- More news about the upcoming “Daria- The Complete Series” DVD collection
- Beck and Feist are going to be on Jamie Lidell’s next album
- Daniel Dae Kim loves staying in Hawaii
- Neil Gaiman has written an episode of Doctor Who. Guess I’m watching an episode of Doctor Who.
- I want this canvas clock
- A great piece about the campaign that leads up to the Oscar nominations
- A YouTube video on the cliché Mirror Scare scenes in movies
- I want this camera but by the time I can afford it, a better camera will come out
- While going through their worst season since season five, it looks like the 24 movie is a go.
- Any time I think my tattoos are too geeky, something like this makes me feel better
- A Q&A with one of my favorite TV couples, Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman
- The AV Club interviews Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) on “the perverse art of love songs”
- February 23rd is IHOP National Pancake Day!
- Looks like Christopher Nolan will be overseeing the Superman reboot
- “Up2 You + Me” featuring Jim Parsons
- No, I don’t!
- Another great Muppets music video, Beaker’s Ballad
- Want to pull off a movie marathon with one ticket? This site can help (when it’s working).
- Even this article is about “10 Ways to a Geeky Girl’s Heart,” I think it applies to impressing any girl
- These minimalist TV posters are cool!
- Who wants to take me to Bonnaroo?
- Next season is going to be the last season of Friday Night Lights.
- A great piece in Vanity Fair on John Hughes (with some bonus quotes)
- John Mayer apologizes for his racist dick.
- The call for Betty White to host Saturday Night Live gets louder
- GQ’s The Verge endorses one of my favorite new shows, Archer
- New trailer for Toy Story 3. Looks great!
- A trailer for the Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off, Get Him To The Greek, starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill
Posts Tagged ‘Friday Night Lights’
Links for the Week of 2/7
February 12, 2010TV Power Rankings: 1/10 – 1/16
January 19, 2010When I started this little project, there weren’t that many shows on the air. Now that the midseason schedule is in full swing, this has gotten a lot tougher. I think I may have to quit my job to devote more time to my unread blog.
The Power Rankings: (may contain mild spoilers)
10. 30 Rock (Episode: “Klaus and Greta”) – James Franco is having quite an interesting year.
9. Fringe (Episode: “Johari Window”) – This could have easy been an unaired episode of The X-Files with the Fringe cast filling in.
8. Archer (Episode: “Mole Hunt”) – FX has another hilarious comedy on its hands.
Links for January 14th
January 14, 2010- NY Magazine’s Vulture thinks Simon Cowell is making the right choice going with The X-Factor over American Idol. I saw The X-Factor when i was in England last month and found it more interesting than I ever did American Idol.
- Jonah Weiner of Slate Magazine (over)analyzes Jay-Z’s video for “On To The Next One”
- A math genius in England put together a formula to figure our why he’s single
- Taylor Kitsch (Tim Riggins) is leaving Friday Night Lights
- The Ack! Attack lists Lost’s Top 10 Go-To Moves
- Wes Anderson accepted his Special Achievement Award from the National Board of Review for Fantastic Mr. Fox via stop-motion video
- I probably won’t buy it but this trailer for video game, Transformers: War For Cyberton, looks pretty awesome
- Check out the set for the new Pee-wee Herman Show.I wish I was out in LA to go to this.
- GQ reveals NBC’s new television line-up. Stop dissing, Chuck!
- Michael Ausiello says Greek might be in danger of being canceled. Maybe if more people heard “The Greek Rap”, they’d watch.
- Someone at The Onion’s AV Club watched G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on purpose. Poor bastard.
- Jack Bauer hate Tom Brady
- Dave Letterman’s “Top Ten Messages On Jeff Zucker’s Answering Machine.”
- I never get tired of these. Hitler Learns Leno Is Moving Back To Late Night
- Judy Greer is going to guest-star on Modern Family as Phil’s ex-girlfriend. I love her.
- TV Squad previews 24 Season Eight. I’m curious to see how Agent Freckles has been corrupted by Bauer
- Jeff Fuc..Zucker is threatening to keep Conan off the year for the length of his contract according to Nikki Finke
TV Power Rankings: 1/3 – 1/9
January 12, 2010It’s back (now that there’s finally enough TV on to rank it)
The Power Rankings: (may contain mild spoilers)
10. The Simpsons (Episode: “Thursdays with Abie”): It’s rare that a Simpsons episode stands out especially one that centers on Abe
9. Scrubs (Episode: “Our Couples”): This show is much better a) without J.D. and b) with Lucy being mentored by Elliot. I still could have done without it ever existing but it’s not a complete waste of time.
