It’s Sunday and while you should be getting your beauty rest for a just lovely day of working tomorrow, who’s got time with all of the premiere’s tonight? From sibling rivalry to a desperate Nathan Fillion to major blood splattering – it’s a bloody good Sunday night of television.
Show’s Ducky Will Be Watching Tonight:
Well, really there are none as I’ll be on my way back from NYC. If I was home I’d watch the following shows.
9pm – Desperate Housewives – okay so I won’t watch this probably but damnit Nathan Fillion is on it this year and seriously, hearts…
10pm – Brothers & Sisters starts season 2 with a hideous video of Nora catching Justin up on what’s gone down with the family. While it’s a lame expositional method, I can look past it because seriously I love the Walkers and I’m ready for the drama.
10pm – Dexter is back for some slicing and dicing. Doakes will be creeping Dexter out, Deb will hopefully find a less serial killery mate, and Dexter will hopefully saw some people into itty bitty parts. Love him!
Other Shows Premiering Tonight:
Brotherhood (Showtime)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
American Dad (FOX)
Remember a couple weeks back when I was pretty positive I was not going to be able to catch the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Tour? Remember I went through the 5 steps of grief? Anger, sadness, shopping, random acts of douchery, and pushing a old man down a flight of stairs? That’s them, right?
Well my grieving days are behind me and so were plenty of people backstage when I was trying to become BFF’s with the dancers. Yeah, you read that right. From nothing Ducky has risen and bathed in the embarrassment of riches courtesy of The Haskell Clan.
“Shut the front door!” Yup, a Haskell family member heard the cry of a weeping Ducky and hooked a brother up! Big thanks to Erin and Neil Haskell for scoring me passes and for enabling my SYTYCD obsession, enablers…
Quickly, the venue was great; the kids were frakkin fantastic, the routines ridiculous, and the show seemed much longer than last year and I could totally be making that up… still in a SYTYCD haze. It seemed like they danced a thousand and one dances before the intermission, and let me tell you… the 3 straight guys there with their girlfriends or wives hoped it was over if for no reason other than the constant commentary, laughter, and little girl screams emanating from around them. And that was just Matt, Armando and myself!
I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t take notes or anything because I just wanted to sit back and have a blast. I have some pictures and some videos that I’ll post when I return home. At the moment I’m still in NYC but I had to quick post letting you guys know that the show was amazing.
MOONLIGHT had it’s debut tonight on CBS and while I didn’t watch, I’ve already received a few emails from you guys saying how much you enjoyed it, faults and all.
Read my MOONLIGHT Pilot Review and then tell me what you thought. Is it vampy goodness? Is Jason Dohring the best thing about the show? Is Alex O’Loughlin the next swoon worthy actor on Prime-time? Does it last a whole season? Is it canceled after 4 hours? Tell me what you thought!
A little birdie shot me these screencaps from HEROES Chapter 2 “Lizards” of DAVID ANDERS as TAKEZO KENSEI. My little birdie knows I love me some Sark so a huge thanks for these!
HEROES Season 2, Chapter 2 “Lizards” Plotline:
AS MATT INVESIGATES THE DEATH OF ONE HERO, ANOTHER IS ATTACKED BY THIS NEW SINISTER FORCE STALKING THOSE WITH ABILITIES — THE HAITIAN RETURNS — DIRECTED BY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALLAN ARKUSH — With one person dead, Matt (Greg Grunberg) enlists some unlikely help as the attacks continue on people with abilities. Claire’s (Hayden Panettiere) efforts to hide her healing abilities at her new California high school are jeopardized by a fellow student with a secret of his own. As part of his new job, Dr. Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) must track down The Haitian (guest star Jimmy Jean-Louis). While crossing into Mexico, Maya (Dania Ramirez) and Alejandro’s (Shalim Ortiz) abilities prove to be a threat to those around them. Meanwhile, disappointed by his hero Kensei (David Anders), Hiro (Masi Oka) resolves to rectify any damage his presence in feudal Japan has done to history. And another lost Hero falls in with a gang of Irish gangsters with clues to his past.
