Quote of the Week: Devon, why are you letting Sam Kinison and an Indian lesbian ruin your wedding? (Woody Woodcomb, Chuck)
Song of the Week: Mr. Roboto – Styx (as performed by Jeffster, Chuck)
Big News of the Week: ABC coming to Hulu: And along with ABC is the Disney family including ABC Family, Disney Channel, SOAPnet, classic ABC series, and titles from The Walt Disney Studio. Conspicuously absent for the Disney umbrella is any ESPN programs which means no Pardon the Interruption. Hopefully that gets remedied because I would love to hear another uncomfortable new media pitch from Tony Kornheiser while Michael Wilbon grumbles about how he will refuse to use it. Unless I am blind I did not see exactly when the Disney family will be added to Hulu in the press release. When it does I will have to remember to log off whenever I have a Wizards of Waverly Place marathon so it doesn’t show up as viewed on my profile.
Gratuitous Token Hot Chick Picture of the Week:
Coalition Links of the Week: With the Upfronts fast approaching, Buzz took a spin through some of the networks' most promising pilots. (BuzzSugar)
Vance gives his 2 cents on Lost, Survivor, 90210, Gossip Girl, American Idol and a few other shows. (Tapeworthy)
So we've got a question about Jonathan Rhys Meyers from The Tudors. Is he creepy, hot or just creepy hot? Vote in our survey! (TiFaux)
This week, the TV Addict discussed why Moonlight failed with Criminal Minds guest star Alex O'Loughlin. (The TV Addict)
Matt just caught up on the first two seasons of Californication. Bring on season three already, Showtime! (TV Fanatic)
Kate was delighted to hear that Chuck Bass...er, Ed Westwick...will guest star on Californication. (TV Filter)
Free Download of the Week: Four Winds – The Killers (Kanye University): I am not entirely sure if this is on the up and up, but Kanye West routinely post music from him and artists from his label. Then occasionally he will post others like thyis The Killers cover of a Bright Eyes song. Because Kanye West is where I go for the latest in indie rock music advice.
Video of the Week: I am not entirely sure about marketing campaigns that insult their potential customers, but hey, the latest Hulu spot stars Denis Leary. So there’s that.
Next Week Pick of the Week: Lost, Wednesday at 9:00 on ABC: Last week on Lost set into motion of what could be an explosive final three episodes of the season. Literally considering Faraday wants to take the buried bomb and blow up the Dharma station. Will they succeed? Considering the two-hour season finale is called The Incident, something better. Although why didn’t Kate or Jack bother to ask Faraday what exactly would happen to them if they did blow up the station, keeping Desmond from crashing the plane? That would have been my number one question.
When most people think of piano players they think of the Piano Man at the local lounge, but Folds isn’t one to stay seated and instead takes the Jerry Lee Lewis root to the instrument and goes even further sometimes making The Killer seem like Alicia Keys in comparison. Just take a listen to first track to hear that with the fuzzed out and frantic One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces. But Ben saves his angriest tirade for an-ex girlfriend A Song for the Dumped which remains to this days the greatest Kiss Off song ever in the history of music.
Even when Folds isn’t raging against anyone, there is a melody to these songs without getting to smaltzy (except for Brick, but the heavy handed topic adds much weight to the song). The band goes down to New Orleans for the jazzy Steven’s Last Night in Town which sounds like it was recorded in the French Quarter. And after hearing the song, I kind of want to be Kate also. One downside to the demise of the Five is his solo work lacks the detailed harmonies that can on songs like Fair or The Battle of Who Cares Less.
When Al Gore invented the interwebs, he must have had YouTube in mind because there is no greater accessory to the World Wide Web because you can basically watch any video ever created there. Of course the downside to YouTube is you can basically watch any video ever created including an absurd amount of videos of crappy singers destroying songs. One of the few variations of those singers that doesn’t suck are the numerous a capella groups that rework songs without any instruments but their mouths.
One of the all-time greats was UC Berkley’s DeCadence who broke out Dr. Dre’s seminal (Expletive Delete) Ain’t (Expletive Deleted) in the vein of Ben Fold’s cover (see below, naturally not all that safe for due to the song title). Now this may or may not been the catalyst for Ben Folds to tour the county to get a capella groups to rerecord his songs but it is a pretty novel idea that resulted in Ben Folds Presents: University a Capella! Sadly (Expletive Delete) Ain’t (Expletive Deleted) didn’t make the cut.
