I was so happy to see Shirley actually get some screen time this week. I love her, but she’s rarely used for anything more than patting people on the arm reassuringly and saying, “That’s nice.” But this week we got to hear a little bit more about her dream of starting an online brownie company, although I’m still a little unclear as to exactly how it’s going to be the “Napster of brownies.”

It was also fun to see her and Pierce have a storyline together and for him to not be completely creepy. I’ve been worried that they were making Pierce into a one-dimensional buffoon, since he’s pretty much failed at everything he’s attempted on the show, but this episode really shows that he at least knows something.

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It’s that time again: time for another episode of Glee! This week, the group is doing ballads, and Will fills in for a sick student. Is it just me, or does Will really seem like he wants to be back in high school? Of course, with a wife like Terri, I certainly can’t blame him for wanting to indulge in a little escapism. Speaking of which, wasn’t last week’s episode nice without all the fake pregnancy nonsense? It would be peachy if that could continue this week.

Join us at 9 PM EST to see what happens!
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Each week, I slave over a hot laptop to bring Medium fans news, promos, and other goodies associated with the show. These are some of the highlights from the past week at Medium Dreams. Enjoy!

• Here’s the promo for this week’s episode, called “The Future’s so Bright.” In it, Allison has to wear shades. Get it??? In any case, she sees numbers on people’s heads that correspond with the number of days they have left to live. Lee has a “1″ on his head! Ack!
• As long as we’re talking about promos for this week’s episode, here are the promo photos!
• CBS has been interviewing the real Allison DuBois, and in this video, she and Medium Executive Producer Glenn Gordon Caron talk about the origins of the series.
• As Brett can attest to, I was super-excited to hear a Paula Abdul song during a key scene in last week’s episode. Here’s the song, in case you were one of the viewers who was wondering what it was. The video co-stars Keanu Reeves!
• Once again, it’s my favorite part: Dueling reviews! Here’s Brett’s take on last week’s episode, “Once in a Lifetime,” and here’s mine. We were both caught off-guard by all of the twists.

“Dude. I’m Chuck Bass. Even Europeans must know what that means.”

Chuck was sadly underused in this episode, but really, that line made up for all of it. In fact, that one line was so perfect, that it’s not even worth sullying it by talking about the beyond-boring Jenny storyline in which it appeared. Jenny Humphrey is not, nor has she ever been, an interesting character. If they insist on putting her in every episode, they should at least put her in school so we can see Constance 2.0 in action. Otherwise, more Chuck time, please.

Here’s my new theory after watching this episode: Serena is a sociopath. Doesn’t it explain her behavior over the past three seasons? Her inability to maintain social relationships for more than a handful of episodes, her robot-like demeanor, her ability to shift from one “emotion” to the next without so much of a blink? I hope that my theory is correct, or Serena van der Woodsen may just bore me straight to death.

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Sometimes Community gets so meta it makes my head spin. Ever since the pilot, Community has seemed very aware of the fact that it is a television comedy, complete with familiar sitcom characters. In this episode, Abed (who is the character who breaks down the fourth wall on a regular basis) basically says, “You guys, we are nothing more than tried and true archetypes molded and evolved on sitcoms over the past 50 years. Let me show u it.”

So in addition to seeing that Abed can predict everything his fellow characters say and do, we have Chevy Chase doing what Chevy Chase does best: pratfalls. Pratfalls made him famous, so the only thing surprising about having him fall over his drum kit in this episode is that it took them so long to do it.

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Celebrity Funny or Die videos have become so popular over the past few years because it’s fun to see high-profile people making fun of themselves and their image. Usually, the celebrity in question is in on the joke, so you’re all having a big laugh together. This isn’t the case with Jon Gosselin’s Funny or Die video. Instead of laughing, I just shook my head and felt a pang of sadness.

In it, Gosselin talks about how he wants to make amends for his recent douchetastic ways and go back to the way things were. He throws out all of his hair products, changes back into a polo shirt and khakis, and returns all of his hideous clothes to the Ed Hardy store. He wanders around L.A., seemingly throwing away his new life, but is it all a joke? And who is supposed to find it funny? Read the rest of this entry »

(Season 5, Episodes 1-3)

(Season 5, Episode 1 “Wonderful Wonderful”)

The only thing I found surprising about this episode was that it’s taken her family this long to abandon Nancy. I would have assumed they would have just cut their losses a while ago. Even Shane, whose voice is just now changing, would probably be healthier, happier, and safer taking care of himself instead of being under Nancy’s “supervision.” Wait, I’m sorry. There was one other thing that surprised me: the fact that Nancy actually seems to own a pair of pants. Read the rest of this entry »