Russians be crazy.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
UH Marching Band Kicker
This cool.
The University of Hawaii did this as part of one of their halftime shows.
The University of Hawaii did this as part of one of their halftime shows.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Premieres and Notables January 10-16, 2011
Monday, 1/10
If you missed The Cape's premiere last night, the first two episodes reair tonight at 8 pm CST (NBC).
Tuesday, 1/11
I already mentioned the Laurel & Hardy marathon that starts at 7 pm tonight on TCM. Check out the last post for details.
I, Predator; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot is called "Great White Shark vs. Cape Fur Seal", so you can guess what the show is about.
Pipe Dream; Golf. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Former golf pro Mark Burk tries to get a fresh start on his life, which at its lowest point previously found him living in construction pipes.
The Haney Project; Golf. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tiger Woods' old coach helps others with their game.
The Game; BET. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
The CW cancelled it in 2009, but BET is bringing it back to life.
Lights Out; FX. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
FX brings us a drama in the world of boxing, where a man who suffered a terrible beating five years previously in a title match tries to decide what to do with his life as it falls apart.
Tosh.0; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Onion Sportsdome; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A sports-channel parody brought to us by The Onion gang. Sweet. I expect it to kick ass the first two or three weeks, and then start sucking.
Wednesday, 1/12
Off the Map; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes brings us a show about hot doctors with personal issues practicing medicine in some South American country.
Last Woman Standing; Planet Green. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Five female athletes compete in ancient sports around the world.
Thursday, 1/13
Swarm Chasers; Animal Planet. 6 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot looks at the 2010 Australian locust invasion.
Beyond Scared Straight; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Kids with problems meet convicts with real problems.
Friday, 1/14
Flying Wild Alaska; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Don't really know what it's about. An airline-owning family in Alaska is the subject.
The Ricky Gervais Show; HBO. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Just not as funny seeing it as hearing it.
Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Conviction Kitchen; Planet Green. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Never heard of this show before. A chef oversees a Vancouver restaurant staffed by ex-cons?
I think sometimes these shows are made just to fit into a cool-sounding show title.
Funny or Die Presents; HBO. 11 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Love the website. Hate the TV show.
Sunday, 1/16
Big Love; HBO. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final season kicks off with the fallout of Bill's election-night revelation.
If you missed The Cape's premiere last night, the first two episodes reair tonight at 8 pm CST (NBC).
Tuesday, 1/11
I already mentioned the Laurel & Hardy marathon that starts at 7 pm tonight on TCM. Check out the last post for details.
I, Predator; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot is called "Great White Shark vs. Cape Fur Seal", so you can guess what the show is about.
Pipe Dream; Golf. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Former golf pro Mark Burk tries to get a fresh start on his life, which at its lowest point previously found him living in construction pipes.
The Haney Project; Golf. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tiger Woods' old coach helps others with their game.
The Game; BET. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
The CW cancelled it in 2009, but BET is bringing it back to life.
Lights Out; FX. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
FX brings us a drama in the world of boxing, where a man who suffered a terrible beating five years previously in a title match tries to decide what to do with his life as it falls apart.
Tosh.0; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Onion Sportsdome; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A sports-channel parody brought to us by The Onion gang. Sweet. I expect it to kick ass the first two or three weeks, and then start sucking.
Wednesday, 1/12
Off the Map; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes brings us a show about hot doctors with personal issues practicing medicine in some South American country.
Last Woman Standing; Planet Green. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Five female athletes compete in ancient sports around the world.
Thursday, 1/13
Swarm Chasers; Animal Planet. 6 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot looks at the 2010 Australian locust invasion.
Beyond Scared Straight; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Kids with problems meet convicts with real problems.
Friday, 1/14
Flying Wild Alaska; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Don't really know what it's about. An airline-owning family in Alaska is the subject.
The Ricky Gervais Show; HBO. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Just not as funny seeing it as hearing it.
Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Conviction Kitchen; Planet Green. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Never heard of this show before. A chef oversees a Vancouver restaurant staffed by ex-cons?
I think sometimes these shows are made just to fit into a cool-sounding show title.
Funny or Die Presents; HBO. 11 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Love the website. Hate the TV show.
