The first few minutes of “The O.C.” season premier is up on Your Tube. The show in full can be seen on Thursday Nov. 2. The screenshot to the side is Ryan all torn up from cage fighting. I kid you not. It seems he cannot deal with his emotional pain from Marisa’s death so he converts it into physical pain that he can deal with. 
Woah. According to here there may be a Rosie O'Donnell spin-off to the character she has been playing on "Nip/Tuck." On the show her character won a 300 million plus lottery and then used the money to get some plastic surgery done as well as pay to have nasty sex with Dr. Christian Troy. In all fairness though, it was one of the better episodes of the new season.
“7th Heaven” aired for the first time on a Sunday night. The CW moved it from it’s Monday time slot, which it held for 10 years, in hopes of boosting ratings. Instead, it lost roughly a million viewers, only pulling in 3.1 million. I bet CW president Dawn Ostroff is kicking herself for killing “Everwood” and resurrecting “7th Heaven.” Speaking of “Everwood,” the show’s creator is now running ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters and I’m sure most of us are happy that it was just picked up for a full 22 episodes. Take that Ostroff!
Salma Hayek's, executive producer of “Ugly Betty,” will be getting some screen time during November sweeps. According to ABC’s press release, she will be playing, "a newcomer to the Mode scene who will leave a lasting impression on Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius) and Betty Suarez (America Ferrera)."
It seems ego’s clashing on the set of “Grey’s Anatomy” brought near-blows between Patrick Dempsey (McDreamy) and Isaiah Washington (Dr. Burke).
ABC doesn’t like them pretty, it’s ordered a full 22 episodes of “Ugly Betty,” and god help this country because I seriously have no idea why anyone watches the show. My problem with it is that its like an ABC Family movie in terms of cheese-factor and depth and don’t get me wrong, I enjoy my cheesy ABC Family movies every once in a while, but I don’t want to watch one every week. Every episode of “Ugly Betty” is the same. Betty is an outcast. She gets made fun of/picked on. She does something to prove herself. She ends up saving the day. …but by the next episode she’s an outcast again and the whole damn cycle repeats. On CBS “Jericho” got picked up for a full season. The show saw a spike in ratings this week, most likely thanks to Kim Jong II since it’s about a small Kansas town surviving after nuclear bombs are dropped on the rest of the country.
Also on Wednesday nights, “Lost” has seen a drop in ratings. The show was already down 20 percent from its premier last year and saw another 10 percent drop this week. It still got a 10.2/15 rating, but was beat out by CBS’s “Criminal Mind,” which is VERY scary. The numbers aren’t low enough for ABC to cancel “Lost” but it’s not a good sign.
Meanwhile, additional scripts were ordered for NBC’s “Kidnapped,” “Friday Night Lights” and Fox’s “Standoff,” while “Medium” was giving a Nov. 15 premier date for its third season. This is a show I discovered on DVD and I’m excited to watch it on air.
USA sent out press release today saying that Dan Hedaya will guest star on “Monk” playing Monk’s father. This is really odd because the character has been talked about for five seasons, but has never appeared.
The CW makes the first big schedule change by swapping their Monday and Sunday night lineups. “7th Heaven” and “Runaways” will now be on Sundays starting at 8p.m. while sitcoms will take their place on Mondays.
Doing another shuffle are Fox’s new dramas. After the baseball hiatus ends, “Standoff” “Justice” and “Vanished” will all have new time slots. “Standoff” will air an hour early on Tuesdays, “Justice” will follow “Prison Break” on Mondays while “Vanished” will kick off Fridays at 8p.m.
NBC has put “Kidnapped” to rest. The show was bad so I don’t feel bad about it.
Sci Fi renewed “Eureka” for another full season and picked up “Who Wants To Be A Superhero” for another round. The reality show is also being expanded from 6 episodes to 10. Sarah told me I should try out just so people could make fun of me. I told her "hell no!"
updated @ 4:46:
NBC picked up "Heroes" for full season and CBS grabbed "Old Christine" and "The Unit" for full second seasons. CBS also gave "Smith" the axe.
Remember the scene in the first episode of “Heroes” where the cheerleader sticks her hand down a garbage disposal? Well Emerson (a garbage disposer company) is suing NBC saying that the scene makes their disposers look bad.
