I still have several episodes of Bionic Woman to watch because at some point during the November I lost interest.  Moonlight has it’s problems, but as far as vampire shows go, it’s about as good as you can get if Joss Whedon isn’t producing your show. 

I can’t bring myself to watch a show called DirtySexyMoney.  Not because of the implications of the title, but because it’s clearly a soap, and I stopped watching Grey’s Anatomy because I couldn’t stomach that sudsy feeling I got after watching George and Izzy do it.  Ew. 

Speaking of Grey’s Anatomy, I hated the Private Practice semi-pilot and it’s good to hear that my decision to avoid it was wise.  I mean, a show about a fertility clinic?  Seriously?  How much serious medical mileage can you get out of that?  From what I’ve seen, very little.  And I thought Grey’s Anatomy was starting to stretch. 

I watched the first episode of Cavemen, and oddly enough, I didn’t hate it.  Though I never watched another episode.  The pilot had this sense that it wasn’t going for “Ha Ha” funny, but rather was more of a dark comedy about race relations.  The problem is, that can be funny for a half hour—that is, a single half hour-- but how can it make for a good series without relying on more cliched plotlines. 

I’d like to give a shoutout, however, to Viva Laughlin.  Though it barely aired two episodes before becoming the ONLY show this season to be cancelled, it was truly a show worthy of the Hall of Shame.  I want to know which television exec was sitting in his office clearly high on crack when Hugh Jackman strolled in and said in his Australian brogue “I’ve just had an idea.  Why don’t we make a series about a guy who opens his own casino, but instead of gritty drama, it’ll be a musical.  And we won’t write original songs, but we’ll have them sing to classical rock songs.  And instead of scoring our own versions of them, we’ll just play the originals and have the actors sing with them.  And the song selections won’t be very inspired either.  We’ll sing Viva Las Vegas at least twice in the pilot, a Blondie song, and when the main villain walks in for the first time, we’ll play Sympathy for the Devil—because that’s never been done before.  It’ll be great”

I hope that guy got fired.