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new and noteworthy tv: 2/2-2/8

January 31, 2015 No Comments

I tuned out of breaking bad at around season two or so, not as excited about Saul as perhaps other but still worth a watch. Have heard good critical buzz about the new Fresh comedy and am trying not to hold Americans comparisons (which shows will always lose) against Allegiance.

Monday – Kids Baking Championship, Series Premiere (Food, 8pm), Swamp People/Appalachian Outlaws, Season Premieres (Hist, 9/10pm)
Tuesday – Street Art Throwdown, Series Premiere (Oxy, 9pm), Being Mary Jane, Season Premiere (BET, 10pm)
Wednesday – Fresh Off the Boat, Series Premiere (ABC, 8:30pm), Earth a New Wild, Series Premiere (PBS, 9pm), Mystery Diners, Season Premiere (Food, 9:30pm), Match Made in Heaven, Series Premiere (WE, 10pm)
Thursday – Allegiance, Series Premiere (NBC, 10pm), Broke A$$ Game Show, Series Premiere (MTV, 11pm)
Saturday – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, Series Premiere (Sci, 10pm)
Sunday – Super Soul Sunday/In Deep Shift with Jonas Elrod, Season/Series Premieres (OWN, 11am/12pm), The Grammy Awards (CBS, 8pm), The Jinx/Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Series/Season Premieres (HBO, 8/11pm), Better Call Saul, Series Premiere (AMC, 10pm), Coaching Bad, Series Premiere (Spike, 10pm), Legend of the Superstition Mountains, Series Premiere (Hist, 10pm)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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critics’ picks – best books of 2014

January 29, 2015 No Comments

The list of possible books is endless but I can never resist seeing what the recommendations are each year, anything irresistible? And for those who just can’t get enough lists I’ll refer you to the biggest list of lists I’ve found at LargeHearted Boy.

Panic in a Suitcase by Yelena Akhtiorskaya – FW
The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis – Ti
Lucky Us by Amy Bloom – Am
The Corpse Exhibition by Hassan Blasim – PW
Painted Horses by Malcolm Brooks – Am
The Unspeakable by Meghan Daum – HP
Wonderland by Stacey D’Erasmo – Ti
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr – Am, NYT
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante – PW, FW
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan – WP
The Secret Place by Tana French – Ti
The Painter by Peter Heller – Am
Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson – WP
The Book of Unknown Americans by Christina Henriquez – Am
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James – Am, Ti, PW, WP, FW, HP
The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson – Am, Ti
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd – Am
Euphoria by Lily King – Am, Ti, NYT
Redeployment by Phil Klay – Am, Ti, NYT
My Struggle, Book 3: Boyhood by Karl Ove Knausgaard – FW
Nobody is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey – HP
10:04 by Ben Lerner – FW, HP
Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish – FW
Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli – FW
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel – Am, Ti, WP, HP
In Paradise by Peter Matthiessen – Am
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride – FW
My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead – HP
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell – Am, Ti
Bark by Lorrie Moore – PW
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty – Am
Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga – FW
Self-Portrait in Green by Marie Ndiaye – FW
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng – Am, HP
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill – NYT, FW
The Dog by Joseph O’Neill – PW
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult – Am
Fives and Twenty-Fives by Michael Pitre – Am
Lila by Marilynne Robinson – FW, HP
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer – Ti
Family Life by Akhi Sharma – NYT
I’ll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin – FW, HP
The Story of Land and Sea by Katy Simpson Smith – HP
We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas – Am
Nora Webster by Colm Toibin – Am
The Southern Reach by Jeff VanderMeer – HP
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters – Am, WP
Leavetaking by Peter Weiss – FW
The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink – FW

AM – Amazon, FW – Flavorwire, HP – Huffington Post, NYT – New York Times, PW – Publishers Weekly, Ti – Time, WP – Washington Post

new and noteworthy tv: 1/26-2/1

January 24, 2015 No Comments

Tennis to keep us occupied, until the Super Bowl for those who do that. And of course excited for the intriguing Americans, sad for the end of Parenthood (though it’s time), and will continue to dabble in Rescue Me lite with Sirens.