The songs that did are a mix of Folds’ solo work like Landed (The University of Chicago Buffoons) and Jesusland (UNC Chapel Hill Loreleis) as well as some Five classic like Brick (Leading Tones) and Selfless, Cold and Composed (The Sacramento State Jazz). Ben even pulls a Bobby McFarrin on two tracks, Boxer and Effington, performing all the parts sans a few kids on the latter song. Considering Folds sometimes frantic piano style is, it amazing some of the arrangement like Not the Same (The Spartones) though most groups stuck to his slower songs. I’m not sure how much replay value the album has as a whole, but if you have a large mp3 library, one of these songs coming up on random will certainly break up your playlist.
There have been a couple of videos that have caught my eye lately so I thought I’d give them some love since the death of Musical Television left a void for a forum on the art form. If you are interested in buying the video through iTunes, click the title link (where available). If you are interested in buying the song, look for a link in the analysis.
It looks like Green Day is continuing the paranoia theme of American Idiot with the follow up as this video has a strong 1984 feel to it. The song still sounds like a run of the mill Green Day song for better or worse.
Not to be outdone by Kid Rock mashing up Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolf of London, Prince combines Tommy James and The Troggs but in a psychedelic way. As a bonus: no Kid Rock.
Me thinks the members of Delta Spirit have watch one too many episodes of Lost with all their flash forwards and flash backs and nonsensical storytelling. At least the song rock.
Over at BruceSpringsteen.com they started a new feature called Hangin’ Out on E Street where contemporary artist like Pete Yorn (Your Own Worst Enemy), The Avett Brothers (Glory Days), and Mat Kearney (Atlantic City) tackle their favorite songs from the Boss sometime with commentary from the artist. My personal favorite is by Sara Barielles who covers my one favorite songs from Springsteen.
Just when you thought Jeffster couldn’t get any better than breaking out with a little Toto, they unveil Mr. Robato… and Ellie and Awesome’s wedding… while Sarah brings knives to a gun fight… with Casey parachuting in… only to proceeding to make it rain… literally. And that was just the first half of the episode.
This season, after an absurdly long layoff thanks to the writer’s strike, saw Chuck do anything possible to get the Intercet out of his head so he could live a normal life, and with any luck, get the girl in the end. All sins led to Orion who created the Intercet and just happened to go AWOL right around the time Chuck’s dad walked out on the family without making pancake and not surpisingly (to me anyway) they were one in the same with Scott Bakula.
But the place to be this season was at the Buy More where we got a Jeffster concert, the two members of which got the best lines not uttered by Casey. Then there were their antics from confusing Casey and Sarah with each other while breaking into the Buy More to steal Chuck’s secret computer, manning up with Captain Awesome at Christmas, macking on Brooklyn Decker, Awesome’s bachelor party, and some serious Missile Command skills.
Jeff wasn’t the only one that got some back story this season on Sarah, going back to her ten year reunion, which Casey got to spin records by Hanson and Chumbawamba, and we got to meet her dad, Bill Lumbergh. M’kay. We even got to see another side of Casey as he took on his former sensei. And we finally got to meet the infamous Jill that dumped Chuck for Bryce Larkin who in turn ended up being Fulcram.
Larkin had a knack at showing up at the most inopportune times and did so again in the finale as he was primed to take Sarah away from Chuck on the new Intercet project. It was just that Sarah had different ideas. All plans were squashed when papa Bartowski flashed (you didn’t think he wouldn’t try out the Intercet on himself did you) when a dead man escorted Larkin to the new Intercet, thus introducing us to a third entity (something about a Ring) after it besides Fulcram and the US Government.
Oh, and the updated Intercet has uploading capability where Chuck can learn fighting skills. Then fade to the “To Be Continued…” card. Hopefully that turns out to be true.
We all know most of Hollywood have major mental problems so Head Case seems like a natural show. If you never have heard of Head Case it is probably because it is on Starz. The show features Alexandra Wentworth (In Living Color) as a psychologist to the stars that features actual celebrities, and legitimate ones too, not the kind ABC and VH1 trot out for their unwatchable reality shows.
