Rogue Ramblings

I am slacking on my blogging and it is not my fault. The cable was down for about 24 hours and they may as well have taken away my oxygen that is how serious the situation was. I was forced to dust the apartment instead of watch my beloved shows until the cable came back up. Once the world was properly aligned, I was finally able to catch up on the latest episode of Burn Notice. As expected, it was awesome. I had to watch it twice before I could really make an assessment. The first scene is Michael Westin working out, running along the beach, working up quite the sweat and things got kind of hazy from there hence my need to rewind.

Some very funny moments included Michael's mom throwing him a Mexican themed birthday party complete with Morracas and over-sized Sombreros. One of my favorite parts of the show is when we learn "spy" things. Picking locks or breaking into storage units never looked so fun. In this episode Michael uses a reverse interrogation technique to find out where a kidnapped child is being held. Guns blazing, knife throwing, the show had all it's usual goodies.

I have to be honest though, I don't deal well with change and it seems that change is coming. As Michael is investigated by a Detective working for the FBI we are introduced to new Character Detective Paxton. She is investigating some shennanigans that lead to Michael since he was forced to go rogue. I love the word rogue by the way. Don't ask me why--I think it reminds me of the days when I read a lot of Harlequinn Romance Novels. Anyway, I really hate when TV shows bring in new characters. It takes a lot for me to feel connected and not see them as obvious outcasts. Because she is gunning for Michael's demise I hate her even more. I am really curious what they will do with her character as the Season continues. Her picture is up under the cast guide on the Burn Notice website so I guess she is here to stay so I better get used to it.

I consider myself to be very open minded when it comes to television and I will always give any show a chance. After posting about my hatred for the The Real Housewives of New Jersey a few people emailed me to say I should really give it another shot. Well... how do I put this delicately. After catching three episodes I can whole heartedly say this is still the worst piece of crap I have ever seen...and people, that is me putting it DELICATELY!. It is a show where grown women, live off their husbands bank accounts because g-d forbid any of them work and stir up drama because they have nothing better to do.

The one that actually does work decides it is too much for her because she should really be spending all her free time with her daughter. Your daughter is at least 12 years old, I am pretty sure she spends a good part of her day in school so why is it that you can't work? Oh right because you're jealous your friends are out doing "fun" things and you are stuck working. Well welcome to the real world honey. The other New Jersey bimbettes spend their day lounging in Atlantic City or going shopping. Not to mention they are raising their daughters to be just as materialistic and stuck up as they are. The irony is the oldest of the pack has this Italian Mafioso attitude of watching out for her family. I expected Tony Soprano to step out at any moment. I am almost embarassed to be a New Yorker just because it resides so close to New Jersey after watching this show.