Being the horror/sci-fi loving homo that I am, I always look forward to the Spike TV SCREAM AWARDS. You’re mixing blood, gore, splatter porn and sci-fi geekiness with a red carpet and awards show… it’s soooo up my alley!
At 10pm tonight, Muse, Tricia Helfer, Stephen Moyer, Alan Ball, Johnny Depp, Liv Tyler, Megan Fox, Katee Sackhoff, Taylor Lautner, Quentin Tarantino, Tobey Maguire ,the cast of The Big Bang Theory, J.J. Abrams, Harrison Ford, Keith Richards, Morgan Freeman, William Shatner and more will grace the stage and present the best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comics.
If you don’t feel like staying up late to see the goths in the audience or to see the horror that is Isabel Lucas’ eyebrows and just want to know who won, check out the list of winners after the jump… (more…)
So I just finished watching the LOST Season 5 Premiere for the 2nd time and loved it a little more than I did the first go-round. I’ve been sitting on these notes about the first two hours for a couple weeks now and can finally post them for you guys to read.
It’s a little live-bloggy and a little recappy so once again you’re getting a little glimpse at what my head was thinking while watching the premiere.
LOST Season 5 Premiere “Because You Left”
Love that we start off at 8:15 on the island and Dr. Candle is filming orientation film #2 – The Arrow. Orchid drilling and melted drill bit – scans reveals the donkey wheel behind the wall. Candle reveals that there are rules that cannot be broken in messing with the time/space manipulations. “Don’t be absurd, there are rules… rules that cannot be broken.”
OMG Faraday was on the island back in the day – looks like he figured out this whole time travel thing.
Back to Jack and Ben in the funeral home with Locke planning on stealing him then breaking Hurley out of the mental institute.
Yes, Jack finally shaves his beard!
Locke told Jack that everyone on the island and the boat would die if they didn’t go back.
3 years have lapsed since the island disappeared.
Donkey wheel flashback reveals what happened when the island moved. The camp disappeared as did The Others that were with Locke. Faraday tells them that their camp isn’t gone, it just hasn’t been built yet.
Lots of shirtless Sawyer!
Read the rest of the Lost Premiere recap/thought bubbles after the jump… (more…)
It seems like a million years since the madness, chaos, mind-bending storylines of LOST graced our television in beautiful HD but the wait is over, Lost returns tonight!
I’ve seen the first 3 hours of Lost Season 5 so far and I’m really digging the direction the season is going. Everything we’ve learned to love over the last 4 years remains but the show once again changes the game with some new twists, turns, returns and time changes.
If you’ve been a passive viewer of Lost (Mom I’m talking about you), this might be the season that makes you stop watching. If you were confused by flashbacks, flash forwards and island time get ready because the signature whoosh sound that signified a change is gone and time is much more fluid.
Science takes a much more prominent place on the show and I think that might be a hard pill for my Mom’s of the world to swallow. If they’ve accepted the smoke monster and Jacob there’s a chance that the island disappearing and doing what it does in the premiere will be accepted as well.
For the die-hards, this will only make them appreciate the show more!
If people are looking for answers and to be hand-held through the premiere, brace yourselves because while there are some answers, there are once again a new set of questions and confusions to wrap your heads around. It wouldn’t be the Lost we love without them.
Get ready to see some familiar faces, some you may not remember (but I promise they’ve been seen before) and some new characters of intrigue to familiarize yourselves with. I highly recommend having Lostepedia ready to help guide you through the rough spots.
My spoiler-lite thoughts on the premiere after the jump… (more…)
FRINGE returns to kick off the 2nd half of their first season tonight on FOX and I can’t wait. I’ve grown incredibly fond of Walter, Peter, Olivia and the Observer and can’t wait for things to kick into wacky gear again!
Here is Josh Jackson talking with TV Guide’s Matt Webb Mitovitch about what we can expect in the second half of the season.
