Wow. Wowie, Wow, wow. Are tv producers trying to kill me? I thought the tv season was going rather well, I haven’t hated anything that I’ve viewed yet. Overall…enjoyable. Nothing too pulse raising, but still enjoyable. Well, that all changed on Wednesday.
Please be aware that what follows is a discussion of the Veronica Mars, Alias & Everwood premieres. If you haven’t seen either yet, and plan to, you might want to skip down to the NEWS portion of the update.
It is absolutely official. My favorite show on tv is now Veronica Mars. I know I’ve talked highly about the show for some time, but it really won me over with the last 6 episodes of the season and the premiere locked it up. Lost is still amazing and of course I love my Jack Bauer, but I haven’t been in this deep with a show since the buffyverse or the first season of alias. I know that some of you are still missing out on this show, WHAT IN THE CRAP ARE YOU WAITING FOR? UPN is rearing the premiere on Sunday, so if you hate football and have nothing better to do, I suggest you check it out. –Oh KT Update break----Sorry for the brief interruption, as I am typing this up Buffy is playing in the background. It was the scene where Willow & Xander are trying on their formal wear for the Homecoming dance and have their first kiss. That’s why I love this show. I’ve seen this episode 50X but it still pulls me away from what I’m doing. Hee Hee. Sorry, back to Veronica Mars.
When we last left Veronica she had outed her best friend’s killer, found out that her ex-boyfriend was not her step brother and opened the door to a new boyfriend. I have to say that the show kept me guessing throughout with lots of little twist & turns. My head was spinning for most of the show. They managed to make Duncan a little more endearing, but I still think he is a total snore. I think it makes sense that Duncan & Veronica would be together again since they never had resolution in their previous relationship. I’m much more of a Logan girl. Yes, yes, I fall into the bad boy category. Spike, Pacey, Sawyer; actually the only time I’ve pulled for the “safe guy” was Felicity. I love me some Noel! Ohh that reminds me, Amy Acker said that when the cast found out she was cutting cut from The Unit, Scott Foley really fought for her to stay. Ultimately, the producers chose to ax Amy but I thought it was sooo awesome that he really tried to keep her on. I love Foley. Sorry, back on topic. I’m really concerned about this whole Logan thing. I feel like they have pushed his character way back. By the end of last season he had progressed into a good guy, someone to root for, and you kinda understood why he was such an ass in the beginning of the year. Now, when he has lost everything, I feel like they are taking the less interesting character path and making him an ass again. I think it would be much more exciting to see Logan struggle to be a good man, to fight for Veronica, to fight against everything he has grown up with. I don’t know, that is the one thing that really concerns me about this show, I’ll be upset if Logan disintegrates into the real villain of the piece. So yeah, I’m hoping that eventually Veronica will realize that Duncan is LAME and Logan will redeem himself AGAIN but I love this show so much that I’m willing to have a little faith. And the new mystery, WHOA!!!! I had a feeling something was going to happen to the bus, but that was CRAZY!
The show was up 16% in the ratings and I think it held most of its America’s Next Top Model lead in. So, fingers crossed. Oh and one more thing. For any of you that watched the show, did you catch Logan doing “the shocker”? I had no idea what this was all about but everyone on the internet was going on & on about. I shan’t go into specifics, but suffice it say that “the shocker” is a “vulgar” hand gesture. Um, if you watch Rescue Me, I’m pretty sure that in the first season the boys had a big discussion of the “shocker”. It was something Tommy did.
I hadn’t recovered from Veronica Mars when Alias premiered last night. There has been a lot of talk about Michael Vartan’s impending departure. Rumors abound that Jennifer Garner decided it was too stressful to work with Vartan & thus he is gone…I hope that’s not true, I don’t want Jennifer Garner to be a bitch, I really like her. So yeah, I was watching last night expecting Vaughn to be kidnapped or put into coma or some other plot contrivance that would keep him out of the picture for a while without permanently eliminating him. Or ya know, start a storyline where Vaughn would find himself in mortal peril within the next few episodes. Wow. Was I off. They didn’t waste any time. They shot him full of bullets and BAM! funeral in the last 2 minutes of the show. It was a bit shocking. I’m torn on it. On the one hand, it hurts a bit when a main cast member is killed off so quickly. I mean, imagine if Nate from SFU died & was buried within 20 minutes. That really sucks for the Vaughn fans. He kinda got the shaft. I mean when Buffy’s mom died the whole next 2 episodes dealt with it and she was a supporting player. Plus it wasn’t very dramatic. I felt my eyes getting misty but only for a second. It wasn’t like when Fred died on Angel and I sobbed. So I can see how Vaughn fans might be upset.
