The Red Sox lost game 3 to the Angels 7-6. One strike away from winning the game and going on to Game 4.
The Patriots lose to the Broncos in OT 20-17 after they were in a position to win at 17-3.
Sports Life sucks!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Thoughts: 11-October-2009
The Red Sox dropped Game 2 to the Angels, 4-1, putting their backs to the wall in Boston for game 3. The Angels are looking pretty good and I think that even if Boston avoids the sweep, they will bt out in 4.
The Phillies-Rockies Game 3 was postponed due to snow in Denver. Now if this is not proof that the MLB playoffs are going on too long into the fall, I don't know what else is needed. The regular season should end in August, and playoffs should be through September. This will not happen due to the greed of MLB.
Penn State beat up on Eastern Illinois yesterday 52-3. My nephews enjoyed the game and a good time was had by all. Now Penn State has only the Big Ten to play for the rest of the season.
Private Practice (ABC) went back to their dumb plot lines this past episode totally wiping out all the good will they created with the excellent season opener. Violet, a Harvard graduate trained psychiatrist, runs and hides in the closet whenever her doorbell rings. She decided for the good of the baby, to dump the kid on Pete while she deals with her problems, which include a lack of a maternal bond with her son. Another dopey case where a husband and wife appear to be in an abusive relationship, but it turns out to be the daughter going off into uncontrollable rages due to an undiagnosed tumor. Yes folks the show I love to hate is back. D
Craphouse (Dollhouse, Fox) had another stupid and terrible episode this week. We find out that a major stockholder in the Craphouse has a serial killer nephew who gets in a car accident and has women hidden away. They put his persona into one of the dolls, who gets away and just happens not to have a GPS strip which we are told that all dolls have until it inconveniences the advancement of stupid plot lines. Echo gets hired by a professor who wants to have a fantasy of screwing a student who puts out for a better grade. Must be paying professors a lot more money these days. F
Next week Fox starts its coverage of MLB playoffs next Friday. I predict that Dollhouse will be getting cancelled soon and not return to the air, being replaced by reruns of House.
Oh well.
The Phillies-Rockies Game 3 was postponed due to snow in Denver. Now if this is not proof that the MLB playoffs are going on too long into the fall, I don't know what else is needed. The regular season should end in August, and playoffs should be through September. This will not happen due to the greed of MLB.
Penn State beat up on Eastern Illinois yesterday 52-3. My nephews enjoyed the game and a good time was had by all. Now Penn State has only the Big Ten to play for the rest of the season.
Private Practice (ABC) went back to their dumb plot lines this past episode totally wiping out all the good will they created with the excellent season opener. Violet, a Harvard graduate trained psychiatrist, runs and hides in the closet whenever her doorbell rings. She decided for the good of the baby, to dump the kid on Pete while she deals with her problems, which include a lack of a maternal bond with her son. Another dopey case where a husband and wife appear to be in an abusive relationship, but it turns out to be the daughter going off into uncontrollable rages due to an undiagnosed tumor. Yes folks the show I love to hate is back. D
Craphouse (Dollhouse, Fox) had another stupid and terrible episode this week. We find out that a major stockholder in the Craphouse has a serial killer nephew who gets in a car accident and has women hidden away. They put his persona into one of the dolls, who gets away and just happens not to have a GPS strip which we are told that all dolls have until it inconveniences the advancement of stupid plot lines. Echo gets hired by a professor who wants to have a fantasy of screwing a student who puts out for a better grade. Must be paying professors a lot more money these days. F
Next week Fox starts its coverage of MLB playoffs next Friday. I predict that Dollhouse will be getting cancelled soon and not return to the air, being replaced by reruns of House.
Oh well.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thoughts: 09-October-2009
I normally prefer to avoid political topics in this blog, but Obama getting the Nobel Peace Prize is absolutely crazy. What did he do to deserve it especially given that nominations closed 12 days after he took office. I do not recall anything he did that would warrant a nomination. Theodore Roosevelt helped negotiate a treaty between Russia and Japan to end a war. Jimmy Carter helped negotiate a treaty between Israel and Egypt the first such in the Middle East. Obama gave some speeches. Unbelievable.
