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‘The River’ Could End Up Being Great Serial Fun

2012-02-14T11:42:00.000-08:00

ABC’s newest mid-season serial drama The River could manage to entertain audiences who long for a nice season long story arc. The show takes place on a magical river somewhere in the Amazon. The characters in the show travel by boat in search for a lost adventurer who is sort of like an American version of Jacques Cousteau named Dr. Emmet Cole. In the pilot episode Dr. Cole’s son and wife (

Please Kill ‘Terra Nova’ and Use It’s Budget to Keep ‘Fringe’

2012-01-12T14:02:00.000-08:00

Let’s face it everyone was excited to here that a Jurassic Park sort of show was going to be coming out back when Terra Nova was first announced. The premise sounded great: the Earth is dying and humanities only hope is to go back in time to restart civilization in an ancient and alien land. Cool! But what we got was not so… cool. Instead of having an entertaining science fiction series about a

Fat Mac is the Best Thing to Happen To It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia In A Long While

2011-12-09T08:43:00.000-08:00

If you haven't been following It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia since the start of their latest season you are missing out on some very funny shit. This season the gang has been going on road trips, creating sadistic board games and even putting on a pervert riddled kid pageant. All of these activities have allowed this season to be one of the shows best in years, but by far the best source of

Summer TV Seasons 2011 | What To Watch Over The Summer Months

2011-08-04T15:18:00.000-07:00

It used to be that during the summer months the only thing on television was reruns and an unpleasant amount of movies that were made over two decades ago. This is no longer the case. With the advent of Netfix and other similar services you can have access to an almost unlimited number of TV episodes. As well, summer television has started turning out original programming to make up for the TV

FX Networks Loves to Piss on It’s Best New Dramas Like Terriers & Lights Out

2011-04-07T15:30:00.000-07:00

The FX Networks produced two of the best new dramas for 2010/2011 season thus far, namely, Terriers and Lights Out. Both shows came out weak in the ratings department and now both have been canceled. The real loss here stems from the fact that Terriers and Lights Out never really had a chance since FX couldn’t seem to get across to viewers what either show was about or that it was even on in the

Michael Chiklis and Conan O'Brian Team Up For "Vince Uncensored"!

2011-03-11T10:09:00.000-08:00

Current star of "No Ordinary Family" Michael Chiklis has signed on to a new series which is being co-produced by Conan O'Brian and Warner Brothers. The new show will follow a guy during a mid-life crisis, that guy being Chiklis. Hopefully, they will let the former captain of bassassery (we are talking of course about Chiklis's role on the The Shield) bear his teeth once again as a shit talking

A&E’s “Breakout Kings” Is Mindless Fun

2011-03-04T06:43:00.000-08:00

The new A&E drama that will be premiering on March 5th centers on the adventures of criminals who are gifted when it comes to escaping incarceration. These criminals have been A-Teamed up with U.S. Marshals to help capture escaped prisoners in turn each of their helpers is given a small reduction on his or her sentence. The whole idea that U.S. Marshals would allow prisoners, who have a

Jeopardy: IBM’s Watson Is Skynet!

2011-02-15T08:09:00.000-08:00

This week on the game show Jeopardy, a super computer will face off against human opponents in a game of wits. Watson is the name IBM gave the computer/program, the technological abomination that will no doubt end all human life as we not, that will be facing the inferior “people” on Jeopardy. As it was described by game show host Alex Trebek, Watson is IBM’s latest attempt to replace the human

Californication Season 4 Premiere Spoilers

2010-12-27T13:06:00.000-08:00

The Season 4 Premiere of Californication is on the 9th of January but like most premieres these days they have been put out for viewing for the TV critics to digest. The last season left all of the fans of the show wondering: what great book will Hank Moody write while he is in prison? Well, the beating that Hank threw Mia's manager in the pool was not enough to keep this lovable scamp behind

“SGU Stargate Universe” Is No More! What Does This Mean For The Remainder of Season 2?

2010-12-17T10:28:00.001-08:00

After one and a half seasons the SyFy show “Stargate Universe” has been canceled. As one of the main actors from “SGU” Robert Carlyle put it via his Twitter page, “It's over Guys!”. Carlyle played Dr. Rush on the most recent and maybe the last addition to the Stargate franchise. Though the show has been canceled it will still be airing the second half of its second season, starting in the new

Charlie Kelly's Rat Bat Bash Seminar -- "Now That's A Dead Rat!"

2010-12-08T10:25:00.000-08:00

Here is another example of what makes the character of Charlie the best part of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. It's not just the glue/paint thinner that he gets high on or his vain attempts at lawyering. It isn't even his strange relation ship with his roommate/father Frank. The best part about Charlie are his janitorial duties, the ones that no one else in the group is willing to do. The

Sy-Fy's Being Human Trailer -- Charm Doesn't Translate Across The Pond

2010-12-06T13:58:00.000-08:00

Being Human was a U.K. show that cashed in on the whole Vampire, Werewolf craze created by Twilight. People couldn't get enough of fangs and fur and this show with a relatively unknown cast and thoughtful storytelling managed not only to make movies like Twilight look like a bag of shit but it also delivered a memorable television experience. Now that Sy-Fy has taken on Being Human (instead of

