The Good Wife

I know I don't talk about it much, because its not a flashy show, but I am really enjoying The Good Wife this season. They have been doing a bit more quirky stuff, with new recurring guest stars like Matthew Perry and Amanda Peet -I just wish they could have a scene together for a Studio 60 reunion!

I'm liking the stuff with Cary this year, him breaking out and I am kinda hoping him and Alicia DO start up their own firm. It'd be cool to see them go agisnt Will. That ep where they had to do a mock trial against them was lots of fun.
As much as I'd hate to lose time with Will and Diane, the show does kinda need a new direction.

I am also loving this new investigator girl. She's very different from Kalinda, although she appears to be hiding stuff as well. But she's fun and a little kooky which I can appreciate.

Peter also seems to be around less lately, which I like too. He's okay in small doses, but I prefer the focus to be on the Lockhart Gardner people, and less on Alicia's family issues.


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Carlie

Revolution/ER/Brothers & Sisters Connections

Pretty much watching nothing but ER these days...but I have slowed down a little bit. I've just finished season 7. Which has some great Abby stuff with Sally Field guest starring as her crazy mother. 
It also means I've finished with Elizabeth Mitchell's eps, so that will make it easier watching Revolution. Not that she was in ER that much anyways for being in 17 eps....but it was still good. But not her best character, and all the making out with Laura Innes was weird.
Now I'll have to drag out season 8, cause I don't want Mark Green to die!

Speaking of Revolution. It is still awesome after the 1st ep back. Plenty of good Rachel stuff, but also good Miles, Charlie and Aaron stuff. I don't care so much about the Neville family stuff. But the line from this week's ep by Jason was my fave line of the year. "What's a boy band?"
It was good to get an explanation of what made the power go out, but it still didn't exactly say why...and I'm more interested in the why...and the flashbacks that should tell me. I want to know what went on with Miles and Bass, and why Rachel went willingly as a prisoner?!

Raising Hope has wrapped for the season. The finale was okay, but it was the 2nd last ep that I loved. The not really a musical musical ep. "I'm gonna rock the Torah" is still stuck in my head.

Smash finally got better...meaning Ivy is back as Marilyn, but it looks like season 3 is a pipe dream. But this season has not been great. I blame Hit List...2 musicals is fun in theory, but Smash was at its best when it was about building Bombshell, and Ivy vs. Karen.

Here's hoping Nashville gets a 2nd season. The last few eps have been great. If only they could get rid of Avery...he's annoying and there are way too many characters with non-connecting storylines.
Yay for more Lennon and Maisy Stella singing. Those little girls kick ass!

The Good Wife and Once Upon a Time are off for a few more weeks. But my comedies are starting to wrap up too.

Mad Men is back, the first ep was kinda boring. I don't like Megan. Betty bores me.
I liked having Kerris Lilla Dorsey in an ep. Thought it was cool having her and Max Cotton's little brother in a scene together...almost a Brothers and Sisters reunion. 
I also didn't recognize Linda Cardellini  at first, which seeing as I'm watching ER.....I felt bad about.

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-Carlie

Time for a Revolution

Revolution finally came back this week, and the first episode back did not disappoint!

We picked up right where we left off...with the our gang escaping after rescuing Danny (and Rachel) and Monroe has power...and helicopters with guns. -Thanks Rachel! - But yay for having Elizabeth Mitchell doing more stuff.

So Rachel's alive, and is pretty much responsible for everything that has happened....except for the part that belongs to Miles.

 ...Anyways..Rachel comes up with a plan to get our heroes power from an old friend who was in the know. (Did his name have to be John?!...we already have Miles, Aaron, Daniel, Charlie, etc.... -Its a little too LOST)
Oh yeah, and he's played by Leland Orser who was in ER with David Lyons... - oh and the thing with the sonar gun thing...was very LOST sonar fence/time travel flashes....I think I've got LOST on the brain.
-So the friend is working for Randell. Who is one serious bad/mysterious dude. Lucky this guy sucks at tying people up..yay for Miles!

-Not really caring about the Neville family drama...I find that kid kinda annoying, but at least Charlie didn't let him join them.

