Pop Culture Curmudgeon

Time for a little reaping

I’ve enjoyed watching Reaper this season. Sam, played by Lake Oswego native Bret Harrison, never disappoints with the funny. His loyal sidekicks Sock and Ben vacillate between funny and annoying. My biggest complaint was how many episodes Sam spent going on and on about how he didn’t want to be the devil’s lost soul catcher, and it turns out that was based on he evil and oft-cited network interference (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08031/853526-42.stm, scroll down to find the Reaper tidbit).

Now, Reaper is no Friday Night Lights, so if I absolutely had to choose only one to stay on the air, FNL would be my choice. But, I want to live in a world where I don’t have to choose!