"Strange Days with Bob Saget" Premiere Episode Review

2010-11-29T15:42:00.000-08:00

In the Premiere episode of Strange Days with Bob Saget, we find Bob riding with the Iron Order motorcycle club. Sadly, Bob is not the obscene comedian he is famous for being. It would have been brave to have him speak candidly while amongst a comedian’s easy prey, but he is actually quite civil with his biker companions. It shouldn’t really be surprising that Saget can hold back and be family

Holliday Gift Guide: Top 10 Complete TV Series For TV Nuts

2010-11-28T20:08:00.000-08:00

TV Box Sets are great gifts for the TV buff, but why get one season when there is a whole series. It’s incomplete, and if they like the show they have to buy the other seasons and that’s more expensive, and kind of cruel. Why not go all out and get the entire series, if it is available and out there right now. With that spirit of giving in mind, here is a list of the top 10 complete series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reboot: Who is Whit Anderson?

2010-11-22T18:37:00.000-08:00

News broke today that Warner Bros. is set to make a film reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A few names of producers were dropped but the big surprise was the choice of a little known actress named Whit Anderson, as the film’s screenplay writer. The photo used in most of these news articles announcing Anderson as the new Buffy script writer looks like it was pulled from a Dove Body Wash

“The Event” Has Slowed to a Crawl

2010-11-18T16:44:00.001-08:00

The new fall TV lineup offered many choices for the avid viewer. For the nostalgic cop show lover there is “Hawaii Five-0” or if you are more of a sitcom person there is “Outsourced.” Then there is the “Lost” void, that rather large niche viewer base that required fodder for water cooler talk and has been left in the wind ever since Jack and the gang walked into the light. One new show has

“Bored to Death” Is the Most Charming Show on Television

2010-11-18T16:43:00.002-08:00

There are shows on TV that people watch because they have an attachment to them, either because they have been watching for years or because they have an affinity for a cast member. Sometimes it’s just one member of the cast that draws you in but it is rare to find a television series that has a cast that literally makes every episode a delight to watch. Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis and Jason

“Sons of Anarchy” Season 3 Not Yet as Good as Season 2

2010-11-18T16:43:00.000-08:00

It’s hard to say that the “Sons of Anarchy’s” third season isn’t good, when it is, just not as good as season 2. For those of you who haven’t been following the show for the past two years, season 2 was epic. The town the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club Charming, is set in has come under attack by a white hate group who used tactics that ranges from firebombing buildings to rape and even a fine

Strange Days with Bob Saget: Watch a Dirty Comedian Meet Easy Targets

2010-11-17T09:57:00.000-08:00

You may know Bob Saget as the future voice of Ted Mosby on How I Met your Mother. To the older audience, he is the loving father from 90s sitcom Full House. And he is recognizable as a caricature of himself in his guest appearances on Entourage. To a much lesser extent, in the documentary film The Aristocrats, he is known as the man with the greatest, most vulgar Aristocrats joke ever. He has

The Hasselhoffs Reality Series: Hoff-Vertising Gone Wrong

2010-11-02T11:09:00.000-07:00

“The Hasselhoffs” is set to air on December 5th and if it’s as good as its advertising campaign then there is something to worry about. Previews have been released of the reality series featuring David Hasselhoff as he helps his daughters build their singing careers, which is a premise I personally dislike. Hasselhoff singing is not without its charm, but Hasselhoff becoming a real life guard or

“The Walking Dead” Preview S01E01 – Does it Live Up to the Hype?

2010-10-27T12:53:00.000-07:00

There has been a lot of hype around the new AMC television series “The Walking Dead” for many reasons. One is that the show is based on a very poplar graphic novel of the same title (which is still banging away by-the-by). Another is as a result of a certain critically acclaimed show from AMC (cough) “Mad Men”. People have high expectations not only from the zombie fanboy who can recite Romero’s

This Fall The League Is The Funniest Show On Television

2010-10-26T09:23:00.000-07:00

Most people know about a few FX network comedies like Archer or It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia but then there is The League. It’s Always Sunny used to take the cake when it came to over the top comedy. A brand of comedy that is generally reserved for South Park type shows, where “the funny” comes from the depths the characters are willing to take a certain ideal or argument. This is no longer

“Paranormal State”: Repetitive Good Fun! Or Reality Show In Disguised

2010-10-12T10:33:00.000-07:00

The fifth season of A&E’s “Paranormal State” is premiering on October 16th and it’s hard to get excited about. The reason being all shows that center on paranormal activity or investigations similar to “Paranormal State” suffer from a repetitive formula. As with most ghost hunting shows “Paranormal State” follows the same development, first the location is introduced, the interviews, the

The Event Season 1 Episode 2, To Keep Us Safe

2010-09-28T17:01:00.000-07:00

The people being held by the government are aliens and that’s not surprising. What was surprising was this episode was much more enjoyable than the first. In the pilot episode they exaggerated the story to the point where it was frustrating. Moving back and forth through time was annoying, but they have changed the style this time. There are considerably less flashbacks and they are actually

"Supernatural" Starts Season 6 with a Whimper

2010-09-27T16:27:00.000-07:00

After the season 5 finally, where Sam is sucked into hell with his half-brother while both of them were possessed, Dean ends the show by settled down in suburbia. In the season 6 premiere Dean is not hunting monsters anymore and he lives in one of those boxes on the hillside, you know the ones made out of ticky tacky. The guy who saved the world (with a little help from his 67’ Impala) is now a

Walking Dead Opening Credits Made By A Fan!

