Fox Tuesday Line-up pairs Laurie Smash with Abrams Crash
I could spend pages on House and why I like it so much, but I think I can reduce it down to a few pithy points. If you even have a passing interesting in medical dramas, you should be Watching house. If you've ever wondered what TV would be like with competent writing, you should be watching House. I'm a big Hugh Laurie fan way back from the days of Blackadder and his other BBC rompings, but what really drew me to this show is that hint of that snappy, witty character interaction that made Firefly the best show in the history of world. This season has started off with a fairly weighty tone, so if you are new House, I'd highly recommend retreading some of the previous seasons first.
Fringe is officially past its second attempt to prove that it can fill the void in your heart left by the X-files. I'm not against "Monster of the Week" shows, they just have yet to produce a compelling monster. The show continues to sag under the weight of its exposition-heavy plots, now and again dropping very obvious "accidental" nuggets of intrigue, while still failing to achiever the sorts of "oh snap" moments that gave Lost its instant hook. I feel like Fringe is, ironically, always on the fringe of being compelling sci-fi, but I have yet to find myself either intellectually or emotionally invested in any of the episodes. I'll take a leaf of House's book and give Fringe one last pass before I break the news to the Fox that their show has less than a season to live. TV Shows die so young these days...tragic.