Excellent Saturday night of TV viewing on BBC America. Primeval was a great episode and the Doctor Who special, The Next Doctor, was very good. I have really enjoyed David Tennant's portrayal as the Tenth Doctor and he will be missed as he leaves the role to be replaced by Matt Walsh as the Eleventh Doctor.
Casting has always been pretty good for Doctor Who, the actors have done a lot to make the role their own. Patrick Troughton really set the stage with his unique portrayal as the Doctor which allowed other actors to redefine the role when they were casted.
The new series has done a great job of updating the storyline with more adult themes and harder edged story lines. I look forward to the new episodes, starting with the July 27th one on BBC America.
I have the 11th episode of Harper's Island to watch today via DVR. Looks like CBS is skipping next weekend and doing the final two episodes on July 11.
Tonight I have the DVR recording back to back episodes of Merlin on NBC as I plan to watch Law & Order: Criminal Intent at 8 pm on USA and then the rerun of Cold Case at 9 on CBS that I have not seen. Then back to USA for In Plain Sight at 10 pm. True Blood (HBO), I will be watching later this week via Comcast On Demand. Looks like the new episodes will not be forthcoming over this holiday weekend starting on Thursday night.
Oh well.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thoughts: 27-June-2009
As I am not interested in seeing Rockem Sockem Robots 2 (Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen) I will be catching up on DVDs and watching movies that I want to see. Movies made for adults with real plots and real acting.
I watched American Chopper last night, seems that Mikey is currently working without a contract and he is not asking to go on promotion tours and do PR work anymore. When he did have a contract, he was asked to go all the time. I don't really understand this twist that the show has taken. Are the producers trying to make OCC look bad and Sr unsympathetic? Given that their success is due to the fanbase, I wonder what they think they are accomplishing by alienating that base?
Interesting article in the latest issue of The Atlantic. Newsweek and Time's circulation is sinking fast and these publications are trying to revamp to make themselves more appealing. Yet, the British newsweekly, The Economist, and The Week are doing great. Both these publications have seen increases in their circulation, The Economist is poised to go past Newsweek.
Why the success for these two publications? They provide a summary of the news across the world. The Economist will cover news in countries located in Africa and Asia that you never get to hear about. The Week presents a news summary and then recaps opinions from different sources, e.g. a political story will have recaps from both liberal and conservative news sources. This is what people want and these publications are giving it to them.
I was a longtime subscriber to Newsweek and gave up as it became irrelevant. I switched to Time, and it went the same way. US News and World Report ended its weekly print publication. So now I subscribe to the Week. I used to subscribe to the Economist, but they tend to be a bit anti-American in their editorials.
Oh well.
I watched American Chopper last night, seems that Mikey is currently working without a contract and he is not asking to go on promotion tours and do PR work anymore. When he did have a contract, he was asked to go all the time. I don't really understand this twist that the show has taken. Are the producers trying to make OCC look bad and Sr unsympathetic? Given that their success is due to the fanbase, I wonder what they think they are accomplishing by alienating that base?
Interesting article in the latest issue of The Atlantic. Newsweek and Time's circulation is sinking fast and these publications are trying to revamp to make themselves more appealing. Yet, the British newsweekly, The Economist, and The Week are doing great. Both these publications have seen increases in their circulation, The Economist is poised to go past Newsweek.
Why the success for these two publications? They provide a summary of the news across the world. The Economist will cover news in countries located in Africa and Asia that you never get to hear about. The Week presents a news summary and then recaps opinions from different sources, e.g. a political story will have recaps from both liberal and conservative news sources. This is what people want and these publications are giving it to them.
I was a longtime subscriber to Newsweek and gave up as it became irrelevant. I switched to Time, and it went the same way. US News and World Report ended its weekly print publication. So now I subscribe to the Week. I used to subscribe to the Economist, but they tend to be a bit anti-American in their editorials.
Oh well.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thoughts: 26-June-2009
Surfing the Internet today, I noted on TLC Turbo American Chopper MB, that a lot of folks were unhappy with the events of the latest episode. I have not seen it yet, but it looks like the Four Horsemen are screwing with Mikey. Interesting.
