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next week 5/11

May 10, 2009 3 Comments

New and notable in the week ahead. Procrastinator picks underlined…

Monday

Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8pm) Season Finale – The gang is all getting ready to take 3 months off.
House (Fox, 8pm) Season Finale – I believe there will be a case and they will solve it at the end of the hour.
Charm School (VH1, 9pm) Season Premiere – This season they add contestants from other VH! shows as Ricki Lake steps in for Sharon Osborne in trying to class up the ladies.
Castle (ABC, 10pm) Season Finale – Castle solves a crime, and probably.

Tuesday

The Biggest Loser (NBC, 8pm) Season Finale – I wish I knew this finale was three hours long before I agreed to go watch it with a friend.
Fringe (Fox, 9pm) Season Finale – Leonard Nimoy adds to his recent Star Trek public appearances with a guest as founder of Massive Dynamics.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Brav, 11pm) Series Premiere – The latest look at ladies of leisure.

Wednesday

America’s Next Top Model (CW, 8pm) Season Finale – Commercials and catwalk decide the latest model winner to drop into oblivion.
Lie to Me (Fox, 8pm) Season Finale – There’s lying and lie detecting.
Lost (ABC, 8/9pm) Season Finale – Highlights at 8 are followed by the two hour finale, I’m still 12 episodes behind so more to add to the tivo.
Rules of Engagement/New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 8/8:30pm) – Bumped by Barack last week, these two shows try out a new night.

Thursday

Bones/Hell’s Kitchen (Fox, 8/9pm) Season Finale – Motley Crue joins the crew and then a chef wins.
Smallville/Supernatural (CW, 8/9pm) Season Finale – The guys fight the villains and demons.
My Name is Earl/Parks & Recreation/The Office/30 Rock (NBC, 8-10pm) Season Finale – The laughs ensue.
CSI/CSI: NY (CBS, 9/10pm) Season Finale – The crime scene gets investigated.
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9pm) Season Finale – Whose lives will change in the finale and will Izzie be back next season?

Friday

America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 8pm) Season Finale – Two hours of funny videos.
Don’t Tell the Bride (BBCA, 8pm) Series Premiere – The get money for a wedding but the groom has to plan it.
The Game (CW, 8pm) Season Finale – This show wraps up with a wedding or does it?
Ghost Whisperer/Flashpoint/Numb3rs (CBS, 8/9/10pm) Season Finale – Ghosts and crimes and crimes.
Prison Break (Fox, 8pm) Series Finale – Finally putting this show out of its misery.

Saturday

Primeval (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – A monstrous crocodile is loose.
Beverly Hills Groomer (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – We follow someone from Groomer Has It trying to make it.

Sunday

Extreme Makeover/Desperate Housewives (ABC, 7/9pm) Season Finale – Crazy enthusiasm and then just plain crazies.
Sit Down, Shut Up/The Simpsons/King of the Hill/Family Guy/American Dad (7, 8-10pm) Season Finales – The animation continues.
Survivor (CBS, 8/10pm) Season Finale – Two hour finale followed by the reunion show.
Saturday Night Live (NBC, 9pm) – This special shows the shorts.

next week 5/4

May 3, 2009 2 Comments

New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

Medium (NBC, 9/10pm) – A double dose of the Allison as she tries to move her psychic skills into the corporate world.
New York Goes to Work/Gotti’s Way (VH1, 10/10:30pm) Series/Season Premiere – More reality fare.

Tuesday

Better Off Ted (ABC, 8:30) Season Finale – Special night (following a special night for Scrubs) as they try to improve company morale.
Ice People (Sund, 10pm) – Shot over four months in Antarctica the team looks for signs of ancient life.

Wednesday

Scrubs (ABC, 8pm) Season Finale – Does this series have another life or is JD’s final episode the series finale as well?

Thursday

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9pm) – In the 100th episode we near Mer and Der’s wedding, who wants to guess what will go wrong.
The Fashion Show (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – What does Heidi say, one minute you’re in and the next you’re out, for those waiting patiently for that other design show, this might be worth a look.
Michael J Fox (ABC, 10pm) – In this special titled Adventures of an Incurable Optimist he visits optimists around the world and they also share a little science about the positive outlook.

Friday

Everybody Hates Chris (CW, 8pm) Season Finale – Will Chris have to repeat the 10th grade, is this show still on?
Dollhouse (Fox, 9pm) Season Finale – What is Alpha up to with Echo and what will Ballard do about it?

