Hey guys, long time no blog, long time since I've been on here. This last semester was hard between work, school, and a giant implosion within my core group of friends (which consists of 4 people so it was pretty epic in its destruction radius), I had very little time for tv let along blogging about tv.

That little intro blurb made it sound worse than it was. To make a long painful story short, it ends up my two best friends hate eachother but still love me. The tug-of-war, emotional blackmail, and passive agressiveness that ensued was actually pretty extraordinary. I was impressed by their collective creativity. The issue remains vaguely resolved.

I'm also back in Toronto, living with my parents and working at a fantastic summer job, away from most of the chaos which allowed me to catch up on the tv I've been putting off and now that I'm mostly caught up (House being the only notable exception), I have returned to the internet blog-sphere.

And now for something tv-related - here is a rundown of what I think of a few of the mid-season replacements

Southland: LOVE! The supporting cast still needs more development and it still has a little ways to go but its intriguing and the writing is great and I think with the right tweaks it can be amazing

The Unusuals: I am also liking but am wary of loving because I'm not sure of its chances. (this is based on the pilot only)

Better of Ted: I have rewatched episode 4 about 5 times in one week. I am in love with this comedy which may also not be long for this world. If you loved Arrested Development - you should like this.

Parks and Recreation: I should like this show more but I don't. I haven't figured out what's preventing me from finding it funny but I have trouble sitting through the whole 20 minutes of it.

Kings:Amazing and NBC really took a chance. It's too bad that more people didn't watch it because I think this just proved to the networks why taking chances isn't a good idea.

Castle: Nathan Fillion is as charming as ever, the cases are interesting, and if they have a case that shakes the so far unflappable partner of his, I think this show could be great as well as entertaining

Cupid: Bobby Canavale has never gotten the greak he really deserves and this feels like it should be it. I'm crazy cynical and it really should throw me off this show but it doesn't and I think that speaks to its credit.

Lie to Me: It has potential. Upsides - the showing of celebrities and public figures as examples for micro-features is brilliant. When they brought up Cheney as contempt I couldn't stop laughing. Downside - its predictable. I think it needs to pull a House and focus more on the characters. House is as formulaic as Lie to Me is predictable, but if lie to me became more of a character drama than a crime procedural, it'd be a better show for it.

I have not seen Harper's Island yet but I do like whodunnits so I may get to it later this week after I've finished the first season of ReGenesis.

It's good to be back though! So yay!