tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87373841551811197332009-11-11T04:47:55.264-08:00No TiVo. No cable. Just good old-fashioned TV. (And TV on DVD).bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08036498135680273351noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737384155181119733.post-1202107260438245642009-02-04T15:50:00.000-08:002009-02-04T15:56:22.081-08:00

So, this whole blogging thing hasn't worked out quite like I planned. I've lost all but 1 of the original team members, and I'm starting to feel overwhelmed. Additionally, what happened after I began my career in the music industry has repeated itself here -- blogging about TV has actually made me enjoy TV less. I will be taking a brief hiatus in order to regroup and think about what I want to

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* why hast thou forsaken me? I’ve given up hope for any mention of Santiago. I haven’t given up hope for mention of Street, but I’m still irritated that it hasn’t happened yet. That being said, this episode brought some good ol’ friction back into Dillon, TX.When Katie McCoy sweet-talks Tami into letting her host the annual Panthers BBQ, Tami is delighted to have it off her plate while Eric is

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And a couple days late: Kim Manners has passed away.

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I don’t really have time for this so if you didn’t watch it, check out a full recap at Buddy TV. While there is no such thing as a bad episode of SN, this has got to be the most disappointing flashback episode ever. Shame on you, Supernatural. Usually SN flashbacks are phenomenal (“In the Beginning,” “A Very Supernatural Christmas,” “Something Wicked,” “Home”) but this one didn’t tell us anything

bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08036498135680273351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737384155181119733.post-48306032234241674542009-01-28T11:04:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:09:45.571-08:00

Grams and Pacey, reunited! The woman who played Mrs. Warren is Mary Beth Peil, who played Grams on Dawson’s Creek. Though she looks younger in this than she did on that show. Funny how makeup works.In this episode, a gaggle of seemingly unrelated folk are exposed to a computer virus that liquefies their brains, causing the matter to dribble out of their ears. Disgusting, but the juxtaposition of

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Perhaps I’m missing something, but it is remarkably difficult to find episodic FNL promo photos online. Even today, the NBC site only has photos from S3E1.I know it has only been two episodes, but I’m a mite disappointed so far. The Matt-Julie thing has been done. Why bother with it again? I don’t get Riggins-Lyla, and I have a horrible feeling we’re going to see the “you’re trying to change me”

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* why does sawyer have no clothes anymore? My apologies in not getting this up earlier. I've been embroiled in our Mayor's sex scandal and furiously not caring about what he does in his bedroom. I even attended a rally. Isn't that nice? I wanted to re-watch the episode at least one more time before I finally came to a conclusion about what I thought. It so happens it took me through the weekend

hans blixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15689662780206760887noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737384155181119733.post-6202851789270375602009-01-23T11:30:00.000-08:002009-01-23T11:33:29.692-08:00

While I have no doubt that SDYW readers are well-informed, I thought I'd post this news item from the Washington Post:Obama Urges Delay In Digital TV SwitchPersonally I hope that it is delayed, as I still have not decided which TV to buy. I'm paralyzed by choice, and by conflicting recommendations. Grrrr.

bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08036498135680273351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737384155181119733.post-59273974113247199352009-01-23T10:54:00.000-08:002009-01-23T11:05:14.640-08:00

First: In exciting SN news, the show has had a ratings surge! An average of 3 million viewers a week, which is much better than its previous numbers. And, Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune recently called it one of the best shows of 2008. Yay!Second: how many times did they say “douchebag” in this episode? At least 15 or 20? Fabulous.On to the recap: At a magicians’ convention, an aging trio of

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“Hey, guess what just happened? Finding out that my father's giving drugs to bugs just became a typical moment in my life.”1. I expected Mitchell Loeb to be a bad guy for some time, at least a full season. But he’s already done! It was chilling when he told Olivia that he had kidnapped her to save her. Whenever someone says, “You don’t understand what you’re doing!” on shows like this, it never

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Geez it's been too long eh? Last season I had an unfortunate choice to make. It revolved around bowling and Lost. This season it's different. I had a horrifying elbow injury that makes bowling not an option now, and perhaps in the future. Never fear SDYW fans. I think it was a sign from God that I should watch more TV and blog about it. I will listen to the dear lord sweet baby Jesus and blog

