Last Night’s TV: Nothing Special

jersey-shore-guysLast night’s TV viewing was something of a letdown: the finale of “Jersey Shore” (pictured) consisted of the girls flying gleefully to the beach to catch a glimpse of a reported band of “juiceheads” (steroid-loaded muscle guys), only to find that the gorillas had already fled. On PBS, Joshua Bell invited us into his “living room” (a small space at Lincoln Center) to showcase some of his “friends” — Renee Fleming, Nathan Gunn, etc. But the event strained for coziness. Even “30 Rock” was disappointing: Julianne Moore is woefully miscast as a Boston harridan, and, worse, this gifted actress is unfunny in the part. Plus: “30 Rock” going out of New York is like Woody Allen going out of New York: it sounds like a good idea, but it doesn’t work. Only the Lakers/Cavs game provided any consistent TV excitement.

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