Sorry I'm late this week, but I already posted about the Venture Brothers marathon last night as well as the Boondocks marathon tonight. Cartoon Network's [adult swim] keeps it going the rest of the week as well.
Wednesday, 12/27
When Parents Are Deployed; PBS. 8:00 pm-8:30 pm CST. Special
Cuba Gooding Jr. hosts this Sesame Workshop show for the 700,000 children under the age of 5 who have parents who are away from home this Holiday Season.
Bio Live; Biography Channel. 7:00 pm CST. Series Premiere.
New profile series placing artists in front of a studio audience. Lee Ann Womack is the guest in the premiere.
Robot Chicken; Cartoon Network [adult swim]. 9:30 pm- 4:30 am CST.
A thirty episode marathon of the insane stop-motion toy series. Your mind will melt if you watch it all at once, but in two or three 15-minute episode blocks at a time, you should be okay. Hilarious at times; horrifying at times-- you'll never look at toys the same way again. Creator Seth Green voices many characters, and he enlists friends such as Sarah Michelle Gellar, Scarlett Johansson, Donald Faison, and Ashton Kutcher to lend their voices as well.
Funniest Commercials of the Year; TBS. 8:00 pm. Special.
Just what it sounds like...
Thursday, Dec 28
Squidbillies; Cartoon Network [adult swim]. 9:30 pm - 4:30 am CST.
Another marathon. I gave up watching this show after a few episodes, but if you want to see something completely insane, check it out. Squid hillbillies. That's all I got...
Friday, Dec 29
Smallville; ABC Family. 10 am CST
Nine hours of the show from the pilot to the fourth season finale.
I soooo have to watch the DVDs of this show I've got on my shelf...
Eureka; Sci Fi Channel. 8:00 pm CST
Yet another show I've got on a shelf and haven't watched yet. I hear it's good. This marathon consists of six episodes.
Saturday, Dec 30
Marathon marathons marathons...
Law & Order: Criminal Intent; USA. 10 am CST. Twelve episodes.
Fashion Team; TV GUIDE Channel. 11 am-6 pm.
Mama's Family; CMT. 4:00 pm. Twelve episodes.
Ugly Betty; ABC. 7:00 - 10:00 pm. Three eps from this great series. Note: ABC Family has all ten episodes on Sunday, and SoapNet has them all on Monday.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; FX. 10 pm CST. The entire uneven first season of this show airs. The second season was better, but there's some good stuff here.
Sunday, Dec 31
Lots and lots of New Year's Eve specials.
And Marathons:
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; USA. 5:00 am. Twenty-four hours of episodes from all eight seasons.
Twilight Zone; Sci Fi Channel. 8:00 am. FORTY-FIVE (!!!) hours of the classic science fiction series. Awesome!
Six Feet Under; Bravo. 9 am. The first five episdoes of the series.
Law & Order; TNT. 10 am. Thirty-freakin'-seven episodes.
Seinfeld; TBS. 6 pm. A six-hour block.
South Park; Comedy Central. 9:00 pm. "Chef Aid" begins this six episode block.
Entourage; HBO. 9:30 pm. The entire third season airs.
Well, that's it for the year. I have to give my props to TV GUIDE for all the scoop I steal from it for these weekly "premieres" posts I make.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Sunday, December 24, 2006
More Marathons
I spoke about the Venture Brothers marathon Christmas night, but my DVR scheduler popped up some more marathons of great [adult swim] (Cartoon Network) shows coming up.
On Tuesday, Dec 26, the network is airing 6-1/2 hours of Boondocks, beginning at 9:30 pm CST and running to 4:00 am. This could easily be a network show-- if networks had any balls at all. It's a show about the black experience that can work for any race, and a number of episodes really made me think about the life and cultures around me.
I wish I had time to explain and praise it properly, but it's Christmas Eve, and I just don't.
If you can't commit to the full 6-1/2 hours of the marathon, I highly recommend you check out the episode "The Return of the King", airing from 11:00 pm to 11:30 pm. It poses the question "What if when Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot, he fell into a coma and awoke just before September 11, 2001?" It's a very biting commentary on the political landscape at that time-- and the crazy zealotry of our own country.
It's one of the best episodes of television I've watched the last two years.
And on New Year's Eve, the Cartoon Network airs a four hour and fifteen minute marathon of the heavy metal turned up to 111 show Metalocalypse from 9:00 pm to 1:15 am. This is a crazy show. I recommend using the closed captioning on your TV to catch everything.
There's no real redeeming value to the show. It's bloody, vulgar (the worst words are "bleeped" with guitar), and on the other side of reality, but I find it funny. I'm not hardcore metal, but I understand it.
There's a classic scene where bassist Murderface drops his pants and plays his bass with his schwing-schwang (I hope it airs during the marathon...).
Check it out.
On Tuesday, Dec 26, the network is airing 6-1/2 hours of Boondocks, beginning at 9:30 pm CST and running to 4:00 am. This could easily be a network show-- if networks had any balls at all. It's a show about the black experience that can work for any race, and a number of episodes really made me think about the life and cultures around me.
I wish I had time to explain and praise it properly, but it's Christmas Eve, and I just don't.
