The Torchwood panel was one of the funniest and raunchiest panels I’ve ever witnessed. You can totally tell that the cast is just enamored with each other and that it truly killed them to lose Tosh and Owen at the end of Season 2.
As previously mentioned in my Doctor Who recap, Barrowman had to make an entrance and it was hilarious! He mounted the table like a total rock star and when co-star Gareth David-Lloyd walked out, he grabbed him and they totally made out. It was hilarious and hot and just simply perfect. When Naoko Mori entered (to huge fanfare) he made out with her too! Capt. Jack to the end!
Barrowman was a total rockstar on stage and he owned that panel. If he wasn’t touching Gareth non-stop he was threatening the sound engineers for turning down his mic when they should know he’s got a comment for everything or making taking every opportunity to throw in some sexual innuendo. Those are some dirty birds (not pterodactyls) those Torchwood kids.
Barrowman’s family were in the audience including his parents, niece and Partner which was damn-dorable.
He pimped his book a couple times which, why the frak not? He did his best Rosie doing an impression impression which was sooo not right (but brilliant just the same).
He kept telling the crowd that Gareth looked amazing naked and was “big.” He said that their naked hide and seek scene led to Gareth accidentally sticking his hand down John’s pants. Deleted scenes please?
He told us how he freaked out when he finally read that he was in fact The Face of Boe and how it changed the dynamic between The Doctor and Capt. Jack.
They discussed their theories about Capt. Jack being buried alive for 2000 years and how he survived. In Barrowman’s mind, he put himself into a trance knowing that someone someday would eventually find him. Seeing how he can’t die, did he really have a choice?
They talked about how Season 3 will only be 5 episodes long with one huge story involving a big event early on that pushes the Torchwood gang into new territory. A lot will change for Torchwood
Season 3 begins shooting in 4 weeks!
Season 3 takes place after the events of the Doctor Who Series 4 finale and will feature more with Mr. Hot ASs Ianto Jones!
Barrowman would be up for auditioning for the role of Captain America if it presented itself to which the audience went batshit.
They gave huge props to Freema Agyeman for being able to fit in with the cast, the life of the show and for just being plain awesome for having a pre-existing relationship with Jack which in turn both infuriated and energized the cast.
Well aside from the making out and talking about reaching down each others pants, it was fun to see the entire group rip on each other. Remember how I said that it was a pretty dirty panel?
Read some of my favorite comments and moments after the jump… (more…)
Last year I missed out on the Torchwood panel and I wanted to scream because you know I love me some Capt. Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Owen and Tosh! Today I made sure I was in the room an hour early so that there was no chance of me missing all the Cardiff riff fun which started with Doctor Who!
DOCTOR WHO
Exec. Producer Julie Gardner joined Doctor Who’s new showrunner Steven Moffat to discuss this past season as well as the direction of Series 5 under Moffet’s control. In the house were old school Doctor Who fans, new school enthusiasts, and numerous versions of the Doctors over the years.
The panel started with a Season 4 clip reel that got the crowd amped up, which was much needed after Gardner informed us that Russell T. Davies wouldn’t be in attendance because he was chained up in Cardiff writing Season 3 of Torchwood. Boooooo. We were also treated to a Moffat clip reel and seriously he has created some of my faves (Blink anyone?).
Here’s some tidbits from the panel:
Moffat was hilarious and semi-vulgar which was brilliant.
He’s always been a Who fanboy and thinks its amazing that in the UK they’ll let fans just take over their favorite shows, or as he put it who’s been “given a big toy to play with.”
Moffat spent his flight over writing Series 5 episode 1.
For those worried that he’ll try to make Doctor Who more scary than funny, he said you should be (but he was joking)
“Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey” is an explaination just because
River Song has met David Tennant’s Doctor before but its not the only version of the Doctor she’s met.
People wondered if River Song could be The Doctor’s wife?
