The TV Talk Podcast with GMMR and Ducky finally tackles more of your listener and reader questions!
First up we tackle the mid-season shows we’re looking forward to (including returning faves): Dollhouse, Cupid, Castle, Leverage, Truth in Advertising, Lost, 24, Battlestar Galactica, Damages, Nip/Tuck.
Don’t forget that some of our favorite summer shows finish off their runs as well… we’re talking The Closer, Burn Notice and My Boys to name a few.
Want to know the fate of Scrubs and The CW’s Reaper and if/when they’ll return? We’ve got the scoop.
What about the DirecTV/NBC split of the amazing Friday Night Lights – are we watching and if so what do we think? First of all, don’t question our loyalty to the Dillon Panthers; Second, just listen.
How did our favorite shows hold up during November sweeps? We’ll cover everything from Heroes to Chuck, Supernatural to The Office so get ready for our picks of the best and worst of fall sweeps, stunts and special guests.
This week Pushing Daisies was canceled – Kath and I give our thoughts. RIP!
So what else could we possibly talk about? Is scaredy-cat Kath watching HBO’s True Blood? What’s the deal with the Arrested Development movie? Why is Tricia Helfer the go-to-gal for guest starring roles and oh sweet lord, why does Britney’s have another reality show?
Last but not least we have another game for you all to play along with at home! This episode we’re breaking hearts and creating our most interesting ’ship!
Oh and you’ll never believe this but in a TV Talk first, we talk about One Tree Hill… WTF?
It’s a good day for TV Geeks everywhere! ABC announced today that they have picked up pilots for two new shows that nerds are bound to go gaga for.
First up is Captain Hammer’s pilot CASTLE in which Nathan Fillion plays a mystery writer who helps the NYPD to help solve crimes. I don’t care what it is as long as Nathan Fillion and his penishammer genius self is in it. This better not interfere with a Dr. Horrible sequel because if it does in any way shape or form, I hope the show gets canceled. Yes kids, I’m evil selfish like that.
The long talked about redux of CUPID was also given the go-ahead today. Rob Thomas’ remake of his 90’s show will hopefully see the light of day. Bobby Cannavale fills in for Jeremy Piven and Sarah Paulson takes over for Paula Marshall. Fingers crossed there’s a role in there somewhere for Tina Majorino because I want her back on my television right this second.
Yesterday, Rae and I were able to get into the DR. HORRIBLE Panel with seats that were not too shabby but with little time to spare. I was able to record the entire panel and have it here for all of you to listen to. The panel was hilarious, Nathan Fillion stole the show which is something with Neil Patrick Harris is in the room. The entire cast was there including the glorious and luminous Felicia Day and Simon Helberg (Moist) not to mention writers Jed Whedon, Zach Whedon and Marissa Tancharoen.
As you’ll hear, there are lots of Hammer/Penis jokes so get ready to laugh your ass off. I will warn you that there is some neighbor cell phone interference every 8 minutes or so but it’s really not too bad.
If you’re already a loyal TV Talk Podcast subscriber, this panel will automatically download to your iTunes (or may be sitting there waiting for you now)!
Click picture to listen to the Dr. Horrible panel from Comic-Con 2008:
We’ve all been waiting and finally the day is here. Some thought that July was about the 3G iPhone and Comic-Con but really it’s about the premiere of Joss Whedon’s soon to be masterpiece DR. HORRIBLE’S SING-ALONG BLOG!
You only have a limited amount of time to watch Dr. Horrible Part 1 so get on it and witness the genius that is Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day! NPH delivers and then some, the guy is a frakkin’ master! Nathan Fillion is looking beefcake hot in his tight nipple shirt and Felicia is a vision of pasty chalk white beauty! And the good news is that so far, no line is mostly filler!
Watch Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (Part 1) before it’s gone. Part 2 begins Thursday July 17th and the final act begins on Saturday July 19th. If you missed any portion, they will all be available on iTunes and the DVD should be out sometime this fall.
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.
Ducky and GMMR are neck deep in Fall TV but we finally had some time to do another TV Podcast.
In TV Podcast #15, we discuss the fall television season and all of its overwhelming glory. We go day by day and talk about the shows that are on, what we’re watching, what we’ve already dropped, and what we hope to catch in reruns (networks willing).
New Shows We Talk About: Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Dirty Sexy Money, Gossip Girl, Journeyman, Big Bang Theory, Aliens In America, Reaper, Private Practice, Bionic Woman, Moonlight
Returning Faves We Talk About: How I Met Your Mother, Heroes, Prison Break, House, Bones, Top Model, Grey’s Anatomy, The Office, Supernatural, Friday Night Lights, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters
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It’s Sunday and while you should be getting your beauty rest for a just lovely day of working tomorrow, who’s got time with all of the premiere’s tonight? From sibling rivalry to a desperate Nathan Fillion to major blood splattering – it’s a bloody good Sunday night of television.
