30 Days of TV: Day 12

An Episode You've Watched More Than 5 Times

One day I was watching TV with Brandon, and I came across a cartoon that I fell in love with.  I've always been a fan of cartoons, but more of those that I grew up with, not so much those that Brandon enjoyed watching at the time, such as Blue's Clues, The Backyardigans, Dora the Explorer, etc.  However, this show made me laugh, and Brandon loved it too.

The very first episode I ever saw of Phineas and Ferb ended up becoming my favorite, and I've seen it A LOT MORE than 5 times.  Season 1, episode 22; Dude, We're Getting The Band Back Together

It is Mom and Dad's anniversary, and Dad has forgotten about it.  Phineas and Ferb decide to help get Mom and Dad's favorite band, Love Handel back together so that they can have a concert in their backyard, and save Dad from getting into trouble for forgetting his anniversary.

The reason this episode is such a classic is the music.  The boys head off to find the first member, Danny.




After recruiting Danny, it's off to the next member.  Turns out that Bobby, the bass player for Love Handel, is now Mom's hairdresser.  While Phineas and Ferb are trying to convince him to rejoin, Candace has to distract Mom, who is in the salon at the same time.  I LOVE THIS SONG!




With Danny and Bobby in, they just need to convince Swampy, the drummer.  This is the best song of the episode!




With everyone ready, all that was left was to start the concert.  See the finale here

This is a great episode.  Unfortunately, I don't think that Disney plans on putting any more episodes of Phineas and Ferb onto Netflix.  I know there have been quite a few movies, and a 4th season, and they have yet to appear.  It's a shame, because this show is so much fun!

30 Days of TV: Day 11

A Show That Disappointed You

During the past summer Olympics, I actually had cable.....I know, insert stunned face here!  Ads for the following show were all over the place, as it was being hyped and trying to gain attention.  It worked.  I was completely interested, and the fact that JJ Abrams (responsible for Alias) was involved in the show helped excite me even more.  The premiere for this show came on during the Olympics, and I was hooked within minutes.  It was fast-paced, full of action, had a great cast.  The show that disappointed me is:

So, what happened?

Well, I'm not really sure.  Season 1 was incredible.  I was stunned (in a good way) about some of the things that happened.  But by the time the season finale came around, I wasn't dying to know what was going to happen.  It wasn't "must see TV" for me anymore.  By then I also didn't have cable, and had to watch it on the internet.  I never got around to watching the season finale.

Anyway, season 1 posted to Netflix over this last summer, and I decided to give it another try.  I watched the whole season again, and watched the season finale too.  I was a little more enthused to watch season 2 when it premiered last fall, but by the second episode, I was done.  It was going in a very odd direction, and was getting more and more violent.  I've been told by some that the season got better.

Perhaps when it posts to Netflix I'll give it another try.  I most likely will, just out of curiosity.  But this is the show that has disappointed me.

30 Days of TV: Day 10

A Show You Thought You Wouldn't Like But Ended Up Loving

As you know, I only have Netflix, so my TV viewing is limited.  I actually had cable when this show started, but never watched it.  Back in September 2013, I began watching a show that I really didn't think I would be interested in.  It had the formula of the shows I usually enjoy:  good guys versus bad guys, chases, shootouts, great character stories; but for some reason I just never got into it when I had cable.  I decided to try it one day, and was hooked.  I had finished the entire 10 SEASONS of this show within 3 months, I became so addicted to it.  

The show I thought I wouldn't like but ending loving is:

I'd never watched NYPD Blue, so I wasn't familiar with David Caruso.  Well, I knew that he left the show and that many thought that was the dumbest decision of his life.  Anyway, he was what drew me to the show to begin with.

