Prime Time, Part Two

Wednesday and Thursday are the next two days of television I'll talk about.

Wednesday used to be a pretty crappy night for television. It's been like that for a long time. Some channels are now just starting to notice this and have realized that there's little competition on this night. My new professional goal, become a television executive. Anyways, the two shows that I watch on Wednesday nights are 'Everwood' and 'Lost'.

'Everwood' used to be on Monday nights. I'm thankful it moved. The show operates quite uniquely. There are quite a few main characters that are intertwined in some way. So something almost always seems to be going on in the show. The show focuses mainly on the relationships between all the characters but every now and then we're forced to remember that one of the main characters is a world renowned doctor. That's when the episodes go from good to great. The times when the doctor's son, who is a likeable emo character shows us that he's a piano prodigy are also pretty cool.

Wednesday nights seem to be all about shows that center around many main characters as opposed to one or two. 'Lost' is another perfect example. If you're not watching this, it really is too late. You can't just jump into a show like this (pretty much it's only flaw). It's kind of done the same way as a comic book, sure, there are some stand alone episodes but you really have to start from the beginning to really appreciate it. Virtually every actor in that show has been in some kind of production before, hell, I think the dog's been in 'Smallville' or 'Air Bud'. This show has a sickening budget but that makes sense because it also has a sickening amount of viewers. I would suggest picking up season one and clearing out a couple days if you haven't so already. This show has so many unanswered questions, that I can't imagine it not going another season but it's so fast paced, I can't imagine it going much longer than that. Still, it's one of the best ideas in television in a long time (No, it's not just like a darker version of Gilligan's Island) .

Thursdays are all about Fox. My show choices on Thursday are 'The Loop' and 'The OC'.

'The Loop' is a new comedy sitcom, there have only been a few episodes but it's pretty funny. It's just so ridiculous you have to watch it. There are also parts in it that are just so well conceived, you have to give the show some kudos. In one of the early episodes, the main character gets into an egg eating contest at a bar. This raises his cholesterol for a physical that he has to take for a job. He fails it completely but he gets sympathy and the doctor tells him that he has to have 10,000 steps on a pedometer before he can pass him. Anyways, he goes to the bar again and this time he wins at another crazy contest, which wins him a prize trip, before you know it, he wakes up in some exotic location and has to rush back home on a plane for his job. On the plane, he realizes his pedometer has a low number of steps, and he's not allowed to walk back and forth on the airplane aisle, so he goes back to his seat, and starts shaking his pedometer back and forth. It's pretty noisy, so he covers this action with a jacket. He's also pretty tired, so he closes his eyes. Guess, what the other passengers think he's doing. Genius! This show also has two very pretty girls in it, just in case you were wondering...

Amanda Loncar


Sarah Mason


Now, for the show that used to be a must watch, wasn't for a while and now is back to a show worthy to obsess over, 'The OC'. I watched the very first episode on 'Fox', back when the main character still smoked and was one bad ass dude. He's evolved into someone that seemingly just has a hero complex. The show seemed to have a character for almost everyone's taste. It was at it's prime when Samaire Armstrong was there.

After she left, season two got a little wonky, and missing an episode every now and then was no longer a big deal. The writers threw everything at the show, new cast members, crazy situations, pretty much anything you could think of. Needless to say the show degenerated to a point, where only certain episodes were any good. Some of them failed experiments. The show is returning to form though, answering questions from season one and the start of season two. Samaire Armstrong is returning to the cast, I can only wish that it was permanently but it's probably only for a few episodes. So I think that you have to pick up season one, but after that, you really have to be a fan to still watch it. It should be said though that even if you're not a huge fan of the show, you should listen to the music. At least the show has kept that up to par.