NCIS 8×19 — “Tell-All”: Though I liked seeing Fornell involved in this one and enjoyed the stuff regarding Diane’s wedding invitations, I wasn’t into the case too much at all. Ziva was back to being annoying about Tony, and McGee and Abby were hardly noticeable (not that that was necessarily a negative). Now that Body of Proof is also on Tuesdays, I might dump the NCIS reviews and just go with the new show. After 8 seasons, so much of NCIS just feels like a retread anyway that it’s just kind of boring to write about.
Body of Proof 1×01 — “Pilot”: I was interested in at least checking this show out because of Dana Delaney, whom I got to know by watching her run on Desperate Housewives. Though I didn’t care much for her character on that show, I could tell she was a great actress, and her guest-starring turn as an FBI agent on Castle sealed the deal for me.
As far as Body of Proof goes, I really liked the pilot. Obviously, a lot of time was spent on introducing the characters, so there was more exposition than I typically like to see, but that’s to be expected from a first episode. The show is pretty much like every other procedural out there, with the difference of course being Delaney’s character. She is very much front-and-center in this one, so if you don’t like her or if she wasn’t good, the series just wouldn’t work. Fortunately, I do like Delaney and she is awesome as Dr. Hunt, a once-brilliant neurosurgeon who is knocked down a couple pegs to city ME after a car accident messed up her nerves and she lost a patient on the table. Delaney’s character is complex enough to keep me interested, and though a bit cold, it is apparent to the viewer that she’s human underneath it all, so she’s likable to a degree. This one feels like a keeper!
Criminal Minds 6×19 — “With Friends Like These…”: The unsub was REALLY annoying in this episode. I thought it was an interesting twist that the guy was actually acting alone and that his “friends” were all part of his schizophrenia, but after that reveal, which came incredibly early on for some reason, things got pretty boring. I don’t really get into the eps where the viewers know the unsub right from the start. It’s always better when there are a few viable suspects that fit the profile and the team has to interview/narrow down the list in order to get the killer. they honed in on this guy fairly quickly and didn’t even consider anyone else this time around. Bleh. I’m definitely not watching this show after the current season, and am now wondering if I can even finish out the final few eps. Seriously, what’s the point anymore?
Castle 3×19 — “Law & Murder”: I don’t have much to say about this episode. The ones that focus so much on the cases tend to lose me because I don’t necessarily tune into Castle for the compelling cases. Their mysteries are always a bit lacking, and there are so many other straightforward procedurals to choose from that it wouldn’t make much sense to care about the various suspects, victims, and killers that pop in and out each week. Castle and Beckett didn’t even interact much during the investigation (or so it seemed), so the very end was the only part that made me perk up. Kind of cute that Castle pretended never to have seen that movie before so they could go together, but I was hoping for more! The producers have said that there is going to be some kind of additional payoff/fallout from the first kiss, so I guess I’m just waiting for that. It better happen this season!
30 Rock 5×18 — “Plan B”: I liked this one, despite Will Banks being in it. I can’t figure out if it’s the character I can’t stand or the actor, but I just kind of tune out whenever he’s on screen. He’s just way too over the top, even for this show. Anyway, it was interesting to hear about all the regulars’ Plan B options in case TGS gets canceled. None of them were all that surprising, except for Toofer’s intention to go into molecular biology or whatever he said. Didn’t he go to Harvard Law School? I figured he’d want to move to a nice place like Arizona and become the wealthiest 
Modern Family 2×18 — “Boys’ Night”: To be honest, I wasn’t really feeling this episode, so I was kind of surprised to read so many other favorable reviews about it. I thought the dinner scene was just OK. All the big, loud laughter coming from Cam and Mitchell’s friends got on my nerves after about 2 seconds because it felt so fake. They were just talking about childhood crushes, 
I really had no intention of ever watching Avatar, and made my views clear in a recent post on this blog. But after my husband read the post, he insisted I give the movie a try. It would be better than I expected, he promised. All I can say is that I should’ve known better than to take his advice! We always have different opinions about movies, and this time was no different!
Plot summary (from the studio): When Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) move from Detroit to China, Dre feels lost in a world very different from what he knows. Bullied and beaten up by some fellow students in his school, Dre is rescued by his apartment building’s handyman, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), a man who is mourning a devastating loss. Mr. Han takes pity on Dre and agrees to teach him kung fu to defend himself. Training together, teacher and student learn to trust each other, and ultimately form a friendship that heals them both. 
1×13 — “The Blame Game”: This episode was pretty boring. Glen (the well-endowed artist) just rubs me the wrong way for some reason, so I didn’t like seeing him back on the screen. Also, I have to say that Penguin stunt (where Renee pretended she was going to give Glen a BJ and had him waddle after her with his pants down around his ankles) was pretty juvenile and not very effective as a means of revenge. The only noteworthy part of this ep was that we saw one of John Cage’s patented bathroom stall dismounts for the very first time. Again, I’m just surprised by how early on his quirks were established. I had no idea the bathroom thing dated back this far!