Meanwhile the rest of the gang are fighting with the rebels against Monroe's militia and his guns. Rachel and Miles come racing in with serious fire power at the 11th hour and Miles attempts to fire at the helicopter...but gets blown back. Danny seeing an opportunity, gets the rocket launcher and boom, bye bye helicopter.
Sadly the guns were fireing as it went down...right through Danny's chest.

I knew someone was going to die...I had 4 guesses as to who it would be, Nora, Aaron, Danny and Jason. The ones that don't really matter too much to the overall story.
While it does suck that we spent the whole first half of the season attemtping to rescue Danny...what that was really leading to I guess, was a means of finding Rachel. But also the fact that Danny was the reason Rachel did whatever she did -that made the power go out...to save baby Danny in the first place...makes me kinda want to pull my hair out...but oh well.

Speaking of pulling things out...Rachel after grieving for the son she barely knew, cuts him open and pulls something that flashes out of him..WTF?!

Can't wait for the next ep and the rest of the season. PLEASE let them get a 2nd season!
 
So questions answered....Miles did NOT know Rachel was still alive...he thought she was dead.
Oh and also...they have totally had a thing in the past. - which makes all the Nora/Miles stuff complicated! -Ouch.
-I'm still sure that Rachel and Bass had a thing back in the day too...or at least some serious Stockholm syndrome stuff going on. -Rachel you floozy!

But pretty much all the other questions are still unanswered. I've heard why the power went out is coming up in the next few eps.
I'm still waiting for the 'why Rachel left in the first place?' answer...and what her history is with Miles, and Bass and did Ben know what she was doing?
Also why Miles left the Militia and why he tried to kill Bass?

 -Not at all important...but where do all these clothes come from...I kinda imaging after 15 years there wouldn't be much left...especially shoes!


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-Carlie

March TV

A lot of shows have been on and off for the last few weeks. Nashville seems to be only on every 2-3 weeks. I've lost track of Modern Family and Suburgatory's schedules. Luckily there is still plenty to keep me entertained.

Smash is back. Its good, but I gotta admit I'm a little disappointed in this season.
It doesn't leave me thrilled at the end of each episode the way it did in season 1. There is not enough Bombshell, or Ivy, or singing.
I mean I love Jeremy Jordan and Krysta Rodriguez...but their characters are kinda annoying, and Krysta doesn't really get to sing.
I miss Jessica and Bobby and Marilyn. I miss Ivy's Marilyn. I know the ratings are not as good this season...and I think part of it is that they've lost too much of the original concept. These other musicals in progress are taking away from Bombshell, and from the main characters. There is less singing and dancing. I miss the dancing. And no matter how hard they try, I just never accepted Karen as Marilyn. Team Ivy all the way.
It looks very likely that Smash will not be coming back for a 3rd season...and I wonder if they has stuck with just Bombshell and that one musical process, they might be doing better.

I'm halfway through season 5 of ER...George Clooney's last ep made me cry...again. I like him in movies, but Doug Ross was a great character.

Revolution is finally coming back on the 25th, so I have watched the whole series so far this week. I still love it, and am totally stoked for it to come back. I've got a list going to questions I want answered, and also I heard someone is going to die in the first ep back...my theories are -Aaron, Danny, Rachel, Nora, or Neville's kid. I hope they don't kill Rachel - cause Elizabeth Mitchell is awesome and while I like flashbacks, its going to be fun to have the family back together.

Speaking of Elizabeth Mitchell...Ness and I finished season 5 of LOST the other week...and I cried. Those last few eps are so depressing. Although it was the 1st ep of season 6 that really made me cry. Poor Juliet and poor Sawyer. -So glad for their reunion in the series finale.
Sooo excited for the LOST tour when I go to Hawaii in June!!!

Nothing else has been noteworthy really...everything is just puttering along fine.

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Carlie

Changing Things Up

So in the past few months I have given up a few tv shows.

I watched a few eps of The New Girl before deciding I wasn't paying attention and so I stopped downloading it for a while and never missed it.
The same goes for Revenge. After the new year, I just never felt like watching the ep I had...and didn't really find myself liking it. Don't miss that one either.

I have been watching ER from the beginning this year. I'm currently up to season 3. So it'll take me a while to get up to season 15. But I loved that show. Its fun to go back to George Clooney when he was younger and a little less serious.
But I keep getting into trouble watching eps on the same night as The Good Wife...Julianna Margulies from 1996 to 2013...bit of a age difference. At least the different hair helps.

