

(S05E14) I really don't understand why Matt keeps leaving vacations early. :( I thought it was interesting that he blamed it on the fact that he was "holding the family back." It looked like the kids and Amy were just having such a good time!! I'm sad that Amy is really struggling in her marriage, and that (like Jon and Kate Gosselin) it's being broadcast on national television. At least they don't have the paparazzi problems.

still missing "Downhill Dwarf" and "Game Over"

Jon and Kate Plus Eight: still missing the finale, "It's a Crazy Life, But it's Our Life."

There have been a lot of articles on the internet both sad and happy that this show has ended. But the one I think is most interesting comes from TV Squad where the author basically calls it "Satan's favorite show" and "pure evil." A few days prior, another author on the same site spoke about how the show was really picking up... the kids were forming their own personalities, for instance. I don't agree that the Korean aspect made the show any better than any of the other TLC shows featuring big families.

Cake Boss (S02E09): there's a competitive eating SEASON?!? The Coney Island snake charmer was also over-the-top. Both cakes were neat, but the funny parts of the episode were the girls arguing about who would make Thanksgiving dinner, and the guys trying to out-eat the professionals in cake.

Now missing "Pizza, Poochies, and Pop-in-law" and "Golf Greens and Gravity"

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting (S03E25): Michelle was looking nice in the interviews today... maybe a new hairstyle or something. wow this is a recent episode if the place is already decked for Christmas! And it had an amaaaazing ceiling. It weirds me out when people make comments like "I can't imagine having one child" ...really? just one? you can't imagine that at all?

list of missing: "Duggars in Dixie," "Duggar on a Diet," "GrandDuggar: First Month"

Table for 12 (S02E09): I genuinely love this family! The interaction and the love and the parenting and the family skills... so nice. I think it's interesting that the little kids don't realize that Rebecca is the same age as them. I liked that they got a bus that allowed for Rebecca to stay in her chair, I'm sure that'll make trips a lot easier for the family. And the fact that the older boys are so into using big words is just something I adore, regardless of whether they're trying to sound smart for tv or not.

(S02E10) It was funny to watch Mom and Dad think of things that Meghan was into. This episode is obviously before the fifth birthday one, so why did it air after? ahhhh. The look on Tara's face after one of the big kids took a bite of her grilled cheese sandwich was priceless.

missing the eps "hit the deck," "ramp it up," "summer," "busy day," "jumping in," "brace yourself"

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Off season:
Wipeout (summer 2010)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (January 2010)
The Goode Family (January 2010)
Lincoln Heights (no information available at this time)
South Park (two more seasons are contracted, no start date yet for season 14)

Mondays are about to get a little lighter...

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Friday:
Monk (S08E12): caught it live! not often for Friday nights, LoL. $900 grand??!? good grief. Mr. Monk is going camping to schmooze? love it. the whole thing wasn't that interesting... way too much drama and not enough crime stuff. I don't understand why he didn't get reinstated at the end... and was even more baffled by the fact that Monk didn't pay attention, LoL! I did like how he explained the "this is what happened" to the bear... and the bear got bored and walked away, LoL!!

Sunday:
The Simpsons: no new episode this week.

Family Guy (S08E04): funny reference to Cleveland moving, haha. the episode overall was really bad, except for a closing scene where Rita is telling Brian where to put the keys and he has no idea what piece of furniture she is referencing.

There was the almost-live special afterward, which opened with a great rendition of the opening theme song. I was really surprised at the lack of commercials in that segment. I actually wasn't that taken with the skits in it, either, LoL.

(S08E05) For some reason, they ran ANOTHER new episode. um, wtf, Hanna Montana was SO last year. would Chris really consider "practicing kissing" with Meg?? The parents are soooo disrespectful of the kids!!! Stewie got in to see Hanna and then even gets to sing with her? ::cough bullsh!t cough:: I'm glad that the monkey is gone. :)

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother (S05E07): when did it become acceptable to be so openly talking about porn at 8pm on CBS? EASTERN for crying out loud! I LOOOOOOVED that Barney knew Ted would watch a porno and that it would be the one about architecture, haha. And I particularly love that Barney made the message so long ago that he makes a Weekend at Bernie's reference and still believes he'll never be in a real relationship. The fat suit on Barney was kinda funny. LoL, Barney doesn't care about sex anymore?? Fat chance (pun intended)! Of course LazyRobin and LazyBarney would go for getting married, and the reasons were hilarious... "name's too hard to spell... most of the stuff's there already... The stormtrooper in the car was hilarious... as was renting a station wagon to save $25, LoL. I'm glad there was a shot of HottBarney at the end, even though Robin and Barney are no more. And I love how they're always setting up stuff that might come next week or it might not come for months... but the Canadian Variety Show will surely surface again!

Lincoln Heights (S04E09): I am so glad that I didn't have all the Cassie-Charles college drama. My then-boyfriend and I went our separate ways to further our educations in the best places for each of us. And neither of us have ever regretted it. If Cassie and Charles can't suck it up, then move on already. Their on-again, off-again relationship is more than just a little annoying. The PTSD with Nate Ray is an interesting addition to the show. Lizzie was kinda clever in calling the mean girl's bluff, but I think she's starting to ask for trouble all over again. Cassie needs to grow up. I can't believe Lizzie broke-and-entered to get Sylvia's contact information. And why the hell does Cassie keep talking to Sage about crap?? I had a feeling all along that it was the garden making people sick.

(S04E10) Glad we're getting closer to solving the money thing. I have a hard time seeing Charles in the army. Cassie asking Charles to marry her in this way is exactly like Topanga asking Cory all those years ago on Boy Meets World. Eddie trying to right all the wrongs of the world is also getting old. Um, how much more 80s can you get than Tay's shirt when he's playing that song?? The song itself was really quite nice, tho. Lizzie's singing and dancing in detention were out of order, regardless of how it may have reinstated the show. Cassie's "wedding skirt" was really trashy-looking. Her shoes weren't much better. I'm not gonna touch how Lizzie told the mom. Are there always tons of people dressed up to elope at City Hall? That's really weird-looking. But at the same time, both times I went to get my marriage license (hubby forgot his driver's license or something the first time) that area was busy. How did the entire family get together so quickly to get to city hall?? WTF how did so many people get to the house for the "practice ceremony" ???? OF COURSE Charles' dad can get him out of army enlistment. OF COURSE. Who didn't see that coming... besides me? I also didn't think they'd get half the money from Cyd... altho I surely hoped so!

