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Insane Volleyball point

2012-01-27T07:17:00.002-06:00

Best Neighbor Ever

2012-01-26T21:46:00.000-06:00

Crazy Hockey Trickshot

2012-01-26T07:11:00.003-06:00

I don't know how he did this, but it's wild.

Okay-- he used a string (check at 0:08 or so), but it's still wild.

Van Halen Teasers

2012-01-25T22:56:00.002-06:00

From their upcoming album A Different Kind of Truth (drops Feb 7).

Stay Frosty:

Blood and Fire:

2012-01-25T22:12:00.002-06:00

Planes Trailer

2012-01-25T07:08:00.001-06:00

After seeing Cars 2, I'm not sure I'm excited for something from "The World of Cars" anymore, but at least the trailer went with a White Zombie song.

Golf War

2012-01-24T07:03:00.003-06:00

2012-01-23T22:09:00.001-06:00

Juliet's First Hardcore Song

2012-01-23T06:55:00.002-06:00

Funny.

Premieres and Notables: January 23-29, 2012

2012-01-22T21:56:00.000-06:00

Monday, 1/23

House; Fox. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

Bizarre Foods America; Travel Channel. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Tuesday, 1/24

All Star Dealers; Discovery. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The world of sports memorabilia is the subject of this show.

Wednesday, 1/25

Touch; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Preview.
Kiefer Sutherland stars as a man whose mute son can predict the future.

Thursday, 1/26

Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Simmons gives comedians a new show to strut their stuff.
And he brought along JB Smoove-- which means I'm in!

Fat Chef; Food Network. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two overweight chefs try to get on the healthy path.

Inside Comedy; Showtime. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
David Steinberg chats with his fellow comedians in this talk-show type series.

Friday, 1/27

Chuck (NBC; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.
The little show that could finally signs-off after five years.
And as many boneheaded moves the monkeys at NBC make, I do give them credit for keeping this show on the air longer than it probably should have, considering it's usual low ratings.

Spartacus: Vengeance; Starz. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Sunday, 1/29

Luck; HBO. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
David Milch brings us a new drama set in the world of horseracing-- and brings along such actors as Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, Joan Allen, Nick Nolte, Jill Hennessy, and Michael Gambon.

Van Halen: "You Really Got Me" acoustic; 2012

2012-01-22T14:09:00.001-06:00

You Really Got Me from Van Halen on Vimeo.

Predators can be dicks too

2012-01-21T10:03:00.000-06:00

Join the Bark Side: VW

2012-01-20T08:05:00.002-06:00

2012-01-19T22:06:00.002-06:00

Van Halen "Tattoo": Fan Video

2012-01-19T19:58:00.003-06:00

You know, I like the song more after seeing this...
VH fan Michael Wood (San Ramon, CA) made this great video.

Van Halen - Tattoo (Fan Video) from Michael Wood on Vimeo.

Huge group of girls

2012-01-19T11:38:00.001-06:00

I dig the song.

I'm sad Stacy was missing...

Brutal Landing

2012-01-18T10:30:00.000-06:00

Dayyyyaaaam!

Rednecks be crazy

2012-01-17T11:29:00.001-06:00

Check out the hang-time...

More tinkering to Return of the Jedi

2012-01-16T11:25:00.004-06:00

So you thought the new, lame, "Noooo!" by Vader on the Blu-Ray was bad?

Looks like the team at Lucasfilm didn't want to stop there...

(Okay-- Lucasfilm had nothing to do with this...)

Premieres and Notables: January 16-22, 2012

2012-01-15T23:00:00.000-06:00

Monday, 1/16

The Revolution; ABC. 1 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tim Gunn and Ty Pennington and others give tips on how to overthrow the government.

Ok-- that's not true. Like you're gonna watch anyway. But who the Hell comes up with these show names? The Revolution. So pompous. It's gonna be a bunch of boys chatting like a bunch of girls. That's novel, right?

Viva la revolucion! (<--or however you spell it. I'm way behind, so I'm not checking.)

Alcatraz; Fox. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
From the mind of J.J. Abrams comes this series about prisoners who disappeared in 1963 and show up decades later in present-day San Francisco to wreak havok. ...And the three people whose task is to hunt them down and figure out why those returning prisoners haven't aged in all that time.

