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Don’t Call Me During…: Midseason 2012 – Thursdays

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Returning/New Shows:

8:00 PM – Community (NBC; 2/7)
I can’t wait to watch the Christmas episode in April. Thanks, NBC. Maybe they’ll actually advertise the episodes this time around.

8:00 PM – Zero Hour (ABC; 2/14)
It’s nice to see ABC hasn’t given up trying to recreate Lost. They always fail but I always enjoy the attempts.

10:00 PM – Archer (FX; 1/17)
How did H. Jon Benjamin end up on the two funniest cartoons on television?

The Rest:

8:00 PM – The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
8:30 PM – Parks and Recreation (NBC)
9:00 PM – Person of Interest (CBS)
9:00 PM – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
10:00 PM – Scandal (ABC)
10:00 PM – Elementary (CBS)

This Week in Geek

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  • Buffy fans rejoice! Willow and Oz are going to reunite (sorta) on How I Met Your Mother. (Jezebel)
  • Have you ever wondered how many zombies have died on The Walking Dead? Andrew Barr and Richard Johnson of The National Post figured it out. (The National Post)
  • Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan Labyrinth is becoming a stage musical. (Deadline Hollywood)
  • A first look at season four of Justified!
  • An oral history of one of the greatest single season comedies ever, Freaks and Geeks. (Vanity Fair)
  • Warner Bros. released a 13-minute television special for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. (Latino Review)
  • Dennis Haysbert is going to take over for Michael Clarke Duncan in Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. (Splash Page)
  • Kristen Wiig is in talks to join Anchorman 2. (Bleeding Cool)
  • More former X-Men might be returning for X-Men: Days of Future Past. (Splash Page)
  • New teaser trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness.
  • It looks like Tron 3 is going to happen. (Topless Robot)
  • Disney, Pixar and Marvel movies are heading to Netflix. (Vulture)
  • Wait? Who decided that a remake of Scarface would be a good idea? (Latino Review)
  • A first look at Ender’s Game. (EW)
  • They are already developing a sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. (Screen Rant)
  • Jason Alexander is going to guest star on Community. (EW)
  • Shawn Ryan (The Shield, Terriers) is developing Badlands for HBO. (AV Club)
  • Sigh.  It looks like Jamie Foxx is confirmed as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Latino Review)
  • Also, Dane DeHaan (Chronicle) has been cast as Harry Osborn. (Latino Review)
  • Sad news. Karen Berger is stepping down from DC Comics. She was responsible for some of the greatest DC Comics ever when she was Executive Editor of DC Vertigo – Sandman, The Preacher, Hellblazer. (Bleeding Cool)
  • The villain for the Justice League movie has been revealed and should be no surprise to any comic fan. (Bleeding Cool)
  • Will X-Files 3 ever happen? (Screen Rant)
  • HBO released a production featurette for season three of Game of Thrones.
  • Rick McCallum, producer of the Star Wars prequels and re-releases, is leaving Lucasfilm. (Vulture)
  • CBS orders a pilot for an adaptation of Stephen King’s Under the Dome. (Screen Rant)
  • Who’s in the running for Cinderella in Mark Romanek’s live-action adaptation? (Bleeding Cool)
  • Because no one asked, The Killing is coming back for season three. (Vulture)
  • New photos from Iron Man 3. (Latino Review)
  • Manu Bennett (Crixus from Spartacus) has been cast as Deathstroke in Arrow (Splash Page)

Last Week in Geek

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  • When I have children, this is what their rubber duckies are going to look like. (Neatorama)
  • Paranormal Activity 5 already has a release date. (Deadline Hollywood)
  • Looks like someone is trying to kill Machete Kills. (Latino Review)
  • Chevy Chase left Community with a few episodes left to film in season four. (The Nerdist)
  • Are there already writers for Star Wars: Episode VIII and IX? (The Mary Sue)
  • Chad Coleman (Cutty from The Wire) has been cast as Tyreese in The Walking Dead. (Vulture)
  • A new trailer for Man of Steel will be attached to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Splash Page)
  • Here are the contenders for the role of Harry Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. (Splash Page)
  • Insidious 2 is coming next summer! (Screen Rant)
  • Over two dozen animals may have been killed during the filming of The Hobbit (I Watch Stuff)
  • The first teaser for season three of Game of Thrones.
  • Here’s a prequel minisode and trailer for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special.
  • I guess that 300 sequel is actually happening (Splash Page)
  • The next Marvel event is going to be the Age of Ultron (Bleeding Cool)
  • New trailers for Dark Skies, Jack the Giant Slayer and Snitch.

This Week In Geek

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  • Apparently George Lucas gave Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker a heads up about the new Star Wars trilogy (Vulture)
  • Joss Whedon endorsed Mitt Romney for president…sorta (Huffington Post)
  • Adult Swim has picked up an animated series by Dan Harmon (creator of Community) (Vulture)
  • Jamie Foxx is in talks to play Electro in the next Spider-Man film. No, seriously. (Variety)
  • It looks like Francis Lawrence will be directing the remaining films in The Hunger Games series. (Mary Sue)
  • It’s now official: Bryan Singer will be returning to the X-Men film franchise to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past (Deadline Hollywood Daily)
  • Guy Ritchie directed a trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 starring Robert Downey Jr. (Bleeding Cool)
  • Shondra Rhimes is going to produce a android sci-fi thriller for ABC. Indie bands rejoice everyone for more licensing opportunities. (Deadine Hollywood Daily)
  • Captain America: The Winter Solider has officially cast Frank Grillo to play Crossbones (Variety)
  • So what is George Lucas going to do with all that Disney money? (The Mary Sue)
  • The Ghostbusters sequel has been delayed…again. (Vulture)
  • This repurposed video by Disney is going to give Star Wars geeks nightmares.
  • The new Muppets movie is going to star Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds). (Bleeding Cool)
  • I really hope this rumor about Guillermo Del Toro working on a DC film is true. (Bleeding Cool)
  • Community finally has a season premiere date.  I can’t wait to see the Halloween and Christmas episodes in April. (EW)
  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill started filming with some important roles still needing to be cast. (Splash Page)
  • Some cool Halloween costumes from Patton Oswalt and Neil Patrick Harris
  • New trailers for Despicable Me 2, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (Red Band), John Dies At The End and G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Don’t Call Me During…: Fall 2012 – Fridays