House, M.D. (S06E07): I loved Jordan's hair in the opening scene. LMAO "it's been on your calendar for months" "so has Ramadan." House's new glasses are weird. I don't really understand how they're only 16 and were at that club/concert. I also don't like his new haircut. Cuddy's shirt was bit more low-cut than usual. Cameron was looking oooooold this episode. And Chase and Cameron not knowing what tweets were was awful. I love House's 80s from another century. Reminds me of a great 80s party I went to in grad school where a guy came dressed like he was in his 80s... complete with a cane. I loved the look of love in House's eyes when he and Cuddy were dancing. "expelled from my FIRST med school" hahahahaha. Wilson and the euthanizing was surprising. It's about time we saw Cuddy's baby again. Lucas, however, took me by complete surprise!! House reading Wilson's paper was intriguing... I guess. Jordan never actually doing anything was so pansy. House only goes to international conferences... interesting. Camerons with Chase at the end was weird... she was just odd.

Little People, Big World (S05E09): it was smart of Matt and Amy to have some good rules in place about his cell phone. Jake, as many teens, went waaaaay over on his text limit. Jacob's girlfriend was cute... but he's 12!! I think it's strange to invite her and her parents over that early, LoL. It's crazy that mom collects is every night and the kid STILL went over the text limit! Matt thinks Amy needs time management classes?? and he's angry that she doesn't text him when she's out at a social event?!? Jeremy was acting wise in realizing how big of a problem it was for Jacob to be using the phone in the manner he was. I was really shocked at how defiant he is becoming. He gets his phone taken away for a day, then a week. And he still managed to ring up 8,000 texts, causing a bill from AT&T for like $2700.

(S05E10) Zach didn't have a clue where a pot would be in his own kitchen? I don't really care about soccer, but it was nice to watch the kids be SO excited about the game.

still missing "Downhill Dwarf" and "Game Over"

Jon and Kate Plus Eight (S05E20): a "clips" episode, if you will. I liked how they gave Kate a chance to guess what would be picked in each category. "Everyone makes mistakes," done deal. and that's the case with a lot of these... like the blow-ups. LoL on "Daddies have wieners." And I loved that Kate used "I'm in agreeance" very late in the show... I'm guilty of slipping up and using that once in a grad school class, so I appreciate that I'm not the only one. :-p

Cake Boss (S02E05): Buddy does a military cake. 25 sheets? good grief. the woman who requested the dance cake kinda looked like a horse, lol. "and it's a recession!" holy mackerel that's a big plane! Daniella has issues with proportion... again. 4 feet by 8 feet is reallllllllly big. especially for a cake. In the end, it looked more like a parade float than a cake.

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting (S03E22): Jessa really seems to be great at the mandolin! Wow, all four of the older girls have been playing the harp for ten years!! I had no idea! Again with not answering directly if there's any potential suitors for the girls, but they did mention that JimBob definitely has a soft spot for his daughters... which makes a lot of old episodes make a little more sense... like when Jill and Jana went to him when they were preparing for their teeth surgery, etc. Jinger doesn't have the love for cooking that Jill and Jana seem to?!? JimBob called Jill a "supermom already" which I thought said a lot. I thought it was a strange three-minute addition to show Jill and Joy going off to babysit, but maybe they just want to show that the kids do get out of the house and do things independently. ...they just went to a farm, so why are they going to see birds at another farm now, LoL? unless they were actually pretty far apart and just aired close together... but I kinda think that since Josh and Anna have been absent lately that these were filmed close together. Dang, I didn't realize that ostrich eggs rivaled cantaloupes in size! I wonder which Duggar didn't try it... ?

list of missing: "Duggars in Dixie," "Duggar on a Diet"

Table for 12 (S02E03): The kids are looking a lot older than last season, so there was probably a big gap in filming, LoL. The interviewing of the kids is new, and a nice addition. "I was previously a scout" haha. The oldest two are a riot! For being all out in the project alone, I was pretty happy with Kyle's safety precautions... I was nervous about him in sandals tho. I'm curious as to how dryer lint works as a firestarter, LoL. It is a little frustrating to hear that out of ten kids, only one was helping. Although in their defense, a couple did ask to help, but Dad wasn't ready yet. I was really impressed that he almost had the fire going with just the flint. I'm glad the scary story went over okay in the end... it was a bit intense for four-year-olds, LoL. Not to compare it too much to J&K, but it's nice to see the parents trust each other's judgment.

(S02E04) It was very nice for the kids to get to take part in lessons. Kyle's in his second year of musical theatre camp, Meghan is in her first. And to have random funny moments of the kids was adorable. It's about time we saw a little more of individual kids' issues, like Kyle and Meghan not getting along. Yay for all the kids having a good time with their summer activities. :)

still missing the two eps "hit the deck" and "ramp it up"

Wednesday:

South Park (S13E13): morning announcements, yay! When I was in fifth grade, there were no auditions. They just gave it to the kid with AD(H)D the job so he was good at something, LoL. Cartman's commentary was interesting, but a little over-the-top by the second point. lmao on the hating of the Smurfs. The Casey Kasem impression was kinda funny. I'm a big fan of Cartman living amidst the Smurfs, that was pretty funny... right up until the brutal murders. :( "Dances with Smurfs" ... really?? how do the kids believe this mess?? Butters peeing on Wendy's front door and then running away with his pants around his ankles was ridonkulus. Cartman's greying around the temples was kinda amusing, but I couldn't figure out who he was supposed to be. "The Smurf Holocaust," um... no. And the way they turn it into Avatar was genius. The weird thing about the morning announcements in this case is that it wasn't clear whether they were televised or just audio... at various parts in the episode the kids were looking at different focal points.

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Off season:
Wipeout (got renewed for summer 2010 and it's already filming with a NEW set. yay!)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (January 2010)
The Goode Family (January 2010)

oooooh Sharona!

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Friday:
Monk (S08E10): Natalie and Sharona have vastly different voices... how could Monk get them confused?? And why would Monk check for a five-year-old dry cleaning ticket, LoL?? If Benji has a summer job, it must be summer. But it was the middle of the year when Natalie's daughter sang? $950/week versus $930/week... that's a funny differentiation. I really didn't like the super-speed explanation that Monk gave at first. Monk jumping in a cab with "how far will $52 take me?" was very peculiar. The chase scene (and resulting fight scene) was hilarious. Sharona is much more conniving than I recall.

Sunday:
The Simpsons: no new ep this week.

Family Guy: no new ep this week.

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother: no new ep this week.

Lincoln Heights (S04E07): It was only a matter of time before people came knocking at the Suttons' house, asking for some of the "found" money. After all the problems in the past, security at the high school is non-existent again?? Charles' brother got in with no problem at all. I thought that Charles did a good job of putting his father in his place by pointing out the uncle relationship. I was not a fan of Deacon, so I'm glad that Dorothy broke it off with him. I don't know how I feel about his with Grandpa Sutton, tho... nothing of interest in the second half of the episode. I like Tay's singing voice, but that's not new.

