One swing, one hit

Jeannie Mai is a TV favorite of mine, ever since the days when she hosted a tv show that brought on ill-clad people. Jeannie would go over their sad wardrobes and get rid of the old duds by putting them in a huge air tube. (The clothes, not the people!) I think the show was called "Say Goodbye To Your Tie," if I'm not mistaken.

The other night, CBS broadcast the first installment of "Raid The Cage," her new show in which she stars with Damon Wayans Jr. It reminds me of "Beat The Clock," "Supermarket Sweep," and "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," except this is sort of a mess. People compete in pairs...one of them answers trivia questions, and based on how many correct answers the "gabber" gets, the "grabber" gets to go inside a prize cage and grab up as much loot as he or she can scarf. Danger! The grabber has to be out of the cage before time is up or all is lost.

This is the type of inanity that the networks are forcing down the TV tubes, since the actors we all miss so much are on strike. This very show should be enough for compel the National Labor Relations Board to step in and force an end to that strike. Pay Donnie Wahlberg as much as he can stand, just get him back to work. 

Sorry, Jeannie.

But we did catch "The Burial," a movie on Amazon about a skilled attorney who steps in to help a businessman who almost lost it all to a slickster. This is the part that Jamie Foxx was born to play. The movie will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time, no fooling. Four hearty thumbs up!