Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Slept On: TV Shows: January 27th, 2010

It has been a LONG time since I posted anything on any of these blogs, so I figured I should at least update one.

Here are a few great, mostly recent TV Shows you might have missed.


Bored to Death
Off-season, HBO
This is a GREAT show, and I'm not sure how widely exposed it got.  This show follows an underachieving, bored, weed-smoking writer who gets, well, more bored, and decides to post an "unofficial private detective" ad on craigslist, in hopes of bringing the type of excitement to his life that only film noir detectives have.  The initial 8 episode run ended back in November...the second season is coming soon.  This show is unique, funny, well written, and greatly cast (Ted Danson, Jason Schwartzman, and Zach Galifainakis)!  HBO, off-season, check your listings.


This crime-caper from USA is both under-rated and under-watched.  The show concerns a convict who agrees to help the FBI with white collar crimes (things like art forgery, bank frauds, etc...his specialty is white collar crime) in order to get out of jail and pursue his girlfriend who has mysteriously vanished.  The show has a great blend of humor/action/badass-ness and even when it's cheesy, it's still a lot of fun.  The plots are always different and intriguing and the characters are well thought out.  Also, the girlfriend story arc provides some lasting intrigue which the show desperately needs.  The second half of the first season just started airing.  USA, Tuesdays, 10pm. 


 Parks and Recreation
Thursdays, 8:30p, NBC
Don't be fooled by Amy Poehler's mediocre past (in terms of comedy success) or the fact that this airs the same night as the office (and shares some collaborators).  While it shares the same mockumentary format, collaborators, and one of the characters (Karen from the office, Rashida Jones), there is very little else in common.  Initially I wasn't a huge fan, but this show, like The Office, has developed wonderfully with time, aging like a fine wine.  The characters are now fully realized and hilarious (Andy and Ron Swanson are perhaps the 2 greatest characters on TV right now...by the way, Andy is in the pic above, seated to the right, while Ron is crossing his arms in the brown suit jacket) and the show doesn't feel forced anymore (it all comes out very naturally, to the point where you could believe these types of people are actually working in a parks department somewhere).  Very fun, very under-rated.  Enjoy Thursdays at 8:30 on NBC.




I'll be back with more sleeper entertainment in a few days...now you have some time to catch up!
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