Reviews

Ok, so the whole Roseanne thing happened and now we're left with her family to carry on. I gave it a try, I really did. I'm glad they brought back the original Becky (she's my fave over Chalke) and I think it's cool they now added Peggy Bundy to the cast (yes, I know it's Katey Segal). However, it just seems like it keeps getting worse and worse for the Conners. I mean, how long can a black cloud stay over one family? This is depressing as hell. In the old days, they weren't rich by any means but they were funny and made light of it. Now it's just dark, like slit your wrists dark. I know many viewers have lots of questions like "where's the son?" and "where's this character?" and so on. My question is when did Darlene get to the point she's sleeping with two guys and fighting them off with a stick cause she's so irresistible? Am I missing something here? And the kids... no wonder David left them high and dry. I'm sure they're fine actors but the characters are really awful. Last night the wrong person got slapped. Props to Gilbert for taking that hit like a real woman. I wish Jackie would've smacked the fool out of Harris as well. Poor Dan. He drinks more than ever, looks emaciated, and doesn't want the tail thrown at him by Segal who is much hotter than any woman who has been on that show. Speaking of characters, was Matthew Broderick that desperate for a role? I mean, it's so damn dark it's not funny. It's painful to watch like a slow motion car crash. The only person who comes out winning is Roseanne. No Arnie, Crystal, or Booker. I don't think anyone can salvage this show and Dan is one of my favorite TV fathers of all-time. Just makes you miss the days of when everyone could take a joke and we weren't afraid of being so PC. We really had it good when we could laugh at ourselves and the Conners as a whole. Now I feel like there should be a toll free Help Line number at the end of every episode to donate to Becky's daughter, Jackie for The Lunchbox, DJ (just cause he's a good guy) and Dan for a six pack.

I know this sounds sad, especially coming from a 45 year old man, but this is the happiest television has ever made me. I could sit and watch these actors eat a chicken salad sandwich and receive as much joy. BH90120 takes me back to a time when North America was happy. Imagine a world where MTV played videos, no reality TV, and Wilson Phillips and Richard Marx rules the airwaves with their songs of encouragement, heartbreak, and love. God those were great times and at the front of the pack was Beverly Hills 90210. I was 16 in 1990 when I tuned in for the first time. I just knew the smokin' hot chick from "Our House" was in this show. Instantly I wanted to be Steve Sanders although I desired to have the chops like Brandon Walsh. I rock the sideburns to this very day and when my wife asked me to shave them off I told her I'm willing the show back on the air. Low and behold I did it! My family leaves the room at 7:58pm so I can have zero interruptions when the show begins. I wondered how they were gonna soon the new series and within the first two minutes I was hooked. Jennie Garth looks like she stepped out of a time machine that made her hotter than she was in the nineties. I don't want to give anything away but I love the drop-ins from cast members over the decade run of the show. I screamed like my daughter at a Jonas Bros. concert when I heard the first chords of "How Do You Talk To An Angel" the other night. Seriously, this makes me so happy. It takes me back to my bedroom I had as a teenager. I've needed this in my life. Jason, Ian, and Brian are awesome. I know they understand these characters are important to us like they are to them. I appreciate how they don't take themselves so seriously and make fun of their personal lives with little jabs here and there. What endears me to this show the most is how they've put aside any beef with each other in the past and have reunited for the fans. This is something many a rock band could learn a lesson from. Do you hear me Eddie? I am anxiously awaiting the final episode of the season and I hope this gets renewed for a second season. If you don't get goosebumps when you see the Peach Pit, you have no soul. And before you ask, yes I do have a license plate that reads "I8A 4RE". Christmas came early this year for me and every fan of this show. The next morning after the pilot I walked downstairs and asked Alexa to play "The Right Kind of Love" and "Love Is". My kids looked at me like I had three heads when I started dancing in the kitchen but I didn't care. I was happy. Truly, genuinely happy. Thank you FOX and all the cast from BH90210.

When I heard they were killing off Riggs due to personal issues behind the scenes with other co-stars, I have to admit I was upset because "Lethal Weapon" is a must watch for me. I have watched this show from the beginning. How could they continue by killing off the main character who was the "lethal weapon"? When I heard who was replacing Crawford I was skeptical I would continue my loyalty as a viewer and avid fan. However, I gotta admit that Seann has saved this show. His character, Wesley Cole, is awesome and better than Crawford's portrayal of Riggs. If I'm being honest, I was kind of put out with the over the top stunts the show was trying to pull off in the first season by trying to make the TV Riggs more "out there" than the movie Riggs by doing stupid stuff like walking on the edge of a building. Really? I've heard Wayans is thinking about leaving the show and ya know what? I'd still watch this show after he's gone. That's how good Seann William Scott is in this show. The supporting cast is one of the best on TV especially Scorsese who, in my opinion, deserves more screen time. The only criticism I have is I miss Brewster as the precinct's psychologist. I understand with Rigg's death it kind of leaves her character on hiatus but I hope they find a place again for her. I hope "Lethal Weapon" makes it to a fourth season or even continues if Wayans decides to leave. Maybe they could create a new partner for Cole or leave this show going with SWS doing the solo cop thing. But as a Wayans fan, I hope he decides to stay and the studio makes things more accommodating for him. Going after Barnes would be a great plot for Season Four but I picked up on how the song "Why Can't We Be Friends" played in the season finale mirrored the ending of "Lethal Weapon 4", the last installment in the movie series. Could it be the finale for the TV series as well? As I said before, "Lethal Weapon" is fantastic along with everyone who participates on the show. Seann's the best! Please keep it going!

Being a native Memphian, there is nothing more that irritates me than the "Walking In Memphis" song...until now! For the past 27 years everyone in America thinks we have "catfish on the table" and "gospel in the air". Let me tell you what we have in the air... bullets. This is a terrible advertisement for Memphis. First off, the best BBQ in this town is NOT the Rendezvous unless you like old men throwing a paper plate with BBQ on it in front of you and then not seeing them again until they bring you the check 40 minutes later. FYI: Best BBQ is The BBQ Shop on Madison and next is The Commissary in Germantown. I wanted to throw my shoe at the TV every time Kellie Pickler said "with slaw on the side". Also, Starry Nights isn't the best light display in town. Drive ten minutes south to Southaven for a better light show and save yourself $10. A fun drinking game to play would be to take a shot every time Kellie opens her eyes real wide or every time her daughter asks a question. I guess Graceland needs all the positive press they can get since there are recent cases of visitors getting listeria while staying at the Guesthouse (don't drink the water Kellie!). I can't stand when producers take liberties by changing what the city looks like. Since when did we have a river running through the middle of our city? Lots of goofs in the movie as well. I LOL'd when they got behind the piano and pretended to play. Let me skip to the end when Kellie is supposed to be back in Chicago but shows up to the concert and catches dude off guard. After they sing their duet, he busts out with "it wouldn't be Memphis unless..." which means either a gospel choir or BBQ. Turns out to be the former so here they all come out with all the stereotypical, overweight, African-American singers in church robes. WTF?! While Kellie is singing it's snowing in the background but when the concert is over, she says the winter storm held off until now. Let me tell you all, it's December 13th here in Memphis and currently 59 degrees. Look, I love Kellie Pickler and I think she should have won "American Idol" over Carrie Underwear, but this wasn't what I expected or hoped for. I knew what was going to happen in the first ten minutes like many of the other reviewers on here. Of course with Hallmark movies, you always do but that's what makes them so fun. My wife and kids owe me one for sitting through this debacle. I need to figure out which Adam Sandler movie I'm going to make them suffer through.