House, M.D.: off-week

Little People, Big World (S05E05): we saw the older three kids in school. Both of the twins aren't doing that hot, with less than 3.0 GPAs. Mom and twins toured Portland State University and Corbin. The kids were kinda clueless about majors, LoL. Matt wasn't much better tho... he didn't know Pepperdine and Wharton were tough to get into, and that UCLA only took in "600" students a year (that's ridiculous when you even remotely fathom the size of the school). The cooking speech was an interesting assignment. Zach really isn't a good speaker though... he has lots of problems in the small segment they showed. (I wonder when he had his braces off?) Zach KNEW he had a "messed up philosophy of school" but wasn't doing anything about it? Interesting note, Jeremy's hair isn't the same color throughout the episode, so I'm not sure how wide of a span this covered.

(S05E06) I loooove the new furniture, I guess they finally got that going after the forever-long renovation. Who says "good luck" and sends a person off to clean out the basement?!? Both parents going grocery shopping separately was pretty hilarious! I actually don't know what my stance is on the discipline and household management issues that this episode brought up.

still missing "Downhill Dwarf" and "Game Over"

Jon and Kate Plus Eight (S05E19): the dogs are back at the breeder's. It was really cute watching how the kids cleaned the dog pee. "at that time I knew that I meant it" regarding the vow renewal... that was a YEAR ago... how do these things unravel so fast?? "if I have to, I will" in regards to nursing... it's a "backup career" for Kate. How is Kate only sleeping 4-5 hours when her kids are so much more mature and less needy now?? I think one of the clips (from the show where the dresser knob was broken) blanked out Kate saying "shit" !!! I really want to find it and check now! How Kate's shoe choices have changed is amusing. Now she doesn't feel dressed unless she has heels on?? I'm glad that between the show and her book, the kids now have enough to go to college. I thought the "come hell or high water" was used a bit frequently, and I never would have guessed that Kate wanted to do animated voices, haha.

Cake Boss (S02E01): I'm glad this came back. I adore this show. Of all the shows that I really keep up with, this one has very little drama involved. Why in the world would Mary eat lilies if there's a possibility that they're poisonous?!? I love Mama, she's a trip. I loved how she ripped Buddy a new one for making a mess trying to get Anthony back. The missing engagement ring was really funny too, lmao. I thought that the Venus Fly Trap was kinda boring... or cheesy... something.

(S02E02) Holy hell. Buddy just flips over like a 3' x 2' x 2" slab of pound cake. geez, that looks so much harder than tossing a pizza, lol! Note to self: "royal icing" dries. buttercream does not. The tiny error in putting "CANDY" on the Candy cake was cute and unnoticeable to most people. My jaw DROPPED when Anthony got into the accident. Buddy got there before the cops? Did they not even call the cops?? The candy cake was crazy sugary. I couldn't believe the damage when Buddy hit a pothole or whatever! 70 pounds of cake to feed 150 people?? My wedding cake fed 200 and I really doubt it was that heavy. But then again, mine wasn't dense pound cake, LoL.

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting (S03E19): an episode of Q&A, just like on Jon and Kate last night. The older four girls are actually all gone at the same time?!? amazing. Southern Baptist is their actual denomination. I'm curious as to how that differs from generic Baptist... LoL. There were a lot of questions that have been covered throughout the series, so I'm kinda confused as to why people asked again if they genuinely cared... since real fans knew a lot of the early answers. I was glad that they addressed "dancing," but their response was pretty plain... they don't like the shaking of bodies because it might make people have desires, LoL. I also found it strange that they showed a lot of the things that would normally be edited out, LoL - like Michelle getting up and taking care of kids and then coming back, etc. I didn't appreciate how a couple questions were ignored, like "could the girls wear pants if they wanted?"

(S3E20) I didn't really care for JimBob picking up his cell in an interview and notifying the other party that they'd be late... fake, and it surprised no one, LoL. LoL at JimBob thinking it was crazy that 1200-1500 people would "get up that early" to run. It was nice that the girls walked and the boys (for the most part) ran, all getting to participate in his/her own way. was really cute for three of the little boys to be interviewed, and I loved that one of them asked offscreen Jana if he was present for a certain event.

list of missing: "Duggars in Dixie," "Duggar on a Diet," and "Old McDuggar Had a Farm"

Table for 12: okay, still missing the two eps "hit the deck" and "ramp it up" but found out it's off the air until November 10I thought that it th, so I have some time to catch up. kinda.

Wednesday:

South Park (S13E11): omg. seriously. what a cute birthday ruined so quickly. I did laugh that the Japanese killed the Miami Dolphins football players in addition to the marine animals all over, LoL. Too much "Poker Face" tho. And the band angle got old fast.

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Off season:
Wipeout (got renewed for summer 2010 and it's already filming with a NEW set. yay!)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (January 2010)
The Goode Family (Comedy Central picked it up to re-run the original 13 episodes starting January. they'll take it from there)

Ruling out another show

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Friday:
Monk (S08E09): in all the years that the show has been on, why hasn't Mr. Monk's birthday ever been a problem before? But seriously, poor Monk. The kids leaving the party after the entertainment but before the cake is seriously really sad, and it hurt me. :( Obviously, a lot of Natalie trying to throw Monk a party follows. Natalie telling Monk to choose between the port-a-john and the dumpster was funny. And I slightly thought it was a ploy for the party until the policeman got shot, then I freaked. Monk getting Cowboy Hank again made me happy.

Sunday:
The Simpsons (S21E04): the annual Treehouse of Horror episode. These are typically quite good, at least in my opinion. I loved the beginning with the costume changes - werewolf Harry Potter is hilarious. "you're a smart kid, bet you like ideas" LMAO. The funny definitions of "ding dong ditch" and "TP her" were amusing. Although my jaw seriously dropped when Bart pulled Hooper's head from his bag. Reverend Lovejoy's wife is Lisa's godmother?!? I know the Treehouse episodes are non-canonical in the sense that they take place in an alternate universe, but that's still an interesting thought. The communion joke was pretty funny, too. The musical number was a letdown this year, tho.

Family Guy: no new episode this week.

American Dad! (S05E04): I'm sorry. This episode was ridiculous all around. I think this will be the end of my American Dad! watching.

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother (S05E05): so this episode was really funny. I was a bit confused as to why Marshall and Lily are just a "we" now as opposed to the past ten years that they've been together and two years they've been married?? The Tantrum stuff was realllly amusing. "4 minutes" is all it took for Marshall to happy up in the car, haha. Why listen to the dog story without Lily?? not the best episode, since both storylines felt kinda rushed.

Lincoln Heights (S04E06): Poor Lizzie, still thinking about Johnnie Nightingale. Whatever happened to that lesbian friend of Cassie's - the minister's daughter? It got creepy when Lizzie kept trying to get in extra sleep so she could see Johnnie more. I love how the 7th Heaven Martin character has come back as a womanizer. I was quite impressed with the scenes where the family is just waiting on word from the Army. I'm trying to decide how cliche it is that Lizzie is falling for a white boy like Cassie.

House, M.D. (S06E06): I thought that the joke about Cameron in those pants was funny. That room was so Amber-centric it was creepy. I looooved: "Don't you have school?" "recess." hahahaha. The shot of Wilson talking to Amber before bed was really sweet... and sad. "Visiting hours don't apply to my patients," haha.

