television update

True Blood is... meh. It continues to be faithful to the books (so I'm told by my mother) and has got enough sex and violence to keep it on my dvr for the time being. Sadly, the title sequence (above) is just so much damn better than the show that every time I watch it I wish I were watching the very different show that it should belong to.

Heroes has come a long way since its mediocre second season. Pairing up Noah and Sylar was about the best move the writers could have possibly made, and giving Future Sylar a kid this past episode was priceless. Even more priceless? Bringing Adam back!

How I Met Your Mother is still one of the better shows no one is watching. Giving Barney an unrequited love interest in Robin has done wonders for both characters (gives him depth, gives her something more interesting to do).

But the best show no one's (apparently) watching? PUSHING DAISIES. It's GOOD. Better than good. WATCH IT. It's like some one took all of my favorite things (namely pie and Lee Pace) and combined them into one amazing little hour that feels more like a bedtime story fairytale than a television show.

Mad Men is just as good as every one keeps telling you it is. Let's hope critical acclaim keeps the network from paying attention to it's lack of ratings.

Supernatural (there are valid reasons to watch this show, not least of which is that it can often scare the hell out of me if I turn the lights out, but I won't go into them all here) may have just launched its best season so far. It's Jensen Ackles centric (and good, because the actor should honestly have his own show at this point) and has managed to have not one, but two recurring characters other than our central heroes show up in every episode so far (Bobby and much welcomed newcomer Castiell). No small feat when considering this show's track record with guest stars.