Well, after just saying I didn’t pay any attention to the Kandorians there’s a whole episode devoted to them.  I guess the writers want me to pay more attention.  Note taken, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it.

How bad does it suck for Clark to lose Jor-El right when he finds him.  There must have been so many questions he had for him.  Not to mention the longing to have a father again.  Super sucks.

And what about Jor-El asking Clark to save Zod.  I know Clark is mad but Clark is Clark, he’s totally going to give Zod a break in the end.  Or at least that’s what my take on Clark is.

I think it’s hilarious that Lois left town.  Of course she only left town because it was convenient for the story but it’s cute that she runs at the first sign of commitment.

It looks like the Kandorians are going to play a bigger part in the show whether we like it or not.  How was Friday’s episode for you?  Did you change your mind about the Kandorians now that you have more detail?

Smallville is on Fridays at 8pm on The CW.

Seriously, how weird would it be to work for the very people you used to run from?  I can’t help but think about that as I watch Neil sit in on all those FBI interrogations and meetings, or even as he helps orchestrate the traps for criminals.  Tonight’s set-up probably wasn’t too big of a stretch for him, however.  Huge party in that roof-top garden with tons of models and other elite New Yorkers?  The former art thief seemed right in his element.

I never would have imagined that you could hide valuable intel/security info in the hem or thread of a dress.  These spies and criminals think of it all, don’t they?  The foreign model who first witnessed the first murder kind of drove me crazy with her overdone accent and her awful acting, but thankfully Neil was in most of the scenes with her so I could just look at him instead.  Adorable eye candy that he is.

I’m curious to see what happens with the FBI agent who undercovered as a model.  There was definitely some good flirting going on between her and Caffrey.  Then again, he flirts with everyone, even Peter’s wife–loved that he just showed up at Peter’s house without asking Burke–who was happy to reciprocate.  Can you blame her?  I liked that she got to be involved in the case a little bit, even if it was only as an event planner.  Neil seems determined to track down his girlfriend and appears to be getting closer.  What do you think will happen when he does find her?  Do you think Burke will let him go after her?

White Collar is on USA, Fridays at 10pm.

Figure skating lifts in the school parking lot.  High-larious.  I was wondering what Claire was doing when she struck that funky pose, and then I realized it was their old routine and thought, “Awesome!”  It was nice to see her make Mitchell so happy for once, since usually they’re fighting over something or he’s worrying about something else.  I love the way this show writes their relationship.

Manny as the killer fencer was pretty funny too.  There always seems to be something in this show that reminds me of my own family, and this time is was the fencing.  Or more specifically, Jay and the fencing.  My dad was exactly the same way growing up, not fulfilled in life unless one of his kids was winning a championship in some sport.  Luckily we all loved sports on our own, but the pressure to win and be the best ruined more than one tenth grade basketball game for me, not to mention when I completely choked at the state tennis tournament my senior year just knowing he was there watching.  He was always coaching from the sidelines, pulling me aside during time-outs to tell me what I was doing wrong when I should have been huddled up with my coach and teammates.

Back to Jay, however.  I loved how pumped he was, “Who’s the Manny?” T-shirts and all, which is why the big championship was so funny to watch.  The pity cards for Manny’s opponent just kept piling up: orphaned, diabetic, and then all the wheel-chaired friends rolling in.  And then there’s Manny just taking it to her, misreading Jay’s signal to back off as “Go get her!”  Good stuff.

Claire’s husband drives me crazy in a Michael Scott embarrassing kind of way, and the way he used Luke to sell real estate was so typical of something he would do.  No shame.  I loved how he tried to cover up Luke’s injury and then lost his own shoe trying to walk up the stairs.  That poor couple must have thought he was crazy.

I can always count on this show for some good laughs.  It’s definitely one of my new favorites this fall.

Modern Family is on ABC, Wednesdays at 9pm.