It will be fun to see Pacey be an ass to Grams and I’m excited for more Jared Harris but a little nervous that they’re wrapping a bunch of stuff up already. Obviously, like he said, it’s a J.J. Abrams show and nothing is really ever resolved but still, seems a little soon don’t you think?
J.J. Abrams is going to have one hell of a year… not only is his newest project FRINGE one of the most buzz worthy shows of the fall, his new vision for STAR TREK hits theatres this summer and is bound to be a mega-hit.
The new Entertainment Weekly (on newsstands tomorrow) features the new Spock and Capt. Kirk otherwise known as hotness monsters Zachary Quinto (Sylarize me any time you want) and Chris Pine.
The cover story features J.J. talking about what Star Trek means to him, his vision for the franchise moving forward and obviously addressing that nutjob William “If he wins another Emmy I’ll kill him because Boston Legal sucks” Shatner.
“I don’t think people even understand what Star Trek means anymore,” says Abrams, who saw the first Star Trek film in 1979 with his father at a theater on the Paramount lot. But he feels no warm-fuzzy nostalgia about it. In fact, Abrams can sum up his regard for Trek in two words: Galaxy Quest, the 1999 hit starring Tim Allen that satirized Trek with painful precision. “It’s so ridiculous, so accurate, so sophisticated, it spoils the Star Trek universe,” he says. Plus, at heart, Abrams is still more of a Star Wars guy. “All my smart friends liked Star Trek,” he says. “I preferred a more visceral experience.” Which is exactly why he accepted Paramount’s offer in 2005 to develop a new Trek flick; creatively, he was engaged by the possibility of a Star Trek movie “that grabbed me the way Star Wars did.”
Abrams says he was also drawn to the project because he believed in—and wanted to evangelize—Trek’s unabashed idealism. “I think a movie that shows people of various races working together and surviving hundreds of years from now is not a bad message to put out right now,” says Abrams. That ethos may seem cornball to an America darkened by a decade’s worth of catastrophe, but after an election season that has seen both presidential nominees run on “hope” and “change,” Star Trek just may find itself on the leading wave of a zeitgeist shift—away from bleak, brooding blockbusters and toward the light. “In a world where a movie as incredibly produced as The Dark Knight is raking in gazillions of dollars, Star Trek stands in stark contrast,” Abrams says. “It was important to me that optimism be cool again.”
Is the world ready again for Trek’s optimistic vision of the future? Some involved with the film suspect the presidential election may have a dramatic effect on how Star Trek will be perceived. “This is a franchise that offers hope for unity—and so does Barack Obama,” says Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock. “When this movie comes out, and Obama is president, hopefully there will be some parallels.” Perhaps, but the elder Spock knows that moments of unity can be fleeting. “My only regret is that the movie can’t come out sooner,” Nimoy says. “I think the world could use it. Don’t you?”
While Nimoy will be putting on his ears to play a wizened Spock in the new Star Trek, don’t expect a cameo by William Shatner as Captain Kirk. Last month, the 77-year-old actor posted a video on YouTube, complaining about being left behind, and chastising Abrams, even though Shatner’s Kirk died in Star Trek Generations (1994). “I brought him back to life in one of my books, very easily,” Shatner tells Abrams in the video. “I’m just sorry that I’m not in your wonderful movie.”
Abrams has seen the video, of course. “I don’t know how my life has become a thing where William Shatner talks to me through YouTube,” Abrams tells EW. “I was such a huge fan of his, but we wrote a scene for him in the movie and it didn’t feel right. And he said to us—he said publicly—that doing a cameo didn’t interest him. Which I totally appreciate. But we did try.” EW tried to reach Shatner, but he declined to be interviewed. Through a spokesperson he said, “I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to be involved in the Star Trek universe at this point.”
TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky is finally back! We discuss the new fall schedule day by day and break down our returning faves and possible new must-sees.
From Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Gossip Girl, Chuck to Heroes and My Own Worst Enemy on Monday. Tuesday’s are Biggest Loser, House, 90210, Privileged to Fringe and The Mentalist. Wednesday’s are all about Pushing Daisies, Bones, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money and Lipstick Jungle. Over on Thursday’s we’ve got Ugly Betty, Survivor, Kath & Kim, Grey’s Anatomy, The Office, 30 Rock, Supernatural, Life on Mars and Eleventh Hour. Friday night is all about The Ghost Whisperer (I kid) and The Ex-List and Life. Sunday’s we’re freaking out that The Amazing Race is back, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, Dexter and Brothers & Sisters.
It’s a busy season folks, sit back and relax because we talk forever.
Tuesday’s are no Monday and that my friends is a good thing. The new Fall 2008 Tuesday night schedule is more packed in terms of shows I’m interested in watching than it has been in a while. Last season the only thing I really watched on a Tuesday was The Biggest Loser which quickly shot to the top of my must watch list. I was kind of obsessed… just a tad.
This year the night kicks off with Trainer Bob and Crazy Ass Jillian with THE BIGGEST LOSER: FAMILIES and for reals, I cannot wait. I’ve missed doofy Bob and hard as frak Jillian kicking these fatties into shape. Not to mention, I’ve grown to love host Alison Sweeney… she’s kinda great. The show delivers guaranteed tears and let’s be honest… sometimes a good cry needs to be scheduled into your week – why not Tuesday night?
90210 is hands down the most hyped show of the new season but since they didn’t send it to the press or to us TV Bloggers we don’t know if it will be Cloverfield or Howard the Duck. I won’t lie, I’m super intrigued and crazy psyched to see what the reboot will be. I’m not dumb enough to think that it’s going to have the wit and bite that Gossip Girl provides but I hope that it’s not a total cheese-fest. Is there any denying that it’s going to be a huge success right out the gate? No. The biggest challenge for this new crop of West Beverly High kids will be trying to live up to the nostalgia of the original while creating a brand spanking new show of their own that people will care about past the premiere. I can’t promise I’m there past Week 1.
The CBS Psych-like newbie THE MENTALIST had a really fun yet dark pilot that I honestly enjoyed. I’ve never been a huge Simon Baker fan but as the lead observer/one-time fake psychic helping solves crimes from week to week, he’s quite engaging. He has a really dark past that ties into the main arc/big bad of the show but he’s still a man with a sense of humor not to mention kinda hot. As much as I don’t like Robin Tunney past 1997, she’s not nearly as bad and cheesy as she was in Prison Break. Amanda Righetti hasn’t been known for her Emmy winning worthy style of acting but I even enjoyed her here. I make no promises with my commitment to The Mentalist. It’s a good pilot and a fine premise but sometimes procedurals fall to the wayside when I get busy and let’s be honest… it’s up against the 2nd hour of The Biggest Loser and J.J. Abrams new bouncing baby girl Fringe so…
Yeah, FRINGE is pretty much kick ass and I cannot wait to see how this show develops. I did not have the overwhelming sense of being mind frakked after watching the pilot (like I had been with both Alias and Lost) but I’ve watched it a couple times already and I’m not sick of it so that’s a good sign right? I don’t need to go into details of the show because honestly, you’re all just as excited as I am. Anna Torv is a wonderful new find and tough as nails. Joshua Jackson in back in our lives and that’s never a bad thing. There’s a cow and it’s set in Boston… what’s not to love?
Also at 9:00 is The CW’s new series PRIVILEGED but look at the schedule above and know why I can’t watch. Couldn’t they move this to like Sunday night or something? That would work much better for me. CW take note.
Not to mention I’m already watching GREEK Season 2 so…
Finishing out the night is ELI STONE but the more I think about it, I don’t know that I’ll be watching – at least not live. It’s a show that might be pushed to my DVR or iTunes schedule. I’ve got a full night, what do you want from me? Plus I didn’t even mention that I get paid to watch THE JANICE DICKINSON MODELING AGENCY and recap for AfterElton.com so my 10 is full and money trumps Katie Holmes any day.
