Television Premieres and Notables: September 16-22, 2013

Since Fox loses much of October due to baseball, they are starting the Fall season a week early. Get ready-- here comes the new stuff!


Monday, 9/16

The Queen Latifah Show; Fox. 4 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Dancing With the Stars; ABC. 7 pm CST. 17th Cycle Premiere.

Bones; Fox. 7 pm CST. 9th Season Premiere.

Sleepy Hollow; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Revolutionary War soldier Ichabod Crane is transported to modern times and has to team-up with a detective to battle the Headless Horseman.


Tuesday, 9/17

Dads; Fox. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi stars as the sons in this show from Seth MacFarlane which many critics are predicting will be the first show cancelled this season.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Fox. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
If you've seen any episode of any program on Fox since May, you've seen the commercials. I'm not a fan of Andy Samberg-- but I do know Andre Braugher will bring it. Hopefully the writing will firm-up a little (the commercials were amusing, but not hilarious), and it'll find its feet sooner rather than later.

New Girl; Fox. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

The Mindy Project; Fox. 8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
If you gave up on this show early-on last year, it got better.
You may want to give it another shot.

Frontline; PBS. 9 pm CST (check local listings). 32nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 9/18

Survivor; CBS. 7 pm CST. 27th Cycle Season Premiere.

Big Brother (CBS; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
After watching almost every episode of every previous season, I was able to skip or sleep through a number of episodes this season.
This show is losing its grip on my summer watching, finally,

Key & Peele; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Thursday, 9/19

The Million Second Quiz (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 9/20

Last Man Standing; ABC. 7 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Dog With a Blog; Disney. 7:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

The Neighbors; ABC. 7:31 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
This show wasn't great-- but I did find it hilarious at least once or twice an episode.
The concept is an eye-roller, but the execution is fantastic. Give it a shot.

Shark Tank; ABC. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

The Hollow Crown; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Mini-series Premiere.
Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, and Patrick Stewart are just three of the British actors you'll be seeing in this massive adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV (pts I & II), and Henry V.


Sunday, 9/22

65th Primetime Emmy Awards; CBS. 7 pm CST. Special.
I've stopped watching awards shows because they get it wrong at least as many times as they get it right.
But host Neil Patrick Harris may get me to DVR it...

Dexter (Showtime; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.

Television Premieres and Notables: September 9-15, 2013

Monday, 9/9

The Million Second Quiz; NBC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ryan Seacrest hosts this game show I couldn't tell you anything about.

Mistresses (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 9/10

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Snake Salvation; Nat Geo. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Sons of Anarchy; FX. 9 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 9/11

Regular Show; Cartoon Network. 5 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

The X Factor; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Royal Pains (USA; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 9/12

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


Friday, 9/13

Haven; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.


Saturday, 9/14

Cops; Spike. 7 pm CST. 26th Season Premiere.

Raising McCain; Pivot. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Sunday, 9/15

Liv and Maddie; Disney. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Foyle's War; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Season Premiere.

The Newsroom (HBO; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Great Santini Brothers; History, 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Alaska State Troopers; Nat Geo. 9 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: September 2-8, 2013

Monday, 9/2

Fast N' Loud; Discovery. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

The Writer's Room (Sundance; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Turn & Burn; Discovery. 9:05 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Summer Camp (USA; 10:05 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 9/3

My Big Fat Revenge; Oxygen. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Top Gear; History. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Luther; BBC America. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Cold Justice; TNT. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Brickleberry; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 9/4

Futurama (Comedy Central; 9 pm CST). (2nd) Series Finale.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; FXX. 9 pm CST. 9th Season Premiere.
Remember to delete your old DVR "season pass"es and set it to record the show on its new network.

The League; FXX. 9:30 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
See above.

Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell; FXX. 10 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Ditto-- but this one's airing nightly instead of weekly.


Thursday, 9/5

Wilfred (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
This show moved into serious WTF territory. I don't mind a break at this point...


Friday, 9/6

Hello Ross; E!  9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Ross Matthews gets his own talk show. I'll check it out; I find him silly and charming, and his exuberance is infectious.


Saturday, 9/7

Cupcake Wars; Food Network. 7 pm CST. 9th Season Premiere.


Sunday, 9/8

Boardwalk Empire; HBO. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: August 26-September 1, 2013

Monday, 8/26

Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives; Food Network. 8:30 pm CST. 18th Season Premiere.

