The Phoenix Network:
 
 
About  |  Advertise
Adult  |  Moonsigns  |  Band Guide  |  Blogs  |  In Pictures
 
TheBest2011-1000x50

"Heroes" and "How I Met Your Mother" both stunk last night

It seems like the Heroes writers were so busy packing their premiere with plot that they neglected to consider that they were also making it unwatchable. A character had barely enough time last night to finish his/her lines before we were whisked off to the next character’s scene. Ok that’s an overstatement. But you get my point.

 

Surely, last season had the same insanely crowded feel to it — so, why oh why is the approach only getting on my nerves just now?

 

 

stuff I didn’t like:

 

Kill the cheerleader already. They keep moving Claire Bear from town to town, but all roads inevitably lead to Dullsville.

 

While we’re at it, kill the Petrelli mom as well.

 

No Kristen Bell. Where is the sassy star we were promised?

 

The show’s insistence that we were experiencing limited commercial interruptions courtesy of Nissan kinda made me feel like burning down a Nissan dealership.

 

The random trivia question in the middle. Because I didn’t know the answer.

 

 

stuff I liked:

 

Save the cheerleader’s creepy Dad. The scene in which Jack Coleman kicks his boss’s ass killed me last night. Man loves his coffee breaks!

 

Nathan Petrelli’s beard. Dynamite.

 

The argument between little Molly Walker and her mind-reading new daddy Matt Parkman as to whether the latter actually cheated on his police exercise by using his powers to ace his scene.

 

Hiro finding out that his own hero, Takezo Kensei, is a white Brit and a drunk to boot.

 

Ned Ryerson as Goldenstash

 

 

 

Hmm, although simple mathematics says otherwise, I still say the premiere stunk.

 

 

How I Met Your Mother didn’t fare much better last night. In fact, it was so bad that I was embarrassed to be watching it in front of my girlfriend, whom I invited over to watch it for the first time.

 

stuff I didn’t like:

 

The huzzah over Ted’s so-called “tramp stamp.” Wow, guy gets drunk, wakes up with a girly tattoo. There’s a new one for you. Let’s all shit our pants over that one.

 

The casting of gorgeous Mandy Moore as Ted’s one night stand — one of those experiments that sounds like a hoot on paper — turned out to be a major flop.

 

stuff I liked:

 

The casting of Enrique Iglesias as Robyn’s new boy toy may have on paper been a terrible idea, but in practice his scenes worked out much better for the show than Moore's did. The scene where he’s feeding Robyn and says with feeling, “taste the food,” raised a rare laugh from me. And the one where the camera moves from friend to friend, all of them visibly smitten with Iglesias’s character, was also funny. Especially when it stopped at the batty-eyed Morgan. I’m still convinced the former freak on Freaks And Geeks, Jason Segal, is the best thing about that show.

| More

Leave a Comment

Login | Not a member yet? Click here to Join
 Friends' Activity   Popular   Most Viewed 
All Blogs
ADVERTISEMENT
Related Articles

100_bieberlist
Boston Phoenix
Jeepers Creepers, where'd you get them Biebers?
Published 8/14/2010 by ALEXANDRA CAVALLO
The Midway Cafe hosts "Biebers and Peebers"

"Too Soon?": When is it okay to start making jokes about Michael Jackson?
Boston Phoenix
"Too Soon?": When is it okay to start making jokes about Michael Jackson?
Published 6/26/2009 by Ryan Stewart
For the past few years, if you've spent your entire day, or at least a few hours of it, glued to the...

more by Ian Sands
The BCA presents "Uninhibited @ 40"  | May 26, 2010
The Phoenix and WFNX present "Downtown Crossing Block Parties"  | May 18, 2010
Cuban painter Orestes Gaulhiac at Galería Cubana in the South End | May 13, 2010
Danny Perez and Animal Collective present "Oddsac"  | April 14, 2010
Echo & The Bunnymen at the Dise | March 16, 2010

 See all articles by: Ian Sands

Follow the Phoenix
  • newsletter
  • twitter
  • facebook
  • youtube
  • rss
Latest Comments
DOJ turns on Turner, First Amendment - Public records and Boston City Council anopenbostoncitycouncil.blogspot.com

By thezak on 02-04-2011 in Phlog

2012 GOP Presidential Rankings, Updated! - Tim Pawlenty: "His new book positions him perfectly for the Iowa conservatives, and beyond."...

By gahanson on 02-03-2011 in Talking Politics

PODCAST: Finally my VCR is back in style [MP3] - VCR's can be had for as little as 5 bucks at Goodwill stores and VHS tapes for as little as 50 cents...

By alanwk on 02-01-2011 in Laser Orgy

FREE D-Tension EP (featuring "Why I Fuck Girls" and some serious tracks too) - D-Tension , Lyrics Born and Kabir LIVE @ Brighton Music Hall (formerly Harper's Ferry) on Friday 2-4...

By Rap Promoter Person on 02-01-2011 in On The Download

DOJ turns on Turner, First Amendment - I've seen a number of articles complaining that Turner received a too-harsh penalty for not being apologetic...

By Jim-84302 on 01-26-2011 in Phlog

Latest Comments from Phlog
Most Viewed
Paperback Roundup
How is Booky Formed?
Featured Event: Rachel Polonsky
15 Morbidly Depressing Novels
50% Off Amazon, 75% Off Guilt
Chris Adrian Sets the Record Straight
BU Annual Faculty Reading Tomorrow!
Most Viewed from Phlog
Search Blogs
 
Phlog Archives
Saturday, February 05, 2011  |  Sign In  |  Register
 
TODAY'S FEATURED ADVERTISERS
thePhoenix.com
Phoenix Media/Communications Group
Copyright © 2011 The Phoenix Media/Communications Group