Back to normal!

I think I have come up with a new plan that will allow me to better stay on top of what I am viewing and also keep me from talking about TV shows that are months and months old.  When TiVos and DVRs became a standard household item, Nielsen ratings changed the way they monitor and come up with the ratings that a show receives.  The new way included a "+7" this basically meant that what ever number a show does when it airs plus what ever it does from DVRs over the next seven days equals the true rating that a show gets.  I'm going to use the same system but with a +14.  So, if I watch a show with in 14 days of when I record it I will talk about it the next day, if for whatever reason it falls through the cracks and I don't get to it within two weeks I just won't discuss it after I watch it.  That way there will be no more posting about Valentine's Day shows in the end of March. 

So, if everything goes to plan, posting will resume on a daily basis starting tomorrow with my thoughts on the season finale of Walking Dead, the season premier of Mad Men, and maybe last weeks Survivor.

The only question left was what to do with all the shows I have watched and taken notes on but haven't written about yet, and I decided the quickest and easiest way to get back on track was to either just erase them and start over, or to just post the notes as I took them and not elaborate on them like normal.  So what follows is just that, my notes as I watched these shows. Let me warn you they are true notes.  Some are complete ideas that would more or less be copied straight to the blog, others are two or three words meant to jar my memory on what I planned to write.  Some are shorthand usually dealing with character names, others are talking points that I planned to use as a jumping off point.  They were never intended to be read by anyone but me and I'm sure are full of grammar and spelling errors, but I figured for as inconsistent as I have been recently, I owed everyone a little peek behind the curtain.


Survivor
"A Bunch of Idiots" 3-14-12

tribes just became more uneven
If I had a strong alliance I'd convince whoever had more to throw immunity and then vote out a girl
6-8 instead of 7-7
producers moved it up
drop your buffs, what if one of the girls had been wearing it as a top
stay at the beach bigger than the reward
not really one world anymore
whats that mean for the other hidden immunity?
could they plug the holes with mud
do the losers get the stuff they won before
So did they just give them fishing gear for losing?
what about the tarps?
that crab was gigantic
Jay seems to have his head on straight
Alicia's bikini
chicken was funny
poor Leif
Kat is useless
Jeff laughs at Colton's shot
tarzan doesn't know who's who
if I were Lief I'd be confused
ships have helms not wheels
jeff says I smell a but coming
liefs face is always dirty



Community
"Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts" 3-15-12

Community is back yeah
backgrounds are usually funnier than half the shows on tv
"we will be fumagating the library to remove all insects, pests and as we say in Colorado... Vermin"
one of the pictures that flashed through jeffs heart was annies boobs
"That's the Jim Belishui of speech openings it accomplishes nothing, but everyone keeps using it and nobody understands why"
Troy and Abed may be getting too weird
missing the background regulars
Don't know about subway-chuck
dont mind product placement-early survivor


Worst cooks in America
"Luck of the Irish" 3-11-12

tiffany trying to be sexy walking in
hells kitchen gets longer for a taste and recreate challenge
when chefs sit down to spy tv video is going in fast forward
if david wasn't there for potato making switch him to something else
too many cooks ruin the soup
at what point do producers step in-vinny and the flaming burbon
how can anyone ever talk about broccoli rabe with out thinking of Andy on the office
its like a cobb salad and Action
impossible to even come close to recreating these dishes
whats the purpose of making them plate four dishes if they each cooked a different component of all the plates
if there is no reward for doing the first thing why do it
the second dishes have to have a ranking of hardness
no way making ruebens is as hard as some of the other dishes
but then vinny under estimated because he thought they were so easy
don't think Benjamin was going to go home this week


Jersey Shore
"We Are Family" 3-15-12

funny prank but if they switched inside for out
shouldn't the upper deck patio thats outside rons room have gone in rons room
Mike is just being a baby
that wasn't a tornado warning it was a grenade horn for the lesbians in the next scene
Don't understand why ron was sleeping in the guest room
Mike does the same stutter talk when ever he lies
anyone else rooting for the storm
yeah deena leave the safety of the house to go run in the storm
more like a munchkin than dorthy
youre great comeback for the prank is to throw water at them
house is trashed
should wait 10 years


