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Thursday Night Open Thread

By Jeralyn

I'm having major Windows 7 network connectivity issues with my new laptop. I'm sick of unplugging and replugging the modem and router, only to have it work for a few days and then go out again. (Right now my desktop and windows vista laptop is working, the windows 7 is not. Yesterday, the windows 7 worked and the Vista went out. The desktop, which not wireless, is fine.) Good thing there's a lot of TV tonight, from the premiere of Gray's Anatomy to The Apprentice, Project Runway and even a new episode of Jersey Shore.

There's also the premiere of Outsourced. I have no idea if it will be as good as the movie, which I not only liked, but credit with giving me more patience and a sense of humor when I am connected to tech support or customer service reps in India.

The Defenders last night wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Jim Belushi and the young female associate were good. The other guy, Jerry O'Connell, is way too bland and goofy and his ADDHD mannerisms are not as cute as he thinks they are. Also, the sexcapades between him and the female D.A. are just cheesy.

On the other hand, Survivor Nicaragua is better than expected, with its old vs. young theme. The old people all seem to have a screw or two loose, a welcome change from the one-dimensional, over-jocked types they usually cast in people over 40. [More...]

I'm not sure I can stand much more of Mahsa on the Apprentice. She is as grating as Omarosa, without the attributes. She's billed as a tough prosecutor who is likely to bring her courtroom skills and passion for justice to the show. Please. She got her law degree in 2009. So right after getting hired by the DA's office in Brooklyn, she takes a leave to be on the Apprentice? What she's done so far is make internet videos for the DA's office. She's looking for a media career, not a justice career, and law school was just a way she thought she could improve her communication skills.

Are there any shows worth watching out there this season? Seems like it just might be a bust.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 24, 2010 (boomark / email).