Holy S&#^ I almost forgot the most important pick tonight. The Tennessee Titans at the Pittsburgh Steelers. I can dig my man card out of the trash. Truth be told I am a Giants fan and I can't watch just any old football game. A Browns-Chiefs game in January is tortue. I am a baseball guy first. But this is the first game of the year. I miss football a little. If I had to root for a team other than the Giants, it would be Pittsburgh. I love the style of football. Blue collar. Tough. Run the ball. Stop the run. Blitz on every play. Linebackers and running backs. Win the game and to hell with stats.
On the other hand, if I had to pick a player other than a Giant to root for, it would be Kerry Collins. He is a Penn State boy (from the best college team of my lifetime) and he is a Giant at heart. I choose the remember the NFC Championship game against the Vikings and not the Super Bowl beat down.
Steelers starting 22 were all major contributors last year. They are at home. Opening night. Pittsburgh will pull away in the 4th quarter. 27-17
Thursday, September 10, 2009
What to Watch tonight - 09/10/09
There is the season premiere of Supernatural and the series premiere of Vampire Diaries. (CW from 8PM to 10PM). I will probably watch neither as I have just completed season 2 of Dexter and think it is the coolest show.
I was hoping Sgt. Doakes would stay around a little longer because I like Dexter having someone to talk to honestly. The only honest comments you get are in his head and in there he is very sarcastic. I must plow through season 3 in the next week. I also only have two episodes of season 2 of Californication left. I have grown a little tired of the rock producer. Hank is the real rock god. Find these shows if you have not seen them for I promise they are better than Vampire Diaries.
I was hoping Sgt. Doakes would stay around a little longer because I like Dexter having someone to talk to honestly. The only honest comments you get are in his head and in there he is very sarcastic. I must plow through season 3 in the next week. I also only have two episodes of season 2 of Californication left. I have grown a little tired of the rock producer. Hank is the real rock god. Find these shows if you have not seen them for I promise they are better than Vampire Diaries.
Mouse Hunt, Chef Yoda, and Ellen on Idol
I had my first encounter with a mouse and it wasn't pretty. I am not cut out to deal with vermin. I put out traps and got my first hit. The thing was cuter than I thought it would be and I hated killing it but I feel like it is an either-them-or-me situation. The first sign of one in the kitchen could spell doom for my psyche. Peppermint oil, steel wool, and more traps are being deployed tonight. We are going to DEFCON 2.
On Top Chef last night, they cooked for the Chef of the Century as proclaimed by France. They have that power (and culinary ego), you know. The Chef was the old guy in a robe-y linen-y outfit and he only spoke french. He was very Yoda. Anyway, Chef Yoda would ramble about the successful dish in French and all the other judges would stare at him. They were the French Jedi Counsel. The top three are the brothers and the weathered Eric Ripert girl. I was completely cool with the two people that went home.
The big news of the night Ellen is the new full time Idol host. She was a little heavy on the jokes and on the complements when she hosted SYTYCD this summer. I think she is probably the perfect choice, although the Posh Spice/Lady Gaga/Katy Perry route would have been great too. Are they still going to guest judge?
On Top Chef last night, they cooked for the Chef of the Century as proclaimed by France. They have that power (and culinary ego), you know. The Chef was the old guy in a robe-y linen-y outfit and he only spoke french. He was very Yoda. Anyway, Chef Yoda would ramble about the successful dish in French and all the other judges would stare at him. They were the French Jedi Counsel. The top three are the brothers and the weathered Eric Ripert girl. I was completely cool with the two people that went home.
The big news of the night Ellen is the new full time Idol host. She was a little heavy on the jokes and on the complements when she hosted SYTYCD this summer. I think she is probably the perfect choice, although the Posh Spice/Lady Gaga/Katy Perry route would have been great too. Are they still going to guest judge?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
What to Watch tonight - 9/9/9
A decent night of TV tonight. Here is what to check out.
SYTYCD (premiere) - Fox at 8PM
Obama's Speech - every other network at 8PM
Glee - Fox at 9PM
Top Chef - Bravo at 10PM
For flipping or the disinterested...
Yanks v. D-Rays on ESPN at 7PM (Jeter 3 hits away from Gehrig)
State & Main - on ENCL at 9PM (a great and underrated quirky movie...classic David Mamet)
I will watch Obama, then watch a DVR'd SYTYCD, throw in some flips to the Yanks...the real question is do I watch Glee. If not, it is Yankees and the movie until Top Chef.