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“Serve the hotties first.”This one was straight filler, all the way. Marshall and Lily, in an attempt to be more mature, start letting go of all their cute little “rituals.” Funny, I thought they learned this lesson last time they tried to be mature. The ritual in question involves airports, local microbrews, and chauffeur signs. They both agree not to take part in the ritual, and then each

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“She went to bed with Jesus and woke up with you.” I’m not sure how much time has passed here – three months(?) – but some fairly ridiculous things have taken place in Dillon, TX.1. Tami has gone from guidance counselor to principal. Um, what? Don’t you need experience, or qualifications, to be principal? She quickly discovers that the school has no money, being forced to lay off teachers – and

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This show isn’t that great for a girl living alone. I woke up at 4:00 a.m. positive that some horrifying girl was going to sneak out of the closet and start licking my hand.Anyway, as usual SN picks up not-at-all-where-it-left-off. Sam and Dean are exhausted, having taken job after job with no rest. Sam tries to convince Dean to slow down, but Dean is obviously still trying to make up for his

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"I love you."I’m reasonably certain that HIMYM has never made me tear up before, but this was a sad one. The show isn’t particularly complicated, but that being said, Barney is a surprisingly complex character – and one that Neal Patrick Harris plays to perfection. How the man manages to make his lines both hilarious and utterly depressing is beyond me.In “Benefits,” Ted and Robin find themselves

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Apparently I am not only a bad blogger, I'm a clueless one. I had no idea I had missed three episodes of HIMYM. Whoops! So here are three brief recaps from the CBS website.HIMYM S4E11: Little MinnesotaWhen Ted’s younger sister, Heather, comes to visit and decides she wants to move there, Ted worries that she’s not mature or responsible enough to survive in NYC. Being the overprotective older

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I tried. Really, I did. But 90210 never should have taken a winter hiatus because now I really don't care. I made it maybe one-third of the way through this episode before switching on my DVD player and returning to season 3 of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I give up.

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Sorry for the super-lazy lack of posting, but we were on vacation, and now everything is off-air until January. Please stand by -- we will be back in full force come 2009!

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“Why don’t you try J Date?”We pick up right where the left off, with Castiel and Uriel claiming that Anna is far from an innocent. Suddenly, they are yanked away in a flash of light. The boys find Anna drawing symbols on the wall in her own blood – she sent them away with a spell that just “popped into her head.”The boys get Pamela (the psychic who went blind trying to see who saved Dean), to

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The girls shoot another commercial, this time with a line in Dutch. They also don’t get a teleprompter. Afterward, they shoot a Cover Girl ad. Annaleigh completely blanks. She tears up, and says she can see her dreams slipping away. She lost all her personality, so Jay breaks it down line by line for her. She does better after that. In her shot, the photographer comments that she really uses her

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“What’s up, Chachi?”A woman who uses flashing lights to hypnotize her victims kidnaps a musical child prodigy. Several other geniuses have been abducted and then returned, only to go insane. One of them, Dashiell Kim, is a patient in the asylum from which Walter was recently sprung. So, Walt goes back in to glean information from Kim. The warden (who I think is the sheriff from Roswell) is mean

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Well. If I had realized that 90210 would not be on again until January 6, I certainly would not have skipped it last night. Oops. Here is the TWOP recap instead.

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Another day, another not-so-great episode of HIMYM. This one revolved around “Woo!” girls. You know, girls at the bar who go out in groups and throw their arms in the air and go “Woooo!” whenever anything happens. It had the potential to be really funny, but the jokes fell flat. And the rhyming…dear god, the rhyming.But the worst part of the night had to be Robin claiming that all single people

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To find out why, click here. But be warned, spoilers for a recently-canceled show that I used to blog about lie ahead.Thanks to Lainey for the info!

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Well, now we know for sure that Sam and Ruby have been having sex. Ugh. But this episode was interesting. It set up an intriguing story, and then basically abandoned it to tell us what Sam did while Dean was in hell.First, the story: a young woman named Anna can hear angels talking, and everyone thinks she’s insane when she tries to tell them about Lilith and Lucifer and the end of the world. She

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