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random bits of pinterest: holiday

December 23, 2011 No Comments

I have a weakness for snowman themed desserts and simple holiday delights, someday a bigger house will inspire more decor:

: the wreath possibilities are endless

: i could almost do these

: he’s so happy

: rice crispies are always festive

: shoot them fast before they melt

: doughnutty goodness

Happy Holidays! And of course feel free to browse other random delights posted at pinterest.

new and noteworthy tv: 12/19-12/25

December 19, 2011 No Comments

As we head into the holiday season my focus is on catching up the TiVo backlog…

Monday

Who’s Still Standing? (NBC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Quizzing you this week while threatening to drop you through the stage.
Kung Fu Panda Holiday/A Chipmunk Christmas (ABC, 8/8:30pm) – Ho ho ho.

Tuesday

SNL: A Very Gilly Christmas (NBC, 9pm) – Bring on the holiday sketches.
Chopped (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Let the marmalading begin.
Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Christmas (BBCA, 10pm) – For those of you who want to associate Ramsay with a holiday.

Wednesday

A Home for the Holidays (CBS, 8pm) – Adoption inspiration with Martina McBride and friends.
A Michael Buble Christmas (NBC, 9pm) – In case seeing Michael on SNL made you sad you missed this special.

Thursday

Disney Prep & Landing/Prep & Landing 2/I Want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown (ABC, 8/8:30/9) – Ho ho ho.
X Factor (Fox, 8pm) – The results show tonight follows the final performances Wednesday, I was never able to give this show a real shot due to scheduling conflicts, is anybody on board?

Friday

Shrek the Halls/Phineas and Ferb/Prep & Landing 2/Kung Fu Panda Holiday (ABC, 8/8:30/9/9:30) – In case you missed any of this ho ho ho.
Olive the Other Reindeer/Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (CW, 8/9pm) – Next year I’m creating a new holiday special.
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me (BBCA, 8pm) – A new special sharing one of NPR’s fave radio shows gone visual.

Saturday

The Sound of Music (ABC, 7pm) – Music to your ears?
It’s a Wonderful Life (NBC, 8pm) – Wonderful?
A Christmas Story (TBS, 8pm) – A marathon that runs through Christmas Day.

Sunday

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (ABC, 12pm) – It’s an extravaganza.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (ABC, 8/8:30pm) – First the animated and then the Jim Carrey live action version.

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: 12/12-12/18

December 11, 2011 No Comments

Winding down for the year…

Monday

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm) – Snoopy and Spike make an appearance.
Fear Factor (NBC, 8/9pm) Season Premiere – Joe Rogan hosts some dares that are even crazier than the previous seasons.
Rollin’ with Zach (OWN, 8pm) Series Premiere – A travel show with Oprah show winner Zach Anner who checks things off his list of travels, the rollin’ refers to his wheelchair.

Tuesday

William and Kate (NBC, 8pm) – Cuz its been too long since we talked about them.
Dirty Jobs (Disc, 9pm) Season Premiere – Mike does more dirty jobs.
Cops & Coyotes (ID, 10pm) Season Premiere – Protecting the borders.

Wednesday

Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011 (ABC, 9:30pm) – Maybe this needs to be renamed something other than ‘fascinating’.
24/7 (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – The Flyers and the Rangers get all NHLish.
America Caught on Camera (Trav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Clips from random videos on vacay.

Thursday

Charlie Brown Christmas/The Year with Katie Couric (ABC, 9pm) – Holiday fun then all things 2011.
Impractical Jokers (Tru, 10pm) Series Premiere – I hate hidden camera practical joke shows.

Friday

Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown/Ice Age: Mammoth Christmas (Fox, 8/9pm) – More holiday fare.
The Life & Times of Tim (HBO, 9pm) Season Premiere – Awkward animated Tim returns to more endeavors.

Saturday

Winter Dew Tour (NBC, 1:30pm, Sun 11am) – The Nike Open from Breckenridge Colorado.
Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/The Story of Santa Claus (CBS, 8/8:30/9pm) – More ho ho ho.
WWE Tribute to the Troops (NBC, 9pm) – Because I watch the WWE for feel good moments.

Sunday

Survivor (CBS, 8/10pm) Finale – May the person who played best win, and of course the reunion episode.

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: 12/5-12/11

December 4, 2011 No Comments

Ho to the ho.

