8PM
Flash Forward* - ABC
Survivor - CBS
SNL News/Community*/Parks & Recreation - NBC
Bones - Fox
The Vampire Diaries* - CW
I have a lot of hope for Flash Forward and Community... On the high side, FF could become the next obsession show like Lost. It could also have a great season 1 and fade quickly like Heroes. Or it could be like Life On Mars and be good, misunderstood, and underwatched. Or it could really stink like Knight Rider. That's a wide margin. I am very curious to find out... Community is the replacement for My Name Is Earl (which I still can't believe is gone). I just got sad. Anyway, Community will hopefully be funny. It stars the host of The Soup and Chevy Chase. I can't believe I will never see Randy and Earl and Crabman and Joy again...Parks is the show you root for mostly because it is on in between two show you watch and you just don't want it to suck. Plus everyone likes Gob's wife and her super huge cans, er, Amy Poehler. But the truth is the first show had far too many misses. It is still a watchable show but is on a short leash...Never got into Bones although I think it is probably a good show. Maybe on a rerun marathon some day...I am boycotting all non-True Blood vampire shows...and Survivor is seriously on season 19. Who is still watching this?
Verdict - Watch Community, Parks, and Flash Forward...mourn Earl.
9PM
Grey's Anatomy - ABC
CSI - CBS
Office/30 Rock - NBC
Fringe - Fox
Supernatural - CW
This is a veteran's hour here. Some serious heavyweights... I have been a Grey's watcher since day 1 when it was a mid-season replacement for Boston Legal (a great show) and have defended the show when deep down I knew it was sucking. The show has fallen on tough times, starting with Doc Burke turning bigot which in turn ruined George's character which in turn led to the lesbian fiasco which partially included the Mer's crazy intern friend disaster etc. etc. Anyway, I am not at the point of quitting the show but I don't like what I am hearing about the new season (eg. Pompeo's maternity leave and Heigl walking away). I would have to call this a show on its last legs... I don't do CSI... Office/30 Rock is the best comedy hour on TV. The Office dipped a tad last year but I like how it ended. Jim and Pam are a great couple and Michael is better when he is down on his luck... 30 Rock is a riot. You are really missing something fabulous of you are not watching it... I watched season 1 of Supernatural and thought it was a great CW version of The X-Files. You know, younger and with less substance. Season 2 is near the top of my queue... Fringe was my favorite new show of the year last year. It is another X-Files ripoff but Walter cracks me up. And I want Pacey to lay down Olivia. This is a murderous time slot. Will it help bring about the demise of Grey's or fade into an alternate dimension? Fox must have high hopes.
Verdict - Office/30 Rock and Fringe...Grey's gets booted to 2nd DVR/Internet viewing.
10PM
Private Practice - ABC
Mentalist - CBS
Always Sunny - FX
An easy choice here. Always Sunny is outrageously funny. Private Practice is terrible. Never saw Mentalist.
Verdict - Sunny by a mile.
Recap - A night of comedy heaven. Here's the breakdown.
8:20 - 9:00 - Flash Forward
9:00 - 9:25 - Community
9:25 - 9:50 - Office
9:50 - 10:35 - Fringe
10:35 - 11:00 - 30 Rock
11:00 - 11:25 - Always Sunny
11:25 - 11:50 - Parks & Rec
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Always Sunny prep for the new season
Here is the video clip of the day. Charlie never read the fine print in the contract and pays the price. Great cameo from Fred Savage. Click here to laugh.
What to Watch tonight - 09/08/09
Tonight marks the real beginning of the Fall Season as 90210 and Melrose Place premiere on the CW tonight at 8pm. Part of me really wants to check these shows out. They are young, hip, and full of hot people. But then I realize that these shows are re-treads. They are made for 16 year old girls and people my age who want to be 16...not that there is anything wrong with that. I love Gossip Girl. But that show is original and fresh. These shows are not.
But since they are the first shows out of the gate, tonight is the night to give them a shot.
Shout out to my friend John, who took issue with my perceived lack of love for How I Met Your Mother. I must be clear about this. I love HIMYM. It is right up my alley. The characters are my age and I can relate to their trials and tribulations. I absolutely consider it Must-See TV.
