Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Welcome Back to 'Everwood!' Plus, Simon's New Show and 'Idol's' Star Power

So, Ephram loves Amy and he told her so after they sort of mistakenly slept together before the show's hiatus, and Amy still has feelings for Ephram, in fact, she believes that he is her "person," but she's not ready to enter back into a relationship with him because she wants to go off and have her Europe, but she still finds herself wondering if she should be with him. Oh, and Amy is concerned that they only have one more shot of making their relationship work, so she doesn't want to blow it if she's not fully ready to commit to Ephram because she's still so young. I think that about covers last night's Amy/Ephram report. You all know that I want these two together forever and have since the pilot, but I have a tremendous amount of respect for Amy's decision. She wants to go out and experience the world before she settles down with the guy she's more than likely going to spend the rest of her life with, and I think she's smart. She needs to know that she can do things for herself, have her own life and be happy with herself before she can commit to her happily ever after. She and Ephram will find their way, it's just going to take some time. I'm OK with this because I think it's the smartest move for both of them. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that they can go back to being friends again because I love their friendship, and even Amy admitted that she misses him more than she expected. In other Amy news, I like the way the writers are having her open her horizons at college. The character is developing and growing from a teenager to a woman in the natural progression that most girls do as they enter college and break out on their own. It's just too bad that it's coming at the expense of her friendship with Hannah. That's another friendship I miss, so girls, you need to work through your sudden differences and go back to being friends. You both need each other!

In other Everwood news, Ephram is finally going back to the piano! The fear that the piano might not make him happy anymore, when it's the one thing he is still holding onto, was keeping him from sitting down and playing. But, that changed when he was forced to play after Will died. I think that scene at the house when Will's son asks Ephram to play and he finally agrees to do so is one of my favorite this season. It's just so poignant and meaningful. So, will the Abbotts adopt or not adopt? I loved Rose's example of what they could handle. She's right, though. Nina's not giving up on Jake and Andy's not giving up on Delia. I think the latter is just going through that tough age where you're not really sure where you belong and who your true friends are, so you get caught in a sort of unhappy limbo. And then there's Edna, who missed Irv so much that she started having mild panic attacks at the thought of him enjoying life without her. Silly Edna, she should know better than to think that Irv could truly be happy without her. Yes, it was good to have Everwood back. The best scene from last night had to be the one shortly after the first episode started. Hannah and Bright met up at Sam's to plan their afternoon, but before they could go very far with their plans, both of their cell phones rang, and this hilarious scene unfolded (I went ahead and uploaded the video because it's that good):

(Video hosted courtesy of Putfile)


Just a reminder, if you wish to see Everwood make the jump to the new CW network next season, click on over to my Save Everwood site to learn where to send you letters. The show had a so-so return last night in the ratings, so we need the letters now more than ever! What did you think about last night's Everwood doubleheader? Were you happy to finally have the show back? How about Amy and Ephram, are you OK with Amy's decision, or are you thinking she's crazy? Leave me a comment with your thoughts.

About Last Night...NBC won the first hour of the night with Deal or No Deal, followed by ABC's Wife Swap and Fox's Prison Break (which actually had more total viewers). The first episode of The WB's Everwood landed in fifth ahead of UPN's comedies. At 9, CBS landed in first with comedies Two and a Half Men (r) and The New Adventures of Old Christine, followed by Fox's 24 (which had more total viewers) and a tie between ABC's Supernanny and NBC's The Apprentice. The second hour of Everwood tied for fifth with the UPN comedies. The final hour of the night went to CBS' CSI: Miami (r), followed by ABC's Miracle Workers and NBC's repeated Heist premiere. For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.

~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - Fox's American Idol shrinks down to 1 hour instead of its usual cumbersome 2 (serious happy dance time!) with the top 10 finalists.

@9 p.m. - Turk accidentally finds out about Carla's exciting news before she does on NBC's Scrubs. Over on Fox, House and his team race against the clock to find the source of a man's illness, but the clues point to a shocking answer on House. NBC premieres its newest comedy Teachers at 9:30.

@10 p.m. - The teams travel to Italy where things get crazy when they have to reconstruct broken statues on CBS' The Amazing Race. Over on NBC, rapper Ludacris guest stars as Fin is torn between family and "the system" on Law & Order: SVU. ABC's Boston Legal finds a rough day in court for Alan Shore when he experiences a horrifying condition that causes him to speak unintelligible gibberish.


QUICK CUTS

*NBC, Simon Cowell and the producers of American Idol are looking for America's talented people for a new summer reality competition. America's Got Talent will search for the most talented person in America with casting calls in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Atlanta next month. Cowell, himself, will make a special appearance during the L.A. casting call April 6th. According to executive producer Ken Warwick, the show is "looking for performers of all ages in every talent category in hopes of finding that next big name in lights." Look for the show to premiere sometime this summer on NBC.

*And finally, Shakira and Wyclef Jean are lending some extra star power to Wednesday's American Idol results show on Fox. The pair will perform Shakira's new single "Hips Don't Lie." Look for their performance and the results from tonight's competition tomorrow night on the live results show on Fox.

That's all for today. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for thoughts on The Amazing Race and the Scrubies! Plus, all the latest television news! And don't forget today's your last chance to send me your questions for Veronica Mars' Rob Thomas and Jason Dohring via the comment link or email (tvfan08@yahoo.com). I'll be speaking with them tonight!


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I didn't even recognize Amy in that picture! She has gotten so grown up since Season 1(the last time I saw her).
Ephram has really grown up too. I would like to see a picture of Delia if you have one.

Anonymous said...

How can a show have more viewers, but not "win the night"?

TVFan said...

Because Nielsen Media Research bases its ratings on households, not total viewers. So which ever show gets the most households, wins the hour. It's a weird system and completely inaccurate, but the television industry relies on it, so what can you do.