Being semi-scripted, most episodes hinge on how well the stars can think on their feet, and while some can (Andy Dick, Jonathan Silverman) others fall flat (Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden). And there is a special category for Greg Grumberg that makes me happy I stopped watching Heroes because I never want to see him in anything again after this. And I thought his super-hearing face was disturbing.
The show isn’t all about the celebrities as we also follow Wentworth outside her practice to show just how she is the last person to give anyone advise as she has bad relationships with her family and boyfriend (Ron Benedict, Threshold). But the scene stealer is Steve Landesberg (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) whom Wentworth shares an office with despite not actually having any patients so he tries to land some of her clients and psychoanalyze the repair guy while he works.
One big problem with the DVD packaging is that is out of order. There is two hours worth of shorts that are on the second disk that actually aired before what the set calls the first season which is on the first disk. If you watch the first disk first like I did, there is a sense that you are missing something while watching the first episode. So if you check out the first season of Head Case on DVD, be sure to pop in the second disk first to watch it the way the show aired chronologically. The second disk also features a featurette and a blooper reel.
The second season of Head Case is airing Fridays at 10:00 on Starz. You can also download the first season of Head Case on iTunes.
Chuck: Wow, that could have made for one awesome series finale. But my sources tell me all that changes in the actual season finale tomorrow. Me thinks Chuck will get the Intercet back in his head. And if I am lucky Morgan will actually go to Hawaii and stays there with Harry Tang. You can stream current episodes over at NBC.com. You can also download Chuck on iTunes.
Greek: Very few things are worse than when the chick you like asks you if you can hook her up with one of your friends. There is very few ways that can end well. You can stream current episodes over at ABCFamily.com. You can also download Greek on iTunes.
Rescue Me: The sight gag of the all black bar with no lights on may be the funniest sight gag (or lack thereof) of the year. You can stream current episodes over at Hulu.
Lost: I thought the plan they made last year was to give us uninterrupted runs for the remaining seasons and that was the second non-new Lost this season. Granted this special was helpful in putting some things in chronological order but couldn’t they have saved it for before the two hour finale like they usually do? You can stream current episodes over at ABC.com.
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II: I knew she wasn’t going to last long, but it was sad to see Brooke go home so early. I like my girls a little mentally unstable and she certainly fits that bill but she didn’t stick around to have one of her moments. You can also download The Duel II on iTunes.
Survivor: This was basically the tale of three episodes. The first part played like a Lifetime movie with Sierra pleading for her life and even squeezed out some tears. Even the background music sounded like something out of a Lifetime movie. Then we had the lamest challenge ever in the history of Survivor with the shuffle board. Then came one of the greatest blindsides in Survivor history. What was great was Sierra looked actually more surprised than Tyson did. Priceless. You can stream current episodes over at Innertube.
My Name Is Earl: It is episodes like this that makes me wonder why the show ever does non-list with the escalation list items that Earl had to keep adding to for the preacher. I almost coughed up a kidney when his wife stood up in church and admitted to sleeping with Earl. You can stream current episodes over at NBC.com. You can also download My Name Is Earl on iTunes.
Quote of the Week: It would be (expletive deleted) stupid if we made an alliance, gave it a name, bandied the name about, talked about ourselves being warriors and then chickened out at the last second. (Coach – Survivor)
Big News of the Week: Draft Day: One of the great commercials ever in the history of advertising is the NFL’s “Everybody’s Undefeated Tomorrow” ads they run during the Super Bowl. This gives fans of the other thirty teams hope for the next season. And that hope usually sticks around until draft day where some teams lose their season before the first play is ever ran. Unfortunately the draft this year will be without the most entertaining character from the past decade, Matt Millen. And what would have been better if he would have taken Michael Crabtree with the number one overall pick. Oh well.
As for my hometown Browns I would like to see them take with their number one pick… nobody. My dream scenario is for Sanchez to still be on the board and Washington throwing all their picks at the Browns to trade up for the pick. But as long as the Mangenius era doesn’t start like the Butch Davis era (wasting their first two picks on Kellen Winslow Jr.) I will be happy.
