Wieners and TV

What a sausage fest! Did you hear about all the Wieners just rolling around Cincinnati’s I-471 yesterday (9/26) morning? I mean really... just take a look:



Apparently some truck tipped over and spilled all these rotten hot dogs, sausages, along with some other processed meat. How fun would it have been to see that!

Anyway... on to other important matters, let's talk about a new TV show... Chuck.

So I noticed this show that was on before Heroes on Monday evening, and it looked a little intriguing. I set my tape to start recording an hour earlier so I could catch not only Heroes but also Chuck. Two nights ago I finally got to watch it. I give it 3 out of 5 stars... or 3 of 5 thumbs up... or 3 of 5 priceless imaginable gold trophies... whatever floats their boat the most.

Basically the show to me appears to me as if some geeky guy was sitting in his office one day and thought: "Man... How sweet would it be to work for the government and know all their secrets..." and then he went back to soldering some logic board together.

The show can be summed up as the ultimate geek fantasy. I have always thought it would be pretty darn sweet to work for the government. Basically any job where I learn things that I'm not allowed to tell the 'general public' would be a pretty sweet job... hah.

So Chuck gets an email that holds all the government’s secrets without realizing it and opens it. It puts him in a trance and his brain is now the central computer that holds all the government secrets. AND... Somehow the government hadn't backed up this computer... a little far fetched... but intriguing.

I'm not really sure how this show is going to pan out, but I plan on watching when I can. They throw a cute blonde into the madness along with guns, explosions, computer viruses and the Nerd Herd (the show's poor play off of the Geek Squad...) to pull together a rather awkward package. But still... it intrigues me for now.

Tonight is the 4th season premiere of The Office though... and for that I am super excited! Smallville also starts tonight.

Television

It is a strange phenomena... This past year of TV seasons, I have become obsessed with more shows than I think I've sat down to watch in my entire life! I blame it on the devil, well, at least that's what the preacher was talking about yesterday. Television is an anti-social event, which in turn is not good for relations. The message yesterday could be summed to the bumper sticker slogan (and I quote from the preacher) 'Love God, Love People... Go to Heaven' And that's it! Television is this anti-social activity that apparently people spend an average of 4-7 hours a day doing. Wow... who? Some folks say they watch TV with their friends and significant others, which is being social... right? Ok, well next time some of your friends are being social around a television, just take a step in front of the TV and ask how they're doing, I'm pretty sure they'll be very social at that moment in telling you to get your bottom out of the way! But hey, I think TV is still OK... in moderation that is.

Let me tell you about a few of my favorite shows now. For those who noted in the last post, the suspected topic of todays post... well... maybe next time.

The Office - Thursdays : 8:30PM : NBC
This is by far my favorite show of the moment. The word to describe is is Hilarious! I find my self laughing out loud in big ole' belly laughs more for this show than any past sitcom or anything. It takes place in Scranton, PA at a paper distributor named Dunder Mifflin. The entire show is based on the operations of the company and their disfunctional little society they have created. At the beginning of each episode there is a little blurb, or sketch mind you, that usually has nothing to do with the rest of the episode, and they are the best. 5 of 5 stars here folks, a must watch.

Smallville - Thursdays : 8:00PM : The CW
Smallville is in its 6th season I believe, and they are still trucking. It is basically Superman meets All My Children, or some other cheesy soap. Clark Kent is in his teenage years and is struggling with the discovery of his powers, his relations with peers, and his own identity. Great show, a good watch. 4 of 5 stars.

Heroes - Mondays : 9:00PM : NBC
What a show. It took me a little while to get into this one due to its graphic, sometimes extremely gruesome scenes, but the plot has drawn me. This show is seems to be a remake of X-Men sometimes as all the characters have X-Men like abilities. The plot is very good though. 'Save the cheerleader, Save the world!' Hey, whenever there is a line like that, you know it has got to be a good show. Heroes is very bloody though, not to watch if you can't take much carnage. This is the only show I am not caught completely up with yet, and it is a killer now, in exam week, to not be able to watch as many episodes as I would like. I won't tell you much about the specifics of this show, just because it could ruin plot if you are wanting to start watching this one. Highly recommended... 5 of 5 stars.

Have a good Monday, wish me luck on my exams!