“Samantha Who?” is a Better Show Than I Remembered (Amnesia joke!)

Augh to numbers and ratings and me trying to ‘decode’ them while simultaneously trying to paint my nails the perfect shade of holiday-inspired (subtle-but-present) glittery red – enough is enough! I don’t know if Samantha Who? (Christina Applegate, Barry Watson, Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito, Melissa McCarthy) is getting enough ratings and press and what not- and that is a problem. PEOPLE, we just lost a good show! Pushing Daisies RIP, I may never be able to spell ‘Daisies’ without a spellcheck, but damn if that wasn’t one of the shows I looked forward to watching every week without fail.

If you aren’t already watching Samantha Who? then it’s time to do it – okay? Okay. How do you know if the show will appeal to you? Okay, do I have to do everything? No, no, it’s fine. I’ll help convince you. Listen, if you liked Friends and/or Sex and the City – I’m certain you’ll like this show. If you like monkeys I think you’ll like the show, although that’s really for no reason for that…it’s just a feeling.

I have let my TV schedule revolve around too many dramatic shows that depress me. There are scientific studies out there – in the universe somewhere – that talk about how sitcoms and laughing is really good for your body, mind, soul, and singing voice. I always feel so happy after watching Kath & Kim, The Office, and 30 Rock on Thursday nights on NBC.

Samantha Who? is a show much like this in that it’s happy and shiny and pretty and oh yea, makes me laugh! I love it and I think that if I keep managing to forget it or think I should skip it – other people are thinking the same. But then I watch an episode and go ‘oh man, how am I not telling all of you guys how great this show is?’  Which is why I am now. Watch the pretty, preeeeeetty show. *Hypnotizes* What? That isn’t illegal unless I’m using my powers to make you do something bad like steal diamonds. Although if you could just hop on over to Tiffany’s…

>>>> Samantha Who? is on ABC on Monday’s at 9 p.m., and new episodes begin in January. You can watch Samantha Who? online at ABC.com for free.

Here is a convenient chart for a typical Monday in your life:

9 a.m. – Wake up, you are so late! Make a fruit smoothie, call your work.

11 a.m. – Finally arrive at work after your manicure. What pretty nails you have. You certainly can’t type with them. Go talk to the cute ‘Jim’ in your office.

11:30 a.m. – Decide to change the screensaver on your computer from hopping frogs to a castle made of legos.

12 p.m. - Lunch time, mmmm, yum. Have a salad with strawberries and walnuts. You can eat a piece of cake later tonight.

1 p.m. – You’ve been tasked to go to the zoo and feed baby goats. Do this and let them nurture your soul while you nurture their bodies with milk or whatever they eat. Don’t let them eat your scarf if it was a present from your Grandma. Grandma won’t believe ‘a goat ate it’ as an excuse. Trust me.

5 p.m. – What a tiresome day. Do some yoga. Shop online for stained glass windows, Hello Kitty socks, and garden gnomes. Eat dinner at some point.

9 p.m. - SO EXCITING – time for Samantha Who! You’re taping or DVR’ing whatever other shows you like on Monday’s, so it’s all good.

12 a.m. – Insomnia has gotten the best of you, go to your old typewriter and begin typing a great American novel. Quit your job tomorrow, move to Ireland, write your good friend, Jessica Rae, a postcard.

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I just watched an episode online:

Official Episode Recap for “The Park” 2×08 - “Samantha struggles with trying to be the environmentalist she is not in order to impress philanthropist boyfriend Owen (James Tupper). Meanwhile, Andrea discovers that she’s not first draft in pro-basketball player Tony Danes’ lineup for potential dates.” – ABC.com

My favorite quotes from Samantha Who? – The Park are as follows:

“You turned out fine.” – Regina Newly
“I turned out mean and soulless!” – Samantha Newly

“Wise up, man. Women talk!” – Samantha Newly

“What if me likes meat? Me likes wearing leather? Me likes long showers? …and I’m talking like a muppet…” – Samantha Newly

“If someone described your father to me I’d think they were talking about a Saint Bernard.” – Regina Newly

“I’m not gonna fake my own death – I can barely fake sick!” – Samantha Newly

“It’s not you, it’s me…because of you.” – Samantha Newly

“Am I a better person than who I was before?” – Samantha Newly
“You’re so disgustingly sweet I’m surprised you don’t live with seven dwarves.” – Andrea Belladonna
“I’d even let you babysit my dogs, and that’s the biggest compliment I can give anybody.” – Dena

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In some of my real life woe-is-me, my external harddrive – Maxtor One Touch III – doesn’t register on my computer anymore so I’ve lost files upon files and I’ve also spent way too much time looking for an answer to fix this thing. Where is the Nerd Herd when you need them? I need my very own Chuck. Sigh! I hate Maxtor now, they are evil How convenient that my one year warranty just ran out!

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