Russians be crazy.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
UH Marching Band Kicker
This cool.
The University of Hawaii did this as part of one of their halftime shows.
The University of Hawaii did this as part of one of their halftime shows.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Premieres and Notables January 10-16, 2011
Monday, 1/10
If you missed The Cape's premiere last night, the first two episodes reair tonight at 8 pm CST (NBC).
Tuesday, 1/11
I already mentioned the Laurel & Hardy marathon that starts at 7 pm tonight on TCM. Check out the last post for details.
I, Predator; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot is called "Great White Shark vs. Cape Fur Seal", so you can guess what the show is about.
Pipe Dream; Golf. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Former golf pro Mark Burk tries to get a fresh start on his life, which at its lowest point previously found him living in construction pipes.
The Haney Project; Golf. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tiger Woods' old coach helps others with their game.
The Game; BET. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
The CW cancelled it in 2009, but BET is bringing it back to life.
Lights Out; FX. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
FX brings us a drama in the world of boxing, where a man who suffered a terrible beating five years previously in a title match tries to decide what to do with his life as it falls apart.
Tosh.0; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Onion Sportsdome; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A sports-channel parody brought to us by The Onion gang. Sweet. I expect it to kick ass the first two or three weeks, and then start sucking.
Wednesday, 1/12
Off the Map; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes brings us a show about hot doctors with personal issues practicing medicine in some South American country.
Last Woman Standing; Planet Green. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Five female athletes compete in ancient sports around the world.
Thursday, 1/13
Swarm Chasers; Animal Planet. 6 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot looks at the 2010 Australian locust invasion.
Beyond Scared Straight; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Kids with problems meet convicts with real problems.
Friday, 1/14
Flying Wild Alaska; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Don't really know what it's about. An airline-owning family in Alaska is the subject.
The Ricky Gervais Show; HBO. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Just not as funny seeing it as hearing it.
Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Conviction Kitchen; Planet Green. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Never heard of this show before. A chef oversees a Vancouver restaurant staffed by ex-cons?
I think sometimes these shows are made just to fit into a cool-sounding show title.
Funny or Die Presents; HBO. 11 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Love the website. Hate the TV show.
Sunday, 1/16
Big Love; HBO. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final season kicks off with the fallout of Bill's election-night revelation.
If you missed The Cape's premiere last night, the first two episodes reair tonight at 8 pm CST (NBC).
Tuesday, 1/11
I already mentioned the Laurel & Hardy marathon that starts at 7 pm tonight on TCM. Check out the last post for details.
I, Predator; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot is called "Great White Shark vs. Cape Fur Seal", so you can guess what the show is about.
Pipe Dream; Golf. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Former golf pro Mark Burk tries to get a fresh start on his life, which at its lowest point previously found him living in construction pipes.
The Haney Project; Golf. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tiger Woods' old coach helps others with their game.
The Game; BET. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
The CW cancelled it in 2009, but BET is bringing it back to life.
Lights Out; FX. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
FX brings us a drama in the world of boxing, where a man who suffered a terrible beating five years previously in a title match tries to decide what to do with his life as it falls apart.
Tosh.0; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Onion Sportsdome; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A sports-channel parody brought to us by The Onion gang. Sweet. I expect it to kick ass the first two or three weeks, and then start sucking.
Wednesday, 1/12
Off the Map; ABC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes brings us a show about hot doctors with personal issues practicing medicine in some South American country.
Last Woman Standing; Planet Green. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Five female athletes compete in ancient sports around the world.
Thursday, 1/13
Swarm Chasers; Animal Planet. 6 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The pilot looks at the 2010 Australian locust invasion.
Beyond Scared Straight; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Kids with problems meet convicts with real problems.
Friday, 1/14
Flying Wild Alaska; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Don't really know what it's about. An airline-owning family in Alaska is the subject.
The Ricky Gervais Show; HBO. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Just not as funny seeing it as hearing it.
Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Conviction Kitchen; Planet Green. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Never heard of this show before. A chef oversees a Vancouver restaurant staffed by ex-cons?
I think sometimes these shows are made just to fit into a cool-sounding show title.
Funny or Die Presents; HBO. 11 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Love the website. Hate the TV show.
Sunday, 1/16
Big Love; HBO. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final season kicks off with the fallout of Bill's election-night revelation.
