This Week in Television - Dec. 7-11, 2009

Glee
So the glee club won because one of their competitors was a group of deaf kids who couldn't sing, and because the judges were incompetent? I think I actually kind of approve of that, because I would have been outraged if they had won simply because they bested the competition. Would have seemed too kitschy. Too bad Sue got suspended, but she will come back even awesomer.

Modern Family
The problem I am starting to have with Modern Family is that I see many of the jokes coming. I knew the two sisters were going to sabotage their brother when they told him their idea to get Christmas back. I knew the scary monster face was going to pop up again in the video at the end. A punchline is no good when you already know it, folks.

Survivor: Samoa
They should've called Russell's bluff. I knew he wasn't going to play his idol, he was just trying out a way to use it without using it.

Bones
I don't watch Bones, but I did this week to see special guest star Zooey Deschanel. The reason I can never get into cop/detective shows - and this one is no exception - is that I really do not care about solving the mystery of a weekly anonymous character's murder, and all of that crap takes time away from proper character development, which is the other reason I would watch if there were enough of it. Bones and Booth are likable characters, sure, but not them or anything else about the show managed to pull me in. Maybe if Zooey's character were a regular castmember - the Benjamin Franklin quotes were annoying but she added a kind of sarcastic tone to each one to make them funny.

Fringe
That was some heavy stuff, removing pieces of Walter's brain and hiding them in the brains of others so that he wouldn't remember some dangerous info. I hope John Noble gets an Emmy someday.

Parks and Recreation
Once again, some good satire in this one: the media loves to blow things out of proportion and give false reports on something that would make an awesome story if it were true. Sounds especially like FOX news. I like the ridiculousness of their observations, such as, "Normally when two women stand so close to each other, we have to assume...lesbians." They weren't even standing that close. I am rooting for April and Andy to get together, they seem so weirdly appropriate for each other.

The Office
I never realized until Andy brought it up, but it is funny how the 12 gifts of Christmas are mostly birds. So Dunder Mifflin will be under new management. Interesting. But not as interesting as Phyllis and Bob Vance dressed in Santa outfits and making out with each other. lol gross.

30 Rock
It was cool to see Julianne Moore guest star, but unfortunately she didn't have much to do except for a mildly amusing Boston accent. Usually the guest stars get wackier parts. I knew Liz's zero dollar gift to Jack would be bringing Julianne Moore back.

Kenny vs. Spenny
Who can win a cock fight? I thought this episode was going to involve roosters. I should have known better.

Overall rating for this week's shows: A-