Remember Bryce Larkin from the much-beloved and yet currently not-on-the-air “Chuck”?  Matt Bomer played Chuck’s nemessis and seems to have a corner on the sexy villain-hero role, because he’s playing a similar character in this new series.  His name is Neil Caffrey, a con-man and mult-tasking criminal, who after serving nearly all of his four-year jail sentence decides to escape maximum security prison and find his girlfriend.  Caffrey is too late, however; she’s fled the country and Peter Burke, the FBI agent who originally caught Caffrey, finds him and puts him back in prison.

Caffrey offers his inside knowledge and experience in helping Burke catch his latest white collar criminal, “the Dutchman,” who has eluded Peter for almost three years.  Burke eventually agrees and Caffrey becomes a paroled, FBI “consultant” who wears an ankle GPS bracelet to track his every move.  Together they try and catch a famous counterfeiter.  Forgery fascinates me, especially on something as specific as a bond or on something as public as artwork.  Do you remember the movie, “Catch me if you can” with all those counterfeit checks and forged documents?  Such attention to detail just doesn’t fit my mental of image of a crook.

Plot aside, Neil is a fun lead character to watch.  Yes, he’s so good-looking it almost hurts, especially once he loses the orange jumpsuit and dons all those fabulous Rat Pack suits.  Fly me to the moon, baby.  He definitely has the charm thing going for him, too.  I couldn’t believe how easily he struck up a conversation with June, a very rich old widow, at the thrift store.  Before you know it she’s given him all her husband’s old yet top-of-the-line suits and she’s letting out her guest room to him.  Nice that it happens to be on the upper east side with an incredible view of Manhattan.  Speaking of views, the locations they shoot on for this show are pretty amazing and make me wish I were in New York with them.

Burke is of course the opposite of, and therefore perfect foil for, Caffrey.  All business, no charm.  How and why he is married to Tiffany Thiesen of Saved by the Bell fame, who appears about fifteen years younger and five times better-looking, continues to baffle.  As Liz would say, “These are Hollywood rules, not real life rules.”  Anyway, the tension and almost friendship between Neil and Peter makes for some fun dialogue, and even if that fails I may still watch it just for the eye candy.  Yum.

White Collar is on USA, Fridays at 10pm, Pacific time.

Yes!  I was going to go to bed and watch the show tomorrow but changed my mind at the last minute and am so glad I did.  I would’ve missed out on all the long-awaited Rigsby/Van Pelt drama.  The deeper they made their way into the secret passageway of that house, the more I hoped Wayne would say something.  I had no idea just how bold he would be, however.  “I love you. . .   I need you.”  Wow.  Grace’s unsure response had me worried, and their super awkward follow-up conversation in the car was simply tragic, knowing just how long it took Rigsby to muster up the courage to confess.  When she asked to do the stake-out separately, I figured we were in for a season of even more awkwardness between them.  That suspicion felt proven by the kitchen scene before the pizza.  But then!  Grace proved me wrong and pulled Wayne into one of the empty interrogation rooms for the killer kiss we knew those two were capable of.  Sigh.  Rigsby’s goofy, post-kiss grin was absolutely priceless.  You could tell Jane was onto them when they came in for pizza, but I was sure glad he didn’t out them.  That would have ruined the moment for sure.  I can’t wait to see how long they keep it a secret, especially since it’s against the CBI rules to date people on your team.  You can be sure Jane will have fun with his inside knowledge, however.

As for the case, I wasn’t super surprised it was the nephew, although I certainly wondered about the bookstore owner when Jane called him a “deceitful bag of bones.”  The ghost contraptions in that mansion would make for some fun Halloweens.  Too bad they ended up killing the architect.  I thought it was hilarious that Jane had them drinking the fortune at the end.  Lisbon’s expression was too perfect.

The Mentalist is on CBS, Thursdays at 10pm Pacific time.

Kenneth is one of the reasons I love this show, and his stories about the town he comes from are definitely part of his hillbilly charm.  That’s why I was excited to hear that Jack and Liz were heading to Stone Mountain to find their “Middle America” cast member.  Fatty Fatty Sandwich Farm looked awesome, and Liz’s speech about sandwiches being the universally-loved food was even more awesome.  I love Lemon and her views on life.