Laurel & Hardy Marathon January 11-12
Before I get to the Premieres post this week, I wanted to start it out by saying Turner Classic Movies is celebrating Hal Roach Studios this month on Tuesday and Wednesdays. I missed the Little Rascals marathon last week-- sorry about that. But I did catch my favorites for today and tomorrow: Laurel and Hardy.
A 24-hour marathon featuring the duo begins at 7 pm CST on TCM. This gets my highest recommendation. Pure genius on the screen. Sure, some of the plots are a little simplistic and the technical work is a little crude (they WERE in the very beginnings of the film industry), but after watching the 24 hour TCM marathon two years ago, I can also say the work of these two men is pretty timeless. My kids and I laughed like crazy at most of it.
The shorts were usually funnier than the feature-length films (where the boys were usually relegated to comedy relief), and this marathon is all shorts until nearly the end. So check some out; you won't be sorry. And they're usually only 20-25 minutes long, so it's not that much of a time commitment.
I'll note the ones the I liked the best the last marathon I watched with an * before the time. Those are the ones to see, for sure (and *** are the absolute best) . All times are CST.
Looks like there are ones I didn't see before as well, though (my DVD recorder is going to get a workout filling in the gaps to my collection).
7 pm: Thicker Than Water
*7:30 pm: The Fixer Uppers. The boys try to fix up a house for a housewife. Chaos ensues.
8 pm: Tit For Tat. The boys open an electrical repair shop and run into the couple they got in trouble with from Them Thar Hills (airing a little later).
*8:30 pm: The Live Ghost. Stan & Ollie get money to trick men to join in the crew of a haunted ship.
*9 pm: Them Thar Hills. The two vacation in the mountains to cure Ollie's gout and accidentally drink moonshine-tainted water.
9:30 pm: Going Bye-Bye!
10 pm: Oliver the Eighth
*10:30 pm: Dirty Work. The boys start a chimney sweeping business.
11 pm: Busy Bodies.
11:30 pm: Midnight Patrol.
Midnight Wednesday: Me and My Pal
12:30 am: Twice Two
*1 am: Towed in a Hole. The two buy an old fishing boat. Loads of classic bits in this one.
1:30 am: Their First Mistake
2 am: Scram!
***2:30 am: County Hospital. Stan visits (and torments) his pal Ollie in the hospital. One of the best these two did. Highest recommendation.
*3 am: The Chimp. The two sneak a monkey into their room, and the male landlord thinks they're screwing around with his wife.
***3:30 am: The Music Box. The two try to deliver a piano to a hillside home. The best short these two did, in my opinion. It's pure genius. It even won an Oscar. This is the one to watch if you can only watch one.
4 am: Helpmates
*4:30 am: Beau Hunks: After "Jeanie Weenie" dumps Ollie, he decides to join the French Foreign Legion-- and convinces Stan to do the same.
5:15 am: One Good Turn
5:45 am: Our Wife
6:15 am: Laughing Gravy: The two try to hide a dog from their landlord.
7 am: Chickens Come Home
*7:30 am: Be Big! The boys fake illnesses to their wives and then sneak to their lodge meeting.
*8 am: Another Fine Mess. The boys move into a deserted mansion and pretend to be the owner. And then the owner arrives home...
8:30 am: The Murder Case
***9 am: Hog Wild. Ollie's wife makes him install a radio antenna before he goes off with Stan. Not even the clowns on break.com could come up the crazy stuff those two get into. I'm pretty sure Ollie would be in traction for a year after falling off the roof as many times as he did. Great stuff.
9:30 am: Below Zero
*10 am: Brats. Stan and Ollie try to have a nice night of checkers-playing-- but keep getting interrupted by their wild kids (also played by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy).
10:30 am: Blotto. Stan steals his wife's booze, so he can have a wild time with Ollie.
11 am: Night Owls.
11:30 am: The Hoose-Gow
noon: They Go Boom.
12:30: Perfect Day
1 pm: Men O' War
1:30 pm: Berth Marks
2 pm: Unaccustomed As We Are
2:30 pm: Come Clean
3 pm: Any Old Port
*3:30 pm: Pardon Us. The boys get put in jail for making homemade beer-- and then drive their captors crazy.