Everwood lives! Sorta... ok not really. BUT Greg Berlanti, one of the show's creators, is now heading ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" and he just let it slip that Dr. Andy, Treat Williams, will be comming to the new show. He's going to be a love interest for the newly widowed Sally Field. Right now Williams is only on board for one episode, but that could easily be extended. Also comming to the show is the very hot Emily Van Camp who will play Patricia Wettig's daughter.
"I do have a contingency plan for a fifth season. I think the ratings will be good this season, and I hope we're asked back. If we are, I'm game to stay for at least one more year. I would like to do something that's never been done with any teen-based show before. It's sort of unprecedented. If they grant us a fifth season, I want to skip college entirely. The kids [actors] are in their 20s, you know, they're 22 and 23, all the stuff that we've done is sort of college-esque in terms of the sort of advanced, accelerated behavior of our kids, so my idea is to skip ahead and fill in the blanks in flashback in season five. Nobody's ever done it. And what's cool is, like, if you drop in on Peyton, who's running her own record label or whatever, what happened?! At the end of the premiere, who's she going home to, first of all? And if she goes home alone, what happened and why isn't she with Lucas or Jake or whoever? So, I'm definitely game to stay with show if they let us and do it at least one more year."
I’m pretty sure I’m done watching Saturday Night Live. Shady stuff is going on.
Tori Spelling is doing an episode of “Smallville.” She’s going to play a reporter working with Chloe at the Danily Planet. Fitting for her, she’s going to be a gossip columnist. Even better is she’s going to be the freak-of-the-week and have the power to turn herself into water!
Updated from Ausiello:
I tracked down exec producer Al Gough inside the CW soiree to get more details on the camptastic casting coup. (Warning: major spoilers coming.) "It'll be our first episode back in January, and she'll be kind of our villain of the week," he reveals. "She'll be exposing the very big secrets that will be driving the second half of the season, and I can't tell you any of them. Zero." (Did you really think I'd let him off that easy?) "OK, I'll tell you one snippet," he continues. "Episode 11, which is our second episode back in January, is going to be called "Justice," and it'll basically be our first look at the Justice League. We're gonna have Green Arrow, Cyborg, Flash and Aquaman, played by Alan Rickman, who is coming back. That's gonna be our first Justice League episode." And where exactly is Wonder Woman? "Ask Joel Silver," Gough grumbles. "He's the producer; he controls the movie rights. We'd do a whole Wonder Woman series if we had Wonder Woman, but Joss Whedon is writing the movie, so we can't have her." Damn, damn, damn!
So last week in an apartment building in LA, crews were filming a scene for “CSI: New York” involving a mummified body, when an actual mummified body was found in the next apartment over. Well this week crews were filming in Miami for “CSI: Miami” when a dead body washed a shore. I’m sorry, but this just sounds like a marketing scheme to me.
This photo is taken from actress Jenna Fischer’s myspace profile. She plays Pam on “The Office.” When it was first posted, the guy there, who plays her onscreen fiancé, was wearing a wedding ring. When someone asked about it, the photo was cropped so that the ring was no longer visible. This seems like major bad news for the Pam&Jim romance that accumulated in the season finale with a kiss.
I first discovered “Venture Bros.” when it first appeared on Adult Swim several years ago. I feel in love with the show and was really excited after a long hiatus they were picked up for a second season.
It seems that the DVD of the first season, which happened last spring, and episodes being available through Itunes, has caused a spike in ratings, making Adult Swim give an early renewal for a third season of the show.
Jackson Publick, the shows creatator, posted in his livejournal, “…even though a relatively speedy Season 3 pickup is blowin' in the wind (if not official yet), it will probably be a little while before we regroup, get our heads together, and start writing more episodes.”
He also pointed out that the second season should hit DVD next march. Man I’m going to be depressed waiting for the third season to start.
The 2006-2007 TV season has arrived. To aid in your viewing, here is an excel grid of the fall primetime schedule. New shows are in bold. Enjoy!
NOTE: Important cable shows not listed include: “Doctor Who” and “Battlestar Galactica” on Sci-Fi and “Nip/Tuck” on FX.
