Back on TV

When I get into something, I often really get into it, and such is the way with me and some specific TV shows.

So for the last couple of nights, I've been spending a few hours in front of the television to tune in to some old (and new) favourites:

* NCIS is back on our airwaves for the 7th season, hurray! The first episode was kinda weak but for continuity purposes I suppose it was good enough. I actually like this show better when the team is out solving random cases, instead of following the long-term plot.

* NCIS:LA is new and the first ep aired last night. I was a little bit disappointed in that there wasn't enough investigating and a bit too much action in its place. Chris O'Donnell is easy on the eyes but really, both leads seem to play into the cliched crime scene investigator mould whereas the original series had more quirky leads. The supporting characters appear to be quirky enough though, so I do have hope for this show.

* Celebrity Masterchef. I was greatly into the original, but sadly I'm not sure that I'm really going to get into this one. This celebrity spin-off from the first season appears to be more of an elimination game, which is disappointing because I found that the charm of the show came from seeing people do what they're doing (cook) under a variety of different circumstances, not all of which were competitive. Oh well, I guess it'll do for now until the second season comes back on.

* Glee is a fairly new show that appears to be built on a pretty novel concept - a musical show in a sitcom! It claims to be more than you'd expect from a musical series, but I'm not sure what exactly I'm expecting from such a thing since I can't recall any other. What I'm not expecting is depth of plot but if that's what you're looking for, then TV is probably not the best place to look anyway.

A couple of other shows are due to return to our airwaves soon too; I'm particularly looking forward to the witty scripting of Desperate Housewives, and the neat interactions of characters in Brothers and Sisters.