On the other hand, Vartan & Garner had ZERO chemistry last year. Their scenes were painful at times and this event has jumpstarted a very interesting storyline. I think overall, it may be a good move for the show. Seasons 3 & 4 were not nearly as exciting, moving or fun as the first 2. Maybe this is what the show needs to finish on top, but based on the comments I saw last night, the show is losing quite a few viewers. So we’ll see, at this point, I’m too heavily invested to give up now. Need to know how it all resolves itself & hello Balthazar Getty! Amy Acker! Sark-a-liscious!
After Alias last night I hopped over to the WB for the premiere of Everwood. There was all this talk about a wedding and that we’d be surpised. Umm, I called that months ago. No surprise there. But, it was mighty enjoyable to see Hannah & Bright, Amy and her new hairdo and the resolution to Andy’s profession of love. That’s why I love this show, it does the opposite of every other tv show. The main character does not win the woman that he loves after a dramatic profession of love. So that was cool. And at the end of it all, we got a little ephram.
TV News Tidbits!!
Fox has give Prison Break a full season order. I’m interested to see what that means for the show since it was supposed to end in Nov. after 13 episodes. January=Jack Bauer.
The Office, Family Guy & American Dad have also received full season pick ups.
USA has picked up The 4400 for a 3rd season.
That’s all folks!
Friday, September 30, 2005
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Is One Tree Hill In Trouble???
Uh-Oh my little One Tree Hill fans, I think your show may be in danger. A while back gossip starting leaking that Chad Michael Murray and Sofia Bush were headed to Splitsville. Now comes “official” word that the 2 will be ending their 5 month marriage. As Alias fans can attest, when a real life, romantic, show relationship goes kaput it causes the show to suffer. Hello, could Vaughn and Sydney be more awkward last year? And now rumors are spreading that Garner is the reason Vartan is getting booted from the show. And they weren’t even dating for a year! I can’t imagine the tension/screaming battles that will result from this split. If I were you a One Tree Hill fan I’d start praying.
On the opposite spectrum of celebrity couples is Demi & Ashton, who finally tied the knot. Demi’s previous marriage produced 4 kids and lasted about 7 years. How long will she last with Kutcher? I’m sure it is all fun & games now, but what happens when Demi starts to show the 20 years that she has on her new hubby?
In tv news, Forest Whitaker has joined the cast of The Shield.
And holy crap! Threshold was CREEPY. It was freaking me out. Honestly, halfway through the show I was seriously considering stopping. It was going to give me nightmares! EEEE! But, I really like Carla Gugino. Actually, the best part of the show is Peter Dinklage, who you probably know as the angry elf in Elf. He is awesome. So I made it through the 2 hour pilot and watched the second episode and now I think I’m going to stick with it. If you don’t know, the show centers around Gugino and her team. She is a Worst Case Scenario Planner. You know, tidal wave, terrorist attack, nuclear meltdown, alien invasion. She gets called in when her plan, which is called Threshold, is put into action after aliens show up. I think it is quality tv and you should check it out. Friday at 9 CBS.
ABC has their very own alien show, Invasion is the story of a FL town that gets hit with a big ass hurricane which also to brought in some body snatching aliens. I was mildly entertained. If you compare it to Threshold, it is crap. As its own entity, it was ok. Not half as creepy or gripping as Threshold. I’m going to check out episode 2, which airs Wednesday after Lost. Oh yeah that reminds me, if you want to re-watch the premiere of Lost, it will be on Wednesday at 8. I found some more bits of info: apparently the syringe the hatch-man used to inject himself had the “numbers” on it; the man that Jack let die in order to save his future bride does have the same last name as Shannon and if you play what Walt says backwards (holy beatles batman!) he says something about “pushing the button” and something “is bad”. I couldn’t really make it out. But it is creepy to listen to it. Everything is creepy!!!!
Finally, Desperate Housewives debuted on Sunday. I thought it was ok, nothing to get all insane over. Although that scene with Bree & the tie at the funeral was classic.
So yeah, tomorrow is the big Veronica Mars premiere! EEE! Oh and I heard that if you miss it on Wednesday that UPN will be re-airing it on Saturday! And, Everybody Hates Chris is currently playing on Google Video---did you know that it beat Joey last week? CRAZY!
That’s all folks!
On the opposite spectrum of celebrity couples is Demi & Ashton, who finally tied the knot. Demi’s previous marriage produced 4 kids and lasted about 7 years. How long will she last with Kutcher? I’m sure it is all fun & games now, but what happens when Demi starts to show the 20 years that she has on her new hubby?
In tv news, Forest Whitaker has joined the cast of The Shield.
