First off, Sunday, 11/28, Adult Swim will begin to repeat all of The Venture Brothers from the first ep and air a repeat a week. The first season was my favorite as it focused on Hank and Dean, the amazingly naive teenage sons of a bitter man who could never live up to his dad's almost super-hero existence.
It's a great time to jump on.
Tuesday, 11/30
Strange Days With Bob Saget; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Saget travels the country and looks into "subcultures", such as this week's look into biker clubs
Sons of Anarchy (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Wednesday, 12/1
Terriers (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Odds are, it's the series finale.
Hope not 'cause it's been a pretty season, and I think it's just starting to find its potential.
Thursday, 12/2
Brad Meltzer's Decoded (History; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Sunday, 12/5
Boardwalk Empire (HBO; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
The Walking Dead (AMC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
A season two is a done deal-- but it sucks that we'll probably be waiting until the end of October for it...
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Premieres and Notables; November 22-28, 2010
Monday, 11/22
Skating With the Stars; ABC. 8:11 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tuesday, 11/23
Carol Burnett guest-stars on Glee (Fox, 7 pm CST) as Sue Sylvester's mom.
Sue Sylvester's ex-Nazi-hunter mom...
Dancing With the Stars (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Wednesday, 11/24
Firebreather; Cartoon Network. 6 pm CST. Special
An adaptation of the Image comic about a teenager who gets superpowers from his monster father.
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special; NBC. 7:30 pm CST. Special
Dreamworks poops out another special based around a holiday-- but Kung Fu Panda is one of my favorite recent animated films, so I'll give it a try.
Friday, 11/26
Young Justice; Cartoon Network. 6 pm CST. Series Sneak-Preview
The proteges of the Justice League form their own team as they train to become heroes in their own right.
(Probably) loosely based on the comic of the same name of the '90s, and it's a cool concept, so it's worth checking out.
Sunday, 11/28
Top Gear; History. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
An American version of the British hit.
Skating With the Stars; ABC. 8:11 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tuesday, 11/23
Carol Burnett guest-stars on Glee (Fox, 7 pm CST) as Sue Sylvester's mom.
Sue Sylvester's ex-Nazi-hunter mom...
Dancing With the Stars (ABC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Wednesday, 11/24
Firebreather; Cartoon Network. 6 pm CST. Special
An adaptation of the Image comic about a teenager who gets superpowers from his monster father.
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special; NBC. 7:30 pm CST. Special
Dreamworks poops out another special based around a holiday-- but Kung Fu Panda is one of my favorite recent animated films, so I'll give it a try.
Friday, 11/26
Young Justice; Cartoon Network. 6 pm CST. Series Sneak-Preview
The proteges of the Justice League form their own team as they train to become heroes in their own right.
(Probably) loosely based on the comic of the same name of the '90s, and it's a cool concept, so it's worth checking out.
Sunday, 11/28
Top Gear; History. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
An American version of the British hit.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Premieres and Notables; November 15-21
Monday, 11/15
Robin Sparkles makes a return to How I Met Your Mother (CBS; 7 pm CST).
--And she brings her friend, Jessica Glitter...
Weeds (Showtime; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
If previews are any indication, the shit will finally hit the fan...
The Big C (Showtime; 9:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
Tuesday, 11/16
Glory Daze; TBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
An '80s-based sitcom set in college about four freshmen in their attempts to get into a fraternity.
Wednesday, 11/17
Human Target; Fox. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Friday, 11/19
Jack Black shows up on tonight's double-sized iCarly (Nickelodeon; 7 pm CST).
Dennis Miller: The Big Speech; HBO. 9 pm CST. Special
Miller's 8th HBO comedy special.
Sunday, 11/21
The Next Iron Chef (Food Network; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Brew Masters; Discovery Channel. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Dogfish Head Brewery founder Sam Calagione travels the country, checking out the great beers.
The Futurama Holiday Spectacular; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Special/New Episode.
