Parenthood

We watched a couple episodes of this new series on NBC last week. Our local cable company on demand has all the episodes available and m wife and I watched a couple last week. I was very impressed. This series best known for being the first new series in the post Jay Leno ten pm time slot is a show that we have to hope catches on. A wonderful cast filled with faces you know and names you might not but for me the highlight is Craig Nelson as the family patriarch. An aging hippy who still expects his grandson to straighten up and fly right but once he is brought into the understanding that the child has a real issue he steps up and does all he can. Perhaps we as men identify as being gruff on the outside and mellow on the inside. We plan to watch the rest of the episodes and I hope we are not disappointed with the longevity of the series.

For me I have made the decision that with all the options we have I no longer will watch shows that do not bring me some kind of value in return. I have no need to see Jack Bauer kill or the narcissistic doctors on Nip Tuck. I sometimes think I am turning into my parents and wish to watch the Waltons or Little House on the Prairie. Those shows are not coming back, and Parenthood certainly would not be that show, my parents would not have approved of the joke of the four grown siblings smoking a joint in the school on a parent night.

The show however is worth watching. We will continue

Nip Tuck

This series returned from a short hiatus last Wednesday night on FX. I have watched this show for the last few years and as it makes its way to the TIVO must admit it is a show we have enjoyed over the years. At one point this fall we had four episodes waiting for us. Finally we caught up and I felt relieved. I thought the series would return in the summer for these the final episodes of the series. I was disappointed to find out that it was returning so soon.

The show has always been weird. Nothing has changed. Now it is just weird and dark. Perhaps it always was but now when I watch the show I feel like I need to take a shower. No character in the show is likable.

This weeks episode was a very good one. We learned about the development of Christian and Sean's friendship/partnership in college and how Christian has changed Sean's life from the beginning. This was very interesting to know and it appears that Sean's personality might well be going to change over these last few episodes.

We are invested in these characters, right or wrong, and we will I am sure watch these final episodes. But when the show ends I will not miss it.

Modern Family

We watched Modern Family last evening. You know nothing outrageous happens on the show but there is something comforting in seeing the kids on the show act like the kids in your house. Last evening the eldest son wanted a car so he was acting more responsible and the Dad and the Mom had a disagreement on who gave in to the children more. Nothing outlandish just funny.

Set the Tivo to watch the returning Nip Tuck. This is the end of the show after this run. How much more stuff can those boys go through. I guess we will find out