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!
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!
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.
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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FRINGE, wow this is the first time I’ve really even talking about it. I’m excited for it. I know most people are geeking out over Josh Jackson aka Pacey but for me it’s all about J.J. Abrams and his brilliance.
Fringe will premiere on Fox this fall and here’s the trailer and a couple sneak peek clips to tide you over this morning.
Wow, this Star Trek prequel is becoming more interesting with each casting. Ausiello is now reporting that J.J. Abrams STAR TREK film has cast HOUSE castmember Jennifer Morrison.
J.J. Abrams has snatched up another tube star for his forthcoming Star Trek reboot. Abrams confirms that House’s Jennifer Morrison has joined the cast of his as-yet-untitled Trek pic. “She is indeed in the movie,” he tells me, “and she is most excellent!”
Last week, Morrison was spotted outside one of Trek’s Hollywood soundstages, sparking rumors that she had quietly come aboard the ensemble, alongside Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban and Heroes’ Zachary Quinto. Although Abrams isn’t divulging specifics about her character, he is denying Internet chatter that she’s playing the Enterprise’s glorified secretary (and Kirk’s crush), Yeoman Rand — the role originated by Grace Lee Whitney. “She is not [playing Rand],” he says.
Abrams, meanwhile, tells me that the current writers’ strike is not affecting production. “Our script is locked,” he says.
It’s Fried-ay morning because seriously I’m spent. I just posted my recap of SUPERNATURAL’s Season 3 Premiere and wanted to quick give my thoughts on some TV News. What better way than a link post?
Last night I was watching 30 Rock and as it ended they listed a slew of guest stars for the upcoming season. Seinfeld was last night, Will Arnett reprises his homo-licious role next week, Edie Falco’s doing 3 later this season, walking corpse Carrie Fisher is guesting, David Schwimmer, Steve Buscemi, Meredith Viera, and now Al Gore. Please don’t rely on guest star stunt casting… Tina Fey you are way better than that! (Source: USA Today)
Last night Michael Scott drove his car into Lake Scranton because technology is always right. It was too far fetched as was the scene that followed with he and Dwight demanding (and screaming) their gift basket be returned from a former client. Regardless of how dumb and unrealistic it was, there were some genius moments from The Office. Creed’s dying his hair black and his new slang. He is after all, 29 now — he’ll be 30 in a couple weeks. Phyllis telling Pam that she needs to field calls to all of the sales staff and not play favors to whomever she’s sleeping with “this week” was genius as was Angela calling Pam “The Office Mattress.” Great seeing Jan back in semi-coherent and competent mode. Kelly Kapor, I heart you and your manipulative ways! For a full recap of last night’s The Office hit up Give Me My Remote.
Want to see Keifer Sutherland just hours (maybe minutes) before he got arrested for being a dumbass drunk? Wanna read all about hobnobbing with FOX celebs? Daniel’s got it all. (Source: TheTVAddict)
Felicity and Lost genius JJ Abrams just inked a deal with Fox for a 2 hour pilot called FRINGE. He’s getting 2 million for the pilot episode, are you frakkin’ kidding me? This thing better not suck. It’s about a female FBI Agent and some crazy person. It sounds like Alias meets Silence of the Lambs. Wait, Alias and Silence of the Lambs? I’m so there! (Source: TVGuide)
Did you miss the premiere of the best new show on television? PUSHING DAISIES (ABC) will be reaired tonight at 8pm so this is your 2nd chance to watch greatness. If you did already catch the show, head on over to Pushing Daisies ultimate fansite and discuss Ned & Chuck and your love of all things Lee Pace. (Source: ThePieMaker.com)
Finally, who hasn’t seen Johnny Fairplay get clocked by Danny Bonaduce? Got, I would love to kick his ass too! How lame do those Reality Awards look? Yikes!
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