Today was supposed to mark the premiere of my year end top 10 lists but I feel the need to hand out and take away some points after what I did and saw this weekend.
+3: Family Guy- I’ve been thinking the show has been in a bit of a rut for the last couple of months. While there have been some good bits, no single episode has really lit my pilot light…until last night. The dueling story lines of the police shortage and Meg and Brian were brilliant. The repeated pronunciation gag had me falling out of the chair and was classic Family Guy humor. I know I’m praising a show after it aired but thankfully the Cartoon Network reairs the new eps a week or two after they originally air so check your schedule and make sure to catch this.
-8: Web Junk 20- Honestly I’ve never been a huge fan of this show but they’ve completely turned me off by employing Jim Bruer. This guy is so bad it makes you wish the old host Patrice was back and that’s saying something. Bruer wasn’t funny on SNL and his career since then has thankfully been under the radar so why couldn’t VH1 keep it that way.
-3: Breaking Bonaduce Producers- Wow VH1 really made my doghouse this weekend. I’m docking some points from the producers of Breaking Bonaduce for their heavy handed wishful thinking ending to the second season. While I believe that Danny is out of his mind it does appear that’s he’s committing himself to a straight and narrow life which of course spells boring TV. Last night while Danny was being baptized they kept cutting to gathering storm clouds on the horizon as if to indicate that there’s trouble ahead. Really guys, that seems to be stooping a little low. Cut your losses and let Danny live his boring life and please don’t bring him back for another season because I’m afraid if you do you’ll start drugging his water just to get some ratings.
+9: Saturday Night Live- I’ve been raving about the revival of this show all fall and the final episode of 2006 was the cherry on top. Justin Timberlake is the hardest working man in show business as he was in all but 1 or 2 sketches and put on 2 musical performances. The digital short featuring the song, Dick In a Box is an instant classic of Lazy Sunday proportions. The sequel to Omletteville was really good and the news continued to show that Seth Myers can really pull off this head writer gig. iTunes is now selling this season’s shows a few days after they air so check it.
+3: Survivor- Lately I’ve been on a good streak where people I want to win reality shows are actually winning. This years Survivor continued the streak. I really enjoyed this season once we got past the race wars gimmick and I especially liked watching the four underdogs make it to the end. The final vote was the closest ever as Yul beat out Ozzie and honestly I would have been happy either way. If I had to choose I’d have voted for Yul. This was also the first time in many seasons where my choice of female eye candy actually made it to the end. Becky, even though you couldn’t start a fire with flint after 38 fricking days on the island, you can still start a fire in my heart.
-1: AMC Rosedale 14 Theaters- About a week and a half ago I wrote about the new multiplex that went up at my nearest mall that resulted in the closing of a classic old suburban theater. At the time I reluctantly embraced the new theater because it promised higher comfort and quality. Saturday night I paid my first visit to the new theater and I got to say it was a mixed bag. First of all, as most of you know, I live in Minneapolis , Minnesota , where it’s usually a little cool in the winter months. As such, we Minnesotans tend to enjoy heated lobbies and what not. For some unknown reason the brain wizards who designed this theater not only kept the theater separate from the mall meaning there was no enclosed walkway but they also put the ticket booth outside. Even the automated ticket machines are outside. Once inside things took a bit of an upturn as I breathed in the smell of new movie theater. The concession counter is guaranteed to lure extra customers as it constantly has video screens going featuring rotating pretzels and popcorn. The theater itself was again a mixed bag. While the screen was a healthy size the theater itself seemed small. Also the pre show “entertainment” was aired in sound only which makes sitting through it that much more annoying (I’m sure this was just a mix up but if you’ve been only been open a week I’d think you’d pay attention to these things). The chairs however were the bomb and the sound and picture quality were top notch. I’m still knocking off a point though because I think the whole outside ticket booth thing is ridiculous.
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