Little People, Big World: missed "Downhill Dwarf" and "Game Over"

Jon and Kate Plus Eight (S05E18): kinda whiny of Kate in the beginning to talk about all the trips they've taken this year. The butterfly thing was neat, and the girls with the birds and insects were cool. Jon and the rocket were boring, and the water balloons were funny. Reminds me of my brother and I not really getting into water balloons appropriately when we were around eight and five, respectively. Kate saying "rigmarole" was funny, too. "Kate the Dragon" was ridiculous, tho. Apparently Kate has no more fear of heights... since she mentioned that she'd even do this again, too. The fact these puppies air out of order is so annoying... like this episode is stated as taking place before school started, so why not air it before the "First Day of School" episode?!? I guess the filming is taking a nosedive tho, since next week seems to be only Kate in the show.

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting: well, I missed the new episode but did catch "Duggars and Bates Reloaded" (S03E05) It's really focused on the Bates family, and could have served as a pilot for them. It was a very nice episode, but it was strange that JimBob kept talking as if the visit was a surprise, but the Bates had planned on them coming... Kelly Bates' request of "more beds" was strange in context, but she meant for the company, which a lot of bloggers on the 'net apparently didn't understand, LoL. I could swear Jessa/Jinger wore eye makeup in the interview segment... I did finally understand why that remodel got out of control like it seemed on the other episodes covering this story arc, LoL. It never ceases to amaze me how little space some really large families make do with.

list of missing: "Duggars in Dixie," "Duggar on a Diet," and "Old McDuggar Had a Farm"

Table for 12: okay, still missing the two eps "hit the deck" and "ramp it up" but found out it's off the air until November 17th, so I have some time to catch up. kinda.

Wednesday:

South Park (S13E10): it was a pretty funny premise. At first I thought it would be like another Simpsons with the wrestling crap. But it turned out to be quite different, and the townspeople believing it all was hilarious. Maybe not as hilarious as Cartman's female alter-ego being addicted to abortions, but still.

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Off season:
Wipeout (got renewed for summer 2010 and it's already filming with a NEW set. yay!)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (January 2010)
Cake Boss (next week!)
The Goode Family (I still believe this has a chance to be picked up again)

New Duggar, Roloffs are Back, Butters is a Pimp

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Friday:
Monk: haha, Monk has to go to group therapy instead of individual. It was really funny for Monk to try and fix all of his problems in one last individual session. Monk gets creative and gets Natalie to pedal him on a tandem bike on Dr. Bell's route... but this is also on the previews, so I was hoping another sneaky attempt to get free therapy would happen, but nope. Monk coming in to the first therapy session late was amusing... Monk thinking that he was the murderer just because it made sense to kill off those people was funny, and when he made the comment about how the cleaning products as the weapon was his perfect match, I was practically rolling. Finally, I was very moved that Harold would switch therapists so that Monk could be alone in his group therapy. I couldn't believe that Monk's archenemy would do such a nice thing, especially when you think back to certain old episodes where Harold was dying to even get the name of the doctor Monk was seeing!

Sunday: (regarding all these Sunday night FOX shows... I feel like there were too many commercial breaks... I like the longer tv/longer commercials)
The Simpsons: haha, 97,000 pages of porn in searching "girls having fun" to find "crazy bowling." The sign outside the police station was also pretty funny "No police -- be good." I guess "Ultimate Fighting" just hasn't been made fun of anywhere, haha. Marge's take on it was quite reminiscent of the REALLY old episode where she takes on the violence in Itchy & Scratchy. Nelson wants to be an event planner... haha, makes me laugh. AND haha "septagon," thought that was kinda a crazy add-in. AND "that flattens my soda pop" is funny. But the episode was pretty bad, so I began to zone out... and do other things... so no more comments after that part of the episode.

Family Guy: "Lois Griffin, poop for one" was pretty funny... and the elephant exchange made me giggle... especially since the elephant "couldn't remember" how long it would take him. Peter's character really weighs 270 pounds? DUMP/DUMPF was kinda funny. "everything from A to backwards R" haha. I liked the appearance that the game "go bananas" made, but the "one word at a time" was kinda dumb here. I think one of the things that I appreciate about Family Guy is that NOBODY seems to get ALL of the pop culture references. It's like a little something for everyone, and I like that.

American Dad: um, dumb paper airplane junk. remote controlled airplane... cool. super sad face about the little prison birdie getting killed. And I guess "no questions" means only until you get tied up by the Chinese mafia. ...and the moral of the fight: hit everyone in the nuts. I hope to see the squirrels again, they were pretty funny.

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother: "Tweed is the textile of the eunuch," lmao. I want Lily and Marshall to be MY couple friends! I think it would kill my husband tho, LoL. I'm getting annoyed by their flashback sets tho. Why didn't Ted and Robin ever do the couples night with Marshall and Lily? I gotta say that the poem by Barney this week was one of my FAVORITE monologues EVER. I loooooooved it. I may need to reproduce it. Lily's tubetop-ish shirt didn't seem to fit her well. And the Barney-Robin depression scenes were realllly out of character.

Lincoln Heights: the teddy bear had $50,000 of PURE heroin in it?? Dear God! Cassie acting like it's all going to go away overnight is dumb and annoying. Lizzie wore a strange outfit the morning they went to Gabriel's apartment. Who talks on the phone when they're having an Italian suit custom-made?? And I know that Charles is only a teenager, but he should be able to understand that an illegitimate child is not something that an important person needs. A nephew who has been taken in is fine, there was no reason for him to freak out like that. Likewise, Cassie should have just left well enough alone, there was no reason to freak out to her parents. I think it's amusing how everyone is trying to catch the bandit. And that they're really hyping up the danger of the area this season. Poor Lizzie, she just can't seem to stop running into trouble. :( It took until this point for Eddie to realize that Cassie loves Charles?? I was surprised that Charles' crappy father didn't try to talk to the other son after Charles left... fill him full of stories, etc. THe entire Marco storyline has been weird since its inception, but oh well, it's over now.

House, M.D.: I thought 13's jump to talk about her "big dog" was funny. Chase and Foreman scurrying around to come up with various lies is amusing. Cameron actually getting to test out one of her ideas was nice... usually they just dismiss her suggestions. Why doesn't Cuddy realize that something will go seriously wrong, not just "come clean, no big deal" regarding the Dibala case? Really, why would Wilson cancel 13's strange & random Bangkok trip?? C'mon, it's ALWAYS House.