*4:30 pm: Pack Up Your Troubles. Two WWI vets promise to help their comrade's orphaned daughter reunite with her family.
5:45 pm: Bohemian Girl
A 24-hour marathon featuring the duo begins at 7 pm CST on TCM. This gets my highest recommendation. Pure genius on the screen. Sure, some of the plots are a little simplistic and the technical work is a little crude (they WERE in the very beginnings of the film industry), but after watching the 24 hour TCM marathon two years ago, I can also say the work of these two men is pretty timeless. My kids and I laughed like crazy at most of it.
The shorts were usually funnier than the feature-length films (where the boys were usually relegated to comedy relief), and this marathon is all shorts until nearly the end. So check some out; you won't be sorry. And they're usually only 20-25 minutes long, so it's not that much of a time commitment.
I'll note the ones the I liked the best the last marathon I watched with an * before the time. Those are the ones to see, for sure (and *** are the absolute best) . All times are CST.
Looks like there are ones I didn't see before as well, though (my DVD recorder is going to get a workout filling in the gaps to my collection).
7 pm: Thicker Than Water
*7:30 pm: The Fixer Uppers. The boys try to fix up a house for a housewife. Chaos ensues.
8 pm: Tit For Tat. The boys open an electrical repair shop and run into the couple they got in trouble with from Them Thar Hills (airing a little later).
*8:30 pm: The Live Ghost. Stan & Ollie get money to trick men to join in the crew of a haunted ship.
*9 pm: Them Thar Hills. The two vacation in the mountains to cure Ollie's gout and accidentally drink moonshine-tainted water.
9:30 pm: Going Bye-Bye!
10 pm: Oliver the Eighth
*10:30 pm: Dirty Work. The boys start a chimney sweeping business.
11 pm: Busy Bodies.
11:30 pm: Midnight Patrol.
Midnight Wednesday: Me and My Pal
12:30 am: Twice Two
*1 am: Towed in a Hole. The two buy an old fishing boat. Loads of classic bits in this one.
1:30 am: Their First Mistake
2 am: Scram!
***2:30 am: County Hospital. Stan visits (and torments) his pal Ollie in the hospital. One of the best these two did. Highest recommendation.
*3 am: The Chimp. The two sneak a monkey into their room, and the male landlord thinks they're screwing around with his wife.
***3:30 am: The Music Box. The two try to deliver a piano to a hillside home. The best short these two did, in my opinion. It's pure genius. It even won an Oscar. This is the one to watch if you can only watch one.
4 am: Helpmates
*4:30 am: Beau Hunks: After "Jeanie Weenie" dumps Ollie, he decides to join the French Foreign Legion-- and convinces Stan to do the same.
5:15 am: One Good Turn
5:45 am: Our Wife
6:15 am: Laughing Gravy: The two try to hide a dog from their landlord.
7 am: Chickens Come Home
*7:30 am: Be Big! The boys fake illnesses to their wives and then sneak to their lodge meeting.
*8 am: Another Fine Mess. The boys move into a deserted mansion and pretend to be the owner. And then the owner arrives home...
8:30 am: The Murder Case
***9 am: Hog Wild. Ollie's wife makes him install a radio antenna before he goes off with Stan. Not even the clowns on break.com could come up the crazy stuff those two get into. I'm pretty sure Ollie would be in traction for a year after falling off the roof as many times as he did. Great stuff.
9:30 am: Below Zero
*10 am: Brats. Stan and Ollie try to have a nice night of checkers-playing-- but keep getting interrupted by their wild kids (also played by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy).
10:30 am: Blotto. Stan steals his wife's booze, so he can have a wild time with Ollie.
11 am: Night Owls.
11:30 am: The Hoose-Gow
noon: They Go Boom.
12:30: Perfect Day
1 pm: Men O' War
1:30 pm: Berth Marks
2 pm: Unaccustomed As We Are
2:30 pm: Come Clean
3 pm: Any Old Port
*3:30 pm: Pardon Us. The boys get put in jail for making homemade beer-- and then drive their captors crazy.
*4:30 pm: Pack Up Your Troubles. Two WWI vets promise to help their comrade's orphaned daughter reunite with her family.
5:45 pm: Bohemian Girl
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Premieres and Notables; January 3-9, 2011
Monday, 1/3
The Bachelor; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Pretty Little Liars; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Mid-season return.