2010-09-26T12:28:00.000-07:00

THE WALKING DEAD "Opening Titles" from Daniel Kanemoto on Vimeo.

New Series Watch: Nikita, Terriers Season 1 Episode 3

2010-09-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

Most TV Shows have a period during the first season where they’re working out the kinks, and they don’t always pull it off, but when they do it’s great. So, we’re going to watch some freshman shows, watch their progress, and spot that moment when they finally get awesome, or become unwatchable.Nikita (CW) – Episode 3, Kill JillFirst of all, this is the best episode so far in the series (still

Freshman Shows Watch List: Week 3.5

2010-09-24T17:52:00.000-07:00

Most TV Shows have a period during the first season where they’re working out the kinks, and they don’t always pull it off, but when they do it’s great. So, we’re going to watch some freshman shows, watch their progress, and spot that moment when they finally get awesome, or become unwatchable. Week 3.5: Outsourced, Running Wilde and Shit My Dad Says. "Outsourced" A network comedy series that

"Outsourced" Is Not That Offensive

2010-09-24T17:37:00.000-07:00

The new TV series "Outsourced" came upon some harsh criticism for being culturally insensitive and painting the Indian characters as one dimensional and based upon stereotypes. Can anyone say; "Thank you, have a nice day?" Well, after watching this freshmen show I can say that it was hardly the 'blackface' is was painted as. The show is offensive, in the way the main character Todd Dempsy's

Freshman Shows Watch List: Week 3

2010-09-21T11:04:00.000-07:00

Most TV Shows have a period during the first season where they’re working out the kinks, and they don’t always pull it off, but when they do it’s great. So, we’re going to watch some freshman shows, watch their progress, and spot that moment when they finally get awesome, or become unwatchable. Week Three: The Event and Chase. The Event The Plot:The president is going to tell the public

New Shows We Are Watching: Week 2

2010-09-19T18:11:00.000-07:00

Most TV Shows have a period during the first season where they’re working out the kinks, and they don’t always pull it off, but when they do it’s great. So, we’re going to watch some freshman shows, watch their progress, and spot that moment when they finally get awesome, or become unwatchable.Week 2Nikita (CW) – Episode 2, 2.0Here is a run-through of the episode from a viewer’s reactions:Viewer:

New Shows We Are Watching

2010-09-17T16:49:00.000-07:00

Most TV Shows have a period during the first season where they’re working out the kinks, and they don’t always pull it off, but when they do it’s great. So, we’re going to watch some freshman shows and spot that moment when they finally get awesome, or become unwatchable.Nikita (CW) – PilotSo far, Nikita is a disappointment. The biggest surprise of this episode is how boring it is. It’s strange

Sad Don Draper With The Boys From Pineapple Express

2010-09-08T16:21:00.001-07:00

After a great episode of Mad Men last Sunday we got to see the softer side of Don Draper and since then there has been sad Don Drapers popping up all over the internet. Here are a few of Don Draper crying it out with our favorite stoner softies Dale and Saul from the 2008 film Pineapple Express. Enjoy! Here is one of Sad Don and Sad Saul on some swings. Here is Sad Don popping in during an

Funniest TV Characters of the Past 10 Years

2010-09-03T11:50:00.000-07:00

1. Cartman (South Park)2. Bender (Futurama) 3. GOB (Arrested Development) 4. Sock (Reaper)Click Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbJSv2XQoVM&p=59078747627678CF&playnext=1&index=76 5. Steven Seagal (Lawman) 6. Charlie Kelly (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia)7. Ari Gold (Entourage) 8. Hank Moody (Californication) 9. Zap Brannigan (Futurama) 10. Roger Smith (American Dad)

Emmy Picks For 2010

2010-08-23T16:50:00.000-07:00

Here is our list of Emmy Award nominations in major categoriesNominees in major categories for the 2010 Emmy Awards with our winning picks. Our picks for the winners are marked by a (*). Drama Series:*Breaking Bad (AMC)Dexter (Showtime)The Good Wife (CBS)Lost (ABC)True Blood (HBO)Mad Men (AMC) Comedy Series: Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)Glee (Fox) *Modern Family (ABC)The Office (NBC)Nurse Jackie (

What You Want to See in Smallville But Don’t.

2010-08-19T11:08:00.000-07:00

Fist through face. Clark wins an argument. A decent finale. A good Justice League episode. Batman. Green Lantern. Wonder Woman. A Good Bazaaro Superman. Lex Luther Returns As President of the U.S.A. Cara shows up and tells Clark that they are not cousins this is good news for Clark because Cara is so much hotter than Lois and he has always had more

Louie | What’s The Deal With “Louie”?