Little People, Big World: wow, it's been gone forever, but it's back! the new opening is cute. new mule/workhourse was BIG. SOOOOOO many projects on that property, good gracious! I was hit hard by the fact that "divorce" was mentioned just four minutes into the episode! Molly & Amy were wearing Central Michigan apparel... ? how did we NEVER see the castle before, unless I've just missed it every time?? The finished castle is pretty freaking awesome, tho!
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Zach got a custom-made suit which is nice. I thought it was funny that he didn't know what lapels, buttons, cuffs, pockets, etc. he wanted. Of course, everyone was seventeen once, so it makes sense. The outside look of the house is a lot different than it originally was, but at least it's all in once piece, LoL. I thought it was weird/funny that Amy was hemming Zach's pants the day of... why not get them done by the suit ladies? Jeremy doing Zach's hair was funny. I really loved Zach and Molly crying out "Mom!" throughout the getting-ready process. The time difference is so great... this episode was like last January or so, a much greater difference than in most other TLC shows. I love how different Jeremy's hair is all the time. And then the last few minutes were again devoted to the struggles of Amy & Matt's marriage.

Jon and Kate Plus Eight: Yay!! First day of school for the six!! "Junior kindergarten?" Kate really seemed to struggle with the kids in the shoe store. Stride Rite... the same place that the Hayes family went with their kids... The kids were much more ready for this than they were for preschool! Why is the bus stop at a shopping center, LoL? And they finally said it, "with only a limited number of episodes left." Kate hadn't been to Mady & Cara's room in how long??? She doesn't tuck them in? anything?

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting: still no more "one on the way." It's not unheard of to change the opening credits mid-season, I want them to do it! LoL. Yahoo messed up their description of the episode and called Anna "Amy"!!!!! I thought it was amusing that Michelle and Anna had an OB appointment on the same day, haha. But this is obviously a time-lapsed episode, since Anna was only 30 weeks along here, and she had the baby last week at 38ish weeks. (Plus, Michelle conceived on Father's Day and she's 9 weeks along.) JimBob actually said that he feels helpless without the older girls (similarly, I was kinda surprised that ALL of the older girls got to go on the outing, I assumed they'd leave 1 or 2 at home!). It was interesting that Anna addressed the "pressure to have a lot of kids" issue. We also saw a shot of the "home church" that is held at the Duggar's house. Suzanne talked again, but we still don't know why she was there for several months... Josh needs to sell 6 cars a month to break even... that's interesting... Josh and Anna don't have good homework habits. :( And I was unsure how Josh didn't know what to expect from a Bradley class at all... his mom and several of his sisters (not to mention his DAD) have all gone before. haha, the Bradley instructor commented on Josh's weight (he is getting some moobs, after all). Has Anna changed the way she's doing her eyebrows? They look kinda thinner than I remember. Josh "trading" for a limo was cool, and it was nice to see Anna's family all there for the shower! The Duggars have a soda fountain in the house? I never noticed that before. I want the recipe for "cherry vanilla ice cream punch" !! The inclusion of Psalm 127:3 was nice, I had never seen a Bible verse on a baby cake before. The chocolate diaper game grossed me out... even if the families enjoyed it. I liked the idea of mothers having bigger flowers on their shirts than non-mothers (at least that's how I understood it... maybe the distinction was something else completely). Josh was using an iphone app for the contractions... cute. Um, once you're IN LABOR, I think you should have a plan. Just because your doctor is out of town, you don't know what to do?!? I understand that Anna wasn't a big fan of other/strange doctors, but many first-time mothers deliver early, so two weeks early when you know your doctor is out of town, you HAVE TO HAVE A BACKUP plan. The idea of showering often in the late stages of labor intrigued me, just because I hadn't heard of that before. The cameraman and Josh switching places was a little funny. At what point do they head to the hospital? It didn't look like they went that night, unless they just took their time.

Table for 12: not new this week! I need to find out if this show is actually on, or if the two new episodes I missed a few weeks ago were a fluke!

Wednesday:

South Park: I never would have thought to have a kissing booth for $5 when I was nine years old. These kids are geniuses sometimes, haha. And $2 for hugs, hahaha. What kinda sting operation doesn't arrest the guy until AFTER doing the deed??!? There are pimping CONVENTIONS?!? The stings were really too graphic for me, I was deeply disturbed by the second one. I didn't think you could lie tho... the guy literally asked if she was a cop and she said no... Butters is so cute saying "do you know what I am saying" and enunciating every word, haha. Hold up. Wait a minute. Butters also has REAL hoes?!? I just can't get over how funny it is.. and the scene where Butters goes to ACORN to file some stuff is hil-freaking-larious. I love that hoes can get health insurance, LMAO.

Sidenote, I have been wanting to make a South Park character one and off for three years or so. But I never got around to it until this week. I've included her to the right, and I think she's adorable. :)

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Off season:
Wipeout
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (January 2010)
Cake Boss (Monday, October 26th)
The Goode Family (waiting to be picked up again)

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also, I'm up for taking requests for new shows to start covering. :)

Back in the Swing of Things

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Friday:
Monk: voodoo. well, it's unique, I guess I can say that. I didn't get to see the episode live (was in Florida), but lucky for me, USA just keeps showing their new stuff, LoL. Randy was being a pansy, afraid to open the actual box at the second murder victim's house, LoL. "Call an ambulance. A different ambulance, this one's cursed!" A very intruiging crime, I was completely stumped as to how the packages and the mail worked out, etc.

Sunday:
The Simpsons: I feel like we've had enough comic book heroes on Simpsons. I thought that the public not wanting to look at Homer was funny, and the way he "slimmed down" was amusing. okay, this was a horrible season opener. the end.

Family Guy: alternate universe television episodes are always amusing.

American Dad: I'm thinking of giving up on this show. I was never really a fan of the plotline or most of the characters, and I can't say that I really enjoy the idea behind the show, either. objections?

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother: funny Ted premise. Why couldn't we get hotter girls to be the strippers? why didn't we get the backstory as to who set Ted up on that blind date both times? Why did Ted's not calling her the first time end the second date? It's been SEVEN years!! ummmm... OMG Marshall gets a boner when he drives by cemeteries because his fantasies include dead Lily? ahhhhh. We also know that this can't be the Mother, so the imagined wedding was a dumb move.

Lincoln Heights: Leave it to Sage to get in the way. I love how crazy-dangerous this show is. Tay gets beat up, Cassie almost gets hit by a car, and that's in the first twenty minutes, LoL. I hate crappy parents, I really do. Charles' mom just makes me so, SO angry. The nerve-wracking part of the show definitely keeps me on the edge of my seat, like watching the fake wheelchair-bound guy try to kill Nate Ray, and pull a SECOND GUN!! Sidenote, Tay is looking uglier these days, guess he's not gonna age well, LoL. (oh, and I HAAAATE how Charles went back to his mom after all that. grrrr.) I also don't like how Charles pawned off the mysterious money on Eddie... now he doesn't know the source and it'll never get properly sorted out. Plus, knowing the Suttons, they may go and donate the money instead of using it themselves... :-/

House, M.D.: strange opening with the video game, LoL. The cat guy looked like he belonged on Thundercats, LoL. "janky" got used before the first five minutes were up. 13 had quite a bit of makeup on this episode... and still hating House's haircut. I like how Foreman's making it easier to hate him these days. I was happy that Nolan was back. Why does Taub keep bringing up Foreman's pants?? House taking up cooking with Wilson was kinda interesting, and I especially enjoyed the medical methodology being used in the kitchen. This episode had a lot more sexual references than usual... hope that show's tone isn't headed that way. "in public, the team opinion is your opinion" is not the way House ran things, and it makes me hate Foreman more. again. "I like to pretend they can see me eating" while watching Biggest Loser was the funniest line of the night (for me). I liked how Foreman read off faxed-in ideas and Taub and 13 took turns shooting down the suggestions. House is far too clever sometimes... Labrador Retriever pee? Brilliant. House solved the case after all that... I love it. loooooove it. Hated the ending. grrr. But I guess if House is coming back, 13 can return, so all is well again, haha.

