A short week heading into the new year finds sets from ‘Archer’, ‘Battlestar Galactica’, ‘United States Of Tara’, ‘Peanuts’, ‘River Monsters’, and ‘Jersey Shore’.

Each week I review a show that’s new to me. Good idea, or punishment (mine or yours)? You be the judge. But either way, if I had to watch it, the least you can do is read what I have to say….

What movie did he enjoy over the summer? ‘Inception’. How did he enjoy working with Ally Sheedy? Called her awesome. What is his favorite toy? Directing.

As usual, the arrival of the holidays has the network schedules grinding to a halt. That leads to strange things like CBS only having three new hours, and ABC only having two. Or, NBC previewing one of their new shows and having nobody watch it.

After my annual ‘Nutcracker’-watching ritual, I started to wonder if the ‘Nutcracker’ is the most perverted ballet ever.

If you’re like me, you’re going to be spending this holiday weekend around family. That’s probably going to mean being around kids and you might have to watch Christmas-y stuff that’s at least PG. Don’t worry, we’re here to help with just a few shows that will make you and the little ones happy.

There was a good dose of drama in this week’s episode, especially when one team’s super secret strategy crumbles before them. And the Jamie-bashing continues.