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Everyone’s sick of end of year lists but how can I not do one on my favorite TV shows of 2007? I always find these lists hard to do because 12 months is a really long time and we watch a LOT of TV. I wish I could prepare enough ahead of time to write up some great “moments” that stand out but let’s be honest… I don’t get paid to do this so that’s not gonna happen.
Regardless, the end of the 2006-2007 season provided lots of thrills and even a few tears. The 2007-2008 season started off so promising but as we all know, many shows just didn’t live up to the hype and the WGA Strike has kind of killed any hope of making this a banner year for television. So what did I choose? Did I pick a previous favorite that ended last May? Did I give a sophmore series about superheroes another nod? Did those Housewives make a showing after being off the list for so many years? Here goes.
Ducky’s Favorite TV of 2007:
30 ROCK I was late jumping on the 30 Rock train but once I gave it a chance late last winter, I instantly fell in love. 30 Rock is the successor to Arrested Development and I actually may love it even more. Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin together are impossibly brilliant and the supporting cast only add to the mayhem and madness. Highlights: Season 1’s “I love NY in springtime” moment, Season 2’s return of Will Arnett, “Me Want Food” and “Gay for Jamie“.
CHUCK Chuck Bartowski, how I love you! The funniest thing about Chuck is that GMMR and I had seen the pilot probably 10 times before we hit Comic-Con where Zac Levi and crew got a superheroes reception from the geek gala. I don’t know that the show has lived up to my expectations but I can’t say that I don’t love watching it every week. There’s an inherent sweetness to this action-comedy that makes me squee. Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski are magnificent together and anytime Adam Baldwin gets to be a smartass, I’m on board. So sad that the WGA Strike put an end to our enjoyment of the Nerd Herd! Highlights: The Pilot, Chuck and Lou, Captain Awesome’s many skin shots, and the return of Bryce Larkin.
DAMAGES Week after week this intense drama built to a shockingly graphic climax and it kept me guessing every step of the way. Glenn Close, Rose Byrne and Ted Danson delivered crazy intense performances for 13 weeks, proving that summer is not for the lazy brainless reality shows any longer. It was great interviewing most of the cast this summer, it really made me realize how brilliant the writing of the show really is. Kudos to FX for sticking with Damages and granting us 2 more seasons. Highlights: The endless time shifting and the seemless togetheness of it all, Glenn Close’s reaction to Ray Fiske blowing his brains out, the closing moments on the dock.
DOCTOR WHO/TORCHWOOD The one-two punch of Doctor Who and Torchwood coupled with my going to Comic-Con made 2007 my geekiest year to date. Season 3 of Doctor Who was probably the best of the new series. While I loved and miss Rose, Martha was a great companion. Capt. Jack may have ended up on Who at the end of Season 3 but more importantly he kicked some demon ass all season on his own show, Torchwood. Harkness, Gwen, Ianto, Owen, and Tosh made their show so much more than a spin-off. Torchwood delivered thrills, chills, and tears and I cannot wait for it’s return early in 2008. Highlights:Who’s Donna the Runaway Bride, “Human Nature” and the scary intense weeping angels of “Blink”. Torchwood’s gayness, “Random Shoes” with Eugene, Billis the scariest wrinkled creepy since the Preacher Kane from Poltergeist.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS The Dillon Panthers won State, the audience won another season and all seemed great down there in Texas. Then poor Tyra and Landry had to dump a body in a river leading to the most interesting coupling the show could ever have concocted. Some balked at the stunt plotline but I welcomed it once I saw how unbelievable both Adrianne Palicki and Jessie Plemons would make their roles. The Taylors continued to bring one of the most realistic and beautiful families to television not to mention Connie Britton’s acting her ass off. Highlights: Winning State, Plemons acting, Santiago’s first moment in the game during “The Confession”… breathtaking.
LOST Say what you will about Season 3 of LOST but the addition of Juliet and the jump forward solidified the show as greatness in my book. While it took a bit to flesh out Ben’s backstory, Juliet’s arrival on the island, Mr. Friendly’s allegiance, and the involvement of the Whidmore’s it was all worth the wait. We got some great answers this season, some scary twists and turns, some great revelations, some wonderful death’s, and HELLO, the chaos surrounding who’s coming to the island in Season 4? Matthew Fox continued to bring anxiety and sadness to the role of Jack and it’s a damn shame he wasn’t nominated for something this year. I’m psyched for it’s return on January 31st! Highlights: The story of how Juliet came to the island, the death of Charlie, the flash-forward, and Patch!
MAD MEN Seriously, do I even need to explain why Mad Men is on the list? The acting, the writing, the art direction, the costuming, the genius? Another summer sleeper that rocked my socks! Highlights: Jon Hamm as Don Draper, any scene with Joan, the sadness of the era, Don Draper’s carousel pitch.
