Here are a bunch of pictures from this past weekend’s Fashion Week event, The Heart Truth featuring a ton of TV’s favorite leading ladies. The West Wing’s Allison Janney, The Practice’s Camryn Manheim, Curb’s Cheryl Hines, The Office’s Jenna Fischer, Project Runway’s Heidi Klum, Ugly Betty’s Ana Ortiz, E!’s Lisa Rinna, Grey’s Sara Ramirez, Las Vegas’ Molly Sims, 24’s Mary Lynn Rajskub, and others joined First Douche Laura Bush to raise awareness for women and heart disease with The Red Dress Collection 2008.
Tis the season… to be watching the DVD box sets you got for Christmas. Jesus Christ is there nothing on television these days. Luckily I got Seasons 1 & 2 of BONES so I’m good to go for a while. Seriously though, it’s quite depressing how little television there is that’s worth spending time on. Is it wrong that I’m kinda excited to see American Gladiators? I mean where else can you see men in bulging tight unitards wrasslin around with other men in bulging tight unitards? It’s a gay dream, I haven’t seen that much stuffed sausage since… wait, what?
Regardless, we should not forget that there is still a major work stoppage in Hollywood. It’s December 27th, Day 53 of the WGA Strike and while there’s not a whole heaping helping of stuff to report on, I thought I’d share some links and a great video.
First, here’s the video LIFE ON STRIKE which was originally produced for The Strike Show benefit. It’s cute and also has Ana Ortiz from UGLY BETTY (which sadly I did not get for Christmas so I still can’t catch up).
We’re about to enter Week 5 of the WGA Strike so GMMR and I give you the rundown on how many original episodes are left for most shows. We then discuss this season’s plot points thus far as well as whether or not each show is living up to our expectations.
Sit back and relax, it’s our TV Podcast #17 and here are the shows we’ll cover in depth.
Chuck, Prison Break, Heroes, House, Bones, Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl, Dirty Sexy Money, Private Practice, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Supernatural, Friday Night Lights, The Amazing Race, Brothers & Sisters, Project Runway and more.
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The delovely, delish, de-scoopable Michael Ausiello has put together a list of our favorite TV Shows and where they stand in terms of production, shows left to air, etc. in the wake of the WGA Strike. I will update this post as he does. Everyone give a huge shout-out to Mike for this incredibly comprehensive list.
24: Postponed indefinitely.
30 Rock: Ten episodes will be produced. Five episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Back to You: Nine episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Bionic Woman: Roughly nine episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Bones: Twelve episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Boston Legal: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are nine left.
Brothers & Sisters: Twelve episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Chuck: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are six left.
CSI: NY: Fourteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are seven left.
Desperate Housewives: Ten episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Dirty Sexy Money: Eleven episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Friday Night Lights: Fifteen episodes will be produced. The sixth episode airs tonight, Nov. 9, so there are nine left.
Gossip Girl: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Grey’s Anatomy: Eleven episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are four left.
The lamest of awards, The People’s Choice Award nominees were announced this morning and I’m happy to report that in the NEW categories, some of my faves are for once represented. The list is actually not too bad this year.
Here are the 2007 People’s Choice Award Nominees
Favorite TV Drama: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation;” “House;” “Law and Order: SVU”
Favorite TV Comedy: “The King of Queens;” “My Name is Earl;” “Two and a Half Men”
Favorite Animated TV Comedy: “Family Guy;” “King of the Hill;” “The Simpsons”
Favorite Competition/Reality Show: “American Idol;” “Dancing with the Stars;” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
Favorite Game Show: “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?;” “Deal or No Deal;” “Jeopardy”
Favorite Female TV Star: Sally Field; Katherine Heigl; Jennifer Love Hewitt
Favorite Male TV Star: Patrick Dempsey; Charlie Sheen; Kiefer Sutherland
Favorite Scene Stealing Star: Richard Belzer from “Law & Order: SVU;” Neil Patrick Harris from “How I Met Your Mother;” Chandra Wilson from “Grey’s Anatomy”
Favorite New TV Comedy: Aliens in America; Back to You; The Big Bang Theory; Carpoolers; Cavemen; Chuck; Reaper; Samantha Who?
Favorite New TV Drama: Big Shots; Bionic Woman; Cane; Dirty Sexy Money; Gossip Girl; Journeyman; K-Ville; Life; Life Is Wild; Moonlight; Private Practice; Pushing Daisies; Women’s Murder Club
Wait, it looks like every new show is up for an award. I told you these awards were lame. Go Barney, Pushing Daisies, Battlestar, Doctor Who, KHeigl, Chandra, Big Bang Theory, Chuck, Gossip Girl, and Dirty Sexy Money!
I don’t know who can help Jack Bauer now… FOX announced this afternoon that 24 has been officially postponed with no air date in sight. The strike continues to wreck havoc…
According to E!:
The seventh-season launch of 24, scheduled for January, has been postponed due to the ongoing union writers’ strike, Fox said Wednesday.
24 is the latest casualty of the walkout that began Monday. Several shows, including NBC’s The Office, have shut down production. ABC’s Desperate Housewives was to follow suit on Thursday.
