tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116786662009-07-13T18:48:54.456-06:00Critique, insight, musings, rants & ramblings on televisiontivogirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038295120900625449noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11678666.post-20669053264466476282009-01-26T14:55:00.003-07:002009-01-26T15:04:41.725-07:00

Finally, I think we'll have a female team win the American version of The Amazing Race!The team list is out, and on paper, these are the strongest pairs:1. The flight attendants. Yes, you read that right. Flight attendants. Athletic, well traveled (30 years of experience between them) and blonde, but no dumb comments in the bio about "using it" to their advantage (which never works on the Race).

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The teams have been announced for the 13th Amazing Race, which starts September 28. Can't wait!At first glance, it looks like there will be a lot of drama. Almost every romantically linked couple includes the word 'bickering', 'infedelity', 'estranged' or 'long distance' in their bio. There are no gay couples, only one sibling team and only one parent-child team. We have the token geeks, token

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Just a short post, but I'll get caught up with all the upfront announcements and new fall schedules shortly! Couldn't wait to tell you all about this tidbit in the Fox press release, buried under the midseason replacements:SIT DOWN, SHUT UP (working title), created by Emmy Award winner Mitchell Hurwitz (“Arrested Development”), follows a group of unconventional teachers and staff members working

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles had boffo numbers for last night's premiere. It was the top scripted show premiere in eight years on Fox and blew away the completely lame Golden Globe programming on NBC at the same time. Episode 2 airs tonight!In other happy news, next week's Amazing Race finale will be one of the happiest ever! Thanks to the elimination of the one last obnoxious team,

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I mentioned it last fall, but it's worth bringing up again now that the big premiere day is here - WATCH THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES! It's a tight, action-packed, well acted show that ties in fantastically with the Terminator franchise films (the timeline is between the 2nd and 3rd movie). Even if all you know is the basic mythology, it's easy to become engrossed. Terminator 101: Computers launch

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CBS has just announced a shakeup in their winter schedule, primarily due to the ongoing writers' strike. The horrid Big Brother will run this spring rather than its usual summer timeframe, but the MUCH better news is that the all-too-short return run of Jericho will debut on February 12!I'd love the strike to end soon, but if it hasn't, or if production hasn't caught up by then, Jericho could

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The amazing impressionist Frank Caliendo (you've probably seen him on talk shows doing Madden or Bush or Robin Williams... or all three at once) is finally seeing the debut of his new sketch show! FrankTV starts November 20th on TBS. This guy is amazing and hilarious... check out this trailer:Also, Ricky Gervais just sent out a note in his email newsletter than the finale of Extras will appear on

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Now that I've had some time to mull over the bios, here are some predictions for the teams on this season's Amazing Race...Most likely to go home first: Ari and Staella. You thought I was going to pick Kate and Pat, didn't you? (Older women typically don't do well on the race, but these gals seem smart enough to get through a few legs. They're gay female clergy, for cryin' out loud - they know

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From CBS:CBS announces the 11 Teams set to compete in THE AMAZING RACE 12. The 11 Teams will travel approximately 30,000 miles, covering five countries never before visited on the Race, including Ireland, Lithuania and Croatia. The five-time Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series premieres Sunday, Nov. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. THE AMAZING RACE has won five

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Set your Tivos or push up those season passes - the Amazing Race returns for another glorious season on November 4th!!Thanks to the early demise of the (from what I heard) horrid Viva Laughlin, there is room in the CBS schedule to bring back the king of reality competition a little bit earlier than planned. If you have never watched it, there is a reason this show has ALWAYS won the reality

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Fox just announced that they've scheduled the Sarah Connor Chronicles for debut in January (the 14th to be exact), alongside the second half of the premiere of 24. This is GREAT news!!The show takes place in the time between the Terminator 2 and 3 films and follows Sarah and her son, future human revolution leader John Connor, as they attempt to stay alive and have a relatively normal life

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This morning marks a monumental event in the history of television game shows - for the first time in more than 35 years, a new host will be taking over The Price is Right from the legendary Bob Barker.Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that comedian Drew Carey was announced as his successor several weeks ago, after Bob's last day. He finally starts his reign today - supposedly with

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We are deep enough into the new season now that I'm starting to make some crucial decisions. It's slash and burn time for the season pass list. Get rid of the old stuff and the new stuff that didn't pan out and make room for the worthy new shows.As I've posted before, there is just too much on Mondays. Even with three Tivos and five tuners, I just can't fit it all in. Prison Break gets the axe.

