Billabong

And other fun Cash Cab answers. I have a ton of them tonight, mostly because Lee and I were really smart and the actual contestants were especially dumb, so we added some joke answers to the mix. We also snarked about Top Chef, which had part 1 of its finale tonight. Finale, part I, says to me that it's not the finale. More TV later.

Today, I found out that my start date for MDA is October 15, officially and finally. They needed some paperwork related to my PCS (permanent change of station), which had to be faxed. Since I'm no longer at the school, that left me scrambling. Fortunately, the apartment complex has a "business center" with a fax machine for the residents. Unfortunately, the computer will not open PDFs, and the printer was out of ink. Wonderful. Plan B: I emailed the forms to my dad, had him print them and fax them from his office in Somerville (TN). It was a little after the MDA work day, but hopefully, they'll get them in the morning.

Now, more TV:

Bionic Woman
Network: NBC
Status: New
Review: A remake of a 70's show, a la Battlestar Galactica, this show takes your average 24-year-old bartending, sister-guardian-ing, hot brunette who favors low-cut tops as super-charges her with nano-somethings. Along for the ride is her boyfriend / fiance who invented the technology, some shady organization which controls it, and another bionic woman, played by Katee Sackhoff (of BSG fame). This episode was a pilot in the sense that we don't get a sense of the full series - it sets things up, but doesn't really do much to let me know if the week-to-week will be any good. The chick fight in the rain was good entertainment, though.
Grade: A-
Odds I'll Keep Watching: 90%

Top Chef
Network: Bravo
Status: Returning
Review: I started watching about halfway through the season, and I now want to see how it ends. There is only one more episode this season, so I probably don't need to review this for the general public, but it's my blog, and I'll do what I want. It's down to the very gay guy, the very annoying Asian guy, and the girl. Everyone hates the Asian guy. It's because we're all racist and not because he's a complete jerk, I'm sure. I was pretty sure the other guy (who got kicked off tonight) was gay, but Lee said he was married, to a woman. Either way, I'm hoping for the girl to win.
Grade: B
Odds I'll Keep Watching: 95%, at least for one more episode

Cash Cab / Cash Cab After Dark
Network: Discovery
Status: Returning
Review: Standard game show question-and-answer format, but in a NYC taxi cab. The host plays it creepy sometimes, but I'm a fan of the show. I like the scoring system, red-light challenges, and Video Bonus. Not much to explain - it's a game show.
Grade: B+
Odds I'll Keep Watching: 95%

Not planning to watch, Wednesday nights: Kid Nation, and Count of Monte Cristo, I mean, Life. More tomorrow.