Wednesday This N That

While the Tuesday night tv schedule still sucks, ( why do they all have to be on at the same time? ) it’s great that there are at least a few shows to still keep my interest.

Let’s begin with a few of last night’s shows


1. As I mentioned on Monday, last night’s NCIS was great. I loved the homecoming theme. It was fun to hear that Jimmy was King (as he was the only boy in the class of 13) and that Abby had multiple dates for homecoming. It was also cute to see Tweets from Brian Dietzen (Jimmy) that he was crowned King in real life as well, only it was for Prom instead of homecoming. A Tweet from Pauley mentioned that the dress Abby’s wearing in the old photo with her three dates is her actual homecoming dress. It’s so great to hear those behind-the-scenes tidbits.

Speaking of behind-the-scenes: it was fun to see some of the NCIS cast on ET last night – especially Mark, who revealed his “cheat sheet” lines inside his jacket. It was cute how he was giving Nancy O’Dell his Gibbs’ stare and making her crack up repeatedly. Such a fun cast.

2. Body of Proof brought a bit of the fun ( and funny ) as well. I love the small Kate/Megan catfights – as well as the “make up” scenes. I think the Jeri/Dana scenes are the best. The thing I’m really loving about the new season is that the rest of the cast is getting more involved in the episodes. It’s not just the Megan or Megan/Kate show. It was funny to see that everyone seems to have a “significant other” except Megan…and maybe Sam. I love how Sam read Bud’s body language and drew her conclusion that he had a ‘special someone’. That reminded me of a few other character “couples” from other shows who worked like that – such as Cath/Gil from CSI and Sam/Jack from Stargate SG1.

3. Unforgettable was back for a second episode last night. This one was better than the pilot as we were finally getting into the heart of the show without having to go through all of the character introductions and backstories. The scenes with Carrie and her mother who has Alzheimer’s always just reach out & grab me. I love how the writers have incorporated that into the story. I wish more shows would bring the Alzheimer’s/Dementia theme in with a recurring character. As for the concept of the show, the "out of body" flashback scenes kind of annoy, yet intrigue me. I find myself looking more closely at the previous scenes that Carrie's been in to see if there's something I can detect that they will come and focus on later in a flashback scene.

4. Since Dancing With The Stars always runs a few minutes over (congrats to Chaz Bono on advancing another week, by the way), I was able to catch the opening of Parenthood last night and even catch a glimpse of Bonnie Bedelia. Yes, the karma was working in my favor last night, it seemed.

As for tonight –

5. it’s become hard to get the CSI switch to Wednesday’s stuck in my brain. Last week’s season 12 premiere was okay, considering we had to suffer an overload of Dead Body (DB) because of the character introduction. From the previews of tonight’s episode, it looks like it’s back to “normal” for character/crime scene stuff. It looks especially interesting seeing that Catherine might get a bit of action. I always love Action ! Cath.

6. The Kelli Giddish era of SVU continues tonight as well. I liked her introduction last week. I hope she & Mariska can get some meaningful scenes together soon. I’ve been watching a few more reruns of SVU lately. Mariska & Chris are just so darn good together. Mariska always blows me away. I just wish she’d be on a show that’s a bit lighter.