Monday, 6/11
The Secret Life of an American Teenager; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Bunheads; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino brings us this series about a woman who marries a stranger and ends up running a ballet school with his mom.
Hollywood Heights; Nickelodeon. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Nick gets into the telenovela biz with this 80-part series told every weeknight of the summer.
Tuesday, 6/12
Barter Kings; A&E. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Wednesday, 6/13
Dallas; TNT. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The Ewings are back-- and they brought their kids...
White Heat (BBC America; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Thursday, 6/14
Burn Notice; USA. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Don't Be Tardy For the Wedding (Bravo. 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
Suits; USA. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Friday, 6/15
Fairly Legal (USA; 8 pm CST). Season Premiere.
Saturday, 6/16
Standup in Stilettos; TV Guide Network. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The Office's Kate Flannery hosts this female standup show.
Sunday, 6/17
The Killing (AMC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
The killer of Rosie Larsen is revealed.
They promised this time...
Falling Skies; TNT. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Not bad for a summer show. It did a pretty good job of balancing sci-fi and human drama last year while it found its feet. It's worth watching.
The Borgias (Showtime; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
The Wire: The Musical-- and the tenth anniversary piece in Maxim
Well, I missed mentioning the 10th anniversary of the premiere of the greatest American television show that ever aired (that should have been mentioned on June 2nd), but there's been a small resurgence of The Wire bits and news the last few weeks to keep the show in our minds.
First off, Michael K. Williams ("Omar") got some of his old friends together to make this funny piece for Funny of Die (which didn't have an embed code for Blogger, 'cause, you know: Blogger is Old School). It's called "The Wire: The Musical", and it's pretty great. I should probably note there's a spoiler in here from season five, but there are plenty of things that didn't happen in the series the way they are shown here, so it probably won't hurt you to watch. (Of course, if you haven't seen the show yet, it will be funny, but not really funny.)
Here's the link:
The Wire: The Musical
Secondly, Maxim Magazine did a wonderful article about The Wire recently for its tenth anniversary that can be found here. This one has lots of spoilers about the show, so you should probably stay away if you haven't watched it and plan to.
I was a very early subscriber to the mag, but stopped getting it years ago as it became a male Cosmo, but if they are doing pieces like this, I'm going to have to give it another shot.
Finally: if you haven't seen the show before, I'll recommend-- again-- that you do. It's easier to find than ever. HBO OnDemand (on Charter at least) has been keeping it in rotation, HBO GO has it from what I hear, the DVD seasons have been on sale more and more ($17 at Best Buy recently), or check them out from your local library (both systems I frequent has them available; yours might too).
It will challenge you-- but it's completely worth it. Give it a few episodes to burrow in your brain, and you'll find you can't stop watching the rest.
But I've written about it before in this blog, so click on this link if you need more convincing.
First off, Michael K. Williams ("Omar") got some of his old friends together to make this funny piece for Funny of Die (which didn't have an embed code for Blogger, 'cause, you know: Blogger is Old School). It's called "The Wire: The Musical", and it's pretty great. I should probably note there's a spoiler in here from season five, but there are plenty of things that didn't happen in the series the way they are shown here, so it probably won't hurt you to watch. (Of course, if you haven't seen the show yet, it will be funny, but not really funny.)
Here's the link:
The Wire: The Musical
Secondly, Maxim Magazine did a wonderful article about The Wire recently for its tenth anniversary that can be found here. This one has lots of spoilers about the show, so you should probably stay away if you haven't watched it and plan to.
I was a very early subscriber to the mag, but stopped getting it years ago as it became a male Cosmo, but if they are doing pieces like this, I'm going to have to give it another shot.
Finally: if you haven't seen the show before, I'll recommend-- again-- that you do. It's easier to find than ever. HBO OnDemand (on Charter at least) has been keeping it in rotation, HBO GO has it from what I hear, the DVD seasons have been on sale more and more ($17 at Best Buy recently), or check them out from your local library (both systems I frequent has them available; yours might too).