Heat Seekers; Food Network. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Being Human; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Tuesday, 1/17

Remodeled; The CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Another model show... Yay!
But wait! This one is about a dude who helps modeling agencies get better, not really on the models.
Like you care. --I mean: I sure do.

Justified; FX. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
So-- how to top Margo Martingale's Mags Bennett from last season? Good question.
Exec producer Graham Yost goes back to one of his earlier shows (the brilliant Boomtown) and hires Neal McDonough and Mykelti Williamson to be the Big Bads this season.
Oh boy-- this is gonna be good.
Extra treat for me (and other fans of her): Carla Gugino has a recurring role this season.

Southland; TNT. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Now with 100% more Lucy Liu.

Ink Master; Spike. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Another tattoo show.
But this one is hosted by Dave Navarro.
Five bucks says he wears a shirt or coat that he doesn't button. Dave likes to show off his pecs...

White Collar; USA. 9 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.

Wednesday, 1/18

American Idol; Fox. 7 pm CST. 11th Season Premiere.
Ugh-- can't wait to see this show mentioned in every magazine I open until June...

Mistresses; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Thursday, 1/19

The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 7 pm CST) celebrates its 100th episode tonight.

Archer; FX. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
One of the best shows on TV.
It's not for everyone's tastes-- but if you "get it", you'll love it.
And Burt Reynolds voices himself in this episode, so now's a good time to give it a shot.

Unsupervised; FX. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
FX goes for a second animated series; this time about two teens who have parents who aren't around much.

Friday, 1/20

Shark Tank; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Saturday, 1/21

An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List; Science. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Ricky and Stephen send Karl out into the world again.

Don Cherry's Piano Desk

2012-01-15T11:23:00.000-06:00

Occupy Wall Street Lego Set

2012-01-14T11:20:00.000-06:00

Man crashes into store trying to kill woman

2012-01-13T11:16:00.006-06:00

Keep watching. It doesn't end after he gets out of the truck.

Battlestar Galactica: The (Good) Series: The Game

2012-01-12T11:31:00.003-06:00

This was a great series, despite its faults.

If you haven't seen it yet, skip this video as it contains lots of spoilers.

If you have seen the series, click "play" and enjoy.

Van Halen "Tattoo"

2012-01-11T20:08:00.000-06:00

Well I guess Hell has frozen over. The long-awaited return of David Lee Roth as a member of Van Halen (beyond a reunion tour) has actually amounted to some new music. Well, "new" being relative as the basis for their new single "Tattoo" goes way back to at least 1978 from a song that didn't make the cut for their debut album.

Van Halen - Tattoo from Van Halen on Vimeo.

Gotta admit it wasn't what I was hoping for (that'd be Edward destroying a guitar with a new riff the kids would be cutting their fingers trying to imitate), but fans of old school Van Halen should be happy. Doesn't get more old school than to literally pull a song out of the vault.

But maybe Ed learned a little from his last full-time singer when Van Halen 3 failed to make an impact (even though there was some great stuff on it), and a big problem is that Gary Cherone was trying to sound like Sammy Hagar (most assuredly because Mr. Van Halen was trying to point him in that direction). "Tattoo" may not be a glass-breaking, ass-kicking tune, but it suits Roth's vocal style the past decade or so.

And I'm sure there are a few ass-kickers on the album. Less than a month left before we find out...

Van Halen's album A Different Kind of Truth drops Tuesday, February 7.

Concrete Buffer Wrangling

2012-01-11T10:42:00.000-06:00

Love the play-by-play...

Luckiest Man in the World

2012-01-10T10:36:00.000-06:00

Pushover Plunge Dub

2012-01-09T11:34:00.001-06:00

Premieres and Notables: January 9-15, 2012

2012-01-08T17:23:00.000-06:00

Monday, 1/9

Octonauts; Disney Channel. 10:30 am CST. Series Premiere.
The oceans must be the hot thing among preschoolers this TV season; I could swear I've done this "sea-based" show before...

Money Class With Suze Orman; OWN. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Tuesday, 1/10

Shipping Wars; A&E. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

The Game; BET. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Let's Stay Together; BET. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Wednesday, 1/11

One Tree Hill; The CW. 7 pm CST. 9th-- and final-- Season Premiere.