Lie to Me: I'm thinking of leaving this show behind before I even begin commenting on it. Do any readers want to hear about this show? If so, it'd be easy enough to add in, my husband watches it religiously... I'm just not that into it.

Jon and Kate Plus Eight: wait. now it's a flashback to North Carolina again (which apparently was in like June, since Cara and Mady missed a week of school for it... but that's a separate issues)?!? Dang I hate the continuity issues on this show! Leah's hair got long! It's also interesting how the paparazzi is everywhere but I never see those photos in the tabloids at the grocery store... When did Cara get her ears pierced? I know Mady did last year when Cara went rollerblading, but I guess it ended up not being anything worth noting on the show, LoL. I kinda hate how much Kate complains about eating things like ice cream... it seems that she makes at least one comment every episode.

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting: I love how included Jana was with the renewals, but some things (like telephoning various vendors and parties) should have been done by Michelle. I couldn't believe how rude the dress people were when JimBob asked about a puff-sleeved dress! And I couldn't believe how the little girls were chewing gum as they stood over the wedding dress in the package... I'm pretty sure someone would have died if gum got anywhere remotely near my gown. One more thought... the Huckabee show was on August 1st, but the Duggars didn't announce their newest pregnancy until September 1st... so at least the store really did take 6 weeks or so to order/ship the gown.

Sidenote: Michelle looked really confused when Huckabee asked about Jon and Kate, probably because she doesn't watch that... and he should have known that, LoL. Michelle really left for a week at one point? wow. D@mn Josh and his need to point out junk, like what his daughter's name is to be. I also thought it was really strange that they rehashed some of the pranks they pull on eachother... especially that they shared televised pranks, nothing new.

And why are Josh and Anna referring to their little "first anniversary vacation" as a "second honeymoon" ? LoL.

list of missing: "Duggars in Dixie" and "Duggars and Bates Reloaded" and "Duggar on a Diet"

Table for 12: no new episodes this week.

Wednesday:
Glee: This being Kristin Chenoweth's episode,I gave the show a last chance to "wow" me. Don't get me wrong, I love listening to those kids croon some Journey, and Finn is growing on me, but the values in this show kill me. Equus as a HS production? Being failed over and over so you can continue to act/sing/play sports, etc.? ugh. The HS dropout drinking boxed wine and squatting in a house? ugh. I'm not sure where to start with April/Kristin getting the kids to drink, shoplift, be promiscuous, etc... and I'm just gonna leave the issue of Will's selfish motives for keeping around the bad influence alone. And why does Rachel have no problem quitting club after club? It's wrong of Will to take her back AND put her in the spotlight again. If he takes her back after the attitude she had before, she should have started at the bottom and had to re-earn a position as a lead singer. It should have taken a long time, like issues are handled seriously - think Drumline if nothing else! And then she quits and gets full creative control of the play?!? ahhhhh! But wait, DRUNK Kristin/April gets to sing in the concert after DRIVING DRUNK. nope. can't take it it. there's no way Will should have let her go on, regardless of whether or not she was needed. Yes, he decided to pull her (at intermission?), but then Rachel (who re-quit the play and is back here again) pulls her unethical crap. NO NO NO NO NO.
Um, how many glee club kids get music scholarships... seriously. The juxtaposition of Kristin/April and Rachel was kinda neat, but maybe a bit expected... And do the cheerios always have to wear those outfits?!? I hate Rachel's always saying "it's not easy being in the spotlight" lines... ahhhh! Oh, and realism... can someone who is 30 (and I'm shooting low) go to high school with regular kids in Ohio? Because you can't in Florida. The "date" between Finn and Rachel was cute, at least. Oh, and why are April and Rachel the only options for lead singer? What's wrong with the other girls? They've proven themselves a few times now...
anyway, bottom line. I can't take it. I will no longer be watching or supporting this valueless debauchery.

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Off season:
16 and Pregnant
Wipeout
South Park (October 7th)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Cake Boss
Little People, Big World (October 19th)
The Goode Family (waiting to be picked up again)

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also, I'm up for taking requests for new shows to start covering. :)

And It's FALL!!!!

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Friday:
Monk: The opening was pretty interesting (and dramatic). Why did the critic assume Natalie was a "miss" when he knew she had a daughter? I still don't understand why Monk wrote Natalie a bad check to start out with. I rather enjoyed the scene with Mr. Monk and the bathroom attendant brushing each other off, hehe. poor attendant, he got hit SO HARD with that club. :( now, back to the case... SUCH a SMART thought process! Having Natalie's daughter make up a story, then the killer completely not recognize her when she's wearing THE EXACT SAME outfit she was in the show was GENIUS! Not only did that prove he wasn't there, but it proved that he faked the review. so smart! where did Natalie's daughter come from, anyway? I have never seen nor heard about her before... and Natalie has been on the show for YEARS. Sharona's son was prominent from day 1, why not Natalie's daughter??

Sunday:
The Simpsons: September 27th

Family Guy: September 27th

American Dad: September 27th

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother: "Lily, use your indoor woo!" I could totally see my life in the Lily-and-Marshall-in-bed-eating-ice-cream thing, haha. and there's an upcoming whipping, it's almost as exciting as slapsgiving! loved the scene where Barney was searching for Ted's condoms. I really hope that the hinted-at upcoming book has to do with Barney's rules for professors. The look on Barney's face when Robin was talking to the Brad the hockey guy was so good. I love that Ted looked into the audience to try and spell "professor" hahahahaha. oh my lord, Ted was in the wrong classroom... holy mackerel. I was so laughing throughout the entire episode, and it was extra noticeable since I was watching it in silence with headphones on, LoL. and the last four minutes or so were just comic genius (save that last 40 seconds...).

