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To my TV junkies

Monday, April 27th, 2009

There are so few good shows out in TV land that step away from the forumalic crime or medical dramas.  Don’t get me wrong, I love crime and medical dramas, but we have plenty.  There are a handful of shows that are a little quirky, or a little different, or a little too badass, but are absolutely amazing.

Chuck.  It’s a great show with a lot of heart about a computer geek who gets turned into a spy.  For a better recap of why you should watch, click here.  Please watch Chuck tonight!  If you haven’t had lunch already–go buy Subway and support a sponsor of the show.  You can get more information at twitter.com/savechuck.

Dollhouse.  It’s getting so good, and is one of my favorites this season.  I’m not quite sure how to summarize this one.  I suppose it’s about programmable people, which lends itself to great episodic shows, but Joss Whedon has created such a wonderful and rich universe.  Check out www.watchdollhouseweek.com for more information.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.  This one needs to be saved!  If you are a fan of the Terminator movies, you will totally love this show.  This deserves another season to explore what happened to John in the season finale!  Check out www.savethescc.com (although I think it may be down right now) or twitter.com/saveterminator.

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The Muffin Buffalo returns!

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Bryan Fuller’s shows are simply amazing.  Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me, and Pushing Daisies are among my favorite TV shows.  Sadly they were / are going to be canceled before their time.

I am a big fan of Wonderfalls and was very disappointed when FOX cancelled the show after only four episodes.  (To this day, I still hate the Swan for taking over it’s time slot.)  Recently I found out that ABC decided not to pick up Pushing Daisies for another season.  However they did decide to run the rest of the episodes!

To my delight, as I was watching this week’s episode of Pushing Daisies, I saw the return of Beth Grant reprising her role as Marianne Marie Beetle, the creator of Muffin Buffalo in Wonderfalls.

I have to say this is going to be a bittersweet countdown to the final episodes of Pushing Daisies for me.

Back to the show.

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Say it ain’t so!

Friday, November 21st, 2008

I was reading my RSS feeds and I just came across this article about ABC cancelling Pushing Daisies.  http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b69940_sources_daisies_eli_dsm_canceled.html

Oh I can’t begin to describe the disappointment I am feeling.  At least ABC will be airing the rest of the shows, unlike another Bryan Fuller show on FOX.  Hopefully Warner Bros. will pick up the show as a movie so we won’t be left in suspense!

ABC can be reached at:

ABC
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521-4551

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Dear Video-on-demand,

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Dear Video-on-demand,

I love you.  This summer you allowed me to catch up on Season 3 of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (via www.hulu.com) and I’ve been using you to watch True Blood (via Charter Video-on-demand).  Recently I watched the first episode of Chuck Season 2 (via www.amazon.com and Charter Video-on-demand) before the episode airs.

You allow me to watch TV on my own schedule without a DVR.  You rock!

Love,

Jonathan

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Confessions of a TV junkie

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

I love TV, I truly do.  From my guilty pleasures to those wonderful rare gems that have carved out a special place in my heart, I love it all.  For me, the fall TV lineup is full of excitement: answers to last season’s cliffhangers, old favorites returning, new shows trying to make their mark before the midseason replacements come looking for a time slot.

This is an exciting time, however it can be pretty frustrating as well.  In years past I have been in absolute heartache over the cancellation of some of my favorite shows.  I always get a little nervous when I get attached to a show on FOX, they probably have the worst track record of killing amazing shows such as Undeclared, Firefly, and Wonderfalls.  Now it troubles me that I’ll be tuning into FOX for more than one new show.

A short list of returning shows in my Fall lineup:

  • How I Met Your Mother – Seriously one of the funniest shows on TV.  NPH is legend…wait-for-it-…dary!  If you haven’t seen this one, go watch the first season and you’ll know what I mean.
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – I love the concept for this show, and for me, it makes up for T3.  I worry because it’s on FOX, but it has made it through it’s first, but very short, season.  (Can I just say, Summer Glau is fucking hot.)
  • Chuck – The premise of this show is a little out there, a government super computer gets downloaded into the brain of a geek nerd named Chuck.  It’s a pretty amazing show, especially if you like aspiring actresses that were former models.
  • Pushing Daisies – Perhaps my favorite current TV show.  It’s a little hard to explain in a sentence or two…it’s wonderfully whimsical and it’s probably not for everyone.
  • It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia - Thanks John for catching this one.  Damn TV Guide link doesn’t list cable networks.

Some new shows I’m excited about:

  • True Blood – Vampires in modern day America fighting for equal rights?!  I’ve only seen two episodes, but so far–I dig it!
  • Fringe – I actually know little about this show, but some friends mentioned it was good, so I shall check it out.
  • Dollhouse – I know nothing about this show, except it’s from Joss Whedon.  I’m not hoping for Firefly, but if half as good–I’ll be tuning in weekly–that is if FOX doesn’t cancel it before.

TV Guide’s Fall TV schedule – This link does not include cable network shows.

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