one week in, here are my thoughts so far...


Chuck

i was surprised at how much i loved this show. it was funny and action-filled. barney from How I Met Your Mother as a spy on Alias. a perfect blend of two of my favorite things. i got that, i want to see more right this very second, feeling at the end of the hour. that to me is a good indication that i'll end up loving a show. i had that same reaction to brothers & sisters and men in trees last year. sadly, i also had that with studio 60. but i definitely plan on making Chuck a weekly must watch.


Reaper

it was a lot darker than i expected. Bret Harrison never disappoints so maturally he was as funny, cute and charming as ever. and also no big surprise Ray Wise steals the show. i liked it enough to check it out again, but i didn't love it the way i expected to.


Dirty Sexy Money

if there was one show that i was planning on checking out that i didn't have much faith in, DSM would be it. it sounded interesting enough, a throw back to the true soapy days of Dallas and Dynasty. Greg Berlanti, who can do no wrong, came on board. and it was one of the most talked about new shows of the season. i watched the first ten minutes, found it hard to keep my eyes open, and DVRed it for later. after going back to it i found myself laughing, a lot. and truly enjoying the insanity and over the top drama that was unfolding. i think the best way to describe it would be Brothers & Sisters on crack. sure it may grow old eventually the way Desperate Housewives did in season one after about ten episodes, but i plan on sticking with it for now.


Private Practice

boring. Grey's Anatomy lite. half the fun, very little characters and storyline that i actually cared about. full of itself. odd editing when it came going from one plot line to the next. and a serious lack of music, which is what got me hooked on Grey's in the first place. i have a feeling at this rate this show won't be hard to say goodbye to. p.s. i'm still annoyed by the recast.