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Entry #4

The APB TV Report: Volume I

Posted August 16, 2011, 1:40am by Aaron Brown

Every week, I'll take a closer look at what's on television these days. Sometimes I'll review new shows and pilot episodes, sometimes it will be shows that have been on for awhile and I just got around to them, or it might be something I saw that is completely random. Here are five things to mention in this week's latest viewings:

Louie
I was a little late to the table for FX's Louie, but as I've been doing in recent years, I wait until a show gets a season or two under its belt before watching an entire season in a week or two. This show has been worth the wait. Louis CK joins Larry David as one of the funniest actors on television, and I highly recommend Louie, which is getting deep into its second season this fall.

It's a solid premise, with short bits of Louis CK's standup routine falling in between each segment of the show. You'll likely know after the first 10-15 minutes whether or not this is something you will stick with. I'm all in myself.

Jersey Shore
Here is what this show boils down to: show a bunch of people without jobs going out every night, getting drunk, and trying to get someone they just met to come home and have sex with them.

I just don't see ANY redeeming qualities from anyone on the show. Worse yet, I believe Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is over 30 years old.

Rivals (MTV's Challenge Show)
I'm well aware that the people involved in this show are probably scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of society. And I'm also well aware that MTV invites the worst of the worst people back each season for the added drama it brings to an audience. Yet, I'm always amazed at how low some of these people sink. This week, 'roided up Wes decided to dump a bottle of soda on a Cara Maria's head. Why? Because as he said multiple times "no one likes you". That's it. In what part of society is that type of behavior acceptable? It's pretty clear that the majority of the people on this show are bullies, but it's sad to see a male do that to a female for no other reason than "no one likes you".

My favorite part of the recent episode was when my wife, who can't stand the show and is probably the nicest person I know, flat out said "I just want to punch Wes in the face."

It gets better. Paula, a degenerate character who is nearing 40-years old (seriously!) decided to pile on, laugh at Cara Maria, and basically support Wes in his decision to bully a defenseless girl. So when Cara Maria's teammate Laurel, who some describe as a beast or Amazon-like for her size and athleticism, decided to come to her defense, sparks flew. After dispatching Wes from the room, she went after Paula, basically saying that she is a 39-year old anorexic loser who has never won a challenge, can't get a husband, can't have kids, and is just a waste of space. Paula immediately started crying and pouting. Classic. Bully someone else until someone bigger bullies you and then cry for sympathy.

I know I'm wasting a small part of my life by continuing to watch this show. But at least I can fast-forward through as much as possible so I'm wasting twenty minutes instead of an hour.

Commercial Watch

There's always a commercial or two on the air that you will see run constantly. It usually happens during football season or when you watch a network repeatedly and they show the same advertisements. Nowadays, the one spot I have seen on nearly every channel is this stupid AT&T commercial where the loser is late to get a text that says the flash mob has been rescheduled, so he just rips off his jacket and blindly starts dancing for 6-7 seconds until realizing there's no one else doing it. You know you've seen it. Because not only is it run on just about every network, but I am starting to see it run twice in the same 2-3 minute set of commercials on same channels. Of course, don't blame the networks. Blame AT&T for continuing to sell the same spot and forego any sense of originality or freshness to their ads.

And Finally...

Late Night talk shows and their hosts have been battling for several decades. Here's who you should be watching if you want to be entertained and/or want to learn something while doing it:

Conan O'Brien (TNT) - Forget Letterman and Leno, Conan is the one you should be watching. You hopefully have known that for the last dozen years, but if you have completely avoided late night shows until now, this is the show you should be watching. Conan could use the ratings help, as TBS has canceled Lopez Tonight, which followed Conan, due to low ratings. The pasty ginger, along with sidekick Andy Richter, provide the right balance of standup, skits, funny interviews, and solid guests in a one-hour format. If you haven't done so yet, join Team Coco!

Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) - Stewart really came into his own in 1999 with his political show on Comedy Central, The Daily Show. This show will give you a sense of what's going on in the political realm without the boredom of a news channel, since Stewart is normally making fun of politicians, others in the news, and the media itself. The thirty-minute format gets right to the point, and you could actually skip the mid-show skit and the late-show interview and still get a quick burst of humor and news information.

Also worth checking: Stephen Colbert (Comedy Central), if you are deep into political satire and humor

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