Feb 01 2009
Manic Mondays + Amy Poehler’s Parks and Recreation
Well, NBC posted a tiny peek at Amy Poehler’s new mockumentary Parks and Recreation. I did get a small giggle out of it, but it’s not really enough of a clip to tell if this is going to be a show I want to watch. I’m willing to give Amy Poehler the benefit of the doubt, but I hope we can see some more substantial clips to better judge Parks and Recreation. I’m not a fan of The Office, so this one will have to do something a little bit different in order to win my viewership.
As for TV in the near future, we’re up to our first Manic Monday. Other days of the week are completely useless as far as programming, but Monday is overpacked with interesting TV.
7-8pm (Central): Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother on CBS. Two of the few remaining true comedy sitcoms left on television, these shows are always good for a laugh. Neil Patrick Harris often steals the show on How I Met Your Mother, but the rest of the cast have their moments of pure silliness too. Big Bang Theory offers the biggest laughs I’ve had from TV in years, but you may need to be a little bit Geek to get the best jokes.
7-8pm: Chuck on NBC. In the worst conflicting programming decision ever, we have another Geek!love comedy/spy show. The same audience that enjoys the sitcoms on CBS would watch this show fervently if they weren’t too busy watching, you know, the sitcoms on CBS. The good news is that you can watch full episodes of Chuck online. This Monday’s episode is in 3D and includes guest star Dom Monaghan (Lost, Lord of the Rings) being his delightfully nutty self.
8-9pm: Heroes on NBC. Yes, it’s true, Heroes hasn’t been living up to its first season, but there are still moments to enjoy with our favorite characters like Peter, Parkman, and Hiro. Next season is going to be revamped in an attempt to bring back the Heroes love, so I’m hanging on till then to see how it all plays out.
8-9pm: The Closer on TNT. Brenda’s back, but only for a limited engagement as a teaser for the full summer season, so this won’t be a conflict for too long. And the good news is that TNT replays the show at 11pm so you can watch Heroes and catch The Closer later in the evening.
9-10pm: Finally, Medium is back! Our favorite lady who sees dead people has returned to TV to make up slightly for the unfortunate cancellation of Christian Slater’s My Own Worste Enemy. Medium offers consistent quality, great mysteries, engaging characters, and heartwrenching stories of bad things happening to good people–and sometimes to bad people.
