TV Review: Scorpion

I'm incredibly picky when it comes to the TV shows I allow to take up my time. And typically, when I do find a show I love, it ends up cancelled within a season or three (I'm looking at you Firefly and Veronica Mars...). We are midway through season 2 of my current favorite show and I'm keeping my hopes high for this one.

Chris and I have been watching Scorpion since the pilot episode when we met the team. Geniuses Walter, Happy, Toby, Paige and Sylvester, along with their Homeland Security buddy Cabe, all work well together as they solve crimes that seemingly no one else can solve. While it's true the cases and the way they are solved may be a little far fetched, we've come to enjoy the antics of the team. They bicker good-naturedly about their intellect, and somehow that isn't incredibly annoying.

Regardless, it's a good show. I enjoy the tech talk, the way each character's genius is portrayed. They make me laugh and this show is one that I stay current with. I love that Toby has moved beyond his American Pie character. I recommend this show to anyone who doesn't mind shows that aren't necessarily true to life, anyone who is interested in computers, hackers, or anything of the like.

Scorpion is a very hard show to review, as I'm learning. I'm going to think some more on this one, and try to describe it a little better. Stay tuned for more...

TV Review: New Girl

So, I've been watching New Girl for years now... and I've loved it. Until they made the two people with the best tension try to date (no spoilers, you know me) and it messed up the roommate dynamic completely!

Based on this, when Jess got sequestered on Jury Duty (aka Zooey's maternity leave) I made the challenging decision to stop watching New Girl. I knew I was going to miss Jess' random singing and Nick's grouchy old man personality. But it was the perfect opportunity to try to give up on the show completely! Just let it go, Holley. Let it go.

Alas, that was not to be. I had to go and add the show to my Hulu queue, and the Type A girl in me can NOT handle all these shows looking at me with notifications saying "Watch me!" So instead of just removing them, I decided to watch them while blogging and internet-ing.

I was wrong, and I'm so sorry, New Girl writers! I am not Megan Fox's biggest fan. Honestly, I'm not a fan of her at all. Regardless of the fact that we hail from the same city. I don't care. I hate her. But somehow, I have laughed harder in the last two episodes than I have in at least two seasons.

In all honesty, as weird as I feel saying this, Megan Fox is saving this show for me. She fits in well with the group. Her weirdness meshes well and somehow it has become perfect again.

So I'll be spending some time trying to catch up, which won't take me too long, and I'll check back in after this season (5) ends...

Please, New Girl writers, don't fail me again... keep doing what you're doing, and I will keep hanging in!