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Now that the Olympics are over (Damn judging discrepancies), primetime television has returned. Not that I really watch anything other than Simpsons (On three times a day) and Seinfeld (On two times a day) anyway.

Scrubs returned tonight, with Heather Graham now in as what I assume to be a long-term character, probably something like what Tara Reid did. She was surprisingly a lot better than I had expected, not the big ditz I had thought she would be, and had some funny lines of her own, especially the Chicken Sandwich bit.

I kept flipping back and forth from Scrubs and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (I think I need Tivo. But just for two shows? Nah.). I find myself oddly drawn to EM:HE just because of the whole home remodeling aspect, despite the fact that I absolutely loathe the crew (Except for the one straight guy. You figure it out.) and the whole Oprah “Making lives better and doing it for what it counts” stuff they throw in. This show fills my void since KCET stopped showing This Old House for who knows why.

Don’t get me wrong though, it is pretty sweet how they totally remodel (Rebuild is more like it) a house in seven days and really make a family’s lives a whole lot better. Least they’re doing something about it and actively showing the results to the public. Can’t argue with something like that, even if they do have to layer on the sappiness factor. I’m just saying I watch it mainly for the do-it-yourself parts.