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Don't forget folks, So You Think You Can Dance's very own brit host will ring in the New Year tonight on Fox! I don't know about you, but this all but solidifies that she will return for Season 3 next summer and definitely solidifies that America loves Cat!
Beginning tonight at 11pm (all time zones) catch Cat and what I'm sure will be a scandalous outfit! Love her.
So friends, tonight over on NBC you have the chance to catch up on the three most recent episodes of the spectacular Friday Night Lights. Starting at 8pm you can watch as Smash hits an all time low, Sereson reaches an all time high, and his friends what's his name gives fashion advice! Brilliance.
This is a great opportunity to see what everyone's talking about and to gear you up for the return of FNL on January 3rd when Matt's father makes a surprise return visit from Iraq for two weeks, only to emerge as a man far removed from the heroic figure Matt remembered. Meanwhile, Street and Lyla begin to rekindle their relationship; Landry tutors an academically challenged Riggins; and Smash's girlfriend discloses a secret!
So it's really hard to pick a handful of moments that make up the best parts of television 2006 but I'll do my best. Plus, you know I'm forgetting a thousand of them as who can really remember all the moments that make us love tv over 365 days of a year and a couple dozen shows we watch? In short, these are the ones that stand out for me. Feel free to weigh in on yours.
*no particular order
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan lives and dies on both Grey's and Supernatural. He's just a tv gem. - Ana Lucia and Libby are shot by Michael on LOST. I freaked! - Ivan and Alison dance to Annie Lenox's "Why" on So You Think You Can Dance and I cry. - "My Name Is Cassidy" - Beaver's swan song on the Season 2 finale of Veronica Mars. - Opening Scene of LOST Season 3. We met Juliet in her own Wisteria living sitch. - Alice stalking Dana in the car on The L Word. - Any moment with Jade on America's Next Top Model Cycle 6. God she was brilliant. - Andy and Jim's acapella Indigo Girls sing-a-long which led to my favorite term of the year: "Tuna, you gotta be kidding me!" - The opening sequence of the premiere of Studio 60. Judd Hirsch's speech is superb. - Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton play the best parents and couple (Friday Night Lights) since Sandy and Kirsten's OC heyday.
and finally, probably my favorite moment of the 2006 tv season...
The final 10 minutes of Battlestar Galactica Season 2's finale. It changed the tone and mood of the show and blew my frakkin' mind!
I'm a psychotic Christmas fan. I usually call it Xmas, ensuring to take the Christ out of Christmas but regardless, I can sit here all day 365 days of the and listen to Christmas music and watch Christmas specials.
The number one favorite being a tie between A Charlie Brown Christmas and Rankin-Bass' Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. Both are sublime and amazing. And for as much as I dislike religion and the such, nothing gets me like the "meaning of Christmas" speech Linus Van Pelt gives toward the end of Charlie Brown... amazing!
So because I'm a Christmas freak, I thought I'd bring you some of the fun marathons and such that are taking place in the next 48 hours.
Obviously we start with the mother of all marathons, TBS's 24 hours of A Christmas Story. Still one of the best holiday films EVER! Who doesn't love Ralphie, Randy, The Bunny Suit, Farkas, The Bumpus' dogs, Schwartz, and Flick with that damn pole. Beginning December 24th at 8pm settle in with some cocoa and prepare to watch the FUDGING best movie!
ABC Family 12pm December 24th: 12 hour marathon of my favorite childhood animators, Rankin-Bass' famous holiday work. Now, the two best pieces of Rankin-Bass work are not present (Frosty and Rudolph) but you've gotta tune in for The Little Drummer Boy (12pm), Nestor (4:30), Jack Frost (6pm), Twas the Night Before Christmas (7:30), Santa Claus is Comin' To Town (8pm), The Year Without Santa Claus (9pm). God I love the Heat Meiser!
AMC has 18 hours of the original black and white classic Miracle on 34th Street. Watch Natalie Wood before she was Maria and before she was a floatin' in the water.