Sunday, 1/16
Big Love; HBO. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final season kicks off with the fallout of Bill's election-night revelation.
Laurel & Hardy Marathon January 11-12
Before I get to the Premieres post this week, I wanted to start it out by saying Turner Classic Movies is celebrating Hal Roach Studios this month on Tuesday and Wednesdays. I missed the Little Rascals marathon last week-- sorry about that. But I did catch my favorites for today and tomorrow: Laurel and Hardy.
A 24-hour marathon featuring the duo begins at 7 pm CST on TCM. This gets my highest recommendation. Pure genius on the screen. Sure, some of the plots are a little simplistic and the technical work is a little crude (they WERE in the very beginnings of the film industry), but after watching the 24 hour TCM marathon two years ago, I can also say the work of these two men is pretty timeless. My kids and I laughed like crazy at most of it.
The shorts were usually funnier than the feature-length films (where the boys were usually relegated to comedy relief), and this marathon is all shorts until nearly the end. So check some out; you won't be sorry. And they're usually only 20-25 minutes long, so it's not that much of a time commitment.
I'll note the ones the I liked the best the last marathon I watched with an * before the time. Those are the ones to see, for sure (and *** are the absolute best) . All times are CST.
Looks like there are ones I didn't see before as well, though (my DVD recorder is going to get a workout filling in the gaps to my collection).
7 pm: Thicker Than Water
*7:30 pm: The Fixer Uppers. The boys try to fix up a house for a housewife. Chaos ensues.
8 pm: Tit For Tat. The boys open an electrical repair shop and run into the couple they got in trouble with from Them Thar Hills (airing a little later).
*8:30 pm: The Live Ghost. Stan & Ollie get money to trick men to join in the crew of a haunted ship.
*9 pm: Them Thar Hills. The two vacation in the mountains to cure Ollie's gout and accidentally drink moonshine-tainted water.
9:30 pm: Going Bye-Bye!
10 pm: Oliver the Eighth
*10:30 pm: Dirty Work. The boys start a chimney sweeping business.
11 pm: Busy Bodies.
11:30 pm: Midnight Patrol.
Midnight Wednesday: Me and My Pal
12:30 am: Twice Two
*1 am: Towed in a Hole. The two buy an old fishing boat. Loads of classic bits in this one.
1:30 am: Their First Mistake
2 am: Scram!
***2:30 am: County Hospital. Stan visits (and torments) his pal Ollie in the hospital. One of the best these two did. Highest recommendation.
*3 am: The Chimp. The two sneak a monkey into their room, and the male landlord thinks they're screwing around with his wife.
***3:30 am: The Music Box. The two try to deliver a piano to a hillside home. The best short these two did, in my opinion. It's pure genius. It even won an Oscar. This is the one to watch if you can only watch one.
4 am: Helpmates
*4:30 am: Beau Hunks: After "Jeanie Weenie" dumps Ollie, he decides to join the French Foreign Legion-- and convinces Stan to do the same.
5:15 am: One Good Turn
5:45 am: Our Wife
6:15 am: Laughing Gravy: The two try to hide a dog from their landlord.
7 am: Chickens Come Home
*7:30 am: Be Big! The boys fake illnesses to their wives and then sneak to their lodge meeting.
*8 am: Another Fine Mess. The boys move into a deserted mansion and pretend to be the owner. And then the owner arrives home...
8:30 am: The Murder Case
***9 am: Hog Wild. Ollie's wife makes him install a radio antenna before he goes off with Stan. Not even the clowns on break.com could come up the crazy stuff those two get into. I'm pretty sure Ollie would be in traction for a year after falling off the roof as many times as he did. Great stuff.
9:30 am: Below Zero
*10 am: Brats. Stan and Ollie try to have a nice night of checkers-playing-- but keep getting interrupted by their wild kids (also played by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy).
10:30 am: Blotto. Stan steals his wife's booze, so he can have a wild time with Ollie.
11 am: Night Owls.
11:30 am: The Hoose-Gow
noon: They Go Boom.
12:30: Perfect Day
1 pm: Men O' War
1:30 pm: Berth Marks
2 pm: Unaccustomed As We Are
2:30 pm: Come Clean
3 pm: Any Old Port
*3:30 pm: Pardon Us. The boys get put in jail for making homemade beer-- and then drive their captors crazy.