Saturday

NBA Countdown (ABC, 5pm/pst) – Leading into the playoffs followed by game 3 of the semis at 5:15.

Sunday

The Apprentice (NBC, 8pm) Season Finale – This finale is three hours long, yes three hours long, how much screen time does that equal for the Donald?
The Amazing Race/Cold Case/The Unit (CBS, 9/10pm) Season Finales – Races, and cases, and nuclear bombs, oh my.
Brothers & Sisters (ABC, 10pm) Season Finale – Something tells me the Walkers are still getting themselves into trouble.

next week 4/27

April 26, 2009 1 Comment

New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

Chuck (NBC, 8pm) Season Finale – Ellie’s wedding is the scene where it all comes down, without his head filled with info can Chuck save the day, and will he be back next year?
Pros vs. Joes (Spike, 11pm) Season Premiere – In this all-star premiere former NBA star takes on the Joes, and I don’t know what that means.

Tuesday

Dallas DNA (ID, 10pm) Series Premiere – A look at DNA testing on inmates post conviction.
Addicted to Plastic (Sund, 10pm) – This special is a look at the impact of plastic on our society, not in the plastic surgery sense, but in the environmental sense.

Wednesday

Rules of Engagement/New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 8/8:30pm) – They’re trying to line up the laughs as a special night and time.
Smith (DirTV, 10pm) – In case you missed the unaired episodes of this fun heist series they’re kicking off tonight.

Thursday

My Name is Earl/Parks&Recreation/The Office/30 Rock/Southland (NBC, 8-11pm) – Nothing much new or notable tonight except NBC seems to have crafted a palatable new Thursday night lineup, though the jury is still out on Parks&Rec.

Friday

Numb3rs (CBS, 10pm) – There’s always slim pickings on a Friday night (besides Dollhouse of course) but Don and Charlie offer up a little more family crime solving with math on this 100th episode.

Saturday

Not even a lot of good movie of the week options for a Saturday night so it looks like either catch up on tivo or maybe netflix Caprica on dvd.

Sunday

Cycling (Vs, 2pm) – This week’s cyclism Sunday brings us the Tour de Romandie.

* See comments for some moves.

midseason fun

April 20, 2009 No Comments

Midseason has been rolling out for some time, and I thought it might be time to take a look at what we’ve taken a look at.

Better Off Ted (ABC) – Set in the corporate world where crazy people invent crazy things, it does a funny take on the soulless company and has some funny folks, but maybe Ted’s too much of a company man, I’m not fully into it yet, I’m still watching.
Castle (ABC) – The premise and cases aren’t groundbreaking but Nathan Fillion is engaging as the crime writing novelist paired with a by the book detective, plus his family is kind of funny, this got a season pass.
Cupid (ABC) – The psychologist and the maybe crazy guy/maybe cupid are at odds for the best way to help the lovelorn, I just wasn’t that into either of the leads or the romances, much preferred Rob Thomas’ first take, I tuned out.
Dollhouse (Fox) – This latest Joss Whedon has grown on me as we’ve come to learn more about the folks who are programmed to be anyone and the people who hire, program, and protect them, this got a season pass.
Harper’s Island (CBS) – So cheesy it was almost entertaining but couldn’t quite bring myself to check back on this mysterious island wedding where the secrets are plenty and one cast member gets killed off a week, I tuned out.
Kings (NBC) – I was intrigued by the premise of this alternate reality where the King of a country and his family cross paths with a young idealist, but at least in the pilot the characters and dialogue were too simplistic and heavy handed, I tuned out.
In The Motherhood (ABC) – I always want to enjoy a half hour comedy and this series taken from a web version had a good enough cast including Megan Mullally and Cheryl Hines, but the mom jokes just weren’t making me laugh, I tuned out.
Lie to Me (Fox) – These folks study the art of lies and use their expertise to consult on cases to find the lies and then the usually the truth, but the science and the characters didn’t quite pull me in, I tuned out.
Parks & Recreation (NBC) – From the creators of The Office, I feel like they’re still trying to get their footing with the documentary style now set in the government, with Amy Poehler doing the heavy lifting as misguided bright-eyed optimist, I’m still watching
Sit Down, Shut Up (Fox) – I have to admit I missed this last weekend, it has a good pedigree and cast, but the reviews I read weren’t good, might still catch an ep.
Southland (NBC) – From the creators of ER, this time they’re focusing on cops, with an interesting cast and a gritty style, I am not totally drawn in but will give it some time, I’m still watching.
Surviving Suburbia (ABC) – Bob Saget can actually be funny, it’s too bad I’ve never seen him be funny in a series, this is a relatively typically loser head of the household comedy, I tuned out.
The Unusuals (ABC) – This cop drama is set in a detective office where there’s some corruption, some secrets, and a whole lot of quirky in the cases and the characters, this got a season pass.

