57 Channels and Only This Is On vol. XXX

Quote of the Week: Not now, I have a blog to find. (Howard, The Big Bang Theory)

Song of the Week: Nice Dream - Radiohead (How I Met Your Mother)

Big News of the Week: An Old Season Ends, a New One Starts: The last two weeks saw the season/series finales of most every show not named Lost. In the past we would have to wait three months until more new television but about five years ago cable started debuting new series in the summer and now there is plenty to choose from. You can look out for the second seasons of The Bill Engvall Show and My Boys on TBS starting Thursday June 12 at 9:00 and 9:30 respectively. This begs the question, does anyone know when Rescue Me starts up again? Also starting up this summer in the critically acclaimed The Closer, which returns Monday July 14 at 9:00, who was nice to enough to send me this goodie basket:



Note to other shows out there, if you want me to mention you, send food, it will be sure to work.


Coalition Links of the Week:
Between Girlfriends, Jericho, Aliens in America and many others, there are plenty of newly canceled shows to mourn. Buzz wants to know: Which one bums you out the most? (BuzzSugar)

This week, Eric wondered how much you would pay to watch your favorite TV show. (Daemon's TV)

Mikey's infatuation with the fourth season of Desperate Housewives lasted until the final two minutes, which he worries might force the series back into a creative coma. (Mikey Likes TV)

Marcia picked the five new shows that you absolutely, positively can afford to miss. (Pop Vultures)

Examining what makes her stick with Heroes despite it's let-down of a second season but drop Brothers & Sisters over a disappointing storyline, Jody wonders what kind of fan you are: fickle or faithful? (RTVW Online)

Vance thought Grey's Anatomy's season finale was rock solid! ABC is doing pretty well with the 2 hour finales so far, no? Desperate Housewives was great, can't wait for Lost now!(Tapeworthy)

This week, Jace put on his Pilot Inspektor cap and reviewed the pilot episodes for several new series, including FOX's new J.J. Abrams drama Fringe ("spellbinding television"), ABC's misguided US adaptation of UK series Life on Mars, and HBO's True Blood. (Televisionary)

Lost's flash-forward, Desperate Housewives' leap in time, Battlestar Galactica's skip to New Caprica -- it seems like more and more shows are shaking up their formats. Dan evaluates the new trend. (TiFaux)

Jennifer vented her anger about the shocking Bones finale, and for those of you who missed it, check out her exclusive interview with One Tree Hill’s James Lafferty. (Tube Talk)

Take a trip down memory lane with theTVaddict.com's tribute to TV shows that are no longer with us. Yes Moonlight & Men in Trees fans, we're talking to you. (the TV Addict)

Raoul talked with perfect 10 Whitney from America's Next Top Model. (TV Filter)


Check out my season reviews of How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory here: This Is Gonna Be Legendary, Wait for it… Dary. But I would just like to add about the past week’s episode that, much like the next Yank, I am all for making fun of Canadians as it is last group where it is socially acceptable to do so, but having Robin call Bruce Springsteen the American Bryan Adams just crossed the line. Maybe I am just overreacting, eh.


Next Week’s Pick: Lost at 9:00 on ABC: Of course this is by default as Lost is the only thing on next week. For those that want to see the entire three hour finale in its entirety, the first part is re-airing at 8:00. I can’t say I have high hopes as the first season finale was excruciatingly boring, the second was head scratchingly bad, and the third was shaping up as boring as the first if it wasn’t for the mind blowing reveal of the flashforward. I sure it is safe to assume in the fourth season finale we won’t get enough answers for it to be satisfying.