Welcome, and The Top 40 Episodes of 2004, 40-31

Greetings,
This is my foray into blogging, so hopefully it's worth reading. I look forward to hearing your feedback. This blog will focus mostly on TV. So now I will bring you my top 40 episodes, part 1. Now sorry if a few shows like The Wire didn't make it, but I wasn't able to get into it to watch the season this year. I'll expect at least 1 other top 40 list. So without further ado, here are episodes #40-31:

#40. Six Feet Under “Falling Into Place” (Original Airdate: June 13, 2004) – The unbelievably bad fourth season of Six Feet Under started off well enough, with an emotional episode where Nate said goodbye to his wife and it seemed as if they were willing to let go. Unfortunately the rest of the show didn’t play out that way.

#39. CSI “Bloodlines” (Original Airdate: May 20, 2004) – CSI caught many fans off guard with an unusual twist from its somewhat formulaic (but entertaining) plot in its season finale, wherein a man had two pairs of DNA (one belonged to his brother who died early in pregnancy), one of which was found in several rape victims.

#38. The Simpsons “Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays” (Original Airdate: January 4, 2004) – While the shine of the Simpsons has dulled a bit in recent seasons, this episode showed a glimmer of hope for one of the longest running shows in sitcom history. Homer’s PSA is the highlight.

#37. Entourage “The Script and the Sherpa” (Original Airdate: August 15, 2004) – Val Kilmer as a pot smoking Sherpa. What else could you ask for?

#36. Joan of Arcadia “Jump” (Original Airdate: January 9, 2004) – A tragic loss of a dying child is the start of this milestone. A really touching episode that proves you because you don’t drop the F-bomb on your show or have a lot of sex and violence doesn’t mean you can’t be good.

#35. Deadwood “Suffer The Little Children” (Original Airdate: May 9, 2004) – While Deadwood was mostly another overrated HBO show, it hit gold with this chilling hour, culminating with the murder of two teenage hustlers. Both were beaten and shot at close range. Even in the frontier the young don’t stand much of a chance against the rampant corruption and violence.

#34. Six Feet Under “In Case of Rapture” (Original Airdate: June 20, 2004) – It’s nice to see Six Feet Under, a show that has taken itself far too seriously in recent years, go back and do some dark humor. Unfortunately the rest of the season didn’t try to be intentionally funny.

#33. Desperate Housewives “Pretty Little Picture” (Original Airdate: October 17, 2004) – If only for the quote of the year, “Rex cries after he ejaculates.”

#32. Nip/Tuck “Naomi Gaines" (Original Airdate: August 3, 2004) – The creepy first appearance of The Carver. Bobbi Broderick realizing how trivial her problem is. Revelations galore and some of amazing performances, especially from Famke Janssen as Ava, the scene stealing seductress.

#31. 24 “Day 3: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM” (Original Airdate: May 11, 2004) – An episode that was made largely by the last 5 minutes, which contains some amazing stunt work, including a helicopter explosion done with two F-18s.

Tomorrow: Puppets, Joan Rivers and messed up animals. Until then, the remote is yours.