Monday

American Country Awards (Fox, 8pm) – Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth host.
A Sing-off Christmas (NBC, 8pm) – You say Christmas, I say a capella group.
Charlie Brown Christmas/Prep & Landing (ABC, 8/8:30pm) – Ho ho ho.
The Mortified Sessions (Sund, 8pm) Series Premiere – Celebrities share past moments, mostly embarrassing we believe.
T.I & Tiny (VH1, 9pm) Series Premiere – More following people reality style.
Candy Queen (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Because there aren’t enough dessert and event shows.
Lizard Lick Towing (Tru, 10pm) Season Premiere – So I didn’t watch this show but apparently one of them got stabbed so they’re bringing in some new blood.
Love Games (Oxy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Dating competition bad girl style.
Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets/Stalked (ID, 10/10:30pm) Season Premieres – Crimes revisited.

Tuesday

A Michael Bublé Christmas (NBC, 8pm) – I was thinking we needed a holiday variety show.
Eureka/Warehouse 13/Haven (Syfy, 8/9/10pm) – It’s the syfy holiday season.
Hidden City (Trav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Crime novelist Marcus Sakey digs up some real life untold stories.
Moonshiners (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – If you were moon-shining in Appalachia or law enforcing moonshine I bet you thought there wouldn’t be a reality series about you.
Teen Mom 2 (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – I think this is the second season about the second set of teen moms.
Storage Wars (A&E, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – What’s in your unit?

Wednesday

State of Play (BBCA, 10pm) Series Premiere – Murder and politics kicks off this miniseries.
Toddlers & Tiaras (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – I hate the idea of this show.

Thursday

The First 48/Beyond Scared Straight (A&E, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – A look at stuff and youngster gangsters.
The Great Big American Auction (ABC, 10pm) – Ty Pennington takes another step away from Trading Spaces.
Grimm (NBC, 10pm) – A special night and time investigating another fantastical criminal.

Friday

Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/Yes, Virginia/The Elf on the Shelf (CBS, 8-10pm) – Ho, ho, ho.
Invention USA (Hist, 10pm) Series Premiere – Science experts check out amateur inventions.

Saturday

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/The Flight Before Christmas (CBS, 8/9pm) – Ho, ho, ho.
The American Giving Awards (NBC, 8pm) – Bob Costas hosts an award show honoring charities.
Republican Presidential Candidate Debate (ABC, 9pm) – Stephanopoulos and Sawyer moderate.

Sunday

Celebrity Rehab (VH1, 9pm) – Season 4 revisited.

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: 11/28-12/4

November 27, 2011 No Comments

I’m still ending up with a backlog on weekends so I might be making a few more edits…

Monday

How the Grinch Stole Christmas/Shrek the Halls (ABC, 8/8:30pm) – Ho to the ho.
The Closer/Rizzoli & Isles (TNT, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – More of the ladies solving crimes.
Next Great Baker (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Someone’s got a big old cake, oh yeah.
Diners, Drive-ins & Dives (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Chowder anyone?
Scouted (E!, 10pm) Series Premiere – I think it’s like ANTM but they didn’t seek it out, and don’t seem to live in a house together, and don’t have challenges, and no one is pretending the term ‘top model’ means anything.

Tuesday

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (CBS, 8/10pm) – Rudolph and then lingerie and tunes.
America’s Supernanny/One Born Every Minute (Life, 9/10pm) Series/Season Premieres – Raising and birthing babies.
What Not to Wear (TLC, 9pm) Season Premiere – It’s time to step into the 360 mirror again.
Tori & Dean (Oxy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Apparently people are still interested in this couple.

Wednesday

Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, 8pm) – Al Roker and Savannah host some holiday glow.
Baseball Wives (VH1, 9pm) Series Premiere – For people who can’t get enough of Basketball Wives.
Full Throttle Saloon (Tru, 9pm) Season Premiere – Back at the biker bar.
I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Fox, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – This new sitcom about two single moms raising mean girls is supposed to be bad.
Grammy Nominations Calendar (CBS, 10pm) – LL Cool J hosts the announcements and there’s music.
Hot in Cleveland/The Exes (TVL, 10/10:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – The ladies are back followed by some divorced gentlemen who aren’t supposed to be that entertaining.

Thursday

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town/CMA Country Christmas (ABC, 9pm) – He’s comin’ and so is some country tunes.
DUI (TLC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Don’t be driving drunk in Oklahoma, I mean don’t be driving drunk anywhere but you might be filmed in Oklahoma.
Hostage (ID, 10pm) Series Premiere – A look at hostage situations.
Weed Wars (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – The latest docuseries about medicinal marijuana biz.

Friday

Game of Your Life (NBC, 8pm) – Oh look it’s an original telefilm… videogamer lands scholarship.
America’s Most Wanted (Life, 9pm) Season Premiere – The series moves from Fox.
Starving Secrets with Tracey Gold (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – I think she’s actually trying to help women with anorexia.

