Catching up. Chuck, Parenthood, and so forth.

March 18, 2010 in off-color commentary by offcolortv | 8 comments

Guys, again … I know I sound like a broken record but I’m really sorry about how shitty I’ve been at blogging lately.  And I really do mean it.  Still, I have to be honest and say that it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better.  This is my last week of work, which has been hectic in and of itself, but I’ve also been spending my free time here trying to sell my furniture on Craigslist.  (God, I am a shitty employee.)  And then I pretty much go straight home and get right to packing.  Or, on days when I just can’t take it anymore, I take a nap and THEN pack.  It’s an exciting life I lead. 

As such, I am terribly behind not only on blogging but also just on watching TV in general, which would be sad if I weren’t dead inside from the soul-crushing experience that is moving.  Not that I’m being dramatic.  Okay, I am, but I learned it from watching LUX.  And also, no one ever loved me.

Anyway, it’s all a damn shame because there’s been some really good TV on lately.  So I’m just going to share my very briefest thoughts on what I’ve been watching, what I’ve missed, and get back to this whole “work” thing. 

Alright, first off, Chuck.  Obviously, this was a great episode this week.  I’ve got to say though, they’re making me nervous, taking me right to the edge before pulling me back with getting rid of characters.  I mean, first Awesome and Ellie (who, thankfully, are staying), and then Casey.  And now we have CIVILIAN Casey?  Does not compute.  Still, it was nice to see a little piece of his backstory, and maybe where he gets some of that soft spot for Chuck and Sarah.  Did anyone else just want him to run off with Kathleen and Alex into the sunset?  I mean, I didn’t, but … I wouldn’t mind seeing that story revisited.  Because surely even Casey isn’t that inhuman … right?

Parenthood continues to be awesome, and this week I did really enjoy Erika Christensen, AND that she rocked the swimsuit in spite of not having the perfect tramp-stamped body.  I loved her conversation with Peter in his office, where he remembered her swimming accomplishments–very cute all around.  And it’s interesting, because I obviously don’t have/want kids, but I still totally am down with judging parenting, and I’ve got to say–even though she totally picked the wrong time and place for it, I wasn’t completely opposed to her trying to make the kid sink or swim.  Mostly because I am not for the touchy-feely pussification of today’s youth.  Why back in my day … but seriously.  My parents didn’t get in the pool with me at swimming lessons, and I didn’t have any floaties.  My grandma watched from the bleachers while I got dragged out to the deep end and sunk like a stone, and then she told my mom all about it and they had a good giggle.  But I mean, I lived, and I by the end of it all, I could probably at least back float long enough to not die, which I think was all my mom really wanted.

And I mean, I could swim … just not well.  But this had nothing to do with my parents not getting in the pool with me, it’s just that I am sadly unathletic.  In fact, in middle and high school, they made us do swimming tests and that’s how we got divided into groups for gym class.  This ultimately led to me ALWAYS being in a group with the special ed kids, which, while embarassing for me, did leave me with an enormous stockpile of hilarious stories, none of which are appropriate for a public forum.

That was a pretty serious tangent.  Anyway, point is, I don’t think people should raise their kids to be bitches.  I mean, Willie Nelson even sang a song about it.  It’s called, “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bitches,” and I think those are words to live by. 

As for things I have not watched … Modern Family was a repeat last night and I didn’t realize I had DVRed Scrubs until I was already to tired to live watch it.  Also, I didn’t watch Justified on FX (I think it’s on FX … right?),but I do have some interest in it and I was wondering if any of you watched it and what you thought.

Oh, but I HAVE been watching RuPaul’s Drag Race when it’s on, mostly because it’s easy to tune in and out of while it plays in the background.  And I love it, as Patty predicted. 

What have you guys been up to?

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  • Patty

    I am so glad you are watching RuPaul’s Drag Race! I now dream of hanging out with drag queens! I love Raven and Pandora and have convinced myself that Johnny Weir would make a fabulous drag queens since he is almost one already.

    Chuck was good. I don’t like Civilian Casey. I call bullshit there. That shit needs to be fixed now. I really liked the Awesome/Morgan exchange.

    I have bnot watched any Parenthood. I hear I must so it will be an on demand marathon at some point. Maybe Sunday when it’s freaking 20 degrees outside.

    Can I just express how excited I am to have The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural back next week? Yes, I am almost pee in my pants excited. AND???? Shirtless dirty Damon? Yes Please!

    SB, please keep us all up on the move. Pictures of the horror would be nice. And maybe of the first giant bug that wakes you up when you hear the taptaptap of bug feet on the floor.

    No more random BS from me. I am obviously overworked and delirious.