Show’s Ducky Will Be Watching Tonight:
Well, really there are none as I’ll be on my way back from NYC. If I was home I’d watch the following shows.
9pm – Desperate Housewives – okay so I won’t watch this probably but damnit Nathan Fillion is on it this year and seriously, hearts…
10pm – Brothers & Sisters starts season 2 with a hideous video of Nora catching Justin up on what’s gone down with the family. While it’s a lame expositional method, I can look past it because seriously I love the Walkers and I’m ready for the drama.
10pm – Dexter is back for some slicing and dicing. Doakes will be creeping Dexter out, Deb will hopefully find a less serial killery mate, and Dexter will hopefully saw some people into itty bitty parts. Love him!
Other Shows Premiering Tonight:
Brotherhood (Showtime)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
American Dad (FOX)
TV Podcast 11: Ducky and GMMR take a dip in the technical difficulties pool and come out swinging.
BIG BROTHER 8 has arrived and we’re obsessed. We talk spoilers, live feeds, and our favorites. What do we think about BURN NOTICE? PSYCH’s back on USA. KATHY GRIFFIN does gay porn and RESCUE ME forgets to rescue one of their own.
Do we need two karaoke shows? We dissect SPELLING BEE and DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE continues to dominate the summer and we talk about our new favorites.
A little TRANSFORMERS talk? Sure, just a bit. COMIC-CON? Yes, we’re now Comic-Con geeks and we preview our trip at the end of July. PUSHING DAISIES, MOONLIGHT, BIONIC WOMAN and other Fall Shows.
Yes, FOX has officially canned DRIVE and it will not air this weekend as it was intended to. Sad but true. I don’t know about you but I could use a little more Nathan Fillion in my life.
* Alex Tully’s wife, Kathryn (Amy Acker), was probably working with race organizers before she ever met Alex.
* Eliza Dushku, who worked with Minear on “Angel,” might have been cast as a “Duel”-esque truck-driving sociopathic serial killer. *HELLS TO THE YEAH!!! (more…)
Jesus H FOX, what the hell are you doing to my poor Nathan Fillion? Just when I was getting all geared up to see two more unaired episodes of the already canceled DRIVE, you go and pull it (again) from the lineup.
Fox was supposed to air two episodes of DRIVE on the 4th of July. Sounded good to me as its supposed to be a washout here in Boston for the 4th. I can think of less exciting ways of spending a night than with Nathan Fillion, his arms, and those pretty teeth of his.
Now, Fox is saying that they will air Drive on Friday, July 13th. Can we hope for them to burn off the remaining episodes in the weeks thereafter? Fingers crossed!
I know I’m a day behind, but I just watched the premiere of DRIVE last night and tonight hope to catch up on last night’s episode. DRIVE kicks ass. It’s kinda cheesy but in a good almost knowing way so I don’t mind. It’s incredibly fast paced, the action sequences are intense, the camera work is incredble, and the special effects are pretty damn good too!
Nathan Fillion can more than carry this show! He’s incredibly vulnerable and wounded while still being incredibly determined, strong, and kinda scary. In a word, Nathan Fillion is still one HOT MUTHA!
As much as I hate to do it, I think that he might be shown up by another actor, Ms. Melanie Lynskey. Her recent Mother on the run (now with a gun) is hysterical. I know that there is obviously something dark with her Husband but any scene with her is pretty much comic relief. I’m loving her!
I love how DRIVE is basically a combination of It’s a Mad Mad Mad World, Death Race 2000, Cannonball Run, and the amazing indie film Series 7. It’s got a really fun, action energy while still being pretty dark. Kidnapping someone’s wife and forcing them to join this illegal cross country race in order to get her back is pretty severe.
So far we know that at least 3 people have been forced into the race (Wendy Patrakas, Alex Tully, and Salazar) as we saw them get phones but the others, who can tell?
The Elimination Round was a welcomed twist from my crazy viewpoint. Putting innocent and little Wendy Patrakas in charge of killing eliminating Taryn Manning before the next checkpoint was played with such wicked humor. Loved her blowing the car tire, just telling her she has to kill her, and then watching Taryn Manning’s reaction. The fact that she was excited to see someone so committed to winning the race instead of being horrified was pretty genius. That’s going to be one hell of a twosome.
Brian Bloom is back on television! I’ve missed him and his bubble butt after he blew Chris Meloni on OZ!
Cannot wait to see last night’s episode though I am worried as the numbers are below 6 million. Sad. It’s one hell of a joyride and maybe it just needs some time to catch on.
Amy Acker kicks major ass and I hope she has a bigger role in DRIVE than I think she’ll have. The girl deserves her own show and can you think of anything hotter than Nathan Fillion and Amy Acker together? Can’t wait to see what happens to her kidnapped character and how they reunited husband and wife as the season plays out!
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