NBC has It's a Wonderful Life at 8pm on Christmas Eve. If you've ever wanted to box someone's ears, this will steer you in the other direction. Plus for all you tv freaks out there, if you ever wanted to know where thirtysomething and Once & Again creators Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick got the closing tag "And Dance By The Light of The Moon" well, here's your chance! Merry Christmas Movie Theatre!
TVLand has a 24 hour classic tv episode marathon beginning 6pm Christmas Eve! The 24-hour event showcases holiday-themed episodes of Good Times, All in the Family, Cheers, Sanford and Son, Benson, Green Acres, Little House on the Prairie, Gunsmoke and more.
Others that must be seen if possible: The Bells of St. Mary's and another no-brainer... Christmas Vacation!
So, zap2it is reporting some LOST scoop for when the show returns on February 7th and beyond. Here is the description for the first episode back (and remember folks, we're repeat free until the finale):
Jack is in command, as the fate of one of The Others' lives rests in his hand. Meanwhile, Kate and Sawyer find an ally in one of The Others, and Juliet makes a shocking decision that could endanger her standing with her people.
They also let us know that in February we can expect to see another Pre-Crash Others moment on the island (with that creepy Ethan), we'll see Rousseau, her daughter, and the kid that was in the cage. Penny and Caleb from The OC show up as The Widmores on Valentines Day.
Starting December 31st, ABC Family will broadcast an 11 hour Ugly Betty marathon! This is the start of their Be Ugly 07 campaign where ABC Family is asking America to be true to theirselves and to embrace the ugly.
I don't get it, but I dig that their playing Ugly Betty for 11 hours!
According to AP, Jessica Simpson has requested that her second and I'm sure just as lousy performance of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" has been pulled from the December 26th telecast of the Kennedy Center Honors.
After all the fuss that was made in the media and all the videos we watched online, don't you think she's a jackass for trying to bury it? It's not like it wasn't a huge story on E! or a huge video on YouTube.
We all know about it Jess, this was your chance to right the wrong but obviously walking off stage a lighting rig must have fallen on her head and when she came to and rewatched the footage she realized what the rest of the world already had... SHE CAN'T SING!
It seems that ABC.com has yet to post the final episodes of the recently canceled DAY BREAK as they said they would. According to TVGuide.com the hold up is in getting all the episodic music clearance. So, if you expected to spend your Christmas vacation watching Taye Diggs do the same thing over and over again, perhaps you could just watch the 24 hour Christmas Story marathon instead.
Well it's the end of the year and everyone with a blog, a column, a tv show, and sky writer is starting to put out their Top lists so I figured it was about time I got to mine. Usually I do the Top 10 of this and that.
I'm trying to keep it to just 10 but you know me... I'm all about excess so there is a strong possibility I will create some overflow. I'm basing my choices on how much a show entertained me, moved me, made me laugh, made me cry, had social relevance, or just plain kicked some ass!
See, I did keep it to 10 but now I have to give the honorable mentions: - Veronica Mars - Supernatural - The Office - America's Next Top Model - Lost - How I Met Your Mother - Top Chef - The Closer - Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders - Big Brother All Stars - American Idol
I wanted to send a quick apology to those trying to visit my shop today. Cafepress has been getting attacked all day and have had to impose service interruptions which is causing you to not be able to access my wares.
Thanks to everyone trying to get through, and stick with it. Cafepress is currently investigating the issue and I'll let you know when it's resolved.
ABC is pushing this show hard and why not? It's got a great premise and hello, it stars Donal Logue whom I love.
The Knights of Prosperity premieres January 3rd on ABC.
It had some good buzz back in the summer as we were gearing up for the fall. It got pushed to mid-season but if you're asking me it seems like it really could be a new hit for ABC. I mean, come on. Who wouldn't like to steal from Mick Jagger?
Here's a quick video to wet your appetite:
And here are some stills from the upcoming pilot episode which will air at 9:30 pm Monday, January 3rd.
