Last Week's TV Review

Before I talk about some of last week's TV shows, I want to mention that I am going to try to learn a new dance, the Cupid Shuffle. For those who don't know what that is, it is kinda like a line dance similiar to the Electric Slide (which I don't know how to do either) set to more of a hip hop beat. I went out with some girlfriends last night for music, dancing and beer and this dance came up and everyone jumped in, but me. It really looks like fun, but I kept thinking they were saying the Cuban Shuffle and wondered what it had to do with Cuba? My friend set me straight on the name and sent me a instructional video, so we will see if I can muster enough coordination to learn this. But I don't understand what it has to do with Cupid either :-0

Okay, now I want to talk about some of the TV shows that I watched last week. I think I have pretty eclectic taste in shows that I watch, ranging from Masterpiece Mystery on PBS to reality shows, nature shows and the History Channel and Foodnetwork. Whether comedy or drama, I love 'em all.

SONS OF ANARCHY: This is the story of a Motorcycle Club in a small town in California. These guys are a pretty rough bunch while they try to keep their small town of Charming, just that, charming. This is the 5th season for the show on FX, Tuesday nights at 10pm. I've been watching since the 2nd season. The club runs guns and other illegal activities. The leader of the club is Jax (who is hot, hot, hot). after he ousts the previous leader who was his mother's husband. His mother is Gemma, who is all motorcycle mama, she lives the life and she doesn't take any crap from anybody. Last week, one of the club members, Tig, had his adult daughter kidnapped by a rival gang, doused with gasoline and set on fire while he was forced to watch, it was quite gruesome. It was done in retaliation for Tig accidently killing the head of the rival gang's daughter.
I love this show.

REVOLUTION:  This is a brand new show and I usually have a hard time watching new shows cause I am so committed to my regular shows, it's hard to make room. But his show caught my eye because it seemed like it could be along the lines of LOST. I was a HUGE fan of LOST and most people either loved it or hated it. Anyway, the previews of Revolution reminded me of that show so I thought I would try it out. I watched the first episode and it was interesting, it started out with all the power in the world going off, but then jumped ahead 15 years to how these people were living long after that. The lawlessness, living conditions, the fear. I wanted to see how they coped through the initial blackout. Maybe the show plans on show flashbacks and flash forwards but I'm not sure I want to hang around for all of that. I'll watch a couple more episodes and see how it goes. Has anyone else watched it? What do you think?

HONEY BOO BOO:  I'm sorry, but I have gotten sucked into watching this show. I watched the first episode and thought, good lord, and vowed to never watch it again. But.......like when you pass by an accident and you can't help but slow down and look, that's what happened with this show. In their defense, they all do seem to genuinely love each other, they get along, their house is clean, they have fun, they do things together as a family. The little girl, Honey Boo , is funny and comes off with the best one liners and as a FB friend said, her one liners are "disturbingly accurate".  This past week they had a former Miss Georgia come and try to teach Honey Boo Boo (Alana) some manners. Well, that went over like a lead balloon. Between her farting, letting food fall out of her mouth while she's eating and saying inappropriate things, it seemed to be a hopeless cause. They let it be known that they are rednecks and proud of it. I can certainly say that they do not lack self-esteem. Next week is the season finale and I have to see it through to the end.

Happy Watching

Kathy