Longmire (A&E; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 8/27

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

Storage Wars Texas; A&E. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Drunk History  (Comedy Central; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 8/28

The Unexplained Files; Science. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Wheeler Dealers; Velocity. 8 pm CST. 10th Season Premiere.

Cheer Perfection; TLC. 8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Patrick Dempsey: Racing Le Mans; Velocity. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 8/29

Hollywood Game Night (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 8/30

Cracked; Reelz. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Saturday, 8/31

Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? Investigation Discovery. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: August 19-25, 2013

Monday, 8/19

Teen Wolf (MTV; 9 pm CST). Mid-season Finale.


Wednesday, 8/21

Surviving Evil; Investigation Discovery. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Not My Mama's Meals; Cooking Channel. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Modern Dads; A&E. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Friday, 8/23

Ghost Adventures; Travel. 7 pm CST. 8th Season Premiere.


Sunday, 8/25

Deadline: Crime With Tamron Hall; Investigation Discovery. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I think Invest. Disc. just makes up new show names; they all sound the same to me.

Television Premieres and Notables: August 12-18, 2013

Well, it looks like TV Guide finally gave up on trying to get me to renew, as I didn't get an issue last week (my subscription-- which I've had for about twenty years-- ran out in April). So now I have one less resource for these weekly posts. But the TVG sub was just too much to pay for this little project as I've found the magazine next to useless for about three years or so (pretty much after I made the last payment on my four year re-sub).

But I'm gonna keep tryin' to get as much info out as possible.


Monday, 8/11

Mythbusters Breaking Bad Special; Discovery. 9 pm CST. Special.
With special guests: creator Vince Gilligan and star Aaron Paul.


Tuesday, 8/13

Doomsday Preppers; National Geographic. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Face Off; Syfy. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 8/14

The Pitch; AMC. 10 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Friday, 8/15

Say Yes to the Dress; TLC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Ghost Adventures; Travel Channel. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 8/18

Whodunnit? (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

True Blood (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Great Food Truck Race; Food. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: August 5-11, 2013

Next week sure will have to work hard to beat this week.

I finished The IT Crowd from BBC (via Netflix). GREAT series that has that slightly "off" British sensibility.

I also finished the Netflix-exclusive fourth season of Arrested Development. I liked it, but found binging wasn't as fun as watching 2-3 episodes at a time, so I stretched my watching out over the past few months.

Watched Dogma for the first time since it was in theatres. Liked it back then; respect it now. It's a shame it caught so much flak in the religious community as I think it really was respectful of the belief in religion-- even if it did it via showing the hypocrisy that organized religions suffer from. ...And a lot of dick jokes.

Sammy Hagar released a new single ("Knockdown Dragout") from his upcoming album. Had a little Kid Rock and a lot of Joe Satriani, and that's a good thing. Sounds like The NFL Network will be using it this season, so good for him. Guys his age are retiring, and he's killin' it right now-- celebrating 40 years in the business as well as getting attention he hasn't had since his Van Halen days.

And just a few hours ago, BBC announced that Peter Capaldi will be the next Doctor Who.  I'm not a giant Doctor Who fan, but I do enjoy it, and I think it's awesome that the BBC is making it such a social media/geeky event.  This is a production company/network that knows how to treat its fans right (except for the stupid-expensive DVDs).  Fifty years of Doctor Who is a huge deal-- and it's just getting more and more popular.
And it's hard to imagine that in fifty years and over 700 television episodes, only eleven (soon to be twelve) people have been The Doctor. I don't know Capaldi's work well, but he held himself very well in the short interview today. I am looking forward to seeing what a more mature and dignified actor will bring to the role (not a knock on Smith; but older U.K. actors-- I'd say "British", but I know he's Scottish-- just have a gravitas about them).
And now we have to wait until Christmas to see a glimpse of him in his new role...

Okay... on to the premieres...

Monday, 8/5

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

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


Tuesday, 8/6

Hard Knocks; HBO. 9 pm CST. 8th Season Premieres.