Red Sox dropped Game 1 to the Angels in CA yesterday 5-0. A loss tonight sends them back to Boston 2 games down, a position that they do not want to be in. I was afraid that after beating the Angels in several previous playoff series, that the Angels will be due. Let us hope the Red Sox pull it out tonight.
Penn State takes on Eastern Illinois tomorrow at home, a game, my brother and his family are going to see. I like Penn State to win big in their last non conference game, 42 to 3.
The Patriots travel to Denver to play the Broncos this Sunday. After the big win over the Ravens and my belief that the Broncos are not as good as their 4-0 record will assume, I like the Patriots to win 34-7.
Second causality of the Fall TV season has occurred, NBC cancelled Southland (TheFutonCritic.com) before airing any episodes. When NBC renewed this show last season, after its debut episodes had strong ratings, I was wondering if they were premature. And given the ratings slide that occurred toward the end of season 1, it appears I was right. Dateline NBC has been scoring really well in that time slot, coming in second in the ratings. Given that this is a cheaper show to produce, it was a no brainer for NBC. Southland has six episodes in the can, so I guess they will be showing them later in the season.
HBO renewed Bored to Death for a second season based on strong ratings after the start of the Seinfeld reunion story line on Curb Your Enthusiasm. HBO did this before for a show called I Will Always Love You, and then took it back. I like Bored to Death, very deadpan comedy.
TV Guide commented on the poor ratings for this season of Fringe, due to Fox putting it up against the ratings powerhouses of CSI and Grey's Anatomy. I agree, Fringe was better on Tuesday night. When will networks learn?
Oh well.
Red Sox dropped Game 1 to the Angels in CA yesterday 5-0. A loss tonight sends them back to Boston 2 games down, a position that they do not want to be in. I was afraid that after beating the Angels in several previous playoff series, that the Angels will be due. Let us hope the Red Sox pull it out tonight.
Penn State takes on Eastern Illinois tomorrow at home, a game, my brother and his family are going to see. I like Penn State to win big in their last non conference game, 42 to 3.
The Patriots travel to Denver to play the Broncos this Sunday. After the big win over the Ravens and my belief that the Broncos are not as good as their 4-0 record will assume, I like the Patriots to win 34-7.
Second causality of the Fall TV season has occurred, NBC cancelled Southland (TheFutonCritic.com) before airing any episodes. When NBC renewed this show last season, after its debut episodes had strong ratings, I was wondering if they were premature. And given the ratings slide that occurred toward the end of season 1, it appears I was right. Dateline NBC has been scoring really well in that time slot, coming in second in the ratings. Given that this is a cheaper show to produce, it was a no brainer for NBC. Southland has six episodes in the can, so I guess they will be showing them later in the season.
HBO renewed Bored to Death for a second season based on strong ratings after the start of the Seinfeld reunion story line on Curb Your Enthusiasm. HBO did this before for a show called I Will Always Love You, and then took it back. I like Bored to Death, very deadpan comedy.
TV Guide commented on the poor ratings for this season of Fringe, due to Fox putting it up against the ratings powerhouses of CSI and Grey's Anatomy. I agree, Fringe was better on Tuesday night. When will networks learn?
Oh well.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Thoughts: 06-October-2009
Patriots beat the Ravens this past weekend and they looked good doing it. I am so glad that I was wrong about that, right now they are 3-1 and look better each week.
Three Rivers (CBS) is a new medical doctor show about a transplant hospital in Pittsburgh. The star of Moonlight, Alex O' Loughlin, is the star of this show. I last saw him in the film Whiteout. Katherine Moenning, who played Shane on the L Word is also in this. She has grown her hair out and looks a lot better than she did as Shane. Alfre Woodard, who I last saw on Desperate Housewives, is also in the show. The first episode was pretty good, had some interesting medical mysteries, and a good transplant story line of a pregnant woman whose heart gives out on her. Of course they save the baby and the mother. Pretty good show and I am looking forward to seeing more episodes. B
Comcast On Demand has shows from CBS. I currently watch ten shows on CBS, eight offered by this service. Cold Case and Ghost Whisperer are not offered. I wonder how they decided which shows to offer and which not to. They did add quite a few shows to the lineup so CBS must be pleased with the service.
