A Case of the Mondays

I don't have any fancy TV grids yet, but I am sure you can imagine what it would look like.

Monday your #1 priority should be "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"(9 on NBC) watch the latest episode here. You can also buy the first 2 episodes on iTunes for just $1.99.
The show is another Aaron Sorkin creation(West Wing and Sports Night) and I believe it is better than both. I thought Sports night was great, but looking back on it, it really was a sketch of things to come. I thought West Wing really set the bar for all ensemble dramas over its first couple of seasons. But as I said, I think Studio 60 is better.
You have a great cast including Matthew Perry(Friends) with his official return to both TV and the network that made him famous. There is also Bradley Whitford(West Wing and Billy Madison), Amanda Peet(The Whole Nine Yards and Jack & Jill), Steven Weber(Wings) and DL Hughley(The Hugleys). The entire cast is very good, the scripts are great and the show is very enjoyable.
For those of you that don't know the show's premise, it's an ensemble drama set behind the scenes at a Saturday Night Live-type show.

It happens to work out that another intriguing show on Monday is also on NBC "Heroes"(8 on NBC). So far they have done a great job of not backing themselves into to a corner with how this could possibly end. This show is using the new Lost-style slow reveal of the story and the characters and so far has constantly left me wanting to know more. Some good news, Heroes was renewed for a full season, so you don't have to worry about watching it just to have it cancelled early.

Also on Monday is CBS's block of comedies, "How I Met Your Mother"(Now at 7 on CBS), "The Class"(Now at 7:30 on CBS) and "Two and A Half Men"(8 on CBS). The Class is a borderline suggestion, 2 1/2 Men is regularly funny and enjoyable but How I Met Your Mother is really good and a must watch. But talk about a stupid move, How I Met will be on DVD November 21 not giving anyone a chance to fully catch up until we are well into the new season. You can see the most recent episode of all these shows on CBS's innertube.

"7th Heaven"(if you like the cheesy writing and remarkably bad acting) and "Runaway"(filled with cliches and pretty hard to believe) on The CW have been switched to Sunday. "Everybody Hates Chris"(a really well done and enjoyable show) and 3 other comedies that I don't even want to list.

"Prison Break" is a great show, or at least was for most of the first season. It is off for the baseball playoffs, but will be back in October 23rd. So far this year it has gotten a little too over the top , but it still is an intense show that usually has great recaps to make it easier to catch up. The first season of Prison Break is available on DVD, so get it in your Netflix que right now. "Justice" is a show that I should really like, but for some reason I have no opinion on it. It stars Kerr Smith(Jack on Dawson's Creek) and Victor Garber(Sidney's dad on Alias) and doesn't let us know how the crime actually happened until the last minute. It's a good concept, but so far everyone has been telling the truth. I want someone, that I totally believe to be innocent, to completely make up their story and get away with it, without giving us all of the little clues that are typical to the spoon fed lawyer shows. Justice will be back with Prison Break on the 23rd.