What other TV do you watch?

[JHyde]

The same thing used to happen sometimes on Sports Night.

Have I talked about Pushing Daisies with the very good looking Lee Pace? (He was also in a very fine movie Bharat Nalluri of Spooks fame directed called Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day. Exquisite film if you haven't seen it.) Great show, that probably deserved another season or two.

I want to talk about Weeds for a bit, as no-one here seems to know it. Elizabeth Perkins is nothing like you've ever seen her before, and it's so great to see Kevin Nealon on regular TV. Mary Louise Parker plays a very unlikeable character (the lead) and Justin Kirk her kinda dropkick but fantastic brother in law. Parker's character starts selling weed after her husband dies suddenly, and the show's been running on her illegal activities for 5 years. Very dark humour at times, but genuinely laugh out loud at least twice every episode.

Breaking Bad has a similar set-up and is also good, but patchy - I find it can veer into melodrama at times. But worth watching for Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul's performances.