As long as How I Met Your Mother stays put, I could care less what they do with the rest of the night. So, here's the rundown.
HIMYM will remain put at 8pm. The Class will have its season finale very shortly, and by shortly I mean March 5th. It will be replaced by Elaine's show, New Adventures of Old Christine. At 9 will still be the Ducky show, I mean the Jon Crier show Two and a Half Men. Then at 9:30 beginning February 5th (putting Christine on hiatus until March) will be the new show Rules of Engagement. Phew. Almost done.
Starting April 9th, Rules of Engagement will be replaced by The King of Queens which will air on Monday's at 9:30 until its finally put to rest forever. Thanks God, that way Leah Remini can go talk to the aliens full time. And by aliens I mean the Cruise's.
So You Think You Can Dance is well over but those kids are still strutting their stuff. My BFTravis just finished up a multi-city teaching tour that came to Boston! He's also gearing up to move to the left coast and live with... wait for it... Jailbait Ivan. GMMR just passed out. Apparently Travis and Jailbait are BFF's. Not only will they be roommates, they're driving cross-country together in preparation of the move.
To keep the Matt Damon/Ben Affleck relationship in swing, they are also working together on a new instructional dance DVD coming out called IT'S ABOUT TIME. Travis will teach contemporary while the two collaborate on a new style of dance they've been working on. I'm sure its some hybrid contemporary/hip-hop. Whatever it is, I'm all over it.
Oh, and he cut and dyed his hair. It's brown, shorter and with a lightening bolt shaved into the side. ICE ICE BABY!
Twin Peaks Season 2 will finally hit the dvd shelves this spring folks! Your favorite Special Agent, favorite cherry stem knot tier, favorite best friend that doesn't think they buried you deep enough is finally coming to DVD on April 10, 2007.
I had the pleasure of attending a meet and greet along with a Q&A with Twin Peaks creator David Lynch at a special screening of his new monstrocity Inland Empire (don't see it, I beg of you to save the 3 hours of your life that will be wasted on it - and I am a huge Lynch fan so please consider my warning) and he claimed it was coming this Spring.
Now, dvdactive is reporting a date and box set artwork. Keep your fingers crossed that some dancing midget and a damn fine piece of pie are in our future!
So there is this little known but hugely amazing station called CURRENT. It's informative, it's entertaining, and it's incredibly ahead of its time and folks... it's interactive. The network airs predominantly socially conscious, politically motivated, diy-activist type programming broken into 30 minute "topic" blocks. It's completely viewer produced segments that run as an almost youtube-ish stream of consciousness but so well done it's like watching a bunch of mini-documentaries.
To me its almost as revolutionary as when MTV began in 1981 - it blew my mind. I love that a whole network is dedicated to social awareness and the interactive nature of today's youth.
That being said, last night they did a hysterical piece with a Jewish man wanting to learn about Christmas. Sure he could have talked with some folks, or even read a book but this being the technology age he wanted to see what history he could learn from YouTube! It's genius. He found a clip called "2001 Opening Christmas Presents in Menifee" and sweet Jesus, did he learn the meaning of Christmas.
So I just caught the re-air of VS's 2006 show and I have a few comments. I will first and foremost state that I absolove people strutting their stuff on a runway. I find it to be one of the best things in life; to watch a model slam down a runway with a fierce look of superiority and contempt for all the ugly people while staying on beat with the music is quite possibly heaven. That's why as a gay man, I like to watch the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show every year. Oh, that and I love that they use the Olympics real motion glide cams that follow the models from the floor up. It's way hot.
Now, I like the beautiful people just as much as the next guy but I do not ever want to see them talk or even show one ounce of personality again. Is that sexist? Does that count if I'm gay? Who can tell. Seriously though, watching Adriana Lima try to speak is like listening to a robot from 1980 try to translate code. It's harsh. It's not sexy at all. Straight men must fast forward through all that stuff. They Sookie it. I did too boys, I did too. Shut your hole and walk that tight little ass down that runway and look void of emotion! That's what I'm here to see.