Monday – Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials (CBS, 8pm), Black Ink Crew, Season Premiere (VH1, 9pm), Ellen’s Design Challenge, Series Premiere (HGTV, 9pm), Fat n’ Furious, Season Premiere (Disc, 10pm)
Tuesday – Sirens, Season Premiere (USA, 10pm)
Wednesday – The Americans, Season Premiere (FX, 10pm), Mississippi Men, Series Premiere (Hist, 10pm), Secrets of the Dead, Season Premiere (PBS, 10pm)
Thursday – Parenthood, Series Finale (NBC, 10pm)
Saturday – SNL Presents a Sports Spectacular/NFL Honors (NBC, 8/9pm)
Sunday – Australian Open (ESPN, Women’s Final Sat 12am/Men’s Final Sun 12am), Super Bowl (NBC, 3pm), Kitten Bowl (Hall, 12pm), Puppy Bowl (AnPl, 12pm)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 11/19-11/25

January 19, 2015 No Comments

A little tennis, the start of the final run of Raylan, and worth checking into the new he’s a jerk but a smart jerk formula, this time with Rainn Wilson, and of course some new reality.

Monday – Australian Open (ESPN2, Various)
Tuesday – State of the Union (Various, 6pm), Friday Night Tykes/The Short Game, Season/Series Premieres (Esq, 6/7pm), Justified, Season Premiere (Fx, 10pm)
Wednesday – Dual Survival, Season Premiere (Disc, 9pm), All-American Makers, Series Premiere (Sci, 10pm), Best New Restaurant, Series Premiere (Brav, 10pm)
Thursday – Backstrom, Series Premiere (Fox, 9pm), Morgan Spurlock, Season Premiere (CNN, 9pm), Nightwatch, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm), Million Dollar Critic, Series Premiere (BBCA, 10pm)
Friday – Bring It!/Preachers’ Daughters, Season Premieres (Life, 9/10pm), King of the Nerds, Season Premiere (TBS, 9pm), Love, Lust, or Run, Series Premiere (TLC, 10pm)
Saturday – Black Sails, Season Premiere (Starz, 9pm)
Sunday – Miss Universe (NBC, 8pm), Sons of Liberty, Mini-series Premiere (Hist, 9pm)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 1/12-1/18

January 11, 2015 No Comments

Pass on Eye Candy a dabble into serial killing via dating app, ready to check out Man Seeking following Sunny and the tv version of 12 Monkeys, but may pass on Granchester which isn’t getting quite the buzz of other British mysteries. I also have M&J and Muskateers on my guilty list but not sure I recommend either other for anything but fluff, which isn’t bad. And of course the final season of Parks.

Monday – Eye Candy, Series Premiere (MTV, 10pm), Friends to Lovers?, Series Premiere (Bravo, 10pm)
Tuesday – Genealogy Roadshow, Season Premiere (PBS, 8pm), Parks & Recreation, Season Premiere (NBC, 8pm), Face Off, Season Premiere (Syfy, 9pm), Big Giant Swords, Series Premiere (Disc, 10pm), Wrestling with Death, Series Premiere (WGN, 10pm), The Kroll Show, Season Premiere (Com, 10:30pm)
Wednesday – Melissa & Joey/Baby Daddy, Season Premieres (ABCF, 8/8:30pm), Nova, Season Premiere (PBS, 9pm), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Man Seeking Woman, Season/Series Premieres (Fxx, 10/10:30pm), Workaholics/Broad City, Season Premiere (Com, 10/10:30pm)
Thursday – The World Dog Awards (CW, 8pm), Critics’ Choice Awards (A&E, 9pm), Chopped Canada, Season Premiere (Food, 9pm)
Friday – World’s Funniest Fails, Series Premiere (Fox, 8pm), 12 Monkeys/Helix, Season/Series Premieres (Syfy, 9/10pm), Diners, Dive-ins & Dives, Season Premiere (Food, 10pm),
Saturday – Beverly Hills Pawn, Season Premiere (Reelz, 9pm), The Muskateers, Season Premiere (BBCA, 9pm), My Big Redneck Family, Season Premiere (CMT, 9pm)
Sunday – Christina Milian Turned Up, Series Premiere (E!, 10pm), Granchester, Series Premiere (PBS, 10pm)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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critics’ picks – top tv of 2014

January 8, 2015 No Comments

We’ve said goodbye to 2014 and when I think of how we spent it, it mostly with some television. The critics have posted their top picks so take a look and see what they think. Stay tuned for more top picks including my top tv.

