Catching Up: Samantha Who?

I thought that James Tupper might be good for Sam, but it appears not. His appearance has drudged up some decent (best friend who’s a girl) and some forced (fight over vegetarianism, faked environmentalism) plotlines that for the most part don’t work too well. This show perhaps shouldn’t have gone into a second season, but at least it’s faring better than fellow ABC sophomore shows “Pushing Daisies” and “Dirty Sexy Money,” whose post-strike seasons have resulted in low ratings and cancellation. Episodes like “The Family Vacation” show how desperate the writers are to keep all the cast members together (Dena, Andrea) with poorly thought-out plots and desperate, uninteresting stories. Most of all, I’ve realized that there’s little more I can say about “Samantha Who.” While I’m abroad in the coming months, I may stop watching the show, but I’ll definitely stop blogging about it. It’s a so-so show that’s currently waning, and I’m not sure it deserves to make it to the end of the year, especially over more creative (“Pushing Daisies”) and entertaining (“Dirty Sexy Money”) fare from the same network.

Samantha Who returns on Monday, January 12th, though I’m not sure I’ll be returning with it..