The Closer (TNT; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Greek; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
The Larry Sanders Show begins its non-premium channel run on IFC tonight at 10 pm CST.
(I still don't get IFC in my area. Thanks, Charter Communications!)
If you get IFC, check it out. It's a classic.
Tuesday, 1/4
V; ABC. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
This time with Jane Bader, the original ('80s) reptilian bitch, along for the ride.
The Biggest Loser; NBC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Live to Dance; CBS. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Yet another dance competition.
But this one's got Paula Abdul...
Southland; TNT. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Wednesday, 1/5
Are We There Yet? TBS. 9 and 9:30 pm CST. Series Return.
Thursday, 1/6
Winter Wipeout; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Ace of Cakes; Food Network. 9 pm CST. 10th (and Final) Season Premiere.
Friday, 1/7
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network; 7:30 pm CST) tells a story involving Savage Opress, brother of Darth Maul.
Merlin; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Saturday, 1/8
Hungry Girl; Cooking Channel. 3 pm CST. Series Premiere.
It's Me or the Dog; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Sunday, 1/9
Bob's Burgers; Fox. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Fox throws another animated show on its Sunday line-up.
The Cape; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
NBC airs the first two episodes of this series tonight-- and then repeats them tomorrow in its normal timeslot.
A man who is framed for murder dons a super-hero identity inspired by his son's favorite comic book character.
NBC has been hyping this one heavily-- but then they hyped, and soon forgot, The Event this season as well.
Let's hope they don't screw this show up too with moronic scheduling...
Californication; Showtime. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
I'm almost afraid to see what perverse situations Hank-- and especially Runkel-- get into this year.
Episodes; Showtime. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Matt LeBlanc plays an exaggerated version of himself in this new series about a hot British writing couple (the lady played by one of my BBC America-favorites: Tamsin Greig) who are lured to America to make a U.S. version of their big U.K. hit series. And, as what usually happens in American TV, the remake gets dumbed-down and changed-- and the show ends up being very little like the original.
Shameless; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Oddly enough: a remake of a British series.
Hopefully, they keep the changing and dumbing-down to a minimum here.
It does star William H.Macy, so the show has something going for it already...
The Bachelor; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Pretty Little Liars; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. Mid-season return.
The Closer (TNT; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Greek; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
The Larry Sanders Show begins its non-premium channel run on IFC tonight at 10 pm CST.
(I still don't get IFC in my area. Thanks, Charter Communications!)
If you get IFC, check it out. It's a classic.
Tuesday, 1/4
V; ABC. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
This time with Jane Bader, the original ('80s) reptilian bitch, along for the ride.
The Biggest Loser; NBC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Live to Dance; CBS. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Yet another dance competition.
But this one's got Paula Abdul...
Southland; TNT. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Wednesday, 1/5
Are We There Yet? TBS. 9 and 9:30 pm CST. Series Return.
Thursday, 1/6
Winter Wipeout; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Ace of Cakes; Food Network. 9 pm CST. 10th (and Final) Season Premiere.
Friday, 1/7
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network; 7:30 pm CST) tells a story involving Savage Opress, brother of Darth Maul.
Merlin; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Saturday, 1/8
Hungry Girl; Cooking Channel. 3 pm CST. Series Premiere.
It's Me or the Dog; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Sunday, 1/9
Bob's Burgers; Fox. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Fox throws another animated show on its Sunday line-up.
The Cape; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
NBC airs the first two episodes of this series tonight-- and then repeats them tomorrow in its normal timeslot.
A man who is framed for murder dons a super-hero identity inspired by his son's favorite comic book character.
NBC has been hyping this one heavily-- but then they hyped, and soon forgot, The Event this season as well.
Let's hope they don't screw this show up too with moronic scheduling...
Californication; Showtime. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
I'm almost afraid to see what perverse situations Hank-- and especially Runkel-- get into this year.
Episodes; Showtime. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Matt LeBlanc plays an exaggerated version of himself in this new series about a hot British writing couple (the lady played by one of my BBC America-favorites: Tamsin Greig) who are lured to America to make a U.S. version of their big U.K. hit series. And, as what usually happens in American TV, the remake gets dumbed-down and changed-- and the show ends up being very little like the original.
Shameless; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Oddly enough: a remake of a British series.
