Sunday, September 28: Season Premieres

9:00 Desperate Housewives (ABC)

When Desperate Housewives ended last season the show attempted to follow in the steps of other successful shows (One Tree Hill, Battlestar Galactica, LOST) and jump ahead five years in to the future. Read about some of the cast's thoughts in today's Detroit Free Press.

• Catch up by watching the ABC Starter Kit
• Or via Wikipedia and Television Without Pity
  
• Season 5 Sneak Peak:

10:00 Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

I love this show! The family dynamic makes for excellent and relatable drama that I can't stop watching. And after last season's wedding (!!), Justin and Rebecca's kiss (which I didn't want but really wanted at the same time) and the mysterious new child roaming out there somewhere, I am totally psyched for tonight's premiere!!

• Catch up by watching the ABC Starter Kit
• Catch up via Wikipedia and Television Without Pity
• Season 3 Trailer:

9:00 Dexter (Showtime)

I have not seen this show yet, but I just borrowed the first season from a friend of mine. One of things I love most about television is its ability to make you understand things from new perspectives and undermine your stereotypes of a situation, I think this show does that and I can't wait to see how.

• Catch up via Wikipedia and Television Without Pity
• Season 3 Trailer:

P.S. OMG I didn't know Julie Benz (Darla from Buffy/Angel) was in this show!?

10:00 Californication (Showtime)

I have heard both praise and hatred for this show, but I can not give my own opinion since I have not watched it yet, I intend to shortly, but for you fans out there...

• Catch up via Wikipedia
• Season 2 Trailer:

Also premiering: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) 8:30pm, 60 Minutes (CBS) 7pm, The Amazing Race (CBS) 8pm, Cold Case (CBS) 9pm, The Unit (CBS) 10pm, The Simpsons (FOX) 8pm, King of the Hill (FOX) 8:30pm, Family Guy (FOX) 9pm, American Dad (FOX) 9:30pm, Little Britain 10:30pm (HBO)

What I'm Buying this Weekend: Sex & the City Movie Special Edition DVD

The Sex & the City Movie Special Edition DVD arrived in stores Tuesday and I can't wait to get my hands on it!

The two-disk Special Edition DVD contains and extended cut of the film (12 additional minutes), commentary with writer/director Michael Patrick King, a digital copy of the film for your ipod ect., "Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King," "Fabulous Fashion of SATC," Deleted Scenes and an interview with Fergie.

Last week NYC's Public Library was lit up in pink for the DVD release party and, while I hate to shamelessly plug my own internship, TV Guide's "Hollywood 411" was on hand to talk to the stars:




Available on Amazon: Regular Edition, Special Edition, Blu-Ray

As a HUGE Sex & the City fan, watching this movie in theaters was the ultimate present and I'm psyched to get my copy of the DVD and watch it over and over again with my friends like the freakishly obsessed fans we are...lol :D

Buffy (aka Sarah Michelle Gellar) returning to the small screen?

It really irks me when TV stars decide they want to focus on their movie careers (and repeatedly refuse to do any sort of continuation), like Sarah Michelle Gellar leaving after seven seasons of Buffy: the Vampire Slayer, because inevitably they always come back (though unfortunately not to Buffy) and I had to lose my favorite show in the process...I'm not bitter or anything, what? Of course, like any loyal follower, I am still extremely excited that SMG is returning to television in a new half hour, single camera, HBO series, The Wonderful Maladys. The show was developed by Charles Randolph, specifically for Gellar, and he describes her character as having "a kind of zealous immaturity — like a drug addict with a to-do list." The show will focus on three dysfunctional siblings still trying to cope with the loss of their parents at an early age.

Filming begins in early 2009! Read more at Variety.

Grey's Anatomy Wrap Up - "Dream a Little Dream of Me"

