WIR: The Pilot

Hello loyal readers! I'd like to welcome you to 42 Inch Television's Week in Review!

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The Week in Review column (WIR, for short) will take a look back at the week that was on my DVR by using short and pithy comments. Pretty simple formula, right? Enjoy!

MONDAY
Gossip Girl: Chuck Bass finally admitted what we've all be waiting to hear for the entire season: "I'm a seventeen-year-old billionaire." Then he took another swig of whiskey.

24: As our friend pointed out, the most recent episode of 24 was loaded with AntiEmmy-worthy performances, none better than Kiefer Sutherland faux-foaming at the mouth in the episodes final moments. Question of the week: why do I bother with this show?

TUESDAY
Fringe: I still like Fringe, but the increasingly contrived character connections are getting borderline exhausting--why was it necessary to have Olivia be one of the children that Walter was doing experiments on? I find myself doing more and more busy work during Fringe. Just a note: becoming background fodder is not a good thing.

90210: Donna Martin opened a clothing store literally one day after renting a space. Ladies and gentleman, 90210!

WEDNESDAY
L O S T: Nice effin' season, guys. You only have three episodes left so you decide to take a week off?

The Unusuals: Why isn't this show better? Or, more accurately, could the writing be any worse?

THURSDAY
The Office: Quite possibly the best episode of the season, though that isn't saying much. I love that they've fully embraced that Dwight is a huge dick. On the BBC incarnation, Gareth (the Dwight character, for novices) was always a total jerkoff; in the American version, however, they've seemed loath to do that to with Dwight. Glad they finally went all the way.

Parks and Recreation: I could literally watch Aubrey Plaza frown for an entire day. Spoiler alert, folks: this show is funny.

30 Rock: "My real name is... Dick Whitman."