Hopefully, they keep the changing and dumbing-down to a minimum here.
It does star William H.Macy, so the show has something going for it already...
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Halie Auditions For Christmas Idol
I've been saving this one for almost a year. Finally-- it can be unveiled!
Community's Alison Brie plays Halie, a contestant on Christmas Idol:
Damn... No-- da-yam!
"I don't think I should stand." Classic...
Community's Alison Brie plays Halie, a contestant on Christmas Idol:
Damn... No-- da-yam!
"I don't think I should stand." Classic...
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Premieres and Notables: December 27-31, 2010 and January 1-2, 2011
As usual around this time of the year, it's pretty light.
But I'm sure next week will ramp things up as recent history has shown (used to be January was pretty sparse for debuts; not anymore).
Wednesday, 12/29
I Swear: The History of Dirty Words; History. 8 pm CST. Special.
Could be interesting...
Saturday, 1/1
Primeval; BBC America. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
Sunday, 1/2
Worst Cooks in America; Food Network. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
But I'm sure next week will ramp things up as recent history has shown (used to be January was pretty sparse for debuts; not anymore).
Wednesday, 12/29
I Swear: The History of Dirty Words; History. 8 pm CST. Special.
Could be interesting...
Saturday, 1/1
Primeval; BBC America. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
Sunday, 1/2
Worst Cooks in America; Food Network. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Nicolas Cage Movie Montage
Titled "Nic Cages Losing His Shit".
Perfectly describes this 4+ minutes.
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Perfectly describes this 4+ minutes.
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Premieres and Notables; December 20-26, 2010
Monday, 12/20
Million Dollar Money Drop; Fox. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Some sort of game show where up to a million dollars could drop through a hole (don't know if that's good or bad for the contestants).
Wednesday, 12/22
Psych (USA; 9 pm, CST). Season Finale.
I don't lnow how accurate calling it a "finale" is. This show has one of the trickiest schedules I've seen. Three new eps, disappears for a month, comes back with a special episode, and then nothing for three weeks, and then six new eps and then gone for three months... [No, I'm not using actual data for what I wrote; just saying how frustrating it is to try to record-- or watch-- new episodes of this show without a DVR...]
Friday, 12/24
The annual 24-hour airing of A Christmas Story begins at 7 pm CST on TBS.
Saturday, 12/25
NBC reairs the stop-motion animated holiday episode of Community at 7 pm CST. Great stuff-- especially to people familiar with the show as it nails the characters pretty well.
The Haunting Hour; The Hub. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Because nothing says "Christmas" quite like a series based on R.L. Stein's tween-friendly horror books...
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol; BBC America. 8 pm CST. Special.
I can't recall if the Doctor Who Christmas specials have ever debuted in America alongside their British debuts, but this is pretty cool. The specials are always great single-story adventures, and it'll be fun to see Matt Smith get his turn at one.
This one's based on the classic Charles Dickens tale mentioned in the title.
Starring Michael Gambon-- Michael Gambon-- as a Scrooge-like fellow.
Million Dollar Money Drop; Fox. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Some sort of game show where up to a million dollars could drop through a hole (don't know if that's good or bad for the contestants).
Wednesday, 12/22
Psych (USA; 9 pm, CST). Season Finale.
I don't lnow how accurate calling it a "finale" is. This show has one of the trickiest schedules I've seen. Three new eps, disappears for a month, comes back with a special episode, and then nothing for three weeks, and then six new eps and then gone for three months... [No, I'm not using actual data for what I wrote; just saying how frustrating it is to try to record-- or watch-- new episodes of this show without a DVR...]
Friday, 12/24
The annual 24-hour airing of A Christmas Story begins at 7 pm CST on TBS.
Saturday, 12/25
NBC reairs the stop-motion animated holiday episode of Community at 7 pm CST. Great stuff-- especially to people familiar with the show as it nails the characters pretty well.
The Haunting Hour; The Hub. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Because nothing says "Christmas" quite like a series based on R.L. Stein's tween-friendly horror books...
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol; BBC America. 8 pm CST. Special.
I can't recall if the Doctor Who Christmas specials have ever debuted in America alongside their British debuts, but this is pretty cool. The specials are always great single-story adventures, and it'll be fun to see Matt Smith get his turn at one.
