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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Modern Family - "My Funky Valentine"

  Modern Family tonight did the best it could with a somewhat clunky premise. Writers must get tired of being instructed to do the stock Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Valentine's Day episodes every month. If they aren't tired of those holiday episodes, they could have fooled me. Not that this episode was terrible by any stretch, but the Valentine's Day premise did end up pairing off the adults into three neat and tidy stories that didn't feel that much like new ground.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Human Target - "Run"

    In this day and age a straight up procedural has to do a lot to impress me. I've seen enough Law and Order for a lifetime. Human Target's main charm comes from its unique tone and disregard for ever making sense. Each week Christopher Chance breezes into a situation with infinite bravado, has more kick-ass action scenes than some movies, and then breezes out with flair. This week was no different.