In the UK: Sunday 18th October, 10.15pm, BBC4. Available on the iPlayer
Tension mounts on Engrenages as the police close in on Aziz, we discover that French domestic violence laws need some work, and that France’s witness protection programme needs even more work (because it doesn’t have one).
Not that you’d be getting all that tension necessarily from the subtitles – which need work, too. Spoilers and more after the break.
In the US: Thursdays, 9.30/8.30c, NBC
In the UK: Comedy Central at some point
Season three of 30 Rock felt a little off. It wasn’t quite the show it used to be, which is a shame, because by season two, it had become the funniest show on TV.
The problem was a reliance on plot. Yes, on plot. 30 Rock at its funniest is based on silliness and standalone episodes, rather than season-long plots. Watch the pilot episode and you’ll recall that the dullest bit was the middle third that tried to establish plot and drama. Problematically, season three of 30 Rock had way too many unfunny story arcs.
Going into season four, the question is have Tina Fey and co noticed this, dropped the plots and gone for the funny?
Almost.
In the US: Monday 19th October 2009
In the UK: Looks like February now
Ah, if only all Heroes episodes could be this good. While not entirely faultless, Tabula Rasa had everything that made season one so good: decent characterisation, a good script, some really cool uses of powers and some actual heartwarming moments – as well as, praise the Lord, a decent cliffhanger.
More after the jump.
US TV
He has better hair in this one, don’t you think?
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