Lauren Graham is doing a two episode arch on NBC’s new show “Studio 60.” The show is being helmed by Aaron Sorkin (The first few seasons of the “West Wing”) and is staring Mathew Perry. The interesting thing about this is that Graham is going to be playing herself as she hosts Studio 60, a SNL-type show. Even weirder is that Graham and Perry have been good friends for years, but rumors are swirling that the two are now a couple.
(Note: Two of my main spoiler websites are in disagreement as to if they are a couple or not. One of them says “yes” and the other says “no” so I’m torn. I don’t know who to belive and that’s why I’m simply saying it’s a rumor.)
One of the things I’m excited about is that Graham is very good at saying big words and talking fast because of “Gilmore Girls.” On that same note, Sorkin is known for being one of the best if not the best writer when it comes to using fast paced dialogue.
The more and more I hear about “Studio 60” the more excited I get about the show.
We all know that the Emmys suck. But the intro to this year’s Emmys was AWSOME. Conan O’Brien jumped from TV show to TV show hitting up “Lost” “The Office” “24” “House” and “South Park.” Not only was it funny, but it made me super excited to think that all of these TV show are about to come back.
One of the funniest moments was when Conan O’Brien says to Hurley from Lost, “I’ve got to get to the Emmys. You want to come with me?” Hurley responds with “We weren’t invited.” Conan says back, “But you won last year. Nothing makes sense anymore!”
Hahahahhaa! Great stuff.
Of course people are pissed about the intro because the “Lost” spoof had a plane crash and they just had that one in Kentucky, where 49 people died. NBC even sent out a formal apology for in a press release:
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the many families who lost loved ones in the plane crash in Kentucky on Sunday, and to the entire community that has suffered this terrible loss. In no way would we ever want to make light of this terrible tragedy. The filmed opening during the Emmy telecast was meant to spoof some of television's most well-known scenes. The timing was unfortunate, and we regret any unintentional pain it may have caused."
NBC didn’t cause the plane crash in Kentucky. What happened in Kentucky is very sad, but people are over reacting about the Emmy-intro.
Screw the Emmy’s and their horrible system.
Welcome to the First Annual Butt-Groove Awards. The winners of each category are below in bold, but before we get started William Shatner, our host for the evening, has a few words to share:
“It’s an honor—to be here, tonight. I want to thank… my loyal fans. For always supporting me---”
“Mr. Shatner!”
“Of course I need to thank the woman--- I’ve slept with. Without them… I just wouldn’t be--- William--.”
“Shatner!”
“What?”
“This isn’t an event for you. This is the First Annual Butt-Groove Awards. You’re the host.”
“Good godman… shouldn’t George Takei be… hosting?”
“No. This isn’t a gay thing. This is for TV shows that keep us glued to our seats, causing Butt-Grooves in our couches and chairs.”
“Ever see--- the original Enterprise’s captain chair? I made a butt-groove… so fine that none ever… has compared.”
“That’s uhhh… nice, but can you just go ahead and honor those TV shows and actors that kept us glued to our seats for the 2005-2006 TV season?”
“I am being paid—for this?”
“Yes. We got you two Swedish virgins and Rachel Ray to be your personal chef for a month, exactly like you requested. Then, it was harder, but we were able to get a pair of Candice Bergen's underwear."
“Excellent--- Let's take this award show... to warp four. Out first category is-- ‘Best Hour Long Show…”
Screw the Emmy’s and their horrible system.
Welcome to the First Annual Butt-Groove Awards. These honors goes to those TV shows and actors that kept us glued to our seats for the 2005-2006 TV season, causing butt-grooves in our couches and lazyboys. The nominees are as followed, winners will be announced in the next few days:
The photo to the right has last year's cast of "Saturday Night Live" and if Zap2it is right a lot of the big names won't be returning.
The Emmy’s are this weekend (Sunday on NBC). A lot of people are upset about them because they tried a new nomination system and it backfired. Normally there is a panel that goes through and decides which shows should be nominated. This year members of the academy voted and a panel narrowed down the final list.
The result of this year’s nominations were a slap in the face to many people. The new system was supposed to help underdogs like Lauren Graham (“Gilmore Girls”) get nods, but for some reason the final panel made some bad picks. They decided to honor long time actors for life time stuff as opposed to the things they are doing now.