Gratuitous Token Hot Chick Picture of the Week:
Coalition Links of the Week: Buzz took a look back at some midseason replacements (Dawson's Creek! The Wonder Years!) she's loved over the years. (BuzzSugar)
Going to use this time as a last minute plea to watch Chuck on Monday at 8pm EST. That's all. (Give Me My Remote)
Vance enjoyed Kris Allen's disco schtick on American Idol. (Tapeworthy)
This week, Jace reviewed the final three episodes of Pushing Daisies and had exclusive interviews with showrunner Jane Espenson about next year's Caprica series and former Veronica Mars writer/executive producer John Enbom about the hilarious Starz comedy Party Down. (Televisionary)
Time for a mid-season wrap-up! Marisa gave all the new shows an evaluation, from Demitri Martin to Surviving Suburbia. (TiFaux)
It's early, but after seeing the series premiere on DVD, Matt is willing to give Caprica a chance in the fall. (TV Fanatic)
Free Download of the Week: Barsuk Records Digital Sampler (Amazon MP3): Features songs by Death Cab for Cutie, Ra Ra Riot and more.
Deal of the Week: Horror DVD BOGO (Evil Dead, Creepshow, Hellraiser)
Video of the Week: We are still a couple months away from the start of Star Gate Universe, but here is a first look at the latest Sci-Fi SyFy show:
Next Week Pick of the Week: Chuck, Monday at 8:00 on NBC: In a cruel twist of fate, my local NBC affiliate here in Northeast Ohio pre-empted the penultimate episode of Chuck this season, this just a week after pre-empting the season finale of Friday Night Lights. But on the bright side, I ended up watching the episode on Hulu so I got to watch it on the only LCD screen in the house and unlike my television, NBC knows I watched the show (but I’ll save my ire of the Nielsen ratings for another post). Maybe I and everyone without a Nielsen box will want to do the same for the finale, or just watch them both live on TV and on Hulu the next day. Here is a behind the scenes look at the finale:
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 the MTV Movie Awards, Parks and Recreations, The Tonight Show, Gorillaz, and Waking the Baby Mammoth.
- This year MTV is even letting you choose the nominees to this year’s award show. Head over to MTV.com for that. What could be better than actually choosing the nominees? Actually going to the show and be part of the MTV News team. Click the banner below to learn how to enter. And if you win, feel free to give me an on air shout out for helping you.
- If you watched last night’s Parks and Recreations you will want to check out these deleted scenes:
- Conan is really pulling out all the stars to promote his move to The Tonight Show. Here is the latest spot:
- The Gorillaz may be the best animated band since The Banana Splits and now they have gotten their own documentary Bananaz. You can stream it in its entirety for free at Babelgum.com.
- Very few baby mammoth have ever been discovered and the latest National Geographic Channel takes a look at a recent one month old that was was discovered and look to see if what she can tell us about the Ice Age and the changing global climate. Waking the Baby Mamouth airs this Sunday at 9:00. Check out a video below:
There have been a couple of videos that have caught my eye lately so I thought I’d give them some love since the death of Musical Television left a void for a forum on the art form. If you are interested in buying the video through iTunes, click the title link (where available). If you are interested in buying the song, look for a link in the analysis.
I would have loved to be in the pitch meeting with Chuck Liddell. “Alright Chuck, you walk in then Mandy Moore flashes you then kicks you in the manhood area.” I have a feeling Chuck stopped listening after “Mandy Moore flashes you.”
Speaking of Clarkson, when did Ashley Tisdale turn into her? Not only is the video and song a complete rip off of Since U Been Gone, she even stole her hairstyle from the video. I hope this doesn’t turn out like Michael Jackson trying to turn into Diana Ross. On the bright side, the song is catchier than anything off her first album.
Now it is time for the latest indie blogger flavor of the month: Bat for Lashes complete with weird video. But where Feist gave us a cute weird video, this is creepy weird in a I felt like I should take a shower after watching kind of way. With that said, if you can find it, download her cover of Kings of Leon’s Use Somebody.
Today is Earth Day which begs the question: why are you even on your computer? Okay, rule number one of being eco-friendly is don’t beat yourself up when you do something not so eco-friendly. I can rest in the solace that I am currently on a Hybrid computer that uses seventy percent energy than a regular desktop. And certainly do not feel bad if you fire up the television tonight to see Garbage Moguls at 9:00 on the National Geographic Channel.