And holy crap! Threshold was CREEPY. It was freaking me out. Honestly, halfway through the show I was seriously considering stopping. It was going to give me nightmares! EEEE! But, I really like Carla Gugino. Actually, the best part of the show is Peter Dinklage, who you probably know as the angry elf in Elf. He is awesome. So I made it through the 2 hour pilot and watched the second episode and now I think I’m going to stick with it. If you don’t know, the show centers around Gugino and her team. She is a Worst Case Scenario Planner. You know, tidal wave, terrorist attack, nuclear meltdown, alien invasion. She gets called in when her plan, which is called Threshold, is put into action after aliens show up. I think it is quality tv and you should check it out. Friday at 9 CBS.
ABC has their very own alien show, Invasion is the story of a FL town that gets hit with a big ass hurricane which also to brought in some body snatching aliens. I was mildly entertained. If you compare it to Threshold, it is crap. As its own entity, it was ok. Not half as creepy or gripping as Threshold. I’m going to check out episode 2, which airs Wednesday after Lost. Oh yeah that reminds me, if you want to re-watch the premiere of Lost, it will be on Wednesday at 8. I found some more bits of info: apparently the syringe the hatch-man used to inject himself had the “numbers” on it; the man that Jack let die in order to save his future bride does have the same last name as Shannon and if you play what Walt says backwards (holy beatles batman!) he says something about “pushing the button” and something “is bad”. I couldn’t really make it out. But it is creepy to listen to it. Everything is creepy!!!!
Finally, Desperate Housewives debuted on Sunday. I thought it was ok, nothing to get all insane over. Although that scene with Bree & the tie at the funeral was classic.
So yeah, tomorrow is the big Veronica Mars premiere! EEE! Oh and I heard that if you miss it on Wednesday that UPN will be re-airing it on Saturday! And, Everybody Hates Chris is currently playing on Google Video---did you know that it beat Joey last week? CRAZY!
That’s all folks!
Friday, September 23, 2005
Fall TV's First Casualty
It is always sad when you have to end a relationship, especially one that has lasted a few years. You go through a strong denial phase and keep out hope that things will improve. You think back on the old days when you were constantly surprised and full emotion. But then it hits you, it is not going to get any better and actually, you don't care. But last night I did it, I broke away. Oh relax, Jay is fine. But last night, I broke up with The O.C. I could have watched it last night but I figured what’s the point? Marissa & Ryan expelled, Jimmy back to his old ways, Julie broke, Kirsten with an alcoholic stalker….do I care? Ummm. No. And so ends my relationship with The O.C. Very sad, but there are too many other options available for me Thurs @ 8. Which brings me to the premiere of Everybody Hates Chris. Thanks to my trusty EW subscription I got to check out the pilot episode on dvd. I enjoyed it, the kid who plays Chris is amazing but his parents steal the show. I don’t think that it will make it into one of my 3 permanent Thursday night slots, but, hey there are always repeats...or the UPN could smarten up and move it.
Before I get into more premiere reviews, I have to tell you about the first fall casualty. This morning Fox cut Head Cases. Can’t say I’m too surprised but wow, shows are still premiering and Fox drops the ax! Man, that place wants some fast results eh! That makes me nervous for Arrested Development (which actually did worse on Monday than it did last year on Sunday) & Kitchen Confidential (which didn’t do much better than AD)…Granted there was some football on so maybe Fox will take that into account before it moves forward on any more axings.
Tuesday, My Name Is Earl topped the 18-49 year old demographic. I thought Earl was entertaining, but not laugh out loud funny. So far I have enjoyed all of the new sitcoms I have checked out. That being said, none of them are as funny as Scrubs or Arrested Development.
Ahh yes, and the big one. Lost. I thought the Lost premiere was good, they answered the hatch question, but I was a little disappointed that there was no word from the raft. Hello? Sawyer, Jin, Michael all in mortal peril. I didn’t like how the guy Jack met ended up being the guy in the hatch. Jay actually called it and I was like nah, that’d be too predictable. But, they did it. I think the most interesting bit of information was that it said “Quarantine” on the door leading out, not in. So one would guess that the Island is the quarantine, not the hatch. Walt was creepy and Shannon was annoying (as per usual). And from now I’m not erasing Lost off my tivo even if I watch it live because apparently the man brought into the hospital who died, was Boone’s father. That’s what they are saying on the message boards. If you still have the show, rewatch it and tell me if it is the same last name as Boone.
On the Whedon front, Amy Acker said that the Whedon approached her about doing the Spike/Illyria tv movie. Ohhhhh. Spike & Illyria. Fun times.
That’s all for now folks. Next week I’ll be back with reviews of Veronica Mars (that deserves a “fist in mouth”), Everwood, Alias, and Smallville ( Yayyyyy James Marsters!). I also have to watch Threshold & Invasion. So look out next week! Ooodles of reviews!!!
kt
Before I get into more premiere reviews, I have to tell you about the first fall casualty. This morning Fox cut Head Cases. Can’t say I’m too surprised but wow, shows are still premiering and Fox drops the ax! Man, that place wants some fast results eh! That makes me nervous for Arrested Development (which actually did worse on Monday than it did last year on Sunday) & Kitchen Confidential (which didn’t do much better than AD)…Granted there was some football on so maybe Fox will take that into account before it moves forward on any more axings.