Instead of going through and sharing who I think will win like most people seem to do, I’m going to go through and select who I think SHOULD win. I know you think that this sounds like the same thing, but it isn’t.
You see when guessing who will win you must take into consideration that The Emmy’s (like the Oscars) are a popularity contest. So when making a guess you need to think about who the members will vote for as opposed to who actually deserves it.
My list of who SHOULD win of the nominated people (My picks are in bold):
“House: Second Season” came out on DVD today. Because of my TV watching (almost every show on the major networks) I sometimes wait for new shows to reach DVD before I start watching. I watched the first season of “House” last winter and was moved.
I LOVE this show, but it’s all because of House (the character) and the amazing job Hugh Laurie does with him. House is one of the best characters I’ve ever seen on a TV show and one of the best written. You NEED to watch his show for the characterization. There is so much a person can learn about writing from watching just one episode.
Basically, for those of you uncultured, “House” is a medical version of “CSI.” Only it is ten times better. House and his team come across people with weird medical conditions and spend the show trying to figure out what is wrong with them. Sometimes they save the patients and sometimes they don’t. Part of me almost wishes House were a real person and we could take my dad to see him, but he’s not.
So I’m cramming in the whole second season so that when the third season launches on Sept. 5 I can watch it. To compensate, “CSI: NY” and “CSI: Miami” have both become shows I’ll watch once they reach DVD.
MGM studios canceled "Stargate SG1." The show will wrap the summer session in a month and then come back next winter for three final episodes for a grand total of 215. Just last week the show aired its 200th episode, the only science fiction show to last that long.
"Stargate: Atlantis" the show's spinoff was renewed for a fourth season and rumors are swirling that "SG-1" will become a movie or gain another spin-off.
Continue reading to see Sci-Fi channel's press release...
I had a rough day with car and girl drama (don’t feel like going into it) but my day turned better when I finally got home and remembered I taped the William Shatner Roast. Now I’m not a Trekkie and never will be, but I have to give Shatner props. That guy is THE MAN and his roast is one of the funniest things I’ve watched in a long time.
I was laughing so hard and so non-stop that Sarah had to come shut my door because she was trying to study. My only disappointment about the whole thing is that I wish Shatner had done more talking.
As I’m writing this, I’m trying to figure out when I became a Shatner fan. It’s odd because other people I would call myself a “fan of” are either writers like Brad Melzter or producers/writers like J. J. Abrams.
I’ve never even seen an episode from the original “Star Trek” series so the first time I ever saw Shatner was when he did the movies. I really liked his character in “Miss Congeniality” but I think I truly became a fan when he was on the final season of “The Practice” (his character Denny Crane then became the lead on the spinoff “Boston Legal”).
Denny Crane is one of my favorite characters of all time. The best thing about him is that he always says his name and when he does he says his full name. I totally do the same thing! Which reminds me, one of my best friends, I won’t say which, has told me that the reason I like Shatner is because I relate to him so much. He has a twisted sense of humor and a huge ego. I have a twisted sense of humor and a huge ego. …but the cool thing about him, and I hope I come off the same way, is that he doesn’t act arrogant or like a jerk. He’s aware of his ego and is playful about it.
I’m not too familiar with a lot of Shatner’s old stuff. I know he did a lot of bad TV shows in the 70’s. But I think he’s funniest, not when he’s acting, but when he’s playing a character close to his own personality. Someone should come up with the “Best of Shatner Interviews” DVD which would collect TV interviews from shows way back when to present day.
Tonight is the start of the best sports season EVER. Nope, not foot ball or any other wussy sport. Tonight is the official start of the 2006-2007 TV season! In less than an hour is the season premier of “Prison Break” and series premier of “Vanished.” I’m not too excited about PB because thanks to my regular spoiler sites I already know the big twist and none of them are that exciting. The show really won’t pick up for a few episodes.
“Vanished” is ok. I’ve seen the pilot already and meant to type up a review but have been busy. It’s a good show to put with “PB” and will at least keep you busy until “24” is back in January. Then over the next few weeks the majority of other FOX shows will launch for the year (They start their year early cause they take a break in the fall for the baseball finals).