Jack is so mean for not telling Liz what chuckle is (disgusting if that is for real), and their checking in at the hotel was downright painful to watch.  “Did you bring a beagle?”  Only Liz Lemon could fart like that and not make me like her any less.  And as sneaky as Jack was about choosing some hick comedian he knew Liz would hate, at least he defended her honor in the end.  I love that he attacked the doll rather than the ventriliquist.

Meanwhile Jenna and Tracy were as ridiculous as ever.  I know I’ve heard that “bad things come in three” way too many times, so I liked that they made fun of it with the celebrities dying.  Betty White’s hanging up and Jimmy Fallon’s coming at Tracy with an axe were classic.  This show always gets the best guest cameos.

Apparently the quest for a new cast member continues.  Where will they go next?

30 Rock is on NBC, Thursdays at 9:30 Pacific time.

Last night was something new, and I loved what they did. The top 20 dancers performed, in group numbers, in the their own styles, without risk of going home. And I actually thought it was a great way to start the show. When the first week arrives each season, I never feel like the dancers have had enough time to let their personalities show. And it seems so unfair to that first couple who goes home. At least this time they have 2 chances. And we’ve gotten to see what they’re best at, before they’re thrown into some rumba, disco, or Broadway routine.

So, if you missed last night, here’s a list of the top 20 dancers, by genre:
Hip Hop: Kevin, Russell, Legacy, *Brandon
Tap: Peter, Phillip, Bianca
Jazz: Ellenore, Mollee, Pauline
Ballroom: Ashleigh, Karen, Ryan
Contemporary: Ariana, Channing, Kathryn, Noelle, *Billy, Jakob, Nathan, Victor

*Just as I finished this post, I read that Billy has had to leave the competition due to illness, and Brandon (a hip hop dancer) will replace him in the top 20.

It’s hard to judge anything at this point, and I have certainly not picked my favorites. However, I do have a couple people who already bother me! Ashleigh- the wife of the ballroom couple. I never thought she was strong enough to make it to the top 20… and she seemed to slip in there by default. And I’m on the edge about the tappers, mostly Bianca. I think they’re great, but basically, they’re going to have to win votes by being great at the other genres. Like Nigel mentioned, they’ll never have the opportunity to dance tap with their partners… and I doubt a tapper will be able to “save” themselves by doing a tap routine.

Lastly, I just want to mention how young this group seems this season. Nine contestants are either 18 or 19. I think I may already miss my “seasoned” Melissa from this summer. I’m hopeful, as long as their dancing doesn’t keep reminding me how young they are.

So You Think You Can Dance season 6 airs tonight on Fox at 8pm PST, a 2-hour premiere. And voting will commence.

Written by Liz

So I know that the show is geared this way, but I don’t like any of the Mercy West kids either.  I did however love this episode.  I can’t help relating this show to my actual job working as a respiratory therapist.  For all those friends and family members who always ask me what working at a hospital is like, well this episode was pretty close.  This is pretty much what a busy night can be like, minus the spanish inquisition. (nobody ever expects it)  And as a non-doctor type I get a unique view (as I am usually standing right by assiting the doctors), to see how young, cocky, green, and sometimes stupid, interns are.  Most of the time anyway.

As far as the actual show goes, remember the time when we all sort of liked the chief? We’ll he’s turning into a super douche. Derick gave him a well deserved dose of his own medicine tonight.  They should have an Over the Top arm wrestling contest to see who the chief should be.  Sylvester Stallone could judge it. (too obsure of a reference?)  And what’s up with Izzie?  Were the rumors true?  Are both her and George gone from the show?  I’m sad for us and for Karev.  I love him.  I’d make out with him in the supply closet anytime. He and Christina should form a wonder twins super hero team. Thier powers could be being super mean and being super awesome!  Well that about covers it for me for this week.  I promise no slacking anymore.  Until next week.