8. Ugly Betty (Episode: “The Passion of the Betty”): Another one of those everything-goes-back-to-normal-at-Mode episodes with both Hal and Matt taken care of and Wilhamina getting her spot back
7. Friday Night Lights (Episode: “The Toilet Bowl”): My least favorite episode of the season. Even though the Lions finally won a game, it felt like nothing happened.
Don’t Call Me During…: Midseason 2010 Edition
January 1, 2010This 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)
2009: 15 Favorite Televsion Shows
December 29, 2009It’s that time of year. Here are my 15 favorite television shows of 2009. Please don’t confuse “favorite” with “best”
15. Party Down
14. 24
13. Glee
12. Modern Family
11. Curb Your Enthusiasm
10. Breaking Bad
9. Damages
8. Burn Notice
7. Torchwood: Children of Earth
6. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
5. Battlestar Galactica
4. Friday Night Lights
3. Sons of Anarchy
2. Lost
1. Mad Men
TV Power Rankings: 12/13 – 12/19
December 22, 2009I got so wrapped up in my Best of 2009 mixtapes I forgot to do this.
The Power Rankings: (may contain mild spoilers)
10. The Mentalist (Episode: “Throwing Fire”) – I didn’t care much for Jane’s “origin” because it didn’t relate to the main case like the last times we revisited Jane’s past.
9. How I Met Your Mother (Episode: “Last Cigarette Ever”) – More or less a throwaway episode except for Older Ted’s explanation at the end when everyone really quits smoking. It’s like they are holding serve until episode 100.
8. Friday Night Lights (Episode: “In The Bag”) – I find it hard to believe that Matt would leave Dillion and not call Julie in all that time. That said, it did lead to some great acting from Aimee Teegarden.
TV Power Rankings: 12/6 – 12/12
December 16, 2009Sorry this is so late (all three of you who care). I was in England this weekend visiting my pseudo-godson, Troy. He’s better than TV.
I’m not doing Worst Show of the Week anymore because usually when I watch something bad, I push it right out of my head and it’s hard to recall later. But if you really want to know, odds are the worst thing I watched every week is going to be Saturday Night Live.
The Power Rankings: (may contain mild spoilers)
10. Better Off Ted (Episode: “Love Blurts”) – Not the best BOT episode but I’m just happy it’s back.
9. The Big Bang Theory (Episode: “The Gorilla Experiment”) – Sheldon trying to teach Penny basic physics? Why wasn’t this funnier?
8. Gossip Girl (Episode: “The Debarted”) – I had to steal this from NY Magazine’s weekly Daily Intel recap: “Serena walks out of the country house with her baggage and no car in sight, just planning to “find a cab” in the middle of bumfuck Nassau County. God, she’s amazing.”
TV Power Rankings: 11/29 – 12/05
December 7, 2009Worst of the Week: The Office (Episode: “Scott’s Tots”) – Now this was a perfectly good episode in the vein of many of the comically tragic episodes in the series’ run but this was just a painful viewing experience. I would rather watch someone get a fingernail pulled out, then see how this played out. It made me think about this blog piece I read.
The Power Rankings: (may contain mild spoilers)
10. Gossip Girl (Episode: “Treasure Of Serena Madre”) – This is the closest Gossip Girl has been to greatness that was season one.
9. Dollhouse (Episode: “The Public Eye”) – I did NOT see the twist with Senator Perrin coming. I should have known that his wife being a doll was too simple.
8. Jersey Shore (Episode: “The Tanned Triangle”) – The first reality series to ever make it on the Power Rankings. Snooki? The Situation? This show is tragically amazing.
My 50 Favorite Television Shows of the 00s
November 30, 2009Now, let me just say off the bat that I do not believe these are the 50 best shows of this decade (although some certainly are). These are just the 50 television shows that brought me the most entertainment, the ones that I am most fond of when I think back on the decade. I contemplated doing this in order of love/respect but then this post would never get done so I’ll do a Top 10.
I decided to leave off The Simpsons and South Park because they’ve been on for so long (and I needed any excuse to make room for other shows) but they both had great episodes in the 00’s and if I didn’t need the room, they’d make the cut.
I tried to stick with shows that had at least two full seasons under its belt unless the show had been canceled like Freaks and Geeks.
And, no, I’ve never watched The West Wing or ER and that’s why they aren’t on the list.