Are You There, Chelsea? NBC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A semi-fictional look at Chelsea Handler's life, based on her first two books.

Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy; History. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Face Off; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Thursday, 1/12

30 Rock; NBC. 7 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

Rob; CBS. 7:31 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Rob Schneider plays an average joe who marries a Mexican-American woman whose family shuns him.
And a culture clash ensues.

The Finder; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Geoff Stults stars in this Bones spin-off about a private investigator who's especially gifted at finding people people or things.

Friday, 1/13

One Life to Live (CBS; 1 pm CST). Series Finale.
After more than forty years, this soap legend closes shop.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.
After nine years, this show signs-off as well.

Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Blade; G4. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The latest Marvel Anime series.

Sunday, 1/15

Undercover Boss; CBS. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards; NBC. 7 pm CST. Special.
Remember a year ago when Ricky Gervais caused a massive flap for his jokes at the Golden Globe Awards? Remember how many "insiders" wondered how he'd ever survive after having a laugh at the expense of some of the more powerful industry members?
Yeah, he did okay. He's hosting again.
You see, ratings and buzz trumps a few bad feelings...

Napoleon Dynamite; Fox. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Yeah... an animated series that's probably around six years to late to benefit from the N.D. craze. But they're giving it a shot anyway.
Gotta be better than that turd Allan Gregory, right?

Robert Chicken airs its 100th episode tonight (adult swim; 10:30 pm CST.)

Imagine Jump

2012-01-08T05:36:00.000-06:00

All this Van halen news had me digging around the InterWebs.

Can't say this is genius, but I found it very interesting...

Billiards + Dominoes Trick Shot

2012-01-07T05:24:00.001-06:00

Van Halen "Tattoo" Preview

2012-01-06T17:38:00.002-06:00

Catch it before it gets pulled...

Cat Fail

2012-01-06T05:15:00.006-06:00

I've got nothing against cats, but this mid-air reaction is classic.

I understand the cat is still alive, so I feel it's okay to laugh.

Shit Girls Say-- Episode 1

2012-01-05T05:11:00.001-06:00

Nine year old hockey brawl

2012-01-04T02:11:00.000-06:00

It's nice to know that since the NHL and NCAA pussified hocky, that this under-10 Russian hockey league can bring it.

This why you should always keep a back-up pair of underwear in your car

2012-01-03T02:23:00.000-06:00

The audio says it all...

2012-01-02T02:25:00.000-06:00

Premieres and Notables: January 2-8, 2012

2012-01-01T23:03:00.000-06:00

Monday, 1/2

The Bachelor; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Antiques Roadshows; PBS. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Pretty Little Liars; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.

The Lying Game; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.

Hoarders; A&E. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

It's a Brad, Brad World; Bravo. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Unsung; TV One. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Celebrity Wife Swap; ABC. 9:01 CST. Sneak Peek.
Tracey Gold and Carnie Wilson swap lives for a week.

Tuesday, 1/3

The Biggest Loser; NBC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Switched at Birth; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.

Work It; ABC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two dudes pose as women to get jobs...
I believe it's billed as a comedy, but the commercial I saw wasn't all that funny.

Jane By Design; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Jane's a high schooler who gets hired by a design firm who mistook her for an adult.
It could happen...

Wednesday, 1/4

Nova; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Season Premiere.

Not My Mama's Meals; Cooking Channel. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Bobby Deen makes his mom's recipes-- but holds the calories.

Steven Seagal Lawman; A&E. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Thursday, 1/5

Winter Wipeout; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Project Runway All Stars; Lifetime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

American Stuffers; Animal Planet. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A family-run taxidermy business is followed in this reality series.

Friday, 1/6

Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.

Merlin; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Portlandia; IFC. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret; IFC. 9:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Saturday, 1/7

My Cat From Hell; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Zanatos, aka "Mittens", finally reveals his master plan to enslave the human race.
Okay, okay: I have no idea what this show is really about.

Dog Whisperer; Nat Geo Wild. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Sunday, 1/8

The Firm; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Picking up ten years after the 1993 film (based on the book) ended, Mitch McDeere looks to get his life back.