The special follows a company, TerraCycle, who tries to turn garbage into cash. Their current projects include trying to create a kite made of used Oreo wrappers that they are trying to sell to Walmart. The other is to make a laptop carrier out of billboards and seat belts in hopes that Office Max will order them.
If all the do-gooding isn’t enough to get your eyeballs to the show, then watch because it is hilarious in a The Office kind of way. The hour is filled with sibling rivalries (one employee is just known as Dara’s sister), mild racism, a military type dude (who really need more screen time) opera singing in a laundry mat, and pranks that Jim would be proud of. And not even Michael Scott would send his whole team out to a landfill but the guys and girls all suited up and when scrounging for ideas. Check out a clip below:
All you need to know about the debut album from Asher Roth, Asleep in the Bread Aisle is that instead of being released on the traditional Tuesday, it hit the shelves a day early on 4/20. Get it? If not, you may want skip the album. If you do, go straight to track number two, Blunt Passin’.
Despite that song and the special release date, the album isn’t all about the sticky-icky. Roth attacks what he calls the elephant in the room in that he has the skin tone as Eminem on As I Em. But the thing about Marshall Mathers is that like many of the rappers before him is that he knew about the struggle, how it is to either get a record contract or not be able to feed his child. The suburban stories that Roth tells just don’t carry the same weight. But Roth doesn’t address the second elephant in the room in if he had an uncle named David Lee.
Bad Day (which doesn’t sample Daniel Powder) is a boring romp that could have used some patented Eminem wit. Even Roth seems bored on the track. The ode to his father, His Dream, falls flat especially when you consider Kanye West showed us that songs dedicated to parental figures can avoid being cheesy and lame. And on Lion’s Roar, Busta Rhymes does just that but Roth just whimpers in comparison.
Roth may not have the life experiences that make other rappers stars, but the few stories he has do make for decent songs. Most notable is I Love College which got reworked on the album after being unable to secure the Say it Ain’t So sample (presumably Rivers Cuomo didn’t want his family problems turn into a drunk frat boy anthem). But it is hard not to reminisce about those days on campus and sing along by the end of the song.
Asher’s witty side does show up on the opening track Lark on My Go-Cart, an ode to Scheech’s favorite girl where he is able rhymes bumpkin with Tim Duncan all over a fuzzed out beat. Asher was able to clear a sample from Ben Kweller for Fallin’ where he thinks back to his day in middle school which works much better then when he tries to sound like other rappers of the day. It is too bad Asleep in the Bread Aisle doesn’t feature Roth Boys where Asher hijacks the Jay-Z beat because it would have been the second best track on this album.
We are a decade and a half since the heyday alternative rock when Lollapalooza was the lone traveling circus of semi-homogeneous musical acts. It was also the first to die out after Metallica overtook the headlining reigns turning the show into the cooperate entity that many early fans despised. Now back into its roots, the show now in festival form in Chicago, home of Company of Thieves, a band that would have fit right in during the early tours with the release of its debut album, Ordinary Riches.
The trio, fronted by pixie Genevieve Schatz, crafts poppy alternative rock that sometimes takes its time to gestate with some songs passing the five minute mark but manages never to seem that long thanks to changing tempos and deliveries. Take Under the Umbrella, a bouncy love song that turns into an arena rock shout along to the point you may think it’s two different songs. Then Oscar Wilde (the album title comes from one of his quotes), a song that starts off with a classic rock riff that turns into a groove before you hit the chorus where you will want to sing the ironically chipper delivered, “We are our own devil.”
Other standouts include the smooth Pressure which continues to build throughout the song before breaking during the chorus only for the song to end with a sweet acapella coda from Schatz. The album closes out New Letters, a soothing song the ebbs and flows for its six minutes as it builds up steam for an ending that will leave you wanting more.
The Big Bang Theory: Penny in a comic book store: it’s about time. But if she is going to slum it with a geek, why not have it be Sheldon? Maybe there is something there as he obvious was nerd blocking him with the Batman question. You know if the show lasts long enough it will happen. You can stream current episodes over at Innertube. You can also download The Big Bang Theory on iTunes.