The Affair (Show) – MRo, GG
The Americans (Fx) – JP, MR, MRo, TG, AS, HS, MZS, DF, AFI
Broad City (Com) – JP
Cosmos (Fox) – MZS
Downton Abbey (PBS) – GG
Enlisted (Fox) – MR
Fargo (Fx) – JP, MRo, TG, AS, HS, EW, DF, AFI
Game of Thrones (HBO) – MRo, TG, HS, EW, DF, AFI, GG
Girls (HBO) – GG
The Good Wife (CBS) – JP, MRo, HS, EW, GG
Hannibal (NBC) – AS, EW, MZS, DF
Happy Valley (Net/BBC) – MR
High Maintenance (JP)
The Honorable Woman (Sund) – TG
House of Cards (Net) – GG
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) – AFI
Inside Amy Schumer (Com) – EW
Jane the Virgin (CW) – MR, MRo, AFI, GG
The Knick (Cin) – AFI
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – JP, MZS, DF
The Leftovers (HBO) – AS
Louie (FX) – JP, TG, EW
Mad Men (AMC) – TG, AS, EW, MZS, DF, AFI
The Missing (Starz) – MZS
The Normal Heart (HBO) – MRo
Olive Kitteridge (HBO) – MRo, HS, MZS
Orange Is the New Black (Net) – JP, MR, TG, AS, HS, DF, AFI, GG
Penny Dreadful (Show) – MR
Private Violence (HBO) – MZS
Please Like Me (Piv) – EW
Rectify (Sund) – MR, AS, EW, DF
Review (Com) – MR, AS, DF
The Roosevelts (PBS) – MRo, HS, MZS
Shameless (Show) – DF
Silicon Valley (HBO) – JP, HS, AFI, GG
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) – MRo
Transparent (Am) – JP, MR, MRo, TG, AS, HS, EW, AFI, GG
True Detective (HBO) – TG, AS, MZS
The Walking Dead (AMC) – TG, HS
You’re the Worst (Fx) – MR

AFI, AS – Alan Sepinwall for HitFix, MR – Maureen Ryan for Huffington Post, MRo – Matt Roush for TV Guide, TG – Tim Goodman for The Hollywood Reporter, JP – James Poniewozik for Time, HS – Hank Stuever for The Washington Post, EW – Entertainment Weekly, MZS – Matt Zoller Seitz for Vulture, DF – Daniel Fienberg for HitFix, GG – Golden Globe Awards

And for a roundup of more lists check out: News for TV Majors

new and noteworthy tv: 1/5-1/11

January 4, 2015 No Comments

So things are finally starting to come in and I’ll be giving a look to the latest Marvel spin off for some 40’s secret agent, some campy music biz, and perhaps a little 90’s do over. Of the reality fare I might give a look to the furniture makers though I’m not sure making furniture is suited to quick construct formula. And of course the final season for any Cougar fans.

Monday – Antiques Roadshow, Season Premiere (PBS, 8pm), The Bachelor, Season Premiere (ABC, 8pm), Love It or List It, Season Premiere (HGTV, 9pm)
Tuesday – Marvel’s Agent Carter, Series Premiere (ABC, 8pm), Masterchef Junior, Season Premiere (Fox, 8pm), Dance Moms/Child Genius, Season/Series Premieres (Life, 9/10pm), Fixer Upper, Season Premiere (HGTV, 9pm), Haves and Have Nots, Season Premiere (OWN, 9pm), Living Different, Series Premiere (Oxy, 9pm), Switched at Birth, Season Premiere (ABCFam, 9pm), 60 Minute Sports, Season Premiere (Show, 10pm), Framework, Series Premiere (Spike, 10pm), Wild Transport, Series Premiere (A&E, 10pm), Cougar Town, Season Premiere (TBS, 10:30pm), The Challenge, Season Premiere (MTV, 11pm)
Wednesday – American Idol/Empire, Season/Series Premieres (Fox, 8/9pm), People’s Choice Awards (CBS, 9pm), My 600-lb Life/My Strange Addiction, Season Premieres (TLC, 9/10pm), Hindsight, Series Premiere (VH1, 10pm), Nazi Mega Weapons, Season Premiere (PBS, 10pm), Wahlburgers/Donnie Loves Jenny, Season/Series Premieres (A&E, 10/10:30pm)
Thursday – Archer, Season Premiere (Fx, 10pm), Babylon, Series Premiere (Sund, 10pm), Love Thy Sister, Series Premiere (WE, 10pm), Portlandia, Season Premiere (IFC, 10pm)
Friday – Cold Justice, Season Premiere (TNT, 8pm), Glee, Season Premiere (Fox, 8pm), Marriage Boot Camp/David Tutera’s Celebrations, Season Premieres (WE, 9/10pm), Banshee, Season Premiere (Cine, 10pm), Golden Globes Special (NBC, 10pm), Real Time with Bill Maher, Season Premiere (HBO, 10pm), Comedy Bang! Bang!, Season Premiere (IFC, 11pm)
Saturday – All About Sex, Series Premiere (TLC, 11pm)
Sunday – Golden Globes/Arrivals (NBC, 7/8pm), Girls/Togetherness/Looking, Season/Series Premieres (HBO, 9/9:30/10pm), Shameless/House of Lies/Episodes, Season Premieres (Show, 9/10/10:30pm)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 12/29-1/4

December 29, 2014 No Comments

Epic musical comedy fairy tale, what could go wrong? And a happy new year!

