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‘new paradigm’

December 10, 2008 1 Comment

Leno will sign off as the host of the Tonight Show in May 2009 and Conan will be taking over. But what will Jay do? Apparently he’ll be on NBC five nights a week for a show of similar format every night at 10.

Ten you say? Well what about the regular ten shows? What regular shows? I can only assume that they can move Law & Order to 9. The way people watch television is shifting with cable and dvd and dvrs. No one’s watching and it’s pretty expensive to keep making bad shows.

This just raises a lot of questions. Will the ratings of Jay average out to better ratings than what they have now? Will all of the current Tonight Show viewers tune in to this in addition to watching Conan on the Tonight Show? Instead of Conan? If ratings are a less across the board and cost less is that ok too?

And will the other networks follow suit? CW and Fox have never tried to program the 10 hour. And I don’t know that ABC has anything left (Life on Mars hasn’t been canceled yet). Can CBS stand strong with CSI x 3, Without a Trace and Numb3rs? The NBC guy called their plan a new paradigm. I guess we’ll see. Personally I don’t watch Jay now, I don’t really watch any late night talkers, and I probably won’t in the future no matter the time.

next week 12/8

December 5, 2008 1 Comment

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

Monday

Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC, 8pm) – The gang puts on a holiday pageant.
Boston Legal (ABC, 9pm) Series Finale – I never got into this Practice spinoff but it’s had a good run.

Tuesday

Olive the Other Reindeer/Santa’s Funniest Moments (MNT, 9/10pm) – Reindeer games and outtakes.
Manhunters (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – Follow the US Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force hunt down the ‘worst of the worst’.
A Shot at Love (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Tila Tequila has been replaced by bisexual twins being courted by both men and women.

Wednesday

Little Spirit: Christmas in NY (NBC, 8pm) – This animated holiday special tells a tale of magical spirits in NY.

Thursday

Sarah Silverman Program (Com, 10:30pm) Season Finale – What will Sarah get up to now?

Friday

Greatest Holiday Moments (NBC, 8pm) – Songs of the season countdown.
Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/The Flight Before Christmas (CBS, 8/8:30/9pm) – More Frosty! and a reindeer.
The Family Entertainment Awards (CW, 9pm) – Formerly known as the Family Television Awards, it now touches on family friendly entertainment in tv, movies, and video games.

Saturday

MADtv’s Best of Christmas Sketches (Fox, 11pm) – If you like a holiday sketch here you go.

Sunday

Survivor (CBS, 8/10pm) Season Finale – The reunion special kicks in at 10.
Dexter/Califronication (Show, 9/10pm) Season Finales – And another season down, does this mean I need to wait a whole year for another Dexter?

midseason

December 4, 2008 No Comments

Midseason dates tend to shift around, so check your local listings, and I’ll note these on ‘next week’s as they arrive.

Game Show in My Head (CBS, 1/3) – A hidden camera game show.
Superstars of Dance (NBC, 1/4) – The folks who do So You Think You Can Dance bring in the experts.
Momma’s Boys (NBC, 1/5) – The moms get into the act on this latest dating series.
13 – Fear is Real (CW,1/7) – Folks face their fears to survive this reality gameshow.
Howie Do It (NBC, 1/9) – Mandell does something with folks.
Lie to Me (Fox, 1/21) – Tim Roth is some sort of perceptive crime fighter.
XIII (NBC, 2/8) – This miniseries stars Val Kilmer in an ‘adrenaline charged’ conspiracy.
Dollhouse (Fox, 2/13) – The latest from Whedon where folks are programmed with new identities each week.
Castle (ABC, 3/9) – Who can pass up Nathan Fillion, he’s a mystery writer helping out a cop in the latest buddy crime of the week.
Kings (NBC, 3/19) – The two hour premiere kicks things off before it moves to its normal night, this is supposedly a modern day telling of David and Goliath
Cupid (ABC, 3/24) – Can they do justice to this remake of the Piven/Marshall show, it’s all about the chemistry, oh and the writing.
The Unusuals (ABC, 4/8) – Amber Tamblyn joins as fresh detective with an ‘unusual’ group of homicide detectives.
Harper’s Island (CBS, 4/9) – Can a new cast member be killed off each week and the show survive?

