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The Riches Recap: It’s a Wonderful Lie

The Riches · Season 1 · Episode 12 · Aired May 28, 2007

As if things were not interesting enough, the writers have decided to throw (another) curveball. They have one of Doug’s oldest friends come visit. But not only is Pete such a great friend, which introduces lovely complexity to the script, and brings some interesting moments – more on that in a moment – he is also a bit nervous. As in, he has problems. Lots of them. Luckily, Cael has been preparing for this. Well, in the way that Cael prepares for everything. He is at least ready.

Put another way, it means that now not only is Wayne a lawyer, he gets to be a doctor, too. More specifically, a psychologist. The perfect person to treat anyone who is anxious, right?

Lost Recap: Through the Looking Glass

Lost · Season 3 · Episode 22 · Aired May 23, 2007

There are not too many people who will argue that the first season of Lost contained some fairly exceptional stories. Even the second season was pretty good. The third season, however, really started to fall off. Until now. It is quite possible that because the last twenty or so episodes just haven’t been very good it made this episode stand out. It is also possible that this episode was just that good.

Whatever the case, this is some of the best that has come forth in quite a while from the Lost crew, and it is good to see them getting back on track.

American Idol Recap: Finale

American Idol · Season 6 · Episode 11 · Aired May 22, 2007

Is it just me or is this show getting longer every year? I really don’t mean the individual episodes, but the time from the start of the show until the finale. Of course, the individual episodes seem to be getting longer as well, and though I know it will make me seem like Scrooge, I really don’t need Idol Gives Back either – way too much of my time is wasted by this show already. If they want to give back, just give back and don’t make such a big production about it. Who are you, Jerry Lewis?

Regardless, the finale was set last week after Melinda Doolittle was sent packing. Now we are down to two. After Blake and Jordin do their bits, and we have another few hours of performances, we can write off another season of Idol.

Season 1 Premiere: On the Lot

Posted on May 22, 2007 · Season 1 · Episode 1 · Aired May 22, 2007

At least partially because we have a son who enjoys creating his own movies, we tuned in to watch On the Lot, a new offering from Fox. After seeing their numbers, it appears we might have been the only ones watching.

The premise of the show is relatively simple. Like any other performance-based reality show, the contestants present their offerings and hope to be the last one standing. The difference here is that the contestants are actually not the performers – they are directing them. These contestants want to make movies.

The Riches Recap: Anything Hugh Can Do, I Can Do Better

The Riches · Season 1 · Episode 11 · Aired May 21, 2007

In the last episode, Dahlia covered for Wayne. Now Wayne gets to cover for Hugh, who is off on some bender.

The real revelation of the episode is not that Wayne can pull it off – we saw that early on – but that he and DiDi are adapting just fine to their lives as buffers as the rest of the families fade into suburban obscurity. So much so, in fact, that both Cael and Sam might as well have become this show’s version of Seven Bundy, who disappeared without much explanation, only to be mentioned briefly in a couple of episodes and with little explanation for what might have happened.

Heroes Recap: Chapter Twenty-Three: How to Stop an Exploding Man

Heroes · Season 1 · Episode 23 · Aired May 21, 2007

Noah points a gun at Molly, because as well a know, he has come to find the tracking system to save Claire, despite what he may say to the contrary about helping everyone. Meanwhile, Mohinder points a gun at Noah. This stalemate of sorts is only broken up when Parkman shows up and sees Molly. Or she sees him. Whatever the case, that seems to solve it for now.

Across town, Hiro continues to talk to his father, Kaito, and then Hiro leaves and teleports to Isaac Mendez’ loft in order to rescue Ando. However, Sylar made it there first, and is painting the fight between himself and Peter. Recognizing Hiro, Sylar challenges him to move faster than he can, and is surprised when Hiro teleports across the room and rescues Ando, quickly disappearing before Sylar can get them. It’s a safe bet that this piques Sylar’s interest.

The Sopranos Recap: The Second Coming

The Sopranos · Season 6 · Episode 19 · Aired May 20, 2007

As the final season of The Sopranos is winding down, it is turning into less of the show that rocked television and more of something you would see on Lifetime, or daytime television like maybe Dr. Phil or Oprah. At this point, I really just hope it ends soon. Maybe one of the guys will come whack me and put me out of my misery.

Meadow lets the family know that she is no longer going to medical school, but instead is going to law school. All-in-all, that is not a bad thing. I mean having a doctor around is good, because they can patch you up. But generally when someone is whacked, there is no coming back. On the other hand, having a lawyer in the family is going to be a bigger help.

According to Jim Recap: Jim’s Birthday

According to Jim · Season 6 · Episode 18 · Aired May 16, 2007

Jim is celebrating a milestone. Rather, everyone else is celebrating Jim’s milestone. He is turning fifty. Yet for some reason, he is not a celebratory mood, and though Jim definitely has his moments where he is a bit of a sourpuss (to put it mildly), and it can be understood that he may not want to admit he is getting old – or at least older – no one really gets why he is so grumpy about it all.

Dirty Jobs Recap: Well Digger

Dirty Jobs · Season 3 · Episode 4 · Aired January 30, 2007

Groundskeeper. Mike joins the groundskeeping crew for the Bowie Baysox, a AA minor league team at Prince Georges Stadium in Maryland. The normal crew consists of one guy, so normally another person would have doubled the crew. But Mike is not a normal guy. It might have cut it in half (or more).

Lost Recap: Greatest Hits

Lost · Season 3 · Episode 21 · Aired May 16, 2007

As the beach-dwelling survivors continue to plan their ambush of The Others, another plan is in the works to try and get them off the island. It seems that Sayid, who I think I will start calling The Onion as he has so many layers to him, has managed to retrieve a set of blueprints for another Dharma station, this one called The Looking Glass.

It seems that The Looking Glass is an underwater station that is underwater somewhere off the beach, but perhaps more importantly, it broadcasts a signal that keeps the island from being found. That means if they can turn off the signal, the island might be able to be found, and they can be rescued. Now to figure out how to find the station, swim down to it, turn off the signal, get back, initiate the ambush…

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