The Ultimate Fighter Live
"Embrace the War" 3-16-12

fighters had to keep faces covered live intro
wouldn't they pick teams before picking rooms
don't think anyone has ever given up picking the first fighter
Faber picked more by previous training camps
where cruz pick more by fight impressions
both coaches seem like decent guys
that cant be said about all the seasons
only had one pratice before fight pick
suppose with time constraints has to be that way
thought Dana was going to be there for all the stuff
just noticed time stamp
feel sorry for Michael high of making it to low of losing his dad, only worse if he had lost his fight
what a time to have started live fights
glad they let him go home
any drama was gone due to him being in the live shot
would like to see a little highlight from the get in fight before the fight just to refresh on who's who
about to call out foreshadowing but can't because its a live fight-cruz tells vick to stay busy
ref and cutman didn't do outside stuff
talk about lucky knee
someone will have an easy second round fight
missed ending going to have to pad the recording time
if they hadn't had so many breaks


New Girl
"Bully" 2-21-12

Last viewer discretion was one of the best
like cecilia is disgusted but can't get enough
Freaks and Geeks cast and crew
fix cactus with masking tape
I'd always thought she taught younger kids
checked youtube song wasn't there disappointed holt45
schmidt sexual snowflake
no more lizzy caplan boo
globe was still down after Nick picks it up
ending cut off again



Raising Hope
"Sheer Madness" 2-21-12

fake trix called Kids
also has nuterion facts on both sides
normal tuesday with nothing good on tv-shows on tuesday
Ethan Slupee looks good
Sabrina had lost her edge through out the show miss the fruit drawing girl from the beginning
Virginia drank a ton of that oj
Cloris leachman and the spider


Storage Wars Texas
"The Surgeon, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" 3-6-12

first time they have ever used a different auctioneer
last time Lesa sells something to moe

"Puffy in the Sky With Diamonds" 3-13-12

untouched for two years makes it better how
is moe splitting the money with mary
50,000 in diamonds!!!
when's the last time Victor even bought a unit


Awake
"The Little Guy" 3-8-12

rex=son
Is he getting rest, is he waking up refreshed, or
is he becoming more and more tired and exhausted
Sugar Rice Pops-mascot cross between tony the tiger and Ratchet
son-blue and green drab, wife-orange and red bright
cant get over FEZ
nothing like seeing the temp of 37 on a show from 2 weeks ago when it currently 78
some people the same in both some slightly dif-fez some very dif-dead doc-dead homeless
both realities had scenes he wasn't involved in
don't like big bad & being boss


Justified
"Harlan Roulette" 1-31-12

recorded in SD
Mr. Limehouse teeth don't stand out in SD
glad Jermey Davis is still on the show
would you really make him play russian roulette in your office
killing a marshall would just rile the hornets nest
christmas lights boyd go on and off
Raylan does seem to keep himself in the thick of it


Restaurant Impossible
"Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse" 3-7-12

beginning car commercial parking deck
feather
wouldn't he want to eat first before further damaging the rep
waiter seemed scared of the camera
photocopied S.O.P reminded me of my first job
project he started website
why would you use a material that you had never used before in such a high pressure sit
maybe stop making crappy chandeliers and do something more important
don't see how fixing one dish and adding another can fix a menu full of problems
only did one room rest seemed to have like 4
elvis imp couldn't stop staring into the camera



Cougar Town
"Lover's Touch" 2-28-12

dominance ball poor mans penny can
wine shop on speed dial hang up on andy
poor tom
Tom's Id-issue date 2012 may 21
expiration date 2009 May 20
Grayson becoming less interesting
Busy Phillips is beautifully moley


Happy Endings
"Everybody Loves Grant" 2-15-12

dave lists all the personalities
don't really care for dave
doorknob falls off right after dave fixes it



