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Ever so often one wonders if they are wrong about a certain television show. After all the show you’ve previously mocked has probably lasted a few seasons. Perhaps even a good review here and there. Since this is a learning blog (okay not really but go with me here) I will watch all shows that I currently hate. I will view each and give them a fair shot. I will sit through one episode on the premise that even the worst episode of a good show will give you implications of its true quality (See:Beer Bad). I start this learning series with a show that I have actually watched a few times on accident: Mind of Mencia.

As Comedy Central so often does they give a new show the good lead-in of South Park. There has been a variety of misses and a few hits.  Many times coming off the high of South Park, I’ve often failed to immediately change the channel. This channel change laziness allowed Mind of Mencia a chance to horrify me with his bland brand of humor. I say horrify because its a horrible experience to watch the show not because his humor is so controversial that I am left shocked or shaken.

It’s fairly obvious that Mencia was brought in as a replacement for Dave Chappelle. After Comedy Central’s big gamble then ultimate disappointment with Chappelle you can understand why they thought this lesser version would work.  I’m sure they wanted to just break the in case of emergency glass and hoped their extinguisher would do the job of a fire department……or some other totally ridiculous comparison. Regardless its pretty obvious that Mencia doesn’t fill Chapelle’s shoes in the slightest. I have to wonder if Dave Chappelle realized what he’d be leaving us with that perhaps he’d feel the pixie sketch  wasn’t so bad.   Of course I’ve thought this since Mind of Mencia debuted. However I could be wrong. After all the show has lasted 4 seasons and averages 1 million viewers.  Surely a million people can’t be wrong. I watched Mind of Mencia last night to find out.

Was I wrong?

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So if there is an upside of not being able to go to Comic Con this year, it is that I don’t have to make the tough decision of what panels to attend. There’s just way too many good stuff going on, and I’m only focusing on the television side!

All the television related panels, along with my top five choices behind the cut.

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7 things to watch on television this week

7 Shows for 7 days.

7 listings that are truly worth your time.

Monday

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Relive the first time you saw live action turtles being funny, having random inexplicable accents, fighting crime, and overall being really awesome. Can you think of another cartoon to live action movie that comes close? Yeah that’s right. I didn’t think so. TMNT will be on ABC Family at 8/7C

Tuesday

Tuesday’s option was a Tossup between From G’s to Gents and Hurl.  One show seeks to help people change their outlook on life and the other wants you to be disgusted yet entertained for 30 minutes.  Sad but true the winner has to be Hurl.  Hurl will feature game show contestants eating insane amounts of food and then trying to keep it in the stomachs. Mmm yummy.  One could only imagine what the horror is like inside their bodies and luckily before the end of the show we’ll get to see it come out. Yes,  many will say its another sign of the apocalypse.  We’ve heard the same about Fear Factor, Celebrity Big Brother, and Tila Tequila’s Shot at Love but it may actually prove true here. Regardless you should at least see the first show and judge if this show makes you ready for the end.  G4 9/8C

Wednesday

Dog the Bounty Hunter. Gosh I love when a racist gets a second chance. No seriously I do. Proving that he’s apparently more buoyant than  Michael Richards.  The other recently infamous N-word guy comes back to television. Way to stick to your guns A & E. That hiatus really made me think your principles were more important than ad dollars. Actually it’ll be interesting to see who pays for advertising time during this show. That will be more interesting than anything on the show. Well unless Dog decides to go to South Compton to hunt someone down and then IT’S ON! A & E 9/8C

Thursday

Reality Bites Back is a reality spoof with comedians and it really is worth your time to watch. Its funny and it makes you realize that Comedy Central gives us a laugh or two even when The Daily Show/Colbert report take vacations away from their TV family to spend with their families who don’t create LJ Icons proclaiming their love. Michael Ian Black hosts and his mocking is among the best. You won’t regret tuning in for just 5 minutes of this show so go for it. Comedy Central 10:30/9:30C

Friday

Hell to the Yeah! Psych is finally coming back. Shawn and Gus are incredibly funny together and I’m sure this season will be just as great.  Despite the fact that apparently Gus is leaving the Psych business, I feel that somehow (as if by TV magic)  the rift will be resolved and we will continue to have fun watching them solve  mysteries together. Cybil Shepard will be adding her  insanity to the mix.  I’m sure it wont be as amusing as her appearance on a certain British television talk show but hopefully close enough. USA 10/9C

Saturday

Eli Stone. In this episode that finally brings George Michael and Eli Stone together , we find George helping a young fan. This is another of a line of really funny, charming, and entertaining shows that Eli Stone offered during its short but enjoyable season.  Since many of you probably didn’t see this episode the first time around then you might as well watch it now and realize you were pretty stupid not to watch it the first time ABC 10/9C

Sunday

The 2008 Espy’s are being hosted by JT. It’ll be a night full of sports related sports stuff with ya know sporty things happening and okay I will only be watching it for JT but that’s really enough to make it worth a viewing. He will either fall on his face with his hosting duties going all awry or he’ll be funny and interesting along with the slew of Sports and Entertainment Industry celebrities cavalcading through to honor all that ESPN has deemed award winning. ESPN 9/8C

I think I’m going to call it at 9:14pm on Wednesday April 2nd. It’s an odd thing to have to admit. I hate to do it. After a handful of episodes that were either “okay” or “alright”. After saying “it had its moments” many times. After waiting for the WGA episode knowing they’d take the strike and make it hilarious and then… I am ready to admit that it just isn’t going to be a good season. It’s happened before and its happening again. Turn your televisions away from South Park people. It officially sucks it hard.

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Futurama, the beloved futuristic drama of Simpsons creator Matt Groening, was inexplicably and unfairly canceled from Fox’s schedule but later found a home on the up and coming late night Adult Swim period airing on Cartoon Network. It continue reading »