Monday, Monday, Monday

Monday has never been a big TV night for me, but a few years back, NBC featured a varied three-hour block that I enjoyed:  Deal Or No Deal, Heroes and Studio 60.  And now, to my surprise, there are three more hours I'm willing to watch--though if I miss any it's no big deal.

At 8, House, a long-time favorite. It's getting tired, but still good enough to check out.

At 9, The Event, which, for now, I'm still interested in.  It's got decent plotting--if only the characters were more compelling. Lost had a thrilling plot but started with excellent characters.  (Who are the "aliens" in The Event?  That's the biggest mystery.  The best guess is they're humans from the future, traveling in time, perhaps there to stop The Event?)

At 10, Hawaii Five-0.  It's rather silly--the four-person squad stumbles into major crimes everywhere they go.  But the show piles on the action and is even starting to get a little rhythm.  I'd call it a guilty pleasure if I believed in such a thing.