Amazing Race
"Taste Your Salami" 3-11-12

All the scenes in the credits have been used
5:10 border patrol  9:50 B&R
rest all together except last 12:15
Slight benefit of being later travel agency goes faster
everyone helps mark and bopper
M&B have great attitude
Sponsored by Ford
driving stick
FF is right there looks like multiple could go at same time why wouldn't you try
horrible fast forward
Rachael seems to do everything
2 min road block
army and wife need to get refocused
brendan is so emasculated
autopark is pretty cool
B&R stumped cut to old footage of his school history
Its the other rachael that needs to worry about being punched
statue is way easier
just too many salamis but depends on how close
are the clues right in front of the elevator
classic B&R
see how she looked at him before talking about the marriage
"Amazing Race is supposed to be fun and good"
think statue officials were screwing with them with the heads
do the correct salamis stay or do they start over
dave is too army for rachael
Rachaels meltdown just keeps coming
salami judges awkward
once fast forward knew non elim
sure played with b&m before telling them

Restaurant Stakeout
"Party All the Time" 3-14-12

Willy host
sounds like this show could be fixed with new general managers
they have to know the cameras are there
looks like its early evening when willys talking to camera installer
interesting owner sits with him whole time
If had service that was that bad I would have left
about half the staff needs to be fired
starting with the manager
is this really all in one day?
answered my question
staff meeting while restraunt still open?
like the concept but pacing is off.

Storage Wars Texas
"If I Were Tibettin' Man" 3-13-12

no moe
why go if you don't go prepared-victor
victor partner never goes with him
talk about getting it authenticated going to the source
roy williams
nailed the price on the ancient milk pitcher


Raw 3-19-12

made no mention that santinos abs were painted on


Worst cooks in america
"Something Fishy" 3-18-12

seem to be going through teaching seafood awful fast
did they get some examples of what a raw bar should look like
adding things throws time management out the window
show seems to be treating them more like masterchefs than worst cooks
thought the whole red team was underwhelming
dorthy was right choice david has been more consistent
tiffany has gotten into her own head and lost her confidence
both people that got switched are still there


Biggest Loser
"The contestants learn how to surf" 3-20-12

these horrible people get to go to hawaii
don't think anyone has ever used the excuse cant lose weight on vacation
where would they get clothes that would fit them
hawaiin shirts match team colors
Mark seems to be only one still focused
I'm sure no one knew Bethany Hamiltons name before they were told.  I went its gonna be the surfer girl that got her arm bitten off
they way they keep saying surfing reminds me of what about bob
special shirts with lays
tivo error missed from dolvett talking to kim to top of the hour
they always do a first hour recap-not this week
missing that part made tiki challenge lost on me
Kind of tell Bob is getting sick of these contestants
shows work levels by who's bottom two
must suck when your logic is thrown back in your face
what a bunch of two faced cowards
when ever outside always windiest spot possible
letters with megan???


30 Rock
"The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell" 1-26-12

She's bigger than MP on Whitney
Maulik Pancholy played jonathn on 30 rock
what ever happened to Cerie?
barnes and noble bathrooms have signs about taking books into them
show is getting a little too goofy
mankind was funny though
so was spoofing those vapid holiday movies


Amazing race
"Uglier Than A Mud Rail Fence" 3-18-12

8:57-11:33 time dif between 1(FF) and 2
Liked they weren't all bunched up
3:58-5:54 time between last two
did border patrol make the connection and then wait
both tasks seem like fun
ginger bread may be easier
beard easier for the girls
good job staying with the pack-mississippi girls
speed bump seemed too easy
beards randomly easy or hard
does everyone walk the same gingerbread trail if so mark and bopper stole all the early gingerbread
couldn't care less
pay to go to the wrong castle
but money doesn't seem to be an issue anymore
pretty easy road block
would like to see them put times somewhere like online
Fbi needs to move a foot to the left-gnome curling
glad fbi girls made it mississippi just boring



Top Shot
"Blast From the Past" 3-20-12

the way the blue team has preformed under pressure
challenge should go to red
slow challenge eliminates blue pressure
wouldn't you mess up the sight after your shot to not help the other team
no good way to pick those up for elimination
right way to pick elimination but wouldn't want to be the one listing faults
better to squash beef but unfair to chee
both shooting challenges were "cheap" this week
atlatl
better to go first or play catch up
the shot they gave chris 6 points for looked more like 3
tim only went in because he got angry
"he who loses control, loses"-Frank Pembleton




