Monday, 6/1
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! NBC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere (sort of).
Ah-- I love the smell of shit in the summer. Means I can catch up on shows I've recorded the past ten years, watch some DVDs, read some more books.
I'm not even going to mention who the "celebrities" [snicker] are. It's not worth it. This is crap; pure and simple. This is what NBC thinks we deserve. Two big middle fingers to you, NBC. You suck ass. I'll enjoy not watching (most of) your crap this summer and into the Fall.
Medium (NBC; 9 pm). Season Finale.
And NBC finale-- it moves to CBS next season.
Conan O'Brien begins his stint as host of The Tonight Show (NBC; 10:35 pm). I don't watch late-night shows as a rule, so I doubt I will here. But you do have to tip your hat to the guy who almost got kicked off Late Night years ago. He sure seems to have grown. Sounds like buddy Andy Richter is the new announcer for the show. And Conan gets Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam (although I've also seen Green Day) are his first guests.
And I'll be mentioning Conan a little later...
Tuesday, 6/2
According to Jim (ABC; 7:30). Series Finale.
Yeah, right. We've heard that before...
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC; 9 pm). Season Finale.
Wednesday, 6/3
The Cougar (TV Land; 9 pm). Season Finale.
Law & Order (NBC; 9 pm). Season Finale.
Make Me Supermodel (Bravo; 9 pm). Season Finale.
Thursday, 6/4
Hollywood's Best Film Directors; Reelz. 7:30 pm. Series Premiere.
The subject tonight is Francis Ford Coppola.
Burn Notice; USA. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
Tosh.0; Comedy Central. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Daniel Tosh talks Internet stuff.
Royal Pains; USA. 9 pm. Series Premiere. A disgraced doctor tries to rebuild his rep in the Hamptons.
[I've heard this was a pretty decent show. May be worth a look.]
The Listener; NBC. 9:01. Series Premiere.
This Canadian import follows the life of a paramedic who can read people's thoughts.
Friday, 6/5
Whale Wars; Animal Planet. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
Ghost Adventures; Travel. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
I said I'd be mentioning Conan O'Brien again: Chickenfoot is the musical guest on The Tonight Show (NBC; 10:35 pm). Their album drops today, but if you still haven't gotten the idea that this is a must-own album from all the posts I've put in this blog, maybe their appearance tonight will push you in the right direction.
Saturday, 6/6
Housecat Housecall; Animal Planet. 9:30 am. Series Premiere.
Vet Katrina Warren helps cats get over some of their psychological issues.
Sunday, 6/7
You know what? I don't even care about these.
Here are some mini-listings for season premieres not worth the time it takes to write up full listings:
Bridezillas; 8 pm
Gene Simmons Family Jewels; 8 pm
The Next Food Network Star; 8 pm
Army Wives; 9 pm
Oh wait! What have we here? The second season of my current favorite show:
Z Rock; IFC. 10 pm. Season Premiere.
I watched most of the first season this month, and I really like it. It's got an early Entourage vibe. Check it out if you get IFC (I still don't. Boo, Charter Cable! You suck!)-- or check it out on IFC OnDemand like I did (mostly-- the episodes are not available very long.)
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Another Amazing Achievement
Not much time, here, but I wanted to recommend Pixar's new film Up.
I caught it last night, and it was amazing. I have no idea how that studio can crank out remarkable movies year after year-- each one better than the last-- but it does.
Quite like Cars and Wall-E, Up manages to be very entertaining for the young ones and extremely gratifying for adults. It begins as a story about a boy who meets an adventurous girl. They grow up, get married, life keeps them away from their dreams, and then the wife dies, and the old man is left all alone. The whole love story takes place over a matter of minutes, and it's one of the best film sequences I've ever seen (yeah, I'll say it: ever seen). I had tears welling up in my eyes by the end of that.
Then the story of the film begins: Old man has almost given up on life, but then he remembers the dream his wife had to go on an adventure. He decides to do it himself. He enacts his plan [I'm not giving anything away here, people, you had to have seen the trailers/commercials by now], picks up a few strays, and goes on this wild adventure.
And, as the best Pixar films have been doing lately: there is a big message barely hidden in the adventure. It's wonderful.
I really can't say enough good about this film. It's, by far, the best movie I've seen this year. Wonderful writing, beautiful animation, fascinating characters, belly-busting humor, great sadness... This film has it all. It gets my highest recommendation.
