Tuesday, September 7, 2010

The Fall Schedule

 it starts all over again tonight. here's the schedule for new and returning premieres fall 2010.

Tuesday, Sept. 7
Sons of Anarchy, 10 p.m. (FX)

Wednesday, Sept. 8
America’s Next Top Model, 8 p.m. (The CW)
Hellcats, 9 p.m. (The CW) NEW
Terriers, 10 p.m. (FX) NEW

Thursday, Sept. 9
The Vampire Diaries, 8 p.m. (The CW)
Nikita, 9 p.m. (The CW) NEW

Monday, Sept. 13
90210, 8 p.m. (The CW)
Gossip Girl, 9 p.m. (The CW)

Tuesday, Sept. 14
One Tree Hill, 8 p.m. (The CW)
Life Unexpected, 9 p.m. (The CW)
Parenthood, 10 p.m. (NBC)

Wednesday, Sept. 15
Survivor: Nicaragua, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Outlaw, 10 p.m. (NBC) NEW

Thursday, Sept. 16
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 10 p.m. (FX)
The Apprentice, 10 p.m. (NBC)
The League, 10:30 p.m. (FX)

Sunday, Sept. 19
Boardwalk Empire, 8 p.m. (HBO) NEW

Monday, Sept. 20
Dancing With the Stars, 8 p.m. (ABC)
How I Met Your Mother, 8 p.m. (CBS)
House, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Chuck, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Rules of Engagement, 8:30 p.m. (CBS)
Two and a Half Men, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Lone Star, 9 p.m. (Fox) NEW
The Event, 9 p.m. (NBC) NEW
Mike and Molly, 9:30 p.m. (CBS) NEW
Castle, 10 p.m. (ABC)
Hawaii Five-0, 10 p.m. (CBS) NEW
Chase, 10 p.m. (NBC) NEW

Tuesday, Sept. 21
NCIS, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Glee, 8 p.m. (Fox)
The Biggest Loser, 8 p.m. (NBC)
NCIS: Los Angeles, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Raising Hope, 9 p.m. (Fox) NEW
Running Wilde, 9:30 p.m. (Fox) NEW
Detroit 1-8-7, 10 p.m. (ABC) NEW

Wednesday, Sept. 22
The Middle, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Hell’s Kitchen, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Undercovers, 8 p.m. (NBC) NEW
Better With You, 8:30 p.m. (ABC) NEW
Modern Family, 9 p.m. (ABC)
Criminal Minds, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Law and Order: SVU, 9 p.m. (NBC)
Cougar Town, 9:30 p.m. (ABC)
The Defenders, 10 p.m. (CBS) NEW
The Whole Truth, 10 p.m. (ABC) NEW

Thursday, Sept. 23
My Generation, 8 p.m. (ABC) NEW
The Big Bang Theory, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Bones, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Community, 8 p.m. (NBC)
30 Rock, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
$#*! My Dad Says, 8:30 p.m. (CBS) NEW
Grey’s Anatomy, 9 p.m. (ABC)
CSI, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Fringe, 9 p.m. (Fox)
The Office, 9 p.m. (NBC)
Outsourced, 9:30 p.m. (NBC) NEW
Private Practice, 10 p.m. (ABC)
The Mentalist, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Friday, Sept. 24
Medium, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Smallville, 8 p.m. (The CW)
CSI: NY, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Supernatural, 9 p.m. (The CW)
The Good Guys, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Blue Bloods, 10 p.m. (CBS) NEW

Sunday, Sept. 26
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 8 p.m. (ABC)
The Simpsons, 8 p.m. (Fox)
The Amazing Race, 8:30 p.m. (CBS)
The Cleveland Show, 8:30 p.m. (Fox)
Desperate Housewives, 9 p.m. (ABC)
Family Guy, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Dexter, 9 p.m. (Showtime)
Brothers & Sisters, 10 p.m. (ABC)
Undercover Boss, 10 p.m. (CBS)
Bored to Death, 10 p.m. (HBO)
Eastbound & Down, 10:30 p.m. (HBO)

Tuesday, Sept. 28
No Ordinary Family, 9 p.m. (ABC) NEW
The Good Wife, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Wednesday, Sept. 29
Law and Order: Los Angeles, 10 p.m. (NBC) NEW

Friday, Oct. 1
Human Target, 8 p.m. (Fox)

Sunday, Oct. 3
American Dad, 9:30 p.m.
CSI: Miami, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Wednesday, Oct. 27
Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)

Wednesday, Nov. 10
Lie to Me, 8 p.m. (Fox)

Sunday, September 5, 2010

'Beautiful Boy'

michael sheen and the oh so under-rated maria bello in this future 2010 release grabbed me.

trailer


'What If' Dante Met Tess


the real deal here is dominic zamprogna.this guy has the talent and should make a go at the big screen.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

'The Back Up Plan': **stars



i have a thing for jennifer lopez in her romantic comedies. i find her absolutely charming in them. even in this bit of a miss and mess she shines. alex o'laughlin is another charmer. they just have a lousy script to work with that's all too formula and familiar.

rent it on a rainy day. it will pass the time.

Pet

i'm on a well needed solo vacation so i'm leaving you with the wonderful petula clark to add some sunshine to your life today.

La chanson de Marie Madeleine'



Medley from 1996



'kiss me goodbye'


the italian version:



with bobby darin:



my love



never on a sunday:



fool on the hill

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

The Emmy's Redux

if you missed the emmy's you missed a damn good opening number. so here it is.
best bit: betty white and jon hamm
enjoy.


