Awesome Cheerleading Stunts

This is pretty cool...

Finales and Notables; May 17-23, 2010

Monday, 5/17

House (FOX; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

One Tree Hill (The CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Gossip Girl (The CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Castle (ABC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 5/18

90210 (The CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale

Geek God Joss Whedon directs tonight's episode of Glee (FOX; 8 pm CST)-- and brings along the star of internet mini-series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Neil Patrick Harris. 
Whedon wrote and directed the legendary musical episode "Once More, With Feeling" of his Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, so you can expect this episode of Glee to be better than average as well.

V (ABC; 9:02 pm CST). Season Finale.
ABC renewed it for 13 more eps, so this is a "season finale".


Wednesday, 5/19

The Middle (ABC; 7:30 pm CST).  Season Finale.
With Betty White as Brick's librarian.

Modern Family (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Good Guys; FOX.  7 pm CST.  Series Preview.
Check out this buddy-cop comedy series starring Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks before it premieres on June 6.

Cougar Town (ABC; 8:30 CST). Season Finale.
It'll be back next Fall-- but maybe under a different name (I guess ABC realized that the whole "cougar" thing has played out).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC; 9 pm CST).  Season Finale.


Thursday, 5/20

Bones (FOX; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Community (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

FlashForward (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Series Finale.
ABC announced it wasn't coming back last week...

Parks and Recreation (NBC; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Fringe (FOX; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Featuring what Leonard Nimoy has called his final work as an actor.

The Office (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

30 Rock (NBC; 8:30 pm). Season Finale.

The Marriage Ref (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Mentalist (CBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 5/21

Ghost Whisperer (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Kitchen Nightmares (FOX; 8 pm). Season Finale.

Miami Medical (CBS; 9 pm). Season Finale.


Sunday, 5/23

The Simpsons (FOX; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Celebrity Apprentice (NBC; 8 pm). Season Finale.

Family Guy (FOX; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Featuring the direct-to-DVD special "Something Something Something Dark Side" Empire Strikes Back spoof on air for the first time.

Lost (ABC; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.
The episode is scheduled to air from 8-10:30; be aware of that.
Followed later in the night by a special episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live (11:05 pm) that gives the show its final send-off.

Friday Fail: Tailwhip Faceplant

That dude eating his sandwich is as cold as ice.

The Inbetweeners: "Too Jazzy?"

I love this show. Catch it in repeats on BBC America.

Here's one of the few clips I could embed (lots more on YouTube):

Samsung 3D

Tuesday Trailer: The Expendables

There's a lot of testosterone in this movie.

Puss in Boots

Premieres and Notables; May 10-16, 2010

Monday, 5/10

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC; 11.3 pm CST) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Rolling Stones classic album Exile on Main Street all week with guest bands like Green Day, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow, and Phish playing covers from the album.  Other musicians will be sitting in with the Roots all week as they, too, play Exile covers.  The celebration culminates on Friday, when the entire program will be devoted to the premiere of the Stones in Exile documentary, which opens that day.


Wednesday, 5/12

America's Next Top Model (The CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Mercy (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 5/13

The Vampire Diaries (The CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Rob Lowe makes his first appearance on Parks and Recreation (NBC; 7:30 pm CST). 
I give him 1 & 1/2 seasons before he bails and ends up on another show...

Supernatural (The CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
After building for seasons, The Apocalypse is here.

Private Practice (ABC; 9:01 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 5/14

Smallville (The CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
The Blur and Zod's army stand-off, Lois and Clark have "a moment", and someone takes a dirt nap.

Live From Abbey Road (Sundance; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Gavin & Stacey; BBC America. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Saturday, 5/15

Saturday Night Live (NBC; 10:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Squidbillies; Cartoon Network/[adult swim].  11 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 5/16

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Desperate Housewives (ABC; 8 pm CST).  Season Finale.
And, as usual with this show's season finales, someone dies...

The Pacific (HBO; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.

Brothers & Sisters (ABC; 9:01 pm CST). Season Finale.

Perfect For Mother's Day...

And here he is 1.5 years later...