I'm not here to see rat face Gisele talk about her first and only love. I'm not here to see these nameless size zeros make cute faces. Cute faces are not for the runway, their for print ads. Go work at JC Penney's if you want to be cute... the runway is for ruthless bitches and I've got no time for pleasant. Hips, Hips, Slam, Slam.
That being said... Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurova, Alessandra Ambrosia, and Selita Ebanks can walk the shit out of a runway! Amazing to watch these girls slam through all that glitter and the glass shards. Hot!
Um, also hot. JT. Justin Timberlake is one sexy mutha! He has indeed brought the SexyBack. Sorry Scooter, I really do think this honor goes to JT and not you. I do see these shackles and yes honey I am your slave...
TBS has just given the pretty darn good show My Boys an additional order of 9 more episodes that will air over this summer. I'm really glad this show is catching on. I find it to be a show that given time it will really come into its own. Right now there are some moments that don't always work but as we mentioned in our most recent podcast, both GMMR and I really enjoy it.
For those of you wanting to catch up, keep an eye out because it looks like TBS is going to run a mini-marathon which then leads into a 3 night extravaganza of My Boys ending with the mid-season finale on December 28th.
Take the time to catch up and take the time to look past the incredibly annoying sports analogies.
According to TVGuide, American Idol is trying to find a way to keep Idol fresh after so many years and their big answer to freshness? A MID-SEASON TWIST!
Now I don't know about you but there are only a couple twists that will fly in my book...
- A mistake is discovered and Chris Daughtry is really the winner of last season's competition. - There will be a cross over episode and the So You Think You Can Dance kids are joining the show. - Cat Deely is taking over as host. - Dunkleman is coming back as a man-on-the-street reporter... because ya know, he lives on the street. - Simon is getting a breast reduction surgery. - Paula is revealed to be a robot and the real Paula has been living in Emilio Estevez's forced to sing Hush Hush over and over and over and over again. - Randy really has the vocabulary of a master of linguistics. - Seacrest finally comes out.
I used to live in Cary (Raleigh suburb) North Carolina and my great friend Jennifer lived in Durham and worked for a newspaper called The Durham Herald Sun. Right after I moved to Boston, the Herald Sun became the center of attention as one of its writers (also a novelist) was accused of murdering his wife. It was a huge media frenzy and it was incredibly fascinating. His name was Michael Peterson and he is one amazingly scary sociopath. Or is he? Peterson claimed that his wife fell down the staircase and died. Forensic experts and even some of his children questioned that theory.
A couple years ago, a documentary was released that chronicled the whole incident and the two years of trial that Michael Peterson underwent. The documentary was aired as an 8 part series on strong SUNDANCE called THE STAIRCASE.
The trial was held and it just got crazier and more scary as the evidence and incidents in his past come to light. I won't spoil any of it but seriously a Hollywood screenwriter couldn't have written a story this good. It's an amazing ride through some really person issues, some gruesome pictures, reenactments, and a thrilling (if not terrifying) portrait of a sociopath.
The Staircase is now available not only on DVD but also on iTunes. It is a must-see. Seriously folks, you will never see a murder trial or a suspect this fascinating for years to come. It's gripping. Please download the show and watch it because guess what?
Lifetime Networks has greenlit a tv movie called The Staircase Murders starring Treat Williams (Everwood we still miss you), Samaire Armstrong (Anna we still miss you), and Kevin Pollak.
Where did we last see Gia over on Veronica Mars? I don't remember. Some I'm sure think that she went down with Mayor Woody but in reality (tv reality that is) I think she survived, right? Well regardless, the actress that plays Gia just got a new gig on a major network!
Krysten Ritter joins the cast of Fox's 'Til Death playing Brad Garrett's sassy cynical daughter Allison.
