Reality TV

Dollhouse

Well. That rocked. On the one hand, if they'd gotten here a year ago, they might not have been canceled. On the other hand, if they hadn't gotten canceled they might never have gotten here.

I can almost see the stories that got sliced and diced to pull us along this far this fast, but the writers are really making the most of what they have. Which is a stellar conspiracy tale with some serious philosophical undertones about identity and control.

Definitely worth watching.

American Ninja Warrior Marathon

Because nothing says "I'm an adult and a productive member of society" like playing video games all day and then staying up until midnight to watch a bunch of guys run an obstacle course in their underwear.

(Okay, it was just the one guy in his underwear... his purple underwear.)

Aside from the one girl who broke my Carmen Rule (no one is allowed to skate to Carmen unless you can prove you seduced a soldier then dumped him for a bullfighter), it's been really good. The commentators keep trying to jinx things by talking about how consistent everyone is, but they've all stayed on their feet so far.

Nothing brings out the dysfunction like Christmas and the Edible Ornaments Challenge was a parade of family issues. From the one guy who said that his mother used to cry if the Christmas tree wasn't pretty enough, to the other guy who said that he saw his brother walk in to be his assistant for the competition and concluded that he was screwed. Finally, the one woman hadn't spent more than an hour with her mother for ten years had a deer in the headlights look when mom appeared. Oh, yeah. That's going to end well.

The Chairman is wearing a Santa hat :) And it's Battle Chocolate? Sweet.

Half a million dollars for a smelly mobile home? Yeah. That's not right.