What I'm Watching on SUNDAY! (or not)

courtesy of my blog: http://cjferrara.blogspot.com

SUNDAY is the new Thursday! Thanks to HBO, the big night for programming is on Sunday. The networks are following suit.

On HBO at the moment, it's all about Boardwalk Empire. Building on the popularity of gangster shows like the Sopranos, but set during prohibition era Atlantic City. This show lunches you into a realistic depiction of the actual politics of that era, and how Prohibition actually cause crime to BOOM. Steve Buscemi is amazing as Nucky Thompson, who is based on real life figure Nucky Johnson. They changed the name to give the writers the freedom to deviate dramatically from actual history; but most of the events that happen in the show, actually happened.

Hung, I can do without. And How to make it In America, not so much.

Fox has a whole animation block on Sundays. And as I mentioned before, the only time FOX comedies really work is when they are animated. The only "appointment" programming they have in my opinion is Family Guy. It's not that the Simpsons isn't funny, or The Cleveland Show, or American Dad. It's really more that I had to choose one, and FG won.

NBC reserves Sunday for special events like mini-series and sporting events. Someday they'll have programming, but not right now.

CBS has the Amazing Race, which should be more exciting. I mean it's a race around the world. It's won Emmys. The problem with AR is that it falls into the trap all Reality shows fall into. It's more about the wacky people on the show than it is about the competition.

The good news is that The Good Wife has moved to Sundays. This show is amazing, if you haven't seen it, you're missing out. Alicia Florrick (Juliana Marguiles) is the wife of disgraced State's Attorney Peter Florrick, who cheated on her with a hooker. While he was in jail, she went back to work for a law firm, and turns out she's a pretty good lawyer. She becomes friends with the awesome private investigator that works for the firm, Kalinda. Turns out, though, Kalinda used to work for Alicia's husband and they slept together. This has finally broken up their marriage, and gave Alicia the courage to sleep with Will Gardner, one of the firm's partners. Now, she's SEXY Alicia, and Peter, who is now out of jail, and re-elected, is looking to mess with her firm. Any questions, just write to me.

I can't deal with ABC's lineup. Desperate Housewives is just terrible guilty pleasure stuff. Brothers and Sisters, same thing. Extreme Makeover: The only edition that made any sense is overplayed, and in the reality show rut.

What I AM getting into is Pan Am. It's not anything really amazing or thrilling, and the hype of the show eclipses the actual content. But it has a charming group of characters, the pilots and stewardesses of Pan Am Airlines in the 60s. It discusses the image of the job, against the thrill of traveling the world, against the realities of the position. Add to that the intrigue of one stewardess who has been recruited by the CIA, and the side trips of the airline to evacuate refugees during the Bay of Pigs, and it's just interesting enough to hold my interest for now. Plus I know one of the core extras, so we play a game of "Spot Ray Gobes" during every episode.

So, my DVR is set for the return of House, and all the aforementioned programs. My DVR will be full for a few months. All is right with my entertainment. Please... enjoy. And if you profoundly disagree with any of my opinions. Use the web wisely.... leave a comment.