Summer TV is Here!

Besides being a book addict, I'm also a TV addict. The summer shows have begun (or will begin soon) and I'm already hooked!

In Plain Sight returned a few weeks ago and I'm enjoying this one alot. It's on the USA network and it's about Mary and her partner who work for the witness protection program. Their job is to successfully relocate witnesses who are in danger and help them set up a new life. There's always good drama each week.



Next is another returning show on the USA network - Burn Notice. It started this week and I love it. Michael is a spy who was "burned", which means he's no longer a spy and the bad guys are after him. They froze his bank accounts and basically has no means to support himself. So, he teams up with an ex-girlfriend and an old friend, who are also spies. Each week they try to figure out who "burned" him and try to get his old life back. In the meantime, they solve some freelance spy cases so he has some money coming in :)



Another returning show that I love is Army Wives. This show is on the Lifetime network and returns with season 3 tomorrow night. As the title implies, it's about women who have husband's in the Army and how they deal with their everyday lives while their husbands are shipped out. Oh...there's also one husband of an Army officer...he's now going to be raising their infant on his own as his wife got her orders to ship out. This show has everything - romance, drama...very good show.



And some brand new shows I'm enjoying, one just started this week. Royal Pains on the USA network. What a good start! It's about a doctor who takes care of an influential patient at a New York City hospital. At the same time, another patient is in the emergency and in worse shape, so the doctor stabilizes the influential patient and treats the patient in worse shape. The patient lives, but the influential patient doesn't. The doctor is fired and blacklisted at every hospital and can no longer work. His brother convinces him to spend a weekend in the Hamptons and is offered a private doctor position there. I live near the Hamptons on Long Island, so I was looking forward to seeing a TV show set here. I wasn't disappointed.



And the last new show....Mental on Fox. As the title implies, it's set in a psychiatric facility and the new head doctor is a bit unorthodox in his methods. There's an interesting case each week for them to figure out. Admittedly, it's a bit like one of my favorite shows, House, but I'm liking it alot too.



Have any of you been watching these shows? Are you watching any TV this summer? What shows?

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Saturday Night at the Movies or TV Screen - Goodbye Prison Break!

I was going to do this post all about the season finales this past week and next week, but last night I watched the series finale of Prison Break and decided to concentrate on this show. I'm not going to post any spoilers, I don't want to ruin the finale for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

The show began in 2005 with Lincoln Burrows being accused of a murder he didn't commit. He was immediately sentenced to the electric chair. His younger brother, Michael Scoffield, races against time to stage a prison break to help him escape (since all legal avenues seemed like dead ends). Michael fakes a bank robbery in order to get arrested himself and join us brother. Michael is a genius and figured out a way to break out of the prison, but he had to be on the inside himself.



Along the way, he falls in love with the prison doctor and makes friendships with a mixed bag of criminals to help the brothers escape. They all manage to escape, but aren't quite as free as they thought they'd be. The next four seasons we learn that Lincoln was set up by "The Company" and they must stop the company in order for themselves not to spend the rest of their lives on the run.

The best season was probably season 1, but I did enjoy the following three seasons. FOX, sadly, canceled the show this season and allowed Prison Break a chance to return and end the story, which they did last night.

Like I said before I won't give away anything for those who haven't watched but I wanted to give a fond farewell to a show I enjoyed for the past four years and say goodbye to some wonderful characters and actors - Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, William Fichtner, Amaury Nolasco, Sarah Wayne Callies, and even Robert Knepper (who played the evil T-Bag to perfection).

The show was a great ride! Thank you for that!

Saturday Night at the Movies or TV Screen

This week I'm going to discuss a show that's not new and I've watched since the first episode, "Brothers & Sisters" starring Sally Field, Calista Flockhart and Rachel Griffiths. What a great cast this show has!



My favorite is probably Sally Field as Nora Walker. I don't think I've ever seen Sally Field in anything where she wasn't brilliant. She's so deserving of all the awards she's received over the years.



One thing I really love about this show - they seem like a real family. It's not all "goody goody", they have real emotions. We know they all love each other, but they don't always like or agree with each other. Their family dinners are some of the funniest and realistic scenes I've seen in a family TV show.



