How to handle a bully

Glbert Gottfried Reads Fifty Shades of Grey

Inbetweeners Trailer

Okay, a U.S. network decides to launch an Americanized version of a BBC show. So many ways to go wrong-- especially when it's one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. But it looks like MTV may be doing this one right. I'm not sold on the cast yet (the original cast was perfect)-- but it looks like they're following the plotlines of the original closely (the drunk episode is one of my favorite episodes of all time, and I saw a few reminders of it here). Might be worth giving a shot later this summer.

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Premieres and Notables: July 16-22, 2012

Monday, 7/16

Market Warriors; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 7/17

History Detectives; PBS. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 7/19

Duets (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Project Runway; Lifetime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Sullivan & Son; TBS. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Friday, 7/20

John Oliver's Stand-up Show; Comedy Central. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Real Time New Rule TV Truth

From Bill Maher's (Episode 252) show:

"New Rule: TV can't make half its shows about patheitc hoarders who never throw anything away, and the other half about lucky hoarders who find out their shit is worth a fortune.  It doesn't make sense. It'b be like People magazine making half its stories about anorexia, and the other half about how to lose weight."

I never really "knew" why; but now that it's been verbalized so well, I know why I don't bother with those networks and those shows.

Now I wish I would have mentioned his thoughts about those millionaire/secret boss shows which are so insulting to the rest of us.  You know: the shows that show ultra-rich people hanging-out with the "common man" and then throw money at them to show what great people they are-- before they go back to their private planes and laying-off those moochers that suck their companies dry under the guise of employment...

Jooey Deschanel Has Siri

Premieres and Notables: July 9-15, 2012

Monday, 7/9

Remodeled; The CW. 8 pm CST. Series return.
The summer burn-off begins now.

The Closer; TNT. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Border Wars; National Geographic. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Bizarre Foods America; Travel. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Perception; TNT. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Eric McCormack stars as a schizophrenic neuroscientist and lecturer who helps the FBI solve crimes, but his view of the world and social skills often put him at odds with the people he's trying to help.


Tuesday, 7/10

Destination: Truth; Syfy. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Trust Us With Your Life; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Fred Willard hosts this celebrity "chatfest" with some improv comedy sketches (no, I don't get it, either), but Willard's got me tuning in at least for the premiere.

White Collar; USA. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Hardcore Pawn; truTV. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

NY Med; ABC. 9 pm CST. Miniseries Premiere.
An 8-part look at what happens behind the scenes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital; the place where Doctor Oz performs heart surgeries.

Paranormal Highway; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Covert Affairs; USA. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 7/11

Beverly Hills Nannies; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The former nannies of Charlie Sheen, Lori Loughlin, and Kyle Richards are followed by the cameras as they do their current nannying.

Damages; DirecTV. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final season begins here.

The Franchise; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Following the Miami Marlins this season...

Hit & Miss; DirecTV. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Chloe Sevigny stars as a male-to-female transsexual contract killer whose former lover (now deceased) left her as the guardian of her four children.
I've heard it's good.

Thursday, 7/12

The Choice (Fox; 7:58 CST). Season Finale.

Big Brother; CBS. 8 pm CST. 14th Season Premiere.
I'm not even going to pretend I won't watch it.
I just can't quit this damn show.

The Real L Word; Showtime. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Friday, 7/13

Nerdist's Chris Hardwick hosts the Attack of the Show (G4; 6 pm CST) special at Comic-Com.

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


Sunday, 7/15

Leverage; TNT. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Breaking Bad; AMC. 9 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final (half) season begins here...
...And ends next summer.
Way to milk it, AMC.

Political Animals; USA. 9 pm CST. Miniseries Premiere.
This six-part series stars Sigourney Weaver as a former First Lady who becomes Secretary of State.  Sounds a bit familiar, but the cast insists it's its own story-- and not the real-life someone else's.
It also stars Ellen Burstyn, Ciaran Hines, Sebastian Stan, James Wolk, and-- one of my favories-- Carla Cugino.  And it's Exec Produced by Greg Berlanti (of Jack & Bobby and Eli Stone; two more of my favorites).   That's a lot of good right there and probably worth trying.

Strange Sex; TLC. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Small Town Security; AMC. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Martina Hill Looks for Something

Bass players are dicks...

This one's for my friend

Everyone could use a little Munn once in a while.

Walt Disney's Taxi Driver

That Was It?

Comedic timing at its best...