Did You See....?

I have had the pleasure of spending the last two weeks in Dubai - actually a first for this calendar year. This has allowed me to establish a small routine which will be broken when I get a chance to visit Budapest later this week.

Part of this routine was spending some time catching up on TV. Namely the start of the new Apprentice series in the UK. I enjoy it watching this show as it sparks a curiosity as to how I would perform in some of these challenges - however the language and bickering in the latest series has made me glad that I am best out of it and job interviews on TV are perhaps more influenced by the Editor than your performance.

Either way I did enjoy watching the show - which led me to realize that what I wanted to do was chat to my friends about it However Dubai has a myriad of different TV packages and suppliers. Hence rarely does anyone watch the same TV show I might have the previous evening. This leads to two things:

1. A prevalence of the DVD boxsets for popular TV series
2. I never have a "Did you see xyz show last night" conversation around the water cooler

Not really much of a shame - just an odd abscence from everyday life in the UK.

Grey's Anatomy

As a long time ER and more recently an avid viewer of House I was keen to watch Grey's Anatomy. I ordered the Season 1 on DVD from Amazon and have devoured the first five episodes. Needless to say I have enjoyed this show hugely.

The character development and interaction between the main protagonists is excellent - and "Meredith Grey" is smart, funny and sexy all at once - perfect.

I am looking forward to watching the rest of season one and season 2 is due for release in the US September 12th. Sometimes I wonder why I ever subscribed to cable TV here...

Overall 10/10 - even better than House!

House

While flicking through the numerous available channels on the ICE Emirates in flight entertainment system I watched a couple of episodes of House M.D.

It feels like a cross between ER and CSI - two of my favourite shows. It is really nice to see Hugh Laurie in an excellent role and certainly his best form since Blackadder. The character interaction between House's team is fun and I particular like Omar Epps's role as a neurologist.

I am really enjoying this show and grabbed season one from Virgin Megastore on my arrival back into Dubai.

Overall 9/10 - just great drama