Another funny short. This one provided by pokerguy74.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Han Solo's torture
Lametastic84 posted this clip on YouTube. The joke is funny, if stretched a little too far.
10 Things I Hate About Commandments
Here is an extremely well done 1:18 long clip that poses the question: what if THE TEN COMMANDMENTS was a teen comedy.
Friday, May 11, 2007
NBC Makes it (Almost) Official
Michael Ausiello reports that a well-placed mole at NBC has confirmed that Scrubs will be back for a final 18 episode season on the network.
Rumor has it that if NBC pulled the plug on the show, ABC would have picked it up (the network actually produces the show) for the last season.
If NBC doesn't make it official soon, we should know the fate of the show next week at upfronts.
I'm going to try really hard to keep up with upfronts and report as I can. But you can always check tvguide.com, click in the news and views section, and then click on Michael Ausiello. He's always got the scoop as he reports on upfronts (in a usually comical manner).
Rumor has it that if NBC pulled the plug on the show, ABC would have picked it up (the network actually produces the show) for the last season.
If NBC doesn't make it official soon, we should know the fate of the show next week at upfronts.
I'm going to try really hard to keep up with upfronts and report as I can. But you can always check tvguide.com, click in the news and views section, and then click on Michael Ausiello. He's always got the scoop as he reports on upfronts (in a usually comical manner).
Media Watch: Tuesday Through Thursday
Part Two of what I watch/read in a week.
Tuesday:
The Showbiz Show With David Spade; 5/3
How I Met Your Mother; "Something Borrowed"; 5/7
The New Adventures of Old Christine; 5/7
Moral Orel; "Repression"; 5/6
An hour of the audiobook Star Wars: Cloak of Deception.
About 35 minutes of a My Chemical Romance CD my friend lent me.
Wednesday:
Sherrybaby DVD
A few entries in The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived
An hour of the audiobook Star Wars: Cloak of Deception
Free Comic Book Day edition of Amazing Spider-Man "Swing Shift"
Free Comic Book Day edition of Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century
Justice League of America #8
Justice Society of America #5
Thursday:
Finished The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived
Listened to an hour of the audiobook Star Wars: Cloak of Deception
Read a chapter of Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Exile
Read the first chapter of the 300 graphic novel
The Office; "Beach Games"; 5/10
My Name Is Earl; "The Trial"; 5/10
Reno 911; 5/6
Tuesday:
The Showbiz Show With David Spade; 5/3
How I Met Your Mother; "Something Borrowed"; 5/7
The New Adventures of Old Christine; 5/7
Moral Orel; "Repression"; 5/6
An hour of the audiobook Star Wars: Cloak of Deception.
About 35 minutes of a My Chemical Romance CD my friend lent me.
Wednesday:
Sherrybaby DVD
A few entries in The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived
An hour of the audiobook Star Wars: Cloak of Deception
Free Comic Book Day edition of Amazing Spider-Man "Swing Shift"
Free Comic Book Day edition of Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century
Justice League of America #8
Justice Society of America #5
Thursday:
Finished The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived
Listened to an hour of the audiobook Star Wars: Cloak of Deception
Read a chapter of Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Exile
Read the first chapter of the 300 graphic novel
The Office; "Beach Games"; 5/10
My Name Is Earl; "The Trial"; 5/10
Reno 911; 5/6
Thursday, May 10, 2007
NBC Stops Playing the Waiting Game
Every season, there's one show that every critic loves. Usually, the show suffers from bad ratings and disappears.
This year, that show was Friday Night Lights. Eyes are on NBC's upfronts next week, where we'll see if it gets renewed.
But they decided not to make us wait. tvguide.com's Michael Ausiello reported a mere three hours ago that NBC has renewed the show for next year-- for a full 22 episode season!
This year, that show was Friday Night Lights. Eyes are on NBC's upfronts next week, where we'll see if it gets renewed.
But they decided not to make us wait. tvguide.com's Michael Ausiello reported a mere three hours ago that NBC has renewed the show for next year-- for a full 22 episode season!
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Iron Man?
Iron Man was the first superhero I wished I could be. The armor was just too cool. Way, way back, in my earliest years of reading comic books, Iron Man was the one I had to read first when I bought a few comics.
I "grew out" of the character when he was handled so poorly (pretty much the '90s until today). Now, after the "Civil War" storyline Marvel did last year, Tony Stark's pretty much a dick.
So I'm looking forward to what I hope is "my" Iron Man for the upcoming film (especially because the direct to DVD animated movie was booooring).
This picture of the movie armor was on ew.com, so I hope it's legit. 'Cause it kicks all kinds of ass...
