Saturday, October 01, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Premieres and Notables: September 26- October 2, 2011
Monday, 9/26
Sesame Street; PBS. Check local listings. 42nd Season Premiere.
Forty-two!
Gossip Girl; The CW. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Terra Nova; Fox. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The highest-expectationed show to debut this fall. Why? Steven Spielberg is the creator. It involves time travel and finosaurs. And they blew a shitload of money on the pilot. In the future, a group of humans travel back in time to try to "redo" the human race experience since we blew it the first time.
Hart of Dixie; The CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Rachel Bilson stars as a big-city doctor who finds herself back in her small-town Southern roots.
Mike & Molly; CBS. 8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Mike and Molly are now engaged.
Don't worry, they're still portly, so I'm sure they won't ease-up on the fat jokes.
(Admittedly, I gave the show all of one and a half episodes last year, so maybe they grew out of the jokes by the end of the season. I doubt it, but I needed to give you full disclosure that I didn't stick with it.)
Weeds (Showtime; 9 pm CST.) Season Finale.
Tuesday, 9/27
The only premiere you need to know is:
Wednesday, 9/28
Suburgatory; ABC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A New York City teen finds herself transplanted to the 'burbs when her dad finds condoms in her room.
Rocket City Rednecks; National Geographic. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Alabama rednecks built things involving explosives.
Don't worry, the "leader" is a rocket scientist...
Happy Endings; ABC. 8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
It wasn't the show I would have renewed (Perfect Couples and Traffic Light seemed to be growing better than this one), but here we are. It certainly ended better than it started, so I'll be checking it out this season as well.
Luther; BBC America. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Highly recommended.
Thursday, 9/29
How to Be a Gentleman; CBS. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
David Hornsby tries to "man up" a little by coming under the guidance of his former bully, Kevin Dillon.
Private Practice; ABC. 9:01 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Friday, 9/30
Jessie; Disney Channel. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A small-town nanny begins working for an odd family in new York City.
Saturday, 10/1
Doctor Who (BBC America; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
The Doctor's time is up as he finds himself on the day he is supposed to die.
Bedlam; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A high rise is haunted by the people who used to live in the same spot when it was an asylum.
Sunday, 10/2
Prohibition; PBS. 7 pm CST (check local listings). Three-part Mini-series Premiere.
Ken Burns turns his documentary camera toward the dry period in American history.
Day Jobs; GAC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Country stars (like Trace Adkins) give their old jobs another try (like working on an oil-rig).
Dexter; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Homeland; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Claire Danes plays a CIA agent who is convinced that a rescused POW played by damian lewis is actually a traitor.
I've been hearing good things about this one. Worth checking out.
Around the World in 80 Days; History. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Survivor mainstay "Boston" Rob Mariano teams up with monster-truck driver Dennins Anderson in this journey around the world, while only using each mode of transportation they use to get around just once.
Sesame Street; PBS. Check local listings. 42nd Season Premiere.
Forty-two!
Gossip Girl; The CW. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Terra Nova; Fox. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The highest-expectationed show to debut this fall. Why? Steven Spielberg is the creator. It involves time travel and finosaurs. And they blew a shitload of money on the pilot. In the future, a group of humans travel back in time to try to "redo" the human race experience since we blew it the first time.
Hart of Dixie; The CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Rachel Bilson stars as a big-city doctor who finds herself back in her small-town Southern roots.
Mike & Molly; CBS. 8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Mike and Molly are now engaged.
Don't worry, they're still portly, so I'm sure they won't ease-up on the fat jokes.
(Admittedly, I gave the show all of one and a half episodes last year, so maybe they grew out of the jokes by the end of the season. I doubt it, but I needed to give you full disclosure that I didn't stick with it.)
Weeds (Showtime; 9 pm CST.) Season Finale.
Tuesday, 9/27
The only premiere you need to know is:
Wednesday, 9/28
Suburgatory; ABC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A New York City teen finds herself transplanted to the 'burbs when her dad finds condoms in her room.