2010-08-13T15:21:00.000-07:00

If you were unaware the standup comedian Louis C.K. has a new show on FX entitled Louie. I premièred this summer and as far as summer shows go it is quite good. However, it does take some getting use to. The show is directed and written by Louis C.K. and the first couple of episodes did not follow any kind of traditional sitcomy sort of formula. In fact they were rather odd, hopping from stand up

Mad Men | “The Good News” Was Damn Good

2010-08-11T12:57:00.000-07:00

Season 4 of Mad Men has been some what of a lumbering giant. The first two episodes of the season established the shows new dynamic but lacked much of the qualities that have made this show so beloved by so many; until “The Good News”. This episode featured three of the show’s main characters Lane, Joan and of course Don Draper. The episode begins with Don on a layover in L.A. on his way to

Futurama | S06E06 “Lethal Inspection”… That’s More Like It!

2010-07-23T16:37:00.000-07:00

Last week we the viewers of Futurama had to suffer through one of the series worst Episodes, The Duh-Vinci Code. Luckily, this week’s installment was Benter-centric and followers of the show know exactly what that means… “Party” (says morbidly obese Bender in “Anthology of Interest II”). The episode starts off with the Planet Express crew participating in what seems like an American Civil War

V & FlashForward | Televisions Greatest Disappointments of 2009

2010-07-21T13:07:00.000-07:00

Back in the premiere season of 2009, a wide range of new shows premiered with some promise, but there were a select few that thought destined for TV greatness and there was some massive hype. In the end, 2009 ended up being one of the more disappointing seasons for network television. Even with all the hype and potential to be the next TV juggernauts, they turned out to be spectacular failures

Haven Pilot Review

2010-07-18T11:33:00.000-07:00

The SyFy channel’s new series Haven opens on a bad note. The pilot episode showed an old formula being used badly: normal criminal investigators turned paranormal investigators (The X-Files, Warehouse 13) in a strange town (Eureka, Twin Peaks). This has been used mostly by the syfy channel for quite some time and it doesn’t make sense why they would want another show like this when they have so

Futurama | S06E05 "The Duh-Vinci Code"… What Crap!

2010-07-18T10:39:00.000-07:00

Bad News Everyone!The fifth episode of the recently resurrected cartoon series has marked a low point in the shows return. The episode was, to put it bluntly, not funny. It revolved around a search of Rome Italy for clues to Da Vinci’s last great creation. The Professor called Fry stupid a number of times within the first few minutes of the episode and for good, Fry’s idiocy reached a new height

Shows To Watch Over The Summer Break (Part II)

2010-07-10T07:34:00.000-07:00

OK it’s summer and it is hot. What you should be doing is getting out there and enjoying the weather, doing those things that you have been putting off because it has just been too cold outside… or not. If you are an “or not” person, there are options to all of those summer reruns and loads of reality shows being crammed down your throat. Such as: The Inbetweeners (Series 1-2) As a show set

Futurama is Back! A Sneak Peak At Season 6

2010-06-23T15:43:00.000-07:00

"Good News, Everyone!” The long canceled cartoon has been resurrected on the Comedy Network. After a number of straight to DVD movies the show has returned to the silver screen for its sixth season and it is still funny. The season is set to kick of June 24th with two back-to-back episodes called Rebirth and the other In-a-Gadda-Da-Leela. After seeing a sneak preview of both episodes today I can

Best American TV Miniseries of the Past 10 Years

2010-06-21T12:17:00.000-07:00

Miniseries are often overlooked by most on account of their propensity for being a waste of time. They are often cheaply made and lack any of the storytelling quality that feature films possess. Over the past few decades that stigma has gradually lifted. Television networks such as HBO and SyFy (once Sci-Fi) have made making miniseries into a science; the best of which can be boiled down to four,

Three British Shows That Should Never Be Remade In The U.S.A.

2010-05-20T14:01:00.001-07:00

We all know who Ricky Gervais is right? He is the mastermind behind The Office and has his fingers in all of the subsequent regional spinoffs. His show is an example of taking a British show idea and successfully translating it into a foreign country. But this is a very rare phenomenon. What happens to most Brit shows that become Americanized? Well, they suck. There are many reasons for why the

Southland | You are Getting Less Gritty and More Corny

2010-04-19T14:17:00.000-07:00

After Southland was resurrected by TNT, fans of the show were very excited to see the second season of the show air. But here is the problem: what we were promised was a gritty cop show, rough streets and human cops. In fact, if you are so inclined you can watch the special feature on the show’s season one DVD box set where the word gritty is used in practically every cast/crew interview, as

Cancel Family Guy

2010-04-17T10:31:00.000-07:00

It has become apparent that Family Guy should end its run before it gets any worse, and take the Cleveland Show with it. While Family Guy was resurrected from the ashes and brought back to television, it seems that there wasn’t much life in it after all. Family Guy was originally a darkly funny, clever cartoon which was very funny, but it has moved from darkly funny to just weird, crude, mean,

Is Treme Good Enough To Succeed The Wire?