Gardner talked about how Cardiff has just opened their arms to the cast and crew, letting them take over the city and blow shit up.
We got a spoiler about the finale that’s airing tonight and next week which made me want to scream. I won’t divulge it here but I will say it involves a certain someone and a certain someone else and a parallel dimension.
Moffat’s favorite episode is Christmas Invasion while Gardner’s is Utopia.
Gardner and Moffat fought over having River Song with Donna’s kids at the end of Forest of the Dead. Moffat thought it was ridonk to have them there and that it was confusing, Gardner now agrees to some extent.
The Doctor never obeys rules so we shouldn’t be concerned that the series would end once we get to his supposed last regeneration.
Gardner and Moffat have a great relationship but you can tell that she’s hardcore and can probably fight with the best of them. There were so many moments when Moffat was speaking that I could hear the voice of The Doctor, I loved that. He’s a hoot!
The panel ended with an extended preview of the Christmas 2008 episode which features the return of the Cybermen, plus Cyber monkey’s and much more. It was banoodles and the crowd loved it so much that they played it twice.
Actually they played it twice to give Torchwood’s John Barrowman time to make his big gay entrance!
I’ll be leaving for Comic-Con in a couple hours and wanted to let you know that I’ll be easy to track, follow and kill thanks to my Twitter updates and photos!
Here’s a nifty new Ducky @ Comic-Con 2008 Slideshow you can bookmark and refresh throughout the week to see how my molestingstalking chilling is coming along.
Stay tuned for daily podcasts, photos, twitter updates, etc.
Hey gang, I’m finishing my packing as I type (or should be at least) and just wanted to let everyone know that I will be gone for the next 6 days but that doesn’t mean I won’t be blogging. Oh, on the contrary… I’ll be a blogging/podcasting machine as I report back on everything Comic-Con related. That means I’ll bring some scoop from your favorite shows, favorite stars and favorite costumed geeks you don’t even know!
Below is a list of the panels I’m interested in and/or attending. *Item’s in BOLD are panels I’m currently planning on seeing but I promise you, it will change as the weekend progresses. This doesn’t include the press rooms for the majority of the panels which adds yet another layer of chaos and fun!
FRIDAY 10:15-11:15am Big Bang Theory
12:30-1:15pm Spaced 1:30-2:30pm Joss Whedon
1:45-2:45pm EW Showrunners 3:30-4:45pm Family Guy
4:30-5:30pm Bones 5:30-6:30pm 24
6:30-8:00pm Kevin Smith Makes Porno
6:30-7:15pm Prison Break
7:15-8:15pm MST3K
10:15-11:45pm Spaced Screening 10:45-Midnight Dr. Horrible Screening
SATURDAY 10:45-11:45pm Heroes
11:30-12:30pm Sarah Connor Chronicles
12:00-1:00pm Lost
12:30-1:30pm Kyle XY
12:45-1:45pm The Office 1:00-2:00pm Dollhouse 2:15-3:15pm Battlestar Galactica
3:15-4:15pm Pushing Daisies
3:30-4:30pm Chuck 4:45-5:45pm Fringe **Fringe: Explore The Impossibilities Event
6:00-7:00pm TV Guide Panel
7:15-8:15pm Sarah Silverman
SUNDAY
10:00-11:00am Smallville
10:30-11:30am It’s Always Sunny 11:15-12:15pm Supernatural
11:30-12:00pm Hamlet 2 1:00-1:30pm Friday the 13th
4:00-5:00pm Buffy the Musical
If you’re going to Comic-Con look for the big gay tool in the picture above and say “Hey!”
FRINGE is not only one of the most talked about premiere events of Comic-Con it’s hands down one of the most anticipated shows of the upcoming fall season. I absoloved the pilot and cannot wait to see what tweaks have been made when Fringe screens in San Diego for Comic-Con.
Are you dying to see J.J. Abrams newest masterpiece? Then check this out!