It wasn't mind blowing but it still filled me with the "gooey" Grey's Anatomy feelings that make me so happy to watch their world for an hour every week that I am not complaining. Though, as much as I love two-hours with my favorite doctors, there were soooo many story lines (and patients sleeping with different people's tragically injured husbands) that my friends and I were having trouble trying to explain the connections to each other. That's on top of all the various stories focusing on the large ensemble cast, I mean Callie and Erica? Two hours to go nowhere? Rose being psychotic felt a little buried, and didn't George and Lexi kiss in the season finale!! I wanted more!! At the same time I have to give Shonda Rhimes credit, she's made this show and all of it's extensive drama last five years without getting too ridiculous, I can't expect her to give me everything I want in one episode. But I could have lived without being deceived by the previews, dream sequences really? I didn't believe Rose was pregnant but that joke would have been so much better if the preview hadn't ruined it. How many shows are going to do this fake out thing to get hype!? (Refer to yesterday's 90210 anger) It's a little much, especially because your episode ends up being a bit of a let down. On a positive note, how much do I love Christina's and Meredith's relationship, although Mer--you really are going to run away when your bff gets stabbed by an icicle? You're a freaking surgeon, do something! However it gave ample time for Dr. Hunt to be Christina's knight in shining armor (allowing me to swoon over him even more) In regards to their fight, Christina was right, the Meredith freaking out plot has totally been done ten million times before on this show, I don't think Meredith is as whiny as half the people I talk to and I understand being consistent with her commitment issues, but come on! At least they contained it to only one episode...hopefully. Absolute favorite moment: Christina referring to telling Meredith off "Yeah, and then I got karmically impaled!!" The amount of love I have for that line knows no bounds, haha. In closing, I was a tad disappointed that I didn't cry at all and I wasn't big on the ending. The Chief's speech didn't do much for me and in some ways Denny didn't either--I hate to say this but I'm kind of over that story line and I don't think the writer's have been consistent with it recently, so this felt a little bit out of the blue to me.

My new Izzie love prediction: Mark Sloan!! Can you see the possibility?

If you missed it, you can watch last nights episode at Abc.com or check out a Recap on EW.com

Grey's Anatomy airs Thursday's at 9pm on ABC.

90210 News: Dylan and Brandon's Infamous Return

I fear my 90210 love is dwindling...I found Tuesday night's episode disappointing, predictable and cliche (Did anyone really think Annie was going to sleep with him?) and where did all the adult story lines go? Not to mention my anger over the deceiving preview!! Perhaps the excitement/intrigue I felt after watching the preview is why I felt let down by the actual events in this week's ep. To be fair, it wasn't all bad, the episode definitely had some nice twists, but nothing that totally shocked me, unlike this week's Gossip Girl, I hate to compare, but Chuck's puppet-master reveal at the end and OMFG "Queen S" as she walked by Dan, were absolutely amazing moments. I'm starting to feel that 90210 is reusing everything I've seen before without the necessary fresh new take on it, and while I do concede that being a remake complicates this, all the "Who is going to actually Guest Star?" drama is only making it worse. I mean how long are Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth going to stay? Luke Perry and Tori Spelling are pretty much dead set against coming back, and I don't know but at this point is it really looking that good for seeing Jason Priestly? So to compensate for all this drama what do the producers do? Resort to having them (and not even their voices) call on the phone!?! Umm yeah, lame! Replace the actors or something because I can see this getting really ridiculous really fast...you can read the whole story (*warning spoilers*) via E! Online's "Watch with Kristin"

Does anyone else fear that this show is going to run out of drama by the end of the first season, and we will suddenly be seeing an O.C. collapse happening all over again? Don't get me wrong, I'm not calling it quits--I've never been one to stop watching addictive Teen Drama, but unfortunately I won't look forward to it nearly as much.

Retro MTV Moment of the Week

So I was hanging with a couple of my friends tonight, somehow we started discussing halloween costumes, and I let slip that my friend and I had been Daria and Jane Lane last year. This prompted an excited Daria discussion, a frantic youtube search for the theme song, and plans for future marathoning...perhaps this clip from Episode 3x13 "Jane's Addiction" will inspire the same in you:



"The Emotional Trauma Cycle of the High School Student" Hahaha! Love it! Also Farmers who are paid not to grow anything...lol and can I just say that if you know me and my habits this line is the story of my life: "I'm always late that's why I don't wear a watch, they depress me."

Thursday, September 25: Season Premieres

8:00 Ugly Betty (ABC)

• Catch up by watching the ABC Starter Kit
• Or via Wikipedia and Television Without Pity
  
• Season 4 Trailer:

9:00 Grey's Anatomy (ABC) (Two-Hour Premiere)

Words can not describe how excited I am for this premiere!! So much so that my friends and I are commemorating the occasion with a viewing party celebration!

• Catch up by watching the ABC Starter Kit
• Season 4 Trailer (it was my fav despite it being taped off the tv)

As some of you may know, every season ABC puts together a clip music video, this year featuring "The Quest" by Bryn Christopher and combines clips from the show and him singing. I have to say watching this got me even more excited if that is possible...is it Thursday yet?