2010-04-16T08:16:00.000-07:00

The very underrated and now finally appreciated show The Wire has been over for a while now, but the creators of this acclaimed series have now brought us Treme, (pronounced Tre-May) the story of the people of New Orleans as they attempt rebuild their live and their town after the hurricane Katrina disaster. Although it’s fantastic news that people behind the wire are back with something new, it’

Happy Town – A Show with Promise

2010-04-15T08:02:00.000-07:00

Last year there was a well liked show called Harpers Island, which was a horror-drama that played like a slasher movie. It was a very fun show and had a horror concept that is seldom seen or done properly on television. On April 28th 2010, Happy Town premieres on ABC, a new show with a similar premise that looks promising, and anyone who enjoyed Harpers Island should check it out. It centers on a

Lost Fans - The Three Types

2010-04-14T10:49:00.000-07:00

Most people are or know fans of the TV show Lost. It has been the subject of so much water cooler talk it has taken on some of the substances, characteristics, in that you can enjoy it three different ways (vapor, ice, liquid), freaky right? Well, no. It’s an odd observation, not unlike those made by people who watch lost. Lost is coming to a close soon and those who watch it need to realize

The Second Season of Breaking Bad: A Refresher

2010-03-21T15:55:00.000-07:00

Cable shows have long periods of off air time and it’s difficult to jump back into the story. Enter The Refresher. So here is a run-through of the second season of Breaking Bad to keep you up to date and ready for the third season.Tuco murders one of his men in front of Walt and Jesse. They fear he might kill them both so there are no witnesses. This looks to be the case when Hank [Hank is Walt’s

The First Season of Breaking Bad: A Refresher

2010-03-21T14:49:00.000-07:00

The Emmy Award winning AMC drama is back with its third season. Undoubtedly, Breaking Bad is currently one of televisions greatest shows, but with such a short run with a second season only having a thirteen episode run (the first was even shorter), you may need a bit of a refresher before you start on the third. Be warned, this may not contain everything that happened in the first season of

The Vampire Diaries: Who Dies Next?

2010-03-12T08:54:00.000-08:00

Not many shows have decided to kill off their main characters within the first season, at least in large amounts. Few have really taken the leap, but The Vampire Diaries really takes it to the next level by killing them off left, right, and centre, and with increasing frequency. It doesn’t look like they will be stopping anytime soon, so let’s make some predictions on who will be killed next.It‘s

Just Going Through The Motions With 24

2010-03-11T12:41:00.000-08:00

Does anyone feel as though this season of 24 is all about just going through the motions? You know Jack is taken into the fold at first after being on the outside only to go on a rouge killing spree while blasting America the Beautiful on his iPhone. This is the eighth season of 24 and all of its critics say the same thing about the show, it’s repetitive. The characters and places change but the

Alpha and Sock Team Up For A Movie

2010-03-05T11:59:00.000-08:00

A very special event has happened. Alan Tudyk (recently seen as Alpha in Dollhouse and famously of the Firefly series) and Tyler Labine (well loved for his character Sock from Reaper) have teamed up to star in the slasher-comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. So far, this has only been at Sundance, but if it’s as good as it looks, it should be given a wide release in the near future. Even if it doesn’t,

Taking A Look At Stargate Universe 1.0

2010-02-14T14:06:00.000-08:00

There has recently been a DVD release of the first ten episodes of the most recent addition to the Stargate Tome, Stargate Universe. For some reason or another, the SyFy channel has put the show on the shelf for a few months here in North America (although there is talk that the show will be airing across the pond on the U.K.’s Sky channel before we get it over here). But that’s just talk. Well,

Absolute Justice - Smallville Crosses The Line

2010-02-08T07:53:00.000-08:00

Did anybody see the two hour special of Smalllville? It was a bit of a letdown, wasn’t it. Some people probably got a little excited when it was announced that Smallville would have a mini movie this season about the Justice League, or the older Justice League (which turned out to be the “Justice Society of America” or the J.S.A. for short). But it was somewhat disappointing in the end. There

Jersey Shore | “We Fucking Love You”

2010-01-23T19:15:00.000-08:00

A love note to Jersey Shore and its impossibly amoral/irrational/self-involved cast (and realistically the show’s editors). The people that populate the Jersey Shore are the worst people on earth or are the most honest representation of people since the Ancient Romans. They are decadent and overly sexualized and the only true concern they have revolves around their vanity. Lives filled with a

Top Midseason Shows To Watch In 2010

2010-01-17T16:16:00.000-08:00

The midseason has some pretty good shows on both network and cable. There are some series premieres and returning shows that are worth a look, if you didn‘t know about them already. So here is the list of the top shows to begin in midseason 2010. 1. Human TargetThe top of the list is promising little show called Human Target. This is a concept show brought to us by Fox in which every episode

Steven Seagal’s Lawman | What Do You Want See In Future Episodes of Lawman

2010-01-02T11:59:00.000-08:00

Is anyone else loving the shit out of Steven Seagal’s Lawman? “That’s right… Steven Seagal.” I just caught up on some older episodes and man there is just something entertaining about Steven Seagal as a real life ‘reserve’ sheriff. And I know what it is that makes this show so fun to watch. Seagal is a weirdo, that’s right he’s stSteven Seagal Collection: 4 Film Favorites - Under Siege / The

The Best TV Characters Of The '00s

2009-12-22T13:22:00.000-08:00

The decade is almost at a close and it’s time to look back at the last ten years of TV’s best characters. Unlike other lists of the same sort, this one consists only of characters that were introduces within the ‘00s. So, here is Keep Up TV Tome’s list of TV’s best characters for the ‘00s. ‘Admiral William Adama’ BSG ‘Dr. Gaius Baltar’ BSG ‘Leoben Conoy’ BSG ‘Lora Roselyn’ BSG ‘James “