PUSHING DAISIES The facts are these: Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Kristin Chenoweth and Chi McBride are my favorite finds of 2007. Bryan Fuller created a vivid, magical world I didn’t realize was missing from making my life complete until it slapped me in the face. My favorite pilot of 2007 led to stalking Fuller and Co. at Comic-Con, creating a fansite called ThePieMaker.com, and landed me on the Red Carpet interviewing these great talents. What a summer and fall leading up to the premiere of Pushing Daisies. This show makes me beyond happy and I cannot wait for its return in 2008. Highlights: The pilot, Ellen Greene, the musical numbers, Ned & Chuck, Bryan Fuller and Lee Pace recognizing me on the red carpet with hugs all around. Swoon…
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE I have to include SYTYCD because seriously could there have been a bigger obsession all summer long? Sure I loved Damages and Mad Men but sweet lord did it not compare to my lunacy over Neil Haskell and the rest of the dancers on SYTYCD. Highlights: Neil and Sabra’s boardroom brawl, Cat Deeley’s flawless hosting, Mary Murphy’s continued screaming, Wade Robson’s increased involvement, Debbi Allen and Shankman, backstage on tour.
SUPERNATURAL Love those Winchester’s. In a year that saw Sammy go real dark, the demise of YED, and a soul searching Dean, how can I not love Supernatural? The end of Season 2 was a wild wild ride but the beginning of Season 3 proved that this show is not and will not be stereotyped. Broadening the horizons of the demon world has suited the show nicely. Sure the addition of Ruby and Bela has been problematic for some but I can overlook that because the suspense and the gore has increased! Highlights:Visiting the set last May, blood and more blood, Supernatural:Origins comics, the return of Gordon.
The rest of the best:Battlestar Galactica, Big Bang Theory, Brothers & Sisters, Gossip Girl, How I Met Your Mother, Project Runway, Psych, The Closer, The Office, Top Chef and the end of Veronica Mars.
Should be on the list but isn’t for one reason or another: Dexter (never finished Season 2 because we got rid of Showtime but I’m dying to see the rest), Bones (just got addicted so I felt it couldn’t be added just yet - though let it be known that I’m obsessed), Dirty Sexy Money (something just isn’t right just yet, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love it).
Have a safe and Happy New Year! Looking forward to a wonderful and hopefully television filled 2008.
Alright TV fans, this is what I’ve been waiting for all summer, today is the day that I hope the world falls in love with a boy named Ned and a girl named Chuck. I’m talking about the premiere of ABC’s forensic fairytale PUSHING DAISES at 8pm.
Tonight you’ll be introduced to a world so visually stimulating you’ll feel like you’re eyes just had an orgasm. You’ll hear narration and dialogue that will make you wish you were a poet and you’ll be introduced to the coolest pie shop this side of The Double R from Twin Peaks.
I cannot emphasize how strongly I love this show and how much I want all of you to watch tonight’s “Pie-lette” episode. I’ve seen it almost 10 times now and still find little nuances that I missed with each of my previous obsessive viewings.
Kathie from GiveMeMyRemote and I started a Pushing Daisies fansite called ThePieMaker.com to help promote the show we’ve absolutely fallen head over heels for in hopes of bringing all of our readers into the magical world of Pushing Daises.
To get everyone excited about the Premiere of Pushing Daisies, ThePieMaker.com is giving away official Pushing Daises crew shirts and an autographed script of the “Pie-lette.” While I want you to visit my site, I have to tell you that ThePieMaker.com will be the ultimate site for everything related to the show and we hope you’ll not only watch tonight but come chat about it as well.
New York Television Festival has been going since Wednesday night but last night was my first screening,and that screening was NBC’s CHUCK.
Now I know you’re thinking, wait Ducky has already seen Chuck… And I have but we were here anyway so why not. NYTF’s main venue is the New World Stages on W50th and the theatre held a couple hundred.
What I liked about this screening is that it seemed like more average TV viewers were there. Comic-Con was the ideal demo as the show is about a computer nerd and all but this seemed more like the NBC viewers the network wants to branch out to. The demo they’re trying to reach outside the nerd herd.
I found it fascinating to see how viewers reacted, what they laughed at, and how excited they were after the screening. Where the Comic-Con crowd screamed their eyes out when Adam Baldwin shows up on screen, there was barely a nod of recognition. Where every computer or techie reference went over gang-busters at Comic-Con, Bryce’s action sequence mashed with Chuck’s romantic woes was one of the biggest joys of the night.
One thing was consistent, they laughed in all the right places and then some. The crowd seemed so over the moon for Chuck himself Zachary Levi, Joshua Gomez (Morgan), Capt. Awesome, Adam Baldwin, and the ladies of Chuck, Sarah Lancaster and Yvonne Strahovski.