That's all I'll say because if you think you know everything from the commercials, you will be so pleasantly surprised when you see it. What you know is the very tip of the iceberg.
One final thought: Dug. Best character of the year.
I caught it last night, and it was amazing. I have no idea how that studio can crank out remarkable movies year after year-- each one better than the last-- but it does.
Quite like Cars and Wall-E, Up manages to be very entertaining for the young ones and extremely gratifying for adults. It begins as a story about a boy who meets an adventurous girl. They grow up, get married, life keeps them away from their dreams, and then the wife dies, and the old man is left all alone. The whole love story takes place over a matter of minutes, and it's one of the best film sequences I've ever seen (yeah, I'll say it: ever seen). I had tears welling up in my eyes by the end of that.
Then the story of the film begins: Old man has almost given up on life, but then he remembers the dream his wife had to go on an adventure. He decides to do it himself. He enacts his plan [I'm not giving anything away here, people, you had to have seen the trailers/commercials by now], picks up a few strays, and goes on this wild adventure.
And, as the best Pixar films have been doing lately: there is a big message barely hidden in the adventure. It's wonderful.
I really can't say enough good about this film. It's, by far, the best movie I've seen this year. Wonderful writing, beautiful animation, fascinating characters, belly-busting humor, great sadness... This film has it all. It gets my highest recommendation.
That's all I'll say because if you think you know everything from the commercials, you will be so pleasantly surprised when you see it. What you know is the very tip of the iceberg.
One final thought: Dug. Best character of the year.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
sexephil: Megan Fox is a BC'er
If you don't know what a BC'er is: wait for it...
And I LOVE the rant about fake girl gamers...
And I LOVE the rant about fake girl gamers...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
sexephil: Porn vs. Prostitution
Ran across this guy on YouTube. Checked out a few of his (daily-- Jesus Christ!) posts and found them entertaining enough.
I'll probably be posting them here from time to time if I really like 'em.
I'll probably be posting them here from time to time if I really like 'em.
12 Days of the Foot: Day 1: Avenida Revolution
I've made a few Chickenfoot-related posts before. I'm a big Sammy Hagar fan, so why not? Plus, these four (Sammy, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith, and Joe Satriani) just look like they're having lots of fun.
And the music sounds great.
On Monday, they started posting clips called "12 Days of the Foot", where they go over each song. I love that background shit, so I'm going to share it here. One post each day until the album is released (via Best Buy or iTunes) on Friday, 6/5. You can also subscribe to the podcast via iTunes.
The first two clips (the only ones released so far) have the same first minute or two, but they differ once they go into each song.
Here's the link to the first vid: Day 01-Avenida Revolution
And the music sounds great.
On Monday, they started posting clips called "12 Days of the Foot", where they go over each song. I love that background shit, so I'm going to share it here. One post each day until the album is released (via Best Buy or iTunes) on Friday, 6/5. You can also subscribe to the podcast via iTunes.
The first two clips (the only ones released so far) have the same first minute or two, but they differ once they go into each song.
Here's the link to the first vid: Day 01-Avenida Revolution
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Premieres, Finales, and Notables; May 25-31, 2009
If you read this before 7 pm on Sunday, you may want to read it again as I added a few things...
Monday, 5/25
Jon & Kate Plus 8; TLC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
I'm already tired of them, and I don't even watch the show...
Cake Boss; TLC. 9 pm. Series Debut.
Yet another food reality show...
Obsessed; A&E. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
A reality series about extreme anxiety disorders.
In Treatment (HBO; 9 pm). Season Finale.
Here Come the Newlyweds; ABC. 9:02 pm. Series Premiere.
Nine couples live in a house, do challenges, and vote each other off.
Tuesday, 5/26
Reaper (CW; 7 pm). Series Finale.
Way to go, CW! Dump an original show and replace it with another '90s remake.
Hitched of Ditched; CW. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
Non-engaged couples have a week to execute their wedding, but no one can decide to go through with it-- or pull out of it-- until the ceremony.
Man Caves; DIY. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
Rainn Wilson gets his own cave.
Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood; Oxygen. 9 pm. Season Premiere.
Ugh...
My Boys (TBS; 9:30). Season Finale.
Beautiful People; Logo. 9:30. Series Premiere.
A show based on Barney's creative director Simon Noonan's memoirs.
Wednesday, 5/27
The Goode Family; ABC. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
Mike Judge's new animated series following an eco-friendly man named Gerald Goode.
Your Worst Animal Nightmares; Animal Planet. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
No idea...
