You know how you sometimes don't realize how much you miss something until it returns and it's even better than ever? Well, enter the last three weeks of Scrubs. Is it just me, or is this show getting funnier? Cheryl Hines as Perry's sister was a hoot! I loved how he used her Born Again Christian status to mask the real reason he didn't like it when she came to town. It sounds like those two went through a lot as kids. Maybe now that he has addressed his real issue with her, they can bond over the trauma. Nah, this is Perry we're talking about! Wouldn't it be weird if he were like that? Loved that Jordan punch line. How funny was Elliot's revelation that she names her eggs ("Cassie sounds pretty." "Oh she would have been JD")? The second episode was equally as funny. Loved the fact that Gary Busey actually appeared after Elliot referenced him, and he was looking as crazy as ever! Loved the Arnold Palmer exchange between JD and Dr. Cox and JD thinking that Palmer is famous for a drink. Absolutely loved the Indiana Jones parody (hence the reference in my title today), especially Turk's comment that it always has to be the colon (like Indiana with the snakes). The entire segment was brilliant! Also loved Turk's brain freeze at lunch. There are so many small hilarious things in each episode (e.g. "Dr. Acula," Gizmo, the staff photo) that you have to watch each episode carefully to ensure you don't miss something funny. Now that's good writing! And now it's time for a look at some of last night's funniest lines.
The Scrubies
"Maybe the TV was broken one day and she picked up the Bible and found it to be just a darn good read." Dr. Cox on why his sister may have become a Born Again Christian
"Can I speak to you in the stop-filling-my-patients-with-false-hope ward?" Dr. Cox to his sister after she tells a family that prayer would save their loved one
"Mark my words. When that little bastard is dipped in water, I'll be there." JD to Dr. Cox after trying to figure out where the baptism will take place
"You're pretty tolerant of everyone except Hugh Jackman." JD to Dr. Cox on why he doesn't tolerate his sister's Born Again Christian status
"You two stop fighting or I will turn this church around!" Elliot to the feuding Carla and Turk during Perry's son's baptism
"You are a strange young man, aren't you?" Patient to JD
"I was a preemie." JD
"You're lucky we're not back in olden times. I'd make a necklace out of your teeth!" Dr. Cox to JD after he made a rookie mistake
"Were you gadget shopping?" JD to Dr. Kelso after learning he had recently been in Brookstones
"If that's what you call trolling for mall ass, then yeah." Dr. Kelso
As usual, feel free to nominate your own quotes for a Scrubie. Leave a comment with your selections and I'll print then in a future edition. Also, don't forget to leave a note with your thoughts on last night's episodes.
The Law & Order franchise loves to do these "ripped from the headlines" episodes, and I wince every time they do this tired gimmick. Last night's episode of SVU was so "ripped from the headlines" that it was preceded by a disclaimer that it was, in fact, just a work of fiction. Problem is, I still can't figure out which headline it was ripped from. Sure, we hear stories about teens and college coeds abandoning newborns in the worst places on earth (it's common enough that many states now have Safe Haven laws), but I don't remember reading about such a case that involved a baby that turned out to be the product of incest (if someone does remember, please leave me a comment about it because I'm curious to know which real-life story this case was based on). This episode was icky for obvious reasons and it certainly redefined the father-daughter relationship. Ella had created this idealistic image of her unknown father for so long that she wasn't going to let anything tear it down, including the fact that he slept with her and their union (ick!) produced at least two children. I spent the entire episode trying to figure out whether I felt sorry for Ella or whether I felt that she was just a sociopath. Olivia's obvious connection to her was nicely played, if not a little anvilous (when writers make their point so obvious that they might have well have dropped anvils explaining the connection), but most shows seem to lack subtlety when it comes to characters' personal connections to cases, so I tend to overlook this misstep (for an example of a completely non-anvilous character connection, see last Sunday's Cold Case where Scotty's obvious connection to the victim's assumed suicide and his parents guilt was played out with a quick glimpse at his emotional state through a subtle look on his face during the interview). Besides, Olivia's connection was only a bit anvilous - a huge improvement over most shows. I was glad that Olivia and Casey took the baby from his icky father/grandfather. I thought this was a strong episode as usual, but the subject matter was a little too shock-factor for me.
For a look at last night's Gilmore Girls episode, click on over to TVGuide.com.
About Last Night... Fox dominated the first hour of the night with the return of American Idol, followed by NCIS on CBS and ABC comedies According to Jim and Rodney. At 9, Fox stayed in the lead with hour two of American Idol, followed by CSI (r) on CBS and Commander In Chief on ABC. The back-to-back episodes of NBC's Scrubs landed in fourth. The final hour of the night went to NBC's Law & Order: SVU, followed by ABC's Boston Legal and the premiere of CBS's Love Monkey. For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.
~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - It's more squawking and squealing that contestants try to pass for singing on night 2 of the American Idol audition phase on Fox. Over on NBC, JT and his team risk their lives in Sarajevo on E-Ring.
@9 p.m. - Michael takes off into the jungle to look for "The Others" in hopes of finding Walt on ABC's Lost. Fox premieres its latest reality competition Skating with Celebrities featuring Deborah (a.k.a. Debbie) Gibson, Dave Coulier and Kristy Swanson. UPN repeats an interesting episode of Veronica Mars. Our favorite private detective helps Jackie unravel a case of credit card fraud.
@10 p.m. - Russell discovers that Underlay has taken the children on vacation without his or Mariel's permission on ABC's Invasion. Over on NBC, the detectives work a case of apparent suicide, but the victim might have had a little help from his friends on Law & Order. CBS delves into the world of runway modeling when one of the models collapses to her death during a fashion show on CSI: NY.
QUICK CUTS
*Fox is finally revealing who the killer most likely would have been on the now-cancelled Reunion. The network hosted its Winter Press Tour yesterday and fielded questions about the murder mystery. According to Fox's Entertainment President Peter Ligouri, the decision was still somewhat up in the air, but Sam's daughter was (at that juncture) the killer. Also at yesterday's event, Ligouri said the chances of Arrested Development returning for another season are not good, saying "it is highly unlikely the show is coming back but no definitive final answer has been made on that." You can get the full scoop of yesterday's Press Tour here.
*NBC is bringing back its reality series Last Comic Standing this summer. The reality competition will once again pit comedians against each other as the audience decides which one is the funniest. No word yet on a premiere date for the series.
*And finally, ABC is revising its plans to bring back Emily's Reasons Why Not and Jake In Progress next week, deciding instead to bench the two shows along with Hope & Faith for the rest of January. The network is now scheduling Emily's and Jake's returns for February 6th, the night after the Super Bowl. No return date was released for Hope & Faith as Dancing with the Stars results show has been permanently expanded to a full hour on Fridays during the show's former slot.
That's all for today. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for thoughts on Lost (Did anyone else get a Lord of the Flies vibe from the preview?). Plus all the latest television news!
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1 comment:
I pretty much missed the first episode of scrubs because i tried watching it while trying to secure airline tickets to montana. What a headache! Aynway the second one was great! When JD asked just what is exploratory surgery didn't you just know what was coming?
I taped the VM episode tonite but watched bits and pieces of it during commercials. It didn't seem familiar. I'm thinking I missed that one.
Back to Scrubs a minute, the group photo storyline was hysterical! How touching that the janitor wanted to be in the picture.
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