The Legend of Shelby the Swampman; History. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Wednesday, 8/7

Broadchurch; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Detectives investigate a murder of a young boy in a small town.
And the review I read said this 8-episode season will solve the murder-- and won't use last-second gimmicks to pull the rabbit out of the hat.
It stars David Tennant, who is a heck of an actor. I caught the last half-hour of his run as The Doctor today, and it had me crying like a baby. I didn't even need to see how it all happened again; Tennant had it all in his performance. A guy who knew he was dying saying goodbye-- in a very Tenth Doctor way-- and then declaring "I don't want to go" before his body gives out. Just powerful stuff.
I can't wait to see what he brings to this new role.
And another Who connection: Arthur Darvill has a role as well.


Friday, 8/9

Magic City (Starz; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Strike Back; Cinemax. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Saturday, 8/10

The White Queen; Starz. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This 10-episode series follows the pre-Tudor Plantagenets family, who were crazy-dysfunctional.
And because it's Starz, expect plenty of sex scenes...

Hell on Wheels; AMC. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Sometimes the show is a little "too much" (too much of a lot of things), but stars Anson Mount and Common are just damn great to watch. And after last season's deaths, it'll be interesting to see what they do with who's left.


Sunday, 8/11

Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Disney XD. 10 am CST. Series Premiere.
Then Hulk, She-Hulk, A-Bomb, Skaar, and Red Hulk all live and fight bad guys together.
If it's anything like the comics, they could end up being more dysfunctional than The White Queen.
...But I wouldn't count on any sex scenes...

Breaking Bad; AMC. 8 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.
It's been nearly a year, but technically, it's the rest of the final season.

Low Winter Sun; AMC. 9:04 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A cop kills a dirty cop-- and then gets caught in the Detroit underworld while trying to cover it up.
I've heard good things-- and AMC has a pretty good track record for original dramas. You should check it out.

Talking Bad; AMC. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
AMC brings this Talking Dead-style show to Breaking Bad's last few episodes.

Television Premieres and Notables: July 29- August 4, 2013

Monday, 7/29

The Writer's Room; Sundance. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Members of various television writing teams discuss their process.
The premiere's subject is Breaking Bad.


Tuesday, 7/30

Nikki & Sara LIVE; MTV. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Profit; CNBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Wednesday, 7/31

Capture; The CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A wilderness-survival reality series where teams also need to capture/eliminate their opponents.

Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman (Science Channel; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 8/1

The Awesomes; Hulu. Series Premiere.
An animated series about a young superhero who needs to recreate the team his father quit.

Hatfields and McCoys: White Lightning; History. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Friday, 8/2

Tanked; Animal Planet. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 8/3

Zero Hour (ABC; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.

Too Cute! Animal Planet. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Psychic Tia; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Sunday, 8/4

Secret Millionaire; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Killing (AMC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Falling Skies (TNT; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Shark After Dark; Discovery. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This Shark Week nightly show discusses sharks of something. I don't know...

This is funnier than the whole 2012 season of HIMYM...

Television Premieres and Notables: July 22-28, 2013

Monday, 7/22

Breaking Pointe; The CW. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Supermarket Superstar; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Tuesday, 7/23

The Vineyard; ABC Family. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Web Therapy; Showtime. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 7/24

Spell-Mageddon; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Top Chef Masters; Bravo. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Joe Rogan Questions Everything; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 7/25

Childrens Hospital; [adult swim]/Cartoon Network. 11 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 7/27

America's Cutest Dog; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 7/28

Unforgettable; CBS. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: July 15-21, 2013

Tuesday, 7/16

Whose Line is it Anyway? The CW. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere/Series Return.
Wayne Brady, Ryan Stiles, and Colin Mochrie are back-- and Aisha Tyler replaces Drew Carey as host.

Covert Affairs; USA. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Suits; USA. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 7/18

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

Showville (AMC; 9 pm CST). Series Finale.

The slice we deserve...

Television Premieres andf Notables: July 8-14, 2013

Monday, 7/8

Get Out Alive With Bear Grylis; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Warehouse 13 (Syfy; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 7/9

Betty White's Off Their Rockers (NBC; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Drunk History; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Based on the YouTube series where comics act out historical conversations given by drunk people.


Wednesday, 7/10

Moone Boy; Hulu. sometime today. Series Premiere.
A ten-year-old in Ireland manages his days with the help of his imaginary friend (played by co writer Chris O'Dowd).

The Bridge; FX.  9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Diane Kruger and Demian Bichir star as detectives investigating a dead body found on a bridge between the U.S. and Mexico.