"Daddy's Girl" airs Thursday, December 21st at 8pm. Eddie (Brad Garrett) and Joy (Joely Fisher) are excited for their daughter Allison (Krysten Ritter) to come home for the holidays, but Eddie is perplexed when she turns to Joy for comfort after an unexpected break-up. When Eddie tries to impress Allison at the Woodcock’s (Kat Foster and Eddie Kaye Thomas) New Year’s Eve Party with his new cheerful outlook on life, Allison soon realizes that she liked her dad better when he was pessimistic and angry.
CBS & Rob Stewart Wish You A Sexy Holiday... for Children
Okay, so Rod is soooo not bringing the SexyBack but he is doing a good deed this holiday season. Having a permanent home for the holidays isn't the reality for the half million children currently living in the foster care system in the U.S.
Enter Rod Stewart, Idol's Katharine McPhee, Five For Fighting, John Legend, Angie Harmon, Rene Russo, Jeri Ryan, and Melina Kanakaredes.
In the Spirit of the Season, “The 8th Annual A Home for the Holidays with Rod Stewart” continues to Help Foster Children Find Adoptive Homes, Dec. 22 on CBS.
Last year, the “Children Waiting” segment on the special featured 12 children from ages 4-15. As a result of the show, every one of them now has an adoptive home. Please help again this holiday season by spreading word of this incredible event and make the holidays amazing for everyone!
Well its day break and you've gotta believe that it is...
Sorry I was having a Barry Manilow moment. Folks, the 12 of you out there watching Day Break will be sad about this news. IT'S ON PERMANENT BREAK. Pull immediately from the schedule.
Don't worry though, you'll be able to catch the remaining episodes that fulfill its 13 episode season online over at abc.com.
I know this should have gone out a while ago, but I just had time to work on getting this out to you all. Thanks to everyone that has been interested in my designs and supporting our favorite shows!
In time for the holidays, I bring you the holiday designs that are available at Ducky's Shop!
Hope you enjoy all the goodies related to our favorite shows! Big Brother (even though its so not summer, we can still remember), Battlestar Galactica, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, The Office, and Veronica Mars!
The big arts and entertainment newspaper here in Boston (and in other metro areas now) is The Boston Phoenix. Its a great weekly that give you all the information on music,movies, tv, art, theatre, etc. but it also has great columnists for politics, current events, etc.
I was pleasantly surprised yesterday when I opened it to see Kristen Bell! It's a great article on the 2 Smartest (and smart-assed) shows featuring smart women on television Veronica Mars and 30 Rock.
So it's still like a year away but here's a preview of LOST (returning Feb. 7, 2007) and guess who's back? CINDY THE STEWARDESS! We've wondered where the hell she disappeared to since The Other 48 Days back in Season 2. Guess who might be an Other?
God Matthew Fox is one hot man when he's angry. Loves him.
So, do you wanna sing with Justin Timberlake at The Grammy's in February? No - I didn't think so. But would you like to watch someone sing someone else's song while in the same building as Justin Timberlake and the rest of the biggest singers and songwriters of today?
If you'd like to do either, keep reading. MY GRAMMY MOMENT is an online competition to find an unsigned (neither indie nor major label) singer to submit videos that will be voted on by the internet viewing public over the next 9 weeks.
Starting tonight, aspiring singers can submit videos through Yahoo Music and a Grammy Blue Ribbon Panel (do they also do pies) will pick the Top 12 performers who will then compete to sing with JT. The Top 12 will be announced on January 8th at which time its up to us America! We pick which overgrown Jean Benet moves on.
Submission Information: December 15 (after 10:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM PT): Singers, at least 18-years of age or older, U.S. residents only, who have never been signed to an independent or major record label, submit a 60-second video of themselves singing one of the following GRAMMY-winning songs only (must be a cappella with no music or background track whatsoever): o "If I Ain't Got You" (originally performed by Alicia Keys) o "Breathe" (originally performed by Faith Hill) o "Come To My Window" (originally performed by Melissa Etheridge) o "What's Love Got To Do With It" (originally performed by Tina Turner) o "Dance With My Father" (originally performed by Luther Vandross) o "Cry Me A River" (originally performed by Justin Timberlake) o "Respect" (originally performed by Aretha Franklin) o "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (originally performed by Whitney Houston) o "Vision of Love" (originally performed by Mariah Carey).