Chuck: That was one of the more entertaining gun fights in recent memories. And I am down with any girl who can do a little double fisting. But how pathetic is Fulcrum that they would clear a whole building with two intruders? Seriously, you outnumber them 1000:1, you don’t need to retreat. You can stream current episodes over at NBC.com. You can also download Chuck on iTunes.
How I Met Your Mother: For the record, Scooter McGavin is better known as Stat Guy at work, the guy who plays with spreadsheets for fun. You can stream current episodes over at Innertube. You can also download How I Met Your Mother on iTunes.
Castle: So for an episode on voodoo they bring in Ray “Voodoo” Tatum. Now that is what I call great casting. You can stream current episodes over at ABC.com. You can also download Castle on iTunes.
Cupid: Nothing more entertaining than watching Republicans and Democrats go at it. But that took a back seat to the casting: holy Anna Chlumsky! And it really makes me feel old to find out she is pushing thirty. She’s the little kid from My Girl for goodness sake. You can stream current episodes over at ABC.com. You can also download Cupid on iTunes.
Lost: Well there goes my Sun is Candle’s kid theory. And of course Miles also has Daddy issues. But the big news of the week was Miles was once the star of Hook. The second biggest being is there may actually be another faction to keep track of with the What Lies Behind the Statue people. Or the Other, Other, Other. Yippie. You can stream current episodes over at ABC.com.
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II: Why didn’t anyone tell me this show was starting up again? But the better question is why isn’t CT in jail by now? Or when is Congress going to call Bumin/Murray in for their own steroid investigation? Or do they really think that MJ and Nehemiah weren’t already in New Zealand knowing CT would be gone before they even started? You can also download Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II on iTunes.
Survivor: This may have been the most depressing episode ever. I thought Coach was going but know we probably have at least another month of him and Tyson. I may have to stop watching. You can stream current episodes over at Innertube.
My Name Is Earl: The scene with Randy and the needle may be the most disturbing thing I have ever witnessed on television ever. Ever. You can stream current episodes over at NBC.com. You can also download My Name Is Earl on iTunes.
Big News of the Week: A New Millennium Tea Party: Nothing more entertain when people make grand gestures but end up looking like idiots. Case in point when a bunch a yahoos littered the White House lawn with tea bags to protest the escalating taxes and all the bailouts. Now I am all for civil disobedience, but throwing individual tea bags lacks the gravitas of dumping crates of the stuff into the Boston Harbor.
Of course the irony of the whole thing is that original tea party wasn’t about high taxes. Remember the slogan: “No taxation without representation,” the people wanted to pay taxes, it is just they wanted the representation that should come along with paying it.
But that doesn’t top the most stupid tax related idea of the week. No, that goes to Texas Governor Rick Perry who suggested his state could secede from the Union because of the current tax situation. Yes, because the last time the state seceded when really well.
Gratuitous Token Hot Chick Picture of the Week:
Coalition Links of the Week: Buzz took a look back at some of the best engagements (some broken, some still going strong) of the past TV season. (BuzzSugar)
This week, Sandie spoke with Eric Lange better known as Radzinsky on Lost about what is coming up for his character, his career, and more. (Daemon's TV)
Vance seriously can't get enough of the trailers for the new FOX musical TV show Glee. (Tapeworthy)
This week, Jace took an early look at HBO's Grey Gardens, a dramatized version of the cult 1973 documentary film, which stars Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange as Big Edie and Little Edie Beale. (Televisionary)
Jesse took issue with the tired old re-hashed formulas employed by the SNL folks on the most recent Zac Efron-hosted debacle. (TiFaux)
This week, theTVaddict.com is your source for Paley Festival '09 coverage with reports from Dr. Horrible, The Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist, Desperate Housewives, Pushing DaisiesBattlestar Galactica and Caprica. (The TV Addict)
After listening to the latest music on 90210, Matt knew he had to include a section for it on TV Fanatic. (TV Fanatic)
Free Download of the Week: Funny the Way it Is – Dave Matthews Band (RCA Records): The new trend these days is to give your first single off your album for free as it has been used recently by Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Keane, and Michelle Branch. You can add DMB to that list as for a limited time you can download their first song off of the upcoming Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King due out June 2nd. Granted all these “free” songs require joining their mailing list, by hey, it’s free and you can always unsubscribe.