Brittany Murphy Dies At 32

2009-12-20T13:31:00.000-08:00

It was recently announced that actress Brittany Murphy has died from a cardiac arrest at age 32. People can speculate as to why this happened, but as it stands it seems she has died from cardiac arrest. Brittany was reported to have been fired from her last film project and on account of that had been the but end of many late night talk show hosts since then. It is a shame that she passed away,

The Best Episodes of Paranormal State | Which Ones & Why

2009-12-16T16:28:00.000-08:00

There are few people familiar with Paranormal State, it has a steady cult following and with the new season about to start it will be interesting to see if the show will gain more popularity. It is filmed in a documentary style with narration often provided by the team’s leader, in a kind of overly optimistic narrative usually in regards to the battle of good versus evil. Unlike shows like Ghost

Californication Season Three | The Worst Season With The Best Ending

2009-12-16T14:51:00.000-08:00

For the sticklers and crybabies this post will be full of spoilers, so if you are still working on a backlog of previous episodes from season three stop reading, or not. I don’t care, I love to spoil. The most revealing part of the season comes at its end but there is another moment which speaks to the character of out beloved drunken writer of a protagonist Hank Moody that comes in the form of

Steven Seagal | And His New A&E Show Lawman Overview

2009-12-06T15:31:00.001-08:00

A television show with a concept that is so crazy sounding it may actually work.What if someone was to tell you that Steven Seagal, the Aikido master of action films gone by, had got his own reality show based on his secret life as a town Sheriff? Well, that is exactly what is happening with Seagal’s new A&E show entitled Lawman. In the opening credits the aged action star goes on telling the

Enver Gjokaj A.K.A. Victor is the best actor on Dollhouse

2009-12-05T16:25:00.000-08:00

Dollhouse has come back after a month long hiatus in November with back to back episodes. And these back to back episodes will continue for another two weeks. Over the short life of this FOX show few of the actors have shown any real aptitude for portraying multiple personalities/characters as the show sort of demands, as the main concept of the show is the taking on of different personalities at

Sons of Anarchy Season 2 Finale - Recap and Highlights

2009-12-04T12:24:00.000-08:00

Episode RecapLeading off from the last episode, Zobelle, his daughter, and Weston are in the town jail with SAMCRO perched outside in wait. Zobelle and his daughter are released for the drug possession because it turns out Zobelle is an FBI informant and untouchable because of it. This is explained by Agent Stahl to the Sheriff, who then inform SAMCRO and Weston. When Zobelle is released, he is

Overview and Highlights of Sons of Anarchy Season 2 Episode 12

2009-11-29T10:05:00.000-08:00

Episode OverviewThe SOA begin their plans to take down the White supremacists first by gathering all members and families to the club house, which they have turned into an impenetrable fortress, for their protection. Jax pits the White Supremacists against each other when he tells Weston (Zobelle’s right hand man) about Zobelles business deals with not-so-white- people. The SOA saves the IRA from

Holiday Gift Ideas | TV DVD Box Set Style, The Ten Best For That Special Someone

2009-11-28T15:00:00.000-08:00

The Christmas Season is almost upon us and we could all use some ideas for DVD stoking stuffers. So why not go with a television series on DVD. There are so many shows that are now available on DVD, it gets a little to narrow down your options. This is a list of ten television shows that are worth a spot of you or a loved one’s DVD rack. Starting with… 10. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia It’s

The Swan Song Of Mininova.org | The End Of An Era and Centralized File Sharing Sites

2009-11-26T12:16:00.001-08:00

On November 26th 2009 Mininova.org, the infamous torrent site submitted to a Dutch courts ruling and became a content distribution only service. The Dutch court determined that the website must create a file filtering system that would not allow copyright material to be posted on their site. But, due to the nature of the torrent system and creative uploaders ability to manipulate titles,

Sons of Anarchy Season 2 Episode 11 Runthrough

2009-11-19T16:04:00.000-08:00

Episode OverviewUpon hearing of Gemma’s assault, Clay makes a visit to Jax for a mutual apology between the two, and are now reunited and set on destroying the White Supremacists together. The plan: kill them all. Both of them tell the other members of Gemma at a club meeting, and, although some of the members are all for

Sons of Anarchy S02E10 "Balm" - Overview and Highlights

2009-11-13T17:18:00.000-08:00

Jax has set in motion a vote to determine if he goes Nomad and leaves the club. Clay finds a source of bullets in a "Native American" community and helps them sell there shrooms in exchange for bullets, which first requires Half-sack and Tig to test them. Meanwhile, the SOA's resident Scotsman, Chibbs, is released from the hospital and, upon hearing of Jax's intention to leave the club, makes a

Supernatural Fans and Their Fandom: Fringe Fans Versus Week-To-Week Fans... Anyone up for some LARPing?

