CSI: Las Vegas

I know he was only in two episodes (according to IMDB.com), but i really like Keppler. I hope he has more of a reoccuring role.

I missed the first ten minutes of last nights episode (i was relaxing in a bubble bath and totally forgot it was thursday), so i missed the whole set up. But i liked what i saw. I wasnt too crazy with the idea of 'reverse forensics' (have to do some research and see if there really is such a thing), and i really didnt like all the secrets. I didnt blame Nick for leading a mutiny to find out what all was really going on. And i dont blame him for still being mad at the end. They are supposed to be a team. That was nuts. But what was with the animosity between Sarah and Catherine? I know they have been at odds with each other in the past, but this was border line hostil. Maybe she blames her for Grissom leaving? And what is going on with Gregs civil case? I havent heard anything about that in three episodes.

I also missed the preview of next week, so i guess i just have to keep my fingers crossed that that darn miniture box on Grissom's desk gets opened and he comes back.

Oh and i wish Hodges would just leave. Or get blown up. That character so gets on my nerves.

I know there is alot of discussion online about the quality of the show compared to the beginning years. As with any long running show, whether comedy or drama, there is a progression in the characters, the plot, and a maturing of the audience. I dont think it's the show that's changed so much as the audience. In the beginning we were all captivated, everything was new, and we looked forward to gettign to know the characters. Now that we know them and know how the whole forensics process works, we're left without the climatic light bulb ending. I watch alot of the reruns of previous seasons and can honestly say I would watch them all again, even the current ones.

I do miss Grissom tho. Just thought i'd mention that.

American Idol 2007

For the past two years, we have sat down and patrioticaly watched every episode of "American Idol". We were riveted. We laughed, cried, yelled at the tv, and quoted the judges in the days that followed. And as much as I wanted to get into it this season, the spark is gone. It's just plain mean now. Yes there were always the freaks, the William Ho's, the put down by the judges, but this year, it seems like all they're showing are the freaks, the people who know they have no talent but want their 5 mintues of fame, even if it is geting treated like a piece of meat from a bunch of people who have no other meaning in life except to insult people. Of course there is the possiblity that America has run out of talent. Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler were the last of a dying breed. Now that just makes me want to watch more.