Saturday

The Ambush Cook (Own, 12pm) Series Premiere – Winner of the OWN hosting competition wins her own show.
Would You Rather (BBCA, 11pm) Series Premiere – Celebrities are given hypothetical choices and probably try to be funny.

Sunday

Cupcake Wars (Food, 8pm) Season Premiere – Let the wars begin, or resume.
Alaska State Troopers (NGC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Whatever is worth investigating in Alaska.
Celebrity Rehab (VH1, 9pm) – Season 3 revisited.
Chef Roble & Co (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Reality cheffing catering style.

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: 11/21-11/27

November 20, 2011 No Comments

There are also some nice Thanksgiving marathons each year…

Monday

You Deserve It (ABC, 9pm) Series Premiere – A ‘touching’ game show where you compete to win for someone you know.
The Layover (Trav, 9pm) Series Premiere – Anthony Bourdain starts with 24 hours in Singapore.

Tuesday

Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 9pm) Season Finale – Who will take the trophy?

Wednesday

Mobbed (Fox, 9pm) – Following from rehearsals to a big song and dance surprise.

Thursday

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade/The National Dog Show (NBC, 9/12am) – Giant balloons and then doggies.
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas/Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (Fox, 8/8:30pm) – Can’t we wait until Friday for Christmas shows?
Punkin Chunkin (Sci, 8pm) – Can your pumpkin go the distance?
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving/A Very Gaga Thanksgiving (ABC, 8/9:30pm) – Competing Charlie Browns?

Friday

Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas/The Elf on the Shelf (CBS, 8/8:30pm) – It is officially after Thanksgiving.
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer/Olive, the Other Reindeer (8/9pm) – Let the reindeer games begin.
All on the Line with Joe Zee (Sund, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – EW described this as ‘Kitchen Nightmares with dresses’ and of course no Gordon Ramsay.
Say Yes to the Dress (TLC, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – Fiancé fashions.
Tyler Perry’s for Better or Worse (TBS, 10pm) Series Premiere – Perry brings a couple of his big flick characters to the small screen.

Saturday

Trading Christmas (Hall, 8pm) – Holiday romance is in the air.

Sunday

Junk Gypsies (HGTV, 7pm) Series Premiere – Transforming spaces with flea-market and other finds.
Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith (ABC, 9pm) – So a cleric and a rabbi meet a writer…
Celebrity Rehab (VH1, 9pm) – Season 2 revisited, I haven’t seen the season 1 eps yet so not sure if we get updates.
Leverage (TNT, 9pm) Season Premiere – Another justice getting job.
Real Deal (Hist, 9pm) Series Premiere – Getting the best deal for stuff.
Kourtney & Kim Take New York/After Lately (E!, 10/11pm) Season Premieres – Whatever and then more Chelsea.

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: 11/14-11/20

November 13, 2011 No Comments

Another week of rest and catching up on Sons of Anarchy…

Monday

Love It, Or List It (HGTV, 8pm) Season Premiere – It’s a home hunt.
Love & Hip Hop (VH1, 9pm) Season Premiere – It’s a look at ladies who are at least remotely related to hip hop.

Tuesday

Hardcore Pawn/Storage Hunters (Tru, 9:30/10pm) Season Premieres – Open a new store, form a partnership?
Knights of Mayhem (NGC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Jousting enthusiasts.
MTV2’s Guy Code (MTV2, 11pm) Series Premiere – Mix Jersey Shore dudes and standup comedians.

Wednesday

The Bengali Detective (HBO2, 8pm) – Balancing career, family, and Bollywood dancing.

Thursday

Big Shrimpin’ (Hist, 10pm) Series Premiere – It’s the start of the shrimp season.

Friday

Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys (Sund, 9pm) Season Premiere – Back with the gal pals and their gays.

Saturday

Donald Glover: Weirdo (Com, 11pm) – Can’t get enough of Community’s Troy?

Sunday

American Music Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Music, awards.
Celebrity Rehab (VH1, 9pm) – Season 1 revisited…

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: 11/7-11/13

November 5, 2011 No Comments

Nothing to add here for me…

Monday

Love/Lust (Sund, 8pm) Season Premiere – Starting with the history of comfort food.
Top Gear (BBCA, 8pm) Season Premiere – The best of…

Tuesday

Vietnam in HD (Hist, 9pm) Series Premiere – Part one of three…
Quints by Surprise (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Season three means a third birthday.

Wednesday

CMA Awards (ABC, 8pm) – Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host.
Prophets of Science Fiction (Sci, 10pm) – Miniseries start with a look at Mary Shelley.

Thursday

Thespians (Show, 7:30pm) – A docu-style look at high school drama students competing.
Braxton Family Values (WE, 9pm) Season Premiere – Tension in the family.

