Mmm, fall programming. Tonight we have How I Met Your Mother (still the funniest thing on TV), Chuck (hurrah!) and Life (double hurrah!). I thought for a moment earlier that we also had Heroes to watch, and kind of deflated…until I remembered I junked it from the TIVO to-do list last night. It had such promise in the first season, interesting characters/stories…but for me the show just got mired down in the details. It never had the scope I wanted from it…no Batcave, no Dr. Xavier, no Justice League, for pity’s sake. If I wanted a soap opera (and make no mistake, that’s what it is) I could turn on my TV any weekday. But my evenings are PRECIOUS, people, I do not have time for your little pretend-epic there, kthx.
UPDATE: Chuck, how do I love thee, let me count the ways…
- Theme song by Cake and kitschy credits.
- Cute as a button hero…completely sans wimpiness.
- Morgan significantly less creepy this season.
- Casey has apparently grown a heart.
- 85% less screentime for Sara’s underpants (compared to last season anyway).
- An actual body count…this is no puff piece, people.