A few more titles keep coming up that might be on the horizon: The Goode Family, The Listener, The Philanthropist, Meet the Browns, Mental, Merlin… And I didn’t really mention the reality fare, for that you’re on your own. Next week’s will continue to note new shows.

next week 4/20

April 18, 2009 2 Comments

New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

Belly of the Beast (Disc, 9pm) Series Premiere – Some dude checks out military helicopters in this latest look at stuff.

Tuesday

Eco Trip/Carbon Cops (Sund, 9/9:30pm) Series Premieres – How do everyday things like chocolate impact the environment and how can you make your life more green.
Life After People (Hist, 10pm) Series Premiere – Creepy or interesting to hypothesize what the earth would be like if people weren’t alive anymore.
The Phone (MTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – I think it’s like the Amazing Race but they get a call.
The Unusuals (ABC, 10pm) – Special night for these not quite usual detectives along with its regular Wed showing.

Wednesday

Lost (ABC, 9pm) – The latest Lost special tells the Story of the Oceanic 6, and again I am more than 6 episodes behind so tivo will keep running.

Thursday

Bones (Fox, 8pm) – They must have some extra eps as they blow through another two of bones, don’t miss Monday’s and its regular slot on tonight.

Friday

Wild Weddings (TLC, 9pm) Series Premiere – For those of you looking for a good wacky weddings show.

Saturday

I Want to Save Your Life (WE, 10/10:30pm) Series Premiere – It’s an intervention series.

Sunday

TV Land Awards (TVL, 8pm) – Doogie, I mean Barney, I mean Neil Patrick Harris hosts.
Daisy of Love (VH1, 9pm) Series Premiere – Brett may or may not have found his rock of love but his season two reject still hasn’t, so let the games begin.

next week 4/13

April 12, 2009 2 Comments

New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

Doing da Vinci (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – This reality show tries to create things from da Vinci sketches.
Confessions of a Superhero (Sund, 9pm) – If you’ve wondered what it’s like to dress up like a superhero on Hollywood Blvd, even if you haven’t, this documentary could be for you.
College Life (MTV, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – A self produced documentary of four freshmen starting in Wisconsin.

Tuesday

Deadliest Catch (Disc, 9pm) Season Premiere – Captains and catches.
The Alaska Experiment (Disc, 10pm) Season Premiere – This reality show strands nine folks in Alaska and makes them get back to civilization.

Wednesday

Bones (Fox, 8pm) – Catch Bones and Booth on their special night, in addition to the regular Thursday slot.
Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch/Bravo’s A-List Awards (Brav, 9pm) – She’s made herself famous for being on the D list and continues to talk celeb smack and then does some hosting.
The Cougar (TVLand, 10pm) Series Premiere – The latest dating show tries to match a hot 40 year old with one of 20 young dudes.
Pitchmen (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Two guys known for their ‘as seen on tv’ commercials share their wisdom with wannabe inventors.

Thursday

Family Circle Cup (ESPN2, 1:30pm) – The ladies of tennis start their televised coverage with the round of 16 today and play though ’til Sunday’s final.

Friday

Prison Break (Fox, 9pm) Season Premiere – The boys are back for their final season of breaking in or breaking out or just breaking things.
Stranger Among Bears (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – Living with the bears…

Saturday

Grey Gardens (HBO, 8pm) – The original 1975 documentary about Jackie O’s eccentric cousins is made into a movie with Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore.
Kings (NBC, 8pm) – Less than stellar ratings may be what shifted this show to this new timeslot.
Nanny 911/World’s Strictest Parents (CMT, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – First they bring someone in to deal with unruly kids, then they send unruly kids off to someone else to deal with them.