Robin Sparkles makes a return to How I Met Your Mother (CBS; 7 pm CST).
--And she brings her friend, Jessica Glitter...
Weeds (Showtime; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
If previews are any indication, the shit will finally hit the fan...
The Big C (Showtime; 9:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
Tuesday, 11/16
Glory Daze; TBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
An '80s-based sitcom set in college about four freshmen in their attempts to get into a fraternity.
Wednesday, 11/17
Human Target; Fox. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Friday, 11/19
Jack Black shows up on tonight's double-sized iCarly (Nickelodeon; 7 pm CST).
Dennis Miller: The Big Speech; HBO. 9 pm CST. Special
Miller's 8th HBO comedy special.
Sunday, 11/21
The Next Iron Chef (Food Network; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Brew Masters; Discovery Channel. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Dogfish Head Brewery founder Sam Calagione travels the country, checking out the great beers.
The Futurama Holiday Spectacular; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Special/New Episode.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
"One Win"
I watched an episode of Inside Studio 42 With Bob Costas in December 2009 where he interviewed 90 year-old Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller, and I just loved this line, so I thought I'd share it on this special day.
Feller was a monster pitcher. Costas said he was a legend before the age of 20-- and if Costas says something like that about a baseball player, you know it's true. He had amazing numbers. One such number was his win total: 266 games. But in the middle of his career, he missed three full seasons and most of a fourth by serving in the Navy in World War II.
Costas said to him, "At the pace you were at, you would have easily surpassed 350 wins had you not been in the war."
Feller responded with, "I only wanted one win. World War II was the one we had to win." He then went on to talk about his personal as well as the nation's "unrelenting resolve" to win the war, and rattled off the death tolls of some of the battles he was in (note, the fact that he knows those numbers after 60 years is remarkable in and of itself, and tells of the passion he has for the subject).
He finished with, "I'm not a hero of the war. Heroes seldom return from a war. Survivors return from wars. I'm proud of my miltary career, and I don't miss those hundred wins whatsoever. We're a free country, and that's what it was all about."
Were the men and women who lived during the 1940s the "greatest generation"? Yeah, no doubt.
Take a little time to think of where we're at in the country we live in because of our veterans. Those who fought in World War II, as well as those who served before and after because, as Feller said-- and bears repeating: "We're a free country, and that's what it's about."
Thanks to all the veterans-- as well as those serving now.
Feller was a monster pitcher. Costas said he was a legend before the age of 20-- and if Costas says something like that about a baseball player, you know it's true. He had amazing numbers. One such number was his win total: 266 games. But in the middle of his career, he missed three full seasons and most of a fourth by serving in the Navy in World War II.
Costas said to him, "At the pace you were at, you would have easily surpassed 350 wins had you not been in the war."
Feller responded with, "I only wanted one win. World War II was the one we had to win." He then went on to talk about his personal as well as the nation's "unrelenting resolve" to win the war, and rattled off the death tolls of some of the battles he was in (note, the fact that he knows those numbers after 60 years is remarkable in and of itself, and tells of the passion he has for the subject).
He finished with, "I'm not a hero of the war. Heroes seldom return from a war. Survivors return from wars. I'm proud of my miltary career, and I don't miss those hundred wins whatsoever. We're a free country, and that's what it was all about."
Were the men and women who lived during the 1940s the "greatest generation"? Yeah, no doubt.
Take a little time to think of where we're at in the country we live in because of our veterans. Those who fought in World War II, as well as those who served before and after because, as Feller said-- and bears repeating: "We're a free country, and that's what it's about."
Thanks to all the veterans-- as well as those serving now.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Kittens Getting Shot With Lasers
Don't know how they did it (trained kittens?), but I think this is pretty clever.
Go! Bwah!
Very short clip. --But the title is explained:
And because no clip can exist on its own in this new internet climate, a remix:
And because no clip can exist on its own in this new internet climate, a remix:
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