I know, 30 ROCK doesn’t premiere for another week but after I did that last post I couldn’t stop watching 30 Rock clips on YouTube and one thing led to another and…
Here is Ducky’s Favorite Clip From 30 ROCK Season 1 *The exact moment starts at 1:12 into the clip
Seriously I almost throw up each time! The contrast of the two women Liz could become is hysterical in its own right, then the woman’s all fantasy walking and happy, about to break into song it seems. Then BLAMMO! Oh and the man spitting in Liz’s mouth is GENIUS! THE BEST MOMENT EVER!
30 ROCK should have premiered last night which would have cut THE OFFICE down to it’s “should have been” 30 minute status leaving room for more funny!
Here is a great new video featuring new clips from Season 2’s premiere as well as interview clips with Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, and Special Guest Star Jerry Seinfeld.
Watch 30 ROCK Season 2 Premiere Clips and Interviews
Seriously, how funny is the Jenna moment? Liz not-imitating Seinfeld, and “I still think you shot a dolphin!” I cannot wait for the premiere next Thursday, October 4th.
Okay, I’m jumping up and down because as luck would have it I’ll be attending the NJ stop of the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Tour tomorrow night at The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena!
If any readers out there will be heading to the show, leave some comments I’ll be sure to look out for you guys after the show. Thanks to my friends Matt and Armando for having the extra ticket!
I actually pondered this question on EMMY night when 30 ROCK won for Best Comedy Series. I had a flashback to a couple years ago when the mega-genius ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT won Best Comedy Series yet was on the verge of cancellation.
I jumped on the 30 ROCK bandwagon pretty late but thanks to my friend Nancy for insisting I watch, I now think it’s the perfect heir to the AD thrown. It’s wacky, it’s beyond left field, and it’s incredibly well written and acted and its now winning awards for being so. How long can this last though?
One of primetime network television’s many dirty little secrets is that, considering how hip and trendy single-camera comedies are supposed to be, almost nobody watches them. The two highest-rated comedies on TV? Those would be the ultra-square “Two and a Half Men” and “Rules of Engagement” on CBS, both of which incorporate the supposedly antiquated multiple cameras.
This does not bode well, of course, for a little NBC half-hour called “30 Rock” that on Sept. 16 became officially double-cursed. Not only did it barely draw flies during its rookie campaign, it also earned the Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series, a combination that proved fatal to a quirky single-camera Fox comedy called “Arrested Development.”
But here’s the really bad news: Even “Arrested Development” drew more eyeballs in its first season (6.2 million weely) than did “30 Rock” (a scant 5.4 million). You know you’re in trouble when a show marked by its minuscule audience numbers scorches you in the Nielsens.
Alas, “30 Rock” already has outlasted the man who renewed it: deposed NBC Entertainment chief Kevin Reilly, who now holds down the programming fort at Fox. It was nonetheless a tremendous vote of confidence that NBC would bring back a series whose viewership average is nearly tripled by “Two and a Half Men” and whose creator-producer-writer-star Tina Fey was moved, during her Emmy acceptance speech, to thank the “dozens and dozens” of fans who support it.
That winning an Emmy is no guarantee of boosting ratings is almost a proverb considering what it didn’t do for “Arrested.” But “30 Rock,” determined not to concede this fight, is pulling out a mighty weapon in hopes of reversing this particular trend when the show kicks off its second season next Thursday: a stunt casting extravaganza named Jerry Seinfeld, whose incredulous self is all over the premiere.
Just how big a difference this will make is questionable beyond a single-week bounce. Winning that same Emmy didn’t do much for “The Office” after taking it home in 2006 (it dropped this past season). “Cheers” earned the 1984 Emmy after a disastrous first season in the ratings and subsequently climbed to the top of the charts, but the launch of “The Cosby Show” that year might be partly to blame.