Video of the Week: We are heading into wedding season and if there are any Bridezillas in the Scranton, Pennsylvania area that still needs musical entertainment, take a look at the ad below for Here Comes Treble:
Next Week Pick of the Week: Locked Up Abroad, Wednesday at 10:00 on the National Geographic Channel: When the press release was sent out for this season of Locked Up Abroad, each episode was accompanied with a quote and two stood out above the rest. I already talked about the season premiere when one of the people uttered, “Sarah’s not only destroyed my life, but she’s also destroyed my faith in humanity.” This week features my other favorite, “I was the only American in jail and I was wearing a dress, and that’s probably not a good combination in a Mexican jail.” If that doesn’t make for Must See TV, I don’t know what will.
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 My Boys, Neighbors from Hell, Jimmy Fallon, New World Order, Earth Day, and Friday Night Lights.
- When I was previewing the new season of My Boys, I mentioned they would be participation in the game board decathlon and that episode is coming up this Tuesday. Then right after the show, you can head over to TBS.com to participate in a web chat with cast members Jordana Spiro (PJ), Kellee Stewart (Stephanie), Jamie Kaler (Mike), Reid Scott (Brendan), Mike Bunin (Kenny) and Kyle Howard (Bobby) beginning at 11:00 EST.
- TBS is also going to get into the animation game with the announcement that they have greenlit Neighbors from Hell. No word on a voice cast or an air date, but is coming from the Fox Animation and DreamWorks studio. Here is a synopses:
Neighbors from Hell centers on the Hellmans, a typical, all-American suburban family, with Balthazor; his wife, Tina; their two children, Mandy and Josh; and their dog, Pazuzu. The only thing that distinguishes them from the rest of the folks in the neighborhood is that the Hellmans happen to be from Hell. They have been sent to Earth to pose as normal suburbanites with a mission to keep humans from finding their way to Hell. Their task is made all the more complicated by Balthazor’s growing affection for humans and their odd but endearing qualities.
- Can’t say I have caught Jimmy Fallon yet on account it is on well past my bedtime, but whenever The Roots jam with someone I try to run down a video of that. But apparently he is running his own The Hills type reality called 7th Floor West. Below is the first part of the latest “episode,” for the second part, head over to NBC.com.
- This past week on Rescue Me we saw Franco spout his crackpot conspiracy theories about 9/11 and the reason why the writers gave him this to do is because the actor that portrays him Daniel Sunjata actually believes it and is appearing in a new documentary New World Order which premieres on IFC May 26 (and On Demand April 16). Below is a trailer:
- Next week is Earth Day and in honor of that next Wednesday, National Geographic Channel is showing a special at 9:00 about one of the world's most eco-friendly manufacturers, TerraCycle. I may have more on it later, but until then, take a look at the video below:
- Also I would just like to mention for those in Northeast Ohio like me who tuned into the Friday Night Lights season finale only to see a Indians’ rain delay, WKYC will be airing the episode Sunday, April 19 from 12 midnight to 1:00 a.m. (That's Sunday night going into Monday morning.) Also note your DVR program directory may not have Friday Night Lights listed at this time. For accurate recording, you will need to set your DVR to using the time and date rather than the program name. Of course you can always view the finale anytime on Hulu.
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. M’kay. We even got to see another side of Casey as he took on his former sensei. And we finally got to meet the infamous Jill that dumped Chuck for Bryce Larkin who in turn ended up being Fulcram.
) as a psychologist to the stars that features actual celebrities, and legitimate ones too, not the kind ABC and VH1 trot out for their unwatchable reality shows.
because I never want to see him in anything again after this. And I thought his super-hearing face was disturbing.
). But the scene stealer is Steve Landesberg (
) whom Wentworth shares an office with despite not actually having any patients so he tries to land some of her clients and psychoanalyze the repair guy while he works.![Terror Alert Level: Elevated [YELLOW]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-iVFV0hXCTSYP16K_V0Rrxp3GqFrtBIJKeTUyQ2LpxZQ9XKHFj6QGtqqa7oxhLadLV8vUj8R84AftD8IKUSfN0u_u0CYDtJwhrpCPN2DBWquAIDv0jbVlhZL0mDFKlPKluGyxw/s400/small_elevated.png)
on my 
(Amazon MP3): Features songs by Death Cab for Cutie, Ra Ra Riot and more.
