Friday, September 17, 2010

Around the Tubes vol. LXVII


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 Chuck, The Event, Boardwalk Empire, Real Time with Bill Maher, Syfy, ParTea, Ripley's Believe it or Not, Hawthorne, and Memphis Beat.

- Chuck returns Monday at 8:00 and here’s hoping there are no Superman sighting (though I wouldn’t mind the return of Lana Lang). Here is Zach Levi, Yvonne Strahovski and straight from the success of The Expendables, guest star Dolph Lungran talking about the new season.



- After the Chuck premiere is the start of The Event. For those that cannot wait until Monday (and live near New York City), on Sunday night they will be screening the Pilot in Times Square at 7:00.

- It is odd to lead an article calling the upcoming television bleak but suggests nine shows to watch (granted only two are network shows) and only six to shun. Head over to The Daily Beast to see what shows they are.

- One show you can see on the above list, and basically everyone’s must watch this fall list is Boardwalk Empire on HBO (except mine because I am too cheap to subscribe, but I will defiantly be anticipating the show when it comes out on Blu-Ray). Below is a promo of the show that starts up this Sunday at 9:00, or just head over to its Facebook page for an extended promo.



- As for show returning to HBO this weekend, Real Time with Bill Maher returns tonight at 10:00. If you are too cheap for HBO like me, check Podcasts I Listen To in the sidebar and you can download audio versions of the show for free on iTunes.

- Syfy has some new programming coming this fall and here is a teaser of what is coming up:



- Are you an opinionated fan of politics and own an iPhone/Pad/touch? If so you may want to check out the apt for ParTea (nice play on words) for the low, low price of free (but only for a limited time). ParTea America lets users record battles and send them to friends or foes, while allowing the general public to comment via text or audio. And if your argument is good enough it may even be added to the Featured Section.

- The latest Ripley's Believe It or Not! Enter If You Dare! is out now and features stories about a 26 hour soccer match (featuring 500 goals), a blind one armed golfer who hit a hole in one (which is one more than I have), and find out which professional athlete got traded for a twenty-five pound turkey. Check out a spread from the book below (click to enlarge).

A page from Ripley's Believe it or Not


- “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Sergio Mora will be fighting tomorrow and if who wantto watch the match in HD, head over to FathomEvents.com to see if it will be playing at a theater near you.

- For those in Boston, they are going to relight the famous Boston CITGO Sign in Kenmore Square tonight during the 7th Inning Stretch of the Red Sox game after being dark the last couple months due to renovations.

- If gambling on football over the weekend isn’t enough for you, check out the odds for the latest season of Dancing with the Stars with the dirty dancer herself Jennifer Grey leading at +200. Check out other current events over at YouWager.

- Fans of Hawthorne and Memphis Beat will be happy to learn that both show has been renewed for a third and second season respectively and are slated to return in 2011.

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