As with most shows, it took a few episodes to completely hook me, but once it did, that was it.  I love the story lines; unrequited love, siblings with secrets, moles inside the team, characters finally finding love only to have it taken away so quickly, unknown children, crazy ex's, team members finding themselves in dire circumstances, team members dying, and great villains.  This show has it all, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

David Caruso's character Horatio Caine became famous for his one-liners at the beginning of the show, along with the sunglasses he always wore.  Some made fun of it, I LOVED it!  Another reason it was fun for me was because almost every person who played a secondary role on Burn Notice, including Jeffrey Donovan himself (Michael Westen), showed up!

Below is a video summarizing the 10 seasons of the show.




And I've got one more video here

This show is currently on Netflix, and worth looking at.

30 Days of TV: Day 9

A TV Show You Used to Watch, but Don't Anymore..and Why

I first caught this show years ago while I was watching reruns on A&E.  I fell in love with it, and was hooked.  I loved the characters, the plot developments, everything.

I loved the idea of a group of people who would profile bad guys (Behavioral Analysis Unit) in attempt to find them and bring them to justice.

The best story, by far, was The Reaper in season 5.

To make a very long story short, a man named George Foyet, a.k.a., "The Boston Reaper", was a serial killer that Aaron Hotchner had hunted 10 years earlier.  Foyet became the arch-nemesis of Aaron.  He shot Hotch at the end of season 4, and has been taunting him ever since then.

Foyet comes back to town and Aaron's ex-wife and son end up having to go into the Witness Protection program to keep them safe.  Foyet manages to track them down, killing the U.S. Marshal protecting them.  Foyet calls Haley (Hotchner's wife), and posing as an employee of the U.S. Marshal service, claims that her safety has been compromised and arranged for her to return home and meet her there, still posing as the Marshal.  During a phone conversation with Hotch, Haley is informed that the man in the room with her, Foyet, is The Reaper.  She puts the phone on speaker and Hotch instructs Jack (their son) to help him "work the case", and Jack runs off to an unknown location inside the house.  Hotch, and the rest of the BAU are racing to Hotch's home, and they hear a gun shot.

Hotch arrives at the home to find Haley dead, and he and Foyet engage in a brutal fight.  Hotch eventually beats Foyet to death, and has to have his friends take him off of Foyet once they finally arrive.  We then find out, through a flashback, that whenever Hotch was working, Jack would hide and say that he was also "working the case".  This was the hiding place that kept Jack safe from The Reaper.

Click here for a video about the story line.

Click here one more that goes deeper into the emotions of the story.  Listening to the conversation between Hotch and Haley is almost too much for me.

I cried and cried when this episode was on.  Heavens, I just cried watching this video.

So why, do you ask, did I stop watching the show?  Well, it simply got to be too gruesome, too graphic, and too violent.  And that is saying A LOT for me. I enjoy all of the criminal shows, but this one just became too much.  I was sad to have to let it go, but I just couldn't keep watching.  I did, however, watch the season finale episode years later when my beloved Jedi Knight, Luke Skywalker, (Mark Hamill) was discovered to be the bad guy....and he was a REALLY bad guy!

30 Days of TV: Day 8

A Show Everyone Should Watch

"My name is Mike Rowe, and this is my job.  I explore the country looking for people who aren't afraid to get dirty; hard-working men and women who earn an honest living doing the kinds of jobs that make civilized life possible for the rest of us.  Now, get ready to get dirty".

That is how each episode of the show that I think everyone should watch begins.  That show is:

I think that everyone should watch this show because not only is Mike Rowe HILARIOUS, but it takes people inside the world of the jobs THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD NEVER WANT TO DO, (myself included) but need to happen every day so that our lives are a little easier.  I appreciate all the workers on this show because in this day and age, many people believe they are entitled to a certain kind of job, lifestyle, etc.  The men and women on this show take on those disgusting jobs with pride, and show us that they actually enjoy them.  It's an important lesson that I think everyone should learn.  If you're willing to work, even if it's the really dirty jobs, there is work available.

Below are a few clips from this show.  The show is currently on Netflix, and is disgusting fun!


Sewer Inspector




Diaper Cleaner




San Francisco Dump




Guts Galore




Cleaning a Toilet