Media Week: Sunday and Monday
In the past week, I've had exchanges with two of my friends about the sheer amount of media I devour in a typical day. One friend of mine just came out and said "Do you ever just do nothing?" And I, honestly, don't. It's pretty sad.
My other friend got to hear about my dilemma when I have the house to myself for a few hours. Do I watch something in the living room on the DVR (which needs to be cleaned out from time to time) on the big TV? Do I go downstairs to my Fortress of Solitude and watch a tape or DVD while I straighten out my collections? Do I try to catch up on the few websites I stay up on? If I'm on the computer, can I watch something on the TV in the other room? Should I bring the small TV/VCR to the computer room, so I can surf/blog while something's on I can watch?
So yeah, I don't ever really shut down.
So this (and subsequent posts for the week) will kinda lay out what I watch/read in a week. I know I talk TV most of the time, but I am more rounded than that.
For the record: I'm not going to list the websites (tvguide.com, newsarama.com, and the library website) or the magazines I read. And I skim the daily paper, but I usually knock it out in a half-hour, so it's not like I read more than dozen articles a day.
Anyway, here goes. It's, actually, pretty light so far.
If I know the episode title, I'll include it. The dates are when the ep aired:
Sunday, May 6
Ugly Betty, "Secretaries Day", 5/3
Bronx Bunny, 4/25
Desperate Houswives, 5/6
Brothers and Sisters, 4/29
A chapter of Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Exile.
Monday, May 7
The trade paperback Batman: As The Crow Flies
The first story in the trade paperback Superman: Up, Up and Away
Listened to about an hour's worth of the audiobook of Star Wars: Cloak of Deception.
Watched the DVD of Casino Royale
My other friend got to hear about my dilemma when I have the house to myself for a few hours. Do I watch something in the living room on the DVR (which needs to be cleaned out from time to time) on the big TV? Do I go downstairs to my Fortress of Solitude and watch a tape or DVD while I straighten out my collections? Do I try to catch up on the few websites I stay up on? If I'm on the computer, can I watch something on the TV in the other room? Should I bring the small TV/VCR to the computer room, so I can surf/blog while something's on I can watch?
So yeah, I don't ever really shut down.
So this (and subsequent posts for the week) will kinda lay out what I watch/read in a week. I know I talk TV most of the time, but I am more rounded than that.
For the record: I'm not going to list the websites (tvguide.com, newsarama.com, and the library website) or the magazines I read. And I skim the daily paper, but I usually knock it out in a half-hour, so it's not like I read more than dozen articles a day.
Anyway, here goes. It's, actually, pretty light so far.
If I know the episode title, I'll include it. The dates are when the ep aired:
Sunday, May 6
Ugly Betty, "Secretaries Day", 5/3
Bronx Bunny, 4/25
Desperate Houswives, 5/6
Brothers and Sisters, 4/29
A chapter of Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Exile.
Monday, May 7
The trade paperback Batman: As The Crow Flies
The first story in the trade paperback Superman: Up, Up and Away
Listened to about an hour's worth of the audiobook of Star Wars: Cloak of Deception.
Watched the DVD of Casino Royale
ABC's Bold Move
Fans, creators, and the network did the impossible: they pulled off a win-win-win for Lost.
Producers of the show had wanted ABC to agree to an end point. This would allow them to tell the story they wanted to tell.
ABC didn't want one of their cash cows to just up and leave when money and ratings were to be had.
Fans wanted some comfort that the show still had a direction.
On Monday, ABC announced that Lost would be back for three more, shortened, seasons. The sixteen episode seasons would run from February to May without repeats.
It's a big move for the network. And it's showing a potential shift in network thinking, allowing a show to run shorter seasons without interruptions.
I don't watch the show (yet), but I find the move encouraging. The producers can now put the pieces in place to tell the story they want to tell. The fans can continue to watch without feeling the show is spinning its wheels. And the network has three more seasons of the show with an easy way to schedule it.
Producers of the show had wanted ABC to agree to an end point. This would allow them to tell the story they wanted to tell.
ABC didn't want one of their cash cows to just up and leave when money and ratings were to be had.
Fans wanted some comfort that the show still had a direction.
On Monday, ABC announced that Lost would be back for three more, shortened, seasons. The sixteen episode seasons would run from February to May without repeats.
It's a big move for the network. And it's showing a potential shift in network thinking, allowing a show to run shorter seasons without interruptions.
I don't watch the show (yet), but I find the move encouraging. The producers can now put the pieces in place to tell the story they want to tell. The fans can continue to watch without feeling the show is spinning its wheels. And the network has three more seasons of the show with an easy way to schedule it.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
This Week's Notables Addendum
This week has a few notables I didn't point out because TV Guide didn't have them. Thank goodness for the DVR scheduler...