Videos should be submitted and uploaded to Yahoo! Music, no later than Jan. 3, 2007
Tonight is the mid-season finale of Season 3 Battlestar Galactica. It's already been a surreal trip through time and space this season so Gods only know what comes next. Well, the Gods and the writers, cast, and crew as they are wrapping up filming on the season finale of Season 3 shortly.
"The Eye of Jupiter" will hopefully once again change the course of Battlestar and push it towards the back half and if we're lucky towards Earth. Having just made their way to the algae planet, the crew of Galactica will search for the "Eye of Jupiter" which rumor has it holds the Temple of Five which will direct them to the 13th Colony... EARTH! Too bad the Cylons are also hot on the trail of the Temple of Five. Which one gets it first? We'll find out tonight.
Directed by the mastermind visionary behind some of BSG's biggest episodes, Michael Rymer (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Pegasus, Ressurection, and Lay Down Your Burdens), we can only hope it blows my frakkin' mind as each of those episodes (many being mid-season and season finales) did!
Also tonight, let's see how Sharon feels when she realizes her daughter is still alive and in danger. Will Adama or Roslin risk it all by revealing the truth? Will Sharon go crazy and frak shit up?
Remember tonight is the last time you'll catch a new episode of Battlestar Galactica on Friday nights. Starting in January, BSG moves to Sunday's at 10pm.
Here's a preview:
And here is an exclusive clip from "The Eye of Jupiter"
Okay so it's not Death Race 2007 but damn it could be! The amazing Nathan Fillion, last seen playing Kate's ex-hubby on LOST (the amazing Capt. Mal on Firefly/Serenity and the creepy preacher on Buffy)just rejoined the mid-season replacement show he once abandoned.
DRIVE, created by Tim Minear (Firefly, Angel, and Wonderfalls) the show follows an underground cross-country race and it's participants. If the original cast stays intact it's gonna be one hell of a show! Brian Bloom (loved your ass on OZ and your eyes in the 80s), Shawn Hatosy (The Faculty, In & Out), Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men, Heavenly Creatures), Taryn Manning, and Alan Ruck among others are among those cast in what could be quite the thrill ride of a show!
True story folks, I swear on all that is Christmas and all of my awesome (hopefully) presents... True Story. Last night was at the Xmas party for the art house theatre I work for. My friend Nancy (who BTW loves HEROES) came in about an hour late, walked over to the table I was sitting at and sat down next to me.
She reaches into her sidebag and pulls out a Dry-Erase marker. She removes the cap and draws ablack line down my arm. "What the hell was that for?" I asked. She looked at me and said I'd find out soon enough and let out an evil chuckle.
All night I kept waiting for the mark on my arm to make sense. She showed it to our friend Sarah and she almost fell out of her seat with laughter. WTF! I start getting annoyed because I seriously have the patience of a fruit fly. Nancy said I needed to wait and in time it would be revealed for all its awesomeness.
I got home from the party at about 11:45 and sat down with some Harney and Sons Holiday Tea, lit the tree and reached for the remote. I selected The Office's 1 hour Christmas show. About 35 minutes later I let out THE BIGGEST LAUGH on earth. A laugh that should not happen at 12:20am. Brilliance. The moment in the show was brilliant but the moment in the restaurant earlier was even more so. Nancy my friend, I tip my hat to you as do all of The Office blogger folks out there!
Okay, onto the show. Not that I can talk about it too much because this episode was definitely on that will reveal its genius the more its watched. There were so many subtle moments and smart gags happening that I really need to see them again to reprocess the funny. I will say that I loved the episode and think it might be one of the best this season. It was not laugh out loud funny but it was high cringe factor funny which is always better than the gaffaw moments. And, it was a little sad - was it not?