Dollhouse Death Clock has started according to TV.com. The ratings were so bad going from the first to second episode that it is only a matter of time before Fox pulls the plug. My guess is that the show will air until Fox starts showing MLB playoffs and then after the World Series, Craphouse will not be back on the air.
Mysterquest (History Channel) had two more episodes air, one on the Bermuda Triangle that was terrible and one on the Zodiac killer which looked at new evidence implicating a new suspect. Like the Hitler death season premiere episode, the Zodiac killer episode was very good and interesting. B But, the Bermuda Triangle one, rehashed old stuff on wave effects and brought up UFO stories that have been debunked already. D I have to say that the History Channel needs to stick with real stories and stay away from the paranormal crap.
Oh well.
Three Rivers (CBS) is a new medical doctor show about a transplant hospital in Pittsburgh. The star of Moonlight, Alex O' Loughlin, is the star of this show. I last saw him in the film Whiteout. Katherine Moenning, who played Shane on the L Word is also in this. She has grown her hair out and looks a lot better than she did as Shane. Alfre Woodard, who I last saw on Desperate Housewives, is also in the show. The first episode was pretty good, had some interesting medical mysteries, and a good transplant story line of a pregnant woman whose heart gives out on her. Of course they save the baby and the mother. Pretty good show and I am looking forward to seeing more episodes. B
Comcast On Demand has shows from CBS. I currently watch ten shows on CBS, eight offered by this service. Cold Case and Ghost Whisperer are not offered. I wonder how they decided which shows to offer and which not to. They did add quite a few shows to the lineup so CBS must be pleased with the service.
Dollhouse Death Clock has started according to TV.com. The ratings were so bad going from the first to second episode that it is only a matter of time before Fox pulls the plug. My guess is that the show will air until Fox starts showing MLB playoffs and then after the World Series, Craphouse will not be back on the air.
Mysterquest (History Channel) had two more episodes air, one on the Bermuda Triangle that was terrible and one on the Zodiac killer which looked at new evidence implicating a new suspect. Like the Hitler death season premiere episode, the Zodiac killer episode was very good and interesting. B But, the Bermuda Triangle one, rehashed old stuff on wave effects and brought up UFO stories that have been debunked already. D I have to say that the History Channel needs to stick with real stories and stay away from the paranormal crap.
Oh well.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Thoughts: 04-October-2009
Penn State beat Illinois 35-17, doing much better on their first road trip of this season. I note that Iowa is 5-0 which makes them a surprise contender in the Big Ten.
Glee (Fox) is a new show getting a lot of buzz. Kristin Chenoweth, who is on my fave list, guest starred in the latest episode, so I decided to watch it. She was very good and had three very nice musical numbers (Pushing Daises missed the boat by not making more use of her musical talents). As for the rest of the show, I just have to wonder why this is getting such raves. I thought the show would be like the TV version of Fame that ran years ago and quite frankly that was the better show. I could care less about any of the characters, I have no clue why the one teacher hates the Glee Club, and thought all in all that it was pretty dumb. I also hated that Kristin did not sing the last number which is a fave song of mine. Kristen gets an A, Glee gets an F as I have no desire to watch it again.
CrapHouse (Dollhouse, Fox) continues on its poor ratings road as it was at the bottom for Friday night at 9 pm. Actually lost viewers from last week's premiere. How long will Fox keep this show on the air with such bad ratings? Hopefully CrapHouse will be gone by November.
Here in CT we have a big race going on for the Republican nomination for US Senator who will challenge Chris Dodd in the general election. While I do not normally like to discuss politics in this blog, I have to comment on Linda McMahon's decision to run for this nomination. She was the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment and loves to bring up the fact how she and her husband, Vince McMahon, built the company up from the ground level. Of course she never ever mentions that her company is a pro wrestling promotion. And anybody who seriously follows pro wrestling, knows that pro wrestling promoters have screwed over so many people that they are up there with politicians for being corrupt. In building their company, they put out of business a number of small wrestling promotions and were involved in the famous Montreal screw job when they stole Bret Hart's title from him. Needless to say, I will not be voting for Mrs. McMahon. Must be nice to have that kind of money to waste.