But since they are the first shows out of the gate, tonight is the night to give them a shot.
Shout out to my friend John, who took issue with my perceived lack of love for How I Met Your Mother. I must be clear about this. I love HIMYM. It is right up my alley. The characters are my age and I can relate to their trials and tribulations. I absolutely consider it Must-See TV.
Long Weekends
I was off to Pittsburgh for a wedding this weekend and I have to say it was one of the best weekends I have had in a long time. The whole weekend was a blast. Today is back to the grind and back to the blog. One is a lot of fun.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Lost - Awesome posters
Please follow this poster series that is celebrating Lost leading up to the final season. The Locke on is awesome.
FALL PREVIEW - Wednesday
8PM
Hank*/The Middle* - ABC
Old Christine/Gary Unmarried - CBS
Mercy* - NBC
SYTYCD (results) - Fox
America's Next Top Model - CW
Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton made a show together and it bombed, so naturally they should each get a below average sitcom and take up a whole hour. Both Hank and The Middle are guaranteed to bomb... Old Christine is a guilty pleasure of mine. It is probably only a C+ show but Wanda Sykes cracks me up and Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays the part like an older and more desperate Elaine... I am not hearing good things about the Mercy, a show about a bunch of nurses... Top Model at its best is about cat fights and at its worst is about fashion...either way I won't be watching.
Verdict - Old Christine and the SYTYCD results show.
9PM
The Modern Family*/Cougar Town* - ABC
Criminal Minds - CBS
Law & Order SVU - NBC
Glee* - Fox
Beautuful Life* - CW
Friday Night Lights - Direct TV only
Mythbusters - Discovery
Living with Ed - Green Planet
Finally some interesting shows...it was getting depressing trying to breakdown horrible show A with boring show B... The Modern Family promises to be the best new network comedy (along with Community). It stars Ed O'Neil, of Married w/ Children fame and deserves a fair shake... Cougar Town is the brain child of the creator of Scrubs and Courtney Cox, conceived during her stint as the Chief of Medicine at Sacred Heart. The title gives all the plot details you need to know. Worth a shot... All the critics love Glee, a High School Musical meets Breakfast Club singing high school show. It has an uphill battle to win me over. I can take a little bit of musical but this looks like it may be over the top... Beautiful Life is worth a shot for three reasons - 1. It is made by Ashton Kutcher, 2. it stars Misha Barton, and 3. b/c it stars Misha Barton and is made by Ashton Kutcher, it has at least a 50% of flaming out in a fantastic display of crazy... I don't have Direct TV so I have to wait till summer (?!?) for Friday Night Lights... Mythbusters reruns all week and is a nice show to flip to during commercials of football games on a lazy Sunday... The random pick of the day goes to Living with Ed, a show about Ed Begley Jr. 's borderline insane adventures in attempting to live in harmony with the environment. Everyone should check out the show once, just to see how dedicated (and nuts) he is... The procedurals are boring same old solve-a-murder-in-an-hour blah.
Verdict - Modern Life, Cougar Town, and Beautiful Life. Catch Ed and Mythbusters on reruns and watch FNL whenever NBC airs it.
10PM
Eastwick* - ABC
CSI-NY - CBS
Top Chef - Bravo (already in progress)
South Park/New Girlfriend* - Comedy Central
Nip/Tuck - FX
RW/RR Challenge - MTV
No chance Eastwick is good. Another attempt at a Witches of Eastwick show. Yawn... I am sad to say I never watched Nip/Tuck. It is on a long list of DVDs to try someday... Anyone who watches RW/RR Challenge may in fact be challenged... New Girlfriend looks dumb and gimmicky. It is a 1st person sitcom, shot from the viewers perspective Halo-style. I will give it 1 episode... South Park is a legendary show but my wife hates it so I have to sneak it in on the side... Top Chef Vegas is chugging along nicely. The weathered blond and the brothers are the early favorites.
Verdict - Top Chef.
