Friday, April 25th, 2008
10:00 30 Rock
10:30 Scrubs
11:00 Sheep In The Big City
11:30 The Big Bang Theory
30 Rock. Season 2, Episode 11 highlights the show's three greatest characters: Liz (how I love Liz Lemon!), Jack and Kenneth. Liz, you see, has done something bad. It affects Jack. Jack is angry. And Kenneth is the only one who knows that Liz is responsible. And it's pure comedy all the way. Liz (how I love Liz Lemon!) is mean to poor Kenneth. Very mean. The meaner she was the more I laughed. She called him an "Apple Faced Goon" at one stage and it's the funniest insult I've ever heard.
Scrubs. Season 6, Episode 20. Continuity-strong outing for the staff of Sacred Heart. JD's newly awakened feelings for Elliot are sent into a major nose-dive when his most recent ex appears and he discovers that she lied to him about the miscarriage. Yes, it's a funny episode. But it's also a very emotional one, as both JD and Elliot have cause to wonder about their feelings.
Sheep In The Big City. Episode 4. It's a really daft idea, but as The Narrator says: "Just go with it!" Sheep swallows the world's most expensive diamond and then spends a year living on a ring, on a wealthy woman's hand. Goofy in the extreme, with a lot of good gags. My favourite bit was probably the scenes with the security guards who wanted to play catch with the diamond. And there's a wonderful bit where a random guy stops to read a sign out loud (which nicely facilitates the plot).
The Big Bang Theory. Episode 10. Such a simple idea, such a clever script. Leonard's tells a white lie to Penny. Sheldon is unimpressed with the lie, and replaces it with a much more complex one. A lie that spirals and spirals until Sheldon has to hire someone to act out part of it. I was really impressed with this episode. It's very, very funny. And the whole thing is driven by the characters and how they behave.
Highlight? 30 Rock
Yet Another TV Review Podcast
30 Rock, Scrubs, Sheep In The Big City, The Big Bang Theory
