In an effort to combine our TV watching addiction, with our more recent PostSecret one (A new mobile app that facilitates the sharing of secrets anonymously) we thought it might be fun to periodically take the time to highlight a handful of funny and poignant television-related ones in this second in an occasional series. Just how powerful of a medium is television really? Find out for yourself after the jump. [Read more…]
Archives for December 2011
Morning Static: DEXTER, SONS OF ANARCHY, SUBURGATORY & More!
• DEXTER Viewers are Divided: The Showtime series hits a crossroads.
• Q&A: 10 Secrets and Spoilers from the creator of SUBURGATORY.
• Advantage ABC Family: PRETTY LITTLE LIARS was Twitter’s most popular hot topic.
• Pilot Watch: TNT Greenlights medical drama from David E. Kelley and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
• SONS OF ANARCHY Post Mortem, Kurt Sutter tackles burning questions and previews season 5.
• Desperate Times Call for… Kathy Griffin to visit WHITNEY.
• For the TV Addict on Your Wish List: Amazon is offering ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: THE COMPLETE SERIES for $42.00 Today (That’s 53% off!)
CBS Gets its Mid-Season Report Card
The Good: Thanks to a diverse lineup of shows we love (THE GOOD WIFE, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and PERSON OF INTEREST) and shows we could do without (Any procedural with an acronym or number in its title*), CBS’ fantastic Fall solidified the Tiffany Network as the Tim Tebow of primetime television. Which is to say, we may not agree with how they continue to dominate, but there’s absolutely no arguing with their success. Particularly if the success of a retooled TWO AND A HALF MEN, the seemingly unstoppable one-two punch of NCIS and its Los Angeles based spin-off, not to mention the three flavors of CSI (Original recipe, NY and Miami) help fuel (or is it fund?) the popularity of lesser watched favorites like THE GOOD WIFE and PERSON OF INTEREST. Which brings us to… [Read more…]
We Preview Syfy’s Christmas Episodes of HAVEN, EUREKA and WAREHOUSE 13
As a special treat for fans and new viewers alike, a few of Syfy’s hottest shows are airing holiday episodes. Each offers a fun-filled look at their characters as they get caught up in holiday misadventures and offer a bit of unexpected warm-hearted fun in the midst of it. Christmas is a time of year to share gifts and yuletide joy and these holiday episodes embody the best of the season. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Tuesday December 6, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Last Man Standing | Man Up! | The Middle (R) | Suburgatory (R) | Body of Proof | |
CBS | NCIS (R) | NCIS: Los Angeles (R) | Unforgettable (R) | |||
CW | 90210 | Ringer (R) | ||||
FOX | Glee | New Girl | Raising Hope | Sons of Anarchy (FX) | ||
MISC | Hide (9-11PM, TNT) | Covert Affairs (USA) | ||||
NBC | A Michael Bublé Christmas | Biggest Loser | ||||
Syfy | Eureka | Warehouse 13 | Haven |
Channel Surfing: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, DEXTER, CASTLE & More!
While we’re usually the first to gripe about yet another classic HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER misdirection, or bemoan the convoluted way in which the show’s writers continue to torture us loyal viewers by diabolically failing to deliver an answer to even the simplest of questions, we find ourselves in an uncharacteristically charitable mood after watching and re-watching last night’s controversial episode. Why? Because the simple fact of the matter is that following six plus seasons of — as fellow TV Addict @gmmrtv so eloquently tweeted “waiting for the other shoe to drop” — we had absolutely zero expectation that Robin was actually pregnant. And while we sure as heck didn’t see her inability to have kids coming (not to mention the unexpected guest appearance by NEWSRADIO alum Vicki Lewis as her doctor!), we honestly feel that the beautiful way in which the episode ended — with Ted making sure Robin knew that whatever happens he’ll be there for her — didn’t just make up for any bitterness we felt over the episode’s twist, but really reinforced what this show is about. Which is to say, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER isn’t so much about the identity of the mother, but rather the remarkable friends you make along the way. [Read more…]
TV Ratings: Monday December 5, 2011 (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Ends the Year Out on a High, Albeit Controversial, Note)
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 | VS. |
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8PM | CBS | How I Met Your Mother | 11.70 | 4.5/12 | |
ABC | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 9.06 | 2.0/8 | ||
FOX | American Country Awards | 7.42 | 2.0/5 | ||
NBC | The Sing-Off Christmas | 4.13 | 1.1/3 | ||
CW | Gossip Girl | 1.27 | 0.6/1 | ||
8:30PM | CBS | 2 Broke Girls (R) | 12.77 | 4.6/11 | |
ABC | Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs Nice | 6.98 | 2.2/6 | ||
9PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 15.04 | 5.0/12 | |
FOX | American Country Awards | 7.42 | 2.0/5 | ||
NBC | The Sing-Off Christmas | 4.13 | 1.1/3 | ||
ABC | You Deserve It | 3.56 | 1.0/2 | ||
CW | Hart of Dixie | 1.78 | 0.8/2 | ||
9:30PM | CBS | Mike & Molly | 12.73 | 4.2/10 | |
10PM | CBS | Hawaii Five-0 | 10.75 | 3.0/8 | |
ABC | Castle | 8.04 | 2.0/5 | ||
NBC | Rock Center with Brian Williams | 3.42 | 0.9/2 |
Emily Rose, Colin Ferguson and Eddie McClintock Dish on the Upcoming Syfy Holiday Episodes of HAVEN, EUREKA and WAREHOUSE 13
Fans are in for a spectacular treat this year! In honor of the Christmas holiday, Syfy’s hottest shows whipped up a fun and fantastic episode just for the occasion. On HAVEN, the inhabitants of the supernaturally-afflicted town of Haven start believing that it is Christmas in July – leaving Audrey Parker to track down the “troubled” person virtually on her own as she is the only one who knows that it could not possibly be Christmas. Then on EUREKA, things take on a different look entirely as an adventure with a special storybook turns its inhabitants into all forms of animated cartoon and Claymation characters. It’s a wild ride of misadventures until everyone can figure out how to return to the non-animated world for their holiday celebrations. Then on WAREHOUSE 13, Pete steps in an alternate reality where he does not exist – or rather Pete Lattimer has not been born. It is adventure for him as he works to persuade the Warehouse 13 team that he is indeed a Warehouse agent and that an artifact must be behind his new reality.
In a recent conference call with press, stars Emily Rose from HAVEN, Colin Ferguson from EUREKA and Eddie McClintock from WAREHOUSE 13 shared a bit about these fun holiday episodes and what it was like living in these alternate holiday worlds. [Read more…]
Morning Static: NEW GIRL, ONCE UPON A TIME, GRIMM & More!
• NEW GIRL Meets… New Guy.
• No one’s got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston, Well except this ONCE UPON A TIME guest star.
• Pilot Watch: Ice Cube to star in and produce vigilante drama project for FX.
• Found! LOST alum Titus Welliver goes GRIMM.
• For the GAME OF THRONES Fan in Your Life! A detailed map of Westeros.
• Having trouble keeping up with all of your new and returning Fall favourites? Catch up on what you missed for free online at clicktowatch.tv.
Good News, Bad News: BONES, THE FINDER, SUPERNATURAL & More!
Good News: The number of episodes BONES fans will get in 2012 has just been bumped up by one. Bad News: Also bumped, the show’s December 15th midseason finale, which has been moved to January 12th in an attempt by FOX to boost the series premiere of THE FINDER spinoff. [Source] [Read more…]