Jen's Ruthless Reviews
TV Reviews
I don't know - the fall season hasn't really lived up to any expectations...and now with the writer's strike, everything is about to go into repeats.
I'm struggling with Pushing Daisies -- I think I'm pretty much the target audience for this show and I just can't get into it -- it's a bit too cutesy I think. I keep watching it thinking I'll suddenly fall in love but not so much.
I am loving Torchwood, though! There's only three episodes left and there's no telling how long it will take BBC America to broadcast the next one, I'm thinking fall but everyone should check this series out - it is way too good to miss.
Moonlighting is an Angel want to be, and not nearly as good as the original - although I do like the lead, I'm sure he'll end up in something else - hopefully better.
Supernatural is still great so if you haven't seen that, you should check it out! Heroes is starting to improve again, too bad there are only a few episodes left.
My new guilty pleasure is the show that's currently on in Lost's time slot -- Dirty Sexy Money -- it is so trashy and silly but I do like it.
Speaking of Lost, at ABC.com, you can see "missing pieces" 2-3 minute clips that are new, not deleted scenes that supposedly fill in some of the gaps -- they post a new one each week. With the strike going on, they are saying they will air the 6-8 episodes that are written in January/February when Lost was supposed to return. Supposedly they can stand as a mini-arc like the October-November episodes did last year --- unfortunately, they were horrible so we'll see how much better it works this time. I guess this is better than their first plan - to hold all the episodes until January 09, because by then everyone will have forgotten what last happened!
I'm going to use the stretch of repeats to get caught up on some of the series I've never gotten a chance to watch - starting with Veronica Mars!
I'm struggling with Pushing Daisies -- I think I'm pretty much the target audience for this show and I just can't get into it -- it's a bit too cutesy I think. I keep watching it thinking I'll suddenly fall in love but not so much.
I am loving Torchwood, though! There's only three episodes left and there's no telling how long it will take BBC America to broadcast the next one, I'm thinking fall but everyone should check this series out - it is way too good to miss.
Moonlighting is an Angel want to be, and not nearly as good as the original - although I do like the lead, I'm sure he'll end up in something else - hopefully better.
Supernatural is still great so if you haven't seen that, you should check it out! Heroes is starting to improve again, too bad there are only a few episodes left.
My new guilty pleasure is the show that's currently on in Lost's time slot -- Dirty Sexy Money -- it is so trashy and silly but I do like it.
Speaking of Lost, at ABC.com, you can see "missing pieces" 2-3 minute clips that are new, not deleted scenes that supposedly fill in some of the gaps -- they post a new one each week. With the strike going on, they are saying they will air the 6-8 episodes that are written in January/February when Lost was supposed to return. Supposedly they can stand as a mini-arc like the October-November episodes did last year --- unfortunately, they were horrible so we'll see how much better it works this time. I guess this is better than their first plan - to hold all the episodes until January 09, because by then everyone will have forgotten what last happened!
I'm going to use the stretch of repeats to get caught up on some of the series I've never gotten a chance to watch - starting with Veronica Mars!
My First Place
Episode HMFP-605
Starring Doug Reasoner and Erica Henson
Episode HMFP-605
Home Shoppers Learn to Compromise
Doug wants to look for his first place in a suburban Denver newer neighborhood, where spacious houses with two-car garages are abundant. His fiancée, Erica, wants an older home with character. They struggle to stick to their budget, and a surprising inspection threatens to hurl them back to square one if they don't compromise.
Episode HMFP-605
Starring Doug Reasoner and Erica Henson
Episode HMFP-605
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Doug wants to look for his first place in a suburban Denver newer neighborhood, where spacious houses with two-car garages are abundant. His fiancée, Erica, wants an older home with character. They struggle to stick to their budget, and a surprising inspection threatens to hurl them back to square one if they don't compromise.
My First Place
0 watch checks!!
This episode was scintillating from start to finish; it has everything -- suspense, humor, raccoons, possibility of explosions, a happy ending.
The performances across the board were excellent; you truly cared what happened next and were rooting for Doug and Erica through the whole episode. You definitely were able to feel the apprehension about whether their offer on the first house would be accepted (the nervous wiping of the brow was a great touch!)
Erica and Doug were ably supported in this episode by Doreen the Realtor and Dennis the appraiser.
There was quite a bit of the dry humor that we expect from Doug -- my favorite line was "who doesn't want to blow up in their first home?" followed closely by Erica's "we're really excited, he just doesn't show it".
By far, this was my favorite episode of any show on HGTV*...I highly recommend catching it on its repeat viewing!
*in the interest of full disclosure, I have never watched anything on HGTV before now and only watched this because I work with Doug!
0 watch checks!!
This episode was scintillating from start to finish; it has everything -- suspense, humor, raccoons, possibility of explosions, a happy ending.
The performances across the board were excellent; you truly cared what happened next and were rooting for Doug and Erica through the whole episode. You definitely were able to feel the apprehension about whether their offer on the first house would be accepted (the nervous wiping of the brow was a great touch!)
Erica and Doug were ably supported in this episode by Doreen the Realtor and Dennis the appraiser.
There was quite a bit of the dry humor that we expect from Doug -- my favorite line was "who doesn't want to blow up in their first home?" followed closely by Erica's "we're really excited, he just doesn't show it".
By far, this was my favorite episode of any show on HGTV*...I highly recommend catching it on its repeat viewing!
*in the interest of full disclosure, I have never watched anything on HGTV before now and only watched this because I work with Doug!
