Premieres and Notables: April 2-8, 2012

Monday, 4/2

Adventure Time; Cartoon Network. 6:30 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Bones; Fox. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

Yard Crashers; DIY. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere


Wednesday, 4/4

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

Betty White's Off Their Rockers; NBC.  7 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
Betty hosts this show featuring seniors who pull pranks on the public.
Sounds terrible-- but I watched the sneak peek a while back, and it was actually quite funny.
Worht checking out.

Best Friends Forever; NBC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Two women are inseparable-- much to the dismay of one's boyfriend...
I watched the pilot ep last week, and it was a struggle. Not funny.
Of course, if we've learned anything the last twelve months, we've learned you can't judge a comedy by its shitty pilot.
I still don't have high hopes for this one...

Day Jobs; GAC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Happy Endings (ABC; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
And speaking of comedies that had lousy beginnings...
This show really found itself this year.
It wasn't my favorite show, but I will admit I often laughed harder at it than I did with most others.


Thursday, 4/5

Scandal; ABC. 9:01 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Kerry Washington stars as a crisis-management professional.


Friday, 4/6

Magic City; Starz. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars as a hotel owner in 1950s (or 1960s by some accounts) Miami; time of the Rat Pack and mobsters.
Good news: it already got picked up for a second season, so you won't get invested just for it to get cancelled.


Sunday, 4/8

CSI: Miami (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
And it hasn't yet gotten renewed for next year...

Nurse Jackie; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Chopped All-Stars; Food Network. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Big C; Showtime. 8:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

The Borgias; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Client List; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Based on the TV-movie, Jennifer Love Hewitt stars as a spa-worker.
That's all I know.

World's Worst Firefighter

He may have the pressure a little too high...

Premieres and Notables: March 26-April 1, 2012

Monday, 3/26

Alcatraz; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Finale.
I missed the last two eps-- and didn't really miss it-- but I'll hang around to see if anything happens tonight before I dump it for good.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

Oprah's Lifeclass: The Tour; OWN. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Make It or Break It; 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 3/27

Best Ink; Oxygen. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Kimberly Caldwell hosts this tattoo artist competition.
You know, 'cause we needed another one...


Wednesday, 3/28

Whitney (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
That's so cute: calling it a season finale.
Unless Ms Cummings has some pictures to use for leverage against the NBC Brass, I fully expect this one to land in the NBC failure graveyard.

Desperate Landscapes; DIY. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Host Jason Cameron gets 60 plants and eight hours to transform some homes...

Whitechapel; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Friday, 3/30

True Justice; Reelz. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Sunday, 4/1

The Killing; AMC. 7 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
The producers have promised to let us know who killed Rosie by the end of the season...

Game of Thrones; HBO. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
I missed the boat last season (although I just bought the Blu-Rays in an attempt to rectify that), but I have heard nothing but praise for this one.  Worth checking out.

Wicked Tuna; National Geographic. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Another fishing show; this time about flounder. (The title is just to get you excited.)
Okay-- it's really about tuna.
You're more excited now, aren't you?

Star Wars Scoundrels

Looks like a new book cover. Love it.

Skyrim-- Andy Richter Voicever Reel

Hotpoint washer tears itself apart

Wow! It works!

Danger Hospital

Perfect Punch Front

Hardcore Lego Captain America

I don't think Smilin' Stan would approve...

Urban Skier Gets Stuck

Premieres and Notables: March 19-25, 2012

Monday, 3/19

Dancing With the Stars; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family. 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 3/20

The River (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Little Couple (TLC; 9 pm CST).  Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 3/21

Bent; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Amanda Peet is the single mom who hires David Walton to renovate her home. 
Both have done some decent comedy in the past, but NBC is pretty much just burning the episodes off this spring, so don't get too attached.


Thursday, 3/22

Touch; Fox. 8 pm CST. (Sort-of) Series Premiere.
Fox aired the pilot a few weeks ago, and they're calling this the "World Premiere" as it lands in its normal timeslot tonight.

Project Runway All Stars (Lifetime; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Archer (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
So, four days after Walking Dead  closes its season, the increasingly-great Archer signs-off. 
Thank God Community is back (NBC; 7 pm CST) or I wouldn't have any shows to really look forward to every week.