Visit ExploretheImpossibilities to register for your first clue to a huge San Diego Fringe Scavenger Hunt! If you don’t register online, don’t worry. If you’re attending the panel, keep your eyes peeled for the first of what may be many clues to get you started on your way the minute the panel is over.
What do you win? Well, I can’t tell you but it is well worth playing for… trust me!
HEROES: VILLIANS doesn’t premiere until September 22nd but with Comic-Con coming next week and photos being leaked, I’m started to get jazzed for it’s return.
Here is the extended trailer for Season 3 entitled Villians:
For those of you not going to COMIC-CON this year, consider yourselves lucky because if you knew the anxiety and rage the scheduling has caused me and my fellow TV Bloggers, you’d be fine just staying home. There are so many TV panels this year and so many things I want to do that either overlap each other or run too close to ever hope of getting in, so trying to decide what to see is like Sophie’s Choice up in this place.
Here are the panels I’m interested in attending and as you’ll see, it’s nearly impossible to attend half of the things I’m excited about.
*Item’s in BOLD are panels I’m currently planning on seeing but I promise you, it will change before leaving next week.
THURSDAY 10-11am Kings
12-2pm Doctor Who/Torchwood
2-3pm The Middleman 4:30-5:30pm True Blood
5:45-6:45pm Dexter
FRIDAY 10:15-11:15am Big Bang Theory
12:30-1:15pm Spaced 1:30-2:30pm Joss Whedon
1:45-2:45pm EW Showrunners 3:30-4:45pm Family Guy
4:30-5:30pm Bones 5:30-6:30pm 24
6:30-8:00pm Kevin Smith Makes Porno
6:30-7:15pm Prison Break
7:15-8:15pm MST3K
10:15-11:45pm Spaced Screening 10:45-Midnight Dr. Horrible Screening
SATURDAY 10:45-11:45pm Heroes
11:30-12:30pm Sarah Connor Chronicles
12:00-1:00pm Lost
12:30-1:30pm Kyle XY
12:45-1:45pm The Office 1:00-2:00pm Dollhouse 2:15-3:15pm Battlestar Galactica
3:15-4:15pm Pushing Daisies
3:30-4:30pm Chuck 4:45-5:45pm Fringe
6:00-7:00pm TV Guide Panel
7:15-8:15pm Sarah Silverman
SUNDAY
10:00-11:00am Smallville
10:30-11:30am It’s Always Sunny 11:15-12:15pm Supernatural
11:30-12:00pm Hamlet 2 1:00-1:30pm Friday the 13th
4:00-5:00pm Buffy the Musical
Do you see how agonizing it is to try and plan your days? Saturday is seriously OOC and I’m sure many decision will change in the spur of the moment. What you don’t see on here are the parties we’re RSVP’d for and the Press Rooms we’re hoping to do as well. Add press rooms for most shows on Saturday and you’d have to have 3 Buffy Bots to help you cover it all.
Regardless, I’ll be there with many blogger friends and we’ll be podcasting every day and recording as many panels as possible to post here on Ducky Does TV so stay tuned!
Now that I’m officially caught up with DEXTER, I’m so excited to see the upcoming Comic-Con panel.
First order of business, score one of these amazing posters:
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Dexter Season 1 was one of my favorite things and when we got rid of Showtime, I cried a blood stained tear because I couldn’t watch Dexter Season 2 in real time. After finishing Season 2 last week, I can’t believe I have to wait another 13 days to hear what they have to say about the show so far and where it will go for Season 3!
For those of you that have been living in a bubble, the Dexter panel will be on Thursday, July 24th from 5:45-6:45pm in Room 6CDEF.
It’s being moderated by my girl KDS, Kristin Dos Santos from E! and will feature Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Clyde Phillips, and John Goldwyn, plus according to the Comic-Con website, “a special guest!” It better frakkin’ be Jennifer Carpenter because I love me some Deb but in reality I’m sure it’s new castmate Jimmy Smits.
