Week two is in the books as of last night. Wanted to have this up by 7, but meh. I kicked the dead weight of shitty shows and I can now see what show I'll be watching in the coming months. Only one show receives a five out of five this week and it just proves that right now, this is the best show on TV.
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Ben and Kate (Season 1, Episode 2): 2/5
Ben is now living in Kate's garage. Meanwhile Ben is yelled at by Kate because they have to go in and talk to the principle cause Maddie is constantly late to class. She's late because they don't live in the district and Kate wants her to go to a good school. Kate's scared of all authority figures and is scared that they will kick Maddie out, as an all out scramble to keep Maddie ensues. Another solid enough episode where I got a couple laughs, still waiting for a better episode though.
Animal Practice (Season 1, Episodes 2 and 3): 2.5/5
Totally didn't know that last week wasn't the pilot airing it was episode 2 haha. During both show I really got the vibe that this show was trying. There hasn't been a good doctor comedy since Scrubs and if this can get going, I think it has a slim shot. In episode 2 Doug brings in his dog and it turns out she needs surgery. He wants George to do it, but George has to fight personal issues and doesn't wanna hurt the dog. In this weeks episode, George tries to prove that he is a "kid person" to Dorothy while Robert overcomes a crippling fear of puppets.
The Mindy Project (Season 1, Episode 2): 2.5/5
We open the second episode with Mindy and Danny on the subway to work. Mindy recites her romcom fantasies and Danny doesn't care at all. While at the book store Mindy meets a guy (Seth Meyers) and uses the book he's buying with her two to get a free tote-bag. Afterward they go out for frozen yogurt, Mindy changes her mind three times before getting a pretzel. Meanwhile at the office Mindy and Chris have to learn to work as one and hire a new nurse while Jeremy is having trouble firing the other one. Another fun episode with a few good laughs. I'm glad I gave this show a chance.
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The Big Bang Thoery (Season 6, Episode 1): 2/5
I used to adore this show. The first three seasons are great mix of "nerdy" trendy comedy that worked well. But once the fourth season hit everything started to seem stale and forced and trying too hard. We open this season after Howard and Bernadette get married and Howard goes up to work on the space station. The three arch's starting off the season are Howard not being able to get his new wife and mother to get along. Sheldon and Amy are having trouble communicating as Sheldon invites Raj to their anniversary dinner. All while Leonard tries to smooth things over with Penny by inviting her over to watch sports. Few laughs that weren't Sheldon induced, while he's the only one keeping this alive for me. Kaley looks amazing, and that's a bad thing because a positive about comedy shouldn't be the beauty of an actor. This show used to be good, what happened?
How I Met Your Mother (Season 8, Episode 2): 2.5/5
I'm happy that HIMYM hunkered down and go onto one page with a story line Not a huge fan of having multiple arch's in an episode. This weeks main point is Quinn complaining to the other girls about a pre-nup while Barney defends it to the guys. Again another week of one-liners sprinkled in that got me but nothing other than that besides Bob Odenkirk. Dude is legit funny in my opinion. There's always a few episodes I love in a HIMYM season, hopefully one hits us soon.
2 Broke Girls (Season 2, Episode 2): 2.5/5
Another solid enough episode. This is the kind-of show, for me at least. Where Kat Dennings has a ton of good pop culture one-liners and the rest of the comedy is stagnant for me. This week Max and Sam decide to go to Martha Stewarts offices to remind her about their cupcakes. Last season they met her in a bathroom at an event and she tried a cupcake and took their card. Now Max is mighty impatient and really wants the business to get up and running.
Up All Night (Season 2, Episode 2): 2.5/5
I really like this show, but this is one of those weeks where it was only okay. Though I found Applegate particularly amusing, and cute haha. Chris is now working out of the home and must learn to keep out of Reagan and the baby's lives while Reagan has to learn about the delicate eco-system the neighborhood is living under. All while Ava and her old friend who had a falling out attempt to record a TV ad jingle.
South Park (Season 16, Episode 9): 3/5
Quite a steep drop from the opener but that's fine. I don't expect all SP episodes to be good. Especially when the open is very strong. This was only okay. To put it simply, this week Cartman finally comes to the realization he's fat and starts driving around on a rascal. Token decides to cash in a make a reality show about Cartman. Kyle wonders why the bar for society is so low after watching Honey Boo Boo all the while James Cameron is deep sea hunting for said bar.
Tosh.0 (Season 4, Episode 22): 3/5
Not much to say about Tosh.0 this week. I love his monologues, but the real treat for me was Krispy Kreme, the now famous internet rapper, got a 60 Minutes style interview from Tosh. Also he debuted a song and video with Tosh as well. If you don't catch anything else from Tosh this week. Check the Krispy Kreme segment out.
New Girl (Season 2, Episode 2): 4/5
I really wanted to like this episode, and while it was hilarious, the moments between Nick and Jess felt far too forced for me. Even though I laughed heartily throughout, that just irked me. Schmidt's character is one of the best on TV and he tends to take the best moment just by having small scenes in an episode. This week Nick comes to the realization that he is Jess' boyfriend who does everything for her yet reaps none of the rewards. All the while Schmidt is trying to pick up women pretending he's a Romeny boy. Winston hasn't has sex with Shelby in awhile, so every girl he sees, he immediately pictures being with in his mind.
The Office (Season 9, Episode 2): 4/5
Jim and Pam are invited to Roy's wedding and are surprised to find out he has he life together. All while Dwight and Nellie argue over Nellie's mandatory charity initiative and Clark hits on Erin, while Andy can't seem to put two and two together. This was all around a great episode for me. It introduced Clarke Duke and the other new guy (haha) into the rotation well as well as keeping all of The Office involved in the over-arching themes of the week. The open where everyone was throwing out charities was a riot.
Parks and Recreation (Season 5, Episode 2): 5/5
Oh man, this week. Leslie is about to vote on her first proposed tax, on soda, to help with Pawnee's obesity problem. While this is going on in Washing ton Ben is having trouble controlling his temps and tries to "be cool" to get on their good side. All to April's amusement. Finally back in Pawnee, Andy is starting training, with the help of Chris and Tom, to go into the police force. Andy training was gold. The soda people talking to Leslie was gold. Ben trying to be cool was side-splitting. Just another week where everything on this show was perfect.
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