Tuesday, My Name Is Earl topped the 18-49 year old demographic. I thought Earl was entertaining, but not laugh out loud funny. So far I have enjoyed all of the new sitcoms I have checked out. That being said, none of them are as funny as Scrubs or Arrested Development.
Ahh yes, and the big one. Lost. I thought the Lost premiere was good, they answered the hatch question, but I was a little disappointed that there was no word from the raft. Hello? Sawyer, Jin, Michael all in mortal peril. I didn’t like how the guy Jack met ended up being the guy in the hatch. Jay actually called it and I was like nah, that’d be too predictable. But, they did it. I think the most interesting bit of information was that it said “Quarantine” on the door leading out, not in. So one would guess that the Island is the quarantine, not the hatch. Walt was creepy and Shannon was annoying (as per usual). And from now I’m not erasing Lost off my tivo even if I watch it live because apparently the man brought into the hospital who died, was Boone’s father. That’s what they are saying on the message boards. If you still have the show, rewatch it and tell me if it is the same last name as Boone.
On the Whedon front, Amy Acker said that the Whedon approached her about doing the Spike/Illyria tv movie. Ohhhhh. Spike & Illyria. Fun times.
That’s all for now folks. Next week I’ll be back with reviews of Veronica Mars (that deserves a “fist in mouth”), Everwood, Alias, and Smallville ( Yayyyyy James Marsters!). I also have to watch Threshold & Invasion. So look out next week! Ooodles of reviews!!!
kt
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Britney Has PMS!!
Yeah, I know, everyone and their brother already made that joke. Very funny. But come on, she had to realize what she was doing to that poor kid. At first I was proud of Britney, thought she had given her son a pass from the Hollywood Crazy Kid Name Game where clueless stars give their kids names like Apple and then act surprised when their little bundles of love are harassed at school. But PMS? That’s funny. It has just occurred to me that you may not know what I am talking about. How can that be! Britney welcomed her first (and her husband’s third) bundle of joy last night. The child’s name is allegedly Preston Michael Spears Federline, or PMS Fed. Hee Hee. Anyhoo, I’m glad to hear that Britney and baby boy are a-ok.
In other news, apparently my crack smoking has finally affected my brain. Threshold premieres THIS FRIDAY and the EMMY’S are THIS SUNDAY. I don’t know what the crap was wrong with me! Jeesh!
Anyhoo, the premiere of House kicked ass and was up 110% in the ratings from last year. My only fear is that Dr. House is going to turn into Seth Cohen. He gets just a tad too cheeky.
Prison Break was also up from last week’s episode even though it faced off against Monday Night Football. I’m still not quite sure how I feel about this show. I feel like it has lots of potential but I really am not emotionally tied to these characters. If Lincoln got shot and killed next episode that would suck, but it would be nothing like if anything ever happened to my beloved Jack Bauer.
Our fearless leader will be pre-empting our normal programming this evening for a speech on rebuilding the Gulf Coast. Ya know, I would like him a lot more if he wouldn’t interrupt my tv time with his stoopid speeches. Why can’t you just come on during news time? Between 5-8, that should be his time to make speeches. Once the clock hits 8, his booty should be kicked off! Anyhoo, because of all this Reunion will not air tonight. Instead, you can catch the next episode next Thursday.
So, this week’s premieres, uh, I guess that was House. I didn’t watch Bones, but brother said it had potential. Oh and I heard that a lot of people liked Supernatural. Too bad it is on vs. House and I shan’t watch it. Don’t forget to watch Threshold tomorrow night. Tonight is the big Survivor premiere. Will Bobby Jon & Steph be the former Survivors that join the cast? Since nothing else is premiering tonight, I’ll be tivoing The O.C. It is the show’s final chance to win me back. I also scored the premiere of Everybody Hates Chris from my new Entertainment Weekly. Sweet. I’ll give you an update on that real soon.
Next week’s premieres:
How I met your mother
Kitchen Confidential
Arrested Development
My Name Is Earl
Lost
Invasion
The Apprentice Martha Stewart
Desperate Housewives
In other news, apparently my crack smoking has finally affected my brain. Threshold premieres THIS FRIDAY and the EMMY’S are THIS SUNDAY. I don’t know what the crap was wrong with me! Jeesh!
Anyhoo, the premiere of House kicked ass and was up 110% in the ratings from last year. My only fear is that Dr. House is going to turn into Seth Cohen. He gets just a tad too cheeky.
