07
Feb
10

Super Bowl Sunday: Undercover Boss

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Super Bowl Sunday! Love this time of the year when the whole country gathers around an American tradition and its a double does of unity when the Winter Olympics joins the mix on Friday.

CBS is hosting the game this year, with The Who as the halftime show, and Jim Nantz and Phil Simms doing the play by play. After the game as tradition goes, the network shows a show they believe in to get a big audiennce and this year CBS is launching a brand new reality show called Undercover Boss. It centers around a boss of a large corgeration that goes in to the ranks as a worker to see what life is like in their own company.

In the premiere which I saw, the president of Waste Management goes in as many jobs like on the recycling belt, the landfills, and the port-a-potty patrol. I quite enjoyed the hour, although at times it did feel quite forced, the underlying postive thing was nice, and you gunienly felt happy when good things happen to good people.

Undercover Boss will land in its regular time slot after The Amazing Race starting on Sunday the 14th at 9/8c. It is worth sticking around after the game for some feel good fun, and below is a extended promo!

01
Feb
10

It’s the first day of the end: Lost enters its Final Season

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LOST. A simple world that has become something else in television and pop culture everywhere. That simple word, turned into one of the biggest international hits known, and has transcendent every hurdle it has had to face, from the networks, the time, the story, and it has stayed to true to itself throughout it all.

Tonight, marks the start of the final 18 hours for the island drama, beginning with a clip show narrated by Michael Emerson (Ben), then the two hour premiere episode at 9/8c on ABC.  The series will continue up to its final hour Tuesdays at 9/8c.

I was lucky enough along with an estimated 15000 other fans see the world premiere first hour on the beach in Hawaii on Saturday (where the show is filmed) and I was blown away. Just left shell shocked by just the magnitude of what this show can do. The first hour is a spectacle, full of tears, laughs, and revelations we have only dreamed of knowing the answers too, including one mystery we have had since the first hour of the series.

I will not spoil a drop of the premiere because like me when I watched it, I want you to be as new to the story as I for this season. I hope you did not watch the trailers, the leaks, because this season is meant to be a journey of surprises.

Here is to great times with television and I know that this post is short, partly because I am still on vacation and that all I really have to say is WATCH!

Lost airs tonight at 8/7c with a three-hour event on ABC!

01
Feb
10

Reminder: Kell on Earth on Bravo

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I just wanted to interrupt my vacation for a must see show that is coming to Bravo. Kelly Cutrone is awesome and you may know her as Lauren’s boss on The Hills, Whitney’s mentor on The City, and a bunch of other places, and she is now where she is meant to be. On her own show! Kell on Earth chronicles her life in New York City, and picks up just as Fashion Week is starting. The premiere which airs tonight at 10/9c, features tons of mayhem and more with her clients and staff most notably, her awesome skirt wearing assistant Andrew. This just fun, docu-soap drama, that you know you want to watch!

Kell on Earth, airs Mondays at 10/9c on Bravo beginning tonight.

31
Jan
10

DVD Alert: Gary Unmarried Season 1

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This Tuesday, Gary Unmarried comes to DVD. The CBS comedy about a man (Jay Mohr) with two kids that has entered the dating life again after divorce from his wife (Paula Marshall), is now finally arriving on DVD with the Complete First Season.

All 20 episodes are included plus so nice fun bonus features to supplement the comedy. Ed Begely Jr. is part of the cast and as he is now known, a very green man. Of course he had to bring that to the set, and you can check him doing that along with spending some time on the set with the star Jay. Plus, bloopers are a plenty and always should bring a smile to your face.

I haven’t spent much time watching Gary Unmarried but from what I have seen it is actually a very underrated funny show. I will be using my DVD to catch up on the series.

Gary Unmarried becomes available on DVD this Tuesday!

26
Jan
10

First Look Video: Thursday’s Fringe!

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Check out this nice little video on the all new Fringe airing Thursday at 8/7c on FOX. The episode called “The Bishop Revival” follows a toxin that is released to a group and how it relates to Walter’s old cases!

26
Jan
10

Blog Vacation!

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Starting on Wednesday, I will be off on a much needed vacation so expect some silence on the blog front. I will be back next week for of course the LOST premiere, and maybe even suspect some surprises as well!

