Best of the Week - 3/12/11

Quote of the Week: You’re like the hillbilly whisperer… put you on Oprah. (Art – Justified)

Song of the Week: Sea of Love – Cat Power (Pretty Little Liars)

Big News of the Week: Sheen off the Charlie: Last week’s media blitz was entertaining with all the tiger blood and warlock talk but that wore real quick when Charlie Sheen went from crazy fun to just crazy. I’ve talked more about Two and a Half Men over the past two weekes than the two season before and now it is time to not caring about one of the least funny shows on television.

Free Download of the Week: Childish Gambino EP (iamdonald.com): Last week I brought you the new video from Community’s Donald Glover’s rap alter ego Childish Gambino and you can download that and the rest of the songs on his EP for free on his website.

Deal of the Week: Blu-ray for Under $15 (Kick-Ass, Sin City, 300)

New Album Release of the Week: Scandalous - Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears

New DVD Release of the Week: Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Season One, Part Two

Video of the Week: After a decae of making a name for himself on the backs of Beta Males, Judd Apatow’s next film in his production teny will focas on the quintisential Beta Female, the bridesmaid.

Bridesmaids Trailer


Next Week Pick of the Week: March Madness, Starting Thursday at Noon on CBS, TNT, TBS, and TruTV: It’s the most wonderful time of year, Spring, Shamrock Shakes, St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness all happening this Thursday (assuming McDonalds doesn’t run out prematurely like they seem to do every year). Seriously, can we just declare it national holiday because nothing will get done. Or just make next Thursday a half day like we had in grade school? To get geared up, tune into Selection Sunday starting at 5:00 on CBS while ESPN will have a three hour braketology special. And the field gets expanded to 68 teams with the last eight in battle Tuesday and Wednesday during the newly announced First Four round.

Around the Tubes - 3/11/11

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 Ultimate Factories, Fish Warrior, Law and Order: Los Angeles, Big Love, South by Southwest, Tina Fey, CMT's Next Superstar, Peel, TNT premiere dates, Hawthorne, Discovery Channel DVD's.



- Last night Ultimate Factories went inside Jack Daniels and next Thursday they will go into its natural companion Coca-Cola. Below is a preview. As for tonight on the National Geographic Channel, at 8:00 is an episode of Fish Warrior expert angler and conservationist Jakub Vagner goes in search of giant catfish (see above):

Secret Formula of Coca Cola


- NBC has finally announced the return date for Law and Order: Los Angeles which is Monday April 11 at 9:00 for a two hour return before settling down at its usual 10:00 start time the following week.

- Only two more episodes of Big Love left and below is a special retrospective of the show’s title sequences set to God Only Knows performed by the Dixie Chicks.



- For those that cannot make it to Austin this weekend, you can watch South by Southwest live musical performances, exclusive interviews, comedy and more much over on Livestream.

- Fans of Tina Fey will want to check out the March 14 issue of The New Yorker where the comedienne talks about her tenure on Saturday Night Live.

- CMT has announced their new singing competition, appropriately titled CMT’s Next Superstar, will premiere Friday April 8 at 9:00. Like the show on Facebook for cast updates, exclusive extras and more.

- I am not much of a techie, so this kind of goes over my head (the lack of an iPhone / Pad / Touch does not help much), but for those that do may want to check out Peel Personal TV Listings & Remote Control. Take a look below below:



- TNT has recently announced summer premiere date for their show and here they are so you can march your calendars.

Franklin & Bash (New Series) – Wednesday, June 1, at 9:00

Men of a Certain Age – Premiere: Wednesday, June 1, at 10:00

Memphis Beat – Premiere: Tuesday, June 14, at 9:00

HawthoRNe – Premiere: Tuesday, June 14, at 10:00

Falling Skies (New Series) – Two-hour series premiere Sunday, June 19, at 9:00; regular timeslot Sundays at 10:00

Leverage – Premiere: Sunday, June 26, at 9:00

The Closer – Premiere: Monday, July 11, at 9:00

Rizzoli & Isles – Premiere: Monday, July 11, at 10:00

- Speaking of Hawthorne, when it returns the cast will include Marc Anthony as Police Detective Nick Renata, the character he introduced as a guest star in two episodes last season.

- Discovery Channel has a bunch of DVD’s hitting shelves this month including Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman; Cake Boss Season 3; Best Food Ever; Atlas: Uncovering Earth; Two Weeks in Hell and I Shouldn’t Be Alive 3.