(S05E04) "Not something you really wanna be lookin' at." - Lou

Just like Dr. Psychodramaturge telling Sheila that half of Damien's desire to be a firefighter is based on her objection, you knew that when Lou told Tommy not to look at the 9/11 footage he would anyway. Forbidden = fun. Of course, having Genevieve whisper lord knows what into Tommy's ear didn't hurt either. Whatever she muttered was probably fun too.

So I'm surfing around my TV channels the other night, and I decide to see what channels my digital cable has for me in the higher numbers. I don't mean higher numbers like 80 or 100. I mean way up there, in the 800s. Channel 846, to be exact. It's NBC's Universal HD channel, and what do they show a few times every single night?

The Equalizer!

Oh,  I love this show. The intrigue, the New York City setting, the Stewart Copeland music, the whole 80s vibe. Sure, you can quibble that no one would be afraid of an older man like Robert McCall, but I believe in the character. And the supporting cast! Robert Lansing as Control, Keith Sjarabajka as Mickey (one  of the truly great characters in TV history), Mark Margolis as Jimmy, the veteran operative, Saul Rubinek as the slimy Jason. Check out the link above for the guest cast on this show. It's a who's who of future stars. The episode I'm watching right now, "Torn," has not only Melissa Joan Hart when she was a little girl, it also has Home Improvement's Patricia Richardson in a bit role.

They're making a big-screen version next year. Oh, it's going to suck.