Oh well.
Glee (Fox) is a new show getting a lot of buzz. Kristin Chenoweth, who is on my fave list, guest starred in the latest episode, so I decided to watch it. She was very good and had three very nice musical numbers (Pushing Daises missed the boat by not making more use of her musical talents). As for the rest of the show, I just have to wonder why this is getting such raves. I thought the show would be like the TV version of Fame that ran years ago and quite frankly that was the better show. I could care less about any of the characters, I have no clue why the one teacher hates the Glee Club, and thought all in all that it was pretty dumb. I also hated that Kristin did not sing the last number which is a fave song of mine. Kristen gets an A, Glee gets an F as I have no desire to watch it again.
CrapHouse (Dollhouse, Fox) continues on its poor ratings road as it was at the bottom for Friday night at 9 pm. Actually lost viewers from last week's premiere. How long will Fox keep this show on the air with such bad ratings? Hopefully CrapHouse will be gone by November.
Here in CT we have a big race going on for the Republican nomination for US Senator who will challenge Chris Dodd in the general election. While I do not normally like to discuss politics in this blog, I have to comment on Linda McMahon's decision to run for this nomination. She was the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment and loves to bring up the fact how she and her husband, Vince McMahon, built the company up from the ground level. Of course she never ever mentions that her company is a pro wrestling promotion. And anybody who seriously follows pro wrestling, knows that pro wrestling promoters have screwed over so many people that they are up there with politicians for being corrupt. In building their company, they put out of business a number of small wrestling promotions and were involved in the famous Montreal screw job when they stole Bret Hart's title from him. Needless to say, I will not be voting for Mrs. McMahon. Must be nice to have that kind of money to waste.
Oh well.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Thoughts: 03-October-2009
I just finished watching Fringe on Hulu.com. What a wonderful viewing experience compared to the horrendous time I had trying to watch Supernatural on the CW. And while there were a few commercial breaks, the longest was 30 seconds and I remember the products unlike watching regular TV which bombards you with tons of commercials. Quality not quantity is the way to go.
Fringe (Fox) had another great episode, this show is really starting to grow on me. I love Walter Bishop and his interactions with both Peter and Astrid. What great chemistry! A
Private Practice (ABC) had its season premiere the other night and while I have hated this show in the past, this episode was pretty good. Violet was being treated after the attack by the crazy woman who stole her baby, and they had flashbacks to when the practice first opened and showed how Pete and Violet met. Cooper was feeling guilty and refusing to answer his pages. He finally does so, and its the crazy woman with Violet's baby who wants Cooper to treat her. Baby is recovered and saved, Violet is saved, and everybody is happy at the end of the show. A very horrible and stupid season finale resolved in the first episode in a fairly good manner. If this show was more like this episode, I would be much happier with it. Hopefully they will not continue in the dumb plot manner of last season. B
Dollhouse (Fox) on the other hand continued with its usual stupid plots that attempt to justify the existence of a high priced whorehouse. Echo has to take on the role of a mother with a newborn (whose real mother died in childbirth) and they figure out a way to make her body lactate so she can breast feed. What I do not get is why reviewers keep saying that this is more to this show than what has been shown, that Whedon is starting to get into the heart of the matter, and this nonsense about deep meanings of mind body dilemmas. Remember that guy on Buffy that was building sex robots and tried to use mind control to force his ex girlfriend to do a French Maid fantasy with him and his friends? This is how deep Craphouse gets, what was a terrible and horrible thing to do to another person is somehow okay in this show? Give me a break already, nobody is buying this, the ratings are as low as they have ever been. Time to put this show off the air, let Whedon keep his crappy fantasies to himself. D
Oh well.