Downtown Abbey; PBS. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
I've heard good things about season one, so this should be worth watching.

Shameless; Showtime. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

House of Lies; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Cajun Pawn Stars; History. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Californication; Showtime. 9:30 pm CST.
The series jumps ahead three years for this season.
I wonder if Hank got over Karen in that time.
As if...

Dodd's Serta Trek

2012-01-01T09:54:00.001-06:00

Biggest daytime fireworks show ever

2011-12-31T10:06:00.001-06:00

Girl goes horse-jumping

2011-12-30T10:09:00.002-06:00

G.I. Joe Retailiation Trailer #1

2011-12-29T09:57:00.000-06:00

You know, this may end up being pretty good...

The things people get away with on TV today...

2011-12-28T07:10:00.001-06:00

Parry Gripp: "Deers Go Wild"

2011-12-27T09:51:00.001-06:00

Maybe pigs will fly after all

2011-12-26T11:55:00.000-06:00

For years, whenever I hear any new Van Halen news, I shrug and admit "I'm not holding my breath."

Well, looks like something is actually happening with Van Halen with this little message from the band.

It can with a lame video saying they're going on tour in February with tickets going on sale as early as January 10th.

Okay-- I'm still not going to believe a tour is coming until they set foot on a stage in front of a few people; nor will I believe an album is real until I put it in my CD player.

But it looks like they're making some progress. After years of Edward saying, "Yeah, man, I write all the time. I've got tons of stuff written," some of that writing may actually make it on an album and some songs on a tour.

Monkey Biker Gang on a Rampage

2011-12-26T09:48:00.002-06:00

What Chickenfoot's Been Up To:

2011-12-26T00:32:00.000-06:00

Holiday Wishes:

And the mystery of Chickenfoot II:

What your average emergency room looks like right about now...

2011-12-25T10:28:00.000-06:00

The True Meaning of Christmas?

2011-12-24T21:28:00.001-06:00

Okay. So it's creepy.

But it cracked me up.

Premieres and Notables: December 26, 2011- January 1, 2012

2011-12-24T16:26:00.002-06:00

Whoops.

Last week, I missed the Doctor Who (BBC America) marathons on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; all culminating with the newest Christmas Special at 8 pm CST on the 25th. Check it out.

I don't know how I could have missed mentioning it last time...

I save Doctor Who for when I'm alert and can only focus on the episode, which puts me behind (namely I haven't seen a new episode since the last Christmas Special). But, of course, waiting also puts me in the position of finally owning the sixth season on glorious Blu-Ray (thank you, Barnes & Noble for your Blu-Ray 40% off sale combined with a nice 30% off coupon, so the final price was merely "high" as opposed to the usual "ridiculous" for a BBC title...), so that's not a bad way to catch up.

You can catch up on the sixth season just by tuning into BBC America Christmas Day...

Okay, on to the bound-to-be short premieres post:

Monday, 12/26

The Closer (TNT; 8 pm CST). Winter Finale.

Rizzoli and Isles (TNT; 9 pm CST). Winter Finale.

Tuesday, 12/27

Texas Multi Mamas; We TV. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Six moms of multiple (twins, triplets, etc) get the families together.

Extreme Couponing All-Stars; TLC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Twelve couponers compete to find out who is the best.

Thursday, 12/29

Hook, Line and Sisters; TLC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two pro fisherwomen (who I'm guessing from seeing the title are sisters-- unless TLC would lie to us) make a go at deep-sea fishing in Alaska.

Friday, 12/30

Infested! Animal Planet. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Bug-bustin' Animal Planet style.
Interesting to see that bugs don't get the pretty "save the species" shows that other animals do...

^^^Ah, now I know why I missed mentioning the Doctor Who Christmas Special last week: because TV Guide wastes page space on the above bullshit shows and doesn't often mention great TV like the good Doctor's show...

Saturday, 12/31

I haven't seen an ep in a while, but I'm sure Phineas and Ferb (Disney XD) is still awesome. Maybe I'll catch up during the 13-hour marathon that begins at 10 am CST.

Sunday, 1/1

Rachael Ray vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off; Food Network. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ray and Fieri coach celebs for a cook-off.

