Standoff – I like this show a lot. I like the dynamic between the two main characters and it has Gina Torres (Zoe from Firefly and Serenity) in the cast. Ron Livingston plays Matt Flannery, one of the top crisis negotiators in LA. Rosemarie DeWitt plays Emily Lehman, Livingston’s love interest as well as his partner. The two are the people who are called in when a hostage situation is happening. They are a great team. Matt really connects with the people he is negotiating with while Emily is so quick and smart and she does a lot of the behind the scenes theorizing to back Matt up. The team also includes Frank, head of a SWAT team, Lia computer expert, Duff member of the swat team and Cheryl the Supervisor Special Agent in Charge. Matt and Cheryl used to be partners, I think maybe more at one time. So in addition to negotiating with kidnappers, extremists and snipers these folks have to negotiate with their own relationships.

I heard a complaint that the negotiation got wrapped up on one episode so quickly. Well Duh! It is a TV show. I like it for the characters and not so much for the accuracy of the situations. It is a very entertaining show and I suggest you give it a try.

Last week’s episode built some good character backstory on Matt, and this week touched on a little more. This show has had me hooked form the first episode.

Standoff – This is a great show. It has Gina Torres, does it need anything more? Seriously though, this show is great – with the right amount of suspense, action, tension and humor. It’s a really interesting concept following the negotiators through their crisis.

Last night’s episode was interesting – I enjoyed the cooperation between the FBI (the agency highlighted in the show) and the Los Angeles Police Department while they searched for the sniper and baited him into conversation with hostage negotiators.

I also love how the relationship between Flannery & Lehman isn’t cheesy or overly dramatic. In fact, they have hardly have any physical contact on the show since an episode early in the series where they began their relationship. It’s clear that they care about each other, but it’s not an in your face relationship that they are forcing down our throats. I like that. I really like the characters.

How I Met Your Mother – Marshall and Lily back together, great stuff. I loved the Swarly joke. That was great getting the better of Barney. He got so upset, that was so funny. The flashbacks of the ‘crazy eyes’ girlfriends was great.

How I Met Your Mother – I was jumping up and down in my chair over Lily and Marshall. I love them together. And Swarly was just hysterical!

The Class – I like the relationship between Ethan and Kat. Richie and Lina is strange. Is Sarah Gilbert his wife, his girlfriend? Who is she? What is up with Duncan and the bar skank? Poor form, Duncan.

The Class – I love Ethan & Kat’s friendship. She’s really loosening him up. I’m really sad that Richie is very obviously cheating on someone, because I love his character and his relationship with Lina. The relationship between Nicole and Duncan is great, I’m glad that she is remaining true to her marriage despite her one infidelity in the pilot.

Heroes – The show is getting better and better, letting Matt have his day and doing a great job with the FBI. Finding out his wife and his partner are getting together behind his back. And punching the partner out. Good, we can finish up Matt and his wife storyline and let Matt get out there helping the other Heroes. Micha being a Hero too. I like his power. And then radiation guy. Does he blow up like an atomic bomb in New York? We shall see. Next week we find out if Claire’s creepy Dad is a good guy or a bad guy. He isn’t Sylar.

Heroes – I am liking this show more and more. I’m glad I stuck it out. The character development has been great and I like that we are slowly meeting more people with powers. Following the initial seven or eight characters was challenging enough. I really love Niki. It makes sense that Micha would have powers, since both of his parents do. I’m interested in learning more about the genetics of the powers and how that works out.

CSI Miami – I was washing dishes at the beginning of the episode so I missed a part that Allison cried out “Gross!” Pretty standard CSI episode. Wolf is going to let the Documentary folks follow him around. I also fell asleep in the last 15 minutes. So let’s just say I didn’t follow this episode very well. And when is Kane going to blow up that truck that we keep seeing him do in the commercials?

CSI Miami – This was a good episode. The twists and turns were interesting. I always love watching them solve the mysteries. I’m not sure I love Wolf getting involved with documentary people. I don’t think it will end well for him, but who knows what will happen.