I was seriously digging the 24 format of the first half hour. It was fantastic in the way it was done, and Kiefer Sutherland was very good in his Bauer cameo. I wish they had it go the entire hour, in the real 24 format, which I actually thought was the plan, but even the half hour was very impressive.
Homer and Milhouse in the dumpster had me cracking up, as did Martin in his 'mole' role, the bullies playing the role of the terrorists, Lisa as a quasi-Chloe, the big red cancel button on top of the stink bomb, Jack cringing as the nuclear bomb went off, after diverting all resources to get Bart for his prank call, it was all great.
My one question though, they were trying to stop the smoke bomb to save the Bake Sale, didn't they kind of ruin it anyways with the hot dog water flooding?
Either way, this was probably one of the best Simpsons episodes I've ever seen, right up there with 'Behind the Laughter' and 'The Computer Wore Menace Shoes'.
I'm going to completely gloss over the second half hour, because the first 30 minutes completely overshadowed it in my mind, but I will say that they really kept that 24 vibe going with Marge's sprint back to the house didn't they?
Showing posts with label Season Finale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Season Finale. Show all posts
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Finales
Its that time again, where all our favorite shows head out to pasture for the summer. Some finales have been great, others, meh. Some have yet to air, but in a week or so, we should all be prepared to shut off that TV and actually get off the couch.
A shock to the system? Definitely, but there is a world out there, I promise. A world without regular people finding out they have superpowers, creepy islands and Jack Bauer yelling 'Dammit!'.
Some shows are saying goodbye for a few months, others, forever. Some we're not sure about.
Of the dearly departed, Gilmore Girls definitely takes a bit of me with it, but it ended where it should have, and the end was just...perfect. Jericho deserved another season, if for nothing else than to keep proving that Skeet Ulrich can actually be compelling in a lead role. (Although there is an online campaign for the show to be picked up by TNT, so fingers crossed all you Jerichoites)
Of those that we know are coming back, some are hitting highs, and some are hitting the blahs.
Lost and Heroes are closing out their seasons with a bang (literal on both cases).
The Office and My Name is Earl both had fantastic finales, and 30 Rock looks to be poised for (hopefully) a long run into the future.
Grey's Anatomy, usually one of the best shows out there, went out with a bit of a whimper this year. Some will disagree, but I just found it to be predictable and fairly underwhelming for something of its caliber.
24 needs a serious retool, but I'm sure the finale will be as compelling as ever, and apparently we're going foreign next year, which will be a breath of fresh air.
In a few months, the productions will pick up, the rumors will begin to flow, spoilers will make their way onto the boards, and everything will be back to normal. But until then, all that's left is the burn-off episodes of Studio 60, Big Brother and the. gasp, outside world...
A shock to the system? Definitely, but there is a world out there, I promise. A world without regular people finding out they have superpowers, creepy islands and Jack Bauer yelling 'Dammit!'.
Some shows are saying goodbye for a few months, others, forever. Some we're not sure about.
Of the dearly departed, Gilmore Girls definitely takes a bit of me with it, but it ended where it should have, and the end was just...perfect. Jericho deserved another season, if for nothing else than to keep proving that Skeet Ulrich can actually be compelling in a lead role. (Although there is an online campaign for the show to be picked up by TNT, so fingers crossed all you Jerichoites)
Of those that we know are coming back, some are hitting highs, and some are hitting the blahs.
Lost and Heroes are closing out their seasons with a bang (literal on both cases).
The Office and My Name is Earl both had fantastic finales, and 30 Rock looks to be poised for (hopefully) a long run into the future.
Grey's Anatomy, usually one of the best shows out there, went out with a bit of a whimper this year. Some will disagree, but I just found it to be predictable and fairly underwhelming for something of its caliber.
24 needs a serious retool, but I'm sure the finale will be as compelling as ever, and apparently we're going foreign next year, which will be a breath of fresh air.
In a few months, the productions will pick up, the rumors will begin to flow, spoilers will make their way onto the boards, and everything will be back to normal. But until then, all that's left is the burn-off episodes of Studio 60, Big Brother and the. gasp, outside world...
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