Modern Family Moment #01

CAMERON: While the spray-tanned starlet claims to be six months sober, sources down under say, she has been bar-hopping like a coked-up kangaroo.
MITCHELL: Aaah... What's daddy reading to you?
CAMERON: If I have to read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" one more time I will snap.
MITCHELL: Oh, it's not that bad....
CAMERON: I will SNAP!!!

Me And Te-Ve!

After a childhood addicted to Television, I was thankfully given life experiences that helped me get the monkey off my back. It's allowed me to return with a discerning palate and the will to walk away from the general crap. So I follow a rare few set of shows and in the comedy category they are Glee, Modern Family, and The Office. A triad validated by this year's Emmys.

That said, the money was on the season openers for all three and who would return with the requisite BANG. The week one winner? The Office! And both Modern Family and Glee were fine, too.

Now it's week two and where do we stand?

The Office: Kathy Bates is awesome. Steve Carrell has found his niche as an ensemble player, Rainn Wilson is out of control to the point of being distasteful (he's poised for a poignant story line or dismissal as relevant or even interesting), Zach Woods and Ellie Kemper are awesome additions.

Modern Family had a good first week and an excellent second show. The whole "kissing" theme was well integrated and gave the other strands legs, this was Modern Family writing at its best.

Glee opened with lots of stuff to present and as a here's the new lay of the land episode was well tolerated. This week's LONG ANTICIPATED (that is in the works and on the blogs from since Washington killed the poor cherry tree!) The Britney Spears episode was a generation buster. Under 40 you liked it, over 40 and it was inane. It was inane. Will played the fool, Sue played the fool, Santana and Rachel were made to look like foolish dancers against Brittany's AMAZING dancing, Jacob Ben Israel played the mega-pervert (and before the sacred 9pm children's in bed hour), and Terri was a FREAKING ZOMBIE. What the hell were they thinking?

"Praise Cheesus" looks very compelling, and like a bad batch of succotash, the Britney Spears episode has passed without much blood in the stool. Let's hope Glee finds it's feet before much longer.

ps ~ Coach Beiste is a welcome addition.