September Recommendations


'charade' is the real deal for me this month. audrey hepburn, cary grant and paris on blu ray. stanley donen's hitcockian thriller is and will always rate A+ in my book. if you've seen it see it again: if you have not seen it treat yourself. it is simply the best.


the first season of 'glee' is released. if you haven't seen it rent it and get ready for season 2 which premieres on september 21. you owe it to yourself.


and then we have season one of 'the vampire diaries' one of last year's best new tv series. i love it and it scores higher with me than 'true blood'.
season 2 begins on september 9th and i'll be there.


it is shakespere, it has kate winslet and julie christie and it's on blu ray. i need no other reasons to own it. i grant it is primarily a kenneth branagh vanity production but what the hell it still has christie and winslet. enuf said!


you needed a subscribtion to starz to see 'spartacus'. this month you can rent or own it on dvd or blu ray. this was an ambitius project and turned out to be one of the best this past season. i say go for it.


'letters to juliet' is a charmer. it's an ice crean sundae on a summer afternoon. amanda seyfried continues to shine even as vanessa redgrave steals the cherry right off her sundae. what can i say i love this type of film as much as most others when done right. this was done right.


last but not least is the first dvd only release of 1964's 'where love has gone'. based on the king of 60's trash novelist harold robbins novel it is a piece of high camp. for fans of bette davis and or susan hayward it is a must. these were the days of older actresses having to do camp or horror films to work. thank the gods this in no longer true. but as both a hayward and davis fan i can't wait to see them go at it again in living color. as far as camp films go it is an A.


these releases will also be available in september:


'poltergiest' one of the best of it's genre on blu ray.

'tommy' the who's rock musical mainly notable for tina tiurner as the acid queen on blu ray.

'harlow' a carroll baker vehicle that is good 'trashy' fun. it was done better as a carol lynley vehicle at the same time which appears to have disappeared. dvd only.


and of course


the fifth season of 'supernatural' will be released on blu ray and dvd. but for your own sake start at season 1



Passed July/August 2010


patricia neal - actress
mitch miller - tv band leader
david wolper - producer


Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Dancing With an Unwed Christian Teenage Mom

ain't america grand

her wacko mother calls hollywood evil. the root of all things socially liberal. elite. and here goes her daughter to dance across the tv screens of america this fall live from hollywood


IDIOTS


i've never watched 'dancing with the stars' my record will not be broken


Happy Birthday Richard

'Vampire Diaries' on Blu Ray and DVD Today

one of the best shows of the 2009-2010 tv season. if you haven't seen it sink your teeth into it and rent it.









 and here's a peak at season 2 beginning thursday september 9.

 













Monday, August 30, 2010

My Emmy Score Card






i got aaron paul, byran cranston, edie falco, archie panjabi and jane lynch.


after 5 noms kyra sedgwick finally won for her brilliant brenda lee johnson on 'the closer' so i had no problems losing that one. julianna will be up there soon enough.

hate that 'glee' didn't win but another show with good gay characters, modern family' winning is a plus.


but why doesn't the academy see that matthew morrison can do EVERYTHING!

congrats to all.


aaron and bryan

Sandra Bullock Marks Fifth Anniversary of Katrina



NEW ORLEANS — Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock has returned to a New Orleans high school she adopted after Hurricane Katrina to help open a health clinic there.
Bullock's appearance Sunday coincided with the fifth anniversary of the storm that devastated coastal Louisiana and Mississippi. She joined a host of politicians, educators and school supporters for the clinic's ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The free, full-service medical and dental clinic is scheduled to open in the fall. It is yet another place Bullock has left her mark at Warren Easton Charter High School. She's previously donated money to help restore Easton, which is the city's oldest public high school.
The school was swamped when Katrina and the subsequent flooding swept up to nine feet of water into its buildings.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth

'Army Wives Season 4 Scorecard gets an A Because the Season Finale Gets A+

this show is about life. army life. life has it's ups and downs. no one's life is an A. army life probably even less so. the show itself almost got a B+ for this past season but the finale lifted it higher as they say.


the show always shares the time equally between the wives. and it did so in the finale.
yet the night belonged to kim delaney and katelyn pippy playing mother and daughter respectively. they went beyond the norm acting the hell out of the script with raw emotion. brava to the both of them!
they are the best actress and supporting actress of summer 2010


'Royal Pains': Second Season Score Card: A


 'royal pains' rates an A with it's season finale. it lost it's A status awile back with the casting of anastasia griifith as emily peck who we were spared from in the seasonal finale but was talked about. so is she gone? we'll see. 

but all of the following lead to it's regaining it's A status.

the missing ms. griffith.

the season finale brought christine ebersole back and that's worth a thousand points.

brooke d'orsay as evans gf seems to be becoming recurring. worth at least 750 points.

and then surprise surprise in walks the wonderful, talented and beautiful rena sofer. it looks like she could be recurring. worth 1500 points. she is always welcome into my living room. nonono i have not switched. i'm still happily and proudly gay.

the four series regulars mark feuerstein,  paolo costanzo, jill flint and reshma shetty continue to brighten a summer night.

rena


brooke


christine


the series regulars


Sunday, August 29, 2010

My Top Pics for Emmy's Top Awards Tonight

Best Drama: 'The Good Wife"

Best Comedy: 'Glee'


Beat Actress Drama: Julianna Marguiles for 'The Good Wife'

Best Actor Drama: Bryan Cranston for 'Breaking Bad'

Best Actress Comedy: Edie Falco for 'Nurse Jackie'

Best Actor Comedy: Matthew Morrison for 'Glee'






Best Actor Drama Supporting Role: Aaron Paul for 'Breaking Bad'

Best Actress Drama Supporting Role: Archie Panjabi for 'The Good Wife'

Best Actor Comedy Supporting Role: Chris Colfer for 'Glee'

Best Actrss Comedy Supporting Role: Jane Lynch for 'Glee'