Watching them search for the water urns in those desert sand dunes made my mouth water.  I couldn’t believe how tough and determined Brian was out there.  Brian and Erika have been growing on me a little bit the past few weeks, and tonight made me like them even more.  Brian’s karma theory and approach to helping other teams gave me warm fuzzies.  Really.  I liked watching those two have so much fun on the indoor ski slope, too.  They are such a pleasant contrast to Lance and Keri, who are clearly not team players and tonight paid the price for being that way.  I’m so happy I don’t have to watch them fight with each other next week, and I thought it was perfect that he screwed up more than she did tonight.  He’s been yelling at her since the first episode as if she’s the one making all the mistakes when in fact he’s the bigger idiot making the “awful decisions.”  Good riddance.

Poor Mika with the world’s tallest building.  I felt so bad for her and how scared she was that she’d have to jump off of it.  Next week looks like another tough challenge for her, however, with Canaan trying to push her down a water slide.  Yikes.

I did find it interesting that the two teams who were making an effort to help other teams, the Globetrotters and Brian/Erika, were the only two to find that ridiculously small snowman in those huge mounds of snow.  Maybe Brian’s onto something with karma.  Why did they all choose that challenge, though?  It sounded so much harder than building a snowman, I couldn’t believe so many teams chose it.  As for Meghan and Cheyne, they scored with the racetrack fast-forward and ended up being the first team to the pit stop.  That said, I thought Meghan’s tears were a little ridiculous, even is she does have control issues.  Come on, it’s not the Indie 500 or something.

I’m still sad that Zev and Justin are gone.  I would much rather be watching them race than the poker players who should have gone home last week.  Maria drives me crazy with all her mistakes and complaints.  Driving right on top of that spike tonight was par for the course with all the dumb stuff she has done.

Anyway, my favorites right now are the father and son team, Gary and Matt, and then probably Brian and Erika or the Globetrotters.

Amazing Race is on Sundays at 8pm on CBS.

I figured from the flashback intro–hilarious, by the way, that his dad would lock his eleven year old son in the trunk of a car to practice kicking out a tail light–that Shawn was going to be stuck in the trunk of a car, but I figured it would be illustrating a point in a case or something.  I certainly didn’t think HE would be the one kidnapped and shot while doing it!

Big phew that Gus was there to interpret the cryptic text message.  Even better that he was there in his train/plane/car (what IS on there anyway?) PJ’s.  “Son, are you wearing children’s pajamas?”  I loved it when that old guy called him out on it, and I loved it even more that Gus had no shame about having them on.  Gus really is like a little kid sometimes.  I think that’s why he’s so likable as a character, though.

Anyway, the “I love you” phonecall to Juliet was awesome.  Right up until he said Abigail’s name at the very end.  You know she would have said it back if it hadn’t been for that!  Poor Juliet, man.  I wish Shawn would just figure it out already. Alas, I’ll have to wait until January. . .

Sometimes I forget how opinionated and how conservative Van Pelt is until she says something like she did about the sanctity of life and how suicide violates that in the opening bridge scene.  I love seeing characters like her on TV these days.  It doesn’t happen very often.  You could tell Rigsby was taken aback, but secretly I think that’s what he likes about Grace–that she speaks her mind and is unafraid to be who she is.  I cannot believe how he wussed out at the end, however.  He had his chance to ask her out and did not take it.  So disappointing.  I loved Cho’s comment to Rigsby, “You’re gonna die alone, man.”

The whole senator scandalwas pretty exciting, and honestly couldn’t quite figure out who was responsible until the end when Jane and Lisbon cracked the case.  I figured it was either Badsen’s husband or dad who had the affair with the victim, but never once did I suspect Badsen herself.  And the cleaning guy?  Wow, you’d think they’d do better background checks on people who work for a state investigation bureau.  I could not figure out how he survived that car crash at the end, only to find out that Cho was holding up his dead corpse the whole time to get a confession from Badsen.  “You abused a corpse!”  “No, we used a corpse.  No ab- involved.”