Meet the Browns; TBS. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Creator Tyler Perry plans on shooting 70 episodes of this series this year. Seventy.
Tattoo Highway; A&E. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Inked's Thomas Pendleton turns a 1970s tour bus into a movable tatoo parlor.
Nah-- that doesn't sound dangerous...
Friday, 5/29
Nature's Most Amazing Events; Discovery. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
I guess the premiere looks at Arctic animals and how they plan for the summer.
What Not to Wear; TLC. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
Saturday, 5/30
Grill It! With Bobby Flay; Food Network. 10:30 am. Season Premiere.
Pushing Daisies; ABC. 9 pm. Return.
In one of the coolest moves by a network in the past few years, ABC is going to run all the unaired episodes of Daisies; followed by Eli Stone, and finally Dirty Sexy Money this summer. Yes, it's on Saturday and, yes, they could pull the plug at any time-- so take advantage of ABC's generosity of not making you buy the DVDs to see the remaining episodes.
Sunday, 5/31
Breaking Bad (AMC; 9 pm). Season Finale.
Oz; DirectTV. 9 pm. Rerun.
DirectTV continues to pick up series that no longer run-- and this time they're showing the series that really set HBO apart from the pack.
HGTV's $250,000 Challenge; HGTV (duh!). 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Five families compete in home-design challenges to make the big money.
Expedition Africa: Stanley and Livingstone; History. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Four explorers recreate the African voyage by journalist Henry Morton Stanley.
Jesse James is a Dead Man; Spike. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Each episode, James drives some vehicle that is extreme.
Monday, 5/25
Jon & Kate Plus 8; TLC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
I'm already tired of them, and I don't even watch the show...
Cake Boss; TLC. 9 pm. Series Debut.
Yet another food reality show...
Obsessed; A&E. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
A reality series about extreme anxiety disorders.
In Treatment (HBO; 9 pm). Season Finale.
Here Come the Newlyweds; ABC. 9:02 pm. Series Premiere.
Nine couples live in a house, do challenges, and vote each other off.
Tuesday, 5/26
Reaper (CW; 7 pm). Series Finale.
Way to go, CW! Dump an original show and replace it with another '90s remake.
Hitched of Ditched; CW. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
Non-engaged couples have a week to execute their wedding, but no one can decide to go through with it-- or pull out of it-- until the ceremony.
Man Caves; DIY. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
Rainn Wilson gets his own cave.
Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood; Oxygen. 9 pm. Season Premiere.
Ugh...
My Boys (TBS; 9:30). Season Finale.
Beautiful People; Logo. 9:30. Series Premiere.
A show based on Barney's creative director Simon Noonan's memoirs.
Wednesday, 5/27
The Goode Family; ABC. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
Mike Judge's new animated series following an eco-friendly man named Gerald Goode.
Your Worst Animal Nightmares; Animal Planet. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
No idea...
Meet the Browns; TBS. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Creator Tyler Perry plans on shooting 70 episodes of this series this year. Seventy.
Tattoo Highway; A&E. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Inked's Thomas Pendleton turns a 1970s tour bus into a movable tatoo parlor.
Nah-- that doesn't sound dangerous...
Friday, 5/29
Nature's Most Amazing Events; Discovery. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
I guess the premiere looks at Arctic animals and how they plan for the summer.
What Not to Wear; TLC. 8 pm. Season Premiere.
Saturday, 5/30
Grill It! With Bobby Flay; Food Network. 10:30 am. Season Premiere.
Pushing Daisies; ABC. 9 pm. Return.
In one of the coolest moves by a network in the past few years, ABC is going to run all the unaired episodes of Daisies; followed by Eli Stone, and finally Dirty Sexy Money this summer. Yes, it's on Saturday and, yes, they could pull the plug at any time-- so take advantage of ABC's generosity of not making you buy the DVDs to see the remaining episodes.
Sunday, 5/31
Breaking Bad (AMC; 9 pm). Season Finale.
Oz; DirectTV. 9 pm. Rerun.
DirectTV continues to pick up series that no longer run-- and this time they're showing the series that really set HBO apart from the pack.
HGTV's $250,000 Challenge; HGTV (duh!). 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Five families compete in home-design challenges to make the big money.
Expedition Africa: Stanley and Livingstone; History. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Four explorers recreate the African voyage by journalist Henry Morton Stanley.
Jesse James is a Dead Man; Spike. 9 pm. Series Premiere.
Each episode, James drives some vehicle that is extreme.
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