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8:30 pm: Community (NBC; 10/19)
I have no idea to expect from this season.  In the Dan Harmon Era, this would be a good thing.  With him gone, are the new showrunners going to try to continue with a watered-down version of Harmon or take the show in their own direction?  Neither seem particularly appealing.

9:00 pm: Fringe (FOX; 10/28)
Another final season.  I’m glad that this show gets to go out on it’s own instead of this show being cancelled and not knowing how the show was meant to end.

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I don’t know which is worse: NBC moving Community to Fridays or that Whitney is going to be the show’s new lead-in. Trying to make a positive out of it is pretty hard.  Friday night is the death slot in television terms (I guess Saturday evening would be worse but no one schedules anything on Saturdays anymore).  Plus, NBC only gave Community a 13 episode order which isn’t cancellation but an easy out if the show’s ratings get any worse (which under other circumstances wouldn’t seem possible).

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Don’t Call Me During…: Midseason 2012 Edition

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The fall television season of 2011 will be remembered for Homeland. It was easily one of the best first season of a show I’ve watched from start to finish. I debated doing a post about my top ten TV shows of 2011 but got lazy. I couldn’t decide whether Homeland or Breaking Bad would take the top spot. I thought nothing could top the fourth season of Breaking Bad but some of Homeland’s individual episodes (particularly “The Weekend” and “The Vest”) are up there with the best episodes of the year (another post I was too lazy to write).

Ultimately, my top ten TV shows of 2011 without any elaboration are:

  1. Breaking Bad
  2. Homeland
  3. Louie
  4. Parks and Recreation
  5. Justified
  6. Game of Thrones
  7. Community
  8. Boardwalk Empire
  9. Sons of Anarchy
  10. Parenthood
Now that I’ve gotten that out-of-the-way, let’s talk about what shows could contend for a spot on the best television shows of 2012.  Since I don’t watch these shows live, there’s no sense in listing it by time. New series are in bold.

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Don’t Call Me During…: Fall 2011 Edition

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Why can't I find a date?

Since I’ve moved to Los Angeles, the way I watch television has changed.  I no longer have cable and rely mainly on the Internet (some means more legal than others).  I’ve been fairly successful in keeping up with my shows without a DVR but the hassle of shows building up on my hard drive has made me quick to drop shows.

As I started contemplating this post, I bragged to myself that I could cut my viewing hours down to maybe 15 hours.  The new crop of shows are not that appealing and most of the shows I currently watch I’m not completely enamored with. I’ll also admit that shows that Cindy and I aren’t both into are less likely to be watched regularly.  Fall TV hours are 22.5 right now but by November, I think I can get to the 15 hours I so desire.

Since I don’t watch these shows when they air on TV, no point in listing times.  New shows in bold.

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Don’t Call Me During…: Fall 2010 Edition

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This is going to be a strange TV season for me.  No Lost for me to analyze.  No 24 or Jack Bauer for me to cheer.  Not even a Heroes for me to mock from afar.  There are few shows I truly love now so feel free to call me during these shows.  I may actually pick up.

Usually, I break this down in terms of what I’ll be watching live and DVRing then making a separate list for what I’ll be watching via other means (OnDemand, Hulu, other unsavory means).  For your benefit, I’ll list everything I plan to watch by their airdate and time.  Just know that, somehow, I’ll be watching all these shows at least once. Continue reading →

Don’t Call Me During…: Midseason 2010 Edition

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This is going to be a mess. With a bunch of shows doing delayed returns (not coming back until March/April), it’s hard to discern what I’m going to be able to watch live and what I’ll be watching via the internet.  So I’m just going to list them all with their return date. Just know that some how, some way I will try to watch all these shows.

Sunday:

8:00 – 8:30 PM: The Simpsons (1/3): What will it take for me to stop watching this show.
8:00 – 9:00 PM: The Pacific (3/14): I own Band of Brothers and still haven’t watched it.  That’s a damn shame
9:00 – 9:30 PM: Family Guy (1/3)
9:30 – 10:00 PM: Sons of Tuscon (3/14): The only reason I’m giving this a chance is because it stars Tyler Labine, the main reason I watched Reaper
9:00 – 10:00 PM: Big Love (1/10)
10:00-11:00 PM: Breaking Bad (3/21)

Monday:

8:00 – 8:30 PM: How I Met Your Mother (1/11)
8:00 – 9:00 PM: Life Unexpected (1/11): It’s supposed to be good
8:00 – 9:00 PM: House (1/11)
8:00 – 9:00 PM: Chuck (1/10 premiere, regularly airs on Monday)
9:00 – 10:00 PM: Gossip Girl (3/8)
9:00 – 10:00 PM: 24 (1/17 premiere, regularly airs on Monday)
9:00 – 10:00 PM: Parenthood (3/1): It sucks that Maura Tierney had to drop out but Lauren Graham as a replacement is great
9:30 – 10:00 PM: The Big Bang Theory (1/11)
10:00 – 11:00 PM: Castle (1/11)
10:00 – 11:00 PM: Damages (1/25)
10:00 – 11:00 PM: Greek (1/25)

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