Rocket City Rednecks; National Geographic. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Alabama rednecks built things involving explosives.
Don't worry, the "leader" is a rocket scientist...
Happy Endings; ABC. 8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
It wasn't the show I would have renewed (Perfect Couples and Traffic Light seemed to be growing better than this one), but here we are. It certainly ended better than it started, so I'll be checking it out this season as well.
Luther; BBC America. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Highly recommended.
Thursday, 9/29
How to Be a Gentleman; CBS. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
David Hornsby tries to "man up" a little by coming under the guidance of his former bully, Kevin Dillon.
Private Practice; ABC. 9:01 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Friday, 9/30
Jessie; Disney Channel. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A small-town nanny begins working for an odd family in new York City.
Saturday, 10/1
Doctor Who (BBC America; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
The Doctor's time is up as he finds himself on the day he is supposed to die.
Bedlam; BBC America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A high rise is haunted by the people who used to live in the same spot when it was an asylum.
Sunday, 10/2
Prohibition; PBS. 7 pm CST (check local listings). Three-part Mini-series Premiere.
Ken Burns turns his documentary camera toward the dry period in American history.
Day Jobs; GAC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Country stars (like Trace Adkins) give their old jobs another try (like working on an oil-rig).
Dexter; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Homeland; Showtime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Claire Danes plays a CIA agent who is convinced that a rescused POW played by damian lewis is actually a traitor.
I've been hearing good things about this one. Worth checking out.
Around the World in 80 Days; History. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Survivor mainstay "Boston" Rob Mariano teams up with monster-truck driver Dennins Anderson in this journey around the world, while only using each mode of transportation they use to get around just once.
Chickenfoot III Podcast #9-- Dubai Blues
We're nearing the end. Must be getting close to release date...
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Chickenfoot III Podcast #8-- Big Foot
Yeah, I'm not skipping a day (and I just posted four 'Foot clips).
Deal with it. It's my birthday-- and I effin' love this song...
Pure, balls-out, sex drugs and rock and roll tune.
Deal with it. It's my birthday-- and I effin' love this song...
Pure, balls-out, sex drugs and rock and roll tune.
Chickenfoot Discuss A.M.P.F. Technology
I don't remember posting this one.
These guys have too much fun to call it work.
These guys have too much fun to call it work.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Premieres 9/19-9/25 addendum
So, even though I killed myself with the weekly premieres post this week, there were some that I missed (and probably even more I won't hit this time). I blame Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide, where I steal all that info from before regurgitating it in this blog.
Thanks to my friend Brian for catching Workaholics, which premiered its second season last night. Thankfully, it'll repeat in Comedy Central a couple more times this week. If you gave up on the show early-on last season, you may want to give it a second shot; it really got better by the episode.
Another I missed was Comedy Central's Tosh.0, which I'm sure will repeat this week as well as it seems to be on all the time.
I don't remember mentioning Dateline NBC as having a new season (does a news show really have seasons?). NBC; Friday, 8 pm CST.
Same with 48 Hours Mystery (Is that a real show title?) CBS; Saturday, 8 pm CST.
Finally, That Metal Show (VH1 Classic; Saturday, 10 pm CST) is giving a good chunk of its hour to Sammy Hagar. I'm really looking forward to it because host Eddie Trunk really respects Hagar, and I expect some real questions for him instead of the insipid "So you and Eddie (Van Halen) don't get along?" or "So you were abducted by aliens?" crap he had to explain in his book tour.
Anyway, I'm considering that a nice birthday present by having my favorite musician on a great show that night.
And speaking of books, I'm very late on this recommendation, but if you like hard rock or heavy metal, you should give Eddie Trunk's book Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal a read. Trunk is the real deal when it comes to metal knowledge, and what I loved about the book is he gave very honest, personal accounts of his thoughts and encounters with bands. He made a list of his forty "essential" musicians/bands and then broke them down. Each chapter gave a brief rundown of the artist, a discography (or as much as space allowed for some), and "best of" list of a dozen or so tracks to listen to, and then usually some very personal reason for their inclusion.