Easily enough, they all air on Saturday, May 12.
The fourth episode of Green Wing airs on BBC America Saturday from 4-5 am . I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was a bit upset that the network hasn't been airing it regularly, but I did recommend recording the first three eps that aired. And 'cuz I got yer back, I'm telling you about the fourth.
And it's a good one. It's Joanna's birthday, and she thinks the hot IT stud gave her a gift, and it was actually from lower-than-geek Dr. Statham. Plus, it is revealed that Guy has rated all the women in the hospital, and Caroline is mad she didn't rate higher.
Also on Saturday, from 6am-11am, the Sundance Channel will air the entire third (and final) season of Slings and Arrows. I haven't watched it yet, but I was hooked from the first episode of the series, especially with Paul Gross' work. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.
Finally, I don't want to hype it beyond all expectations, but I really believe the "Return of the King" episode of The Boondocks that is airing on Saturday on the Cartoon Network/[adult swim] from 10:30-11:00 pm is one of the best half-hours of television I watched all last year-- and if I was pinned down, I would rank it as the one of the best I've ever seen.
It's kind of an alternate history episode that poses the question: what would Martin Luther King, Jr. think of the state of African Americans today. When the ep first aired, I had just finished a book written by a reformed Crips (or was it Bloods?) member who related his life story, and what he had learned from many stints in jail. One of his main arguments about why black people can never get ahead is because they are held down by whites-- something I would agree with. I'm not sure if it's true on a small, personal level, but I do believe on a large corporate or government level, it's true. But I also felt that argument was missing something.
This Boondocks episode fills in the blanks a bit when it's pretty laid out there that black people cause as much damage to themselves as any other race does. King's reaction to how some party members at a rally are acting really doesn't pull any punches. I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but I was shocked initially, and then the point of the scene hit me right between the eyes. Too bad not enough people watched it; or that most of the ones that did, won't "get it" (sort of what Dave Chappelle realized about peoples' reactions to The Chappelle Show). It's a very good story interlaced with profanity and the "N-Word" as well as jokes (the show is a comedy after all). But, like shows such as Chappelle's Show and South Park, the heart of the story can be missed when all people see are the jokes.
And the episode was also a great tribute to the man who had done so much for African Americans-- and Americans in general. And that was the whole point to the episode. No one has really done a good "holiday episode" about Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (when this episode first aired), and, sadly, no one probably ever will. Especially since The Boondocks set the bar so high.
This episode gets my highest recommendation. If you tried Boondocks and didn't like it, give this episode a try. The tone is a little different from the other episodes, and it's worth trying again for.
And if you haven't tried the show-- shame on you! Are you not reading what I'm writing? Do I do this for nothing?
Easily enough, they all air on Saturday, May 12.
The fourth episode of Green Wing airs on BBC America Saturday from 4-5 am . I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was a bit upset that the network hasn't been airing it regularly, but I did recommend recording the first three eps that aired. And 'cuz I got yer back, I'm telling you about the fourth.
And it's a good one. It's Joanna's birthday, and she thinks the hot IT stud gave her a gift, and it was actually from lower-than-geek Dr. Statham. Plus, it is revealed that Guy has rated all the women in the hospital, and Caroline is mad she didn't rate higher.
Also on Saturday, from 6am-11am, the Sundance Channel will air the entire third (and final) season of Slings and Arrows. I haven't watched it yet, but I was hooked from the first episode of the series, especially with Paul Gross' work. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.
Finally, I don't want to hype it beyond all expectations, but I really believe the "Return of the King" episode of The Boondocks that is airing on Saturday on the Cartoon Network/[adult swim] from 10:30-11:00 pm is one of the best half-hours of television I watched all last year-- and if I was pinned down, I would rank it as the one of the best I've ever seen.
It's kind of an alternate history episode that poses the question: what would Martin Luther King, Jr. think of the state of African Americans today. When the ep first aired, I had just finished a book written by a reformed Crips (or was it Bloods?) member who related his life story, and what he had learned from many stints in jail. One of his main arguments about why black people can never get ahead is because they are held down by whites-- something I would agree with. I'm not sure if it's true on a small, personal level, but I do believe on a large corporate or government level, it's true. But I also felt that argument was missing something.
This Boondocks episode fills in the blanks a bit when it's pretty laid out there that black people cause as much damage to themselves as any other race does. King's reaction to how some party members at a rally are acting really doesn't pull any punches. I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but I was shocked initially, and then the point of the scene hit me right between the eyes. Too bad not enough people watched it; or that most of the ones that did, won't "get it" (sort of what Dave Chappelle realized about peoples' reactions to The Chappelle Show). It's a very good story interlaced with profanity and the "N-Word" as well as jokes (the show is a comedy after all). But, like shows such as Chappelle's Show and South Park, the heart of the story can be missed when all people see are the jokes.