I thought for sure that doughnut box had something in it, too, so I didn’t blame Bosco for throwing it out.  I thought maybe he’d taken red frosting and drawn the signature Red John smiley face in the bottom or something.  That would have been pretty useless, though.  Patrick Jane is much smarter than that, however.  I guess the cleaning guy gave Jane a good idea by bugging the office.  Can’t wait to see what he does with the information he gets.  Lots of good conflict to come, no doubt.

Well, we knew it was going to be painful to watch Michael and Jim try and co-manage the office together, and this episode definitely showed just how different their management styles are.  I thought it was funny when Jim was attacked by everyone for “being straight” and telling them about giving only the salespeople raises.  You could tell he was expecting a very different reaction, one of maybe appreciation or applause.  I love how Jim even pulled a Michael by backing up and doing the goofy Wayn’es World wiggly hands to try and get out of an uncomfortable situation.

And then there’s Michael standing next to him, smiling, just waiting for his turn to try and smooth things over with nothing more than meaningless nonsense.  Jim’s pie chart was too perfect with the procrastination and distracting others and the invisible slice of critical thinking.  So true!  That man is absolutely useless as a boss and completely driven by his insecurities.  Yet isn’t that the magic of Michael Scott and The Office?

On a different note, Pam trying to get cash from everyone for her wedding was awesome.  What was it Kevin wrote on the memo of his check?  “To love’s eternal glory” or something like that?  Too perfect.  I can’t wait for next week’s wedding episode.  You just know there will be lots of Dwight hilarity (speaking of which, his attempted overthrow of Jim was great) and plenty of awkward Office moments.

I don’t know what I used to do when I had to sit through commercials. I didn’t wait long enough to start watching, so I can either sit and watch commercials, or I can come write down my thoughts so far.

Tracey, Tracey, Tracey. I seriously can’t believe that woman. She has to be the most naive and impulsive person. What was she thinking, trading 2 measly pounds for no trainers all week?! If there is ANYONE on the show that needs a trainer, it’s her! She is already at a major disadvantage, having been on campus an entire week less than everyone else. There is no way she can possibly know enough after 1 week to be able to do it on her own. Besides, had someone else won those pounds, so what? She only needs to stay above 1 team. AND, then she went and ate 4 cupcakes. What will that possibly gain her? How will she know who to pick for the weigh-in? And even then, it’s always a gamble! So, she gave up her trainers for a week, took the trainers from her teammate, ate 400 more calories than everyone else, and put a big fat target on her crazy back. I know she may need it, but if she keeps it up, I think she deserves to go.

Well, I’ve now finished the episode, and I’m greatly disappointed. The last 2 weeks have been enjoyable to watch, because they have promoted teamwork, and everyone has been so supportive of each other. And while gameplay was eventually going to be a factor, it didn’t yet play a part. Then Tracey came back. And sadly, it seems her gameplay is completely irrational, unpredictable, and senseless. She didn’t need those 2 pounds, she didn’t need control of the game, and now no one is happy for her success, because it was at the expense of everyone else!

I have never in my life seen a woman lose 11 pounds on week 3, and experience silence. Not a soul clapped for her. Duh! And the people she chose to weigh in for their team weren’t always the person I expected. And when she could have been kind and honored people’s requests, she stabbed them in the backs. And she tried to make it out to be “noble,” like if they had worked hard, they should honored to be the one weighing in! Yeah right.

I so badly wish she had lost 1 pound… or had chosen Mo to weigh in. Honestly, when I looked at the 2 teams in the bottom, those were the ONLY ones I didn’t want to go up against each other. Shay has to be there. I love Dan. And my absolute favorite person on campus was Sean. I wasn’t so attached to Antoine, but I would have kept him over the black team, the blue team, the brown team, and possibly the pink team. I am really happy Allen won immunity, because I thought Abby still deserved a chance to stay, being injured.

However, with that said, I thought it was one of the best ways to go out. Two awesome guys sacrificed themselves, because they knew they could do it at home better than the others. What class. I am really happy how great both of them look. And did anyone guess that it was Antoine who Alexandra had a thing for? Funny… but cute!