I felt horrible for Michael Scott when his Christmas Carol broke up with him. You knew it was coming but sweet lord when he photoshopped his head onto her old family holiday photo you just wanted to die! It was so horrible and insensitive and he just doesn't get it. In Michael's little mind he's doing a very sweet and family thing - painful! I love Steve Carrell. His canceling Christmas is sooooo great. I enjoyed every second of Andy's pick-me-up lunch at Benihana! I loved his "new girlfriend" - both of them. And of course I almost died with joy over the marking of the correct "new girlfriend" so he could tell her apart from the other asian girl. Horribly racist, but pretty brilliant on his part.
Before I forget... Creed taking from the Toy Drive box. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I love that they continue his cleptomaniac storyline in little bits here and there. The reason I thought of this is because I just got back from going to Starbucks with my friend Shelly and we walked by the Food Drive box on our floor and there was really nice spaghetti sauce and pasta in there and she goes "Oh, now I know what I'm having for dinner... though I wish it was Angel Hair instead of regular spaghetti." Yeah, these are the people I hang out with so I can appreciate Creed!
One of the best moments of the night was Pam and Karen bonding over their hatred of Angela and the creation of a second party planning committee. It was cute. It was like middle school. Pam finally found someone her age to hang out with, someone with similar interests... in Jim Halper. That poor boy looked so terrified through most of the episode. His worst nightmare - Pam and Karen becoming friends. He doesn't do well with the love triangle as we all know. I did however appreciate the stand he took as #2 in the Office!
Another favorite moment was Pam's gift to Jim. How amazing that for months now she's been sending Dwight messages from the CIA! Genius! It's so JAM it's not even funny. Her present was that he gets to pick Dwight's big assignment. It was so hard to watch the joy on her face and his turn so quickly as he realizes maybe he shouldn't be doing these pranks with Pam anymore now that he's dating Karen. Sure he disguised it as a work related new position of authority-wouldn't be right scenario but deep down we know it's because of Karen. So sad. Poor Pam. But luckily folks, in the end it all paid off! Jim sent Dwight his final instructions from the CIA. The last we see is Dwight on the rooftop of a building ready to be picked up by helicopter. At the last minute he gets a text saying to abort the mission and to throw away his cell phone. And that he does my friends. JAM WINS!
Other great moments: - The tension when Stanley stood to decide which party to attend. - Karen telling Pam that Roy's cute and that Pam should date him. Hella awkward. I love that not all the information has come out yet. - "Why would I be disappointed?" - Andy's wingman luncheon - The used bike - Oh God, The Goose! I almost forgot about the goose - The Karaoke cord in the planter - James Blunt's "Good bye My Lover" - Sandals, "All Inclusive!" - Using the Nutcracker's base - Ryan's endless excuses - Dwight holding Angela's hand - Pam felling bad for Angela - Oscar's return: "too soon"
And finally folks, my favorite moment of the evening... Angela: "And maybe some green streamers..." Phyllis: "I thought green was kinda whorish?" Angela: "No, orange is!" Poor Phyllis, wearing the orange. The woman cannot catch a break! I love Angela so much. She's amazing and I love that there is no reasoning behind her cruelty. So to celebrate the holiday's and Angela's cruelty I present you with this Office Xmas Design!
So I've moved the ANTM discussion to my new site where all of the Season 8 talk will continue and obviously all the talk about Tyra's whack ass and whether or not Cari Dee deserved to win from Season 7. Click the picture about to continue the discussion.
This will tell you how ridiculously insane and busy my world has been lately... I didn't even know that the Golden Globes nominations were coming out. Never crossed my mind. I am a really really bad TV Blogger. I keep making excuses but it boils down to time. Not having any. Not even watching shows until days later when its too late to write about them, etc.
Here folks are the Golden Globe nominees for the television. The Globes will be awarded on January 15th!