I gained a ton of respect for him (my prior knowledge was only from That Metal Show) and also a ton of respect for a number of artists. I'm by no means a hard rock scholar-- and know very little about heavy metal-- but he really made me care about some of them.
And, on a personal note, I feel Trunk wrote the most honest, concise critique of Sammy Hagar I've ever read-- and I have read A LOT of things people have written about him in hundreds of magazines and dozens of books (even if I don't buy the book, I always read what a book may mention about him). I know the guy is not the best at what he does in any category, but I know he always gives it his all (go watch him on tour with the Wabos, 2000 fans get the show he'd give to 20, 000), and I really appreciated that Trunk also likes that about him.
But even if you're not a Hagar fan, there are thirty-nine other hard rock/heavy metal artists to read about.
It's a great book. Once or twice a year, I read one that just makes me feel different; one that I know I just want to dig into again.
Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal has been that book for me in 2011.
I'm not saying "buy it here", but I bought it from Amazon... Twice (once as a gift). And I'm cheap as Hell; I never pay retail for anything... This is a good price, even if you pay for shipping.
Eddie Trunk's Essential
Thanks to my friend Brian for catching Workaholics, which premiered its second season last night. Thankfully, it'll repeat in Comedy Central a couple more times this week. If you gave up on the show early-on last season, you may want to give it a second shot; it really got better by the episode.
Another I missed was Comedy Central's Tosh.0, which I'm sure will repeat this week as well as it seems to be on all the time.
I don't remember mentioning Dateline NBC as having a new season (does a news show really have seasons?). NBC; Friday, 8 pm CST.
Same with 48 Hours Mystery (Is that a real show title?) CBS; Saturday, 8 pm CST.
Finally, That Metal Show (VH1 Classic; Saturday, 10 pm CST) is giving a good chunk of its hour to Sammy Hagar. I'm really looking forward to it because host Eddie Trunk really respects Hagar, and I expect some real questions for him instead of the insipid "So you and Eddie (Van Halen) don't get along?" or "So you were abducted by aliens?" crap he had to explain in his book tour.
Anyway, I'm considering that a nice birthday present by having my favorite musician on a great show that night.
And speaking of books, I'm very late on this recommendation, but if you like hard rock or heavy metal, you should give Eddie Trunk's book Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal a read. Trunk is the real deal when it comes to metal knowledge, and what I loved about the book is he gave very honest, personal accounts of his thoughts and encounters with bands. He made a list of his forty "essential" musicians/bands and then broke them down. Each chapter gave a brief rundown of the artist, a discography (or as much as space allowed for some), and "best of" list of a dozen or so tracks to listen to, and then usually some very personal reason for their inclusion.
I gained a ton of respect for him (my prior knowledge was only from That Metal Show) and also a ton of respect for a number of artists. I'm by no means a hard rock scholar-- and know very little about heavy metal-- but he really made me care about some of them.
And, on a personal note, I feel Trunk wrote the most honest, concise critique of Sammy Hagar I've ever read-- and I have read A LOT of things people have written about him in hundreds of magazines and dozens of books (even if I don't buy the book, I always read what a book may mention about him). I know the guy is not the best at what he does in any category, but I know he always gives it his all (go watch him on tour with the Wabos, 2000 fans get the show he'd give to 20, 000), and I really appreciated that Trunk also likes that about him.
But even if you're not a Hagar fan, there are thirty-nine other hard rock/heavy metal artists to read about.
It's a great book. Once or twice a year, I read one that just makes me feel different; one that I know I just want to dig into again.
Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal has been that book for me in 2011.
I'm not saying "buy it here", but I bought it from Amazon... Twice (once as a gift). And I'm cheap as Hell; I never pay retail for anything... This is a good price, even if you pay for shipping.
Eddie Trunk's Essential
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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