Back in the New York groove

Okay I'm back after a brief hiatus and found out that KISS sings "Back in the New York groove" would not have guessed that. I'm sure most of you knew that already, but I didn't.

Anyways, I'm back with a suggestion for some television shows I have been enjoying and wish you could enjoy them too.

The Good Guys - It's on Fox on Mondays, so you know there really isn't much else on. They recently have their summer finale, so it's on reruns until sometime when it moves to Fridays (ugh). It's a buddy cop comedy starring Colin Hanks and Bradley Whitford, wherein they solve a weekly case and comedy ensues. You see Hanks plays the straight man and Whitford plays the veteran cop who seems passed his prime. It's a rather silly show in the sense that they work property crimes and yet somehow always wind up in a case that is indirectly related and almost always ends in a shootout. They have unique way of playing out scenes with their mid scene flash backs usually to set up a joke or a pivotal moment. I would strongly recommend giving it a try because another season would make me happy to see where it all goes.

Louie - Yet another Fox program, only this one is on FX. Currently, it's on Tuesdays after Rescue Me and is perhaps one of the funniest programs on television right now. If your familiar with the comedian Louie CK, then you know he is a little adult sometimes. Just so you know, they show is every bit of that and then some. Similar in structure to Seinfield, where it intersperses his stand-up routine with segments of various lengths, and yet has an almost artistic vision to the way it's filmed. These segments usually don't necessarily continue part of larger continuity, but almost always result in awkward situations causing Louie having to find a way to squirm out of it. Every episode has gotten progressively funnier and is definitely recommended because Louie CK is a hilarious comedian and this show captures it better than previous attempts.

Here are some that have been around a few seasons, but I can rarely find anyone who watches them. Still check them out because I enjoy them.

Burn Notice - Okay, same creator as The Good Guys, but not very similar at all. This is about a spy who has been fired (or burned in this case) and has went about trying to find out who burned him and how to undo it. This program has been on a few seasons, so the plot has moved on a bit from there, but ultimately comes back to that. It has Jeffrey Donovon playing the main character Micheal Weston and he regularly teams us with Bruce Campbell and Gabrielle Anwar to fight against drug cartels or mobsters or sometime along those lines. Yes, thee Bruce Campbell and it's a very enjoyable role for him. Sharon Glass plays his concerned mother who sometimes helps out and recently got nominated for an Emmy for the program, so you know it's got something.

PSYCH - Another USA show? Yup, granted it's one that I have only recently been really getting into. In case you don't know it's about a fake psychic detective who has a partner who he solves crimes with for the local police. James Rooney plays Shawn and Dule Hill plays Guster, or Gus, and are really why the show is any good. The supporting cast definitely helps, but they way they play their roles makes them their own and they play so well off of each other. While Shawn seems to have most of the laughs, Dule Hill honestly pulls it all together. More the straight man, I realize how great they both are. Sure, it is a murder a week format, but there is an overlaying plot around the seasons, it's a very entertaining show. So, watch it.

Here's hoping that you will start to check out some of these programs in your free time. Were approaching rerun season and they it's onto football and new seasons of whatever you watch. Still check em out on DVD.