If you’re at the Comic-Con panel, make sure you come say “Hi” – I’ll be the one molesting Michael C. Hall, you can’t miss me.
This week I got the chance to join a call with some other TV Bloggers to help promote Tricia Helfer’s upcoming stint on Burn Notice. You know and love Helfer from her role as Caprica 6 on the fraktacular Battlestar Galactica and I’m happy to say I love her more now than I ever did before.
On with the Q&A where she’ll talk the end of Battlestar, her new pilot Inseparable and her new role as Carla on Burn Notice!
Panel: Can you start off telling us what is Carla’s back story and how many of the episodes are you going to be in in season two?
T. Helfer: I’m going to be in, I think, seven episodes of the 16 being done. I’m in the first two, and I think the season finale, and then will be in 2009’s episodes as well.
To be completely honest, I really don’t know much of Carla’s back story. Just as she’s mysterious to Michael, she’s also mysterious to the audience, and I think we’ll learn more about her as Michael does and the audience does. At this point, I’ve only filmed the first two episodes, so I have yet to discover a lot about Carla myself. I do know that she was a spy, and that she is now the public face of the organization that burns Michael. So she is definitely in a leadership position, and, at this point, pretty much ordering Michael around.
Panel: Is it difficult coming into a show that’s already become an established hit? I know with Battlestar, I think you were the face of Battlestar Galactica for several months before the series, but here with Burn Notice it’s already had a season and is very well known.
T. Helfer: It’s always daunting going into a show as a guest in a guest role, but with Burn Notice, I honestly can’t say how wonderful they were and how welcoming they were to me. When I first signed on, Jeffrey e-mailed me and welcomed me on, and it’s just nice knowing you’re going down to an open, warm environment, and that people are looking forward to working with you and that type of thing. I sat down with Matt Nix before I went down, and we had a good chat. He gave me a bit of a story arc at that point before they had started filming. Things are still being written, so I could get a broad overview, but no specifics really.
It’s definitely easier starting in the beginning with the whole cast and crew, but stepping into a show that you can see and you can see the tone of the show, it’s easier to try and fit in, knowing how they’re going and what they’re looking for. There are pros and cons to both, but they were absolutely welcoming to me. (more…)
We threatened to never do another TV Talk Podcast if you didn’t flock to iTunes and leave us comments… well I’m happy to report that you love us as much as we love you! Thanks to your generosity, we are back and this week’s podcast is a lot of fun!
We revise our thoughts on Swingtown now that we’re both completely caught up (and loving it), we talk about my chat with Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) and her stint on Burn Notice plus some scoop on her new Fox pilot Inseparable.
Next we tackle one of the most talked about Fall pilots, J.J. Abrams FRINGE! Kath and I will review the plot, the mystery and the hotness that is Josh Jackson but don’t worry we don’t spoil anything for you! We’re good like that!
Then it’s time for some listener emails because you guys are cramazing!
Who wants to talk Comic-Con? No? Tough because we run down the shows that will be in San Diego and vent our frustrations over the scheduling. If you’re going to be in town for Comic-Con and you’re a reader or listener, let us know… we’d love to see you!
Before wrapping up this week we have a little fun with our TV version of F, Marry, Kill! That’s right, we each pick one we’d boink, one we’d marry and one we’d go Dexter Morgan on. join in the fun and leave us some comments about who you’d F, Marry and Kill based on our choices. We’ll read some of them on the air in our next podcast.
I just got off the call with Tricia Helfer, that frakkin’ kick ass actress from Battlestar Galactica and now Burn Notice and I’m happy to say I love her more now than I ever did before.
While I won’t have the full interview up for another day or so, I wanted to quick share some of the highlights about her stint with Michael Westen on Burn Notice, her plans for Comic-Con and her role as Mason on the Fox pilot Inseparable.