Lincoln Heights: "Eddie, you cooking is not a gift." Poor Lizzie, there's no way those "clones" are into her... they just want to blackmail Sage. NateRay is a real d!ck toward Tay. Charles just up and left? Are you kidding me? I don't like how easily Lizzie is swayed by others, the text thing drove me nuts. and what a horrible, despicable thing to do! I felt for that girl like crazy. :( Charles is also looking a little too pretty these days... he used to be cute, but now it's more of a feminine look. I also hate how Charles had to make Sage a part of the picture AGAIN. Poor Tay, everything going wrong at his birthday dinner. :( I don't know why Cassie told Tay and Lizzie about letting Mac die. I loooooved the lipcolor that the outcast girl had on when she was in the bleachers. I was also surprised how easily she opened up to Lizzie, and I was crazed to hear the word "sexted" on television... I had only even heard it for the first time recently. I guess I'm out of the teen slang loop these days, LoL. Why in the world is the "Community Cares Club" so popular??!? And why would Charles show Sage the $$??

House, M.D.: not gonna lie, this episode was pretty good. good character development for a lot of people, considering that we will never see them again and they only had two hours to work with. There were also some great lines, and House himself was pretty moving. It was strange to only see Wilson as opposed to anyone else in the regular cast, but it did okay. I didn't take notes since I was watching with a group kinda unexpectedly, but I'm very curious as to what exactly counts as being well enough to leave. House himself asked twice, and never really received a cut-and-dried answer. I was a bit taken aback by the character of the guy in charge... I imagine that we may see him again, perhaps there will be some co-op ventures in diagnostics? or something. Lastly, I could see this episode nominated for an award. yeah.

Lie to Me: next week

Jon and Kate Plus Eight: Kate used to stop by Henry the Grocer once or twice a DAY?!? what?!? "life was simpler [when we struggled to make ends meet]." It must actually be kinda neat to know Kate without the media influences, LoL. Cara and Mady were really at each other's throats this time! I was kinda surprised that the "Cara foot" storyline was in the episode... it didn't really serve a purpose other than making it clear that custody is shared in a very strict way.

Big Bang Theory: my first attempt at this show. The theme song is catchy. "In the world of emoticons I was colon Capital D." hahaha. The changes from scene to scene were very 3rd Rock. but too fast. anyway, the storyline itself wasn't very interesting and that's good. Now I won't have to include it in my weekly routine after all. Luckily, even Johnny Galecki didn't entice me this time, and the on-again, off-again show of Sara Gilbert ain't gonna cut it for me... I hated when they did that to her character on ER.

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting: missed. it. add "Duggar on a Diet" to the list of missing... "Duggars in Dixie" and "Duggars and Bates Reloaded"

Table for 12 (apparently this is on): I missed both episodes since there were no commercials ahead of time, LoL.

Wednesday:
Glee: I love lying to your parents and all the drama that goes along with keeping up the ruse. I don't know how we are supposed to believe that three months have passed since Will and wife found out they were pregnant... Once again, I love Will's outfits. The caning thing was scary. Western Ohio, eh? Interesting setting... definitely unique. Rachel and her selfish self sucks. but I did like how Mercedes broke the fight by being upset that her part is a "jet" haha. Why are FInn and Kurt pretending to be friends? This is so fake. "In charge of hydration services" = waterboy, haha. I hope mohawk boy comes out of the closet... I'm intrigued to see if they're trying to foreshadow that or not. Sue's racism is getting to me. Is this school making "show choir" and "glee club" the same thing? It sure seems this way, even from the parental perspective. The flight attendant video shouldn't have been a big deal... it's not like that's a despicable job or anything. I also hate how the teachers are freaking fighting over the students... seriously?!? oh... I guess mohawk isn't gay... and I can't believe Quinn slept with him!! During the football game tho, I lost all respect for this show. I need realism. Fantasy bullcrap doesn't fly with me. I dunno, I may give this show up. Next week is Kristin Chenoweth's episode, so I'll give that a final try.

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Off season:
16 and Pregnant
Wipeout
South Park (October 7th)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Cake Boss
Little People, Big World (October 19th)
The Goode Family (waiting to be picked up again)

woo-hoo, fall is almost here!!

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Friday:
Monk: I didn't particularly care for the enemy in this episode, he was a meanie. Monk was able to solve the case(s) in the end, but we never saw how exactly the first murder was committed... unless it was shown and I somehow missed it? I dunno, I just can't get in to this season. If this is the case for everyone, maybe it is time that they ended it.

The Goode Family: waiting to be picked up again.

Sunday:
The Simpsons: September 27th

Family Guy: September 27th

American Dad: September 27th

King of the Hill: I caught it specifically because it was the series finale (which I had thought ran last spring, LoL). It wasn't anything special, just two half-hour shows. In the first episode, Bobby (who appears to have slimmed down a bit, not sure if that's a recent development or if it's just a general comparison from years before) can't find a date to the dance. Three "smart, A-list girls" decide to have some fun with him. (sidenote, why does Bobby's hairline look like it has stitches??) The makeover was very Daria in style, like the flashing of the random pics of the girls in strange hats and the like. Meanwhile, Hank and his friends decide to create a "homeless cart" four carts long. I can't figure out how in the world Hank could ground Bobby on the night of the dance when all he was doing was waiting for a phone call!

In the second episode, Peggy is going to leave Hank and Bobby alone for a night, and Hank is dreading it. They go out to eat, ordering steaks. Bobby argues with the waiter over the quality of the meat, and is promptly asked to join a meat-grading team at the local community college. WHAT THE HELL IS A MEAT EVALUATION TOURNAMENT?!? And how bad must it smell for there to be four cow carcasses hanging in a gymnasium? GROSS. And the hard-coreness is ridiculous... pepper in the eyes? hijacking of a bus? srsly? What exactly did Peggy want Hank to charter a bus for her for...? Glad Bobby could save the day, but it was ridiculous. And the final moment with the entire neighborhood coming over for the steaks that Bobby and Hank prepared on their twin grills was strange, but appropriate enough for the show.

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother: September 21st.

Little People, Big World: October 19th.

Lincoln Heights: The new house is crazy big, sucky they don't get to actually live there. Lizzy has no friends? Why Hawaii? Why is Lizzy always having to play detective? Why didn't Tay do anything when he saw the little girl just leave, was he just in shock?

House, M.D.: September 21st.

Lie to Me: September 21st.

Jon and Kate Plus Eight: Kate's never grilled? It's not hard. She was pretty emotional. Jon and the kids had a good time fishing, and I was surprised to see he's living in New York City now! That's really all I have to say about that episode...

Table for 12: who knows?

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: off-season.

Cake Boss: off.

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting: the previews really made me intrigued. And a lot kinda happened... the Wilson family came and helped them lay the concrete for a basketball court and a sidewalk, and they showed flashbacks of learning to build the house with them. The little boys tried to entertain themselves inside while the concrete dried. Jana was watching the little girls (no idea where the other big girls were during this time). Then Jim Bob decided to create a huuuuge slip-n-slide (which John-David confirmed was the "redneck" way of doing it) witha large pool at the bottom. The girls explained the "new" "modest swimsuits" (they are different from the ones they wore previously... I still like Anna's the best). Then, Jim Bob and Michelle told the kids that #19 is on the way. The expressions on most of the kids' faces were strange, and not at all as exciting as the ones last time (but that was on live tv, so I guess that's different, LoL). And I loved how Joy Anna managed to call Josh & Anna and fill them in before Michelle had a chance, haha. But overall, the episode was kinda plain. Anna should be "due" soon, how about we see more of the preparations at their house??