Survivor
"Thanks for the Souvenir" 3-21-12

tarzans vote for monica
down right mean to christina
at least Leif got to keep his box
back against the wall willing to make any scramble deal-why not keep her in the dark
At least some of these people will make the jury they have to be disgusted with the way colton is acting
how is throwing a coconut off a trampoline into a target like anything you play in your back yard
don't know who is more worthless Kat or Alicia
Jeff is ruthless with alicia
doesn't look good that the new person Colton hates everything about is another ethnic person
I would have killed someone if there wasn;t mint cho-chip
Boysenberry=odd choice
totally down playing idols this year- no clues at reward
christina cant even talk strategy without getting caught
colton is so prissy cant tell if really hurting or just a drama queen
tarzan was right
title and preview kind of gave away what would happen
alicia when you lay down with dogs you wake up with fleas
even with coltons parting words he creates drama
merge this early producers are playing overtime
but writing was on the wall with manano tribe
not sure if i like this but it will make it interesting


Auction Hunters
Auction Hunters: Live 3-21-12


cool that its live trying to prove not fake
but somehow comes across even more fake
other bidders eating up clock
looks like stuffed with winning lockers
especially with cameras with back of lockers
an hour of opening boxes last seen on deal or no deal
their gun guy is in the crowd
should of had the others going through the lockers as well
ton's knife is pretty ridiculous
they scratched the floor with the safe
talk about vamping
look at that they got it in at the wire



Community
"Contemporary Impressionists" 3-22-12

sad that hiatus confused the beginning
Danny Thomas joke
dean pelton
french stewart plays french stewart impersonator
jeff-seacrest
Blake anderson
hulk music
abed talking to evil abed "this is really crazy and inaccessible and maybe too dark"
chang the evil dictator



Justified
"The Devil You Know" 2-7-12

you can tell Neal McDonough is loving every minute of this part
last time ted danson in bored to death
would they really be stupid enough to have the dr.pick them up
girl on last man standing
when stupid people try to be criminal masterminds
Devil dying would be a bigger deal if i didnt always confuse him with dewey crowe




Jersey Shore
"Reunion" 3-22-12

wish ron was like this all the time
tshirt right behind the host is blurred out-gijoe logo
didn't apologize for the past apologized for leaving
laugh track is horrible




The Challenge
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" 3-21-12

thought they said it was a new dome event
but x battle plays the best
overall disappointed with dome events
you'd think they would get some basic mma training
dont see why thy keep doing the final somewhere else
dont know if id be doing shots before the final
maybe ct and diem were going faster because they were both running and no one was riding
cold watching them jump in the water
wonder if they knew how shallow the water was
4 sec between 1 and 2
1 sec between 2 and 3


Kitchen Nightmares
"Chiarella's" 3-23-12

don't like it when the show becomes marriage/family counseling
way tommy is muttering to himself reminds me of Mike on jersey shore
pretty bad when the cook thinks he wont like the food
fog advisory
pretty daughter
pretty standard boring episode
nothing seemed to happen


TUF
episode 3 3-23-12

this week they didn't try and hide the fighters identity
even promoting the fight on face book and such
don't remember the fight pick last week must have been cut off
calling out like that will either completely demoralize or cause them to be more focused
might be the best fight of the season
thought it would be late in the tournament if not final
don't know if its the smartest move by cruz
there is always a hot head like tickle and if not there is a gang
problem with having no commentators vs taped show from before
overall disappointing fight
neither really wanted to engage
justin just found his openings first



Storage Wars Texas
"Dallas Cowboys and Indians" 3-20-12

one interesting thing in a room full of junk will also probably have junk inside-victor
passing his trash
110 degrees then when auctioning 120 degrees
again no moe
didn't realize paintball guns were that expensive


"Who Bought JFK?" 3-20-12

air conditioned yet still 86 inside
pretty cool that the book depository is a museum now


30 rock
"Today You Are a Man" 2-2-12

Frank's hat said Jobber, wore two different hats
tired of kenneth
TiVo cut off what seemed like a funny botching of Who's on first


Parks and Recreation
"Operation Ann" 2-2-12

Jerry falls for toms little indian in her joke
Chris has a framed picture of jack valane on his desk
Ron smashes the cryptex
Jerry hires a escort from craigs list
22 clues left
Martin Starr
Goth warren should be in more episodes-laughed at him liking the music, hiding under the table
gays guys like ron
Ron likes the riddles-i like giddy ron
if ann went out with tom who did chris find so the music got better?


