Best of the Week - 2/12/11

Quote of the Week: Here’s what I wonder about zombies: what happens if they can’t get any human flesh to eat, they can’t starve to death, they’re already dead. (Raj, The Big Bang Theory)

Song of the Week: Wind of Change – Scorpions (Chuck)

Big News of the Week: Super Bowl Shuffle 2011: It’s clear that if go around raping chicks that referees will no longer give you the same home cooking that let you win your previous championships (well at least in the NFL, NBA refs apparently have short memories). And in the first yea in a while, the commercials were just as good as the game thanks to Darth Vader, dog destroying doors and Eminem. Unfortunately the same could not be said about the halftime show where The Black Eyed Peas managed to limbo under the low bar The Who set last year. Here is a suggestion for next year: Dave Matthews Band; they are only the biggest touring draw of the past decade.

Gratuitous Token Hot Chick picture of the Week



Free Download of the Week: Your Pick: Scooter's Note: This offer is no longer available, check back later for more free offers. Nothing really caught my eye on the free front this week so I will be giving away two free songs via Amazon MP3. Just e-mail me (ScooterKSU(at)aol(dot)com) what song you want by 5:00 PM tomorrow (Sunday) and I will be sending two people the song they picked tomorrow. Note this is only available for people with an American account and make sure you e-mail me, with subject line Free MP3, with the account that is linked to your Amazon account.

New Album Release of the Week: Go-Go Boots - Drive By Truckers

New DVD Release of the Week: Waiting for Superman

Video of the Week: And for anyone who managed to miss it, here is the previously mentioned Eminem Super Bowl ad.



Next Week Pick of the Week: Survivor: Redemption Island, Wednesday at 8:00 on CBS: After drawing it out longer than they should, Survivor unveiled the worst kept secret in that they were bringing back Boston Rob and Russell, neither of which are the redeemable especially Russell who just got caught spoiling the previous two seasons he was on. Should make for an interesting reunion show if Jeff Probst brings it up. Hopefully they are both out early (keep I mind the only time they brought back two previous contestants, one went out early while the other made it to the final tribal) and get booted promptly from Redemption Island soon after that. My preseason pick is Andrea Boehlke.

Around the Tunes - 2/11/11

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on Friday Night Lights, The Sunset Limited, Greek, Prison Women, Hard Times, The Steve Miller Band, Ghost Hunters International, Britney Spears, Charlie Sheen, O, The Oprah Magazine, and The Grammys.

- Friday Night Lights aired its last episode this week on DirecTV (non subscribers can look for the season to start up on NBC in April, or buy the DVD that month) and TV Guide has a three part series speaking to Kyle Chandler (Eric Taylor), Connie Britton (Tami Taylor), Aimee Teegarden (Julie Taylor), Taylor Kitsch (Tim Riggins), Zach Gilford (Matt Saracen), Matt Lauria (Luke Cafferty), Michael B. Jordan (Vince Howard), and executive producers Jason Katims and David Nevins about the show. Click for part 1, part 2, and part 3 but be warned for those that have not seen the final season, there are spoilers in the third part.

- Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Cormack McCarthy. That is all you need to know about The Sunset Limited which premieres tomorrow on HBO at 9:00. For those that need to know more, here is a trailer:

Preview Clip

- Want to grab some Greek swag? All you have to do is tweet about the various ways they give back and each tweet will be considered a sweepstakes entry and winners of items will be selected at random. Head over to abcfamily.com/giveback for more information and what you can win.

- Next week National Geographic Channel will look at women in prison on both sides of the bars. Sunday they will air Prison Women: Females on Guard at 8:00 followed by Prison Women: County Jail. Then Tuesday at 10:00 they come to Ohio for Hard Time: Female Offenders. Check out a preview below:

Mom and Baby and Prison


- The Steve Miller Band put together one of my favorite Greatest Hits disks of all time and now the group is back with a new album Let Your Hair Down in stores April 19. That is also the date Steve and boys will kick off a tour in support of the album with special guest Gregg Allman which will include opening the Moody Theater for Austin City Limits on February 24 and a live taping there two days later.

- The season finale of Ghost Hunters International is next Wednesday on Syfy and here is a sneak peak:



- I think it is a little silly that Britney Spears is still singing songs about how sexy she is, that ship sailed a shaven head and two kids ago. But anyways. MTV will return back to music television next Thursday when they premiere Hold it Against Me right before a new episode of Jersey Shore. Head over to MTV.com for the full story.

- When news broke that Charlie Sheen got caught in an anger filled motel rager with a porn star all us fans of good television rejoiced think the scandal would plummet the ratings for Two and a Half Men. One rager later and the show is still the most watched comedy on television and the Hollywood Reporter has conducted a poll that may explain why with 82% of woman saying they will continue to watch the show as often a one fourth polled say they view Sheen much or somewhat more favorably after hearing recent news about him. I fear for America.

- Or you can check out the March installment of O, The Oprah Magazine which will feature a feature by Nate Berkus who will give you ways to De-Clutter Your Life which includes Nate philosophy: “People first. Dogs second. Things last. It’s a simple philosophy.” Look for the issue to hit stands February 15.

- I cannot entirely agree with their methodology, but Klout is predicting that Eminem with take home Record of the Year with Lady Gaga will take home the biggest prize, Album of the Year at the Grammys Sunday. Head over to their blog for their complete predictions.