Yikes! The Secret is Out

Mom is Santa!

Remember not to do this tonight

Too much repetition in the video, but the song is classic.

South Park: The Spirit of Christmas

I haven't watched this in years. Pretty funny-- if profanity-laden. And if you don't have any humor at all about Jesus Christ, you may want to pass (although the "reason for the season"-- or, at least, what "they'll" have you believe-- is pretty well spelled out by the end).

Take a look at the early version of South Park; the short that got the show green-lit by Comedy Central:

What NOT to Buy Your Wife...

Mad TV's Terminator 3 (w/Jesus)

Obviously, this aired before the third Terminator flick.
Looks like it would have been a superior film.

Romantic Sleigh Ride Turns Bad

Some are tough to read but you can get the gist...

Premieres and Notables; December 21-27, 2009

Monday, 12/21

The Sing Off (NBC; 7 pm CST)  Season Finale

The Closer (TNT; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 12/23

I've talked up Glee before, and today FOX is airing two of the best eps of the season.  At 7 pm CST, they air the episode where Kurt attempts to join the football team (highlighted wonderfully by Mike O'Malley's role as Kurt's father) and at 8 pm, the episode that guest-starred Kristen Chenowith airs.

Glee has a number of imperfections, but when it hits the a nice, emotional, element, it's the best show on TV.  Both of these episodes hit that emotional element.  When Kurt told his dad he was gay, I have to say I did not expect the reaction his father gave back.  Surprising, and extremely well written as well as acted.


Thursday, 12/24

NBC airs It's a Wonderful Life at 7 pm.  Sure, it's a little hokey-- but, c'mon, it can still bring a tear to your eye.  And even if you're a cold-hearted bastard, you have to admire Jimmy Stewart's work.  It sure was a different time then.  There is only one actor who might be able to pull off that role now... George Clooney.


Friday, 12/25

TBS runs its annual 24-hr A Christmas Story marathon, beginning at 5 am CST.
I just watched the film a week ago (after a few years), and it just gets more brilliant as I get older.


Saturday, 12/26

5 Ingredient Fix; Food Network.  11:30 am CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 12/27

Brothers (FOX; 6:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
"Season Finale"...  Yeah, right. 
Hey, when Joe Buck has the stones to rip on the show on his HBO series-- mere feet from Brothers star Michael Strahan-- and Strahan doesn't kick his ass, I think the writing is on the wall. 
This will be the series finale.

Wrangler Unveils New Line

Got this from my video clip guru, Allan.  Usually there's no link to embed the vids he sends me.

But this time, there was.

Fast Food Duel of the Fates

I'll admit, it's kinda stupid. But I liked the last lines by each character.

Star Wars in 30

All you need to know is contained here:

Premieres and Notables; Dec. 14-20, 2009

Monday, 12/14

The Vampire Diaries; The CW. 7-9 pm CST. Marathon.
In a cool move I'd like to see other networks do, The CW is airing the first half of the season Monday to Friday this week.

The Sing-Off; NBC.  7 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
This daily series (Mon-Wed this week) touts it takes the singing in Glee and mixes it with the competition of

American Idol right in the commercial.
I guess NBC hasn't been able to score on its own, so it may as well rip-off the best...

Bank of Hollywood; E!. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Average blokes beg a panel of L.A. moneybags (like Candy Spelling) to finance their dreams.


Tuesday, 12/15

E2: Design (Sundance; 7 pm). Season Finale.

Paranormal State; A&E. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Funniest Commercials of the Year 2009; TBS. 9 pm CST. Special.
Usually a pretty good hour of TV-- especially since I watch my TV on DVR, DVD, or tape and FastForward through commercials.


Wednesday, 12/16

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

Man vs. Food (Travel; 9 pm). Season Finale.

Nip/Tuck (FX; 9 pm). Season Finale.


Thursday, 12/17

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas; NBC. 7 pm. Special.
Normally I wouldn't mention an SNL special (as the show has been crap for years), but these clip shows tend to be okay.


Friday, 12/18

Love the Beast; SPEED. 7 pm. Special.
Eric Bana directs this documentary about his 1974 XB Coupe.

Crash (Starz; 9 pm). Season Finale.


Saturday, 12/19

WWE Tribute to the Troops; NBC, 8 pm CST. Special.

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars; BBC America.  8 pm CST. Special.
The countdown to David Tennant's departure of the series ticks one episode closer...


Sunday, 12/20

Survivor (CBS; 7 pm). Season Finale.

Sesamefield

Now I'm bringing in Sesame Street for further destroy Muppetdom.

Pulp Muppets

It's a complete shame I'm posting this when there's perfectly good real Muppet stuff to post...

The Muppets Go Down to Jamaica

Now completely ruining the Muppets with this parody...

Muppets Went Down to Georgia

Continuing the Muppet theme...

Bohemian Muppets

I'm not sure what the deal is with The Muppets anymore. 
Are they maing a comeback or not?

Possibly, with this new clip from The Muppet Studio.

Premieres and Notables; December 7-13, 2009

Monday, 12/7

The Closer (TNT; 8 pm CST). Mid-Season Return.

Men of a Certain Age; TNT.  9 pm CST. Series premiere.
Great actors in Ray Romano, Scott Bakula, and Andre Braugher as the leads. Unusual premise in three (male) friends experiencing mid-life crises.  And the two TV critics I follow were split on it (TV Guide's Matt Roush hated it; Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker loved it).

Million Dollar Listing (Bravo; 9 pm). Season Finale.