Camp; NBC. 9:01 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 7/11

Orange is the New Black; Netflix. today. Series Premiere.


Hollywood Game Night; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Saturday, 7/13

Being Human; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Bounty Hunters; CMT. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy, and Larry the Cable Guy voice the title characters in this animated series.


Sunday, 7/14

The Newsroom; HBO. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Jesus-- I'm stayin' away from Facebook

Happy Birthday, America

Television Premieres and Notables: July 1-7, 2013

Monday, 7/1

Goodwin Games (Fox; 7:30 pm CST). Series Finale.
Not a great show, but the cast was a lot of fun. I hope they can get together again on something a little less uneven.

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


Tuesday, 7/2

Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central; 9:30 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 7/7

Marvel's Avengers Assemble; Disney XD. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
It's a crime that the last Avengers show was cancelled so Disney could make their own version on their own channel, but I'll give it a try nonetheless.

Telvision Premieres and Notables: June 24-30, 2013

Monday, 6/24

Under the Dome; CBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This 13-week event comes right from Stephen King's book.
CBS is hoping this can turn into a multi-year summer series of a limited run of episodes.
I've heard good things.


Tuesday, 6/25

Rizzoli & Isles; TNT. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Perception; TNT. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 6/26

Big Brother; CBS. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
More houseguests than ever, longer stay (100 days) than ever, more nominees than ever...
I hate myself for watching this show every summer-- but I still watch...

How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) (ABC; 8:30 pm CST). Series Finale.
It wasn't bad-- but it wasn't great, either.


Thursday, 6/27

Small Town Security (AMC; 10 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 6/28

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


Saturday, 6/29

Do No Harm; NBC. 9 pm CST. Summer Burn-off.
If you were one of those who enjoyed the show before NBC yanked it, here is your chance to see some of the unaired episodes...


Sunday, 6/30

Dexter; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Final Season Premiere.

Ray Donovan; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Liev Schreiber stars as a Hollywood fixer in this new drama.

Premieres and Notables: June 17-24, 2013

Monday, 6/17

Love, Marilyn; HBO. 8 pm CST. Special.
HBO's doc about Marilyn Monroe.


Tuesday, 6/18

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

Blood and Oil; Discovery. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Another f-ing reality show...


Wednesday, 6/19

Franklin & Bash; TNT. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Heather Locklear joins the show.
But I don't I'll be sticking around. It's a cute show, but there are others I should be using my time for.

Futurama; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Final Season Premiere.

Hot in Cleveland; TV Land. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
This live episode guest stars William Shatner.

The Soup Investigates; E!. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.

The Exes; TV Land. 9:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 6/20

Hannibal (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Wilfred; FX. 9 pm CST. Wilfred.

Gigalos (Showtime; 10 pm CST). Season Finale.


Saturday, 6/22

666 Park Avenue; ABC. 8 pm CST. Summer Burn-off
If you were one of the handful who liked this show, here's your chance to see the rest of the episodes.


Sunday, 6/23

Whodunnit? ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Crossing Lines; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Mad Men (AMC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Copper; BBC America. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Donal Logue joins the cast in the new season.

Devious Maids; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry brings this us Americanized Mexican telenovela about a group of Beverly Hills house cleaners.

Surprise Review: The Annoying Orange Season One

So, I got asked to review The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange Season One DVD set.  I'm never one to turn down a review copy of something, so I decided to give it a shot.

I actually enjoyed it.  Obviously, this Cartoon Network show is meant for kids, but I found a lot to enjoy, myself. Orange can certainly be annoying, but I think the show does a good job of taking him to "the line", and then pulling it back. Not that he lived up to his name every episode, but the odd time when he did, it was tolerable.  Toby Turner's "Nerville" is the only human character, and he does the comedy a little broad (see video clip)-- but I really do admire his commitment to the part. It isn't easy acting alone on a green screen, but he did a good job. And I could tell from some of the bonus material as well as some of the credit sequences that he's got a knack for improv with some of the alternate lines he was coming up with.

The standout character for me has to be Marshmallow; I just loved his high-pitched voice (thankfully, not overdone) hollering "Yaaay!" one second, and then being fatalistic another. I wish I could remember a specific line, but it would usually go something like, "Yaaaay! I like to watch things burn!"