What remains fairly baffling is how a series as consistently clever and funny as “30 Rock” can at the same time be so monumentally rejected. One easy answer, of course, is the critical disconnect with the audience mainstream when it comes to a situation comedy production technique considered infinitely more cinematic than the more traditional set-up/set-up/joke, four-camera variety.
GREY’S ANATOMY returned with a pretty good episode that made me laugh at times and feel like they were more on track; but did the premiere need to be great coming off the disaster of a season last year? That is the question.
It’s a new year for us viewers and a new year for the doctors of Seattle Grace. Meredith, Christina, Izzie, and Alex are all Residents and poor Georgie is still slumming it as Intern 2.0 under Meredith’s tutelage. Callie’s Chief Resident and Bailey’s still holding a grudge against not only Callie but against the Chief. Derek’s lost without Meredith and in need of a friend. Mark’s in dire need of some companionship as well. To top it all off, Derek is tasked with informing Christina that Burke resigned and is never coming back. Did I mention that Lexie Grey, Mer’s half sister is also a first year intern under Christina? Should be a fun day for all at Seattle Grace.
I loved watching each of the ex-Interns take on the newbies and how each handles them. Christina’s the new Nazi, Alex (with odd slicked back hair) is taking the Mark slagging route, Meredith’s just competent but spacey Meredith, and Izzie’s trying desperately to be mean but it just won’t work. She’s got no authority or power over the new interns and its so disappointing for her.
I enjoyed watching them try to jockey for the title of the New Nazi but as I said before, Christina’s the one who comes out on top. Not only is she still reeling from Burke leaving her at the alter, she’s just geniunely a mean person, an honest heir. She spends most of the episode wondering when she’ll run into Burke, that is until Derek finally tells her he’s never coming back. The deflation in her face after Sheppard walks away once again proves why Sandra Oh is worth her weight in acting gold. She’s over the top and overbearing when she needs to be and then she can turn on the most subtle moments that just break you. She’s wonderful to watch. (more…)
THE OFFICE returned tonight after a long hiatus and while I laughed my ass off, I can’t say that it was one of their best. Conceptually it was great, I just thought that an hour was too long for the storyline laid out. That being said, I loved it and cannot be happier that the Dunder Mifflin crew are back on Thursday nights.
The quick gist of the episode is this… Michael thinks that the office is cursed after Pam’s computer crashes due to internet porn, Michael runs Meredith over with his car, and Angela’s cat Sprinkles dies under Dwight’s care. To counteract all the negative, he decides to create a fun run to cure Rabies after they discover Meredith’s rabid after the bat bite last season, and subsequent rat and raccoon bites.
So here are my favorite moments:
Jan can’t bring herself to get out of bed before noon.
The visual of Michael running Meredith over in the parking lot.
Jim and Pam trying to convince everyone that they’re not dating until the camera crew catches them kissing and confronts them causing Pam to blurt out the truth in the cutest little school girl way.
Double Jeopardy
“Support the Rabid” wristbands
Andy’s pointy nipples after safeguarding them for the fun run and eventual bleeding out. Could his chest look more like the women on MAD MEN?
Pam’s way too smiley face.
Pam walking in on a Michael rocking out with his you know what out.
PB&J = Pam Beesley and Jim
Oh and then there are my favorite quotes:
Jim: “One day Michael came in complaining about a speed bump on the highway, I wonder who he ran over then?”
Michael: “I’m not superstitious but I’m a little-stitious.”
Pam about Michael’s junk: “I didn’t see where it started but I saw where it ended.”
Michael: “You don’t know me, you’ve just seen my penis…”
Welcome back Scranton Branch! For more in depth coverage of THE OFFICE, head on over to my favorite Office guru, GMMR.
The votes are in and according to your diligent little fingers, you’ve made My BF Neil Haskell & Danny “Voldemort” Tidwell’s DUELING PRINCES routine the best of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 3.
After almost 60,000 votes over the last 5 weeks we finally gave Neil and Danny a winning title! Thanks to everyone for voting and for visiting the site. If you still can’t get enough of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, stay tuned to Ducky Does TV for our ongoing Tour Reports.
