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I should be studying for my midterm tomorrow so you know what that means - procrastination! Here are some quick thoughts on the past week's programming:

Joan of Arcadia
"What if God was one of us?" I just knew that that would be the theme song to this inviting new show, but even when it came on I was a little surprised at my own intuition. How much longer can Joan Osbourne milk this one-hit wonder thing y'know? Anyway, I really feel like God was telling me to watch this show. I mean, how else do you explain the fact that I woke up Friday thinking about another song, Maren Ord's "Perfect" and then turned on JOA to hear the song in the opening scene? I swear, divine intervention people.

Trading Spaces $100 000 episode
I mean, I knew it would be good, but not this good! Not only did the homeowners get 50 grand per room, they also got a FREE Sony LCD big screen TV(!), some cool new flat computer thingy, $1000 worth of DVDs and a limo ride! Oh and their rooms were not too shabby either! Laurie's room was typical Laurie which meant the beige-orange-green combo, while Doug's room was very atypical, which is to say, it was actually nice. Everyone was so giddy in this episode... People who say money doesn't mean anything has not watched Doug design on a thousand bucks.

Everwood
I know I already blogged about this in my (shhh) "personal" blog (ooo... ahhh), but the final scene on Monday's episode was really well-written. Somehow, they've managed to flesh out all the characters this year, yet still find some sort of relatable theme to tie them together, as if to prove that they're really not that different after all. That's perhaps the most appealing aspect of this otherwise average show. That and the fact that my friend's roommate's sister is friends with Ephram! That's right, Tim's got the connections!

One Tree Hill
You know how I wrote that I would start watching this show? Well until they stop trying to be "Dawson's Creek on prozac" I think I'll be giving One Tree Hill a pass. Like Chad Michael Murray and his best (girl) friend literally refer to themselves as "the new Joey and Dawson." Um, no... Chad Michael Murray was Charlie on Dawson's Creek, remember?! Continuity people, geez!

And finally, I must explain to you our little Montreal TV-watching predicament. Our FOX channel switches over to the WB every night at 10, thereby allowing me to watch the shows that aired earlier that night on the aforementioned WB channel. However, FOX has been showing baseball games lately and the teams have not been considerate enough to end the game at 10 pm sharp. This has left many Montrealers turning on their TV expecting 7th Heaven, only to find the 7th inning still going on. "The WB Time will commence immediately after the game," reads the channel ticker at the bottom of my screen. This has meant sitting through 9th innings of the past 4 baseball games just to make sure I catch the beginning of my show. If the game doesn't end till 11:48, then Smallville doesn't start till 11:49 and that's how it's been for the past few nights... which has made my "I'll just record the show so I can study" spiel all the more difficult.... which reminds me... I should get back to studying...
posted by Tim at 8:05 PM