TV: A Sunday night feast

By Susie Hume on November 17, 2008

What do serial killers, white trash hos, and suburban housewives have in common? They're all on my favorite night of television -- Sunday -- in "Dexter," "Rock of Love: Charm School," and "Desperate Housewives." One problem: they're all on at 9 p.m. and my DVR only tapes two shows at once. In comes a little VH1 secret to save the day: VH1 actually plays the first run of its Sunday-night shows at 11 a.m., so I still have the chance to watch all three. It's like a delicious meal of Brandi, Bree, and...Dexter (OK, that last one doesn't really work for the food pun, but you get the idea).

Anyway, since I have three shows to address every Monday, I have come up with a way to succinctly address them: haikus! Oh, my high school English teacher would be so proud...

"Desperate Housewives"

The girls are cold but
Blue Odyssey is so hot
They started a fire

"Dexter"

Watch out for Miguel
He doesn't quite get the code
Harry was right this time

"Rock of Love: Charm School"

This week was good but
Megan and Lily are gone
Where is the drama?


I have to elaborate a little bit here. Once my favorite drama-mama Megan was voted off of "Charm School" I was a bit worried. How could the show carry on without her conniving ways, skimpy bikinis, and somewhat-handicapped dog, Lily? In my panicked state, I began channel flipping and was momentarily engrossed in a show about honeybees. To quote the documentarian, "A queen bee rules supreme, but when she dies, it's every bee for herself and the hive turns into a scene of reproductive chaos." Phew...good thing there are no men in the "Charm School" house -- until next week! Next Sunday just can't come fast enough.