Prison Break was also up from last week’s episode even though it faced off against Monday Night Football. I’m still not quite sure how I feel about this show. I feel like it has lots of potential but I really am not emotionally tied to these characters. If Lincoln got shot and killed next episode that would suck, but it would be nothing like if anything ever happened to my beloved Jack Bauer.
Our fearless leader will be pre-empting our normal programming this evening for a speech on rebuilding the Gulf Coast. Ya know, I would like him a lot more if he wouldn’t interrupt my tv time with his stoopid speeches. Why can’t you just come on during news time? Between 5-8, that should be his time to make speeches. Once the clock hits 8, his booty should be kicked off! Anyhoo, because of all this Reunion will not air tonight. Instead, you can catch the next episode next Thursday.
So, this week’s premieres, uh, I guess that was House. I didn’t watch Bones, but brother said it had potential. Oh and I heard that a lot of people liked Supernatural. Too bad it is on vs. House and I shan’t watch it. Don’t forget to watch Threshold tomorrow night. Tonight is the big Survivor premiere. Will Bobby Jon & Steph be the former Survivors that join the cast? Since nothing else is premiering tonight, I’ll be tivoing The O.C. It is the show’s final chance to win me back. I also scored the premiere of Everybody Hates Chris from my new Entertainment Weekly. Sweet. I’ll give you an update on that real soon.
Next week’s premieres:
How I met your mother
Kitchen Confidential
Arrested Development
My Name Is Earl
Lost
Invasion
The Apprentice Martha Stewart
Desperate Housewives
Friday, September 09, 2005
2 More Premieres!
Happy Friday everyone! The tv season is easing its way in & I have some more reviews & previews for you!
As I have mentioned, Thursday is my big conflict night. 5 shows, 3 slots. Not good. But yesterday I received a bit of good news when my fine friend Shannon told me that you can watch The O.C. and Smallville online. NICE.
But, all of this drama may have been for naught. Last night The O.C. premiered and I’m pretty much ready to give up on the show. There is too much competition on Thursday for such a lame showing. How I use to love Seth Cohen, but now. Ehhh. My heart is just not into it. So there you go. One down. And if I can watch Smallville on the internet than I can tivo Alias, tape Everybody Hates Chris and watch Survivor with the Survivor fan club.
I did receive a happy surprise last night though, I thoroughly enjoyed Reunion. I’m not sure if it is the 80’s soundtrack or the stereotypical 80’s characters (Rich boy, Poor boy with heart of gold, dork who is in love with hottie that doesn’t love him, aforementioned hottie slut, the perfect girl and the sweet wallflower) but I was quite interested in the story & the characters. It is not a perfect show, it is DEFINITELY a guilty pleasure, the acting & the writing need work sometimes, but it is fun and I like it…so far.
In other tv news, Comedy Central has picked up South Park for another 3 years and 42 episodes. HOORAY!
Last week I mentioned that Charlize Theron would be joining Arrested Development for 5 episodes. Now comes news that Chachi himself, Scott Baio, will appear in at least one episode as the new Bluth family lawyer. This is a pretty interesting casting decision since the old Bluth family lawyer was played by Henry Winkler, who was Chachi’s cousin the Fonz. Another Happy Days connection for ya…the show is narrated by Ritchie Cunningham!!!!
Have you guys been watching Rescue Me lately? It has been ridiculously funny this year, up until this week. YIKES. That last 10 minutes was ROUGH. How in the crap are they going to clean everything up in the season finale? I’m afraid, I’m very afraid.
I thought summer series were strong this year. Entourage took it up a notch and was stellar most of the time. The 4400 was decent most of the year but finished with a big bang—Jordon Wha????? I thought Six Feet Under was infinitely better than last year and despite chatter to the contrary, I really enjoyed the finale. I thought it was very true to the show.
This Sunday night objects will be soaring towards my tv from 8-11PM. That’s right kiddies, it is the Emmy’s. Try as I might I still get so freaking mad. Plus, since this was the last year for Everybody Loves Raymond I’m expecting them to take almost everything. Bah. Hopefully there will be one surprise to light up my day. Like Hugh Laurie for House? That would be cool.
Of the shows premiering next week I’ll be checking out Survivor and House. If you have a tivo or no plans for this evening you should check out Threshold. It stars Carla Gugino and she got the shaft when Karen Sisco was so rudely cancelled. She deserves you to give this show a chance. Here is a little synopsis, courtesy of Zap2it.com:
A team of experts are assembled when the U.S. Navy makes a chilling discovery: an extra-terrestrial craft has landed in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey is a government contingency analyst whose job is to devise response plans for worst-case scenarios. When her plan (called THRESHOLD) is activated upon the news of the UFO, she and her hand-picked team of eclectic specialists get to work deciphering the intention of the craft and preparing for the possibility of a crisis situation -- an alien invasion.
