Back by popular demand, here’s a few thoughts on what I watched this week.

Big Brother (24/7. CBS, Paramount+, Pluto)

Yep, Big Brother is back.  I skipped last season because my Dad was dying and I really wasn’t in the mood for reality television.  I back this season though and I’m covering things over at the Big Brother Blog!

Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service (Hulu)

I binged the latest Gordon Ramsay series on Tuesday.  I’m not really sure how Gordon Ramsay watching taped footage of a restaurant was all that different from what he usually does on Kitchen Nightmares but whatever.  We live in a conspiracy-crazed age and I guess Ramsay taking advantage of that.  This show killed my appetite.  I don’t care if Gordon helped out the owners, every restaurant featured on this show should be closed down and burned to the ground.

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Wednesday Night, FX)

17 seasons!  That’s how long It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia has been on the air.  It’s one of the most consistently funny shows on television and the cast is brilliant.  It’s one of the few shows that has ever made me laugh so hard that I actually fell of the couch.  (Actually, it managed to do twice but both times, it was because Frank injured himself.)  That said, the first two episodes of the new season didn’t do much for me but the problem was more with me than with the show.  The premiere, in which we saw the Gang’s side of their visit with Abbott Elementary, was a victim of my own sky high expectations.  The second episode, in which Frank slipped into a coma and Dee had to watch over him, brought back a lot of painful memories of sitting at my Dad’s beside when he went into hospice care.  Even when he slipped into his final coma, I still kept telling myself that he was going to wake up at any moment and just be fine.  It’s not the show’s fault.  These episodes just weren’t for me.

Planet Rock (Night Flight Plus)

This is an interview show that is now on Night Flight Plus.  I watched on episode on Friday night and the raw, unfiltered interview …. eh.  I have ADD, I can only listen to people talk for so long.

The Prisoner (Night Flight Plus)

Jeff and I have been watching this classic and enigmatic show with our friend Pat.  It stars Patrick McGoohan as a nameless man who might be a secret agent.  After he has an argument with his boss, he finds himself trapped in a mysterious village.  We watched the second episode on Saturday morning.  Jeff and Pat have seen the whole show before but this is a first time viewing for me.  I’m enjoying it so far.  Rover, the big balloon security thingee, is cute!  The second episode features Leo McKern chewing up the scenery.  It was very entertainign.

Snub (Night Flight Plus)

I watched an episode on Friday night.  This music show, from the 90s I believe, had a sort of underground feel to it that I appreciated.