This one's based on the classic Charles Dickens tale mentioned in the title.
Starring Michael Gambon-- Michael Gambon-- as a Scrooge-like fellow.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Premieres and Notables; December 13-19, 2010
Monday, 12/13
Movies and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TCM; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.
If you've missed any or all of this season's The Vampire Diaries; The CW is repeating them all this week, 2 hours a night, from 7-9 pm CST.
Tuesday; 12/14
The Biggest Loser (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Wednesday, 12/15
In a truly odd promotion effort, Seth Rogan visits Mythbusters (Discovery; 8 pm CST) to discuss myths pertaining to his new movie role as The Green Hornet.
24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic; HBO. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Four eps that follow the two teams as they prepare for the outdoor NHL classic.
Thursday, 12/16
While I feel this season of The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 7 pm CST) has lost a step (jokes too obvious and Two and a Half Men-like in their sexual infantileness), but tonight's ep finds the gang dressed like members of the Justice League. That's gotta be good for some hardcore geek-style laughs.
Burn Notice (USA; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Funniest Commercials of the Year 2010; TBS. 9 pm CST. Special.
Since I FF through commercials as a rule, this is my best way to see the best of the year.
And this year the show is hosted by the Old Spice Man himself: Isaiah Mustafa.
FX airs the previously only on DVD It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Christmas Special at 9 pm CST. It's insane and raunchy-- but funny too. Even more than a typical episode.
Saturday, 12/17
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2-- The Stand-up Special; HBO. 9 pm CST. Special.
I wasn't a huge fan of Gervais' first special. Moderately funny, but nothing close to as brilliant as his scripted comedies.
But I'll tune in as a fan.
And because he promises to tell the most tasteless joke he knows in it...
Sunday, 12/19
Survivor (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
Leverage (TNT; 8 & 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Robot Chicken (adult swim; 10:30 pm CST) has its third-annual Star Wars special tonight. This one is an hour long-- four times longer than a typical Chicken ep.
And I don't want to make any bold statements here, but the Chicken creators and producers Seth Greene and Matthew Senreich were recently hired as consultants on George Lucas' new animated Star Wars series in development, and I wonder if something will be mentioned about it on this episode.
Probably not-- but I don't want to discount the slight possibility...
Movies and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TCM; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.
If you've missed any or all of this season's The Vampire Diaries; The CW is repeating them all this week, 2 hours a night, from 7-9 pm CST.
Tuesday; 12/14
The Biggest Loser (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Wednesday, 12/15
In a truly odd promotion effort, Seth Rogan visits Mythbusters (Discovery; 8 pm CST) to discuss myths pertaining to his new movie role as The Green Hornet.
24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic; HBO. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Four eps that follow the two teams as they prepare for the outdoor NHL classic.
Thursday, 12/16
While I feel this season of The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 7 pm CST) has lost a step (jokes too obvious and Two and a Half Men-like in their sexual infantileness), but tonight's ep finds the gang dressed like members of the Justice League. That's gotta be good for some hardcore geek-style laughs.
Burn Notice (USA; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Funniest Commercials of the Year 2010; TBS. 9 pm CST. Special.
Since I FF through commercials as a rule, this is my best way to see the best of the year.
And this year the show is hosted by the Old Spice Man himself: Isaiah Mustafa.
FX airs the previously only on DVD It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Christmas Special at 9 pm CST. It's insane and raunchy-- but funny too. Even more than a typical episode.
Saturday, 12/17
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2-- The Stand-up Special; HBO. 9 pm CST. Special.
I wasn't a huge fan of Gervais' first special. Moderately funny, but nothing close to as brilliant as his scripted comedies.
But I'll tune in as a fan.
And because he promises to tell the most tasteless joke he knows in it...
Sunday, 12/19
Survivor (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
Leverage (TNT; 8 & 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
Robot Chicken (adult swim; 10:30 pm CST) has its third-annual Star Wars special tonight. This one is an hour long-- four times longer than a typical Chicken ep.
And I don't want to make any bold statements here, but the Chicken creators and producers Seth Greene and Matthew Senreich were recently hired as consultants on George Lucas' new animated Star Wars series in development, and I wonder if something will be mentioned about it on this episode.
Probably not-- but I don't want to discount the slight possibility...
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Monday, December 06, 2010
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