Tonight, CBS, 9PM
Anyhoo—that’s all I have for today. If you want to sponsor me for the Philly AIDS Walk the link is below.
http://www.aidswalkphilly.org/Donate.aspx?Key=000000121290
As I have mentioned, Thursday is my big conflict night. 5 shows, 3 slots. Not good. But yesterday I received a bit of good news when my fine friend Shannon told me that you can watch The O.C. and Smallville online. NICE.
But, all of this drama may have been for naught. Last night The O.C. premiered and I’m pretty much ready to give up on the show. There is too much competition on Thursday for such a lame showing. How I use to love Seth Cohen, but now. Ehhh. My heart is just not into it. So there you go. One down. And if I can watch Smallville on the internet than I can tivo Alias, tape Everybody Hates Chris and watch Survivor with the Survivor fan club.
I did receive a happy surprise last night though, I thoroughly enjoyed Reunion. I’m not sure if it is the 80’s soundtrack or the stereotypical 80’s characters (Rich boy, Poor boy with heart of gold, dork who is in love with hottie that doesn’t love him, aforementioned hottie slut, the perfect girl and the sweet wallflower) but I was quite interested in the story & the characters. It is not a perfect show, it is DEFINITELY a guilty pleasure, the acting & the writing need work sometimes, but it is fun and I like it…so far.
In other tv news, Comedy Central has picked up South Park for another 3 years and 42 episodes. HOORAY!
Last week I mentioned that Charlize Theron would be joining Arrested Development for 5 episodes. Now comes news that Chachi himself, Scott Baio, will appear in at least one episode as the new Bluth family lawyer. This is a pretty interesting casting decision since the old Bluth family lawyer was played by Henry Winkler, who was Chachi’s cousin the Fonz. Another Happy Days connection for ya…the show is narrated by Ritchie Cunningham!!!!
Have you guys been watching Rescue Me lately? It has been ridiculously funny this year, up until this week. YIKES. That last 10 minutes was ROUGH. How in the crap are they going to clean everything up in the season finale? I’m afraid, I’m very afraid.
I thought summer series were strong this year. Entourage took it up a notch and was stellar most of the time. The 4400 was decent most of the year but finished with a big bang—Jordon Wha????? I thought Six Feet Under was infinitely better than last year and despite chatter to the contrary, I really enjoyed the finale. I thought it was very true to the show.
This Sunday night objects will be soaring towards my tv from 8-11PM. That’s right kiddies, it is the Emmy’s. Try as I might I still get so freaking mad. Plus, since this was the last year for Everybody Loves Raymond I’m expecting them to take almost everything. Bah. Hopefully there will be one surprise to light up my day. Like Hugh Laurie for House? That would be cool.
Of the shows premiering next week I’ll be checking out Survivor and House. If you have a tivo or no plans for this evening you should check out Threshold. It stars Carla Gugino and she got the shaft when Karen Sisco was so rudely cancelled. She deserves you to give this show a chance. Here is a little synopsis, courtesy of Zap2it.com:
A team of experts are assembled when the U.S. Navy makes a chilling discovery: an extra-terrestrial craft has landed in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey is a government contingency analyst whose job is to devise response plans for worst-case scenarios. When her plan (called THRESHOLD) is activated upon the news of the UFO, she and her hand-picked team of eclectic specialists get to work deciphering the intention of the craft and preparing for the possibility of a crisis situation -- an alien invasion.
Tonight, CBS, 9PM
Anyhoo—that’s all I have for today. If you want to sponsor me for the Philly AIDS Walk the link is below.
http://www.aidswalkphilly.org/Donate.aspx?Key=000000121290
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
KT Update-The Fall Season Begins!!!
KT UPDATE NEWSFLASH! As I’m finishing up today’s update, I’ve just learned that Gilligan’s Island’s Bob Denver has died at age 70 of complications from cancer treatments.
Hello my friends! Yikes! I’ve been trying to update for days but have not had the chance to finish!
Before we go into our fun, I just want to take a second to say how I sad I am about the current condition of New Orleans. Of course I feel for everyone affected by Katrina, but the only place I’ve been to that was affected was NO. It breaks my heart that a city that is so full of life---music, culture, food, dancing, and debauchery will never be the same. As most of you know we were planning a return trip this December and at this point, I have no idea if that will happen (If I were a gambling girl, I’d bet not). I hope that I will be able to return and contribute to the economy of New Orleans once the city is in a position to host visitors again. It is a wonderful city and I pray that it will be able rebuild the warmth & the love that I felt while I was there.
If you want to contribute to the Red Cross Relief Efforts:
http://www.redcross.org/
Also:
Habitat for Humanity will have a major role in the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast.
http://www.habitat.org/
Ok, now on to the fun stuff.