By mid-September all the other TV shows will start to come back. Personally, I’m antsy to see the final night of The WB before it becomes CW. You see it was the WB, specifically “Dawson’s Creek,” “Felicity,” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” that first got me hooked onto TV. So it’s fitting that on the final night of “The WB” they are airing the pilots of all three of those shows.
This is directly from Ausiello. To read the full thing go here.
"Finally, I've got some good news for all you heartsick Everwood fans. The O.C. had the Bright idea (c'mon, I had to!) to cast Chris Pratt — aka Everwood's lovable blockhead Bright — for a multi-episode arc this season. He'll play Che, an environmentalist that Summer (Rachel Bilson) befriends while away at college. Unfortunately, we have to wait a few months before we see Pratt in action. His first air date coincides with the show's fourth-season premiere on Nov. 2. You don't, however, have to wait that long to read my exclusive Q&A with him, since Mr. Pratt just called me while driving around in New Mexico to discuss The O.C., adjusting to life after Everwood and the perils of dating your TV sibling."
This is soooooooo freaking great! Bright was my favorite character on "Everwood" and I'm so glad that Pratt is comming to the O.C. Maybe this means there is hope for the show to be decent. Of course I'm still bitter he's been dating Emily VanCamp for like three years.
Pilot Previews: Til Death
Sitcom on Fox
Thursdays 8:00pm to 8:30pm
Everyone knows about the “Seinfeld” curse right? It’s how all the main actors from the show can’t have another successful one? “Til Death” is the beginning of the “Everybody Loves Raymond” curse.
This sitcom starts Brad Garrett, who I normally like, but he’s just not funny here. I know I’m biased because generally speaking I don’t like sitcoms but this one just isn’t funny.
The basic premise is that Garret and his wife are on day 8,743 of their marriage and newlyweds move in next store. That’s it. The concept was old by the end of the pilot. I don’t know how they will make this last a full year.
I’d compare it the worse episode of “According to Jim.” Yes, its that bad. Don’t bother watching it or waiting for a DVD.
Stargate SG-1 has its 200th episode airing tonight. The series is in its 10th season and is the longest running science fiction show, ever.
Ratings are down this season and there is questions as to if the show will have an 11th season or if it will have a second spin-off (three year old Stargate: Atlantis being the first). Another possibility floating around the web is that there will be a “Stargate: SG1” movie.
Ratings falling are Sci-Fi channel’s fault. Friday nights used to be “SG1” “Atlantis” and then “Battlship Galactica.” But the stupid network heads put BG on hiatus until the fall. This has cost a good 1 million less viewers for “SG1” and “Atlantis.”
Causing more controversy is that Dean Devlin, writer and producer of the original 1994 "Stargate" movie is considering doing a second and third movie, but having no reference to the TV shows.
As to what will happen with the franchise on the big and small screen… no one seems to know, but if you are a fan of the show I’m guessing you’ll be watching the 200th episode tonight.
The investigators found that the more frequently the students watched television wrestling, the more frequently they reported initiating or being the victim of a fight. Also, the researchers note in their report in the journal Pediatrics, the association between television wrestling and fight perpetration was particularly strong for girls.
What the study lacks to acknowledge is that rednecks/white trash are the common demographic who watch wrestling. So its not that watching wrestling makes people violent it’s that violent people watch wrestling.
This isn’t too new news but I still wanted to mention it. Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) is going to be a main character this year on “Smallville” as will Jimmy Olson. Oliver will be a love interest for Lois Lane while Jimmy will be one for Chloe. 
Claire Forlani, the hot chick from “Mallrats” and “Meet Joe Black” has signed on to be a main cast member on “CSI: NY.” I had stopped watching the show when hot cast member Vanessa Ferlito left. So I may start watching it again.
The-Man Ausiello has a 24 Scoop:
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” was just picked up for a sixth season! The final year will consist of 10 episodes and filming will begin in the fall.
If you remember in this post I was sad about the show having not been picked up yet.
It also turns out that it wasn’t HBO who was considering to end the series. It was Larry David. The press release says that David felt he didn’t have any more stories left to tell and didn’t want to loose his edge.