SYTYCD (premiere) - Fox at 8PM
Obama's Speech - every other network at 8PM
Glee - Fox at 9PM
Top Chef - Bravo at 10PM
For flipping or the disinterested...
Yanks v. D-Rays on ESPN at 7PM (Jeter 3 hits away from Gehrig)
State & Main - on ENCL at 9PM (a great and underrated quirky movie...classic David Mamet)
I will watch Obama, then watch a DVR'd SYTYCD, throw in some flips to the Yanks...the real question is do I watch Glee. If not, it is Yankees and the movie until Top Chef.
FALL PREVIEW - Friday and Saturday
8PM
Supernanny - ABC
Ghost Whisperer - CBS
Law & Order - NBC
Brothers*/Till Death - Fox
Smallville - CW
Star Wars Clone Wars/Ben 10 - Cartoon Network
Supernanny is super dumb. The Ghost Whisperer on a Friday night....nah. Ditto Law & Order, which has well over 300 episodes running on a loop on cable. Can you believe this is season 20? Brothers stars one of my favorite all time football players, Michael Strahan. The odds this show will be good are about the same as his record breaking sack of Favre being legit. Till Death is terrible... which brings me to the good stuff for the fan boy. Smallville transitioned over the last couple years into an almost entirely new show. No Lionel, no Lex, no Martha, no Jonathon, no Pete, no Lana...and no Smallville really. Is the show bad at this point? No, but it is much more for the comic book fan now. I have been in for the first 8 years, so I am gonna see this through to the end. Lastly, the Clone Wars are a really neat and well done little cartoon. I sneak them in on a Sunday morning. Give it a shot if you are remotely a Star Wars fan (and a kid over the age of 5).
Verdict - DVR Smallville and Clone Wars and go out.
9PM
Ugly Betty - ABC
Medium - CBS
Southland - NBC
Dollhouse - Fox
Stargate Universe - SyFy
Monk (in progress) - USA
Ugly Betty is loved by its fans. You have to respect a show like that. I don't watch it but I root for it... Never got into Medium either... I tried Southland but thought it kinda sucked... I may give Dollhouse a chance but it is hanging on by a thread... I need to watch the Monk DVDs as the ones I have seen were really good... Never saw an episode of anything remotely Stargate. Every fanboy has his limits.
Verdict - DVR a couple Dollhouse and put Monk in the Queue.
10PM
20/20 - ABC
Numbers - CBS
Crash - Starz
Sanctuary - SyFy
Psych - USA
Sadly, I have to say I never saw any of these shows except 20/20. Crash is based the movie. Psych has Charlie from West Wing and is probably the best of the bunch. Numbers is the 84th procedural mystery solver on CBS. And I had to google Sanctuary to find out what it is.
Verdict - Watch a movie, go out, catch up on your DVR...but if I had to pick one it would be Psych.
SATURDAY
8PM
Dateline - NBC
Cops - Fox
9PM
America's Most Wanted - Fox
Robin Hood - BBC
10PM
48 Hours Mystery - CBS
I never saw Robin Hood but I bet it is really well done.
Verdict - Watch college football, DVR, movie, or go out.
Recap - Weekends are not made for new shows. It is a time for sports, DVRs, movies, socializing, and whatnot.
Supernanny - ABC
Ghost Whisperer - CBS
Law & Order - NBC
Brothers*/Till Death - Fox
Smallville - CW
Star Wars Clone Wars/Ben 10 - Cartoon Network
Supernanny is super dumb. The Ghost Whisperer on a Friday night....nah. Ditto Law & Order, which has well over 300 episodes running on a loop on cable. Can you believe this is season 20? Brothers stars one of my favorite all time football players, Michael Strahan. The odds this show will be good are about the same as his record breaking sack of Favre being legit. Till Death is terrible... which brings me to the good stuff for the fan boy. Smallville transitioned over the last couple years into an almost entirely new show. No Lionel, no Lex, no Martha, no Jonathon, no Pete, no Lana...and no Smallville really. Is the show bad at this point? No, but it is much more for the comic book fan now. I have been in for the first 8 years, so I am gonna see this through to the end. Lastly, the Clone Wars are a really neat and well done little cartoon. I sneak them in on a Sunday morning. Give it a shot if you are remotely a Star Wars fan (and a kid over the age of 5).