It will challenge you-- but it's completely worth it. Give it a few episodes to burrow in your brain, and you'll find you can't stop watching the rest.
But I've written about it before in this blog, so click on this link if you need more convincing.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Premieres and Notables: June 4-10, 2012
Monday, 6/4
Hell's Kitchen; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Top Gear (BBC America; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
MasterChef; Fox. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Push Girls; Sundance. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Four women friends who are all in wheelchairs do their things.
Tuesday, 6/5
Pretty Little Liars; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Jane By Design; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.
Rizzoli & Isles; TNT. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Franklin & Bash; TNT. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
It's a fun little summer series. If you've got an hour a week, this one isn't a bad choice.
The Glee Project; Oxygen. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
I don't watch reality competition shows-- and I'll admit to not loving Glee much anymore-- but this isn't a bad show. It gave a great look at what goes into the mother show-- and there is very little "behind the scenes" drama. It focuses on the tasks and the performances. And, while I'm sure some thought it was a cop-out, I liked the fact that two people won last time (and two others each got featured songs in two eps). Sometimes two people just have what they're looking for and they both got a shot-- and maybe even a fairly regular gig. I love that Ryan Murphy has a huge hand in this show-- and he always has Glee in mind when his makes his choice on who to cut.
Wednesday, 6/6
Haunted Collector; Syfy. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Royal Pains; USA. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America; Travel Channel. 8 & 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Necessary Roughness; USA. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Fast and Loud; Discovery. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman; Science. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Hot in Cleveland (TV Land; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Thursday, 6/7
Take Me Out; Fox. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
George Lopez hosts this dating show.
Saving Hope; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I'm not really sure what it's about. Something about an engaged couple who get into a car accident. She makes it out okay, but he is in a coma-- and he can somehow interact with the other coma patients...
The Choice; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A celebrity dating show. Yay!
Cajun Justice; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Friday, 6/8
Lives on Fire; OWN. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Four female CA firefighters do their thing.
Comedy Bang! Bang! IFC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Comedian Scott Aukerman brings his podcast to TV.
Sunday, 6/10
True Blood; HBO. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
Mad Men (AMC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Hell's Kitchen; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Top Gear (BBC America; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
MasterChef; Fox. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Push Girls; Sundance. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Four women friends who are all in wheelchairs do their things.
Tuesday, 6/5
Pretty Little Liars; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Jane By Design; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.
Rizzoli & Isles; TNT. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Franklin & Bash; TNT. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
It's a fun little summer series. If you've got an hour a week, this one isn't a bad choice.
The Glee Project; Oxygen. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
I don't watch reality competition shows-- and I'll admit to not loving Glee much anymore-- but this isn't a bad show. It gave a great look at what goes into the mother show-- and there is very little "behind the scenes" drama. It focuses on the tasks and the performances. And, while I'm sure some thought it was a cop-out, I liked the fact that two people won last time (and two others each got featured songs in two eps). Sometimes two people just have what they're looking for and they both got a shot-- and maybe even a fairly regular gig. I love that Ryan Murphy has a huge hand in this show-- and he always has Glee in mind when his makes his choice on who to cut.
Wednesday, 6/6
Haunted Collector; Syfy. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Royal Pains; USA. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America; Travel Channel. 8 & 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Necessary Roughness; USA. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Fast and Loud; Discovery. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman; Science. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Hot in Cleveland (TV Land; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Thursday, 6/7
Take Me Out; Fox. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
George Lopez hosts this dating show.
Saving Hope; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I'm not really sure what it's about. Something about an engaged couple who get into a car accident. She makes it out okay, but he is in a coma-- and he can somehow interact with the other coma patients...
The Choice; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A celebrity dating show. Yay!
Cajun Justice; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Friday, 6/8
Lives on Fire; OWN. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Four female CA firefighters do their thing.
Comedy Bang! Bang! IFC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Comedian Scott Aukerman brings his podcast to TV.
Sunday, 6/10
True Blood; HBO. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
Mad Men (AMC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
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