07:00 Perfect Strangers
07:30 My Boys
10:00 NewsRadio
10:30 Back To You
11:00 Wings
11:30 That '70s Show
12:00 Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Perfect Strangers. Episode 6. "Happy Birthday" Mindful of the fact that this series had a very long run and the lives of the characters changed a lot over the course of the series, there is an extra level of pleasure to be had in this season one finale, when Larry takes stock of his life and all the things he wants to accomplish. It's a sweet episode, with some wonderful sentiments expresed between the cousins at the very end. It's also a very funny episode. There are two birthday parties in the story. The first one is abandoned when Larry is in a bad mood, which means Balki has to hide not only the decorations, but also the guests. Hilarious. My favourite part? Balki throws the birthday cake out the window, as the window closes... keeping the cake in the room!
The second party is just a funny, Balki fills the appartment with random strangers he finds on the street at 3am! I love this show.
My Boys. Season 2, Episode 5. "Take My Work Wife... Please" I'm fascinated by what is happening to Brendan this season. They are really taking him down a sad, lonely road. I wonder where it will lead? Kenny is now my favourite character on the show. I love (a) the way he's turned into a babe magnet, and (b) Mike not being able to deal with it. Genius.
NewsRadio. Season 2, Episode 14. "The Song Remains the Same" Charged with clearing the desk of a guy who has just quit working there, Beth finds evidence to suggest that he had a secret crush on her and starts to have a fantasy relationship (based on the things she continues to find). It's crazy, yes, but it works. So much of the comedy in this show comes from Dave standing beside one of the crew trying to bring them back to reality. It seems as if most of his dialogue starts with a sigh followed by the words: "No, Beth..." "No, Matthew..." "No, Joe... or "No, Bill..."
Back To You. Episode 13. "The New Boss" Uncomfortable to watch. Some genius thought it would be funny to write about the firing of Montana after Ayda Field was fired from the show. Or maybe she left the show? I don't know. But the point is she is not in the last six episodes and this laugh-free zone is too self-conscious about the whole affair to be anything other than excruciating. Really, honestly, who thought it would be funny to watch Ryan (who has a crush on her) firing Montana? To watch him crying as he did it? Or watch her crying after it had been done? Genuinely tasteless TV. Nice one, FOX!
Wings. Episode 1. "Legacy" I've always thought of Wings as Perfect-Strangers-without-the-physical-comedy. And this episode (with it's strong contrast between the leads, and sentimental ending) does nothing to dispel that idea. And, of course, I love it.
That '70s Show. Season 6, Episode 2. "Join Together" Genuinely hilarious episodes. As always. The best scene is the one where Red attempts to thank Eric for staying around and helping out with family finances. As well as being very funny, it's a great character moment. Red is so in-character and such a great example of a very real type of father. It's wonderful to see it captured so well on TV.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles. Episode 2. "Plasma Bugs of Navarone" After a stellar start, the show stumbles slightly with this tale set in two locations: Carmen is trapped in a remote base under bug attack, while Johnny works outside to help in her rescue. The scenes inside are fantastic, but the stuff outside with Johnny and his team is less exciting/interesting and distracts from the tension inside. A few less scenes of Johnny would not have changed the (great) ending: he is able to clear a path for air support to mount a rescue, so he "saves" the woman he loves but she has no reason to know it was him.
Highlight? That '70s Show
Mon, Jul 14, 08 - Perfect Strangers My Boys NewsRadio Back To You Wings ’70s Show Roughnecks
