I haven’t exactly been kind to most of the Real World: Brooklyn cast this season. Scott, in particular, has rubbed me the wrong way. Up until now, the guy has done little besides pump iron and bitch at Katelynn for not cleaning her dirty dishes. He hasn’t been a raging asshole, but he does have a somewhat condescending way of speaking to the ladies. Don’t get me wrong, the softer sex is often deserving of ridicule; however, his non-stop badgering isn’t going to make them change their slovenly ways.

Scott’s bone of contention last night was Katelynn blowing off his birthday bash to earn some coin go-go dancing. Listen, I may be in the minority here, but the last time I had a birthday party I was 12. I don’t get why adults feel the need to throw their own party and invite 50 friends. I love a good social gathering as much as the next guy; I just don’t understand why a 24-year old would whine incessantly because someone he’s known for two months – whom he isn’t having sex with – didn’t show for his birthday celebration. Am I alone here? Read the rest of this entry »

ABC is definitely keeping the costs down. Last week, Turk was nowhere to be found in either episode, and this week the first episode went down with no janitor and J.D. only heard over a cell phone. But Percival Ulysses was in da house!

I liked the idea of Dr. Grumpy aka Denise hooking up with Dr. Giddy AKA Sunny. It’s a good dynamic. We’re finding out that Denise works as a character on this show; it’s too bad that it’s too late. I guess we could always root for a spin-off with the new interns and some of the principal cast members. Call it Sacred Heart and everything can essentially be the same. Or better yet, have Elliott get her own building and call it Private Practice. Then there’s a good reason to take that other Private Practice off the air!

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In last night’s episode of Leverage, “The 12-Step Job,” Parker, Nate and Sophie went undercover in a rehab facility as patients and psychiatrist, respectively, to get info from a guy who stole a bunch of money from a charity and has a major addiction problem. Did I mention they’re the ones who brought him to rehab to keep him safe from all the gangs he also stole money from? I thought that was pretty clever of them.

When I saw them all sitting in that therapy group, talking about their problems, I couldn’t help but be amused by the fact that in the real world, Parker and Nate really do belong in rehab. Parker’s got kleptomania, and Nate is an alcoholic. At the same time though, rehab proved a pretty scary place for both of them, for different reasons, and both were also rendered pretty much useless to the team during this episode. Parker being put on antidepressants, and the 180º personality flip that ensued, bothered me for a couple of reasons. Let me explain:

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