  • marthapao

    Well no matter how much I like Chuck I think I have completely given up on watching it, because I just don’t have time and my DVR is backed up already.

    The rest of the shows on here I have only watched Parenthood. I did love it this week and I also made a comment about Erika Christensen swimsuit awesomeness. LOL Another thing I completely agree with you about not raising kids to be bitches and I do have a kid. It does pay off especially when the kid doesn’t end up screaming bloody murder over every little scrape. Its good to see your kid just walk it off. LOL

    Anyway I agree with Patty we need to see some horror pics!

  • Mindy

    What channel is drag race on??? Is it Logo? Why doesn’t Indiana get any good channels?! UGH. And where are you moving to???

  • Kimber

    OMG Chuck. It was a great episode, and I loved getting to dig into Casey’s backstory (even if his name *was* Alex), and the bit about Kathleen and Girl Alex was really adorable. I also liked how Casey recruited poor, innocent Morgan for his evil-doings, and how Morgan was so convinced he could do it and that he couldn’t rat out his buddy Casey. Too sweet.

    As for Civilian Casey – it will be interesting to see where this goes. Just because Casey was so much a spy and a military man and that WAS his life, I would like to see them have him as a civilian over a few episode, and not have him back to being a spy next week. That’s probably what they’ll do, but I can dream, right?

  • Patty

    Mindy. I think Drag Race repeats on VH1 on the weekends. You might not get to see the untucked behind the scenes show though. Oh, and I think you can watch it on Logo.com. Or on the Drag Race Facebook page. (I am a DR whore, can you tell?) It’s brilliant I tell you!

  • Nicole

    I am DYING to watch Drag Race – I am at a loss about finding it in Canada though. I may have to try some covert ops online, but damn it sounds insanely good. My new mission for the weekend – is this season 2 that is currently airing? I want to watch whatever’s on now so I can follow everyone’s discussions.

    I almost left the room while watching Parenthood to tweet about my absolute love for Erika Christensen’s bathing suit scene, but then decided that nobody cared about my opinion enough for me to do that. However, I LOVED her for doing that and felt all grrl-power afterwards. Almost made me want to dig out my old 90′s cds and buy tickets for the new Lillith Fair, which my friends and I went to 3 times back in the day. We went for Sarah McLaughlin and Jewel, and discovered the empowerment of being in a crowd of thousands of lesbians. None of us swung that way, but we certainly felt appreciated, and loved the whole vibe. *Sniff* Now I miss volunteering at the university women’s center with all the crazy hilarious wiccan lesbians (yes, there were several at my school). I’ve never listened to Tori Amos and Ani Defranco more in my life. Wow, can you say tangent? Point is, you go on with your bad self, Erika Christensen! Oh, and the whole ep was great – loving the show.

    Okay, Chuck I will limit my comments on because it’s echoing the “OMG! It was SO GREAT!” sentiment that most others share. Loved. Loved Awesome and Morgan’s convo, loved Casey and most especially LOVED CHUCK’S FIGHT SCENE. Holy hell, Zach Levi has never been so hot. I think I watched it like 5 times.

    So…I think I’m the first one to comment that has watched “Justified”, and let me just say that I watched it purely to see Timothy Olyphant who…hello…is superfine. I watched him in Go and have loved him ever since. So, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the actual show, because it had a western-y vibe from what I’d seen and that’s not really my thing. However, he’s so damn good in it and I was really into the story. The supporting actors were great too (including Kevin Rankin – Herc from Friday Night Lights!!). I’m in for at least the next episode, and if I like it as much, probably for the long haul. It might be a weekend show for me, but I have to watch online anyhow, because we don’t have F/X up in the Great White North. Long story short? If you like Olyphant, you’ll like the show. If you don’t like Olyphant, I don’t understand you to your core. Lol.

  • Patty

    Nicole, yes, RuPaul is currently airing S2. It’s so worth the draggy greatness if you can get it! S1 had some great stuff too but this year there are 2 girls to hate not just one so it’s better!

    I have Justified on my DVR because I saw some tweets about it. I will watch since but probably not until Sunday.

  • Patty

    So I caught up on Parenthood this weekend. I liked it but am not IN LOVE with it. Mainly because I really don’t like Dax Sheppard. And yes, I too LOVED the pool scene because I like be seem girl booty. I kind of really like the kids on this show even though I don’t like kids. I wish LUX had kids like this.

    And on swimming? Yeah, my dad just threw me in the pool when I was like 5. Floaties didn’t come along until like the 90′s when they made teachers stop spanking bad kids in school. You know, floaties and those helmets you are supposed to wear when you ride a bike.

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