Angry Boys; HBO. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Finally!!! A new show I don't feel disgust mentioning this week.
Chris Lilley (of the brilliant Summer Heights High) brings us this new show about young men and the troubles they face in Australia. And, as in previous shows, he plays multiple roles.
I am completely pumped about this show. Highly recommended.

Speaking of Chris Lilley, HBO OnDemand and HBO Go are offering both of Lilley's previous series up until the Angry Boys premiere. I haven't caught We Can Be Heroes yet (I fully plan to this week), but Summer Heights High was genius.

I wrote about it here and here.

Grace Helbig's Guide to Secret Santa Gifts

2011-12-24T11:45:00.000-06:00

Okay, this is probably late to help anyone, but I LOVE Grace Helbig-- and this definitely worth watching, even if you don't do Secret Santa.

Kristen Stewart Explains Christmas

2011-12-24T10:13:00.000-06:00

And now you know...

Clearing the rail

2011-12-24T02:08:00.000-06:00

...not.

You have to admire their creativity

2011-12-24T02:06:00.000-06:00

And the fact that half the duo will not reproduce...

Schmidt's Online Dating Profile-- from 2008

2011-12-23T14:20:00.000-06:00

I'm liking Fox's The New Girl (8 pm CST) more and more.

Stuff like this makes me like it even more...

I'm writing his name on my ballot

2011-12-23T10:42:00.002-06:00

Hope you already bought this for your kids

2011-12-22T10:19:00.000-06:00

Christmas will be prettty sad if you didn't...

Will Ferrell Old Milwaukee Davenport commercial #1

2011-12-21T10:37:00.000-06:00

Unearthed TRON Holiday Special

2011-12-20T10:10:00.000-06:00

Like many other late-'70s to early-'80s properties, TRON had a Holiday Special

Star Trek as A-Team

2011-12-19T09:50:00.006-06:00

Not bad...

Or how about a Dallas opening?

But why give Star Trek all the fun?

Man, modern TV shows with their "no theme songs" edict are really missing something...

Premieres and Notables: December 19-25, 2011

2011-12-18T22:27:00.000-06:00

Monday, 12/19

Terra Nova (Fox. 7 pm CST. ) Season Finale.
It hasn't gotten a renewal, so maybe: "series finale".

Who's Still Standing? NBC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Some new gameshow. Don't know; don't care...

Tuesday, 12/20

Best in the Business; Discovery. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Some new reality competition. Don't care about that one, either...

Wednesday, 12/21

American Horror Story (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Thursday, 12/22

The X Factor (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Friday, 12/23

Stan Lee makes a guest appearance on Chuck (NBC; 7 pm CST).

Saturday, 12/24

TBS airs their annual A Christmas Story 24-hour marathon, beginning at 7 pm CST.

Dumb thing to do with a leaf blower

2011-12-18T07:26:00.001-06:00

LARP Sparta Kick

2011-12-17T07:30:00.001-06:00

Muppets: The Pig With the Froggy Tattoo parody trailer

2011-12-16T07:35:00.002-06:00

B-Boy Schools Student

2011-12-15T07:23:00.000-06:00

Pedalling with a purpose

2011-12-14T08:42:00.000-06:00

Carousel Horse Race

2011-12-13T08:34:00.002-06:00

The race:

The post interviews:

Kinectimals Gone Bad

2011-12-12T08:23:00.000-06:00

Premieres and Notables: December 12-18, 2011

2011-12-11T16:18:00.000-06:00

Monday, 12/12

Fear Factor; NBC. 7 pm CST. Series Return.
After six years off, Joe Rogan brings back the gross...

Rollin' With Zack; OWN. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Enlightened (HBO; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Tuesday, 12/13

The Biggest Loser (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Wednesday, 12/14

24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road to the NHL Winter Classic; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Thursday, 12/15

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
One of the craziest and funniest seasons in years. I'm sad to see it go for another nine months.

Burn Notice (USA; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Impractical Jokers; truTV. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Three guys with funny names dare each other to do embarrassing things.

Sunday, 12/18

Survivor (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Dexter (Showtime; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Homeland (Showtime; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Why Not?

