Seeking a definition of "spoiler"

Spoiler, my foot! I didn't give away any upcoming, yet-to-be-aired plotlines. My post came several days after that Prison Break episode aired, so it's fair game for discussion. Unless there's some mythical "buffer zone" of which I'm not aware, in which no TV story lines may be discussed until X number of days have passed. Let's be honest here-- if I can't discuss what's happening on television, my contributions to this blog will be severely limited.

But if it'll stop Mike's complaints, I'll add some sort of cautionary sentence next time, like "WARNING: THIS POST DISCUSSES A STORYLINE/SITUATION/EVENT THAT OCCURRED AT SOME POINT IN THE RECENT PAST, WHICH I THOUGHT YOU WOULD'VE SEEN BY NOW, BUT APPARENTLY NOT." Or something a bit less wordy.

As for the Tuesday shows...

Reaper: I'm sticking with the show, but I'll agree that it's already getting a little stale. After three episodes, the show has seemingly fallen into a repetitive lull. The basic formula for every episode is as follows: Sam gets tasked by the Devil to find an escaped soul, Sam complains for half the episode that he won't/can't/doesn't want to do it, Sam is given an unusual "vessel" to trap the escaped soul (such as a toaster or toy car), said vessel ends up getting destroyed by his hapless Work Bench colleagues, the guys end up trapping the escaped soul through blundery in the last act, the Devil stops by to give Sam some devilish real-world advice. There's enough fun stuff to keep me watching, but I think this show would be better served if it were only half an hour long instead of a full hour. Tighten things up a bit, vary the formula, and we'll be set.

House: I've always thought of House as a very enjoyable show, but not quite on the level of "excellent." My mind may be changing on that, because the first three episodes of this season have been absolutely fantastic. Easily the best start of any show on TV this season. And yes, Mike, the Survivor parody plays into that a little bit, but mostly it's because this season has seen less of Cameron, Chase, and Foreman-- who have sort of outlived their usefulness-- and has put most of the spotlight on House himself, who is awesome, and played awesomely by Hugh Laurie. The show has shaken up the usual formula in a big way, and that's a plus.

Boston Legal: OK. I like this show; it's harmless fun, and it often provides many laugh-out-loud moments, more so than most purported "sitcoms." But even I was dumbfounded when it was nominated for Best Drama at the Emmys. First of all, because it's not a drama (not usually). But secondly, the show's good, but it's not that good. It basically boils down to James Spader and William Shatner sexually harassing every female in the Boston area, while a revolving door of various other cast members tries desperately to stay relevant. And there's usually some sort of trial, at the end of which Spader launches into a long and angry closing argument/soapbox speech that best addresses David E. Kelley's real-world political agenda for the week. Again, the show's good, but it's not great. Not that the Emmy nominations ever make sense anyway, but did Boston Legal really deserve to be nominated over, say, Lost? I think not.