Recap - Much better than Tuesday. Here is how to plan a DVR'd night of TV.
8:15 - 8:40 Old Christine
8:40 - 9:15 SYTYCD (extra fast forward some b/c of wasted time of results shows)
9:15 - 9:40 Modern Family
9:40 - 10:05 Cougar Town
10:05 - 10:55 Beautiful Life
10:55 - 11:45 Top Chef
You can really pack a lot of TV into 3 and a half hours.
Hank*/The Middle* - ABC
Old Christine/Gary Unmarried - CBS
Mercy* - NBC
SYTYCD (results) - Fox
America's Next Top Model - CW
Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton made a show together and it bombed, so naturally they should each get a below average sitcom and take up a whole hour. Both Hank and The Middle are guaranteed to bomb... Old Christine is a guilty pleasure of mine. It is probably only a C+ show but Wanda Sykes cracks me up and Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays the part like an older and more desperate Elaine... I am not hearing good things about the Mercy, a show about a bunch of nurses... Top Model at its best is about cat fights and at its worst is about fashion...either way I won't be watching.
Verdict - Old Christine and the SYTYCD results show.
9PM
The Modern Family*/Cougar Town* - ABC
Criminal Minds - CBS
Law & Order SVU - NBC
Glee* - Fox
Beautuful Life* - CW
Friday Night Lights - Direct TV only
Mythbusters - Discovery
Living with Ed - Green Planet
Finally some interesting shows...it was getting depressing trying to breakdown horrible show A with boring show B... The Modern Family promises to be the best new network comedy (along with Community). It stars Ed O'Neil, of Married w/ Children fame and deserves a fair shake... Cougar Town is the brain child of the creator of Scrubs and Courtney Cox, conceived during her stint as the Chief of Medicine at Sacred Heart. The title gives all the plot details you need to know. Worth a shot... All the critics love Glee, a High School Musical meets Breakfast Club singing high school show. It has an uphill battle to win me over. I can take a little bit of musical but this looks like it may be over the top... Beautiful Life is worth a shot for three reasons - 1. It is made by Ashton Kutcher, 2. it stars Misha Barton, and 3. b/c it stars Misha Barton and is made by Ashton Kutcher, it has at least a 50% of flaming out in a fantastic display of crazy... I don't have Direct TV so I have to wait till summer (?!?) for Friday Night Lights... Mythbusters reruns all week and is a nice show to flip to during commercials of football games on a lazy Sunday... The random pick of the day goes to Living with Ed, a show about Ed Begley Jr. 's borderline insane adventures in attempting to live in harmony with the environment. Everyone should check out the show once, just to see how dedicated (and nuts) he is... The procedurals are boring same old solve-a-murder-in-an-hour blah.
Verdict - Modern Life, Cougar Town, and Beautiful Life. Catch Ed and Mythbusters on reruns and watch FNL whenever NBC airs it.
10PM
Eastwick* - ABC
CSI-NY - CBS
Top Chef - Bravo (already in progress)
South Park/New Girlfriend* - Comedy Central
Nip/Tuck - FX
RW/RR Challenge - MTV
No chance Eastwick is good. Another attempt at a Witches of Eastwick show. Yawn... I am sad to say I never watched Nip/Tuck. It is on a long list of DVDs to try someday... Anyone who watches RW/RR Challenge may in fact be challenged... New Girlfriend looks dumb and gimmicky. It is a 1st person sitcom, shot from the viewers perspective Halo-style. I will give it 1 episode... South Park is a legendary show but my wife hates it so I have to sneak it in on the side... Top Chef Vegas is chugging along nicely. The weathered blond and the brothers are the early favorites.
Verdict - Top Chef.
Recap - Much better than Tuesday. Here is how to plan a DVR'd night of TV.
8:15 - 8:40 Old Christine
8:40 - 9:15 SYTYCD (extra fast forward some b/c of wasted time of results shows)
9:15 - 9:40 Modern Family
9:40 - 10:05 Cougar Town
10:05 - 10:55 Beautiful Life
10:55 - 11:45 Top Chef
You can really pack a lot of TV into 3 and a half hours.
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