Sunday

Miss USA Pageant (NBC, 7pm) – Another round of ladies in bikinis.
Sit Down, Shut Up (Fox, 8:30pm) Series Premiere – Produced by folks from Arrested Development/The Simpsons, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Kristin Chenoweth and Will Forte do the voices for this animated high school faculty.
Law & Order: CI (USA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Jeff Goldblum joins the cast this season in major case.
Rock of Love (VH1, 9pm) – We’ll know who Bret has chosen and if you just didn’t quite get your fill you can catch all the ladies at the reunion ep.
In Plain Sight (USA, 10pm) Season Premiere – Mary’s back placing people in witness protection.

idol… the final 7

April 11, 2009 2 Comments

Well it’s been a while since we checked in on Idol, and the weeks and the performers have gone by… During this period I almost give up on tuning in week after week as it’s just a matter of time until we narrow it down to the top contenders. But somehow I still get upset when Alexis goes home before Anoop or Megan goes home before Scott.

But all is forgiven as long as Adam still keeps cranking out the winners. I actually missed last week’s performance show and it sounded like I missed Adam getting a standing O from Simon so I went back to the site to check out the performances.

And what do we think about the kids, and by we I obviously mean me:

Adam – clearly the favorite, his voice, his performances, his song choice, his ability to mix it up while still presenting (as Kara might say) his unique artistry, is impressive
Allison – the only other person who week after week sounds good and feels like she could actually be a recording artist
Danny – has a good voice and some character, but he’s just got this awkward white guy singing vibe to him that makes it hard to picture him recording anything you’d buy
Lil – also has a good voice but doesn’t seem capable of picking the right songs, showcasing her voice, or adding any personal style to her presentation
Matt – has some chops and some style but is inconsistent and not quite willing to put himself into the Justin Timberlake box folks want him to be in
Kris – a cutie patootie and though he’s not a powerhouse he seems to be picking songs that let him sing just enough, likable but not a ton of personality
Anoop – though he won our hearts with his early enthusiasm he just doesn’t have the voice or the stylings to be a threat

So stay tuned, or just wait a few weeks for a little more riffraff to go, and see if Adam will be your idol. Next week Quentin Tarantino joins us for ‘Idols at the Movies.’

next week 4/6

April 5, 2009 No Comments

New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

NCAA Championships (CBS, 6pm) – The title game is coming to you from Detroit.
Surviving Suburbia (ABC, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Bob Saget is back in a sitcom and he’s bringing down the neighborhood.
The Hills (MTV, 10/10:30pm) Season Premiere – My having no interest in any of these people makes me feel old, but good about it.

Tuesday

It’s the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm) – It wouldn’t be a holiday without a Schultz special.
Rescue Me (FX, 10pm) Season Premiere – The guys are back with guest star Michael J. Fox.
Women Behind Bars (WE, 10pm) Season Premiere – Profiles of ladies that, you guessed it, are behind bars.
The Stagers (HGTV, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – A trainee helps stage a loft.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Bravo, 11pm) – Preview special of the latest crew of ladies.

Wednesday

Time Warp/MythBusters (Disc, 8/9pm) Season Premieres – First experiments with blades and volts and then a demolition derby special.
Night (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – It’s animals, at night.
Real World/Road Rules Challenge (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Can you believe there have been 17 seasons of this? this one heads to New Zealand.
The Unusuals (ABC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Amber Tamblyn transfers into homicide and meets the quirky detectives and cases.

Thursday

Parks & Recreation (NBC, 8:30pm) Series Premiere – We’ve been waiting to catch this new comedy from the creators of The Office with Amy Poehler dealing with bureaucracy, with special double eps of The Office before and after.
American Chopper (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – The season kicks off building a B-2 bomber bike.
Harper’s Island (CBS, 10pm) Series Premiere – This series set on an isolated island plans to kill off most of the cast before being pulled from the schedule.
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (Com, 10pm) Series Premiere – This is being dubbed a ‘sword-and-sorcerer farce.’
Southland (NBC, 10pm, repeats Sat) Series Premiere – That kid from the OC is now from the right side of the tracks as he kicks off his first night on the streets of LA as a cop, from the creator of ER.

Friday

Myles of Style (HGTV, 8:30pm) Season Premiere – A master bedroom gets a modern touch.
Patton 360 (Hist, 9pm) Series Premiere – The history of Patton’s battles.

Saturday

Groomer Has It (AnPl, 9pm) Season Premiere – I really thought I had no interest in a grooming competition show but reading about 12 folks grooming St Bernards makes me almost reconsider.
Most Outrageous (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – Animals can be funny, this ep it’s funny looking.

