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The Academy Awards was the big winner for the week, managing to top the ‘Idol’ juggernaut. ‘Idol’ was still huge for FOX, while CBS had great showings from ‘2 ½ Men’, ‘Big Bang’, and ‘NCIS’. ‘SVU”s return to 10 PM was a bright spot for NBC.
“If you are anywhere between 21 and 53 … you will watch this series and feel like a big fat pussy.” – Tom Hanks, on his upcoming HBO miniseries, ‘The Pacific’
‘Modern Family’ brings situation comedy to a new level, we’ve already determined that. But what happens when they raise that level every week is, well, I cry a little. And rewind a lot.
Between Abed as Don Draper on ‘Community,’ possible samurai swords on ‘Modern Family,’ and Zach Galfianakis hanging out with Lupo and Bernard on ‘Law & Order,’ it was a funny week in television.
With the Olympics out of the way, our TV schedules were once again filled with new episodes. ‘American Idol,’ as usual, clobbered everyone. The week also brought three premieres for NBC and the first new ‘Southland’ episodes on TNT.
“I had the lowest of expectations, and I’m still disappointed.” – Axl Heck
Almost every character was afraid of something on tonight’s ‘Modern Family,’ but if you’re fearful of irreverent jokes, steer clear of this episode.
