This is a pretty significant week in TV. Not for what we saw on-screen but for what was happening behind the scenes. I haven’t said anything about the Writer’s Strike at this point. And, really, the only thing I’ve got to say is that I support the writers. 100%. Since I’m a writer myself, I’m sure that doesn’t come as a surprise to any of you.

Obviously no one really wants a strike. It’s going to hurt everyone in the industry and that’s unfortunate but it doesn’t mean that the writers are wrong to stand their ground on this issue. You can find out more about the strike pretty much everywhere online but, if you’d like to understand why I support the writers, check out Ken Levine’s latest post. Let’s all just hope things get resolved quickly so we can get back to the things that really matter… like Best in Week.

Sunday: I enjoyed both Life is Wild and Brothers & Sisters but the wacky wives of Desperate Housewives were definitely the best of the night. I could empathize with the desire to get rid of the fountain and laughed out loud at Bree’s lamenting that they got the two gays without good fashion sense. The previews for the next episode look like it’ll be pretty great as well.

Monday: If I’m honest, I’d admit that I enjoyed all of my Monday shows about the same. None of them wow-ed me but I had fun watching them and that’s all I ask. That said, I do have to pick just one and I’m going with Chuck for its homage to The OC and shout-out to Comic Con. Well, that and the desert island sandwich debate. For the record, I’d take a ham, salami (genoa), turkey, and swiss sandwich with honey-mustard dressing. And you?

Tuesday: I was a little disappointed not to get another Halloween episode of Boston Legal. Plus, they were a bit heavy handed with their ‘message’ this week and that took away from the episode for me. This was the second week that I actually enjoyed Reaper. I liked how they switched it up a little, giving the one escaped soul more depth than they have with the others. And, of course, I was amused by the Devil’s dislike of Halloween. That said, Bones still beat it out as my favorite of the night. I liked how they worked Halloween into their normal formula and loved Bones as Wonder Woman. I had a bonding moment with her when she was spinning around behind Booth at the very end. Will you laugh if I admit that I used to dress up in my WW underoos (or, as I called them, my wonderoos) and do the same thing?

Wednesday: Each week, I enjoy Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money about the same. They are both fluffy soaps that never quite reach the depth to which they seem to aspire. PP never quite manages to “get” me like Grey’s does and I find the Darling family amusing but I don’t actually care enough about them to feel affected by what’s going on with them. Even the mystery on DSM is not nearly as interesting as the mystery in Life which had another good showing this week. That leaves me with Pushing Daisies and an episode that might have been my favorite yet. I notice that not many others feel this way but I liked that Ned and Chuck were not the focus or even together for most of this episode. It’s good to know that show holds up just as well without Ned as the center of attention. Plus, Chuck and Olive were an awesome duo and I hope they continue to involve Olive in their investigations more in the future.

Thursday This one was hard. Survivor was good this week. James cracking himself up at the idea of Jaime and Eric using a fake immunity idol was definitely worth watching. I also liked this week’s installments of Grey’s Anatomy and The Office. My favorite part of the latter was Jim gesturing at the camera crew to get down when he was trying to hide from Karen in the car. It’s a little thing but I like it when they keep true to the setup of the show. I love fairy tales (and I prefer the Grimm versions to the Disney versions) so I’m sure it’s no surprise that I adored Supernatural’s “Bedtime Stories.” ER wasn’t bad either even though I hate what they’re doing with Abby. (Sidebar: I should note my “hate” for this storyline isn’t of the “the writers aren’t doing what I like so I think their storyline is stupid” variety. It’s more “I love this character so I hate to seeing her go through this” type of hate. It’s actually a very realistic storyline but, when it’s happening to your favorite character, knowing that doesn’t make it any easier to watch.) It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia was a little weak this week but still had some great moments. Even Big Shots wasn’t bad. So what makes Ugly Betty stand out? Well, for one, they made me care about the Betty and Henry pairing again and I was beginning to think they’d never pull that off. For another, there was more interaction between Betty and Daniel than there has been lately and, since they’re a large part of what I enjoy about this show, I enjoyed that. Plus, Wicked! I really loved how they worked the music of Wicked in as well because it really does fit so well with this show. Overall, I thought they did a nice job of balancing all of the ongoing stories in this episode.

Friday: Does anyone know if this week and next week’s Men in Trees were supposed to be the last two episodes of last season? It makes sense that Jack’s decision to go on the boat exposition was meant to happen during the show’s hiatus between seasons. Overall this episode didn’t do much for me. I think I’m just sick of the fake “will they, won’t they” stuff between Marin and Jack. However, I don’t think I would have been as tired of it had we seen these last Spring when the episodes were supposed to air, so I’m cutting them some slack. Avatar was good this week. The issues between Toph and Katara seem to come and go as the writers need them but I can hand-wave that because the underlying problems they were talking about are always there. I don’t really want to talk about Moonlight. I didn’t enjoy this episode nearly as much as others did but I feel like I’m always picking on this show so I’d rather just let it go at that. All of which means Women’s Murder Club was my clear winner of the night. I enjoyed the case of the week and they did a good job of injecting some humor and character quirks into the mix. I care more and more about these women each week.

Best in Week: It’s a tough call but I think any show that includes something called a Jock Off deserves to win. For me, Pushing Daisies’ “Girth” takes the cake… err, the pie. What about you?