The season finale of USA’s limited run series Political Animals doesn’t air until August 19th, but I will tell you now it is honestly one of the most amazing hours of television I have ever seen. I am not going to spoil an episode that is over a week away, but I am going to start telling you now to watch it.
It is my job to watch a lot of television and I have to admit as time goes on, I find myself not giving any show my full attention. Well today when I got the email that the final two episodes of Political Animals was available online, I immediately cued it up on my computer. The first episode which airs on Sunday, I watched like a lot of the other preview shows I get. But then when it came time for the season finale, something happens that I stopped what I was doing and made the video full screen to give the show my full attention. The show had my complete attention for the remainder of the episode. This is something that has never happened to me before. I always find a way to be distracted, but there was no way I was going to let that happen this time. I sat in awe watching this episode because the writing and the acting of their words is so brilliant that you feel like you are watching a real life news story play out. Forget Newsroom, the News Networks can learn from Greg Berlanti what makes excellent television. What keeps people watching and not flipping the channels. The cast and crew of Political Animals make politics engaging again and since we are months electing a President, this is what America needs.
So this Sunday at 9p, sit down with your family and friends and watch the second to the last episode of the season with them. And tell everyone you know to do the same. And after you and them watch a quality hour of television, tell even more people to watch the season finale. We need excellence on TV and we need more people to watch this excellent show. We need more shows like this, so please watch so that USA will make this limited run show, not be so limited!
Now I return you to your regular scheduled reading on my blog.
Mark Feuerstein is going to do something he has never done before, he is getting paid to tell his dad what to do on tonight’s Royal Pains on USA at 9p. The actor turns director and his real life dad, who is a big NY lawyer, becomes an actor tonight. Now I can spoil you and tell you who is dad is playing on the episode, but I want to see if you can figure it out. I know I was tricked and I thought it was someone else. What I will tell you is both Feuersteins do a really good job tonight.
When it comes to the episode, it is another strong one for Hank and his team. We get to learn a little more about Dr. Paul Van Dyke and he is not what he seems. And for the first time we really get to see just how powerful Boris is, let’s just say I don’t think Hank will ever mess with him again. Oh and Hank finally gets some!
The only negative I have about tonight’s episode is that Henry Winkler wasn’t on the show, it would’ve been cool to see Mark’s real and TV dads together. Maybe next time?
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In almost every episode of Psych, Timothy Omundson is seen wearing a suit and a tie. Well in upcoming episode we are going to see him in just a bathrobe and slippers and I’d like to say it is a side of him I want to see more often. Seriously how sexy are gams? I think the USA shows needs to do an episode where he is a bike cop, you know because they wear shorts! Who knew Carlton Lassiter was such a lass!
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Matt Bomer was out and about in NYC over the weekend with his four year old twins and I think that Walker and Henry make the White Collar star even sexier. Seriously they are such a good accessory for him, it took me a few viewings to realize that he was wearing shorts! Not saying he has bad legs (cause he sure doesn’t), but I found something else to focus on besides him which is rare.
Tonight at 9p someone that everyone loves will die on Burn Notice and no one will ever be the same. Michael has a good lead on Anson, but he can only bring Nate with him. Sam reluctantly stays behind and tries to protect Barry from someone who is out to kill him. Fiona has a plan to break out of prison, but will the person who is helping her turn against her? There will be plenty of bullets flying, a huge explosion that appears like no one can survive and someone we have grown to care for will say goodbye to the show forever. So get your tissues ready because when some is burned forever, it is going to make you cry.