A Fox spokesman said he didn’t know if 24 had stopped shooting. The network said it was holding off on the premiere “to ensure that ‘Day 7′ can air uninterrupted, in its entirety.”
The new Terminator-spawned series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, has been slated to air in 24’s usual 9 p.m., Monday time slot, beginning Jan. 14.
Fox also announced several premiere dates for already-planned new shows, including the latest from The Gilmore Girls’ creators, The Return of Jezebel James.
The first network to announce a poststrike schedule, Fox said it planned to make it through what could be lean winter and spring months with the midseason replacements, its strike-proof reality series, including Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, its Sunday-night animated comedies—cartoon producers work further ahead than their live-action counterparts—and, oh, American Idol. The behemoth is due back Jan. 15. (more…)
September 6th
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (FOX)
September 11th
The Biggest Loser (NBC)
September 14th
*New Show: NASHVILLE (FOX)
September 17th
Deal or no Deal (NBC)
Prison Break (FOX)
*New Show: K-VILLE (FOX)
September 18th
Beauty and the Geek (CW)
September 19th
America’s Next Top Model (CW)
Til’ Death (FOX)
*New Show: KID NATION (CBS)
*New Show: GOSSIP GIRL (CW)
*New Show: BACK TO YOU (FOX)
*New Show: KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)
September 20th
Survivor:China (CBS)
September 23rd
Cold Case (CBS)
Shark (CBS)
The Simpsons (FOX)
King of the Hill (FOX)
Family Guy (FOX)
September 24th
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
The Bachelor (ABC)
Heroes (NBC)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Rules of Engagement (CBS)
CSI:Miami (CBS)
*New Show: THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
*New Show: CHUCK (NBC)
*New Show: JOURNEYMAN (NBC)
September 25th
Boston Legal (ABC)
NCIS (CBS)
The Unit (CBS)
Bones (FOX)
House (FOX)
The Singing Bee (NBC)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
*New Show: CANE (CBS)
*New Show: REAPER (CW)
September 26th
Criminal Minds (CBS)n
CSI:NY (CBS)
Deal or no Deal (NBC)
*New Show: BIONIC WOMAN (NBC)
*New Show: DIRTY SEXY MONEY (ABC)
*New Show: LIFE (NBC)
*New Show: PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)
September 27th
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
CSI (CBS)
Without a Trace (CBS)
Smallville (CW)
My Name is Earl (NBC)
The Office (NBC)
ER (NBC)
*New Show: BIG SHOTS (ABC)
September 28th
Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
Numb3rs (CBS)
Deal or no Deal (NBC)
Las Vegas (NBC)
Stargate: Atlantis (Sci-Fi)
*New Show: MOONLIGHT (CBS)
September 30th
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
American Dad (FOX)
I almost forgot the Emmy nominations were this morning. Silly me. There are some fun additions to this years Emmy list and sadly there are still a few head scratching oldies thrown in for good measure.
Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy Heroes
House
The Sopranos
Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
Outstanding Reality Series
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway Top Chef
As you’ve maybe heard me mention in one or two posts, I’m taking my first trip to San Diego’s COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL in two weeks.
Comic-Con has moved beyond the manga lovin’, furry wearing, swoard bearing, trekkies you’re thinking about right now. It’s more than a comic book convention. It’s a sci-fi convention as well. That doesn’t make it sound any less geek central does it? It’s turning into a Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy Film and TV Convention as well. Sound better? I thought so.
As you know, I’m one of the people that runs The Independent Film Festival of Boston (shout out Nancy, Brian, and Christine who regularly read the blog and are my cohorts) and obviously you know I’m a big TV geek. The chance to see panel discussions, meet creators of film and tv shows I love, see sneak previews of films and tv shows I love is just too big. I must go!
GMMR and I are shacking up in San Diego for the week and we’ll be meeting up with Rae, The TV Addict, Seat42f and many other tv bloggers (as well as 250,000 of our closest and scariest friends) to cover all things fall tv! We’re also hoping to do a huge TV Bloggers Podcast or two!
What shows are gonna be there? The list is big and here are the ones I plan on attending in some capacity.
TORCHWOOD (BBC America’s spin-off of Doctor Who) LOST
REAPER
MOONLIGHT
24
CHUCK
PUSHING DAISIES
BIONIC WOMAN TVGuide’s Hot List and Super Women
HEROES
KYLE XY
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
SUPERNATURAL
SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES
SARAH SILVERMAN PROJECT BUFFY’s 10th Anniversary
TIN MAN
The 4400
JERICHO
Granted some of these panels overlap so there will be a few that get missed but TV wise, this is my dream list. There are also a number of film events that I want to attend.
Paramount Studios Presentation, Lionsgate Presentation, FANBOYS (with Kristin Bell), Warner Bros Films, 20th Century Fox, Shoot Em Up, Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN!!!!!, Rogue/Focus films, The Incredible Hulk with Ed Norton and many more.
Kinda crazy, huh?
Are any of you guys going? What do you want me to find out or meet or see while I’m there? Let me know.
TV Podcast 10: Ducky and GMMR strap on their tankinis, floaties, and hit the pool to tackle the chaos of the summer television schedule in the sweltering heat.
