Archive for February, 2008

Television Junkies Rejoice

Published on 13 Feb 2008 in 24, 30 rock, LOST, SNL, battlestar galactica, moonlight, television, the office and tina fey. 0 Comments

The long nightmare is over!

The writers strike officially came to an end yesterday when writers voted overwhelmingly to accept the deal hammered out between the WGA and the AMPTP that will allow the writers to be compensated for their works sold in online marketplaces. I am so happy that these vastly undervalued scribes are now going to have a deal that is realistic going into the future and provides them some real financial security.

But now television junkies everywhere can rejoice that we will be getting some fresh content to feed our obsessions.

This is just a sample of the good things we have to look forward to in the coming months:

February 23rd Tina Fey Returns to SNL as First Post-Strike Host Liz Lemon is back on her old show! I hope she brings Jack with her for a little cameo.

April 4th Battlestar Galactica returns for its 4th season and we can finally start to find out answers to the big questions like who is the 5th Cylon and what IS Starbuck's destiny?

April 10th The Office, a show I have only come to adore within the past 2 months via Netflix and Amazon, reopens with Jim, Pam, Dwight and the rest of Dunder Mifflin. That's what she said!

April 10th 30 Rock, the other show that I fell in love with during the strike goes back on the air for 5 more episodes.

April 11th Moonlight will be back for 4 additional episodes, leaving CBS out of the danger zone of a fan driven whirlwind that really would make the Jericho fans look apathetic.

April date TBD LOST will continue, almost as if the strike never happened, with 5 additional episodes (after the initial 8 produced pre-strike wrap up) airing into June. And the island castaways will now follow the doctors of Seattle Grace when it is given a timeslot directly after Grey's Anatomy. Ugly Betty + Grey's + LOST on the same night? Could there ever be a better mix of television on the same night from the same network? I don't think so.

The only sadness in all of this for me is that 24 will not return until January 2009. I really do think this is the best move that FOX and the producers of 24 could have made. 24 is a show that does so much better when it is able to air back-to-back with no breaks. But the biggest spoiler ever in the show's history is going to make the wait seem exceedingly long and painful - Show ▼

So, what is your favorite show that is starting up again in the coming months?

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TiVo Watch: Wednesday Edition

Published on 13 Feb 2008 in big brother and television. 0 Comments

Big Brother [CBS]

Big Brother 9 (7PM CST) airs again after it kicked off with a bang last night, especially for those of us with the live feeds. When they finally kicked on after the show aired on the West Coast, fights and heavy scheming were already underway. The tone of the house felt like it was week 4 and week 1.

Early Alliance

I decided I am going to do some real Big Brother blogging this year, with screencaps and videos and separate it from this blog. The new site will be up sometime this weekend.

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What Is Behind Door Number 3?

Published on 13 Feb 2008 in 2008 election, barack obama, comics and john mccain. 0 Comments

Every time I see or hear John McCain mislabeled as the Straight Talk Express I get seriously annoyed by the absolute absurdity of it all. This is far more reflective of McCain's version of "straight talk".

Source: Chip Bok @ Townhall Funnies

Of course it could be worse, Republicans could be nominating someone that has no experience, no specifics and no real plans other than ending a war we are now winning just for the sheer hell of it.

Source: Lisa Benson @ Townhall Funnies

Is there a third option? What is behind door number 3?

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TiVo Watch: Tuesday Edition

Published on 12 Feb 2008 in big brother, jericho and television. 0 Comments

Big Brother [CBS]

Big Brother 9 (8PM CST), my not so secret shame, begins today. It is a rather sad fact to say that I have watched all 8 of the previous seasons in their entirety. What can I say? I began watching it when I did not have cable and there wasn't a whole lot else on that first summer and after season 2 I was beyond hooked. Big Brother has previously claimed my life for its duration but I vow this year to be different. I will only watch the live feeds a few hours per night and on the weekends. There are other greater fanatics that will put it all on YouTube and I can catch the best parts online.

Jericho [CBS]

Jericho (9PM CST) returns tonight after a nutty campaign to bring it back actually succeeded! I came to be a fan after the show was uncancelled by watching all of season 1 online at CBS where I quickly realized why the nutters had gone to such lengths. Jericho is a richly acted and well written drama of a post-apocaplytic America. The TiVo is set with a Season Pass and I am excited to watch it live for the first time.

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TiVo Watch: Monday Edition

Published on 11 Feb 2008 in jon & kate plus 8, paradise hotel, prison break and television. 0 Comments

Prison Break [FOX]

I have to catch up on Prison Break (7PM CST) in a real hurry since the writers' strike is over. This is one of the series that I was hoarding in case the strike lasted throughout the rest of this season. I wanted to ensure I had some quality stuff to watch this summer. The last episode I watched was the one after Lincoln found Sara's head in the box.

Paradise Hotel [FOX Reality]

Paradise Hotel (12AM CST) is back! This show is just so incredibly bad it is fantastic. I should feel ashamed for loving it the way that I do, but the shallowness and the raunchiness of the roommates is too good of a train wreck to pass up. I am sort of rooting for James (he's a Houstonian too), but I reserve judgment until I've seen more of him.

Jon & Kate Plus 8 [TLC]

Jon & Kate Plus 8 (8PM CST) is one of those shows that snuck up on me. I would watch it on the weekends when I had nothing else to do and now it is Must See TV. The sextuplets are hilarious to watch. And Mady (one of the twins) is so bossy, I think she is my favorite Gosselin.

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