Last Monday night was the official start of the fall tv season with the premiere of Prison Break. The one criticism that I had heard repeatedly that the show required a strong suspension of reality. Overall, I thought it was good, lots of potential. I need to rewatch it though because my Tivo was acting up and it skipped some crucial scenes originally I thought the show was skipping over things when really it was just my Tivo. I did fall into the trap of ‘That would NEVER happen!’, but I like the cast and I think the premise is original so I’ll continue to watch. Not the best premiere I’ve ever seen, but enough to keep me interested. (KT Update, last night was Monday and because of the stoopid Holiday I COMPLETELY forgot that Prison Break was on. So I have yet to see episode 3, I’ll give you my thoughts later)….
The show had 10.5 Million viewers on Monday night and I believe it did fairly well on the Thursday night re-airing. 10.5 million viewers is pretty good. I think in the fall American Idol averages 20 million while The O.C. hovers in the 10 million range.
And if you watch Prison Break in the fall you can also watch Arrested Development because it will be on an hour before hand, on the SAME CHANNEL! See! No confusion! Anyhoo, (thanks BDE) big casting news over on AD, Charlize Theron has been cast in a 5 episode arch as a potential love interest for Michael.
AND--more MONDAY NIGHT NEWS! 24 will return on Jan 8 & 9 with a 2 night-4 hour premiere! Holy Jack Bauer overload!!! I’ve heard that we will see some familiar faces at CTU and another hobbit is joining the Prime Time Ranks! Everyone’s favorite hobbit and Goonie Sean Astin will join the cast as the man holding down the fort at CTU while Jack Bauer is away. Wow. That’s kinda crazy. I can’t picture Sean Astin being a tough guy. I feel like he is always crying. A&E just aired a 24 marathon. I only got to watch snippets but wowie zowie Season 3 was AWESOME.
Premiering This Week:
The O.C. & Reunion
And so begins the Thursday night crunch. I know some boys who are very disappointed that Fox is premiering The O.C. & Reunion against the season opener of the NFL. I do not have that problem and will be enjoying some Seth Cohen. So, it is The O.C. this week, Survivor the next week, Everybody Hates Chris the week after that, and the last week of September, Alias and Smallville. So, I’ll have a few weeks to see how The O.C. & Survivor perform. Although, this new rumored-Survivor twist does have me interested. The only show that is guaranteed a spot is Alias. Everything else is up for debate. On the plus side, Alias shows a crap load of reruns so I’m sure I’ll get to watch most of Survivor because in December it will be repeat city for everything else. Man, if only James Marsters had got himself a gig on Alias, then everything would be fine.
Oh, yeah and Reunion. That debuts Thursday at 9. I’m not to sure about this one, I’m hearing the words “guilty pleasure” a lot. I’m gonna try it out and see how I like it. It is Dino from “life as we know it” and the kid from “American Dreams” and Gwen from “Angel” and Haley from “The O.C.” & “North Shore” and Janey Briggs from “Not Another Teen Movie” and Keith from “SFU”.
Hey did you guys know that the VMA’s were on the other night? You neither eh. Well apparently it hit an 8 year low in the ratings. The parts I saw were not very impressive. Actually, the best part was the pre-party when Suge Knight got shot in the leg and was on his cell phone as they carried him out on the stretcher. Hee Hee. Wish they would’ve shown that on MTV.
DVD News—Last week I told you that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer complete series will be out in Nov. Guess what else comes out the same day? Sex And the City The Complete Series! EEEE!!
If you need some Lost goodness to hold you over til the Sept. 21 premiere, check out OceanicFlight815.com. From E!: Go to “Explore" and then "The Hatch." Then click on the dots each time as they appear in order to connect them. Once you've seen all the clips for each dot (make sure you click on the virgin statue to break it), you'll get to see the new clip with Locke and Kate. You can also explore Rousseau's bunker and the Black Rock and get downloads, such as wallpapers and screensavers.
Finally, I’ll be doing the Philly AIDS Walk on Oct. 16, 2005. I’ll be setting up a page to accept donations soon, so expect lots of harassment.
I think that’s all for now. I’ll be back next week with updates on Prison Break, Reunion & The O.C. and previews of next week’s premieres:
Bones
House
The Biggest Loser
Gilmore Girls
Supernatural
Head Cases
Survivor
Threshold
Hello my friends! Yikes! I’ve been trying to update for days but have not had the chance to finish!
Before we go into our fun, I just want to take a second to say how I sad I am about the current condition of New Orleans. Of course I feel for everyone affected by Katrina, but the only place I’ve been to that was affected was NO. It breaks my heart that a city that is so full of life---music, culture, food, dancing, and debauchery will never be the same. As most of you know we were planning a return trip this December and at this point, I have no idea if that will happen (If I were a gambling girl, I’d bet not). I hope that I will be able to return and contribute to the economy of New Orleans once the city is in a position to host visitors again. It is a wonderful city and I pray that it will be able rebuild the warmth & the love that I felt while I was there.