Shows we’re watching:Age of Love, Top Chef, The Next Food Network Star, Kathy Griffin’s D-List, The Closer, Rescue Me, Traveler and obviously So You Think You Can Dance.
Shows we’re looking forward to: The return of Big Brother 8 and the premiere of Burn Notice.
Then we hit the news and crazy ass Isaiah Washington, Heroes casting, the return of Sark, Nip/Tuck, 24’s Female President, and we give big bear hugs to Kelly Clarkson. Oh yeah, and we talk The Office cast on the big screen.
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NBC was first to kick off UPFRONTS! This is the week where every network blows their load and announces the new shows and lineups for the upcoming Fall TV season.
Of the new shows NBC has to offer, I’m only interested in the following two dramas and one comedy.
LIFE (Wednesday’s 10pm)
It’s about some guy that gets a second chance at life. Fine, not the best concept but the supporting cast is great. Sexy (last seen as a lesbo) Sarah Shahi, Deadwood (and Juliet’s sister on LOST) alum Robin Weigert, and Adam Arkin join Damian Lewis for what will hopefully be a good show.
LIPSTICK JUNGLE (Sunday’s 10pm)
Sure Candace Bushnell is behind this show and its kinda like a sequel to Sex & The City but PPD-Survivor Brooke Shields stars along with Kim Raver (Audrey from 24) and Lindsey Price (hello, 90210 - but sadly still not Emily Valentine) will be working it as the NYC power women who I’m sure are looking for love and companionship in all the wrong places.
And the only Comedy I’m even remotely interested in stars one of my TV Crush’s JOEL MCHALE (The Soup on E! - So Meaty) and it’s called The IT Crowd. Granted, I was into it by title alone because I used to love that movie The IN Crowd and for a minute I thought maybe it was a show based on that movie. But, then I realized that Joel McHale’s in it and whatever he’s doing, I’m all about it.
I’m semi-interested in BIONIC WOMAN because well, let’s face it… it’s the BIONIC WOMAN and I had her lunchbox as a kid.
Here’s the Fall/Winter Schedule on NBC
* = new show
MONDAY
8-9 pm Deal or No Deal
9-10 pm Heroes
10-11 pm Journeyman*
TUESDAY
8-9 pm The Biggest Loser
9-10 pm Chuck*
10-11 pm Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
WEDNESDAY
8-9 pm Deal or No Deal
9-10 pm Bionic Woman*
10-11 pm Life*
THURSDAY
8-8:30 pm My Name Is Earl
8:30-9 pm 30 Rock
9-9:30 pm The Office
9:30-10 pm Scrubs
10-11 pm ER
FRIDAY
8-9 pm 1 vs 100/The Singing Bee*
9-10 pm Las Vegas
10-11 pm Friday Night Lights
SATURDAY
8-9 pm Dateline NBC
9-11 pm Drama Series Encores
SUNDAY (Fall 2007)
7-8 pm Football Night in America
8-11 pm NBC Sunday Night Football
SUNDAY (January 2008)
7-8 pm Dateline NBC
8-9 pm Law & Order
9-10 pm Medium
10-11 pm Lipstick Jungle*
Is it wrong that I just deleted the last 3 episodes of 24 from my DVR? We’re moving in 2 weeks and with the festival premiering tonight and running until May 1st there is just no way I’m going to have time to catch up and watch them before we move and have to get a new box anyway.
Oh, all of my OFFICE eps will die when I move. Sad…
As a TV Blogger, its hard to find the time to watch all the shows you love (and sometimes hate) and to then find the time to write something entertaining for folks to read. You want the right blend of recap information along with personal comments, some snark, and hopefully plenty of humor. It’s a daunting task at times, espcially if you’re busy one night, or two nights, and then at your day job… its a spiraling down effect that all the sudden leaves you going, “Huh, it’s too late to talk about LOST now…”
So I’m going to quickly cover some of the shows I watched this past week in an effort to gear me up for this coming week. After the jump I’ll talk about The Black Donnellys, Top Model, Lost, The Riches, Supernatural, Degrassi, Ace of Cakes, 24, and Grey’s Anatomy. (more…)
I’m not going to give a full recap because seriously two hours is a long time and I’m a couple days behind now so…
24’s two hour event this week kicked major ass! This is how I like my 24. Sinister, Evil, Maniacal, Torturous, and Nuclear! I love that Chad Lowe and The Bisquit are consprining to assassinate President Palmer. Seriously could these Palmer’s catch a break in the over throwing department? Damn.
If it’s not an assassination, its something huge and it tickles me to think that Chad Lowe is hopefully setting The Bisquit up for a hard fall. Is it possible he’s been planted to fish The Bisquit out? Is he leading him into treason for good not evil? I hope so because seriously, Chad Lowe could catch a break.
Morris… a drill through your body? Man, that’s rough. Take all the time you need brother and no shame in helping the terrorists because they wouldn’t have made it past a punch in the face before I was like, let me press the button for you Mr. Terrorist</
I’m not going to give a full recap because seriously two hours is a long time and I’m a couple days behind now so…