Posted by Dustin on 02.08.2009 at 7:17 pm

I’m combining this past week’s thoughts on “Grey’s” and “Private Practice.” Also rather than providing a recap, I’m simply posting some key thoughts on what went on.

First up, like many, I was a bit letdown by “Grey’s” this past week. I expected more of “Private Practice” on it. It seems that comes next week.

Most of the show was taken up by McDreamy running around showing the engagement ring to everyone BUT Meredith and telling them his plans. Can we expect her to find out what he’s planning? That is my guess. Meanwhile Mark and Lexie are preparing to tell Derek and Meredith the truth, especially given they both found out about the proposal. I think Derek will take it worse than Meredith actually.

Then we had Christina and Owen walking around all dopey and in love. It was cheesy and funny, but got a bit old. By the end of the show Owen saw some woman he knew and freaked. From the previews, it sounds like she’s his fiance! Oops? I thought she’d be the fiance of someone he knew and died in Iraq.

Izzie was running tests on herself, and as everyone in the shoutbox was speculating, her interruptions mixed the tests up with the patient in the room who they believe has some brain tumor.

Finally they began the possibility of the Arizona and Callie love story in this episode. Callie is trying to get over Hahn and move on, and Arizona confronted her in the bar bathroom and told her when it was time, she’d have a line of people waiting. Callie didn’t think so, so Arizona laid one on her lips! I have to say, Arizona’s character is growing on me. I really enjoyed her interactions with Baily in this episode. Both she and the heart doctor pointed out to Baily how she really should go into pediatric surgery not general surgery, as that is where her heart seemed to lay. Looks like she’s going to take their advice. I wonder how The Chief will react? He seemed to be trying to groom her to take over for him when the time came.

Over to “Private Practice,” most of the show had to do with everyone in the practice coming together to help Archer, who was having seizures. He had been told he had some tumor and had anywhere from months to a few years left.

However as they investigated, they found out that Archer had a parasite in his brain, and Addison felt Derek could save him. They put Archer into a coma and Addison, Archer and Naomi flew to Seattle where Derek was waiting.

While Cooper dealt with a little girl abandoned by her horrid selfish parents, Violet finally told Pete and Cooper she was pregnant! I was so sure that Cooper would somehow end up adopting the little girl, but that didn’t happen. Meanwhile I still don’t know where the Pete and Sheldon stuff is going. Both men were upset that Violet assumed how they would react. Pete I think is warming up to the idea of kids, whereas Sheldon seems to keep being the nice guy.

Posted by Dustin on 02.08.2009 at 3:51 pm

Official NBC spoilers for the February 23rd and March 2nd episodes of Heroes.

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Posted by Dustin on 02.08.2009 at 1:53 pm

In the latest episode of “Ugly Betty,” Willy became upset as Connor seemed distracted, preoccupied. He was obsessing over who Molly was dating, but he wasn’t telling Willy that is what was bothering him.

Meanwhile Daniel and Molly realized they had to tell Conner before he found out from someone else. Before they could, Willy learned what was bothering Conner. I was shocked though that she didn’t out Daniel to Conner, which I expected her to. Maybe she really has changed?

Conner figured out it was Daniel all on his own, thanks to Molly’s silly nickname for Daniel R.J., which stood for “Rich Jerk.” He punched Daniel hard, but seemed to accept it and move on. Or has he? I can’t help but worry something huge is coming, he’s going to sink “Mode” or something.

The really sad part of this episode was Betty moving back home to help with her father, but you could tell that she really didn’t want to. To add insult to injury, as she was set to move home, her neighbor Jesse suddenly took an interest in her. Of course when all was said and done, they turned Jesse into a self-absorbed bore that Betty couldn’t wait to run out on while she was on a date with him.

Marc of course ended up taking over Betty’s part of the rent and moved in with Amanda. Marc and Amanda again were the best part of the episode as they helped Betty decide if Jesse liked her or not. However when they pretended to be Marc and Betty and kissed, it was awkward. I think Amanda needs a man and stat!

Back at home, Ignacio and his nurse butted heads over his diet and taking care of himself. Of course he wanted to cook like he used to, which he can’t. How long before he and the nurse kiss? I can’t believe it didn’t happen in this episode!

Posted by Dustin on 02.07.2009 at 6:33 pm

For me, last nights “Ghost Whisperer” was a snore. First up, Sam/Jim and Melinda danced around their connection, but finally agreed to try and go on a proper date. Of course the ghosts got in the way, making Sam think Melinda had stood him up and really wasn’t ready to date. She assured him that wasn’t the case and kissed him, so off they went on a late night date.

Clearly Melinda’s ghosts are going to get her into trouble, and it looks like that happens next week. I’m just afraid when she’s finally honest with Sam/Jim, he’ll think she’s nuts and walk off. I’m really afraid he’ll go after Nicole!

Meanwhile the entire ghost story this episode fell flat for me, as I thought it was uber predictable. In fact, I swear they’ve already done this story before, just a little different.

In the episode, a mother had died, leaving behind her husband and her daughter. The death was odd and mysterious. Also involved was a young man, who the mother had helped get out of juvie and get a new start on his life. She was a lawyer, her husband a judge. The husband didn’t like the guy, where as the daughter had fallen for him. The mother cared greatly for the young man, leading the daughter and husband to think she had had an affair with the kid.

Well when the woman’s ghost was hell bent on keeping the boy away from her daughter, it took me all of two seconds to realize somehow, this was a kid from a previous relationship. Sure enough, he was, and that was the big secret. She had given him up for adoption when she was younger and had just found him, but couldn’t tell her current family or him as she was scared. The son however figured it out, and then the mother died.

