Tonight is every straight and gay man’s fantasy. This doesn’t happen often folks, the mixing of pleasure derived by a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show – it’s a peace maker between the homo and heterosexuals. Everyone can agree that the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show titilates and tantalizes, raising many trees and pitching many tents this holiday season!
Some of the hottest women on the planet will strut their waifish, size 0 bodies down that glitter runway. Bones will be smacking together both onstage and in every teenage boys bedroom.
Here are a bunch of photo’s from tonight’s show which also features performances from Will.i.am, Seal, and The Spice Girls.
12 More Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Photos after the jump… (more…)
JERICHO fans just went nuts all over again! CBS just unveiled the return date for the 7 episode Season 2 of it’s resurrected from the dead JERICHO. Tuesday, February 12th at 10pm.
A special strike edition winter edition of reality fave BIG BROTHER 9 kicks into gear that same night at 9 p.m.
IT’s Friday morning and it’s damp, cold, and downright miserable here in Boston so I thought I’d chat about some news tidbits given that I didn’t see any television last night. Well, that’s not entirely true. When I got home at midnight I started watching SUPERNATURAL but couldn’t keep my eyes open. Being at work for 16 hours will do that to you.
Let’s start with some SUPERNATURAL news. Obviously there’s the whole Katie Cassidy tried to impersonate someone else to protect her “high profile” acting career after being a drunken mess and underage.
Then, did you hear about this? Apparently SUPERNATURAL is big with the Troops! Could it be all the violence, the hot girls, or the hot boys?
According to TVGuide:
Jensen and Jared were honored on Veterans Day in Chicago, Army Master Sgt. Kevin Wise, First Special Forces out of Baghdad, presented the actors with congratulatory letters and Special Forces coins. It seems the CW series is one of the most popular — some say the No. 1 — DVD request from military members over there. According to a letter Sgt. Wise read, watching the demon-killing Winchester brothers helps soldiers forget the stress of war and reminds them of family and home.
I’ve never asked my brother if he’s into the show… he’s all GI Joe and all so this would be good to know. That’s pretty frakkin’ cool huh? Go Jensen and Jared. Though to be honest, I’m a little peeved at my Supernatural contacts for not spilling that scoop to us earlier.
So up in Vancouver where they film Supernatural, it appears that a number of shows are closing shop this week and telling their actors to get lost. BIONIC WOMAN and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA are ceasing to continue production. Battlestar needs no more barriers… seriously can we just get our final season already! Damn.
Project Runway’s 4th Season Premiere killed over at Bravo! It was the highest rated show on Bravo ever. It’s all because of Tim Gunn, let’s be honest folks. He makes it work. See how I snuck that in, “make it work”… ah, good times.
One of my summer faves, BIG BROTHER has started casting for Season 9 which CBS is not confirming will begin this winter (thanks to the strike). If you’re interested in joining that hamster cage in L.A. now’s the time to submit your application. The Chenbot Lives Even In The Winter!
And finally today, I’ll throw in a huge sigh of relief and excitement over the fact that TLC has asked the ever perky and punctual PAIGE DAVIS back as Host of Trading Spaces. To be honest, Spaces has not been the same since she’s been gone. If we could only find a way to get rid of Frank, it would be the perfect show again. Bring back Doug and Vern too! If anyone questions my love and infatuation with Page and the Trading Spaces of old, you can surely find a Boston Globe article with me in it as a super fan. God that’s gay.
Here is a preview of tomorrow night’s MOONLIGHT entitled “12:04 a.m.”
Beth finds a kindred spirit in a frightened young woman who Mick is protecting from a killer’s cult followers, after they vow to avenge their leader’s dying wish that those responsible for his execution be put to death.
Click on the image below to watch “12:04 a.m.” preview
BIG BANG THEORY has become one of my must see shows but this week I have to say that they had their first misstep. I’m not faulting the show for one just “okay” episode though because I still laughed quite hard at geeky goodness and loved having Raj the spotlight of the episode.