One last time, let’s watch the routine you’ve deemed your favorite America.
Watch Neil Haskell & Danny Tidwell’s Dueling Princes Routine
How many people are ready for a Calgon moment after the chaos of last night’s television landscape? Tonight’s not really that much better. Sure there are less new shows debuting but our Thursday night returning shows are crowding the airwaves.
New Shows Ducky’s Watching Tonight:
Nothing, whoo-hoooooo!
Returning Shows Ducky’s Watching Tonight:
9pm – The Office does a charity event tonight that I’m sure will only end in hilarious disaster.
9pm – Grey’s Anatomy returns for it’s 4th season and it better not let me down because its on the thinnest ice possible. I’ve got a wrech ready Nancy Carrigan Shonda Rhimes, watch yourself.
10pm – Without A Trace moves back to its home on Thursday nights and I couldn’t be happier. I had to stop watching last season because of the hideous Sunday timeslot. I’m back tonight especially since Buffy alum James Marsters guests.
The Rest of the Premieres for Thursday, September 27th:
Ugly Betty (ABC)
CSI (CBS)
Smallville (CW)
My Name is Earl (NBC)
ER (NBC)
*New Show: BIG SHOTS (ABC)
SUPERNATURAL Season 3 kicks off one week from tonight and I’m happy to bring you the pictures from episode 3 entitled “Bad Day at Black Rock” which introduces Lauren Cohan’s character BELA.
Photos containing mild introduction spoilers after the jump. (more…)
AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL took a stand last night and it’s one I’m 100% behind. The main photo shoot showcased the two sides to smoking. The glamorous starlette aspect which when reflected in the mirror showed the hideous side effects. The photos were great and the message was visually powerful but Ms. Tyra took it a step further.
Tyra Banks declared that Cycle 9 would be smoke free. That’s like saying Model’s can’t eat, er wait… same thing. Yup, Tyra said that too many young girls look up to real models and the girls of ANTM and she doesn’t want to send the message that smoking is cool or that smoking is anything but deadly. You go girl!
Is it controversial? I don’t know. I’ve heard a couple people grumble that Top Model isn’t giving the girls a choice and that they don’t seem to be offering up any assistance. Either they did off camera or they are wanting to see the withdrawl play out on screen to make it more clear for young kids just how addictive smoking can be. Either way, I’m still all about it.
After last night’s photo shoot, I have to revise my top choices very slightly. I still 100% stand by Heather and Victoria being my top choices. I had Jenah in my top 3 but I’ve now decided that she so homely and busted that I can’t look at her any longer. I’m moving Lisa into the Top 3 for the time being.
I’m still loving Saleisha and now I’m digging Sarah. So if you go back to last week’s recap, I’m really not that far off from my initial picks. I had Heather, Victoria, Jenah, Lisa and Saleisha as my Top 5.
Last night did nothing if not showcase how hideous the human race can be at times. Bianca is one nasty ass bitch. She’s mean, she’s hamming for the camera, and in my opinion she’s bunk. She was a total twat to Lisa and walks around like she’s the Queen B. Has she never watched the show? Eventually that backfires and if Tyra catches wind of it, there’s gonna be hell to pay.
The other low-lifes are douches that were ripping Heather apart. Yes the girl’s quiet, she’s reserved, and she’s a loner. It’s because she has asperger’s disease and is socially awkward from it. She’s nice, she’s done nothing wrong to anyone yet they couldn’t stop ripping into her. What about that dumbass horseface Kimberly who said she doesn’t even like to look her in the eye when she’s talking to her because she doesn’t need Heather being all clingy. Bitch noone wants to be your friend so save it. Same with pinface hag-like Janet who claims to be 22 when I’m certain she’s pushing 40. Hideous.
How can we get Chris Crocker on Heather’s side? “LEAVE HEATHER ALONE!”
Oh crap, I almost forgot to tell you who got kicked off. The first girl to leave Top Model 9 is Boston based MILA. Doesn’t bother me.
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