Ness and I are currently watching Season 5 of LOST. We keep dragging it out, so that sucks, cause there is good stuff in season 5. I loved Sawyer and Juliet.  But I'm glad we're dragging out the end of season 5....cause Juliet's death will make me cry again. -tooooooo sad!
As long as we finish season 5 before Revolution starts back again at the end of March...cause I can't deal with too much Elizabeth Mitchell...it will confuse me. -Cause I'll be up to eps of ER by then at this rate!
Speaking of confusing me, Once Upon A Time last week could have been called The LOST episode. Jorge Garcia, Alan Dale and Emilie DeRavin were all featured. There were references to a mysterious island, and to Ajira Airlines (which is the one the gang used to get back to the island in season 5)....I mean COME ON! 

30Rock finished up the other week. The end was really good, some nice sentimental stuff, and a bit of fun. The end was a little weird though, there wasn't any Liz and Jenna stuff. But the Liz and Jack stuff was good.

Community finally came back. Its not my fave show, but its still good fun to watch.

Haven't given up on Glee yet either actually....guess I still kinda enjoy it. I just wish Rachel was less annoying. She's getting too big for her britches!


More to come.


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Carlie

Goodbye Private Practice Program

So its over, gone, done, finished for good and never coming back. While the finale didn't exactly leave me it tears, there were many almost moments, and it was a good episode.

After a season of character centric episodes, this one did feel a little rushed and in some ways I feel they didn't really get to give each one enough time in this finale. Perhaps if it had been a longer episode, I would have felt more satisfied. The ending with them all arguing over the title of Violet's book 'Private Practice' was cute, and the going out and down the elevator was a nice little ending.

Our Characters:

Charlotte and Cooper - I can't believe how much these two have grown since the start of the show. From Cooper being a little boy who met women from sex sites and blew his money, to being in a healthy relationship, to married....and Charlotte who was damaged and had limited social/relationship skills - and now is married...with Triplets. Their relationship is one of my all time faves. From the get go they were meant for each other, and I'm going to miss them.
-oh and Caroline is totally my fave triplet for being the ringleader!

Violet - I loved that she was writing another book. I love that she's in a good place. She's not ready for a new relationship, but that's okay because she's happy with her life, so someday she might get there.

Sheldon - I love that he finally got a girlfriend, even if she is dying. I don't love that he quit...but he's probably due for a sabbatical, so I think it was good that he was sitting on a beach with the woman he loved. I also loved that he stood up for himself, and made her listen.

Sam - I love that he went to New York to fight for Naomi...even before he found out about the baby. That was awesome.

Addison - I love how Addison has grown, we knew her for a few years before everyone else. She's grown so much. She found a new guy, got a baby, got married, and now has that life balance she's been looking for.

Amelia - see Amelia is the one I feel like her story is not over at all. Yes she got clean, she's started a new relationship that sounds like its going somewhere good...but its not at all wrapped up....and there was a serious shortage of Amelia scenes this season. I missed her. Hopefully we get to see her pop up on Grey's at some point...just so we can check in with her from time to time. I mean she IS family.

Jake - sorry Jake but I never loved you. I feel the stories with him and his daughter were not necessary, and that time should have been spent on Amelia.

Naomi - no more Fife, she's back in LA, married to Sam (YAY!!) and back at the Practice. I'm assuming she brought Betsey back with her.....


Things I LOVED:
-There were many call backs in this ep, I liked the style of the split screen thing they used to do in the earlier seasons. Also Naomi and her stress eating junkfood.
-I loved having Naomi back. I know she was never my fave, but I have missed her these past 2 years. Pity she didn't bring Betsey with her!
-I loved Amelia's line about Sheldon's girlfriend Miranda not filtering either. I loved seeing the classic Amelia attitude we saw in her early days.
-I loved the metaphor of Violet and her patient, being the show and the audience. Cause its going to be really hard to let go, to not have another episode coming up, or hear stories from the set. I'm sure I'll watch the dvds over and over.
-I loved Mr Mom Cooper finally getting what he always wanted, but 3 babies is a lot for 2 people to handle, let alone 1, I think they should have had a nanny as well anyways!


