The computer's in a different room from the TV, and I type with 2 fingers, so this isn't going to be high art, but I'll try.
10:07 -- The comedy bit that's supposed to be funny is not funny. ARGH. It's three sentences of material. It should be funny for real. And why do they talk about Conan and Dave, who are real, but "Darren Wells" who is not an actual baseball player?
10:19 -- Wouldn't the inside of a black boot be black, and therefore signing the inside of the boot with a pen wouldn't show up? And why are they just playing hide-the-ball with the "he likes her" subplot. So he likes her. Fine. He should tell her. Not worth all the script pages they're spending on it. On the plus side, Nate Corrdry had a nice scene there. They haven't been using him enough. Also, Christine Lahti guest appearance. Cool. I like her.
10:34 -- They got smart about not showing too much show material after showing too much last week. (Spoiler ahead:) So the writer in the writer's room that they focused in on like he was going to be important later turns out to have stolen unfunny material that everyone inexplicably thinks is funny. The material just isn't funny enough for me to buy the reality of this. Yes, it's bad to steal stuff, and the show would likely get in trouble, but I wish the material they had stolen was actually funny. Awesome that Christine Lahti's character looks like it'll be recurring. I like her.
10:45 -- That was a pretty short segment between commercials, but I think it was the strongest act yet. Not sure I buy why Ricky and Ron won't give up the name of the writer who stole the material -- especially since he isn't in the credits, so they don't need him back next week. No, seriously, I don't know why they wouldn't be just as outraged as everyone else and be more than willing to give up the guy, since it's not like they get anything out of protecting him, but whatever, I'll let that pass, and at least the emotion felt real in this segment. Whenever it's Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford, this show works. They're really good. And when it's about the show, it works. But when it's the material or the romance, I'm not feeling it.
11:01 -- I didn't buy the whole ending copout. Even if it turns out they actually stole it from a writer who wrote it 9 years earlier when he was employed by the show, they still stole it and the copyright shouldn't let them off the hook. So I didn't buy it. Timothy Busfield is great. And I'm glad Christine Lahti gets to come back next week for more. But I thought this was a pretty weak episode overall, and even though I'll keep watching, I'm feeling less and less compelled as the weeks pass. Although the fact I'm live-blogging it probably tells a different story.
Tomorrow: I live blog Game 1 of the ALCS, or Friday Night Lights, or actually do something productive, depending on which I find more interesting at the time. Also thanks to the guy who just left a comment on the Mea Culpa post from last week.
(And while I'm writing about TV: How I Met Your Mother was awesome tonight, and has been awesome all season. I'm regretting that I didn't watch Season 1 except for the season finale.)
please liveblog the baseball game!
Posted by: bambinona | October 10, 2006 at 12:54 AM
That show stinks. It'll be even more apparent after 30 rock (essentially the same premise only actually funny) airs tonight.
Posted by: Russ | October 10, 2006 at 08:33 AM
Russ, 30 Rock isn't until tomorrow night.
HIMYM is the best show not enough people watch. Consistent, funny, awesome. Throwingthings (.blogspot.com) has a great post about what makes HIMYM better than other sitcoms, if you haven't already read.
Posted by: E | October 10, 2006 at 09:05 PM