Thursday night is such a great night of TV for me. Yes, I admit that I watch TV at night and that I even watch shows that some Christians might judge me for. Oh well.
In fact, not only do I watch them, I looooove them. I get into them. Deal with it.
So, I think I will spend Fridays talking about my favorite Thursday shows. If you haven't yet watched Survivor, CSI, or Grey's Anatomy from last night, I would advise you not read on, as I don't want to spoil it for you.
First, there was Survivor: China. So far, it seems as though the teams are puttering along as well as any other season's teams: working on shelters, trying to get a fire going, whining and arguing a bit, etc. Nothing too exciting there. The challenges look like they'll be pretty physical and very very messy. In fact, the whole environment seems pretty messy. And wet. One of the team's camps was completely flooded in last night's episode. That must be miserable.
As far as who got voted out, I think they made a terrible decision in voting out the wrestler. That is not to say that I think they should have voted out the boss guy, either. In fact, I think it was utterly stupid to have those two up on the chopping block at all. We're looking at a team that is A) not in that great of shape at camp and B) not winning challenges. The boss guy works really hard at camp, so they obviously need him, and the wrestler works really hard at challenges, so they need her, too. They should have been looking to get rid of someone who isn't performing well at either, not at the two who are putting forth the most effort in both. But, no, instead of looking at what they really need, it becomes a popularity contest. In fact, the only thing they had against these two was that they kept bickering. So what?!? So you deal with a bit of bickering. Is a peaceful camp more important than one that has food, water, wood and shelter, and actually wins some challenges? This team is basically going to go down the drain very quickly if they keep making decisions like that.
On to CSI. I am soooo glad that Sarah didn't die. I mean, I was thinking that the show wouldn't want to be too obvious and keep saving all the main characters. It could have let her die and then show Grissom having to cope with all of that. But, Yay, she didn't die!!! And we are seeing that wonderful inner softness of Grissom's come out. I am LOVING it. I mean, CSI has a lot to offer someone who likes the action and mystery, etc., which I do. But, as a woman, I also like to see the inner struggles and, especially, a little romance (not sex, I mean actual romance, people) thrown into the mix. It makes it a much more well-rounded show.
Which leads me to my personal favorite, Grey's Anatomy. I have watched this show loyally and a bit obsessively since the first season. I have actually stressed about these characters and visited chat rooms to discuss them. Yes, I am just a bit too involved in it. But, after seeing last night's show, I'm not sure that my obsession will continue. It was just not the same somehow. The writing was very different, with many of the subtleties and imagery replaced with outright bluntly saying what the characters feel. I mean, instead of letting us figure out that Izzy was working so hard to save the deer because it represented her own hope and innocence, the writers had her come out and tell George "I am Bambie, Ok? I'm trying to save me." Ugh!
And the camera work was different too. They made it all jumpy, like ER. I do not like that.
Oh, and my personal least favorite is the way they're trying to give Meredith's sister the same voice as Meredith. They basically have her saying many of the same sorts of things we would hear from Meredith, although she doesn't quite pull them off as well. I am appalled at this because they seem to be implying that the sheer fact that Meredith and she share the same father would craft them into almost the same people. Meredith and her sister had very very different mothers and totally different upbringings. Meredith's special voice was born out of the traumas and difficulties she experienced throughout her twisted past. Her sister had none of these. In fact, here sister had a downright perfect upbringing. The fact that she is having some difficulties now does not mean she would suddenly develop Meredith's outlook on life. It would take years of going through what Meredith has gone through to become like her. Genes are not the only thing that makes us who we are. Circumstances have a huge impact on our outlook and attitude.
The one thing I did like, though, was the way that Derrick is not bitter about Meredith, but actually rather understanding and even forgiving of her. Let's be honest, he has been a real A__ sometimes, to the point that, for a while, I was not hoping they would get together, because I felt she deserved better than him. But right now he is redeeming himself in my eyes. I do hope it continues.
So that is my review of Thursday night TV for September 27th. Let's talk again next week, same bat time, same bat channel!
