The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: 05.03.08

The Good
That Mitchell and Webb Look (ABC1, 9pm)- I refuse to stop preaching the virtues and hilarity of this program. Unless you’ve sampled the mathematic complexity of the Numberwang game show sketch, your life has little real meaning.

The Bad
Lost in 8 Minutes (Seven, 1:50pm)- Kudos on the US ABC, or Channel 7, or whomever has created this quick guide to the increasingly intricate Lost. With its former flashbacks, present day oddities, and the newly introduced flash-forwards, the shows jigsaw puzzle has become an exercise in mental torture for many. And then there is tomorrow nights episode that takes it even further with time travel added to the equation. Points are lost, however for scheduling a program entitled “Lost in 8 Minutes” and giving it a timeslot that lasts ten minutes. The rational side of my brain can’t explain why this bothers me.

The Ugly
Back To You (Ten, 8pm)- The fact the program itself is not very good is a big enough hurdle to deal with, but weighing it down with the bitter shrew that is Patricia Heaton is excruciating. I hear that inmates at Guantanamo opt for waterboarding over viewing this show.