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It’s time for some TV talk.

(1) Desperate Housewives.

Yes, the first season was awesome . . . quickly followed by a second season so bad, it’s hard to imagine how it stayed on the air. But I stuck with it, hoping, hoping, hoping that some of the original brilliance would return in the third season.

Yeah, well, it hasn’t. I mean, Carlos with Edie? Give me a break. And as for the rest of it – Susan’s mishaps, Gabby’s tantrums, Lynette’s fights with Tom. Bo-ring. I’m thisclose to giving up on it. Seriously. One more episode as bad as the one last Sunday, and it’s off my TIVO list.

(2) Law & Order.

I have been a loyal L&O fan forever. I think I’ve seen nearly every episode, especially from the brilliant early years. The show actually helped get me through law school. (True story: nearly every presentation I made in Trial Ad class was lifted straight from L&O. George had a hard time keeping a straight face during my closing argument.)

So what the hell have they done to my show?

Last year, the brilliant Dennis Farina revitalized L&O, and gave me fresh hope that my favorite franchise was turning around. But now that he’s left, the suckage is even more evident. The cast – with the notable exceptions of Jack McCoy and Arthur Branch – are so terrible, it’s hard to watch them without wincing. I didn’t think they could find a new ADA worse than Serena freaking Southerlyn, but somehow they managed to.

And the writing . . . oh, the writing! That’s the saddest part of all. The plots have become cartoonishly bad. The show has tanked so hard, and so fast, I can’t bring myself to watch it anymore. That’s right, it’s over. L&O and I have officially broken up.

(3) Lost.

Yes, it’s compelling. Yes, I’ll continue to watch. But let’s face it: the writers are just making it up as they go along. You know it’s true.

(4) The Office.

Brilliance, week after week after week. No question about it, this is the best show on television. And I must get my hands on a bobble-head Dwight.

(5) The Amazing Race.

LOVE the All-Stars season. Love, love, love. It’s the only show I watch live every week without fail. Love Phil, love the Beauty Queens, love watching Mirna break down and gabble in those weird accents to the locals week after week. Especially love that Romber got kicked off early. Hee!

I have a burning ambition to someday be a contestant on the show. (Except for the part where the contestants occasionally have to strip down to their bathing suits for underwater challenges. Obviously that can never happen.)

Posted 11 April 2007 at 09:33 AM