Posted by Dustin on 02.05.2009 at 5:35 pm

In addition to joining “Heroes” later in the season for a few episodes, Swoosie Kurts will also be moving onto Wisteria Lane according to TV Guide. She will be playing a love interest for one of the characters . . . but which one?

Any guesses?

Posted by Dustin on 02.05.2009 at 5:33 pm

Ausiello is reporting some fantastic news. Christine Baranski (Cybill fame, Mamma Mia) is joining “Ugly Betty” for at least three episodes as the high class mother of Betty’s new love interest (Daniel Eric Gold).

I love her, so her addition is going to be amazing! Move over Claire and Willy, a new diva is in town!

Posted by Dustin on 02.03.2009 at 8:02 pm

“Medium” returned last night and I really liked it, it was full of twists and turns. Plus I love that that evil DA VanDyke is gone and Devalos is back in office.

The case this time centered around a woman trying to find out who murdered her sister. It was a bizarre case in which Alison kept seeing the woman’s first husband as murdering the sister. The problem, the first husband died in a car wreck 2 years ago. The woman had remarried.

The twists kept coming, the man who hit the husband with his car was never found. He ran off. Allison soon realized it was the woman’s new husband! Why would she marry this guy? Well he came to her telling her that he in fact was her dead husband, and that the dead husband’s spirit jumped into the other guy’s body and drove off. He somehow knew details and could answer all sorts of questions about their relationship, so she was convinced.

Well when the woman’s sister found out about her dead-brother-in-law come back to life, she was ready to resume the affair they were having on the side. The problem? The “husband” didn’t remember having the affair, and she knew he was a fraud. So the new husband killed her to guard his secret.

Why did he do it? The first dead husband was a writer and worth millions, which he left to his widow. When the 2 had their accident, a manuscript of a new book went flying everywhere. It was an autobiography, which the guy stole and used to con the wife into thinking he was her dead husband back.

I really liked this episode again because of the twists and turns. However I can’t help but feel the show was thumbing its nose and giving the finger to the other psychic drama on TV, “Ghost Whisperer.” The fact that for half the episode they had us thinking they were doing a similar story to the Jim/Sam/Melinda one . . . then turning it upside down and making it a con job was interesting and I don’t think a coincidence!

Posted by Dustin on 02.03.2009 at 7:52 pm

So last night “Heroes” returned and kicked off the Chapter 4: Fugitives arc. From some of my friend’s comments, as well as others around the net, most seem to agree “Heroes” seems to be back to Season 1 greatness. Let’s just hope they can keep it going.

This show basically set up the storyline for the rest of the season. It’s been a couple of months since Pinehurst was destroyed and most of the heroes were trying to lay low and live normal lives. Tracy was working for the Governor of New York. Surresh was driving cabs again. Peter was working as a paramedic. Claire was looking at colleges. Matt was working as a night watchman and Daphne as a courier. Hiro meanwhile was trying to train Ando to become a hero. Sylar was trying to track down his real parents.

Nathan on the other hand was working with Homeland Security, his mother and HRG on a plan to round-up everyone with powers “for the safety of all.” We don’t know what he plans to do, but he caught everyone but Sylar, Daphne and Ando (who I don’t think he knows has powers). Claire he was trying to spare, but she was caught with Matt. She found out her dad’s plan and tried to warn Matt. He tried to send her home, telling her to forget everything (everyone had been brought and loaded onto a plane). She wouldn’t and snuck on the plane, freeing the heroes. The show ended with the plane crashing with all our heroes, as well as HRG who was in the co-pilot seat!

I thought the show was amazing, but was so frustrated! Nathan has become so evil and I don’t like that, as I really liked Nathan before.

Hiro still has no powers, which kinda stinks. Peter has his powers back though and it seems it’s the same power, he takes on other people’s powers. However he now has to touch them to acquire them, rather than see them used or have them used on him.

Matt seems to be developing a new power. The Australian guy appeared to him and basically gave him his power of seeing the future and drawing what he sees. I guess with him and Isaac from Season 1 dead, they needed someone to continue with that power. I guess they felt it would fit in best with Matt, though the whole “getting a new power” thing seems just a little odd.

Along with Nathan going bad, them turning HRG back to a baddie sorta miffs me. I like that he was turning over a new leaf. Sylar on the other hand should stay bad, and it seems he is for now. Likewise for Angela, she’s just better as a nasty.

It will be interesting to see what becomes of Ando and Daphne. Ando is tracking Hiro via a GPS in him. Also it will be interesting to see if they bring Micah back again for this arc and maybe that cousin who we haven’t seen in forever.

Posted by Dustin on 02.02.2009 at 5:15 pm

Spoiler Round-Up of official ABC Spoilers for various shows at the end of February.

Highlights include Faye Dunaway’s appearance on “Grey’s,” and the continuation of the “Private Practice/Grey’s” cross-over.

“Desperate Housewives” and “Brothers and Sisters” are preempted for the Oscars this week.

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Posted by Dustin on 02.02.2009 at 2:13 pm

It’s the time of year when networks begin ordering pilots to review and make decisions come May for the next year. ABC has been ordering several.

TV Guide reports that ABC is looking at a Jerry Bruckheimer pilot about amateur detectives.

A Mark Gordon show called “Empire State” which appears to be a modern day “Romeo and Juliet.”

“Limelight” appears to be a reworking of “Fame,” probably due to the success of the “Highschool Musical” movies.

Additionally, Shonda Rhimes of “Grey’s” fame is said to be working on a show involving two female journalists working in Washington D.C. She’s said to have been developing the show for years, even before “Private Practice.”