Comic-Con and Battlestar Galactica:
Tricia confirmed that she will be attending the BSG Comic-Con panel and that the theme this year is Cylon/Human Couples. So far she knows that Six & Baltar will share the stage with Starbuck & Anders. Frak, that sounds awesome!
I asked her about whether or not there is hope for the humans and the cylons now that they’ve discovered a devastated Earth and she seemed optomistic without revealing a frakkin’ thing (damn, those trained to not spoil). She thinks that the cylons that are in cooperation with the humans will work together and keep pushing forward, that they have to keep trying because that’s their nature.
She heads back to Vancouver for the final shots of the Battlestar Galactica series tomorrow and the mood on set is frantic. She said that instead of everyone being relaxed and laid back like she thought it would be, everyone is crazy busy and trying to cram so much into their normal production schedule so everyone is like walking zombies up there in Canada.
Being her first series finale, she doesn’t know how she’ll feel when she walks off the lot for the last time but she imagines it will be rough.
Tricia Helfer talks Burn Notice:
Her character Carla will torment Michael even when she’s not on screen. Even though she’s only shot the first two episodes of the season, she’s done some call in work for upcoming episodes where she’ll be taunting our gang via cell phone. As she put it, “Carla is always watching!”, so while she may not be on the show, that’s all the rest of the characters are talking about. Loves it!
She believes that she’ll be in 7 episodes total. 2 this half of the season (the summer portion) and 5 when the show returns for the second half of Season 2 in early 2009. So yeah, but boo… that means we’re getting very little Burn Notice this summer. Probably 8 eps before disappearing.
She has yet to film a scene with Gabriel Anwar’s Fiona but assumes that those scenes will not be pretty. She’s dying to see what happens between them though! Aren’t we all sista!!!
What about Fox’s new pilot INSEPARABLE?
She plays a police psychologist named Mason who has treated the main character both before his paralyzing accident and after so she knows the heart of this man.
Her character is not in the pilot that much but becomes a larger focus as the next few episodes unfold.
It looks like Inseparable will be a mid-season show for Fox’s early 2009 schedule.
She was incredibly energetic, fun, and chatty for it being 8am in Los Angeles. I have to say that she’s my new BFF and just doesn’t realize it. Katee Sackoff watch you ass! Do you think she would pull my bicycle behind her hog or get me a sidecar? Helfer, call me!
So yes kids, that does mean that you cannot see both Chuck and Pushing Daisies at the same time. That pains me as both were two of my favorite new shows last season and both were two of my favorite panels last season. Aaargh.
I’m psyched to see that Big Bang Theory will be there and I will do my best to not molest Jim Parsons!
As for Supernatural, look for possibly both boys to also be there with their newest horror projects. Jared for Friday the 13th and Jensen for My Bloody Valentine 3D.
*Now if you also knew what I know about some of the other shows that will probably be there, you’d be even more stressed out about Saturday’s already ridonkulous schedule.
We said we’d be back with another TV Talk Podcast in a week but it took almost a week and a half, I think you survived just fine. GMMR was at the Upfront presentations so there’s plenty to talk about including her celebrity sightings, stalkings, and dancing partners. We’ll even talk about Joss Whedon’s DOLLHOUSE and J.J. Abrams FRINGE starring GMMR’s mega crush Josh Jackson. So You Think You Can Dance might get a couple minutes or five along with her time with The Office and Tina Fey!
Back to your regularly scheduled podcast, we head right into GOSSIP GIRL, AMERICAN IDOL, THE OFFICE, GREY’S, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and more. Plus, it’s the return of TWO IDIOTS TALK LOST (*we talk about the finale being this week but listener Michael pointed out that it’s not until May 29th – phew!) where we rehash the first hour of the three hour Season 4 finale, once again proving that even idiots can enjoy Lost. And as a bonus feature, we have a special guest to help us talk about the Season 3 finale of The CW’s SUPERNATURAL.
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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.
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