2006 Television Log



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001. (2 January) Arrested Development, 3.9 ****
[Tell your friends.]
002. (6 January) The Office, 2.11 ***
[I was considering a **1/2, but that the stern-side, Jim/Michael "Never give up" scene pushed it to ***. (Though feuled by drink, I enjoyed the seeming sincerity of Michael's Jimmy V riff.) My main problem was that the Roy character is such an overt, frat-jock goon, that I don't buy the Pam-Roy thing at all (not to say that Pam types don't often get entangled with such fellas, but this is fictional Art, not a doc, and there's never been any scenes that explore their relationship beyond Pam being annoyed at his antics or the fact that Roy gave her an iPod and acted nice in front of her Mom). Lee always just seemed a bit bland and non-Tim-like. Lee doesn't truly cross the line until his does the unthinkable -- he ruins a Tim-Dawn ruse on Gareth in the Christmas Special. Is nothing sacred, Lee? And yes, Lee is a Brit, so it makes sense that American Lee would be more overtly unpleasant, but American Pam remains very true to the Dawn character, so the relationship is more out of whack in the US series. Three great moments: the awesome vending machine teaser (bag of nickels!), Pam's ironic cranial dance moves while Katy re-enacts her high school cheer, and Meredith wearing just the life vest.]
003. (6 January) /Arrested Development, 3.9/ ****1/2 [first viewing: ****]
004. (10 January) Gilmore girls, 6.11 **1/2
005. (12 January) Lost 2.10 *1/2
006. (12 January) The Office, 2.12 ***
007. (15 January) Saturday Night Live, 31.10 (2006, Tits McGee/Death Cabe For Cutie) **1/2
008. (17 January) Masters of Horror, 1.11: Sick Girl (2006, w: Sean Hood d: Lucky McKee ***
009. (17 January) Gilmore girls, 6.12 **
010. (19 January) Lost, 2.11 *1/2
011. (20 January) The Office, 2.13 ****
CSR TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
001. Arrested Development s3 ****
002. The Office s2 ***1/2
003. Saturday Night Live s31 *1/2
004. Gimore girls s6 ***
005. Lost s2 ***
006. The Sopranos s6 [I'm defining the final eight episodes to air next year as s7] **
007. Lucky Louie s1 [cancelled by HBO] *
008. Entourage s3 **1/2
009. Deadwood s3 ****