I spent so much time talking about Tracey, I didn’t share my thoughts on the challenge. What would you have chosen? Many trips with 10 pounds, or fewer trips with 25?

So I work at a hospital, and its funny because Julianne and some of my other friends have all asked me several times if Grey’s is really what its like working at the hospital. I tell them that I only wish it was for me. I mean for the most part working at a hospital is pretty high stress and so there are a lot of scandalous shenanagins going on, but unfortunatly I really am working. No TV rules for me. Only occasional fights with crazy stupid nurses. I’m seriously hoping that I’ll be able to come home some day from work and report to Julianne that I made out with someone in the supply closet! In the mean time, until that happens, I guess I’ll just have to keep watching Grey’s. So let’s talk season 6 first episode. I am pretty sad that little Georgie died. I loved him! Admittedly, his character was getting pretty boring, but he was always the nice little brother everyone loved. I will miss George. I wonder what T.R. Knight is going to do now.
Moving on to the other characters. Even though, Izzy’s disease in real life is a super hard one, and someone with it as bad as she had it would probably in all reality die, I’m glad they kept her around. She really is kind of the glue that keeps all the rest of them together. I love how crusty, mean Alex loves her so unconditionally even when she was off fooling around with her ghost boyfriend Denny. I’d keep Alex around too. I’m also really begining to like Lexi “Little Grey”, I just wish they would show more of the relationship between her and Meredith. I’m also loving Dr. Bailey. She doesnt get the credit she deserves. I think everyone really likes her, but doesnt realize that she cares so much for them. I hope she gets a really good plot line for this season. Anyone else sick of Callie’s blubbering all the time? That is all she ever seems to do lately. I really like Sarah Rameriez, but not so much her character.

Let it be known that I have always loved Christina Yang! I think she is easily the funniest person on that show and love that she is super cocky. I like that she keeps her soft side hidden from anyone else, because I can relate to that. I also am in love with her b-friend Dr. Hunt. I know he choked her and all, but Christina is tough, she can take it. And finally, Meredith and Derek. I dont care what anyone else says, I love them both. Im sad for Meredith that people she loves keep dying or getting incurable diseases, but it does make for good tv. I cant wait to see what happens with them this season. I know this was a really fast run through, but there was just too much to talk about in one entry. So, I’ll be writing every week about Grey’s tell me what you think and give me your opinions so we can chat! Till next week!

Can I just tell you how happy I am that this show is back? Man, do I love Patrick Jane, especially when he’s being lippy and arrogant and driving Lisbon crazy like he was doing a lot of last night.  And speaking of Lisbon, does she look hot or what?  Clearly the show has a little more money to pump into the sophomore season’s hair and make-up.  Van Pelt looks a little more glammed up, too, and even Rigsby looks like he’s sporting a new do.   Love it.

Anyway,  I liked how they started off the season with a bang by pulling the team off the Red John case and turning it over to the big jerk and obvious new foil for Jane, Bosco.  That guy is mean.  I couldn’t believe the way he threw Patrick’s own interviews about his wife and daughter’s deaths right back in his face.  Pretty low.  But I must confess I loved how that little part of the plot lead to Jane almost quitting and getting into some good spats with Lisbon.  I love it when those two fight.  p.s. I’m still harboring hope that those two will hook up one of these days.

The case with Monica Dunninger’s death definitely surprised me.  I hadn’t pictured the mom stealing all that money for her cancer-stricken kid after she’d already abandoned the whole family.  Boy, did that daughter have some serious anger toward her mom.  And while she was certainly justified to some degree, you’d think the 5,000 dollars a month her mom had been sending her would have assuaged that pain at least a little.  How did she keep that fact from her dad, too?  Was he really that checked out and aloof?  How did he think they were getting by with all those medical bills?

I’m curious to see where things will go with the Red John case, and I’m excited to see Bosco as a regular on the show.  He’ll make for some good tension and conflict.

