Saturday, April 04, 2009

UNUSUALS Correction

And in what must to be Reason #25 or so of why TV Guide sucks:

The listing that ABC's Unusuals premiered on Monday, 4/6, is incorrect. It actually begins on Wednesday, 4/8 at 9:02 pm.

Since it's a pain to cut and paste in Blogger-- and the post is now three or four deep from this one-- I figured I'd just make the note here. Plus, I had to be cute and embed a video, which will just make things messier to change now.

Portia Apologizes

Sarcasm rules!

Rapping Flight Attendant

SOUP's On: FAST AND FURIOUS

Premieres, Finales, and Notables; April 6-12, 2009

Gonna try something new here. Hope it works...

Monday, 4/6


Antiques Roadshow; BBC America. 11 am. Season Premiere.

One of my favorite TV actors, Scott Bakula, shows up on Chuck (NBC; 7:00 pm CST).


Surviving Suburbia; ABC. 8:32 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Bob Saget stars as the father of a family who lives in the suburbs.
Seriously, that's all I know (other than it's a comedy).




The Unusuals; ABC. 9:02 pm. Series Premiere.
Another one I don't know much about other than it stars Amber Tamblyn (who was excellent in Joan of Arcadia) and Adam Goldberg (who's been great in everything) as unusual cops who take on unusual cases.




Tuesday, 4/7

Trust Me (TNT; 8 & 9 pm). Season Finale.

Rescue Me; FX. 9 pm. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 4/8

Mythbusters; Discovery. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
Great show. Learn while watching things get blown up.

Dinner: Impossible; Food. 9 pm. Season Premiere.

High School Reunion (TV Land; 9 pm). Season Finale.

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire; Comedy Central. 9:30. Series Premiere.
A spoof of the epic fantasy genre. Because it airs on Comedy Central, I'll "go out on a limb" and will guess it's probably too silly and the jokes will be like a club (not at all subtle).


Thursday, 4/9

Parks & Recreation; NBC. 7:30. Series Premiere.
Amy Poehler plays a politician in a small Indiana town.

Harper's Island; CBS. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
A thirteen-episode murder mystery where one guest of a wedding is killed every week. I thought the concept was intriguing, but Matt Roush (a critic I trust) gave it a pretty bad review. I guess it's not only boring, but silly.


Friday, 4/10

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX; 7 pm). Season Finale.
Last I heard, its odds for a third season are slim...

Friday Night Lights (NBC; 8 pm). Season Finale.
DirectTV and NBC just announced there will be a 4th and a 5th season (both 13 eps each)-- even though both are expected to lose money to produce and air it. I think that should tell us all something: watch this show if you haven't yet (I plan on catching up this summer).


Saturday, 4/11

Groomer Has It; Animal Planet. 8 pm. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 4/12

Tracey Ullman's State of the Union; Showtime. 9 pm. 2nd Season Premiere.

The Discovery Channel kicks off "Alaska Week" with the Bear Attack (9 pm) special.

Friday, April 03, 2009

Geez-- You'd Think the Guy Had Killed Someone or Something

He took a little pot. BFD.

Funny how NBC had its lips on his ass all August, but is more than happy to rake this guy over the coals now.

Nice bit of blindsiding him about the interview in 2004, Matt. D-bag...


Condensed SOUP; 4/3/09

SMCCC: The Bartender Says

Thursday, April 02, 2009

No One Does It Better

From The Wire:

Clay Davis... Senator... B'More Power Broker...

And Master of the Universe when it comes to saying "shit".

I love this.



F-ing awesome. Here's another:



And why I hate politicians:

Basketball Coaches + Metallica + Guitar Hero = Mild Amusement

Admiring a Man Who Loves His Job

What other job would cause the words he associates with being lucky actually being a good thing to find?

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

He Goes By Many Names

If you watch The Soup, you'll find this especially funny.

Chiiiiicken... Nuggets...

I love these guys already.

Maybe Her Name Should Have Been The First Clue...

There are just so many whacked-out things about this clip:
1. The tattoo on her face.
2. The fact that they'd ask that question on a dating competition.
3. The fact that they do the ridiculous lie detector in the first place.
4. The thumbs-up the lie detector conductor gives at the end (okay, that was pretty funny).



Oh yeah-- her name is Danger, if you didn't catch it during the clip.

"Gross" Guy Missed

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

DALLAS Meets STAR WARS

There's millions of these "jams" out there, but I thought this one was pretty good.

ANGEL Star Dies

I couldn't possibly keep up with great and influential people who have died in all the media I love, but once in a while I feel the need to acknowledge a death.

I just read that Angel star Andy Hallett died from heart failure at 33 years old.

Hallett played the demon Lorne, one of my favorite characters on one of my all-time favorite shows. At first Lorne who was a helpful friend for Angel and his gang to have, and as the show continued, he became almost a team member himself. He was a standout in the Whedon-verse full of unique characters as the club owning demon who could read a person's thoughts/intentions when they sang. And he always did it dressed as if he belonged on the Vegas strip.

I think credit for the popularity of the character rests on Hallett's portrayal of him. Lorne was probably intended to be a bit character at first, but he kept coming back, and I think it's because of Hallett.

And it's odd that one of the only times I have seen him out of the Lorne makeup was in the picture that accompanied the news of his death.

Here's a link to that news piece from tvguide.com:
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Andy-Hallet-Dies-1004552.aspx

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Judge Not

You've seen the first part-- but you didn't see the ending-- and the second part is great.

"Rocket scientist"...