TV review: Other shows last week & this week (27/11-10/12)

Things were boring in tv land when all my fave shows are in hiatus, for some reason, all at the same time!.. No new Big Bang. No new The Mentalist. No new House. No new Modern Family. No CSI (this week, there was one last week). Luckily they're showing reruns of Modern Family and Ringer is still on (until this week, there's no Ringer on Sunday).

Mother Tucker (Modern Family) - I didn't enjoy this episode much.. Aside from the chuckles when Gloria shouted 'I'll never forget you Jay!', I was bored with the episode.. Sure, it made me smile what with the whole self-diagnosis thing and Phil's feminine jacket, but it was just a bit weak..

Dance Dance Revelation (Modern Family) - Now, this was funny! I love how Julie Bowen just makes Claire work with her little quirks, her expressions, her semi-craziness.. She's just awesome.. I also loved the bathroom scene where Claire and Gloria hash it out with their 'revelations'.. And how about Cam's song to Lily about biting, huh? Oh dear! This show just drives me crazy with all the funny stuff.. And it's not just the dialogue, per se, it's how all, and I mean all, the characters deliver them in perfect timing and and tone.. Luke is just special, I just love him among the Dunphy kids, or all the kids on the show for that matter.. And the last scene where we find out that the guy that Phil just went berserk on was a friend of Cam & Mitchell just made me laugh out loud.. Awesome writing, awesome actors!

Slow Down Your Neighbors (Modern Family) - Another good one.. Where do I start? Luke (again!) with his timing & believability? Claire's usual semi-neurotic-ness? Or how about the guests this week? I loved the TV show Still Standing and to see Jami play Laura on the show reminded me that her old character (Judy) was like Claire in more ways than one.. Also great to see on the small screen is Cyclops (James Marsden) and the fight with Cam inside the princess castle was hilarious! Not my most favorite episode, but funny, nonetheless.. I can't get enough of this show..

Crime After Crime (CSI) - Just a few more episodes til Willows is out.. :( They have mentioned a possible explanation as to why she's leaving (a new job away from Vegas) a few episodes back (I forgot which) so in a few weeks it'll be sayonara Willows.. No Grissom. No Willows. Who's next? :(

What fascinated me with this episode is not the seemingly unconnected murders but the difference between the reactions of Brass & Russell. The victims in this episode are people who got away with murder and have now been murdered themselves in the fashion similar to the original crimes. Brass thinks that they have it coming but Russell thinks that no matter what they did, they still have rights that needed to be protected. It reminded me of SVU's season finale and the questions it has posted.. My opinion? I really can't say.. It's tough.. I want to say an eye for an eye, but something in me says it's not right, that it's not the solution.. I love it that shows like CSI and SVU makes me think about these kind of things, make me look deep in myself and see what I think..

Maybe we can get a dog instead? (Ringer) - I've said it before and I'll say it again, I don't get the whole stepdaughter/schoolteacher subplot. In fact, I don't get the importance of the stepdaughter's school life, period. True, it's nice to see her standing up against the classmate bullying her, but how does her woes in school relate to the whole show? Maybe we'll know, maybe we won't.. Anyway, I'm glad Malcolm's now in the same place with Bridget. Also, the solution as to how Bridget can explain the whole 'I'm not really pregnant' thing was the one I thought they'd use.. And Bridget has another 'character' to play (Cora) now that they boytoy in Paris has been called back by the boss (although it didn't make sense how he didn't wonder that 'Cora' who he now 'knows' to be the boss' wife didn't have funds to pay for her hotel in Paris). You'd think that something's unravelling but it just goes further and further away from your grasp.. Why shouldn't I just stop watching? I don't know.. I don't know..

Shut up and eat your bologna - Don't ask me about the titles.. They're lines delivered by one of the cast and in my opinion the line 'What if doing the right thing costs us everything?' would have been a much better title.. Anyway, Gemma's alive! That was the only good thing I can think of in this episode. And also how I'm now starting to feel sorry for Henry.. And how I think Malcolm is the only character in the show that's above reproach.. I know it's only the first season but Siobhan and Bridget are getting on my nerves. I'm wishing for the showdown to happen already..

*Sigh* That's it for the two weeks, luckily I had books to keep me company.. And next week they're going to start showing Nikita on Fox8, should be good, I love Maggie Q..

Til then!