Friday, 3/23

Sweet Home Alabama (CMT; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 3/25

Mad Men; AMC. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Luck (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Walking Dead Finale Tonight

Saw this pic and decided to post it because it pretty much sums up what tonight's ep (AMC; 8:00 pm CST):



I read what could be a real plot synopsis of tonight's season finale, and if half of it is true, it'll be the wildest episode of this show so far.  As we've seen the past two weeks, this show is not afraid to kill-off characters, and there should some more graves needing to be dug as the zombie hoard descends on the farm.

EDIT [after watching the finale]:
Okay-- that's how you end a season.  The spoilers I read were dead-on, but actually seeing the two Season Three set-ups (that were pure catnip for comic book nerds) were still cool.  The mysterious stranger (who comic readers know) with the unique weapon and companions-- and that last camera pan up to reveal the setting for the third season. 
Damn!  October is a long way away...

Ruin (short film)

Cool chase scene.

Community-Prometheus Mash-up

A littlte late, but I just saw this.

(It helps if you've seen the Prometheus trailer.)

Aliens (movie) Spoiler-- but hilarious

Goin' Old School with this one...

Excedrin Headache #2

Red-headed 'Fro Trick

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Walking Dead/Office Space mix

It ain't a fax machine this time...

Glade Plug-ups

Real-life Goldeneye

What if Star Wars Episode I was good?

Some interesting changes proposed by this dude.

I knew it had issues, but seeing it again recently reminded me just how bad it was.

Premieres and Notables: March 12-18, 2012

Monday, 3/12

The Bachelor (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Hoarders (A&E; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Tuesday, 3/13

Fashion Star; NBC. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Fashion design goes to a major network!
And if the commercials are true, we'll be able to buy the designs-- in store!-- the next day!
Oh hellz yeah!


Wednesday, 3/14

Interior Therapy With Jeff Lewis; Bravo. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Bad economy my ass. This is, what, Lewis' third show; the second since the housing bubble burst?

South Park; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Unless this show actually gets funny again this season, I'm out.

Good, Better... Best; DIY. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Jeff Devlin hosts this series where contractors pitch their remodeling ideas to homeowners.

Restaurant Stakeout; Food Network. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Willie Degel, the "toughest steakhouse boss" in New York, brings hidden cameras into steakhouses and then busts the poorly behaving staffs.

Ugly Americans; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

Monster Man; Syfy. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Special effects propmaster Cleve Hall and his team is featured in this new series.


Thursday, 3/15

Missing; ABC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ashley Judd stars as an ex-CIA agent who heads to Europe to find her kidnapped son.

Community; NBC. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Return.
The smartest, craziest, most unpredictable comedy on TV returns-- finally.  Check it out.

Here's an awesome trailer to get you in the mood (Super-sized because this show deserves it):


The First 48: Missing Persons; A&E. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Sweet Genius; Food Network. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Friday, 3/16

Fairly Legal; USA. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

North Woods Law; Animal Planet. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The game wardens of Maine are examined in this docu-series.

In Plain Sight; USA. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
The final season begins here.


Sunday, 3/18

Frozen Planet; Discovery Channel. 7 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
The team that brought us Planet Earth and Life takes us on a trip to the world's coldest regions.  Four years-- and 60 expeditions-- in the making.  Highly recommended.

The Walking Dead (AMC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
After a slow-paced first half of the season, the show has really brought it lately (even killing-off a major character last week), and this finale should be even crazier.  At least one other major death, and a big shit-hitting-the-fan plot that sends the group in different directions by the end should make this a great one.
Creator (and finale co-writer) Robert Kirkman promises "big zombie action" for this ep-- but I wonder if the biggest death(s) will come from zombies-- or one of the humans.

Utah Jazz birthday blooper

Manning Cat Commercial

This cat goes the distance for its master.

I bet she wishes she would have sprung for some rope after all...

David Lynch directs a Pabst commerical

I haven't seen Blue Velvet, but I think this parody speaks for itself.

Old Spice will blow your mind

I love Terry Crews. Just awesome.

Feels good, man

Sometimes you just gotta get it on...

Toys r Me with Lance Reddick

History for History (Channel)

Premieres and Notables: March 5-11, 2012

Monday, 3/5

The Lying Game (ABC Family; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 3/6

Breaking In; Fox. 8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Jane By Design (ABC Family; 8 pm CST).  Season Finale.


Wednesday, 3/7

My Crazy Obsession; TLC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Friday, 3/9

The Ultimate Fighter 15; FX. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Ghost Adventures; Travel. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Portlandia (IFC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 3/11

Bob's Burgers; Fox. 7:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Coming Home; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.