Verdict - DVR Smallville and Clone Wars and go out.
9PM
Ugly Betty - ABC
Medium - CBS
Southland - NBC
Dollhouse - Fox
Stargate Universe - SyFy
Monk (in progress) - USA
Ugly Betty is loved by its fans. You have to respect a show like that. I don't watch it but I root for it... Never got into Medium either... I tried Southland but thought it kinda sucked... I may give Dollhouse a chance but it is hanging on by a thread... I need to watch the Monk DVDs as the ones I have seen were really good... Never saw an episode of anything remotely Stargate. Every fanboy has his limits.
Verdict - DVR a couple Dollhouse and put Monk in the Queue.
10PM
20/20 - ABC
Numbers - CBS
Crash - Starz
Sanctuary - SyFy
Psych - USA
Sadly, I have to say I never saw any of these shows except 20/20. Crash is based the movie. Psych has Charlie from West Wing and is probably the best of the bunch. Numbers is the 84th procedural mystery solver on CBS. And I had to google Sanctuary to find out what it is.
Verdict - Watch a movie, go out, catch up on your DVR...but if I had to pick one it would be Psych.
SATURDAY
8PM
Dateline - NBC
Cops - Fox
9PM
America's Most Wanted - Fox
Robin Hood - BBC
10PM
48 Hours Mystery - CBS
I never saw Robin Hood but I bet it is really well done.
Verdict - Watch college football, DVR, movie, or go out.
Recap - Weekends are not made for new shows. It is a time for sports, DVRs, movies, socializing, and whatnot.
Jon & Kate, GM and SportsCenter
I have been busy with move and the weddings just life in general. I am craving a return to normalcy. I fear I have become a creature of routine. Is that such a bad thing? After all, organization will set you free. Having to put your life in boxes and then take it all out again is a mind-numbingly tedious and long task. And it is just the tip of the home owning iceberg. But I digress.
In the spirit of being my own ombudsman, due to the above mentioned issues, I have let a few things slide by that I regret. These three show I neglected to tell you about were all worth watching and probably very cool. I dropped the ball. Will it happen again? Mos def. You will never be able to watch every thing there is. Deal with it. Anyway here are the shows...
The Last Truck - the documentary about a GM truck plant closing in Ohio. It is done is classic HBO style and tugs at all the right heartstrings. You can catch this On Demand or rerun the numerous times it will be on HBO family of channels in the next month.
SportsCenter 30th Anniversary Special - Can you believe there was life before SportsCenter? While it is a mere shadow if its former self, it is still the background noise for millions of men in around the world. I can watch the same hour of highlights over and over to see if I missed a good joke or play. The mistakes made by the anchors were the best. And the commercials. Classic. So they aired a special . Will they re-air it? I dunno. I will try to find out. In the meantime, check out the highlights.
Lastly, there was Jon Gosslin's train wreck of a performance last night on ABC. He said he despises Kate. He blames the show. He admits to drinking a lot. This guy is circling the drain. Or having the time of his life. Or both. Click here for a story.
In the spirit of being my own ombudsman, due to the above mentioned issues, I have let a few things slide by that I regret. These three show I neglected to tell you about were all worth watching and probably very cool. I dropped the ball. Will it happen again? Mos def. You will never be able to watch every thing there is. Deal with it. Anyway here are the shows...
The Last Truck - the documentary about a GM truck plant closing in Ohio. It is done is classic HBO style and tugs at all the right heartstrings. You can catch this On Demand or rerun the numerous times it will be on HBO family of channels in the next month.
SportsCenter 30th Anniversary Special - Can you believe there was life before SportsCenter? While it is a mere shadow if its former self, it is still the background noise for millions of men in around the world. I can watch the same hour of highlights over and over to see if I missed a good joke or play. The mistakes made by the anchors were the best. And the commercials. Classic. So they aired a special . Will they re-air it? I dunno. I will try to find out. In the meantime, check out the highlights.
Lastly, there was Jon Gosslin's train wreck of a performance last night on ABC. He said he despises Kate. He blames the show. He admits to drinking a lot. This guy is circling the drain. Or having the time of his life. Or both. Click here for a story.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
FALL PREVIEW - Thursday
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
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
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