Last week's episode was pretty disappointing to me when Kitty cheats on her husband, Robert. While Robert hasn't totally confided in her about his career or his feelings after suffering from a heart attack, he hasn't cheated on her and truly loves her. I guess I just feel she should leave him if she feels her marriage is a mistake before hooking up with any other guy.

Then there's the latest "love child" of the Walker's deceased father who has showed up to play havoc on all their lives. At first he comes off as an innocent kid, but we're slowly finding out he's not such an angel.

There are only two more episodes this season and it should be good. Does anyone else watch this show?

Saturday Night at the Movies or TV Screen

Besides reading, I love TV and movies. So, I decided to start my own Saturday meme dedicated to TV and/or movies. Every Saturday I'll talk about a TV show or movie that I enjoyed during the past week or maybe one that I'm looking forward to in the coming week. If anyone would like to participate, please feel free. You can use the button above and comment here with the link to your post. There are no rules, it's more about sharing what we watch on TV or movies (DVDs, too!).

This week I'm going to talk about the new show on ABC "Castle" starring Nathan Fillion. It's a show about a popular mystery writer who assists the police in different crimes. What attracted me to this show was both the premise and the star, Nathan Fillion. I love reading mysteries, so a TV show about a mystery writer was perfect for me. I've always liked Nathan Fillion since I saw him as a teen on the soap "One Life To Live".



Fillion and his co-star, Stana Katic, work so well together. They have a great chemistry and there are many hints of sexual tension. Sometimes on screen couples just need that sexual tension without anything really happening to keep your interest going. This week's show definitely had that chemistry and sexual tension going on as they were thrown together for a glamorous benefit with Kate Beckett (Katic) looking amazing and Richard Castle (Fillion) not looking too shabby either in tux.

Some of the scenes that I really feel enjoyable is when Castle tries to help the police and is always throwing possibilities at them as it would appear in a novel. As we all know, real life doesn't always go the way of novels, but then sometimes they very much do.

This week Castle was asked by the police about why he calls the suspects "perps". Castle innocently asked if that wasn't what they called them, too. The police laughed and proceeded to give him 20+ other names they use instead of "perps".

Castle also has a teenage daughter who lives with him as well as a mother. The mother is played brilliantly by Susan Sullivan. I love how she drives Castle crazy :)

With all new show, it's a cliffhanger to know if they will be back next season. I don't think Castle has been a true ratings success but I'm hoping ABC will give it a chance. It's something different. The first episode cleverly used real authors playing themselves and interacting with Castle as one of their peers - James Patterson and Stephen J. Cannell. Cute idea.

Check out the promo below to get a taste of the show for yourself.









What TV show or movie caught your attention this week?

Saturday Night at the Movies or TV Screen

Besides reading, I love TV and movies. So, I decided to start my own Saturday meme dedicated to TV and/or movies. Every Saturday I'll talk about a TV show or movie that I enjoyed during the past week or maybe one that I'm looking forward to in the coming week. If anyone would like to participate, please feel free. You can use the button above and comment here with the link to your post. There are no rules, it's more about sharing what we watch on TV or movies (DVDs, too!).

I'm starting off with Fox's TV show Fringe. It started this season, 2008-2009, and just returned two weeks ago after being on hiatus for a couple of months. I really love this show. It reminds me quite a bit of The X-Files. If you haven't seen it, this is the cast...



Anna Torv stars as Olivia. A police officer whose cases always involve some type of paranormal case. John Noble plays Walter. A very smart scientist/doctor who helps her solve cases. Joshua Jackson plays Peter, his son. We've seen some sexual tension between Olivia and Peter, although right now he seems to be dating her sister. Then, there's the relationship between Walter and Peter. Peter is frequently annoyed by his father, but you just know they love each other.



This week's episode was about a man-made creature that attacks humans. Once it stings a human, the monster releases it's eggs into the human and they grow inside. Talk about the "ick" factor! It's frequently seen in this show. So, I advise you not to eat while watching :)

The hour goes really fast and there are very few commercial interruptions. The cast really gels together very well - none of that stiffness or awkwardness that comes with a brand new show trying to find itself. It looks like Fox has found a winner with this show!

What did you watch this week?