I was finally able to get caught up on some of my shows this week.  Here some thoughts on what I watched.

Abbott Elementary (Wednesday Night, ABC)

I’m kind of worried.  There’s so much about this show that works but I worry that it’s going to lose sight of all of those things by getting bogged down with this whole Charter school subplot.  This week was great when Jacob was freaking out over the mural and when Janine and Gregory were trying to work up the courage to tell Maurice about what happened at the convention.  (And I loved Maurice’s reaction to the news.)  But the Charter school stuff is such a drag!  It’s the same sort of thing that ultimately kept Parks and Rec from being as good as it could have been.

American Idol (Sunday Night, ABC)

I watched the two latest episodes of American Idol on Hulu on Monday.  It’s always a bit weird to me when I see the newest episodes of the show and I see how positive and friendly the judges are.  Obviously, times have changed and I guess you couldn’t really get away with Simon and Randy laughing at someone for having a bad voice nowadays.  Today, old school American Idol would probably be seen as bullying.  I’m not necessarily saying that the show should go back to its old style.  To be honest, I always hated it whenever someone who was obviously developmentally challenged was brought in to audition just so the show could try to score a few mean-spirited laughs off of them.  Still, the upbeat atmosphere of the current version of the show feels a bit forced at times.

The Bachelor (Monday Night, ABC)

I watched the last three or four episodes this week.  They all kind of blended together but I’m all caught up now.  Zach is not particularly interesting but I did enjoy seeing London.  If I don’t seem like I’m really into this season …. well, I’m not.  To be honest, I kind of feel like maybe this franchise needs to either take a longer break between seasons or change up the format a bit.  When the show’s bachelor or bachelorette is interesting, it’s fine if the season itself is a bit predictable.  But when you got someone like Zach, it becomes a lot harder to overlook just how artificial this entire show is.

The Brady Bunch Hour (YouTube)

I’m nearly done with The Brady Bunch Hour and, as much as I make fun of this show, I am going to miss it.  You can read this week’s review here!

City Guys (YouTube)

On Sunday, I watched and wrote up reviews for several hours worth of City Guys.  As such, I won’t have to watch the show again until June.  Yay!  Read this week’s review by clicking here!

Ghosts (Thursday Night, CBS)

I got caught up on the last four episodes of Ghosts this morning and I have to say, it remains a surprisingly fun show.  Depending on what happens with all that charter school nonsense, there’s a chance that Ghosts could replace Abbott Elementary as the best sitcom to currently air on network television.

The Love Boat (Paramount Plus)

Love, exciting and new!  You can read this week’s review here!

My Lover, My Killer (Netflix)

This is a British true crime series about women and men who were killed by their lovers.  I watched two episodes on Wednesday morning.  I fell asleep while watching the third episode, not because it was boring but just because it was three in the morning.  I’m pretty sure I had a bad dream or two as a result of watching this before dozing off.

Night Court (Tuesday Night, NBC)

This week, Abby’s mother dropped by the court and Abby, as usual, reacted in a totally unprofessional way.  There is a part of me that really wants to this show to improve, just because I do like Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette can get laughs out of even the weakest of lines.  But there’s just a blandness at the heart of Night Court.  Even writing up these very brief reviews, I sometimes struggle to really come up with anything to say about the show.  It’s neither great nor terrible.  It’s just kind of there.

The SAG Awards (Sunday Night, YouTube)

This year, the SAG Awards were broadcast on YouTube, which I think is probably a sign of things to come.  It might not happen for a few years but, eventually, the Oscars are going to be an exclusively streaming event as well.  I’ve always assumed that the inevitable move to a streaming platform would improve the Oscars but, to be honest, the SAG Awards on YouTube were just as bland as the SAG Awards on television so who knows?

I was a little bit surprised at how completely Everything Everywhere All At Once swept the awards.  I was expecting the film to win Best Ensemble but I was certainly not expecting Jamie Lee Curtis to beat Angela Bassett for the Supporting Actress award.  Other than that, the SAG Awards were most memorable for Fran Drescher announcing that SAG is apparently going to save the world.  Good for them!

(Actually, as I watched Fran Descher’s speech, I suddenly remembered that she lobbied to be appointed to the Senate after Hillary Clinton become Secretary of State.  U.S. Sen. Drescher?  Actually, that’s kind of a fun idea.)

South Park (Wednesday Night, Comedy Central)

I’m happy to say that I’m now caught up on the latest season of South Park.  “We want our privacy!”

Survivor (Wednesday Night, CBS)

Yay!  Survivor’s back!  I wrote about the premiere of the 44th season over at the Reality TV Chat Blog!

The Weather (Thursday Night, Every Channel in North Texas)

On Thursday, North Texas got hit by a huge thunderstorm and there were rumors of tornadoes in the area.  The local weather people were overjoyed to have an excuse to interrupt regularly scheduled programming.  For an hour or two, they went out of their way to try to terrify anyone watching.  “We think we may have spotted some tornadic activity!”  Fortunately, North Texas survived but you better believe these folks will be patting themselves on the back for at least the rest of the month.