2011-12-11T08:20:00.001-06:00

Child Chooses the Dark Side

2011-12-10T08:12:00.000-06:00

Fishing Pole Shot

2011-12-09T08:10:00.001-06:00

As if there weren't enough reasons to hate Fox News

2011-12-08T07:54:00.000-06:00

Jesus F'in Christ, this network is ridiculous...

[Note: the stupidest shit is with the first guest, so no need to keep watching after he leaves-- unless you want to feel like blowing your brains out, then watch the whole thing.]

Welome to Kitty City

2011-12-07T10:32:00.000-06:00

One of the most bizarre things I've ever seen.

Young buck in love

2011-12-06T11:58:00.001-06:00

Drags a bit in the middle, but worth watching.

I'll bet it was that Britney Spears scent...

A new way to break a table

2011-12-05T11:19:00.001-06:00

Premieres and Notables: December 5-11, 2011

2011-12-04T21:38:00.001-06:00

Monday, 12/5

The Mortified Sessions; Sundance. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Stars tell embarrassing stories about their youth.

Tuesday, 12/6

Sons of Anarchy (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Covert Affairs (USA; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Hidden City; Travel. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Writer Marcus Sakey explores Chicago.

Storage Wars Texas; A&E. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Wednesday, 12/7

State of Play; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Miniseries Premiere.
This 2003 mini stars people like Bill Nighy, James McAvoy, and Kelly Macdonald in this six-part series. TV Guide describes it as such: "the sudden death of a prominent public figure's young assistant/mistress in a London tube station is only the tip of the geopolitical iceberg".
I've heard good things...

Friday, 12/9

Boss (Starz; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Starz already ordered a second season.

Sunday, 12/11

Amazing Race (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Allen Gregory (Fox; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
I'm guessing we can call the last ep of this turd the series finale.

Boardwalk Empire (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Stephen King's Bag of Bones; A&E. 8 pm CST. Miniseries Premiere.
Pierce Brosnan stars in this two-part mini based on King's novel.

Luck; HBO. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere/Preview.
A horse-racing drama from David Milch and Michael Mann, starring Nick Nolte and Dustin Hoffman.
The ep is just going to whet your appetite until it returns in January.

Greatest Reporter Send-off Ever

2011-12-04T11:16:00.001-06:00

Even Grover likes it

2011-12-03T23:53:00.000-06:00

Yes, it's very wrong.

But so damn funny.

Cat Mosh Pit

2011-12-03T11:13:00.001-06:00

Jedi Squirrels

2011-12-02T10:30:00.003-06:00

Are you the manager?

2011-12-01T06:02:00.001-06:00

Dashcam look at cop car crashing into house

2011-11-30T10:22:00.001-06:00

This dog knows the best tricks

2011-11-29T11:00:00.001-06:00

It's Gotta Be the 'Stache

2011-11-28T07:29:00.000-06:00

Premieres and Notables: November 28- December 4, 2011

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Monday, 11/28

The Sing-Off (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Bored to Death (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Pawn Stars; History. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Rizzoli & Isles; TNT. 9 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

Tuesday, 11/29

America's Supernanny; Lifetime. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Deborah Tillman uses her childcare expertise to help parents with their little angels.

Weed Wars; Discovery. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A look at the founder of Oakland's largest medical marijuana dispensary.

Wednesday, 11/30

I Hate My Teenage Daughter; Fox. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Jamie Pressley and Katie Fenneran star as two moms who don't want their teen girls growing up to be the types of classmates they hated themselves when they went to school.
I'm giving it a shot-- but I will say I haven't been hearing good things.

Hot in Cleveland; TVLand. 9 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

The Exes; TVLand. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Kristen Johnson plays a divorce lawyer who is also the landlord to three of her former clients (Donald Faison, Wayne Knight, and David Alan Bache).
I haven't anything good about this one either.

Friday, 12/2

The Take; Encore. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
This four-part British mini from 2009 stars Tom Hardy as an ex-con who wants to take-down organized crime.

Starving Secrets With Tracey Gold; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Gold helps anorexics get better.

Saturday, 12/3

Would You Rather? BBC America. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Graham Norton hosts this fun celeb-panel version of the "home game".

