I saw a very interesting Scandinavian detective show called Varg Veum on the international channel last night. There are a seried of them based on some hugely popular novels. Varg used to be a social worker, but he beat up a drug dealer and got fired, so now he's a private investigator. He's a scruffy, slender blond who doesn't have a gun or fight very well, but he has some charm. The author said he based the character a little on American detectives but didn't want to make him too much of a tough guy.

Wonderfully intricate plot, his cop contact had no qualms about putting cuffs on him when he was getting too out of line, and there's something amusing about a scruffy, skinny guy dressed all in black saying "I'm a social worker." And being believed. He's good with kids and tends to get very tense when kids are in trouble.

I watched The Glades and while I'd agree that the pilot was a bit disjointed and off-putting in places, I want to like it, if only because, like Burn Notice, they actually film in South Florida and the creator is a native and it's nice to see sights that aren't the Venetian Causeway (*coughCSIHORATIONCAINE'SSUNGLASSEScough*)

It's like I can see what they're trying to do with the characters, I just think they were a bit clumsy with it in the pilot.

Most pilots kind of blow...Treme's was the best I saw this year(Not to talk about Treme in here.)

The Closer: I love how Brenda getting lost in the new precinct mirrors her constantly getting lost in LA in the first season.

My DVR cut off before the big announcement at the end of The Closer. Can anyone tell me what happened.

White fonting just in case:

The chief of the whole LAPD is retiring and it looks like wottisname, Brenda's boss is going to be the replacement. But the episode ends before we know for sure, so maybe he will be surprised and not get the job.

Thanks, Typo Boy! That is pretty much what I figured.

I was going to complain about the stereotypical Italian mother in Rizzoli and Isles, until she walked into her daughter's apartment and immediately starts cleaning the kitchen. That is so my mother.

I know she was stereotypical, but I loved the delivery in this exchange between them. "I hope your brother's okay out there.... Your father's out there too." "You brought DAD!?! Did you bring the dog, too?"

And her former partner, the character actor whose name I can't remember right now -- I really liked that he had a wall calendar behind his desk with three Golden Retriever puppies on it.

Yeah. I wish they hadn't gone to a "this case is personal" place so fast, but that's a minor quibble. (Also the mom does not seem old enough to be AH's mom, but whatev.)

Mostly I liked it more than I thought.