First up, is the Simpsons. I'm a hardcore Simpsons fan, yet I was underwhelmed by this latest episode. Referencing a school computer game (get 3 things across a river)? What is this? Family Guy? (I'll tear Family Guy apart later). Then there was the whole Da Vinci code thing. Not very well done. The animation was good, but the ideas -- not so much. South Park did it first, and did it better. And this is coming from a guy who will defend the Simpsons against South Park or Family Guy anyday. I guess being around for 20 years will give writers an excuse not to have any kind of continuity. I distinctly remember one of my favorite episodes where Homer and Bart turn Catholic. But in this episode, Homer exclaims "Ahh! Catholics!" in disgust. I hate to say it, but if the writing gets any worse, they need to put the Simpsons to rest. One example is the episode where Homer and Marge are in their college days, in the 90's. And Homer has a grunge band. Terrible.
And speaking of terrible, Family Guy. I used to be a fan of the show, but lately I just watch for old times sake. An episode about OJ Simpson? Wow. This would've worked in 1993... Speaking of which, they made a small jab towards the Simpsons where they say "Simpson, no one's cared about you since 1993!" and you see Homer say "D'oh!" Honestly, no one's cared about Family Guy since 1999 when it got cancelled (and should have stayed cancelled). Ever since South Park put out an episode joking the writing of Family Guy, Family Guy has not been the same. Now instead of random jokes they used to do, now the rely on dumb senseless conversations that go nowhere and aren't even funny. How about a 3 minute clip of Conway Twitty singing? What a waste of time, and that shows the lazy writing. Hey Family Guy writers, how about another Brian and Stewie conversation about the novel, or a project they're working on? Ugh.
Cold Case was the best show of the night. Well written, emotional story. More so than usual. And this episode wasn't even a cold case; it happened in real time. Cold Case is always good, so this wasn't a big surprise.