The general plotline had Raj’s parents basically decided upon an arranged marriage with a girl from back home that just moved to California. The gang discovers that Raj has zero inhibitions when he drinks thanks to Penny’s using the boys as testers for her bartending skills. Raj talks to Penny for the first time, talks throughout his Indian pre-arranged marriage date, and loses the girl to Sheldon.
One of my favorite moments had to be the gratuitous use of a Mac Book as the vehicle for Raj’s parents to torment the boys. We learned that Sheldon loves SCRUBS, that he’s not afraid to cancel a planetarium membership because the membership card won’t fit in his new wallet, and that he’s really not interested in girls at all. Sure he stole Raj’s date but he only did it because he thought she looked like a Princess from a childhood book he was fond of. When the night was over, he was done with Raj’s girl and didn’t think twice about it.
Other favorite moments:
- Wolowitz pretending to be Raj, accent and all, calling his Indian Bride To Be and setting up a date. Here’s what went down after.
Wolowitz: “Now you can thank me.”
Raj: “For what? Making me sound like a Simpson’s character?”
- Penny’s excitement when Raj finally spoke to her. It was like when the WB Frog would start singing and dancing “Hello my baby, hello my darling…” and people would just light up. Hysterical.
- Raj comparing his life to his Father’s saying that his Dad is a gynecologist but that would never be Raj. “How can I be a gynecologist when I can’t even look a woman in the eye?”
- The Samosas
And the best and final touch of this week’s episode was the Chuck Lorre Vanity Card that usually says so much it’s impossible to read without visiting his site, but this week simply said: UNITED WE STAND!
It feels kind of liberating to be able to blog again after our blackout yesterday. I wanted to write about Monday night’s episodes but couldn’t so this is kind of nice and freeing.
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER has been having a very uneven season but by no means have any of the episodes been boring. This week was not one of my favorites but there was plenty to make me laugh my ass off. Ted started dating “The Perfect Girl” named Kathy. Too bad she talks a bit too much, and by a bit too much I mean the girls got diarrhea of the mouth and everyone can’t stand her. Ted doesn’t notice this though until the gang points it out and then that’s all he can concentrate on. This opens a can of worms and by episode’s end each of the 5 have their most annoying traits exposed for mockery.
Lily is Chewbacca because she chews incredibly loud. There were the requisite gags about her chewing on nails, twigs, and such but the best was watching her reaction when Marshall called her out. Lily was floored that after 10 years this was the first he’d ever said anything.
Marshall was Mr. Sings What You Do. Apparently he’s got the tendency to sing every action, it’s his involuntary reflex like kids concentrating and sticking their tongue out.
Robin is the queen of saying “Literally” waaaay too much, and incorrectly…
As Ted, The Corrector is more than happy to point out at any given moment.
Barney had a trifecta of issues. He’s all high pitch/catch phrase/spaces out guy and one of my favorite moments of the night came when he combined them all and had no clue.
My issues with the episode were in the surreal moments, those HIMYM moments that sometimes work and other times fall flat. This week’s surreal moment was the smashing glass sound effect. We get it, the actors have the ability to use their faces and their voices to convey a moment of recognition… that moment of “Eureka” doesn’t need a sound effect just because you have that in your stock pile of sound fx. It was cheesy and over-used. This show does not always need trickery or gimmicks to stand out, the talent and the writing are enough to make HIMYM a killer show. Leave the canned antics to Nickelodeon…
Now for my favorite bits:
Marshall finding his shopping list which consisted of only candy, candy, candy, and more candy.
Marshall: “It’s a shopping list…”
Robin: “For who, a witch that lives in the woods?”
Robin (to Lily): “Where are those pretzels from, Ace Hardware?”
Barney (about Robin’s misuse of Literally): “Don’t they teach vocabulary in Canada?”
Marshall: “They don’t, literally they don’t!”
And finally, Barney’s newest catchphrase after finding out Marshall passed the NYS Bar Exam. “Lawsuit Up!”
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.