"He said, 'I want to sit around and see if there's something that comes up that are stories that I want to tell,' and I've known Larry for 33 years," HBO chief Chris Albrecht said in the press release. "So I know you don't push him. And we waited, and he came to us and said, 'You know, I got something and I'll let you know.'"
Awwwwwww man! Kiele Sanchez the second eldest sister from "Related" has joined the "Lost" cast! I only sorta liked “Related” but watched it because Sanchez is so hot. So I’m super excited she’s going to be on “Lost.” Personally I think its about F*ing time a hot chick joined lost. I mean sure there are a couple “ok” girls but finally there is going to be a HOT one.
There is hardly any info regarding Sanchez’s character. According to post with Kristen on E! and AA on TV Guide, producers are hoping to expand on the love triangle with Jack, Kate, and Sawyer. Could Sanchez, in all her hotness, make the triangle a square?
Kidnapped Hour long drama on NBC
Wednesdays 10pm to 11pm
Premieres Sept. 20
This is NBC’s attempt at taping into the “24” and “Prison Break” audience, but it fails. It tries to come off flashy and edgy but it slow and predictable.
The basic premise is that two NYC elitist, who live on the upper-east side, have a son who is kidnapped on his way to school. He has body guards but they get their asses handed to them. To try and find their son, the parents hire Knapp, an expert in dangerous rescues.
Jeremy Sisto (the psychopath brother from “Six Feet Under”) plays Knapp. When watching I kept thinking how Knapp would get torn up by Jack Bauer and every other bad ass action hero. Knapp had no depth and was too flat for a main character.
Really, just don’t even bother with this show. Chances are NBC will cancel it and you’ll never find out all the twist and turns. If by rare chance it does survive you can always get it on DVD next summer. Plus, thriller-shows like this work better on DVD anyway.
Studio 60
Hour long drama on NBC
Mondays 10pm to 11pm
Premieres Sept. 18
This is Aaron Sorkin’s new baby. Yes, he’s the guy who created “West Wing” and it shows. “Studio 60” has deep sets with lots of people walking through them while talking fast. If you’re a fan of President Bartlett’s administration you’ll enjoy this and familiar faces.
The basic premise is that a Lorne Michaels-ish character is executive producer and creator of a sketch comedy show that airs on Friday nights (Yes, a spoof of SNL). The Michaels-wanna-be gets pissed when the network cuts a script and on live he TV trashes the network. Bradley Whiteford and Mathew Perry are hired to come to Studio 60 and take over the show.
Whiteford was a lead on “West Wing” while Perry did several guest stars and has always said to the press that he is a big Sorkin fan. Amanda Peet, Sarah Paulson, Timothy Busfield (also from WW), Steven Weber and D.L. Hughley round out the rest of the cast.
The pilot was entertaining and good, but nothing special. If you like Sorkin’s writing or are missing “The West Wing” then this show is for you. Otherwise, wait for the DVD.
Cartoon Network decided to join the Itunes bandwagon earlier this week. They put up episodes of “Aqua Teen Hunger” “Sea Lab 2021” and “The Venture Bros.” I went ahead and downloaded “Venture Brothers” episodes 1 through 4 of the second season. I went tonight to see if any new ones were added and saw that “The Venture Bros.” has been removed from Itunes.
I tried googling but had no luck on trying to find out why. I decided to hit up the message boards for Adult Swim (night-time cartoon network), but they first required me to register. I did so and then received this email which I thought was funny:
Holycrap. Amy Sheran-Palladino just signed a deal with Fox. For those of you who don’t know she’s the creator of “Gilmore Girls” and left Stars Hollow last spring when WB/CW refused to give the show a two year renewal.
I don’t like the idea of a half-hour dramedy but being the “GG” fan that I am I’ll have to at least give this a try.
GILMORE GIRL LANDS AT FOX
"Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has set up her next series project, landing a put pilot at Fox Broadcasting Co. Deal comes just weeks after Sherman-Palladino and husband Dan Palladino ankled "Gilmore" after failing to come to terms with Warner Bros. TV on a new deal.
No studio is attached to Sherman-Palladino's new project, a half-hour dramedy that will revolve around two estranged sisters who reunite after one of them agrees to carry the other's baby.
Sherman-Palladino will write and exec produce the pilot; she may direct.