First of all, the show intro set to Bollywood music with credits in Sanskrit (?) was a brilliant touch to yet another fun episode.  How can you not have fun with Bollywood, right?  I also liked seeing the guy from Heroes (I’ll confess I watched it the first season) as the client, Raj, who thinks he’s cursed with hurting all his girlfriends.  I love his accent.  He’s kind of fun to look at, too, now that I think about it.

As great as it was watching the guys solve the case, my favorite part of this show was Shawn bringing his girlfriend to the station.  I had no idea there was a love triangle on this show, and I couldn’t have been more excited to discover it!  Juliet was clearly flustered and jealous at meeting Rachel, Shawn’s girlfriend, as was Shawn when he had to watch Juliet go out with Raj to try and catch the killer.  So cute.  Now I’m curious if Shawn and Juliet dated in the other seasons. . .  Can anybody out there fill me in?  I think it’s time I added the first three seasons to my Netflix queue.

This was my first time watching Psych. I’m a big fan of the CBS show Mentalist, which is by no means as comedic as Psych but still a great show, and having heard people compare the two shows got me curious. I also love that to advertise for their new season, Psych poked fun at the popularity of Mentalist and had ads with the lead actors saying, “I have to go. Simon Baker is on Letterman tonight. I mean, who doesn’t love Mentalist?”

I also loved that my first time watching this show included a cameo from Reaper‘s–yet another fabulous show pulled by the networks–Satan, although he switched sides to play a priest in this episode.  A priest who’s a pro at exorcisms, a pro who goes to pretty extreme lengths to prove that fact.  Father Wesley also happens to have known Shawn and Gus as kids.  I love that Shawn was such a skeptic and cynic even then, questioning how koalas made it onto Noah’s ark in the middle east, whereas Gus takes it all on faith.  They’re pretty much the same as adults, the irony being that as adults they act like kids a lot of the time, saying goofy things and getting in fights over dumb things like the invisible badge that represents who’s the lead on a case.  The contrast of these two guys make this show what it is, however, as their differing opinions ultimately solve the case.

Shawn is the backbone of the show’s humor, cracking most of the jokes with his quick and witty non sequiturs.  Loved it when the mom is showing them to Lucy’s room and asks, “Can I get you anything?”  Shawn’s response: “Yes, Diet Coke, some garlic hummus and the new TV Guide.” The confessional scene was pretty great too.  “Wow?  That’s not very priestly, is it?”  “I’ve been stealing food from Gus and blaming it on the cleaning lady.”  The jingles were hiiii-larious, too.  I seriously wish someone would get up and sing “Hoooly Ghost” the way Shawn did next Sunday at my church.

Agatha’s possessed friend, Lucy, was honestly pretty freaky, walking around her bedroom in a backbend and speaking demonic Latin.  Exorsims = scary even when you know they’re completely fictional and fake.  Of course these really were fake, since Father Wesley was desperate to prove his exorcist expertise and reestablish his reputation with the local parish.  Who knew that Parkinsons meds could make you crazy enough to seem possessed, though?  Now that’s scary.

Don’t you love the clever play on words of the PR titles?  We EXPECT Fashion, expect, expecting, get it?   If you didn’t know it already I am massively pregnant- like T-4 weeks to go.  So what a great episode for me this week because let’s face it, Maternity Clothes suck.  They’re even worse when you’re on a Old Navy budget (not that I’m knocking Old Navy, but still. . .).  I know a lot of readers are with me on this one- so please, peanut gallery, let’s get some opinions rolling.

Let’s start out with that hilarious comment from Ra’mon about Rebecca being in her second “semester”!?  Do you remember from last episode he told us he was enrolled in med school before finding his true calling?  I should say so.  Then his awful, awful dress, that truely did look like a bowling bag.  For some reason all that came into my head was the racing stripes on a car.

