archive for January, 2009

next week 2/2

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

New and notable in the week ahead... procrastinator picks are underlined. Monday Chuck (NBC, 8pm) - Chuck goes 3d and I'm sure gets into some trouble. I Love Money (VH1, 9pm) Season Premiere ... read more..

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australian open

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Well my vow not to watch the first week of this tennis tournament was thwarted by a cold, so here I am in week two totally engrossed. Three important things to ... read more..

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spin off

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

I am delighted with the news that they are making a Gossip Girl spinoff, particularly because we're not losing any of the cast and that it will focus on Serena's ... read more..

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next week 1/26

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

New and notable in the week ahead... procrastinator picks are underlined. Monday The Closer (TNT, 9pm) Season Premiere - Brenda returns with the gang to solve more crimes and maybe get married ... read more..

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and the nominations are…

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Well it's that time of year. The time to see how many of the Academy Award nominated films you've seen. I just have The Reader to go on best pic, ... read more..

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obamanos!

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Well I not only hauled myself out of bed for the inauguration but I actually made it to another location for a brunch (I'm west coast of course). And though ... read more..

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next week 1/19

Friday, January 16th, 2009

New and notable in the week ahead... procrastinator picks are underlined. Monday Australian Open (ESPN2, 12:30am, through next week*) - The open continues! Electric Company (PBS, 3:30pm*) - A new generation of whatever ... read more..

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idol again

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

I had given up American Idol for years but with the strike happening last year I figured it was a good way to kill some tv hours. And overall I ... read more..

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my best books of 2008 (and 2007)

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Well another year of not reading enough to really recommend much, so I decided to pull together some picks from the past two years. In alphabetical order: Oryx and Crake by Margaret ... read more..

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next week 1/12

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

New and notable in the week ahead... procrastinator picks are underlined. Monday Kyle XY (ABCFam, 9pm) Season Premiere - Kyle might be in love, trouble must follow as his lady friend gets ... read more..

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