If you want to contribute to the Red Cross Relief Efforts:
http://www.redcross.org/
Also:
Habitat for Humanity will have a major role in the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast.
http://www.habitat.org/
Ok, now on to the fun stuff.
Last Monday night was the official start of the fall tv season with the premiere of Prison Break. The one criticism that I had heard repeatedly that the show required a strong suspension of reality. Overall, I thought it was good, lots of potential. I need to rewatch it though because my Tivo was acting up and it skipped some crucial scenes originally I thought the show was skipping over things when really it was just my Tivo. I did fall into the trap of ‘That would NEVER happen!’, but I like the cast and I think the premise is original so I’ll continue to watch. Not the best premiere I’ve ever seen, but enough to keep me interested. (KT Update, last night was Monday and because of the stoopid Holiday I COMPLETELY forgot that Prison Break was on. So I have yet to see episode 3, I’ll give you my thoughts later)….
The show had 10.5 Million viewers on Monday night and I believe it did fairly well on the Thursday night re-airing. 10.5 million viewers is pretty good. I think in the fall American Idol averages 20 million while The O.C. hovers in the 10 million range.
And if you watch Prison Break in the fall you can also watch Arrested Development because it will be on an hour before hand, on the SAME CHANNEL! See! No confusion! Anyhoo, (thanks BDE) big casting news over on AD, Charlize Theron has been cast in a 5 episode arch as a potential love interest for Michael.
AND--more MONDAY NIGHT NEWS! 24 will return on Jan 8 & 9 with a 2 night-4 hour premiere! Holy Jack Bauer overload!!! I’ve heard that we will see some familiar faces at CTU and another hobbit is joining the Prime Time Ranks! Everyone’s favorite hobbit and Goonie Sean Astin will join the cast as the man holding down the fort at CTU while Jack Bauer is away. Wow. That’s kinda crazy. I can’t picture Sean Astin being a tough guy. I feel like he is always crying. A&E just aired a 24 marathon. I only got to watch snippets but wowie zowie Season 3 was AWESOME.
Premiering This Week:
The O.C. & Reunion
And so begins the Thursday night crunch. I know some boys who are very disappointed that Fox is premiering The O.C. & Reunion against the season opener of the NFL. I do not have that problem and will be enjoying some Seth Cohen. So, it is The O.C. this week, Survivor the next week, Everybody Hates Chris the week after that, and the last week of September, Alias and Smallville. So, I’ll have a few weeks to see how The O.C. & Survivor perform. Although, this new rumored-Survivor twist does have me interested. The only show that is guaranteed a spot is Alias. Everything else is up for debate. On the plus side, Alias shows a crap load of reruns so I’m sure I’ll get to watch most of Survivor because in December it will be repeat city for everything else. Man, if only James Marsters had got himself a gig on Alias, then everything would be fine.
Oh, yeah and Reunion. That debuts Thursday at 9. I’m not to sure about this one, I’m hearing the words “guilty pleasure” a lot. I’m gonna try it out and see how I like it. It is Dino from “life as we know it” and the kid from “American Dreams” and Gwen from “Angel” and Haley from “The O.C.” & “North Shore” and Janey Briggs from “Not Another Teen Movie” and Keith from “SFU”.
Hey did you guys know that the VMA’s were on the other night? You neither eh. Well apparently it hit an 8 year low in the ratings. The parts I saw were not very impressive. Actually, the best part was the pre-party when Suge Knight got shot in the leg and was on his cell phone as they carried him out on the stretcher. Hee Hee. Wish they would’ve shown that on MTV.
DVD News—Last week I told you that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer complete series will be out in Nov. Guess what else comes out the same day? Sex And the City The Complete Series! EEEE!!
If you need some Lost goodness to hold you over til the Sept. 21 premiere, check out OceanicFlight815.com. From E!: Go to “Explore" and then "The Hatch." Then click on the dots each time as they appear in order to connect them. Once you've seen all the clips for each dot (make sure you click on the virgin statue to break it), you'll get to see the new clip with Locke and Kate. You can also explore Rousseau's bunker and the Black Rock and get downloads, such as wallpapers and screensavers.
Finally, I’ll be doing the Philly AIDS Walk on Oct. 16, 2005. I’ll be setting up a page to accept donations soon, so expect lots of harassment.
I think that’s all for now. I’ll be back next week with updates on Prison Break, Reunion & The O.C. and previews of next week’s premieres:
Bones
House
The Biggest Loser
Gilmore Girls
Supernatural
Head Cases
Survivor
Threshold
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