If you can't commit to the full 6-1/2 hours of the marathon, I highly recommend you check out the episode "The Return of the King", airing from 11:00 pm to 11:30 pm. It poses the question "What if when Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot, he fell into a coma and awoke just before September 11, 2001?" It's a very biting commentary on the political landscape at that time-- and the crazy zealotry of our own country.
It's one of the best episodes of television I've watched the last two years.
And on New Year's Eve, the Cartoon Network airs a four hour and fifteen minute marathon of the heavy metal turned up to 111 show Metalocalypse from 9:00 pm to 1:15 am. This is a crazy show. I recommend using the closed captioning on your TV to catch everything.
There's no real redeeming value to the show. It's bloody, vulgar (the worst words are "bleeped" with guitar), and on the other side of reality, but I find it funny. I'm not hardcore metal, but I understand it.
There's a classic scene where bassist Murderface drops his pants and plays his bass with his schwing-schwang (I hope it airs during the marathon...).
Check it out.
An ad-VENTURE-ous Marathon
After you send the family home and put the kids to bed on Christmas day, flip on over to Cartoon Network's [adult swim] at 9:30 pm and watch seven straight hours of my favorite show on the network (and I watch lots of [swim] shows): The Venture Brothers.
The [adult swim] website doesn't match my DVR schedule for episodes, but it looks as if the last episode of season one and all of season two will be airing. 9:30 pm CST to 4:30 am CST.
Highlights are:
"Hate Floats": Centering on lovable, yet dimwitted, Henchman 21 and Henchman 24 who become part of The Monarch's attempt to rebuild his empire-- and win back Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Brothers has the best character names).
"Assassinanny 911": Brock has a secret mission to go on, so he gets his ex, Molotov Cocktease, to watch the boys. Includes a killer line about Dean having Apache Ghosts in his swim trunks.
"Escape From the House of Mummies Part II": A very odd episode (a fake "recap" episode) that contains the best comeback to a threat I've seen in a while, courtesy of Dr. Venture.
"Victor. Echo. November.": Longtime readers may remember my love for this episode when I wrote about it on August 14. (And if I knew what the Hell I was doing with this blog, I'd be able to make a link to it...)
Here are some lines from the episode I noted in that post:
"There were two side effects. One: he can mess up a guy just by touching him. And two: he became a humorless dick."
The Monarch, describing The Phantom Limb's origin.
"Ah, c'mon! Why does that happen? I shook it so hard, I almost hit that pink puck."
Hank, lamenting the fact that he had a"pee stain" on his pants after using the urinal.
"We need one of these at home, it's better than riding sideways on a swing."
Hank, while using the hot air hand dryer to dry the aforementioned stain off his pants.
"Dude, stop wailing on my junk!"
Hank to Dean, who was trying to put out the fire on his pants caused by the hand dryer.
And the crazy two-part finale "Showdown at Creamation Creek" where everything comes to a head: Team Venture gets accidentally captured by the Monarch's minions; The Monarch gets back with Dr. Girlfriend, but The Phantom Limb tries to break them up again; Brock rallies the Monarch's henchmen for the battle, and Hank tries to prove his manliness along with the others; Dean hallucinates that he is a great warrior and that David Bowie is a pack of cigarettes.
So check it out. It's hilarious-- and not bat-sh** insane like most [adult swim] shows are. It's accessible in both plot and animation and is highly recommended.
The [adult swim] website doesn't match my DVR schedule for episodes, but it looks as if the last episode of season one and all of season two will be airing. 9:30 pm CST to 4:30 am CST.
Highlights are:
"Hate Floats": Centering on lovable, yet dimwitted, Henchman 21 and Henchman 24 who become part of The Monarch's attempt to rebuild his empire-- and win back Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Brothers has the best character names).
"Assassinanny 911": Brock has a secret mission to go on, so he gets his ex, Molotov Cocktease, to watch the boys. Includes a killer line about Dean having Apache Ghosts in his swim trunks.
"Escape From the House of Mummies Part II": A very odd episode (a fake "recap" episode) that contains the best comeback to a threat I've seen in a while, courtesy of Dr. Venture.
"Victor. Echo. November.": Longtime readers may remember my love for this episode when I wrote about it on August 14. (And if I knew what the Hell I was doing with this blog, I'd be able to make a link to it...)
Here are some lines from the episode I noted in that post:
"There were two side effects. One: he can mess up a guy just by touching him. And two: he became a humorless dick."
The Monarch, describing The Phantom Limb's origin.
"Ah, c'mon! Why does that happen? I shook it so hard, I almost hit that pink puck."
Hank, lamenting the fact that he had a"pee stain" on his pants after using the urinal.
"We need one of these at home, it's better than riding sideways on a swing."
Hank, while using the hot air hand dryer to dry the aforementioned stain off his pants.
"Dude, stop wailing on my junk!"
Hank to Dean, who was trying to put out the fire on his pants caused by the hand dryer.
And the crazy two-part finale "Showdown at Creamation Creek" where everything comes to a head: Team Venture gets accidentally captured by the Monarch's minions; The Monarch gets back with Dr. Girlfriend, but The Phantom Limb tries to break them up again; Brock rallies the Monarch's henchmen for the battle, and Hank tries to prove his manliness along with the others; Dean hallucinates that he is a great warrior and that David Bowie is a pack of cigarettes.
So check it out. It's hilarious-- and not bat-sh** insane like most [adult swim] shows are. It's accessible in both plot and animation and is highly recommended.
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