Hulk vs. Ewok

2011-11-27T10:19:00.000-06:00

Snowboarder Doesn't See The Light

2011-11-26T10:40:00.001-06:00

Fail-- Mario Style

2011-11-25T10:35:00.003-06:00

The Muppets-- film review

2011-11-24T10:40:00.000-06:00

I used to post reviews and kinda got away from it because they were tough to write-- especially knowing barely a handful of people actually saw them.

But I am still interested in pointing people toward good movies and away from bad ones. And when a film is still in theatres, it's important to point people in a timely manner (something I'm terrible at).

So here's a few quick thoughts about the film The Muppets, which opened yesterday:

First off, I'm not a huge Muppets fan. As a kid, I was more interested in the wackiness of the Gonzo stunts-- or the hosts (like Mark Hamill) of the prime time series. And, as an adult, I never really watched any of the films even though my kids had periods where they liked watching some of the movies again and again.

But none of that mattered to see this new film. As a Jason Segal fan, I knew getting this film produced was a labor of love, and it shows (not to give Segal all the credit; he's just the guy I know who had a large part in making this). Segal has a way of completely convincing us that he is sincere (when he needs to be)-- no matter how ridiculous the goings-on of a movie-- and it really worked here.

It's the Muppets, so corny is expected, and there was some of that, but there was also some real heart (and non-corny) humor to this one. Sure, some of the "heart" was a little too overt, but I'll admit to getting a little teary-eyed a couple of times. Even though it was rushed at times, the story was organic, and other than tying up the film during the credits, it was a good-start-to-finish film with no lagging scenes.

All in all, this is a great movie for kids-- that doesn't insult adults (actually, adults will "get more" from it). That's extremely rare. The music is really good, and the songs are funny-- another breakthrough.

And I know old school fans will never accept anyone other than Jim Henson as Kermit, but Steve Whitmire was excellent. Kermit has no facial features that can be manipulated to express emotion, but the mere moving of the arc of his head showed a lot. It's subtle, but effective.

There's nothing terribly original here-- but it's all done so well, I can't give this any less than a B+. It's worth checking out.

Breaking up a fight using only words

2011-11-24T10:29:00.002-06:00

Just because I think this is cool

2011-11-23T10:36:00.002-06:00

Not to put a damper on a new (and I think has potential to be pretty good) film releasing today, but I love this picture.

Rick Perry's Spin Room

2011-11-22T11:09:00.002-06:00

The Spin Room from Robert Ben Garant

Douchebag Bison

2011-11-21T10:34:00.000-06:00

Dick...

The new workout sensation

2011-11-20T06:11:00.000-06:00

Premieres and Notables: November 21-27, 2011

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Monday, 11/21

The Layover; Travel Channel. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Anthony Bourdain hosts this new travelogue.

You Deserve It; ABC. 8:01 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Some sort of gameshow where the contestants play for people who need the quarter-million dollar prize more than they do.

Tuesday, 11/22

Dancing With the Stars (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere
Highly recommended.

Thursday, 11/24

Noodle and Doodle; Sprout. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A crafts and cooking show for preschoolers...

Friday, 11/25

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse; TBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Michael Jai White and Tasha Smith reprise their roles from Perry's film Why Did I Get Married? in this new series.

All on the Line With Joe Zee; Sundance. 8:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Sunday, 11/27

The Walking Dead (AMC; 8 pm CST). Mid-season Finale.
The shit really hits the fan for the survivors-- and then AMC is going to make us wait a few months for the rest of the season.

And sometime tonight (I'm guessing 9 or 10 pm CST), Chelsea Handler's After Lately will debut its second season. If you like Chelsea Lately, then it's must-see. If you just like seeing coworkers humilate and ridicule each other, then it's a must-see for those reasons as well.

Bank America Listens

2011-11-19T10:44:00.001-06:00

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The Walkie Talkie Dead

2011-11-18T10:29:00.001-06:00

Herman Cain Makes Promises

2011-11-17T10:51:00.003-06:00

Herman Cainâs Campaign Promises with Mike Tyson from Mike Tyson

"Because the Tea Party loves crazy more than it hates black."
Tyson rules...

How NOT to evade the police

2011-11-16T10:24:00.001-06:00

Dude ia a candy thief.