A reason that I’m not changing
the list on what shows on DVD (or VHS tapes) that I’m watching is largely due
to getting backlogged on the shows I recorded on VHS tape. Of course, you know
that I’m a procrastinator due to the fact that I still haven’t published
October episodes as of the writing of this post which will probably be posted
in the summer, but might not be added until even later than that. I will be
catching up on the tapes from this season’s TV shows. Remember Minority Report?
I still have episodes of that recorded even though the show is cancelled (but
don’t count on FOX owning up to it until the upfronts in May).
When I have six or more tapes
ready to watch, then I must wait to roll from the list until I’m down to five
tapes or less. (Meanwhile, the concern of being a TV junkie pops up. Each tape
contains about six hours worth of show and just four of them can total to
around a full twenty-four hours worth of television. I tend to only use tapes
when I’m watching one show and recording a second on my laptop. Thankfully, I
don’t binge-watch shows which is probably how I get so behind on stuff.)
Well, it turns out that the
list is changing after all. I finished watching the VeggieTales on VHS. Well, I
actually still have one left to watch, but it’s an Easter one so I’ll watch it
on Easter Monday, probably. After I watch it, I’ll probably put the DVDs back
as an option. Meanwhile, I am replacing that with The Muppet Show season 1 that
I have on DVD from my other list now on this list.
http://adamdeckercsicyber.blogspot.com/ Here’s a
link to a new blog that I created. I’ve told you about this before. You might
wonder why I’d create a blog about a show that might be cancelled. Well, all
shows are going to end regardless of if they are actually cancelled or not.
But, I will create a blog about any show after this one if the right delay
happens. And if it happens again, I’ll do the show on after this one, that
being CSI: Cyber. This means, basically, as long as this show (or any CBS show
that I blog about) is on Sundays at either 7 or 8 Central, I will potentially
be creating a blog about the shows on after it. Thus, I create a blog about
CSI: Cyber. If there are ever any new shows in the franchise, I’ll probably
create blogs about them too. But we'll have to wait and see if that ever happens or not.
I am liking the end of
football season since news will now be on before 6 Central time. Well, there’s
still the Super Bowl on CBS next week. I won’t watch it, but I will see what’s
on after it as they typically air something good after the Super Bowl (typically,
but sadly not always.) Now I’m not going to be lead into a false sense of security.
I know that there will still be tape delay in the future due tennis,
basketball, and golf. There might be more possibilities as well. Likewise,
you’ll be seeing a whole lot less tape delay in the future until the summer. If
things go right, I’ll be back with new episodes of this show next season.
Meanwhile, I should get to today’s episode.
Today’s episode is brought to
you by no delay. We begin with Alison looking at colleges. She mentions going
out of state. Washington DC isn’t in a state. Or do they live in a state,
somehow? Jason is mad at his father. You know, he has a bit of an attitude
problem. I’m surprised that this isn’t more addressed in the show. Plus, it is
interesting how the Blowies (where users vote for the worst of TV) nominated Alison
as worst child instead of him. The McCords visit family for some reason. I
missed some of what is going on. I’m live blogging this and all other Sunday
shows today. Henry’s father died and that is why they are visiting family: to
attend this person’s funeral. The death has been ruled a suicide.
In segment two, it is revealed
that the McCord family is Catholic, or Henry’s father is at least. I don’t
believe that suicide would be unforgiveable, but I also would hope that nobody
would do it regardless of their faith. The death being a central part to this
episode makes me wonder if we won’t see an international crisis for a change.
Sometimes I like it when shows do something a little bit differently. While
Family Guy was out of its element with its episode And Then There Were Fewer,
but it is still one of my favorite episodes of that show. Jason looks through
the computer of his grandfather. The grandfather was being swindled. This may
have lead to his suicide.
In segment three, people talk
more about the recent developments that we know of with the death. There are
fights about it. We then see some of what Elizabeth’s team is up to since they
have to keep them in the episode somehow. Something happens with redacted
information. I’d make some sort of joke about it, but I’m not sure how that
would work in this blog. Marie is constantly mad and irritated at her brother
Henry. She sure is a mean bitch, isn’t she? But Henry is thinking what she is
thinking in some ways. But Elizabeth helps him heal.
In the next segment, Henry
talks about his father Patrick at Patrick’s funeral. His speech seems a bit
disjointed, but it is pretty good in the end. I like this episode a lot. I will
remember it as one of the better ones of this show. Madam Secretary typically
has good episodes, but this one was even better than the usual. The talk about
a senator who died is brought up in this episode, probably as a set up for
future episodes. The talk about the president needing a second term makes me
wonder if we’ll see some of that in the future. I hope that we do and that they
do a good job with the storyline. It should be the focus of this and the
potential next season. There are no scenes from next time, so we’ll be back
whenever with the next episode. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.
