Archives for December 2009
The Top 10 TV Shows of 2009 (A Second Opinion)
By: Aleks Chan
10. DOLLHOUSE
At this point, I’ve given up on Joss Whedon ever getting free reign over his creative works. Yes, lead Eliza Dushku is the show’s weakest link (she has very limited range), but, ah, what a fantastically flawed work of art. DOLLHOUSE may not always work, but when it does, its pure Whedon: deep down, there’s a beautifully complex and dark story of identity.
Review: FAMILY GUY Presents SOMETHING, SOMETHING, SOMETHING, DARK SIDE
Following the massive success of BLUE HARVEST (FAMILY GUY’s parody of the original Star Wars movie), it didn’t take a Jedi mind trick to predict that FOX’s evil emperor equivalent (Rupert Murdoch) would have Seth MacFarlane and Co. hitting the hyperdrive on a follow up. Unfortunately, unlike its predecessor, which was a fun and smartly-crafted love letter to the iconic film franchise that started it all (Chris/Luke: “You don’t believe in the force, do you?”, Han/Peter, “You mean that thing you just found out about 3 hours ago and are now judging me on?”), SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING DARK SIDE plays out more like your standard uneven episode of FAMILY GUY. Complete with celebrity cameos (George Takei! James Caan!), dated parodies (MAGNUM PI, Rocky, Back to the Future) and recycled jokes (Yet again, a power outage forces Peter to recount the tale of Star Wars to the family, Meg is a monster, Stewie plays Darth Vadar gay) it will be viewers who are left wishing for a power outage of their very own, or at the very least 44 minutes of their life back. Grade: D
TV Quotes of the Decade
Happy Holidays From theTVaddict.com
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a… Because that’s what happens when an evening spent in Las Vegas courtesy of Bradley Cooper’s Hangover inspires us to go on a TV on DVD bender that involves ALIAS’ first two seasons.
But in all seriousness folks, this TV Addict wanted to press [the] pause [button] for a moment so that we may wish each and every one of you a safe, healthy and happy holiday season. May all of your [insert your holiday here] wishes come true. Particularly if they happen to coincide with a few of ours (Which you can see after the jump).
GLEE Goes Global!
To promote the December 25th premiere of GLEE in Italy, FOXTV.it orchestrated a flashmob to rock the Glaleria Alberto Sordi in Rome. Quick, someone, what’s Italian for “Don’t Stop Believin’?”
Watch, PVR, Pass: Thursday December 24, 2009
TV Ratings: Wednesday December 23, 2009
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | ABC | How the Grinch Stole Christmas (R) | 6.76 | 2.1/7 |
CBS | A Home for the Holidays with Faith Hill | 6.39 | 1.1/4 | |
NBC | Mercy (R) | 3.66 | 0.8/3 | |
FOX | Glee (R) | 3.58 | 1.2/4 | |
CW | One Tree Hill (R) | 0.91 | 0.3/1 | |
8:30PM | ABC | The Middle (R) | 5.46 | 1.8/6 |
9PM | CBS | Criminal Minds (R) | 10.23 | 2.0/6 |
ABC | Modern Family (R) | 5.56 | 1.9/6 | |
FOX | Glee (R) | 3.86 | 1.4/4 | |
NBC | Mercy (R) | 2.72 | 0.7/2 | |
CW | Gossip Girl (R) | 0.51 | 0.2/1 | |
9:30PM | ABC | The Middle (R) | 4,34 | 1.5/5 |
10PM | CBS | CSI: NY (R) | 10.22 | 2.1/7 |
NBC | The Jay Leno Show | 4.58 | 1.1/3 | |
ABC | Cougar Town (2 Repeats) | 3.56 | 1.2/4 |
Our 2009 TV Year in Review (Part IV)
Best Subplot: This hasn’t been the best season for THE OFFICE, but hooking Michael up with Pam’s mom was a stroke of genius that came to a conclusion way too soon.
Worst Cliffhanger, Part 1: Who did Mike marry? Who cares. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ended last season on a whimper, proving once again that it needs to put someone in charge who understands how to tell a continuing story, including the importance of true cliffhangers and pacing.
Worst Cliffhanger, Part 2: After months of rumors about the plane slated to crash on Wisteria Lane (including the intriguing premise of it being Oceanic’s LOST flight) turned out to be a puddle jumper that left either Orson or Karl. Yawn.
Most Obvious Product Development: How did it take the folks at Showtime until the end of THE L WORD’s run to come up with a line of lipsticks? Winey Kit, Red Hot Bette, Blushing Alice and Naturally Naughty Shane cosmetics allow any gal to become a lipstick lesbian!