Golden Globes 2007 nominations and winners

Too bad about the non-existent ceremony, or the ‘news-conference’ as NBC called it. The awards were embarrassingly lame, self-absorbed, and prophetic – that’s the glimpse of things to come. In a year or two this will be news, this will be the headlines. In any case, if you remove the presentation, the winners are actually [...]

[ More ] December 18th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, Television |

WGA strike update – affected shows

The writers’ strike is beginning to affect the current shows. There are the basics – November is normally a sweeps month, so most of the shows have many episodes in the bank, already written and completed. Because December and January are typically slow – holidays and reruns – a few networks complete at least half [...]

[ More ] November 15th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Big Shots (ABC, Thursdays)

Oh, what hopes have been dashed by this flimsy ‘Desperate Housewives’ rip-off. Oh, how I’ve waited to see Christopher Titus back on television. You remember him, from the short-lived (ok, 3 seasons is not that short) sitcom Titus – about a hilariously dysfunctional family. You probably remember all the male leads from all kinds of [...]

[ More ] October 19th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Chuck (NBC, Mondays)

Now that the show has premiered, and the insane media spin is slowly fading out, let’s talk about it. Frankly. It’s bad enough this show reminds me of just how wonderful Alias was, and how quickly it was sabotaged by its own creators and network (thanks, ABC and JJ Abrams), Chuck also shows how easily [...]

[ More ] September 26th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

2007 fall premiere dates

Well, Labor Day is over, and this can only mean one thing – unless FOX is jumping the gun and launching half the season in the end of August (those pesky ratings will make you do strange things), the new TV season is upon us. For those still tuning in to the telly, and not [...]

[ More ] September 3rd, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Emmy nominations 2007

Another award show nominations are out, and another series of disappointment for us. There’s nothing for Leary and his team from Rescue Me, there’s too little for Scrubs/Office/30 Rock/Earl, and there are way too many noms for HBO shows. Obviously, the last episode of Sopranos was nominated. I could have told you that back in [...]

[ More ] August 8th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

CBS fall 2007 premieres

CBS is still the king of ratings, but they’ve always struggled with younger crowds. Who can blame them – when your most popular shows are CSI franchise, Criminal Minds and 60 minutes, who do you think is going to tune in? So this year, they’re bringing out teen programming. I hope it’s better than it [...]

[ More ] July 20th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

NBC fall 2007 premieres

NBC, being the last network in ratings for two seasons straight, is beginning to catch on. No, they’re not necessarily putting on better shows (only time will show that, as we found out with demise of Studio 60), they’re simply announcing their sked sooner, in order to create some buzz. At this point, positive or [...]

[ More ] July 19th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

FOX fall 2007 premieres

Year after year, FOX has been ahead of the network pack in announcing their schedules, bringing new ideas to television (American Idol is still a HUGE draw, despite multiple imitations), and just thinking ahead. So it’s no surprise that FOX is the first of the networks announcing the fall schedule. I guess the fact that [...]

[ More ] July 18th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

July show premieres – fill up your TIVOs

Hey everyone. Still recovering from that shocking ending of episode 3 of Rescue Me? So are we. Wandering why the 4400 seems to be re-starting the series, and bringing old twists and subplots into the latest season? Maybe it’s the popularity of superheroes (that new NBC’s show, remember?) that guides their writing. Ready for some [...]

[ More ] July 9th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

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