Television Bullets, July 2010
Wow, is it Friday already? Boy, life has been busy lately. How about some unimportant TV updates for today?
- Psych (USA)—After a really strong season last year, the first two episodes of this season have been highly disappointing. The improved ambition and seriousness of last year are all gone. Instead, we have a premiere filled with not-funny racial insults and a second episode that kills the UST between Shawn and Juliet. Weird thing to do, show.
- Tour de France (Versus)—Even though I’m not watching this because I have no fancy cable, I’m excited that Andy Schleck is only eight seconds behind Alberto Contador with two stages to go. Go, Andy!
- Damages Season 2 (DVD)—I thought season 1 of Damages had prepared me for the non-stop surprises of this series, but I am now fully back into the “What!-The!” zone. For disc one, I actually managed to watch just one episode at a time, but I blew through disc two in a flash. I can’t wait to see how this season ends (even though I’ve been warned to not expect something as awesome as season 1).
- Doctor Who (BBC America)—I’m not watching this one either due to a lack of cable, but just look at Jacob’s blurbs over at Television Without Pity. Hurry up, DVDs!
- So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)—So the last few seasons have gone off the rails a little bit. Hey, the dancing and choreography have been great as usual, but the production, scheduling, and judging have gone really wonky. For me, I’m enjoying the all-star format mainly because three of my four all-time favorites are back.
Allison (season 2) was the first dancer that I really rooted for in the run of the show. I’m glad to see how much attention and fan recognition she’s getting this time around. If you saw Wednesday’s performance show, you saw how the choreographer tried to hide Jose’s limitations with a very specific routine that nevertheless had him dropping (when he should have been placing) Allison against the edge of the stage over and over again. Check out her bruising.
Augh, Jose really should not have been buoyed by the judges for so long. This is still a show about dance, right? Don’t spend six seasons teaching us about dance, and then try to sell us on personality. I can see that he’s not keeping up and needs to be voted off.
And the non-elimination yesterday was garbage, Nigel.