Suburgatory
"The Body" 2-15-12

top white teeth is name supremacy white
now I cant stop looking at everyones teeth
no real pay off to anything that happened


Modern Family
"Aunt Mommy"  2-15-12

Manny needs some toughing up
classic sit com misunderstanding with gay guys but it works
commission impossible, commission accomplished
clair seeing herself in alex "sometimes I worry no one is going to like Alex"
Drunk egg give away
Best episode in a long time, always better when they are all together
Frasier levels of miscommunication at brunch
under the table was sweet
so was hiding mannys pennies


Shamless
"I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day" 1-22-12

seems like lots of setting up thing we all ready know in beginning
fiona puts her shirt on twice
if everyone needs to put in $1000 and Fiona finds $500 and they are so worried about not making it after buying the baby back why spend the money so wastefully
How can Frank possibly think he can get away with stealing the ring
if frank worked half as hard at a job as he does at trying to make easy money he'd be rich
like the texting on screen
no way shee was renting on that street for $500. a month
thought Kevins plan would include his wife being the nurse that way they would get the money back
knew it was coming but bad karma on frank answering the page
fiona has sex with married man
Frank is sad about dottie
couldn't have looked more like a bad back drop on the phone-steve
Frank steals collection box



Raising Hope
"Single White Female Role Model" 3-6-12

mayor got strip club to put up drapes and moved the library indoors
Crab man is at the occupy protest
write in vote for chocolate rain guy for mayor
liked that katy perry was just a crazy jailor
step backwards after last two great episodes


Californication
"Boys & Girls" 1-22-12

Like that Hank is trying to go back to NY. 
Wrote the script and is out, not getting dragged into problems in cali
split parents should have two of a favorite thing
didn't take charlie long
hank should know better, she not even that good looking
becca is the only reason he'd stay cause its the only thing he loves


Cougar Town
"Full Moon Fever"  3-6-12

gay garden gnomes
like that he's still wearing the helmet
blurred out the photo on the phone
sarah clake
same patio as the last season of scrubs
andy films jules surrounded by bicycle boyz
jules shirt is wet in different spot when she buckets andy
wonder how long sarah will be on the show



New Girl
"Injured" 3-6-12

winstons car
episode has been too heartfelt at the expense of being funny


Breaking in
"The Contra Club" 3-6-12

christina slater talking to the camera
would a high class security firm:
1. hire a temp
2. tell the temp everything about themselves
understand they are hammering home who everyone is but come on
will miss the duchy boyfriend
took cheers 6 seasons before sam sold the bar
roddy piper is the boss
she uses his chew bubble gum quote
megan is a good addition unless all shes going to do is be the bad guy thorn in their side


Restaurant: Impossible
"Valley View" 3-14-12

everything is frozen
usually there is at least one redeeming dish
like someone makes good pie
don't think i'd have the attitude jesse does
did they use to have a good cook?
Robert's hair seems greyer than when the show began
wonder if this has been stressful
jesse still cant see the difference
they are all wearing the same clothes on the second day
one of the better looking reveals think it was because the place was in such poor shape
how are they doing now on the website




Biggest Loser
"Truck-loading challenge" 3-27-12

Newmans own all profits to charity!!!
great reward for the towns
buddy hasn't been cleared for anything
got to do heavier first except you have to carrier them farther
tiny little winner flag
nice to all the towns
cool of newmans own, but if they give all the money to charity anyway not that big of a deal
If you not committed at the ranch, home is going to be a nightmare-megan
Zumba workout is located right next to an all-you-can-eat taco restraunt
We get it Zumba is a good workout we don't need everyone to tell us
Jared from subway-brought his pants with.
Real story of Jared and his weight loss
Newman's own, Zumba, now Subway commercial city
why give them such stringent time limits on the food challenge
unfamiliar grocery store
jeremy forgot the eggs
first time Kim's food is displayed calories are listed as 33z instead of 337
If Antone knew how different this season is from last, he'd see things differently
stopped paying attention
Conda is going to skate right to the end and then everyone is going to boo her.
Conda to be a bridesmaid-barf