MOONLIGHT airs tonight and while I’m still not watching, I’m psyched to see that the show has continued to maintain it’s audience and that tonight Shannyn Sossoman returns.
If you’re new to the show, here’s a primer video.
MOONLIGHT For Dummies
Tonight’s episode is “The Ringer” – Mick experiences déjà vu when a fire investigation that destroys a historic Hollywood hotel seemingly replicates the night Coraline died. Mick’s sense of nostalgia grows when a woman he is working with bares a striking resemblance to his ex-wife, on MOONLIGHT, Friday, Nov. 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Check out pictures from “The Ringer” at Daemon’s TV.
I’m not even watching MOONLIGHT anymore but I know a lot of you are so I wanted to start giving you the clips, descriptions, etc. again.
Here is a clip from tonight’s episode entitled “B.C.” in which Mick finds himself working with Beth again when the search for a mysterious vampire from Josef’s past is linked to a drug overdose she is investigating.
The METRO did a story on JASON DOHRING yesterday that I forgot to post. It’s pretty good. The headlines sadly made him sound like a complete self-absorbed ass but in the context of the story, you knew they were jokes. I hate that, why set him up like that? Douches.
You can tell a lot about a man by the shoes on his feet — or, in actor Jason Dohring’s case, the shirt on his back. In his “Veronica Mars” days on UPN/The CW, Dohring was a connoisseur of Los Angeles resale shops. Now that he’s starring in the new CBS vampire drama “Moonlight,” it’s all Beverly Hills and Giorgio Armani.
“I decided to show off my quasi-wealth,” he says with a wry grin, wearing a striped, collared designer number.
Showing a little of that sarcastic, cocky side actually turned out to be a good thing for the 25-year-old.
“I had been [acting] for a while, and I always liked it, but there was a point where it was like, ‘That’s it — I’m gonna be awesome. I’m not messing around anymore,’” Dohring says.
His “Veronica Mars” character, Logan Echolls, was arrogant, with an endless sense of entitlement, but one of the most conflicted and memorable teenagers on the small screen in recent years. When the critically lauded series was canceled, Dohring says he felt unemployment panic.
“I worried more than was warranted,” he says. “Actors always worry about their next job, even when they have three lined up.”
He was offered the part of Josef Konstantin in a flurry of last minute recasting for “Moonlight.”
“[Producer] Joel Silver had this character rewritten from a 60-year-old Croatian guy to a 23-year-old, and they thought of me,” Dohring says, a lingering hint of pleasant surprise in his voice.
As Josef, Dohring portrays the dark, sexy, Anne Rice side of vampire lore. He’s countered by the series’ lead, reluctant bloodsucker and good-guy private investigator Mick St. John (Alex O’Loughlin), who even goes so far as to inject blood to suppress his instincts. Josef will have none of that.
“Hell no, Josef doesn’t inject blood,” Dohring says. “He mainlines. He has concubines around him at all times that he drinks from. … He’s a billionaire hedge fund trader.”
While I have nothing to write about last night’s shows I thought I’d try to lessen my inadequacies by posting some fun HALLOWEEN related content for some of CBS’s biggest shows. Here are a slew of links to video previews for Big Bang Theory, The Ghost Whisperer, NCIS, CSI:NY, and The Price Is Right.
CBS announces the 11 Teams set to compete in THE AMAZING RACE 12. The 11 Teams will travel approximately 30,000 miles, covering five countries never before visited on the Race, including Ireland, Lithuania and Croatia. The five-time Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series premieres Sunday, Nov. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
THE AMAZING RACE has won five consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality Competition Program.
Following are the 11 teams, listed in no particular order:
Name: RONALD HSU
Occupation: VP of Sales
Age: 58
Hometown: Tacoma, Wash.
Name: CHRISTINA HSU
Occupation: Policy Analyst
Age: 26
Hometown: Washington, D.C. via Tacoma, Wash.
Relationship: FATHER/DAUGHTER
This father/daughter team is certain they can win the Race by relying on their intellect. Christina’s main goal on the Race is to have her father, a self-proclaimed workaholic, stop and smell the roses for once in his life.