These reality shows are so fake and scripted. Big drama on Jon and Kate plus 8 with announcement of their separation and upcoming divorce. They make $75,000 per episode and have a bunch of assistants who work behind the scenes in taking care of the family. Kate, after getting rave reviews when she was photographed in a bikini while on vacation, decided to wear one around the house just when a bunch of paparazzi were there to take photographs. I saw them on The superficial.com which is a great site to check out.
I am sure that the psychodrama soap opera on American Chopper was agreed to by the Teutals to improve ratings. How real it is, not very as far as I can see.
Someone told that that the new Transformers film was 2 and a half hours long. Are you fraking kidding me? Who wants to watch Rockem Sockem Robots for that long?
Oh well.
These reality shows are so fake and scripted. Big drama on Jon and Kate plus 8 with announcement of their separation and upcoming divorce. They make $75,000 per episode and have a bunch of assistants who work behind the scenes in taking care of the family. Kate, after getting rave reviews when she was photographed in a bikini while on vacation, decided to wear one around the house just when a bunch of paparazzi were there to take photographs. I saw them on The superficial.com which is a great site to check out.
I am sure that the psychodrama soap opera on American Chopper was agreed to by the Teutals to improve ratings. How real it is, not very as far as I can see.
Someone told that that the new Transformers film was 2 and a half hours long. Are you fraking kidding me? Who wants to watch Rockem Sockem Robots for that long?
Oh well.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thoughts: 25-June-2009
One thing that I have noticed this summer, is how my TV viewing has been greatly improved. I cannot believe how many good shows are on right now.
Sunday: True Blood (HBO), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (USA), In Plain Sight (USA), and Merlin (NBC) all new and all very good. And I also have been watching Cold Case (CBS) in reruns in order to catch up with this show.
Monday: Weeds (Showtime), Nurse Jackie (Showtime), The Closer (TNT), and Raising the Bar (TNT) all new. Edie Faco is wonderful in Nurse Jackie, and while I am watching the show, I still am puzzled by the appeal folks have for Weeds.
Tuesday: HawthoRNe (TNT) and Saving Grace (TNT) again both are very good.
Wednesday: Monsterquest (History Channel), not very good, this is kind of a secret pleasure for me. But they were really reaching on yesterday's Last Dinosaur episode.
Thursday: American Chopper (TLC), Burn Notice (USA), and Royal Pains (USA) are this day's viewing. American Chopper jumped the shark a long time ago, I watch it to see how bad it gets. This is offset by the excellent USA shows I watch on this night.
Friday: McLaughlin Group (PBS). Channel 2 out of Boston shows this program at 7:30 pm on this night. I like getting caught up on the news topics of the week, but Eleanor Clift drives me crazy with the stupid drivel that comes out of her screeching mouth. And no other liberal says things one tenth as stupid as Clift. Why she is kept on this show is beyond my understanding.
Saturday: Babar (NBC), Harper's Island (CBS), and Primeval (BBC America) finishes off the week for me. I used to watch Babar on HBO and was surprised to see that NBC shows this on Saturday morning. Harper's Island will be ending soon. Primeval is a great show and BBC America has a lot more coming. A new Doctor Who this Saturday night and a Torchwood miniseries coming up in July.
Who needs the fall, lots of good shows on now.
Oh well.
Sunday: True Blood (HBO), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (USA), In Plain Sight (USA), and Merlin (NBC) all new and all very good. And I also have been watching Cold Case (CBS) in reruns in order to catch up with this show.
Monday: Weeds (Showtime), Nurse Jackie (Showtime), The Closer (TNT), and Raising the Bar (TNT) all new. Edie Faco is wonderful in Nurse Jackie, and while I am watching the show, I still am puzzled by the appeal folks have for Weeds.
Tuesday: HawthoRNe (TNT) and Saving Grace (TNT) again both are very good.
Wednesday: Monsterquest (History Channel), not very good, this is kind of a secret pleasure for me. But they were really reaching on yesterday's Last Dinosaur episode.
Thursday: American Chopper (TLC), Burn Notice (USA), and Royal Pains (USA) are this day's viewing. American Chopper jumped the shark a long time ago, I watch it to see how bad it gets. This is offset by the excellent USA shows I watch on this night.
Friday: McLaughlin Group (PBS). Channel 2 out of Boston shows this program at 7:30 pm on this night. I like getting caught up on the news topics of the week, but Eleanor Clift drives me crazy with the stupid drivel that comes out of her screeching mouth. And no other liberal says things one tenth as stupid as Clift. Why she is kept on this show is beyond my understanding.
