Can't remember if I posted this one already...

...But I needed to make sure I did at least once.

More television notables: December 25-30, 2012

Okay, I'm back from my trip (on which I neglected to bring my TV mags with that I rip off to write these posts)-- so I have a couple more notables.

Tuesday, 12/25

Rizzoli & Isles (TNT; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Leverage (TNT; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 12/26

Dark Matters: Twisted But True (Science; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 12/30

Call the Midwife Holiday Special; PBS. 6:30 pm CST (check local listings). Special.

United States of Bacon; Destination America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Chef Todd Fisher travels the country to get his bacon on.


And, yeah, I am going to beat the horse a little bit more: I watched Attack of the Show's final live episodes from last week and need to say again: Fuck you, G4! 
Soooo: Thursday's show (the rumored final live ep) wasn't live, but a Best Of.  I call "horseshit" on that one. It only gets points because Matt Mira hosted that ep with Candice Bailey.  Mira rocked every episode he guest-hosted-- and every Gadget Pr0n segment-- since Kevin Pereira left, so it was fitting he got the "final episode" credit (well, until the Chris Hardwick-hosted Best Of's that will air in January).
So, last Wednesday was the final live episode-- and those assholes at G4 didn't give Candice a chance to say anything. Complete bullshit.  She mentioned it briefly at the beginning of the episode, and then it wasn't noted at all. 
Way to be classy, G4.
Dicks...

Television Premiere and Notable: December 24-30, 2012

Tuesday, 12/25

The annual Doctor Who Christmas Special (this year's is called "The Snowmen") airs on BBC America at 8 pm CST. 
The Doctor goes into a depression after losing his latest companions and decides to hide out in 1890's England for a while.  Some old friends decide they need to pull him out of the funk. 
--And he may just find someone new to travel with him.

Before that, check out the NuWho Christmas Specials, beginning with David Tennant's intro as the Doctor on "The Christmas Invasion", where the newly-regenerated Doctor must find out what his new body and personality are capable of-- just as the world is being invaded by aliens.  That one's at 9 am CST.

Following that are the subsequent Christmas specials every hour until last year's special from 2 pm- 3 pm.  After that is the first half of the latest, seventh, season that aired this Fall that takes us right up to 8 pm's The Snowmen special.

The Doctor Who Christmas Specials are always great one-and-done episodes that have a little "more" to them. Worth checking out.


And that's pretty much it.

Of course: what else do you need when you've got New Who?

Real Life Fruit Ninja

Twilight Bad Lip Reading

Television Premieres and Notables: December 17-23, 2012

Monday, 12/17

Gossip Girl (Th CW; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.

1600 Penn; NBC. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere/ Sneak Peek.
Bill Pullman stars as the President of the U.S. in this new comedy.


Tuesday, 12/18

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

Mankind: The Story of Us (History; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.


Wednesday, 12/19

Invention USA (History; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Stranger Than Nature: Flying Reindeer (National Geographic; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Cheer Perfection; TLC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A new show that follows an Arkansas cheerleading team.


Thursday, 12/20

I've been having a tough time finding confirmation, but the rumor is that tonight is Attack of the Show's (G4; 6 pm CST) final live episode (but G4, in yet another f-u to the show, is going to air sporadic "best of" episodes the next 6 weeks with the [pre-taped] series finale at the end of January).
Let me say it again: Fuuuck Youuuu, G4!
Anyway, since the cancellation is going to happen, I'm looking forward to seeing what's going to happen.  Matt Mira has been hilariously bashing the cancellation of the show the past few weeks, and two weeks ago, Eric Andre dropped his pants (even the boxers he wore with a swing-swang printed on them)-- and the next night, T.J. Miller went one better by dropping his pants and molesting the Christmas Tree on the set (it's all much funnier than it sounds). 
Yeah, I'm guessing the Standards and Practices guy will get a "bleep button" workout tonight...

The X Factor (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Burn Notice (USA; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The League (FX; 9:30 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 12/21

Food Network's Next Iron Chef (Food Network-- duh; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

A little long-- but it's kind of a big deal...

What not to jump on a bike

7th Heaven Marijuana Crisis

Inception score makes everything seem much bigger...

Walking Dead Kill Count So Far

Insanely detailed and graphical history of on-screen zombie kills in the 2-1/2 seasons of The Walking Dead so far.  Minor spoilers (namely main characters who became zombies and had to be dispatched-- as well as who's still alive after the first 27 episodes).


http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/05/graphic-stopping-the-dead-a-statistical-look-back-at-the-walking-dead-series-so-far/

Kessel Run

Pug Destroyer

Red Bull astronaut fail

Television Premieres and Notables: December 10-16, 2012

Monday, 12/10

Syfy's 20th Anniversary Special; Syfy. 8 pm CST. Special.
Syfy celebrates its 20 years of existence.


Tuesday, 12/11

Storage Wars Nw York; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Wednesday, 12/12

Amish Mafia; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 12/13

Impractical Jokers; truTV. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Friday, 12/14

Winter in Portlandia; IFC. 9:30 pm CST. Special.


Sunday, 12/16

Survivor: Phillippines (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Royal Pains: Off Season Greetings; USA. 8 pm CST. Special.
Just because a show usually airs in the summer doesn't mean it can't have a Holiday Special...

Dexter (Showtime. 8 pm CST.) Season Finale.

Homeland (Showtime. 9 pm CST.) Season Finale.

Darth L. Jackson

Rachel Bloom-- "F*** Me, Ray Bradbury

More vulgar than "You Can Touch My Boobies", but I gotta say: it's a catchy tune.

Haunted Toaster

This gem came from the Today Show circa 1984: Love Bryant Gumble; dude can burst a bubble like no other.

TV Premieres and Notables: December 3-9, 2012

And let the Holiday season begin (yes, friends, some series are airing their Christmas-time episodes already this week)...

Monday, 12/3

Bones airs its 150th episode tonight (Fox; 7 pm CST).

90210 airs its 100th episode tonight (CW; 7 pm CST).

Hotel Impossible; Travel Channel. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 12/4

You may love her; you may hate her-- but a friend of mine loves her, so a heads-up to him by mentioning that Olivia Munn begins a three-episode arc tonight on The New Girl (Fox; 8 pm CST).

Sons of Anarchy (FX; 9 pmCST).  Season Finale.

In the Bedroom With Dr. Laura Berman; OWN. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Wednesday, 12/5

Ghost Hunters (Syfy; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 12/6

Panic 9-1-1; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.



Friday, 12/7

Restless; Sundance Channel. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.

Funny or Die's Billy on the Street; Fuse. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Sunday, 12/9

The Amazing Race (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Rachel Bloom-- "You Can Touch My Boobies"