(Elaine filling in for Laura now.) To post this before tomorrow’s show airs, and because it’s actually been so long since I watched the show, I’m going to keep it brief. I do want to say that for once, my favorites were in the top! Shirin’s burgundy dress and coat won, and rightfully so! That handworked waistline was absolutely gorgeous. And my least favorites were in the bottom! Mitchell had a great idea, but those were some of the ugliest looking shorts I’ve ever seen in my life. And Malvin- wow. What pregnant woman wants to look like she’s carrying a baby in a sling before she’s had it? And the concept of an egg? I think he should have talked to a pregnant woman first.

So, Malvin went home. I was a little surprised, because Mitchell seems to be hanging by a thread, and in the past, they’ve always kept a “wacky” one around. I don’t know why, maybe a change in producers, but whatever the reason, I’m quite glad that the 2 most “out-there” designers have gone home. I think we’ll see a lot more wearable, likable clothing for the public, not just for models and cooky celebrities. I will seriously try and go find that dress that Shirin made now.

This is the second time Adam has come to the Bay Area.  Man, we rock!  Remember I told you my free cable got taken away?  Well, I miss this show so much.  I hope you guys are watching it and enjoying it because it’s awesome.

If you watch the show Wednesday night and then check out Twitter Thursday at 2pm ET there’s going to be a trivia game where they ask four questions about the San Fran show.  Three winners will get Man v Food t-shirts.  Good luck!

Here’s the dish on Wednesday’s show:

Adam’s first stop in San Francisco is in the Mission District, which was heavily influenced by Mexican immigrants. What better than to hit up the “mecca for burrito lovers”, Taqueria La Cumbre? This restaurant has been said to have invented the mission-style burrito in 1969 that hundreds of restaurants now mimic. Adam has his own meat fiesta, complete with sombrero and mustache.

Next up is Ike’s Place, which is said to have “Golden Gate City’s best sandwich”. This place has over 200 sandwich combos, all with unique names like, “We’re Just Friends”. Here Adam watches owner Ike create The Kryptonite, which has 13 ingredients including: 5 different meats, mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, onion rings, and avocado. WOW!

Adam’s main challenge is sickingly sweet in this episode. He hits up the San Francisco Creamery to take on The Kitchen Sink challenge. Here’s what he has in store: 8 scoops of ice cream, 8 servings of whipped cream, and 8 different toppings. Adam gets to choose his 3 favorite flavors of ice cream (think it’ll help?). He has to complete the entire sundae, including any melted leftovers, in 1 hour. Only 4 people before him have finished.

Man v Food is on Wednesdays at 10pm on the Travel Channel.

As soon as I saw the preview for this movie, a friend told me she knew what it was and had read and loved the book. So, I decided to read it before I saw the movie as well. And… I loved it too. It was unlike any book I’ve ever read.

The premise is pretty obvious. A man time travels, but he can’t control when or where he goes. (Mostly, he can only go to the past, not the future.) And as he literally vanishes, he can’t take anything with him. Nothing. Not even clothing. So, everywhere he goes up, he shows up naked. You can imagine how awkward that must be.

The book took me a couple chapters to really get a feel for, though, because it’s told from both Clare’s and Henry’s perspectives. And it jumps between times, as Henry travels. But it does generally follow Clare’s life from the time she’s a young girl and meets Henry (as an older man) when he time travels to her home, to when she’s an old woman. It’s fascinating how she meets her husband when she’s a little girl, and he’s already married to her (in his time). But when she eventually catches him while they’re in the same time together, he doesn’t know who she is, because he hasn’t time traveled to her yet. It’s definitely makes you think…

The other interesting thing is that you find out about certain events much sooner than they happen. And at first, that bothered me. Even knowing that they eventually get married would be one of those “unknowns” in any other romance. But, instead,even knowing the end, you find yourself looking forward to, and enjoying the journey, instead of just waiting for the end result.

I laughed, I cried, and I couldn’t put it down. Even if you plan on seeing the movie, I would definitely recommend “The Time Traveler’s Wife” for a good, enjoyable, fairly easy read. I plan on seeing the movie this weekend, so I’m looking forward to seeing how true they stayed to the book. I’ll be giving my opinion on that as well.