Premiere Watch '08: Valentine

Valentine: Pilot

So The CW out-sourced it's Sunday night programming. Let's see how that went...

• I'm not sure what to make of this show, really.
• It might be easier to care about these two soul mates if they weren't wearing Charlie Chaplin and Madonna costumes. It's kind of hard to take them seriously.
• Danny wears a lot of jewelry. I liked this actor (Kristoffer Polaha)better last year on Miss Guided.
• Huh? So what does the gun that shoots purple light actually do? Make you fall in love? I don't get it.
• I guess these people really are soul mates if they both like watching the same infomercials. And talking to each other about them.
• Ahh, Taylor Townsend, why can't I escape you this week? Phoebe seems like a little much... (which is okay, because we all know that Autumn Reeser knows how to play characters who are a little much.)
• And Professor Landry! He gets around too.
• It doesn't seem like the best idea ever to go out to a bar with your plumbers.
• Phoebe: "The oracle of Delphi is not a peep show."
• The gods and goddesses of love didn't realize that the have-him-hook-up-with-her-when-she's-drunk-and-at-her-bachelorette-party plan would go awry? Duh.
• Yeah, I don't think the author of that story is going to be much help.
• Is that Christine Lakin? She looks different. Nice, but different. Not at all like someone who would be the "nottie" in The Hottie and the Nottie.
• So that's what happens when you receive a shot of unconditional love?!
• Phoebe: "Joanna dies alone and is eaten by her cats. Which is actually good-ish news if you're a cat person."
• Joanna: "Who would do this?"
  Roland: "The worst plumbers ever!"
• Shouldn't the gods and goddesses be a little more subtle in their matchmaking? I mean, these people know they've been messed with. Seems like that might be a liability if you're trying to keep your business a secret.

Um, yeah. So I watched the whole show and still don't really know what to make of it. I didn't find the characters of Grace or Danny to be particularly likable. And shouldn't freaking Hercules have something better to do than be an assistant matchmaker? I did think that Autumn was cute at Phoebe. And it's nice to see Christine Lakin working, although I can't say that I expect this job to last for very long.

Premiere Rating: 3.0/10