Friday

Behind the Music/That Metal Show (VH1 Class, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Musical stylings.
Fatal Attractions (AnPl, 9pm) Season Premiere – A man shares space with hundreds of snakes.

Saturday

Primeval (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – The end of the world or the end of these characters?
Pit Bulls & Parolees (AnPl, 10pm) Season Premiere – I assume this title is self explanatory.

Sunday

My Fair Wedding with David Tutera/I Do Over (WE, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – Time for a dream wedding?
All American Muslim (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – A look at five Muslim-american families.

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.

my schedule

November 1, 2011 No Comments

There still may be some rearranging but here’s where I’m at…

Monday

8pm- How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
9pm – House (Fox) / Hart of Dixie (CW)
10pm – Castle (ABC)

Hart of Dixie is the new addition to this evening, not an incredible show but I like Rachel Bilson and the Gilmore Girls-esque town, it makes me happy. House has been hanging by a thread on my schedule but I’m always interested if not entertained by the supporting cast shakeups.

Tuesday

8pm – Glee (Fox)
9pm – New Girl/Raising Hope (Fox) / Ringer (CW)
10pm – Parenthood (NBC)

New Girl is one of two new enjoyable sitcom additions with a nice quirky feel that I hope they’ll grow into well, and it brought Raising Hope, which I sort of enjoy, back from being abandoned by me. Ringer is hanging on by a thread but I keep wanting to give Buffy a chance and see where it’s going.

Wednesday

8pm – The Middle/Suburgatory (ABC)
9pm – Modern Family/Happy Endings (ABC) / ANTM (CW)
10pm – L&O: SVU (NBC)

Sitcom addition number two, Suburgatory, is another nice dose of quirky fun made better than average by the lead. ANTM all star edition is getting me back on board with this, and the new cast may not be enough to keep me on board with SVU.

Thursday

8pm – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) / Community/Parks & Rec (NBC)
9pm – [Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)] / Person of Interest (CBS) / Bones (Fox) /[The Office (NBC)]
10pm – The Mentalist (CBS) / Prime Suspect (NBC)

Prime Suspect may not be getting great ratings but it is coming into its own, while it’s clearly the 9 o’clock hour that’s a problem. Grey’s is always borderline on schedule, but I can pick them up online if need be while PofI isn’t the most awesome new show I might be more interested than the no longer in its prime Office.

Friday

8pm – Chuck (NBC)
9pm – Grimm (NBC)

I was a little over Chuck’s family drama over the past season(s) but hoping their final year and rogue spy troupe is back to basics and giving the new fantastical procedural a go.

Saturday

Day of rest or frolic

Sunday

9pm – The Good Wife (CBS)

She’s still good.

And not forgetting cable I’ve got Sons of Anarchy (Fx), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Fx), Walking Dead (AMC) still in the queue and am still on board but not sure how much I love the new totally bizarre but working it out American Horror Story (Fx).

new and noteworthy tv: 10/31-11/6

October 29, 2011 No Comments

Everything is basically out, I’m still overbooked in a couple slots, and have a bit of a TiVo backlog so it might be time for a few more cuts…

Monday

Rock Center with Brian Williams (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – A new news magazine and Brian Williams actually can be pretty funny.

Tuesday

Covert Affairs (USA, 10pm) Season Premiere – What case will the rookie agent get next and will she run in heels?

Wednesday

Top Chef (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – Cook it up.

Thursday

Bones (Fox, 9pm) Season Premiere – What shows get eliminated from my schedule to fit in the expecting Bones?
Tim Gunn/Project Accessory (Life, 9/10pm) – Behind the seams with Tim Gunn on regular runway, and then somehow I missed the premiere of the accessory version.
Burn Notice (USA, 10pm) Season Premiere – Can Michael balance working with the CIA and his extracurriculars?
Cellblock 6 (TLC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Return to prison.

Friday

Fish Hooks (Dis, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – Animated fish dealing with tween life, this must be Disney.

Saturday

Color Splash (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – Do we really need a Twilight themed home makeover?

Sunday

The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – They’re back.
Swamp Wars/Call of the Wildman (AnPl, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – Animal Venom unit and then animal rescue, like you’ve never seen before?
John Sanford’s Certain Prey (USA, 9pm) – Might or might not be intrigued to see Mark Harmon as Lucas Davenport.
Chef Hunter (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – Out of work chefs compete.
Hell on Wheels (AMC, 10pm) Series Premiere – This is one of those titles that says nothing, it’s apparently a post civil war drama where among other things a confederate soldier seeking revenge.
Police POV (Tru, 10pm) Season Premiere – We hit the streets with them again.

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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