Sunday

Cycling (Vs, 2pm) – The guys take on the Paris Roubaix.
State of the Union (Show, 10pm) Season Premiere – Tracy Ullman takes another stab a mockery.

*Times noted are PST, please always confirm your local listings.

web tv

April 4, 2009 No Comments

I am a tv fan, some say fanatic, but I’m not always an early adopter when it comes to new technology. It turns out yet again I am dragged into the new by the established and I am now watching a couple of web series. I’m not talking about the funny little videos that folks send around via YouTube or Funny or Die, or watching network tv that’s posted online, I’m talking about an actual television show that’s shot and designed for web distribution.

The television man that I would follow anywhere, Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse) developed a web series during the writer’s strike last year. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog didn’t disappoint. And then this year when I heard another tv fave Josh Schwartz (The O.C, Gossip Girl, Chuck) came out with Rockville CA I took a look. While Dr Horrible is more of a standalone multi chapter full story, Rockville is brief snippets telling shorter moments and sharing a band (it’s set in a music venue) while building characters and story from one ep to the next.

And to close out my experience with web series, or to kick it off, I took a little tour of the winners of this year’s Streamy Awards. I couldn’t watch the dramatic award winner Battlestar Gallactica: The Face of the Enemy since I have only caught season one of the tv series and I have no idea how this relates and what this covers. I did catch up on some of The Guild which was cute. After more sampling so far overall the the format is shorter and since I’m playing catch up I can sort of power through, but I realized that just because I could didn’t mean I wanted to. As with all tv it’s often a matter of preference, so for now I’ll tune back into Rockville and hope they change that Van de Kamps commercial.

next week 3/30

March 28, 2009 No Comments

New and notable in the week ahead… procrastinator picks are underlined.

Monday

Greek (ABCFam, 8pm) Season Premiere – They’re back from summer break in this fun college show.

Tuesday

Osbournes: Reloaded (Fox, 9:20pm) – When you think Osbournes, you think variety show, note the annoying start time following an annoying end time for American Idol.
Cupid (ABC, 10pm, repeats Sat) Series Premiere – I will try not to hold my love of the previous version against them but Bobby Cannavale is no Jeremy Piven, though I might be a sucker for good matchmaking.
My Boys (TBS, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – Another round of amusement, I understand the guys have a mustache growing contest.
Pretty Wicked (Oxy, 11pm) Series Premiere – In another take on the usual reality, some pretty on the outside girls compete to become pretty on the inside.

Wednesday

I Get That A Lot (CBS, 8pm) – An April Fools special where celebrities take everyday jobs to ‘trick’ folks.
Rate My Space (HGTV, 8:30pm) Season Premiere – Something about spaces, that are maybe rated…
The Ultimate Fighter (Spike, 10pm) Season Premiere – They’re scouting for the US vs UK teams.
Life on Mars (ABC, 10pm) Series Finale – Will Sam return to 2008 as this series goes off the air?
Reno 911 (Com, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – Looks like some new officers join the force.

Thursday

ER (NBC, 8/9pm) Series Finale – First a look back at the 15 seasons and then a two hour wrap up.
Free Radio (VH1, 11pm) Season Premiere – Dimwitted intern is apparently still running the morning radio show.

Friday

Escape to Chimp Eden (AnPl, 9pm) Season Premiere – Getting chimps integrated can be tricky.
Mistresses (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Things are still complicated.
Bang for Your Buck (HGTV, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Renovations with a lot of bang for the buck.
Unsellables (HGTV, 11:30pm) Season Premiere – Things like bad color can make a house look bad.

Saturday

Sony Ericsson Open (CBS, 9:30 am, Sun, 10am) – The men’s and women’s tennis finals follows a week of earlier rounds on CSNBA.

Sunday

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom (AnPl, 7pm) Season Premiere – Doggies protecting tigers!
The 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (CBS, 8pm) – Reba hosts and the country folks gather and sing.
Food Network Challenge (Food, 8pm) Season Premiere – This four part ‘Last Cake Standing’ challenge will award some cash and glory.
In Treatment (HBO, 9/9:30pm) Season Premiere – Therapist and patients are back in business.
The Tudors (Show, 9pm) Season Premiere – Henry VIII takes his third bride.
My First Place (HGTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – The latest couple is paying for a wedding and a house…
River Monsters (AnPl, 10pm) Series Premiere – Where does one go after piranhas?
Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices (HBO, 11pm) Series Premiere – Young poets compete.

* All times are PST, always check your local listings.

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