Saturday: Babar (NBC), Harper's Island (CBS), and Primeval (BBC America) finishes off the week for me. I used to watch Babar on HBO and was surprised to see that NBC shows this on Saturday morning. Harper's Island will be ending soon. Primeval is a great show and BBC America has a lot more coming. A new Doctor Who this Saturday night and a Torchwood miniseries coming up in July.
Who needs the fall, lots of good shows on now.
Oh well.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Thoughts: 24-July-2009
I just came back from WalMart and was surprised to see that Reaper Season 2 was already out on DVD. That was pretty fast, it seems DVD sets are coming out sooner and sooner. And to think at one time, people thought that nobody would want to buy a complete season on DVD. Thanks to the X-Files for starting that.
I also noticed that WalMart was selling two sets as one for $19.95. Bones Season 1 and Saving Grace Season 1 were paired, as was the first seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Pretty nice bargains there.
Tonight on Monsterquest we have a show on The Last Dinosaur. Wonder what that could be? I remember a cheesy movie starring Richard Boone called the Last Dinosaur. I wonder if we have a tie-in here.
Sci Fi Channel is being renamed SyFy. Why, who knows maybe they need to justify putting ECW wrestling on their network. A&E should change its name to Crap TV given all the crap like Dog the Bounty Hunter and Growing up Gotti they show.
Oh well.
I also noticed that WalMart was selling two sets as one for $19.95. Bones Season 1 and Saving Grace Season 1 were paired, as was the first seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Pretty nice bargains there.
Tonight on Monsterquest we have a show on The Last Dinosaur. Wonder what that could be? I remember a cheesy movie starring Richard Boone called the Last Dinosaur. I wonder if we have a tie-in here.
Sci Fi Channel is being renamed SyFy. Why, who knows maybe they need to justify putting ECW wrestling on their network. A&E should change its name to Crap TV given all the crap like Dog the Bounty Hunter and Growing up Gotti they show.
Oh well.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Thoughts: 23-June-2009
One on the summer interns read yesterday's blog and she said that I lied, she is 22. 22 is a big Oklahoma Sooner fan and I was goofing on her on how my team, Penn State, was far superior and beat up on the Sooners in the two games they played. So she looks it up and busts me for my lie. I tell you nobody trusts anybody anymore.
Both 22 and 24 are from Northern Michigan in the UP, and both are excellent hard workers. We lucked out.
Last night I watched the first two episodes of Merlin, the new show that premiered on NBC this past Sunday night. Great shows with some very strong performances. I liked Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as Uther Pendragon and John Hurt is doing the voice of the Great Dragon who has been giving Merlin advice. The actors who play Merlin and Arthur are very good. I hope the ratings are good for this show.
Oh well.
Both 22 and 24 are from Northern Michigan in the UP, and both are excellent hard workers. We lucked out.
Last night I watched the first two episodes of Merlin, the new show that premiered on NBC this past Sunday night. Great shows with some very strong performances. I liked Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as Uther Pendragon and John Hurt is doing the voice of the Great Dragon who has been giving Merlin advice. The actors who play Merlin and Arthur are very good. I hope the ratings are good for this show.
Oh well.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Thoughts: 22-June-2009
Work kind of took the fun out of my hibernation weekend. Did get amused by our summer interns today. They are 21 and 24 years old and the first one told me that you cannot do a roundhouse kick in a mini skirt wearing rock star shoes. This was just part of their weekend adventures. Oh to be young again.
In Plain Sight had a great episode where Mary finally got one over the idiot FBI agent who has been trying to bust her sister. What a lame case they put together and the con job they tried to do as the plea bargain, obviously nobody watches Law & Order in that show.
Will be watching Merlin tonight, NBC had two episodes and of course the stupid US Open (golf) had to run over. I was able to record it, I just wish they would keep the leisure sports on schedule.
Oh well.
In Plain Sight had a great episode where Mary finally got one over the idiot FBI agent who has been trying to bust her sister. What a lame case they put together and the con job they tried to do as the plea bargain, obviously nobody watches Law & Order in that show.
Will be watching Merlin tonight, NBC had two episodes and of course the stupid US Open (golf) had to run over. I was able to record it, I just wish they would keep the leisure sports on schedule.
Oh well.
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