25
Jan
10

First Look: My Review of FX’s Damages Season 3

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Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ted Danson, Lily Tomlin, Campbell Scott, Tate Donavan, Martin Short, and more. What show could have more high power stars. Only FX’s insanely good Damages…

Glenn Close as Patty Hewes

As Season 3 begins, a court has appointed Patty to recover assets lost in a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Louis Tobin (Len Cariou) while Ellen is working for the DA’s office, which will prosecute him. Tobin has admitted guilt, but insists that his wife and son (Lily Tomlin, Campbell Scott) knew nothing of his fraud. Meanwhile, a friendly but persistent architect (Keith Carradine) seeks out Patty in a bar; and in flash-forward, Patty’s car is rammed by another car.

Damages is plainly an intelligent, thought out, get your minds working, eyes popping show. It creates a world for its story, its characters, and its structure. Once again in Season 3, the series starts with a flashforward to a time in the future, and we slowly get there throughout the season. I was not a big fan of this technique when it was poorly used in the semi-disappointing season 2 but as I viewed the first two hours of the new season, I was captivated once again. That is mostly in part to the fantastic acting that I witness.

New to the show in the third year included the sublime Lily Tomlin, who is the matriarch of a family that was part of a huge Ponzi scheme that Patty Hewes (Close) is now trying to prosecute. Also new is the comedic actor Martin Short who plays a mighty tough lawyer, as well as Campbell Short as the son.

Martin Short as Winstone

In the end of Season 2, Ellen (Byrne) left Hewes and Associates after trying to take down the might Patty Hewes with help from the FBI. The new season picks up 6 months later and Ellen is now working at the New York DA’s office in the Narcotics unit but still keeps an eye on the happenings of Hewes and Associates through Tom Shayes (Tate Donavan). Rose Byrne is looking noticeably better this year, and she has grown on me as an actress as she is more and more becoming her own person.

Season 3 is a masterpiece of acting, story, and movement of plot. Rarely do shows uses their actors in more compromising, compelling situations, and that is no different in this seasons man family arc. Look for recurring roles from Reiko Alysworth (24) as Campbell Scott’s wife, as well as Ben Shenkman, Ellen’s new boss at the DA’s office.

Damages premieres tonight at 10/9c on FX!

24
Jan
10

Reminder: Showtime’s Mondays are All New

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If you have Showtime, make sure you are tuning in on Monday night with 3 premieres!

First at 10/9c, Secret Diary of a Call Girl returns for a third season which still follows Hanna aka Belle (Billie Piper) in her secret not so liked life. Here is a trailer of the new year.

Following at 10:30/9:30c is Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union, which is a sketch comedy show with Tracey potraying a crew of characters in varying stories. I have seen the premiere episode and it is rather funny thanks to Michael Jackson, texting, and Bernie Maddof. A great combo, and take a peek for yourself.

Completing the night is the new show La La Land, which chroncles British comedian Marc Wootton as her enters the Hollywood lifestyle in some unique roles. Take a look at tune in Monday on Showtime!

23
Jan
10

New Art: Showtime’s March Premieres

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Showtime does a fantastic job at creating posters that capture the plot, characters, and tone of each of their fine shows. Coming on March 23rd, United States of Tara and Nurse Jackie return for second seasons. Here is their art!

22
Jan
10

The 2 C’s of Friday Night

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There are three things to watch out for tonight:

Photo: Jewel Samad/ AFP/ Getty Images

Care: The “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon put on and hosted by George Clooney is airing tonight at 8 eastern/5 pacific on pretty much every network imaginable. It will be co-host by Anderson Cooper and Wyclef John, who will also perform alongside Beyonce, Madonna, Cobie Callait, John Legend, and more, more more. Of course stars the likes of Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts will chat and answer the phones. Its a great cause and donate!

Caprica: Battlestar Galactica has been a phenomenon for a very long time with the original series in the 1970’s but most recently with the reimagining of the series by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. They create a new universe of character, places, and events, and all those are continuing in the Syfy series Caprica (Tonight at 9/8c). Caprica takes place approximately 50 years before the events of BSG, leading up to the Cylon war. The series follows Daniel Graystone, as well as his wife Amanda, who are brilliant rich scientists in the city of Caprica. The two hour pilot which was released as a TV movie last year will be feature tonight, and I have seen the next two episodes which explore the world in more depth. From the humor (Patton Oswalt) to the serious (bombings), the series goes deep and it is compelling and interesting television. the star of the show is Paula Malcomson who plays Amanda, who has a momentous episode in two weeks, that will blow you away!

Check both out tonight!


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