Summer TV started tonight. USA has cornered that market and I have been looking forward to new episodes of my shows. Of course, nothing can top my boys from Psych but until they come back I’ll be satisfied with my Michael Westin posse, HankMed and Matthew Bomer’s ridiculously blue eyes.
At times, it could be accurately said that I love TV more than breathing. I can’t seem to get enough of it. I find Michael Ausiello to be the biggest tool of the web but I envy his job SO much. He does nothing but watch TV and write about it. Entertainment Weekly, if you’re looking for someone prettier and far less annoying than Aus, I don’t have to go to law school.
Burn Notice and Royal Pains are a really odd pairing for the same night. I know that USA was trying to boost RP’s Nielsen ratings by using the Burn lead-in, but pairing an awesome show with a pretty good show makes the contrast look even worse. I think it would have worked better to pair Burn and White Collar (to better prepare for the crossover episode that better happen or I will take a page from Fiona’s book and go trigger happy) and then run RP with Covert Affairs or In Plain Sight (which to its credit is stronger this season than ever before) while leaving Psych on Wednesdays. Burn and Psych have pretty rabid fans while RP seems to pick up casual viewers. Ah, well, what do I know? Rather than running a network, I’m not getting paid to blog!
Regardless, tonight was a good night of premieres and I’m excited to see where the seasons go. Burn started off with a bang and several booms right away, which is a good sign in my eyes. I love the action. I loved seeing Michael come in and hug Madeline. I loved how Sam and Fiona just roped him into a little mission right away with no fanfare regarding his return. I loved how Big Ed put the biker jacket on Winston at the end. I love that I wished Michael had shot Vaughn when he had the chance but am also glad that he didn’t. I did not love that a 43 minute episode seemed to last about 3 minutes.
With Royal Pains, I loved seeing Evan’s antics finally return. He doesn’t need to be sad. I loved that Hank punched his dad in the face because I have neither the strength or opportunity to punch my own father. I hated, and I mean HATED Jill’s outfit. I mean, ick. I hated the entitled surgeon. I loved Spencer. I love that Mary Lynn Rajskub is going to be a future patient. I liked that Hank is going to make some headway with Boris. I hated that Evan sold his car because, well, I have epic car lust. I will be infuriated if Divya leaves. I still love Evan, and I still am not very moved by Hank’s character. I don’t know if it’s the actor or the character, but he’s falling flat for me. It’s probably the hair (Shawn Spencer would agree).
Despite my RP criticism, I’m incredibly thrilled that summer TV is starting and filling up my roster. I have eps of several shows that I haven’t seen yet from this spring, but I need to get crackin’ because summer is starting to sizzle.