And the episode was also a great tribute to the man who had done so much for African Americans-- and Americans in general. And that was the whole point to the episode. No one has really done a good "holiday episode" about Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (when this episode first aired), and, sadly, no one probably ever will. Especially since The Boondocks set the bar so high.
This episode gets my highest recommendation. If you tried Boondocks and didn't like it, give this episode a try. The tone is a little different from the other episodes, and it's worth trying again for.
And if you haven't tried the show-- shame on you! Are you not reading what I'm writing? Do I do this for nothing?
Premieres and Notables, April 7-13, 2007
Sorry it's been so long-- rough week. And I've got to do this post quick-like...
Monday, 5/7
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 7:30 CST) and Girlfriends (CW, 8:30) have their season finales.
Tuesday, 5/8
George Lopez (ABC, 7:00), The Unit (CBS, 8:00), and Tori & Dean: Inn Love (Oxygen, 9:30) all have their season finales.
Wednesday, 5/9
Jericho (CBS, 7:00) has a death in its season finale, and the 100th ep of Mail Call (History, 10:00) is also its season finale.
Thursday, 5/10
NBC continues it's "supersized" Thursday. Earl's self-improvement the past few weeks may take a bad turn on the season finale of My Name Is Earl (NBC, 7:00). Michael takes the crew on a staff outing at Lake Scranton and creates a competition to find his successor (he's being considered for a corporate position; why would he think he wouldn't get it?) on The Office (NBC, 7:40). And on Scrubs (NBC, 8:20), J.D. runs into a pregnant Kim, who, if you remember, told J.D. she had a miscarriage.
Without a Trace also wraps up its fifth season tonight (CBS, 9:00). Part One of the Supernatural (CW, 8:00) season finale airs.
Traveler; ABC. 9:01 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two friends pull a prank at an NY museum. A bomb goes off in the museum the same day. Now the two are on the run from the FBI, and their only alibi has disappeared-- and he might have set them up in the first place.
Friday, 5/11
P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy (HBO, 11:00), Ghost Whisperer (CBS, 7:00), and Close to Home (CBS, 8:00) have their season finales.
Saturday, 5/12
My Friends Tigger and Pooh; Disney. 9:00 am. Series Premiere.
Christopher Robin didn't make the cut in this CG animated series. Now, the human of the group is a six-year-old girl named Darby.
Sunday, 5/13
Survivor: Fiji (CBS, 7-10:00) picks the latest winner in its season finale, and Seventh Heaven (CW, 7:00) has its second (and final) series finale.
Monday, 5/7
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 7:30 CST) and Girlfriends (CW, 8:30) have their season finales.
Tuesday, 5/8
George Lopez (ABC, 7:00), The Unit (CBS, 8:00), and Tori & Dean: Inn Love (Oxygen, 9:30) all have their season finales.
Wednesday, 5/9
Jericho (CBS, 7:00) has a death in its season finale, and the 100th ep of Mail Call (History, 10:00) is also its season finale.
Thursday, 5/10
NBC continues it's "supersized" Thursday. Earl's self-improvement the past few weeks may take a bad turn on the season finale of My Name Is Earl (NBC, 7:00). Michael takes the crew on a staff outing at Lake Scranton and creates a competition to find his successor (he's being considered for a corporate position; why would he think he wouldn't get it?) on The Office (NBC, 7:40). And on Scrubs (NBC, 8:20), J.D. runs into a pregnant Kim, who, if you remember, told J.D. she had a miscarriage.
Without a Trace also wraps up its fifth season tonight (CBS, 9:00). Part One of the Supernatural (CW, 8:00) season finale airs.
Traveler; ABC. 9:01 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two friends pull a prank at an NY museum. A bomb goes off in the museum the same day. Now the two are on the run from the FBI, and their only alibi has disappeared-- and he might have set them up in the first place.
Friday, 5/11
P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy (HBO, 11:00), Ghost Whisperer (CBS, 7:00), and Close to Home (CBS, 8:00) have their season finales.
Saturday, 5/12
My Friends Tigger and Pooh; Disney. 9:00 am. Series Premiere.
Christopher Robin didn't make the cut in this CG animated series. Now, the human of the group is a six-year-old girl named Darby.
Sunday, 5/13
Survivor: Fiji (CBS, 7-10:00) picks the latest winner in its season finale, and Seventh Heaven (CW, 7:00) has its second (and final) series finale.
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