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Representing the “Goth” community in Louisville has embedded a strong sense of “us against the world” mentality in these two Racers. Therefore, don’t look for them to fall apart when the chips are down — a trait that will undoubtedly be tested on the Race.
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This couple met at a bar over three years ago, quickly started dating, and have been trying to figure out if they really belong together even since. Lorena is from Puerto Rico and Jason hails from Arkansas … and the cultural differences between them has often caused friction in their relationship. Both are running the Race to see if they have what it takes to withstand the pressures of traveling around the world in under 30 days.
VIVA LAUGHLIN looks like it’s been canceled. How did I find out? I got a press release about the premiere of The Amazing Race 12 and in it was this tidbit:
Editors Note: THE AMAZING RACE replaces “Viva Laughlin” which has been pulled from the schedule. A rebroadcast of CSI will air in the Sunday (8:00-9:00 PM) time period on Oct. 28.
Sounds to me like that casino has gone under and Kevin Walker’s boyfriend will be back from his missionary work any time soon! Go Brothers & Sisters!
While I’m not surprised, I am sad… not because I liked the show really but because I hate when networks don’t give shows time to find their footing and breathe a little which allows word of mouth to create buzz and gain viewers.
Again, I’m not saying Viva had that in it’s future but for any show on any network I hate to see this happen.
THE AMAZING RACE 12 finally have a start date. CBS will premiere the 12the edition of its Emmy winning reality hit on Sunday, November 4th at 8pm.
This season, teams will travel approximately 50,000 miles, covering five new countries including Ireland, Lithuania and Croatia. Get ready for a whole new cast of characters to get Philiminated!
I’m so excited to hear that CBS’s laugher BIG BANG THEORY was just given a full season order. That means more Sheldon, more Sheldon, and more Sheldon!
Over on ABC, Addison Montgomery has reason to dance naked again… PRIVATE PRACTICE has also been given a full ride. Sadly that means there’s no chance of Addison returning to Grey’s this season. Oh well, I stopped watching 2 weeks ago so I guess I don’t care anymore.
I guess that gives the hotness that is David Sutcliffe time to practice his moves on Addison.
CBS has the perfect comedy block for my geek loving self. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER followed by the surprise comedy breakout BIG BANG THEORY. I didn’t expect to ever watch BBT, nor did I ever intend on loving the show as much as I do. I find it appointment television and one of the things I look forward to on Monday nights.
Last night’s episode, “The Luminous Fish Effect” was one of their shining moments this season. Last week we were introduced to the first ROSEANNE reunion when Sara Gilbert did her first guest stint. This week we were treated to the always amazing Laurie Metcalf who was Johnny Galecki’s Aunt-In-Law back in the day; this time she was playing Sheldon’s outspoken Mother, Mary.
Mary is brought into the fold by Leonard when Sheldon loses his job at the Physics department and refuses to leave the house for 3 weeks. Calling your new boss an idiot might do that to you. I love that Sheldon is some super genius and he can’t help but point out his genius when someone comes in trying to be his superior.
Mary’s entrance into the apartment was my favorite moment of the night. She walks in to find Sheldon sitting in a poncho he’d knit himself on the loom he’s sitting at. I almost died. Where the hell did he get a loom?
Laurie Metcalf really is a comedic genius. There were some moments with her, and I wasn’t taking notes for quotes but damn if she didn’t make me bust a couple times. She needs to be a regular recurring guest star because she’s dead on perfect. The whole deer in the headlights scene at dinner, her making the moves on the Physics boss, to her “he’s just doodling” line. God she’s wonderful.
The other moment that had me rolling last night was in the beginning when Wolowitz walks in with the ginormous blonde on his arm and Sheldon makes a comment about Wolowitz’ robotics advancements. Laugh out loud funny!
Does my loving BIG BANG THEORY mean that I’m a bigger geek than I thought? It’s just so smart and funny, though I could do without Kaley Cuoco most of the time. God, Comic-Con and this in one year…
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