Still missing "Duggars in Dixie" and "Duggars and Bates Reloaded"

Wednesday:
South Park: October 7th.

Glee: I don't like those d@mn cheerleaders corrupting Rachel. grrr. no-thumb guy better not last, I don't like him. And I don't like the way Rachel bluffs. Mercedes' lines suck. What car does Dakota drive? Why the hell do two of the HS boys since for the adult group instead of the HS group? I mean, I understand their reasons, but it shouldn't be allowed - it's just dumb. And, seriously, why is the adult group necessary? They're already giving Will enough stage time with his family and the Emma issues... plus he WAS the glee leader until he just... stopped going? Annoying. It seems like they just wanted another type of musical number, and it's not working for them. Why the HELL was a "gayvention" necessary? Whether or not Mercedes has a grip on the truth, why would Rachel and the other girl need to step in? And why in the world was it necessary for Mercedes to bust the windows? I seriously am ready to stop watching this show if they don't change her character. I can't handle her disrespect. And her lines just got worse when she talked to Kurt after he came out.

Wipeout: season finale! it was a DISGUSTING course!! Ketchup, mustard, and chocolate sauce are gross things to slip/slide/fall in. The first guy was ridiculous with the motivator and the "onion rings." I couldn't believe #2 also got the motivator! and a third one before the first commercial break! The girl who "makes ugly faces" was also not impressive. "these are ugly" and "this is like summer camp from hell" were funny quotes. all of a sudden, a FOURTH motivator gets used!!!!! the fifth one was weird, I missed why the girl had been disqualified already... That cheese sweeper looked haaaaard!! and faaaaast! Four of twelve done in one shot! HIGH!!!! oh geez. Cereal is another rough thing to have to swim into. "Billy Goat Gruff" had a horrible poem. no girls in the Wipeout Zone = :( Gears are so much harder when they have the teeth. Guy #1 just sucked on that course! I wish he had gone later, so they would have stopped him much sooner! 15:50 is ridiculous. Guy #2 beat him with a 15:16. Guy #3 was the worst on the scary-go-round that I've EVER SEEN. Just bad. #4 (who is 54 years old) annoyed me. He should have taken the penalty on the gears after one try. Then all you had to do was hold on during the drop bridge! It took him three times, but luckily he made it with less than a minute to spare!! geez.

Thursday:
16 and Pregnant: off-season.

Summer Shows are Coming to a Close!

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Yep, I've changed the dates this post runs. I had to. I was never catching Monk live, LoL.

Friday:
Monk: Monk looks just like a hitman, so when the hitman has an accidental death, he must fill in. He took the role uber-seriously, and that was kinda crazy. Otherwise, it really wasn't that great of an episode. bleh.

The Goode Family: waiting to be picked up again.

Sunday:
The Simpsons: September 27th

Family Guy: September 27th

American Dad: September 27th

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother: September 21st.

Little People, Big World: October?

Lincoln Heights: September 14th.

House, M.D.: September 21st.

Lie to Me: September 21st.

Jon and Kate Plus Eight: loved how much Alexis and Leah talk now! Kate's pink cowgirl outfit was annoying. the dude ranch just wasn't that intriguing, and while I bet it was a great trip for the boys, it wasn't an interesting trip for me.

Table for 12: who knows?

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: George built Ashley a new room. Amy's jealous... anyone not see that coming? I don't like that all of the arcs were about moving... Betty, Adrian, and the Juergens? geez. I'm surprised Tom didn't lobby for his girlfriend to move into their house! Grace's dad has been dead 5 months? I guess it happened in April? I totally thought it was closer to the end of the school year, since people kept telling her she didn't have to go back until the next year... They named the dog "moose" ??? hahaha, "I forgot your mother and I are divorced." What in the hell do you do with a pogo stick besides jump on it?!? Once again, Ricky is a shining star, and had a great moment with Adrian when he wanted to have sex. Ashley's attire in this episode sucks... it's really boring and very I-wanna-be-a-whore, without having the curves to pull it off. Next week is the half-season finale!

Cake Boss: off.

Tuesday:
18 Kids and Counting: Duggars in Washington, DC again. They started with like a minute in the Capitol, then over to the Jefferson Memorial. They saw the Marine 1 helicopter go over, that was neat. They were really noticed there, so they were rushed to move along. Then it was on to feed the needy... but Jim Bob said he didn't have much experience cooking... like he wasn't sure how to do up some chicken, peppers, and onions... Anna kinda headed up the clothing order-filling. That was interesting, since I never knew how this kinda thing worked. Also, an announcement was made that the Duggars bought all the ingredients... but at another point the head chef said that they get so many donations that they're picky about what they use to cook with... that's a strange statement. It was amusing to watch them use the DC Metro system. I'll vouch that it's not the easiest, but I can't imagine the complications of dealing with and holding that many cards!! oh my gosh!! Leave it to Jessa to figure it all out. The Ethiopian place (Dukem) seemed to be a strange experience for ALL the kids... none of them seemed too excited about it.

I'd love an episode where they showcase a few kids (like 4?) at a time, and show pictures of them growing up. Like I wonder how many of the older girls looked like Joy Anna when they were little.

I'm sure that I caught "Duggars on a Deadline" tonight, and it seems for sure the one I saw last time. So now I KNOW I'm missing "Duggars in Dixie" and "Duggars and Bates Reloaded"

Wednesday:
South Park: October 7th.

Glee: September 9th.

Wipeout: loved the first contestant (Andrea) going through the tipsy towers. hahaha. That Brush Rush looks really difficult... like I don't even have a strategy!! Anya was pretty freaking fast! holy mackeral she killed that first course in 2:01!! SuperBoy killed it in 1:45 AND made it all the way through the tipsy towers! what was up with the ninja kid?? Chelsea did the tipsy towers like some sort of giraffe, but it worked! Round 2 was interesting, the wipeouts were funny. I'm glad the final spot went to Volleyball Coach, I liked her. Jeff would've been a good candidate (the screenwriter), but he made dumb mistakes. I had never seen all the participants so close together than the first & second time they were running #3!! geez! Ninjetta was funny on the spinning, but I didn't care for her grunting. No big items in the Wipeout Zone, but I'm glad ninjetta didn't win, haha.

Thursday:
16 and Pregnant: off-season.

We hit Joey really hard and finished up the entire series (2 seasons). It definitely began to decline in the second season, and it also became really easy to see how the network struggled to gain/maintain a fanbase for the show. I'll be featuring it as my next Monday series (shows canceled before their time), which won't publish until the Monday after Labor Day (heading on a mini vacay, you can read about that sometime soon on the other blog).