TV Season 2010 Pulse Check

Back in September I wrote two blogs on my favorite new Dramas and Comedies of the 2010 season. It is now time for a pulse check - how are they doing so far, are they still beating or on life support?

Beating Strong - Raising Hope
This show still makes me laugh. When the scripts are good so are the episodes. There have been a few blah ones, but overall I am really enjoying this blue collar family and their hilarious predicaments. Jimmy is the underdog you want to root for. He isn't the smartest guy in the world but he puts his new daughter first. His parents aren't the best but they sure try hard and Maw Maw is priceless.

Having Heart Trouble - The Event and Outsourced
Unfortunately The Event is becoming a bore. It is falling into the same pattern of Flashforward where it starts out intriguing and then can't keep the excitement going. I still have a few episodes on the DVR and I'm not dying to watch them.
Outsourced has lost it's hilarity. The first few episodes were great, hilarious, but now the writing has faltered and they are no longer as funny as they were in the beginning. In fact, I have not finished watching the last two episodes. I turned them off mid show and deleted them. Meh.

On Life Support - Undercovers
I can't believe I am saying this but I have lost the desire to watch this show. It has nothing to do with the cast, they are great, it is the writing
(JJ Abrams is obviously busy doing other things and it shows, bummer). There is no urgency in their missions. There is nothing at stake. In Alias, the fate of the entire world was always at stake as well as Sydney's life. There was so much intrigue, twists and turns that if you missed an episode you had to find out what happened, asap. It was a huge water cooler show. The critics and network executives at NBC agree with me about Undercovers as the show was just cancelled for good this week. The ratings were low and with no huge stars to keep it afloat the network decided to take it out of it's misery.

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Christmas is almost here, Time for Holiday cards!

My favorite holiday of the year is almost here and in preparation I am planning on ordering Christmas cards from Shutterfly.  There are so many great designs to choose from it is hard to decide which one but I am always partial to Snowflakes, of which they have quite a number to choose from.  So far these are my favorites, Family Snowfall, and Wisemen's Journey.  But if you just want to look at all of the photo cards, here is the link - Flat Photo Cards.  Another cool thing about these cards is the fact that Shutterfly is having a special offer for Bloggers, 50 free cards for blogging about Shutterfly.  How cool is that.  Here is the link if you want to join me, 50 Free Cards from Shutterfly.  So enjoy the holiday preparations, the time with family, and remember the gifts are not what is important, Jesus and his gift to us is the reason for the season.  Spend it with those you love and cherish your time together.