If this is any indication of how America will react, I’d have to say that CHUCK is on its way to surpassing Josh Schwartz’ last effort, the every lovable THE OC.
MOONLIGHT Premieres: Friday, September 28th at 9pm Network: CBS
Cast:Alex O’Louglin as Mick St. John, Sophia Myles as Beth Turner, Jason Dohring as Josef Konstantin, Shannyn Sossamon as Coraline
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Premise: Mick St. John is a captivating, charming- and immortal- private investigator from Los Angeles who defies the traditional blood-sucking norms of his vampire tendencies by using his wit and powerful supernatural abilities to help the living.
In a life-altering twist of fate, Mick was “bitten” 60 years ago by his new bride, the seductive Coraline. Forever 30 years of age, Mick’s as handsome and charismatic as the day he was “turned,” and he eschews others of his kind who view humans only as a source of nourishment. With only a handful of like-minded confidantes for company, including the eternally young, wealthy and mischievous Josef, a hedge fund trader who relishes his uniqueness, Mick fills his infinite days protecting the living.
But one night years ago, a single act of kindness changed Mick when he saved a young girl’s life, making him want to be a better vampire. Now their paths cross again and Mick develops a distinctive bond with Beth Turner who has grown into a beautiful, ambitious Internet investigative reporter.
Reconnecting with her unleashes feelings Mick knows he can’t pursue without exposing the part of him that would make him a monster in Beth’s eyes. As Mick lives between two realities, fighting his adversaries among the undead and falling in love, he discovers the mysteries and pleasures that a valuable life has to offer.
Ducky’s Thoughts: When they decided to recast and added Jason Dohring (Logan we’ll never forget you) and Shannyn Sossamon, I was an immediate fan. The Comic-Con panel with the cast was so much fun and the promos they showed us were great. I got the original press kit for Moonlight and enjoyed what I saw but I cannot wait to get my hands on the new Pilot with the new cast.
Mick St. John has the possibility of becoming one of the most charming characters on television this fall. Jason Dohring will eat up the scenery with his portrayal of Josef and I cannot wait to see the strife between Coraline and Mick!
So in a nutshell, MOONLIGHT is a great addition to the fall lineup and I cannot wait for it to premiere!
The preview above is before the recast and CBS has yet to release the official new promo with Jason, Shannyn and Co. The second I can get my hands on it, I will have it here for you guys and gals to swoon over.
REAPER Premieres: Tuesday, September 25th Network: The CW
Cast: Bret Harrison as Sam Oliver, Tyler Labine as Bert “Sock” Wysocki, Ray Wise as the Devil, Missy Peregrym as Andi, Rick Gonzalez as Ben, Valarie Rae Miller as Josie, Donavon Stinson as Ted, Andrew Airlie as Mr. Oliver
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Premise: For the first 20 years of his life, Sam (Bret Harrison, “The Loop,” “Grounded for Life”) wondered why his parents went so easy on him. Whether it was school, sports or career choices, Sam’s mom (Allison Hossack, “Falcon Beach”) and dad (Andrew Airlie, “The L Word”) always let him get by with the least possible effort. As a result, Sam skipped college, took a dead-end job at the local Work Bench home improvement store and now wastes endless hours playing video games. Everything in his slacker world changed the day Sam turned 21 and discovered the ungodly reason his parents let him slide: they sold his soul to the devil before he was even born. (more…)
We end our COMIC-CON adventure with the PUSHING DAISIES panel discussion with Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Kristin Chenoweth, Bryan Fuller, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Bruce Cohen. We also let you in on some of the post-panel chaos as we go mobile within the Con. It’s a quick and wacky podcast with Ducky, GMMR and some TV Blogging Friends! Podcast #13: Pushing Daisies Panel Discussion and Post-Panel Chaos.
TV Podcast 13: There are 19 minutes of Pushing Daisies Panel audio and then another 10 of post-panel highs and lows as we navigate our way through the convention floor. It’s quick and funny, stick with it!
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TV Podcast 12: Ducky and GMMR go toe to toe with some other TV bloggers, a couple hundred thousand of our closest geek friends and bring you the best from Comic-Con 2007.
We come to you from Comic-Con’s first night of programming and talk about that day’s incredibly fun LOST panel with Cartlon Cuse, Damon Lindelof and special guest. We meet up with some other TV bloggers including Rae (www.ramblingsofatvwhore.com), Thomas (www.seat42f.com) and Just Jody from Canada to strategize Comic-Con and chat about all of our favorite panels including HEROES, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, PUSHING DAISIES, CHUCK, MOONLIGHT, BIONIC WOMAN, SUPERNATURAL and more. It’s a fun ride, sit back and get ready because there’s even more when Part 2 comes out from down on the convention floor (coming soon).