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I watched exactly 2 minutes and 14 seconds of Caveman before realizing that the reviews were right. It IS the dumbest show ever to be broadcast on television. If there is any justice in the world, it won't live long enough to be on again.

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One of my all time favorites, the dry and quick witted Bonnie Hunt, is getting her own talk show in 2008! She's one of those actresses who elevates everything she's in, even if only for a cameo. She's also one of those faces you know but may not know her name (the voice of the cute Porsche in Cars, the toothpick waitress in Rain Man, the tour guide in Dave, the sister in Jerry Maguire).She's

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I just finished watching the pilot of Journeyman and all I can say is - YES!!! What a fantastic show! It has a great concept, great production values, great writing, great pacing and great acting. It also has found that balance that Heroes has where it gives away just enough of the mystery to make you want more, but without being frustratingly vague or slow (like Lost).I was the world's biggest

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I've had a Tivo since year one. I have three Tivos and five total tuners. I watch a LOT of television, but very little of it is live. (Just about the only thing I don't shift is NFL football, because inevitably a big score or play is spoiled when I'm watching my fantasy team. But I digress...) It's fantastic - I can watch what I want, when I want, on my own schedule. But sometimes it can be a

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Please move some of the stuff you have on Monday to another night. There is too much good stuff on at once, and that's not cool. I have three Tivos with five total tuners and I just can't get it all, let alone watch it in a reasonable time. It just means that I'm going to miss out if I choose poorly, or that something good will get cancelled when it fails to beat Heroes. Just move some stuff to

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Are you thinking about watching that new show Moonlight because you're totally into vampire stuff and it kinda reminds you of this cool show Forever Knight that used to be on late at night back in the 90s? Don't. It sucks.The premise is almost identical to Forever Knight, but while that was a cheesy, Canadian, low-budget yet entertaining show, Moonlight is a cheesy, overwrought, horribly acted

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... Best. Episode. Ever. Yes, I am a huge SW geek. No, Robot Chicken is NOT a real show.

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I was one of the first big Survivor fans, but after the fifth season I just quit watching. I always check out the premiere, but usually bail out before the third episode or so. The concept has just gotten stale, and the "twists" are really just gimmicks that are quickly abandoned. The series quickly turns back into the backstabbing juvenile behavior fest it has become over the years. The reality

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In a rare move, CBS has given Jericho a reprieve. Cancelled at the May upfronts, fans of the show protested vigorously, and today the network announced that it will be ordering seven new episodes to air mid-season next year. It's far from a full order, and the show will have to gain back audience, but it counts as a victory all the same for fans.I like Jericho - I didn't send any nuts to Leslie

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Finally, we have an end date in sight! ABC announced today that Lost will run for 48 more episodes over three seasons. The good news is, they will each have 16 episodes that will run continuously, much like Fox has done with 24 for the last few years.With an actual timeframe now, maybe the writers can get this train back on the tracks. This season was all but dead until the last four episodes or

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Sorry it's been so long since an update - just too much darn TV to keep up with during sweeps!!I did have to pause to remind everyone that tonight is the season finale of tivogirl's FAVORITE show - the Amazing Race! The All-Star edition sure hasn't turned out like I thought it would. And while I don't really like any of the remaining teams, I'm psyched by the prospect of an all-female team

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Like Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's other too-good-for-television sitcom (the original BBC version of The Office), they'll be leaving at the top. After just two seasons and 12 total episodes, Extras (which airs in the US on HBO) is a wrap. There is something to be said for not wearing out your welcome, but it seems all too soon, especially since Extras didn't have the strong story arc The

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