I found many of the jokes to be rather witty, and I liked how the plots were all over the place from episode to episode. They'd do a little bit on the Revolutionary War in one episode, then a riff on Star Trek in another; from a road trip to a vineyard, then holding off an invasion of vegetables.  If you don't like one episode, they're only about ten minutes long, and there's good odds you'll enjoy the next one.

My nine-year-old just loves the Annoying Orange You Tube series, so he and I knocked-out this DVD set with all 30 episodes in about a week.  The total run time on the 4 discs is 339 minutes, so they obviously didn't utilize the full capacity of DVD. But I am going to assume the first three discs with episodes are the same discs previously released singly. The fourth disc with bonus features is pretty light; maybe a half hour of content.

But if your kids are fans of Orange, this isn't a bad deal. It's a little over my price point ($30 retail; places like Amazon has it for $25 right now), but kids DVDs are typically a little on the pricey side. Wait a bit, and the price will probably drop below $20; then I'd bite.   Cartoon Network hasn't been overexposing this show, only airing one or two half-hour episodes a week, so you can't say it'd be a silly purchase because it's for free on cable.

As a grownup, I give it a B-. I think most kids would give it more like a B+. My super-fan son gives it an A.

Here's a taste of some in-episode footage:



And here's some green screen work from the bonus materials:

Monday, 6/10

Switched at Birth; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.

Major Crimes; TNT. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

King & Maxwell; TNT. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Jon Tenney and Rebecca Romijn star as two disgraced Secret Service agents who go into private investigating.

Street Outlaws; Discovery. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Underground racers in Oklahoma City star in this docuseries.

John Oliver takes over the host's spot this summer on The Daily Show (Comedy Central; 10 pm CST) while Jon's off being a director.


Tuesdays, 6/11

Pretty Little Liars; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Twisted; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Who Gets the Last Laugh? (TBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Awkward (MTV; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 6/12

Royal Pains; USA. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Necessary Roughness; USA. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 6/13

Save Me (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
(I'm guessing it's actually a series finale.)

Sullivan & Son; TBS; 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Friday, 6/14

Magic City; Starz. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Vice (HBO; 10 pm CST). Season Finale.


Saturday, 6/15

Zero Hour burns-off the episodes in the can on ABC at 7 and 8 pm CST.

AFI Lifetime Achievement Award (for Mel Brooks); TNT. 8 pm CST. Special.


Sunday, 6/16

Inspector Lewis; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Season Premiere.

True Blood; HBO. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Client List (Lifetime; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

It's Not About the Nail from Jason Headley on Vimeo.

Television Premieres and Notables: June 3-9, 2013

Sorry for the lateness; ran out of time working on my class prep for work this weekend...
Most of Monday's show will be repeated sometime during the week, so you can catch up.

Anyway...

Monday, 6/3

The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family; 7 pm CST.) Series Finale.

The Fosters; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Teri Polo plays a cop.
That's all I know, but it's on ABC Family, so I doubt it's a violent thriller.

The Mistresses; ABC. 9:00 pm CST.  Series Premiere.

Revolution (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Teen Wolf; MTV. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 6/4

America's Got Talent; NBC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 6/5

Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman; Science. 9 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.


Thursday, 6/6

The Hero; TNT. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Dwayne Johnson hosts this extreme adventure competition.

Burn Notice; USA. 8 pm CST. Final Season Premiere.

72 Hours; TNT. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Teams are dropped into the wilderness to find a bag of cash.

Graceland; USA. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Undercover agents live in a beachfront and fight crime.


Friday, 6/7

Da Vinci's Demons (Starz; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Continuum; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 6/8

Sinbad; Syfy. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Primeval: New World; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 6/9

Insane Coaster Wars: World Domination; Travel. 7:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Game of Thrones (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Falling Skies; TNT. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: May 26-June 2, 2013

Monday, 5/27

The Bachelorette; ABC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Glades; A&E. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Longmire; A&E. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 5/28

Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots; OWN. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Body of Proof (ABC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Brooklyn DA; CBS. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
A six-part look at the Kings County District Attorney's Office.


Wednesday, 5/29

The American Baking Competition; CBS. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Jeff Foxworthy hosts this amateur competition.

