"Downton Abbey," Tebowmania, and the People's Choice Awards

RANDOM THOUGHTS:

The following were on my mind between Monday, January 9th and Thursday, January 12th:

- Another thought about "Downton Abbey": Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess of Grantham character is a master of the snarky remarks. I'm pretty she could go toe-to-toe with Don Rickles in a roast-off is necessary.

- Talking about Tim Tebow has apparently just apparently entered the same level of politics and religions among topics to not discuss at a party. There's almost always a chance that the conversation turns heated.

- I've finally started checking out "Terriers" on Netflix Instant. In essence, I now know why TV critics were disappointed of this one-and-done show's cancellation back in 2010. Just a fun drama with an old school feel and a refreshing take on the tired out cop dramas that you see on TV these days. Plus, the characters between lead actors Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James is tremendous and is one of the best things about watching each episode. It sounds weird, but I'm actually glad that I didn't watch this show when it aired on FX back in 2010. At that point in time, I was already a fan of another low-rated cable drama (R.I.P. "Rubicon"), so seeing that and this show cancelled in the same timespan would've been too much to handle.

- After reading the recap of the infamous "2 Broke Girls" session at the TCAs this past week, I think Michael Patrick King may have just passed Veena Sud on my list of TV's worst showrunners.

- At this point, does anyone actually take the People's Choice Awards seriously?

- Looks like Spain is trying to give Japan a run for it's money for the most surreal yet awesome food advertisements. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrKSWocbbdw)

- Rick Perry got only 1% of the vote in the New Hampshire primaries. I'm guessing he's just sticking around at this point for the free muffins given out after every debate.


More RTs to come this Monday! Until then, enjoy the rest of your week.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15





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