*4:30 pm: Pack Up Your Troubles. Two WWI vets promise to help their comrade's orphaned daughter reunite with her family.
5:45 pm: Bohemian Girl
A 24-hour marathon featuring the duo begins at 7 pm CST on TCM. This gets my highest recommendation. Pure genius on the screen. Sure, some of the plots are a little simplistic and the technical work is a little crude (they WERE in the very beginnings of the film industry), but after watching the 24 hour TCM marathon two years ago, I can also say the work of these two men is pretty timeless. My kids and I laughed like crazy at most of it.
The shorts were usually funnier than the feature-length films (where the boys were usually relegated to comedy relief), and this marathon is all shorts until nearly the end. So check some out; you won't be sorry. And they're usually only 20-25 minutes long, so it's not that much of a time commitment.
I'll note the ones the I liked the best the last marathon I watched with an * before the time. Those are the ones to see, for sure (and *** are the absolute best) . All times are CST.
Looks like there are ones I didn't see before as well, though (my DVD recorder is going to get a workout filling in the gaps to my collection).
7 pm: Thicker Than Water
*7:30 pm: The Fixer Uppers. The boys try to fix up a house for a housewife. Chaos ensues.
8 pm: Tit For Tat. The boys open an electrical repair shop and run into the couple they got in trouble with from Them Thar Hills (airing a little later).
*8:30 pm: The Live Ghost. Stan & Ollie get money to trick men to join in the crew of a haunted ship.
*9 pm: Them Thar Hills. The two vacation in the mountains to cure Ollie's gout and accidentally drink moonshine-tainted water.
9:30 pm: Going Bye-Bye!
10 pm: Oliver the Eighth
*10:30 pm: Dirty Work. The boys start a chimney sweeping business.
11 pm: Busy Bodies.
11:30 pm: Midnight Patrol.
Midnight Wednesday: Me and My Pal
12:30 am: Twice Two
*1 am: Towed in a Hole. The two buy an old fishing boat. Loads of classic bits in this one.
1:30 am: Their First Mistake
2 am: Scram!
***2:30 am: County Hospital. Stan visits (and torments) his pal Ollie in the hospital. One of the best these two did. Highest recommendation.
*3 am: The Chimp. The two sneak a monkey into their room, and the male landlord thinks they're screwing around with his wife.
***3:30 am: The Music Box. The two try to deliver a piano to a hillside home. The best short these two did, in my opinion. It's pure genius. It even won an Oscar. This is the one to watch if you can only watch one.
4 am: Helpmates
*4:30 am: Beau Hunks: After "Jeanie Weenie" dumps Ollie, he decides to join the French Foreign Legion-- and convinces Stan to do the same.
5:15 am: One Good Turn
5:45 am: Our Wife
6:15 am: Laughing Gravy: The two try to hide a dog from their landlord.
7 am: Chickens Come Home
*7:30 am: Be Big! The boys fake illnesses to their wives and then sneak to their lodge meeting.
*8 am: Another Fine Mess. The boys move into a deserted mansion and pretend to be the owner. And then the owner arrives home...
8:30 am: The Murder Case
***9 am: Hog Wild. Ollie's wife makes him install a radio antenna before he goes off with Stan. Not even the clowns on break.com could come up the crazy stuff those two get into. I'm pretty sure Ollie would be in traction for a year after falling off the roof as many times as he did. Great stuff.
9:30 am: Below Zero
*10 am: Brats. Stan and Ollie try to have a nice night of checkers-playing-- but keep getting interrupted by their wild kids (also played by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy).
10:30 am: Blotto. Stan steals his wife's booze, so he can have a wild time with Ollie.
11 am: Night Owls.
11:30 am: The Hoose-Gow
noon: They Go Boom.
12:30: Perfect Day
1 pm: Men O' War
1:30 pm: Berth Marks
2 pm: Unaccustomed As We Are
2:30 pm: Come Clean
3 pm: Any Old Port
*3:30 pm: Pardon Us. The boys get put in jail for making homemade beer-- and then drive their captors crazy.
*4:30 pm: Pack Up Your Troubles. Two WWI vets promise to help their comrade's orphaned daughter reunite with her family.
5:45 pm: Bohemian Girl
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