Returning: The Bachelor (ABC, 1/5), Scrubs (ABC, 1/6), Biggest Loser Couples (NBC, 1/6), Flashpoint (CBS, 1/9), American Idol (Fox, 1/13), Hell’s Kitchen (Fox, 1/15), Friday Night Lights (NBC, 1/16), Lost (ABC, 1/21), Medium (NBC, 2/2), Survivor (CBS, 2/12), The Amazing Race (CBS, 2/15), Celebrity Apprentice (NBC, 3/1), Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 3/9), Reaper (CW, 3/17).

worst tv

December 2, 2008 3 Comments

On Thanksgiving, after the dog show wrapped up, there really wasn’t much on tv. So we caught a little of the Charlie Brown special (weird to see Woodstock eat turkey) and then started flipping and hitting the tivo backlog. While we couldn’t really find anything good on, we did start a discussion about what the worst was. Can you guess which of these bad shows is not one that I watch?

Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew
Rock of Love Charm School
My Big Redneck Wedding
None of the above

next week 12/1

November 28, 2008 No Comments

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

Monday

Shrek the Halls/How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC, 8/8:30pm) – It’s after thanksgiving so I’m ready to embrace the new season, ho ho ho!
Privileged (CW, 9pm) – This Monday night slot with reruns in the usual Tuesday at 9 gives folks more opportunity to dig this simple but delightful premise of girl trying to do right by spoiled kids, business mogul grandmother, her own imperfect family, and some hot dudes.
Samantha Who? (ABC, 9/9:30pm) – Dancing with the Stars is done and Samantha rocks a whole hour this week, who wants to bet her good intentions turn humorous?

Tuesday

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (ABC, 8pm) – Yes he is.
2008 World Music Awards (MNT, 9pm) – I don’t know, yet another music awards show where Beyonce performs.
According to Jim (ABC, 9/9:30pm) Season Premiere – Really this show is still on?
Paris Hilton’s My New BFF (MTV, 9/10pm) – The finale and the reunion special, I wonder if Nichole Ritchie paid her to find someone else?
Bad Girls Club (Oxy, 11pm) Season Premiere – More ‘bad girls’ move in to make a ruckus.
Shatner’s Raw Nerve (Bio, 11/11:30pm) Series Premiere – William Shatner kicks off the first two eps of his interview show with Valerie Bertinelli and Tim Allen.

Wednesday

Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, 8pm) – Al Roker and Jane Krakowski host the annual tree lighting with lots of celebrity guests.
Secret Millionaire (Fox, 8pm) Series Premiere – It sounds like rich folks work alongside less rich folks before giving them some cash in this latest reality offering.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Grammy Nominations Concert/Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (CBS, 8/910pm) – A little something for everyone.
The Contender (Vs, 10pm) Season Premiere – Another round of contenders.
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (TBS, 10/10:30pm) Season Premiere – A couple of reruns lead up to the season premiere.

Thursday

Barbara Walters (ABC, 10pm) – This year’s ten most fascinating people.

Friday

Greatest Holiday Moments (NBC, 8pm) – I think there should be some claymation on the list.
Lipstick Jungle (NBC, 9pm) – Is this new timeslot where this show has been sent to die?

Saturday

Crusoe (NBC, 8pm) – Crusoe and Friday are still on the island but now they’re there on Saturday.

Sunday

The Amazing Race (CBS, 8pm) Season Finale – The remaining teams head to Portland and a couple folks get the dough.
House of Saddam (HBO, 9/10pm) – The first parts of a four part miniseries.
Leverage (TNT, 10pm) Series Premiere -Timothy Hutton heads a crew of thieves who steal from the rich, I love a good heist show, I have no idea if this is a good heist show.

next week 11/24

November 22, 2008 No Comments

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

Monday

Andy Warhol’s Party People (Ovation, 8pm) – This miniseries kicks off with interviews about the gang.

Tuesday

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC, 8pm – and Thursday) – Snoopy and the gang give thanks.
Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 9pm) Season Finale -Looks like it’s down to Brooke Burke, Warren Sapp, and Lance Bass.
Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 10pm) Season Premiere -This original housewives show returns for another season of the ladies.
The Shield (FX, 10pm) Series Finale – This series is supposed to be good but I’ll have to catch it on dvd.