TV Series, Drama 24 Big Love Grey's Anatomy Heroes Lost
Lead Actor, TV Drama Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) Michael C. Hall (Dexter) Hugh Laurie (House) Bill Paxton (Big Love) Kiefer Sutherland (24)
Lead Actress, TV Drama Patricia Arquette (Medium) Edie Falco (The Sopranos) Evangeline Lilly (Lost) Ellen Pompeo (Grey's) Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
TV Series, Comedy Desperate Housewives Entourage The Office Ugly Betty Weeds
Lead Actor, TV Comedy Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) Zach Braff (Scrubs) Steve Carell (The Office) Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Lead Actress, TV Comedy Marcia Cross (Housewives) America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Avdentures of Old Christine) Mary-Louis Parker (Weeds)
Best Miniseries or TV-Movie Bleak House Broken Trail Elizabeth I Mrs. Harris Prime Suspect: The Final Act
Best Actor, Miniseries or TV-Movie André Braugher (Thief) Robert Duvall (Broken Trail) Michael Ealy (Sleeper Cell: American Terror) Chiwetel Ejiofor (Tsunami, the Aftermath) Ben Kingsley (Mrs. Harris) Bill Nighy (Gideon's Daughter) Matthew Perry (The Ron Clark Story)
Best Actress, Miniseries or TV-Movie Gillian Anderson (Bleak House) Annette Bening (Mrs. Harris) Helen Mirren (Elizabeth I) Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect: The Final Act) Sophie Okonedo (Tsunami)
Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV-Movie Thomas Haden Church (Broken Trail) Jeremy Irons (Elizabeth I) Justin Kirk (Weeds) Masi Oka (Heroes) Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV-Movie Emily Blunt (Gideon's Daughter) Toni Collette (Tsunami) Katherine Heigl (Grey's Anatomy) Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)
Go Sarah Paulson, KHeigl, The Piv, Michael C. Hall, America Ferrera, Hiro and HEROES! Those in RED are who I am excited about not who I want to win or who I think will win. We'll get to that as the time closes in.
How great to see some new faces in the mix this year! Let's hope at Emmy time it's similar. And God Bless The Queen, Helen Mirren, she is amazing! I love that she's competing against herself in the Best Actress category. Plus, she got a nod for The Queen! Can I get an AMEN that Raymond went off the air so we're spared the horse crap that was always their zillion nominations. Honey, EVERYBODY DID NOT LOVE RAYMOND! I frakkin' hated it.
Over on the movie side, YOU GO JENNIFER HUDSON! Our ex-Idol got a nom for Supporting Actress from Dreamgirls.
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But I'm happy to report we made up for the lack of podcasts by talking way too much about all of our favorite shows. So much so that we had to split it into 2 podcasts... yeah, we talked THAT much. We promise to never do so again - so here folks, is Part 1 of Podcast #3!
I'm super excited for tonight's Battlestar as tonight, Battlestar and Buffy collide! Jane Espenson has written tonight's episode titled "The Passage."
That's big news for all of us geeks out there because Jane did a incredible job carrying on Joss Whedon's vision as Co-Executive Producer and Writer on Buffy from 1998-2003. She wrote some of my favorites "Double Meat Palace" and "I Was Made To Love You" with the Buffybot!
"The Passage" works as a lead-in episode to next week's mid-season finale and Battlestar's final airing on a Friday night. Come the new year Battlestar will air on Sunday's at 10pm.
Often Starbuck nemesis Kat is a main focus in this episode as she plays a big role in leading the Colonial Fleet to the passage to Earth. Whether she's successful or not is to be determined.
Also tonight, starvation hits the fleet as their food processing machines become contaminated. Seriously, what did these people do to deserve the crap lives they have. Damn. Cylons aren't bad enough? You gotta throw in starvation? Give a brother a frakkin' break!
Here is an advance scene from "The Passage"
Can we just take a moment to talk about how incredible last week's episode "Unfinished Business" was? There was so much information that we learned not only about relationships but about life on New Caprica in the 8 months before the Cylons came. Adama and Roslin became closer though I'll argue it to the death with my co-workers that they did not have a sexual relationship. They just really enjoy each others company and they are confidants and friends. I love their relationship and its one of my favorite things about BSG.
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