Thoughts: 05-June-2010

I had jury duty this week, the jury was for a week long criminal case that is going to start on Monday. I got into an argument with the judge about jury nullification and was excused. I guess they don't want jurors who think too much.

Sports Update.

Boston Red Sox: They took 2 out of 3 from the Oakland Athletics and won the first game in the current weekend series with the Baltimore Orioles. Are they finally in a groove?

Boston Celtics: They lost game 1 to the Los Angeles Lakers, game 2 is tonight in LA. They were the favorites, but my gut is telling me told you so.

NHL: The Flyers won games 3 and 4 in Philadelphia to even the series with the Blackhawks. Flyers have always been tough at home and it appears they still are. Still have to win one in Chicago.

NCAA Football: Lots of talk about conference expansion. PAC 10 wants to add six teams from the Big 12 to become the Big 16, Big 10 is now looking at Texas to join them in their expansion plans. I will be very interested in where this is all going. Big 10 has the advantage of the Big 10 TV network which brings in big buck to their members.

Happy Town (ABC): I started watching this show when ABC began airing it on their Wed 10 pm dead zone, it seemed like a Harper's Island clone. The last episode has really spun away from that comparison. It is starting to get interesting, just as the ratings take a major nosedive. Concepts like this do not work as ongoing series, needs to be a miniseries. B

Burn Notice (USA): Season premiere was on the other night and it seems that the past three seasons were an audition for Michael Weston to take on this investigation into a very powerful person starting mini wars around the world for profit. Could this be the endgame for the show? And why do they let Michael continue to help clients? A

Royal Pains (USA): Favourite show from last summer is back. The interplay with the characters especially with Even and Divya and Henry Winkler joining the cast as the crooked father, makes this show a delight. I loved the punch Hank laid on his father to end the show. A

I am off to see Splice today and then watch Three Rivers, which returns with unaired episodes on CBS, and watch Doctor Who, new episode on BBC America.

Oh well.