Wednesday

Rosie’s Variety Show (NBC, 8pm) – There’s variety…
Sons of Anarchy (Fx, 10pm) Season Finale -The guys are always on the verge of trouble, ok so they’re always actually in trouble, but I’d love to watch them make it through another season.

Thursday

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC, 9am) – Matt, Meredith and Al host the floats and whatnot.
Purina National Dog Show (NBC, noon) – Love to watch the doggies circle the center ring, though I’m always disappointed if a big fuzzy breed doesn’t win best in show.

Friday

Maybe go out to a movie as you recover from your Thanksgiving food hangover.

Saturday

Ellen’s Even Bigger Really Big Show (TBS, 9pm) – Ellen hosts a Vegas show.

Sunday

Party Monsters (E, 6pm) Series Premiere – This competition show has 9 party planners try to throw the ultimate party in Cabo.
Britz (BBC, 7:30pm) – This miniseries follows British born Pakistani brother and sister have different reactions to London’s 7/7.
Cheech and Chong Roasted (TBS, 10pm) – Let the pot jokes commence.
Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood (E, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – I can’t believe there’s already been a season of this.

who is…

November 20, 2008 No Comments

America’s Next Top Model?

That girl with the short dark hair… Ok so it was McKey, whose original name we were all trying to remember. We all were just far too upset that not only did Analeigh not win, she didn’t even make it to the final two. Sadly the speaking in Dutch commercial and photo shoot didn’t treat our figure skater well and she didn’t make the cut. The final fashion show was shot or edited so poorly you couldn’t even tell who had the fiercest walk and pose. Not that the competition between perky Sam and (I can’t even think of a personality description to describe her because I barely remember her from the season) McKey was thought to be close at all.

Oh well there’s always next season.

next week 11/17

November 15, 2008 1 Comment

Is it possible that there is nothing new or noteworthy on this week? Aside from Wednesday’s America’s Next Top Model season finale and the American Music Awards on Sunday I don’t have much to report. I do vote for Analeigh to be the winner. On Top Model, not the AMAs.

breaking up is hard to do

November 14, 2008 1 Comment

I had to spread the news to two fans of My Own Worst Enemy that it was officially shutting down. I had to admit that I had already dropped the show because it stressed me out too much. The already axed show that I am missing a little bit is Easy Money, though admittedly only a little bit. I am happy that of the already kept shows, Mentalist and Life are in the bunch. Unfortunately there are a number of other shows that may or may not be sticking around like Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money. I will just keep the season pass on tivo as long as they keep putting them out.

TV Guide has a nice recap of what’s in, what’s out, and what’s on the bubble.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fall-2008-Shows-66966.aspx

next week 11/10

November 9, 2008 No Comments

New and notable in the week ahead… the procrastinator is probably going to stick to the regular shows this week.

Monday

Trivial Pursuit (Synd) Series Premiere – America has another opportunity to answer questions for cash.

Tuesday

Brothers to Brutha (BET, 8pm) – This special previews the reality show following five brothers in the R&B group Brutha.
The Universe (Hist, 9pm) Season Premiere – To start, deep space disasters are examined looking at the dangers of space travel launch and reentry.
Chase (Scifi, 10pm) Series Premiere – This reality competition will have competitors evading chase or something.
Extreme Loggers/Extreme Trains (Disc/Hist, 10pm) Series Premieres – How extreme can you get?
Deliver Me (Disc Health, 10pm) Season Premiere – Follow real women having babies.
Blush (Life, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – The search for the nest great makeup artist…

Wednesday

CMA Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host this year’s country awards.
Top Chef (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere -The latest crop of cookers head to NY to start with cooking ethnic foods.
Estate of Panic (SciFi, 10pm) Series Premiere – Contestants go for cash by trying to make it through or out of a mansion filled with obstacles.

Thursday

Kitchen Nightmares (Fox, 8/9pm) – A special back to back showing of Chef Ramsay’s attack on kitchens.

Friday

The Price is Right Salutes the Troops (CBS, 9pm) – What better way to salute the troops.

Saturday

Ricy Gervais (HBO, 9pm) – Extras and The Office star performs his Out of England routine.

Sunday

TRL Finale (MTV, 8pm) – Performances, interviews, and clips of the show throughout the years.

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