2009-11-12T21:35:00.000-08:00

It seems that Supernatural has cornered the market in fan oriented satirical content. The past few episodes have been centered around the fan fanatics, the one with the network competition and the newest revolving around an actual Supernatural convention. Why is this? Is it that the Supernatural fans demand more than other fans basis or is it that the creators of the show have the most hate

V Pilot S01E01 | A V-licious Start To The Series

2009-11-04T11:29:00.000-08:00

V, a revamp of a mid 80’s mini-series of the same title, has returned to the small screen. In the pilot we are introduced to an eclectic group of characters, human or otherwise. In the episode the aliens have landed or so to speak, they are actually hovering over a large number of cities. The only landing the ‘visitors’ seem to be doing is when they are providing free healthcare to cities below

Sons Of Anarchy S02 E07 Overview

2009-10-25T17:23:00.000-07:00

The Sons of Anarchy are imprisoned after raiding a church and must seek protection as the prison is stacked with white supremacists who intend to kill them. Meanwhile, Gemma works on getting bail for their release and ATF Agent June Stahl, a past enemy of the club, comes back to town. In return for protection, Clay has a member get pimped out to set up an untouchable inmate to be killed and Opie

Destination Truth: A Paranormal Reality Show That Can Laugh At Itself

2009-10-20T20:35:00.000-07:00

There are many reality shows currently on television but few have combined the fun of hunting monsters and ghosts with a travel show. That is what you get when you watch Destination Truth, a Sy-Fy original series. In it the host Josh Gates travels around the world to find proof of some local monster legends, or that is the obligatory ‘serious’ premise for the show. The fact is this show in all of

SGU The First Episodes | Thoughts and Highlights and Low Points

2009-10-08T10:34:00.000-07:00

Our introduction to the new Stargate crew consists of three episodes that make up the pilot, all entitled Air. Air part one takes place on the Icarus base and earth. Part two takes place mainly on the ancient ship Destiny and part three is where the meat of the story is laid bare. In the show Civilians and Military people are collected for an important mission on another planet. On it there is a

Sons of Anarchy | Season Two | Episode Three Recap

2009-09-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

Main Plot:The White Supremacists have come to the town of Charming and they brought meth. More accurately, the leader of the White Supremacist who masks his agenda in a nice suit in his yet to be opened cigar shop has provided the funds to the local Nords; another white power group that has a history of cooking meth in and around Charming. The ‘No Drugs in Charming’ position of the SOA is in part

FlashForward Pilot Review

2009-09-21T09:22:00.000-07:00

A great concept can’t save this lacklustre version of Lost. FlashForward has been the most anticipate series of fall 2009. Critics have been buzzing about the pilot episode for a while now, and they have proclaimed it the new Lost. Some people may expect that mean it’s as good as Lost, or the pilot episode was as surprisingly as Lost was when it surprisingly debuted with a great pilot and lots of

FlashForward Pilot Episode Recap

2009-09-21T09:12:00.000-07:00

The episode opens with the lead character (officer Mark Benford) awaking in his crashed upside down vehicle. He exits to find chaos in the street, every car stopped or crashed, fires, burning buildings, injured people, and everyone experiencing the same wonder and surprise. Cut to the beginning of the day, before the events of the opening sequence. The lead and the rest of the main cast begin the

Sons of Anarchy: Recap of Season 2 Episode 2

2009-09-16T17:17:00.000-07:00

After the rape and assault of Gemma by the white supremacists in the previous episode, she is found by the sheriff but refuses to go to a hospital because then people will know what happened to her. Instead they go to Jax’s girl friend for treatment. Back at the SOA club house, passed out members and strippers are strewn about the bar (of course, this is a regular morning). Clay is called by the

Funny Thing About The Cast Of Vampire Diaries... They Likes To Flash

2009-09-13T15:54:00.000-07:00

According to the Los Angeles Times, stars of Vampire Diaries were arrested for flashing. It seems that they were flashing motorists from the ledge of an overhead bridge in Forsyth, Georgia. One of the flashers happened to be the lead actress of the show and three others from the supporting cast. Five actresses, four of which were in main cast, and a camera man were arrested and charged with

Vampire Diaries Review

2009-09-12T09:59:00.000-07:00

Pilot Episode Run Through The first episode of Vampire Diaries started off promising. It opens on a dark highway where a traveling couple hits a person concealed by a mysterious fog. They stop and check on him only to be viciously murdered by their would-be hit and run victim, with fangs and all. But the excitement winds down from there. Following the intro, Elena (the female lead) leaves her

Sons of Anarchy – Season 2 Plot Developments

2009-09-09T14:13:00.000-07:00

The second season of the Sons of Anarchy has begun and it looks to be a good one. Here is a run-through of the latest plot developments seen in the premier episode.SAMCRO Needs New WorkBecause of the developments of last season, mainly the DEA being on their backs, the Sons of Anarchy are forced to change their business from selling guns to running guns. They can no longer buy guns whole sale,

Fall 2009 New Show Preview

2009-09-08T16:04:00.000-07:00

The word is out. Everybody is in agreement on the top new shows of the fall 2009 pilots. But are these shows really worthy of being looked at? What people don’t realize, or maybe they don’t want to, is that hardly any new shows ever survive. Studios are relying on tried and true shows, popular long running series, such as lost and 24. The reason is that there is a drought in regard to both

Dollhouse | DVD Box Set | Unaired Episodes

2009-08-10T15:32:00.000-07:00

So, the new series Joss Whedon has been manning for the past year Dollhouse is set to release the DVD box set of season one. And it answers some serious questions circulating over the shows rocky start. Like where all of the quintessential Whendon style went and was it omitted on purpose because of the sweetheart executives at Fox and their creative differences? Well, the animosity between him

