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I watched the pilots of Gary Unmarried, Worst Week, and The Mentalist.  Now I’m convinced that there is hope for the fall television lineup. ;)

Gary Unmarried was better than I expected, which isn’t saying much because I expected to hate it.  Jay Mohr tends to bother me but he was amazingly likeable in this new sitcom.  He plays a recently divorced father of two that owns a painting business.  Honestly, most of the jokes weren’t funny.  Like when his daughter Louise is excited to tell him that she has a new picture of Al Gore to hang on her wall (mmmk) or when his son makes some remark about being afraid of girls (nothing new there).  What it all comes down to is that Jay Mohr makes the show.  Without his character’s witty remarks it would be a waste of time. Unfortunately, it’s just not enough to keep me coming back. (3 stars)

If you can’t stand to watch shows that have the character go through embarrassing moment after embarrassing moment, Worst Week is not for you.  It’s about a guy who is trying to make a good impression on his pregnant fiance’s family but is failing miserably.  It had some extremely funny moments as well as some extremely horrifying (and sometimes still funny) moments.  I skipped one scene because it was too much for me.  The characters are a breath of fresh air especially the main character, Sam Briggs, played by Kyle Bornheimer.  He doesn’t get discouraged or whine about how everything is going wrong.  He just handles the situations as they come up and takes every opportunity to try and prove his worth to his future in-laws.  Overall, this show was very funny and I do plan to watch the next episode, I just don’t know if I can handle Sam’s constant humiliation. (4 stars)

The Mentalist was great.  Patrick Jane, played by Simon Baker, is a detective that uses his amazing observational skills and sly intellect to solve crimes.  Before he became a detective he made money by pretending to be psychic but a tragic event put an end to that lifestyle.  I loved this show and can’t wait for the second episode.  If you like CSI or Crossing Jordan you’ll like The Mentalist.  And yes, it is definitely a rip off of Psych but guess what… I don’t care for Psych and I love The Mentalist so good job CBS! *cheers* (5 stars)

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