Fringe (Fox) had another great episode, this show is really starting to grow on me. I love Walter Bishop and his interactions with both Peter and Astrid. What great chemistry! A
Private Practice (ABC) had its season premiere the other night and while I have hated this show in the past, this episode was pretty good. Violet was being treated after the attack by the crazy woman who stole her baby, and they had flashbacks to when the practice first opened and showed how Pete and Violet met. Cooper was feeling guilty and refusing to answer his pages. He finally does so, and its the crazy woman with Violet's baby who wants Cooper to treat her. Baby is recovered and saved, Violet is saved, and everybody is happy at the end of the show. A very horrible and stupid season finale resolved in the first episode in a fairly good manner. If this show was more like this episode, I would be much happier with it. Hopefully they will not continue in the dumb plot manner of last season. B
Dollhouse (Fox) on the other hand continued with its usual stupid plots that attempt to justify the existence of a high priced whorehouse. Echo has to take on the role of a mother with a newborn (whose real mother died in childbirth) and they figure out a way to make her body lactate so she can breast feed. What I do not get is why reviewers keep saying that this is more to this show than what has been shown, that Whedon is starting to get into the heart of the matter, and this nonsense about deep meanings of mind body dilemmas. Remember that guy on Buffy that was building sex robots and tried to use mind control to force his ex girlfriend to do a French Maid fantasy with him and his friends? This is how deep Craphouse gets, what was a terrible and horrible thing to do to another person is somehow okay in this show? Give me a break already, nobody is buying this, the ratings are as low as they have ever been. Time to put this show off the air, let Whedon keep his crappy fantasies to himself. D
Oh well.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thoughts: 02-October-2009
Red Sox clinched the AL wild card spot and will play a five game series against the LA Angels. The Red Sox have beaten the Angels in several playoff series and won the last regular season series against them. Jon Lester just pitched 7 shutout innings to beat the Cleveland Indians, so I like our pitching to come back strong and beat the Angels 3-1.
Penn State coming off that home loss to Iowa, travels to Illinois for their next game. Illinois is an unpredictable team, they have come pretty close to beating Penn State. I think that the Nittany Lions pull out a win, 21-17.
The New England Patriots are at home against a very tough Baltimore Ravens team. The Patriots' offense needs to score a lot more TDs than they have been scoring, just do not see it against this Raven's offense. I think that New England loses this game, 27-6. I hope that I am wrong.
Dexter (Showtime) had its season 4 premiere this past weekend. A new serial killer, the Trinity killer played by the great John Lithgow, will be the Nemesis this season. The show started off with Dexter being big time sleep deprived, screwing up testimony in court which allowed a criminal to get off, and then after dispatching said criminal, he falls asleep at the wheel with the body on board and gets into a car accident. I do not see how they will get him out of that situation. Very good show and with not only Lithgow on board, Robert Carridine returns as a retired FBI agent who was their top man catching serial killers. Should be a good season. A
Lost Tapes (Animal Planet), the Blair Witch like fake documentary about tapes of people encountering strange creatures is back for a season 2. The Vampire episode was genuinely scary, Lizard Man not so much. This series can be really hokey or really frightening. Check it out. B
I have Private Practice to watch on the DVR and Dollhouse to watch tonight so be prepared for some ranting tomorrow.
Oh well.
Penn State coming off that home loss to Iowa, travels to Illinois for their next game. Illinois is an unpredictable team, they have come pretty close to beating Penn State. I think that the Nittany Lions pull out a win, 21-17.
The New England Patriots are at home against a very tough Baltimore Ravens team. The Patriots' offense needs to score a lot more TDs than they have been scoring, just do not see it against this Raven's offense. I think that New England loses this game, 27-6. I hope that I am wrong.
Dexter (Showtime) had its season 4 premiere this past weekend. A new serial killer, the Trinity killer played by the great John Lithgow, will be the Nemesis this season. The show started off with Dexter being big time sleep deprived, screwing up testimony in court which allowed a criminal to get off, and then after dispatching said criminal, he falls asleep at the wheel with the body on board and gets into a car accident. I do not see how they will get him out of that situation. Very good show and with not only Lithgow on board, Robert Carridine returns as a retired FBI agent who was their top man catching serial killers. Should be a good season. A
Lost Tapes (Animal Planet), the Blair Witch like fake documentary about tapes of people encountering strange creatures is back for a season 2. The Vampire episode was genuinely scary, Lizard Man not so much. This series can be really hokey or really frightening. Check it out. B
I have Private Practice to watch on the DVR and Dollhouse to watch tonight so be prepared for some ranting tomorrow.
Oh well.
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