Defying Gravity Falls Flat

2009-08-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

The premier of the new sci-fi adventure series by ABC, Defying Gravity, about astronauts on a six year mission to Venus gives off the feeling of lackluster rather than exciting entertainment. The hype around the show was its offering of sexiness and sci-fi thrills, a popular tagline for the shows being “sex meets sci-fi”. Now those are two words that say it should at least have some popcorn

Stargate Universe: Storyline Assumptions and Known Facts

2009-07-30T09:51:00.000-07:00

SGU is the latest show to come out of the Stargate mythos and it looks like change is on the horizon. With the popularity of space travil/sci-fi shows on the rise (at least in terms of networks willingness to make pilots) Virtuality, Caperica, Defying Gravity the Stargate franchise being as it is (huge) should propel SGU to the top of the food chain leaving these other shows near cancellation.

TOP 10 TV Shows You Should Watch Over The Summer Break

2009-07-25T10:42:00.000-07:00

Well, the summer break is in full swing and all of the network shows are long over. So, in order to hold you over here is a list of show that you can find on DVD (or off of the internet if you are so technically inclined). Starting with… 10. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is set in…Philadelphia the city of brotherly love, which is where irony only starts

Epitaph One: The Unaired Series Finale of Dollhouse, Summary… Spoilers!

2009-07-19T20:36:00.000-07:00

Joss Whedon must have been really skating on thin ice with his latest series Dollhouse to have actually made a series finally. And that is exactly why this unaired episode from last season was never put out. There is no reason to have a finale to a show that is not over, it would give away all kinds of tasty plot that would have been in the subsequent seasons. All the better, now we can see just

First Impressions of Warehouse 13

2009-07-09T14:03:00.000-07:00

Eureka meets X-Files meets that warehouse from Raiders Of The Lost Ark meets ghost busters, that is the feeling you get from the new show Warehouse 13. The sci-fi channel’s newest offering is a montage of shows and movies past, honoring them all. The instant chemistry that the staring duo share is an unmistakable Mulder and Scully clone, or if you want to be more current Pacy and Dunhum (Fringe).

True Blood: Good Or Bad

2009-07-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

Like most people I had never seen the HBO show True Blood. Well that is not true, last year I watched the pre-air for the show right before it came out (for those who don’t know what a pre-air is, it is an unfinished copy of a new shows pilot released by sneaky people on the internet). Well, what I saw did not impress to say the least, it was silly underwritten and you couldn’t hear what vampire

Hung: What Is YOUR “Tool” For Success?

2009-06-29T16:15:00.000-07:00

The new HBO show Hung recently aired its pilot. You have to say one thing about the people at HBO, they know how to make a touchy subject like the Iraq war, racism and in this case man whoring, honest and entertaining. That is what you get in this new dramedy set in one of the hardest hit areas, economically speaking, in the U.S. namely, Detroit Michigan. The story is centered round a high school

Fox's New Sci-Fi show Virtuality: A Big Letdown

2009-06-27T12:42:00.000-07:00

In the new FOX show Virtuality a crew of astronauts, travel to a distant star in search for a new world. To make matter more exciting in this not to distant future Earth is on its last legs and the human race as a whole is depending on the crew to find them a new home world. But is everything so clear cut? That is the general foundation for the show. The pilot episode proved to be less than

Network TV vs. Paid For TV

2009-06-18T09:55:00.001-07:00

Has anyone else noticed that when it comes to comparing network television or free TV to it's paid for counterpart there appears to be a quality division. In terms of innovative ideas and relevant content the cable channels have got it made. That's not to say cable has cornered the market on innovation and relevance, with nonsensical shows like John From Cincinnati. In which, the ranting of a

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Why It Was Good & Why It Was Bad

2009-06-14T06:32:00.000-07:00

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles takes place a few years after T2 was set. Sarah and John Connor are living a normal life keeping under the radar of any possibly killer robots. The Connor’s life is once again upended on account of an attack on the Messiah of the future John, while is at high school. Not to worry though the future of the human race is not ended yet again as a new type of

Mad Men… Things Were Better in The 50’s

2009-06-08T06:50:00.001-07:00

Ad Men (not people) are center stage for this period drama. Well not really, unlike the time which the show is set both genders are given equal opportunity on screen. Set in an advertisement firm in the mid 50’s, the show provides a window into an era which for most is considered a better time, but the characters are hardly plucked from the set of Leave it to Beaver or Happy Days. Focusing mainly

Summer Glau Is A Shape Shifter!

2009-06-06T13:09:00.000-07:00

As an actress, Dancer and most notably creepy, Summer Glau is an oddity. Not quite Hot and Not quite Ugly. She is what was aptly titled a two face by the long syndicated show Seinfeld. The basic idea behind the two face theory is that a person, in this case a women, can look very attractive in one light while looking completely freakish in another. It also goes beyond bad lighting, a two face is

Why the New Buffy Movie Is a Good Idea

2009-05-30T16:24:00.001-07:00

This is a continuation for yesterdays post on the pros/cons of making another Buffy movie. In an attempt to be objective we have come up with a list pointing out the best of the new movie's concept. So, here are the pros...Pros:1. It will be popular. Whether Buffy fans want it or not doesn’t matter. Even though the need for a Buffy movie developed outside of TV series mythos still has