First, a little thing people forget about: if you're typing a blog post that's lengthy, make sure it's auto-saving-- or save it manually-- as you type. I lost 45 minutes of genius, and I'm sorry to say I'm not going to duplicate the efforts because I don't have the time. There are lots of things to note; I'm just going to keep my comments sparse this time around...
Get ready for the bombardment...
Monday, June 16
The Middleman; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This based-on-a-comic-book family-friendly series about a super agent who teams up with an artist sounds a lot like Men in Black. I've heard good things. Worth checking out.
Intervention; A&E. 8 pm CST. 5th season premiere.
Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal; A&E. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
I have no real idea what this show is about, but I'm going to guess the title is a little clue...
Weeds; Showtime. 9 pm. 4th season premiere.
In the third season finale, wildfires threatened Agrestic, Nancy's grow house was discovered by the Feds, and Nancy torched her home to get rid of any evidence. Time for the Botwins to move... to a border town. Highly recommended (*snicker* I said "high").
I've heard lots of good stuff about this season: the series moves away from the played-out suburbs. The family moves to Nancy's father-in-law's (Albert Brooks) house near Mexico. Kevin Nealon's Doug finds a reason to tag along. And Nancy now has an even more troubling decision to make: whether to take the next step and move into harder drugs (the concept was Nancy started dealing weed-- and just weed-- to support her family after her husband's death).
The bad stuff: possibly less of Elizabeth Perkin's Celia with the new locale (although the trailers I've seen of the new season has her defending herself; sounds as if everyone believes she was the pot dealer in Agrestic).
The terrible stuff: one of the coolest quirks of the show was the opening credits for seasons 2 and 3, where they used many different singers/bands to sing the "Little Boxes" theme song is now a thing of the past with season 4. I'll withhold my final grade until I see what they do with the opening credits tomorrow. Maybe it'll be even cooler.
The kick-ass stuff: Julie Bowen has a recurring role. Oh, and my cable company now includes Showtime HD in my package. That means Mary-Louise Parker in high def. I don't think I need to explain further.
Secret Diary of a Call Girl; Showtime. 9:30. Series Premiere.
By 9:38 CST, expect to hear a collective moan caused by a nerdgasm when Doctor Who fans see the Doc's former partner in little-- if any-- clothing. In all seriousness, I've read that Billie Piper is very good in this series imported from the U.K. Sure, it's about being a high-class prostitute, but it's also about her trying to juggle that with her personal life. I've heard good things.
Tuesday, 6/17
America's Got Talent; NBC. 8 pm. 3rd season premiere.
AFI's 10 Top 10; CBS. 7 pm. Special
AFI throws another list at us; this time the top ten movies in ten genres: animation, courtroom drama, epic, fantasy, gangster, romantic comedy, science fiction, sports, and Western.
Black Gold; TRU TV. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Yet another dangerous job series. This one looks at Texas oil drillers.
I wonder if anyone will say "I drink your milkshake!," during the season. If someone does, I swear I'll watch it...
Flipping Out; Bravo. 9 pm. season premiere.
Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood; Oxygen. 9 pm. season premiere.
They've sold the inn and moved back to Hollywood. Raise your hand if you give a crap.
Wednesday, 6/18
Tyler Perry's House of Payne; TBS. 9 pm. Return.
Thursday, 6/19
Live From Abbey Road; Sundance. 9 pm. 2nd season premiere.
The prem has Mary J. Blige, Dashboard Confessional, and James Blunt
MVP; Soapnet. 10 pm. Series premiere.
This Canadian hockey team Footballers Wive$ didn't even score a second season Up North.
Penn & Teller's Bullshit! Showtime. 9 pm. season premiere.
Notice how I can fully spell out the title in this blog? Suck on that, Entertainment Weekly!
Friday, 6/20
Camp Rock; Disney. 7 pm. Special.
Before The Mouse milks High School Musical completely dry, they're trying on a new franchise. This one stars the Jonas Brothers and all sorts of Disney Channel vets. They've been hyping this movie for months, and I expect it to be huge.
Daytime Emmy Awards; ABC. 7 pm. Special.
Here's how much faith ABC has in this program:
1. It's airing on Friday (Kiss of Death)
2. It's airing in the summer (Kiss of Death Pt 2)
3. They're putting it up against their sister channel's tentpole movie (Camp Rock)
Sunday, 6/22
I Can't Believe I'm Still Single; Showtime. 10:30. Series Premiere.
Actor-writer Eric Schaeffer (Starved; Century City) hits the road to find love in this tongue-in-cheek docu-series.
Inspector Lewis; PBS. 8 pm (check local listings). Season premiere.
The Two Coreys; A&E. 9 pm. 2nd season premiere.
Sounds like Haim and Feldman are on the outs. But not enough to keep them off this little television gem... Hey, if Paris and Nicole could work a series together while separate, so can the Coreys.
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