Have a question for Ducky and GMMR? There are a couple ways to contact us:
Free Voice Mail (Comments/Questions):
This is Dan and Kathie’s favorite method of contact because it allows us to hear from you and we use these messages live on our podcast to answer your burning television questions. It’s FREE and you don’t have to do anything but click RECORD BY PHONE on the box below and it will walk you through how to contact us!
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What do the three panels listed above in the subject header have in common? They’re the three panels I got shut out of last Saturday while at Comic-Con. Some of you already know the story but many of you probably do not, so here goes.
Pushing Daisies was having their early bird special screening at 9:15am and you know I love me some Pushing Daisies so I couldn’t miss that. I knew going into it that I would probably have to sacrifice Bionic Woman but it was something I could live with. Daisies was over by 10:30 so that gave me 2 hours to get in line and get into Ballroom 20 for Heroes. Ballroom 20 being our home for the next 7 hours.
We left Pushing Daisies in a haze (the joys of Bryan Fuller and Lee Pace can do that to a guy) and stumbled over to Ballroom 20 to get in line. I kid you not when I tell you that B20 was already packed to capacity and the line to get in wrapped a good 4000+.
Shocked, Rae, Kath, Thomas and I filed into line and sulked. The line was so long and we just knew that everyone in the hall already was either there for Heroes or Joss Whedon so the likelihood of a mass exodus was slim. After about 20 minutes, the line didn’t move and we had to make a drastic decision. Stay in line at numbers 4000, 4001, 4002, and 4003 where we may or may not get in sometime before the place closes or head downstairs to see the Pushing Daisies folks in line and chat with our Warner Bros. folks and then see the other panels of interest that we would have missed by setting up shop in B20 all day.
The Pushing Daisies Comic-Con panel was so much fun and seriously the best way to start a Saturday morning. I figured I’d pass the audio along in hopes of endearing you all to this show. Below is the audio featuring Creator Bryan Fuller, Director/Producer Barry Sonnenfeld, and stars Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride and Kristin Chenoweth. Enjoy!
If Pushing Daisies doesn’t automatically play, click the arrow for the next audio until you see the listing for it. Also in this player is Chuck’s Comic-Con panel discussion.
*I will warn you now, it is very loud and there’s some crazy screaming in the beginning of this audio but I’ve tried to adjust it volume wise, just bear with it and you’ll get to the great stuff.
FALLEN began as a two hour movie on ABC Family last year and now its a full blown Trilogy. I wanted to watch it, but never got around to it. Tommy from Everwood was no longer a drug addict ruining poor Amy Abbott’s life, but he was a half Angel/half human or something.
Well, I sat through the ABC Family presentation of FALLEN’s final two installments in the trilogy in order to see the Moonlight presentation and honestly, it was a pretty good panel.
Tommy Paul Wesley stars as Aaron, a Nephilim who works with Battlestar Galactica’s Rick Worthy to send fallen Angels back to where they came from. It’s mythic and darker as the final two installments air August 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
While I don’t watch the show there was a MAJOR SPOILER revealed accidentally by Paul Wesley. The SPOILER after the jump. (more…)
The CHUCK Panel from Comic-Con this past weekend was a blast! It endeared me more to the show, which to be honest didn’t seem possible. The audio is spotty at times but I thought some of you might like to hear Creator Josh Schwartz, Exec Producer McG, and stars Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strzechowski, and Joshua Garcia talk about their new show on NBC.
This post comes to you all by luck. I was having the hardest time trying to figure out how to do Battlestar Galactica and Supernatural because they overlapped on Saturday. That choice was made much easier when we were shut out of Battlestar Galactica. The gang gladly sat ourselves back down in 6CDEF for the SUPERNATURAL panel and some beauty that is Jensen Ackles. We had been told ahead of time by our Warner Bros. rep that Jared has missed his flight because they were shooting until the wee hours and as much as I hate to say it, I was gonna get a kick out of watching that be announced to the crowd of blood thirsty women in the first 10 rows.
So who was on hand if JPad was not? Producer Ben Edlund, Creator Eric Kripke, Jensen Ackles, and Writer Sera Gamble strutted on our and took their seats to a crazy loud crowd.
They started it off with some special features from the upcoming Season 2 DVD. It basically recapped my life on the set of Supernatural’s All Hell Breaks Loose Part 2 - you know without me in it or anything. This was the episode I saw them film back in April. It was great to see that the graveyard scene used in the finale was not their first choice. The first choice was a couple of real graveyards that they would shoot day for night but those fell through and that’s why they ended up using the soundstage and a buttload of manure you can see in the pictures I posted from the set visit.
So what did we find out at the Supernatural panel? Well, according to Kripke, Season 3 is Wartime and the writers are so excited. The boys have a fresh slate and everyone on the show is now presented with the same dilemma. Choose a side and prepare to fight!
More after the jump, including some mild SPOILERS. (more…)