What I didn't like:
-I missed the kids. I would have liked to see Lucas - he's been MIA all season. I would have liked to see Henry too and a little more of Mason and the babies. Wouldn't it have been cool if Maya and Olivia and Betsey could have come too.
-I did like that Sam and Naomi were meant to be, but somehow it makes those early years feel a little like all that time they spent apart was a waste, when  they should have just been together. - Poor Maya -that's gotta be confusing.
-The fact that the ending was left open. I felt closure in some ways, but I don't understand how if the characters lives are still going on and evolving, why we can keep being part of those stories.
-I feel Charlotte and Coop needed another scene....I know there was stuff that was cut for time, but I didn't like the the last conversation between them was about needing a nanny...the bit in bed with the kids was cute, but I would have liked a little resolution. I guess they got the nanny, cause Coop was back at work...but still.
-The shortage of Amelia scenes. 
-BIG unresolved plot point.....SHELDON'S CANCER?! Gone? Not gone? Did I miss it or was that never spoken of. I'm imagining that he's fine....I hope.


How things end in my mind.......

I always imagined maybe in a few years, Charlotte and Coop would move their family out east where one of them got a really great job, maybe Charlotte took over a new position as Chief of some other hospital.
Amelia and James maybe got married and did have their own kid....and maybe moved down south or something. But there's always those trips to Seattle to see Derek and save a life.
Violet continued writing and helping people, and still stayed close with Cooper - long distance of course, but they always call each other and watch American bake-off together.
Addison and Jake are happy saving the babies and raising little Henry.
Sheldon loses his girlfriend, and comes home after writing a book of his own. He opens his own little practice and helps some more people.
Sam and Naomi raise their brood, and continue their little practice with Jake and Addison.


Well that's that. I guess I am glad that the little show that could kept going after the writers strike of 2007, and became my fave tv show. I'm going to have to put my PPP energy into another show now. Hopefully one comes along soon.
Thank you to Shonda Rhimes for creating this wonderfully funny, sad, tear jerking show, and these crazy awesome characters.

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Carlie

Back in Action

Okay so I've been MIA for a long time, haven't posted anything since the Emmys back in October...since then the new season has been in full swing and is now on winter break till the new year.

Revolution has become one of my new fave shows. I'm oddly hooked to it. Maybe its cause I've watching LOST again(which I will talk about later). Or maybe because I'm just glad Elizabeth Mitchell being back on tv (without aliens). Anyways...I love it. Its not the best show in the world, but its very intruging and I find myself always wanting to watch it before Bones...sorry Bones, but you're not one of my faves.

Private Practice has gotten AWESOME. So since I last posted, the triplets have been born...well the 2nd two were about to be born in the mid season finale...I can't believe there is only three episodes left. EVER!!!! Its going to be really sad when its gone, because this season has been awesome. Season 5 was really the only time it wasn't great. I'm gonna miss those crazy bunch of people....I wish we could have a Charlotte, Cooper and Amelia spin off...
Grey's is still going for now, I hope that wraps up soon, even though its good, its not great and needs to end soon. ESPECIALLY since PPP is ending. The Arizona stuff has been great this season, and the new interns are actually not annoying! They are okay I mean, lets not get carried away, they are kinda boring and take time away from the good characters.

1 big change so far this season, is that I gave up on The New Girl. I just found that when I was watching it, I wasn't paying attention, so I stopped once I got back from overseas.
I keep saying I'm going to stop watching Revenge, but I keep watching it, might give up if I don't love it when it comes back on.

Once Upon a Time has been really good this season, as has Parenthood (except for that whole Ray Romano thing). The last ep before Christmas killed me. I was bawling like a baby. Mostly cause I wasn't sure if Kristina was going to die or not, and also because it brought back some personal bad memories from my childhood. Her video to the kids was a tearjerker!

Parks and Rec is awesome as usual. Ben and Leslie are getting married, and Ron Swanson is dating Xena....

Can't wait for Smash and Bunheads to come back. As well as the next season of The Newsroom if that ever comes back!

In the meantime, I've rewatched the entire Studio 60 again...and Parks and Rec season 3. Now I'm wrapping up season 5 of 30 Rock - which will also bow out soon. Then I'm moving onto Smash!

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Carlie