Rita Rocks (Lifetime; 9 pm).  Season Finale.


Tuesday, 12/8

Biggest Loser (NBC; 7 pm). Season Finale.

ABC tries again to debut the Christmas special Prep & Landing (7:30 pm CST).

Better Off Ted; ABC.  8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 12/9

Glee (FOX; 8 pm). Fall Finale.

Spectacle: Elvie Costello With... Sundance.  9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
With... Bono and The Edge.

Top Chef: Las Vegas (Bravo; 9 pm)  Season Finale.


Thursday, 12/10

Stossel; FOX Business. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
John Stossel gets his own, live, show.

Fringe (FOX; 8 pm CST). Fall Finale.

The Jeff Dunham Show (Comedy Central; 8 pm)  Season Finale.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX; 9 pm). Season Finale.


Friday, 12/11

Yes, Virginia; CBS. 7:00 pm. Special.
Neil Patrick Harris lends his voice to this Christmas special based on the famous 1897 newspaper editoral that answered Virginia's question with "Yes, Virginia, Santa Claus is real."

Live at Gotham (Comedy Central; 10 pm).  Season Finale.


Saturday, 12/12

Ghost Intervention; TLC. 8 pm. Series Premiere.


Sunday, 12/13

The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty; A&E. 8 pm CST. Miniseries Premiere.
Hey! Look at that! A&E really does do some artsy stuff once in a while.
This mini follows four of the Jackson Five in their efforts to have a reunion tour happen (it started filming before the fifth Jackson died).


Dexter (Showtime; 8 pm).  Season Finale.

Premieres and Notables; November 30- December 6, 2009

Monday, 11/30

Shrek the Halls; ABC. 7:30 pm CST. Special.
A repeat of last year's Holiday special.

Intervention; A&E. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Hoarders; A&E. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
I'm still waiting for my call for them to film my Fortress of Solitude ("mancave").


Tuesday, 12/1

Prep & Landing; ABC.  7:30 pm. Special.
Sarah Chalke and Dave Foley voice the lead characters, who are elves who make sure Santa gets the job done on the 25th.  ABC has been promoting this one, hard.  I also think Pixar had a hand in it (can't say for sure, or how much), so that, alone, will have me tuning in.

Scrubs; ABC. 8 & 8:30 pm. 9th Season Premiere.
After a great series finale last spring, we get "Scrubs 2.0" with many familiar faces alongside a bunch of new ones as Drs. Turk and Cox teach medicine to a number of new recruits.

Britain's Missing Top Model; BBC America. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Unconventional models compete to be featured in a fashion magazine.

Sherri  (Lifetime; 9 pm CST).  Season Finale.

Sons of Anarchy (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 12/2

Bank of Mom & Dad (SOAPNet; 9 pm CST).  Season Finale.

Steven Seagal Lawman; A&E.  9 pm CST.  Series Premiere.
Steven Seagal chronicles his career as a real-life Louisiana sheriff's deputy.
I can't wait until Entertainment Tonight breaks the story that he snapped a perp's neck.

Top Chef Las Vegas (Bravo; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Launch My Line; Bravo. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Bravo tries to re-catch lightning in a bottle with another attempt to replace Project Runway.


Friday, 12/4

Monk (USA; 8 pm) Series Finale.
Monk gets the break he needs to solve his wife's murder.


Saturday, 12/5

The Ultimate Fighter: The Heavyweights (Spike; 8 pm CST).  Season Finale.


Sunday, 12/6

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

Alice; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 2-part mini-series.
A "reimagining" of Alice in Wonderland in the vein that last year's Tin Man retold The Wizard of Oz.

Shatner's Raw Nerve; Bio. 9 pm CST.  2nd Season Premiere.

Premieres and Notables; November 23-29, 2009

Monday, 11/23

Surviving the Holidays With Lewis Black; History.  7 pm CST. Special.
Low-key comic, Lewis Black, gives helpful tips (along with a little history lesson) on making it through the next month's worth of holiday madness.

Battlestar Galactica's Katie Sackhoff shows up on The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 8:30 pm CST).


Tuesday, 11/24

V (ABC; 7 pm CST). Mid-Season Finale.
TV's biggest hit of the year takes a nap for the next few months (returning in March); but not before giving us a killer cliffhanger (what I expect, anyway).

How the Earth Was Made; History.  8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Taking a look at how the Grand Canyon was formed.

Dancing With the Stars (ABC; 8:01 CST).  Season Finale.

Dinner With the Band; IFC. 10 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Chef Sam Mason hosts dinner parties for indie bands in New York.


Friday, 11/27

Shameless; Sundance. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Monk (USA; 8 pm) airs the first part of its 2-part series finale, which focuses on Monk finally solving Trudy's murder.

The Foo Fighters get their turn on Storytellers (VH1; 10 pm).  I'm not much of a fan, but I do think Dave Grohl's pretty funny, so it should be a lively show.


Sunday, 11/29

The 26th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert; HBO.  7 pm CST. Special.
Four hours of music by past presenters and inductees such as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Aretha Franklin, Simon & Garfunkel, U2, Metallica, Mick Jagger, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, The Black Eyed Peas, Smokey Robinson, and Sting. 
And, as these shows often do, the performers mix-and-match and jam with each other.
If this sounds cool, just think of what the actual 25th anniversary (in 2011) celebration will be like...
[That's a little math joke, people.  The first inductees to the Hall was in 1986...]

Stormchasers (Discovery; 9 pm). Season Finale.