Monday – It Takes a Choir, Series Premiere (USA, 12pm), Happy New Year, Charlie Brown/Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (ABC, 8/9pm), Street Outlaws, Season Premiere (Disc, 9pm), Hardcore Pawn/Branson Famous, Season/Series Premiere (Tru, 9:30/10pm)
Tuesday – Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 9pm), Ink Master, New Year’s Special (Spike, 10pm)
Wednesday – Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest (ABC, 8/10/11:30/1:30pm/am), Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution (Fox, 8pm), A Toast to 2014/New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly (NBC, 8/10/11:30pm)
Thursday – The Rose Parade (various, 8am), Little Women: LA/Big Women: Big Love, Season/Series Premiere (Life, 9/10pm), Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory/Ridiculousness, Season Premiere (MTV, 10/10:30pm)
Friday – Lucas Bros. Moving Company/Stone Quackers, Season/Series Premiere (FXX, 12/12:15am), Whale Wars, Season Premiere (AnPl, 8pm), Love It or List It Too, Season Premiere (HGTV, 9pm), Mysteries at the Castle, Season Premiere (Trav, 9pm), Say Yes to the Dress, Season Premiere (TLC, 9pm)
Saturday – Raising Whitley, Season Premiere (OWN, 9pm), House Hunters Renovation, Season Premiere (HGTB, 10pm)
Sunday – Galavant, Series Premiere (ABC, 8pm), Beachfront Bargain Hunt/Caribbean Life/Island Life, Season/Series Premieres (HGTV, 8/9/10pm), Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge, Season Premiere (CMT, 8pm), The Apprentice, Season Premiere (NBC, 9pm), Downton Abbey, Season Premiere (PBS, 9pm)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 12/22-12/28

December 21, 2014 No Comments

Tis the season!

Monday: The iHeartradio Jingle Ball (CW, 8pm), Anger Management, Series Finale (Fx, 10:30)
Tuesday: Mozart in the Jungle, Series Premiere (Am, 12;01am), One Direction/Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York/Kelly Clarkson’s Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (NBC, 8/9/10pm), Shrek the Halls/Toy Story That Time Forgot/The Year: 2014 (ABC, 8/8:30/9pm)
Wednesday: I Love Lucy Christmas Special (CBS, 8pm), Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol/Merry Madagascar (CW, 8/9:23pm)
Thursday: Yule Log (Local 12am), How Murray Saved Christmas/Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas/Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, 8/9/10pm), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC, 8/8:30), The 12 Dogs of Christmas (CW, 8pm)
Friday: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (Fox, 8pm), Now That’s Funny! On Set With TV’s Hottest Comedies (CBS, 8pm)
Saturday: WWE Tribute to the Troops (NBC, 8pm)
Sunday: The Great British Baking Show, Series Premiere (PBS, 8pm)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

new and noteworthy tv: 12/15-12/21

December 14, 2014 No Comments

I’m happy to see the return of Zoe and her drama, though this show isn’t going to make top ten lists it’s cute for what it is, only other thing of note this week is some new animated show from Netflix. Now on to holiday shopping.

Monday: American Country Countdown Awards (Fox, 8pm), Hart of Dixie, Season Premiere (CW, 8pm), Love & Hip Hop, Season Premiere (VH1, 8pm), Ascension, Miniseries Premiere (Syfy, 9pm)
Tuesday: Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, (NBC, 8pm), A Charlie Brown Christmas/Disney Prep & Landing/Prep & Landing: Naughty vs Nice (ABC, 8/9/9:30pm), The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (CW, 9pm), Pizza Masters/Taco Trip, Series Premieres (Cook, 9/9:30pm), The Real World, Season Premiere (MTV, 10pm), Secrets of the Arsenal, Series Premiere (AHC, 10pm)
Wednesday: Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York (NBC, 8/9pm), Greatest Holiday Commercials (CW, 8pm)
Thursday: iHeartradio Jingle Ball (CW, 8pm), People Magazine Awards (NBC, 9pm), White Collar, Series Finale (USA, 9pm)
Friday: All Hail King Julien, Series Premiere (Net, 12:01am), Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon, Series Premiere (NBC, 8pm), A Home for the Holidays (CBS, 9pm), Mr Magoo’s Christmas Carol/Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (CW, 8/9:30pm), Myth Hunters, Season Premiere (AHC, 10pm)
Saturday: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Series Finale (CBS, 12:37), I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown/CMA Country Christmas (ABC, 8/9pm)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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