Quick Pick Summary

Well I am super behind, but I have been watching TV.

First, I hope you are watching the second episode of Pushing Daisies. The first episode was a super slick setup with a very confining plot device. The main character, Ned, can bring back the dead with a touch of his hand, but if they stay alive for more than a minute, someone else in the vicinity dies. The kicker is if he touches the person again, they will die for good. Factor in Ned bringing back the love of his life and you have some great potential at work here. My only concern is how this will possibly play over an entire series.

How I Met Your Mother:

I am no prude, but it is amazing how far TV has come. The third episode revolves around Ted's potential threesome. A topic like this would have sent out some ripples. Now, no one even bats an eye. I still watch this show for Barney. Legend... wait for it! -dary

Gossip Girl:
This show is quickly turning into my guiltest pleasure. However, I need to address one thing... I find it disturbing that these are all teenagers. Do they go to school? Do they do anything else besides going to brunches and soirees? For some reason I am becoming a fan of Serena. Didn't like her character at all, but now? She is pretty cool. Once again, I have no real justification for my reason. If you like the OC, I think you will like this show.

Heroes:
I can't stand all these multiple storylines. The twins, Alejandro and Maya... do I really care about dark stuff flowing out of their eyes? Enough of them. Nikki is back! BOOOOOO. Micah looks like he is 10 years older. He is no longer cute. Child actors absolutely kill the continuity of shows. Somehow we need to figure out how to stunt children so they will be perfectly preserved to look the same age (kidding!). I don't like West, the new love interest of Claire's. He has that moppy haircut and I find him creepy. The flying scene with him and Claire was just a bad hokey version of the flying scene from Superman 1. Give Peter his memory back. More Sylar! This show has not been creating enough mystery. Things are just unfolding with too many storylines. I hope we can see something that drives the show forward in a way that Heroes did in Season 1. The first half of "Save the Cheerleader, save the world" created interest. The second half with the mystery of HRG worked very well to give the show some pace along with the unfolding events of New York possibly blowing up. So far there is no plot to unspool and connect all of these different characters.

Also, I want to know why Ando keeps a samurai sword at work? If I brought a sword to work, I think I might be fired. Wouldn't a more appropriate place be, hmmm I don't know, maybe your home?

Even Hiro has been failing me. We don't even get to see Kensei take on those 99 Ronin. That sounded cool.