Melissa & Joey; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Yoda Chronicles; Cartoon Network. 7 pm CST. Special/Mini-series Premiere.
The first of three specials of Lego-ized Star Wars characters looking for Darth Sidious.
Normally, I wouldn't be all that interested, but the Cartoon Network special The Empire Strikes Out had one of my favorite scenes of 2012: the reveal of Darth Maul ("Awwwwsome"). So I'm going to be watching this one, for sure.

Baby Daddy; ABC Family. 7:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Dancing Fools; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Series?/Season? Premiere.

Psych (USA; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 5/30

Renovation Raiders; HGTV. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Four-hour remodelings go on while the homeowners eat dinner.


Saturday, 6/1

That Metal Show; VH1 Classic. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.
It has its flaws, but overall, this show is pretty great-- and you don't have to be anything other than a music lover in general to enjoy it.


Sunday, 6/2

The KIlling; AMC. 8 pm CST. Third Season Premiere.

Top Hooker; Animal Planet. 9 pm CST. Animal Planet.
Don't get too excited; it's about fishing...

The Venture Bros. [adult swim]/Cartoon Network. 11 pm CST. Season Premiere.
After far too long, the series makes a return.

Don't want to bring you down, but let's remember...

Holy Shit!

Television Premieres and Finales: May 20-26, 2013

Monday, 5/20

Rules of Engagement (CBS; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Goodwin Games; Fox. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Three siblings compete with each other to gain their inheritance.
Hmmmm... It premieres in May; usually not a good sign.
But the siblings are played by Scott Foley, Becki Newton, and T.J. freakin' Miller.
I'm in.

Mike & Molly (CBS; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Hawaii Five-0 (CBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Bates Motel (A&E; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Big C (Showtime; 9 pm CST). Series Finale.


Tuesday, 5/21

Dancing With the Stars (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Grimm (NBC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 5/22

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

MasterChef; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Modern Family (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Criminal Minds (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Guest-starring Mark Hamill.

Nashville (ABC; 9 pm CST)  Season Finale.

Law & Order: SVU (NBC; 8 pm CST).  Season Finale.


Thursday, 5/23


Save Me; NBC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Anne Heche plays a not-so-nice woman who dies and returns to life with the ability to talk to God.
Not everyone believes her, though.

Does Someone Have to Go? Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Bosses give workers the opportunity to can one of their own.

Showville; AMC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Rookie Blue; ABC. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 5/26

Marvel's Avengers Assemble; Disney XD. 10 am CST. Series Premiere.
Disney cancelled the previous Avengers animated series to create and air this one.
Unlikely it'll be as good as the last one, but I'll give it a try.

Smash (NBC; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.

Arrested Development; Netflix. Series Return (or 4th Season run, if you prefer).
All fifteen new episodes available to stream today.

SHIELD promo video

The Walking Dead Bad Lip Reading

Television Premieres and Finales: May 13-19, 2012

Monday, 5/13

How I Met Your Mother (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

2 Broke Girls (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

90210 (CW; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.

Castle (ABC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Tuesday, 5/14

NCIS (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

So You Think You Can Dance; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

New Girl (Fox; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Mindy Project (Fox; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Golden Boy (CBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 5/15

Arrow (CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

CSI (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Guest starring Black Sabbath...

Supernatural (CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 5/16

The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Vampire Diaries (CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

American Idol (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Grey's Anatomy (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Elementary (CBS; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Beauty and the Beast (CW; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Office (NBC; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.
One of my personal nightmares (that a once fantastic show could fall so far, so fast) is finally over.
A retrospective airs an hour earlier.

Scandal (ABC; 9:02 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 5/17

Shark Tank (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Undercover Boss (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Nikita (CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Saturday, 5/18

Doctor Who (BBC America; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
River Song returns-- and there is a possibility The Doctor's name may be revealed after fifty years.

Saturday Night Live (NBC; 10:30 pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 5/19

The Simpsons (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Family Guy (Fox; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

North America; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
A seven-part look at... North America.

Now on Twitter

So, hey: because regurgitating things I find online to put in a blog wasn't enough-- now I'm doing it on Twitter.

@teameckent is the name to check (no, I don't even know what an @ identity is called...)

I tried linking the account to this blog, so it's all together (and I'm trying to comment on things I watch/read on it because 140 characters is less intimidating than writing actual paragraphs), but the two hours of trying to add a feed to the blog just didn't work.

So if you're on Twitter, check me out.