Kathy Griffin totally delivered last night. As hillarious as some of her previous specials? Not quite. Funnier than any other stand-up specials in recent memory? Totally.
And, unbeknownst to me- “Ugly Betty”, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Office” were all reruns so it was definitely good to have something to watch. Speaking of reruns, I’m dreading what is in store with the writers guild strike that’s going on… but that’s a whole nother post in itself.
I don’t know if I mentioned this already, but I have JUST recently acquired a whole bunch of extended cable channels, including faves like IFC, BBC America, Discovery Times, etc. I am so loving it!
Tonight on IFC “The Human Stain” with Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman is on at 8pm EST, followed at 10 by “This Film is Not Yet Rated”, the documentary about the shady practices of the MPAA. I can’t even begin to say how excited I am- these are both films that I’ve wanted to see for a while.
What did I do without you all these years IFC??
“Pushing Daisies” first, let me just say, is a great show. I didn’t want to like it because I felt like it was one of those things where a network was trying to trick people into liking a show because it’s quirky. I do not appreciate quirky for quirky’s sake. That’s not this- this show’s got substance.
So why, you ask, is it killing me? Because- there are two female characters- both strong, both highly likable, and both in love with the same (great) guy. Who do I root for? Well, I’m rooting for Olive and here’s why: Ned and Chuck can never touch unless gloves or plastic wrap or some other barrier is involved. So they can’t consumate their relationship- leaving at least this viewer supremely unsatisfied. And I cannot think of a way that the writers could remedy this problem without destroying the integrity of the show. Then you have Olive who is the essence of a sympathetic character. Who has not been in that spot where you pine for someone who’s not interested? She’s cute and perky and just the right kind of weird- to top all this off, even though she’s green with jealousy of Chuck she is not vengeful or spiteful. How could you not love her and be dying to see her get her man? The writers have already tapped into this with their wicked tease of a nude Olive in Ned’s arms which, of course, was a dream. I can only hope that it is to foreshadow future events.
But then what of Chuck? We like her- we don’t want her to be sad! Although as I type this I’m realizing that my desire to see Olive and Ned doing the dirty trumps any affinity I have for Chuck. She can always find another guy who can actually touch her. All I can say is that someone better get some on this show before the end of the season!! Who’s with me?
How do I love the, Kathy Griffin? You are always outragous, always hilarious, and never disappoint.
Tonight on Bravo (9pm, EST) Kathy’s new stand-up special, “Straight to Hell” will air and I am totally excited. So much so that I’m giving up watching “The Office” to see it (you can only DVR two shows at a time people and I’ve gotta see “Grey’s Anatomy”). I have always loved Ms. Griffin- her stand-up, her reality show… she rules! But she reached legendary status for me in September when she accepted her Creative-Arts Emmy by telling Jesus he could “suck it”. This chick has some balls!
I’m hoping that she keeps it up with this newest show. Sometimes you get so good that there’s nowhere to go but down. We shall see…
I recently heard someone say that “It’s a great time in TV, for people who like TV,” and I think that about sums it up. With the networks stepping things up with shows like “Ugly Betty”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, and “Pushing Daisies” (way to go ABC!) and cable networks coming in with the likes of “The Closer”, “Monk”, and- my personal favorite- “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, not to mention premium channels like HBO and Showtime, there’s no shortage of things to watch on the ole boob tube.
Since I’m now a mom to a toddler and spend most of my nights at home while the little lad’s asleep, I find myself spending a lot of quality time with the tv. And I have a lot to say about the shows I’m watching. So rather than bore my friends (many of which are still in the closet in terms of their affection for the medium) I thought to start a blog for similarly addicted folks. Hopefully it will turn into something that people like to read. If not, it will be fun to keep up just for myself.