10:00 ER (NBC)

If you're like me you've seen so many ER episodes over the past 14 years (Does TNT still play two episodes a day like they did during most of my youth?) that you feel intimately involved with the show but you have absolutely no idea what is happening right now but you really want to watch the final season...

• Catch up on Season 14: Wikipedia or Television Without Pity
  
• Preview for Season 15:
  
  
• Let's not forget that Anthony Edwards aka Dr. Mark Greene (who's death episode still brings me to tears every time) will be returning for a episode this season in flashbacks as part of Angela Basset's character's backstory. Read about it at TV Guide.com
  

Also premiering: My Name is Early 8pm (NBC), The Office 9pm (NBC)

Wednesday, September 22: Season Premieres

8:00 Knight Rider (NBC)

(There was a preview here but NBC took it down and youtube is lacking.)

I have no idea how I feel about this show, at first glance I was turned off by the super macho direction I think this show is going to take (sorry guys!) but at the same time slightly intrigued, particularly because I am a complete techie nerd. The show is coming off an earlier series (with David Hasselhoff) and a movie but will still hopefully introduce itself well to new viewers and I will probably watch the first episode out of sheer curiosity...I mean the car talks!?

10:00 Lipstick Jungle (NBC)

I never got a chance to catch this show--about three high powered woman living in New York City--last season (though I am catching up, the season only 7 episodes) It may be the new, network censored version of Sex & the City, but I loved that show so much I'd take it again in any form. So when they said Candace Bushnell, I ran to my television...

• Season 2 Preview:
  

• Catch up on Season 1 or watch the Season 2 Premiere (before it airs) on Hulu

Also premiering: New Adventures of Old Christine 8pm (CBS), Gary Unmarried 8:30pm (CBS), CSI: NY 10pm (CBS)

Dr. McSwimmy: Michael Phelps on Grey's Anatomy?

Michael Phelps was on Jimmy Kimmel Live Sunday night where they premiered this gem:



How much do I wish this was real!!

Tuesday, September 23: Season Premieres

9:00 The Mentalist (CBS)

• Simon Barker is Patrick Jane, who has a semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, and is now an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation.
• Scene from the pilot:

I'm intrigued, but also reminded of another show involving a psychic and law enforcement, yes I'll concede that there are differences in the details, but overall is this just a copy of USA's Psych? I'm not sure if the scene above completely sold me, but this fascinating mind game did, at least enough to watch the pilot:

I am also reminded of an old book series I used to read where the solutions to the cases were all in the details: Encyclopedia Brown. My love for those books may be enough to make me watch this series all season, we shall see...

10:00 Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

Luke Perry (90210) will not be returning to the new 90210 (or so he keeps saying causing me great anger, but I still have my *fingers crossed*) He will, however, be on the small screen this week, guest starring on the season premiere of Law & Order: SVU. He and his wife, played by Julie Bowen (Lost, Weeds) are accused of abusing their foster child for medical testing. At the very least I'll be tuning in to see what 90210 is missing...

Get off your high horse Luke Perry and just do a freaking episode!

Also premiering: Opportunity Knocks 8pm (ABC), NCIS 8pm (CBS), Without a Trace 10pm (CBS), Law & Order SVU 10pm (NBC)

Monday, September 22: Season Premieres

8:30 How I Met Your Mother (CBS)

• Need to Catch Up: The How I Met Your Mother Primer or Wikipedia
• Season 3 Recap:

9:00 Heroes (NBC) (Two Hour Premiere)

• Need to Catch Up: Wikipedia or a Fellow Blogger's Recap
  
• NBC will also be airing an hour long clip show at 8pm
  
• Season 3 Trailer:

Also premiering: Dancing with the Stars 8pm (ABC), The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm (CBS), Two and a Half Men 9pm (CBS), Worst Week 9:30pm (CBS), CSI: Miami 10pm (CBS), Boston Legal 10pm (ABC)

Retro WB/UPN Moment of the Week

If you are a Buffy fan you can relate to the pain I feel every time I hear "Goodbye to You" by Michelle Branch. Her appearance on the show at the end of "Tabula Rosa" (608) is one of my all time favorite Buffy moments and is definitely one of the more heart breaking Buffy scenes ever:

And to add to the heartbreak, because really once you've ripped your heart out why not stomp on it a little bit too? This horrible moment (it's worse than tragic or heart crushing or any other apocalyptic word you can think of if you were a Buffy/Angel fan) is from the Angel episode "I Will Remember You" (108):



Mmm now wasn't that fun? Excuse me I need to go wallow and look up shipper vids...

Sunday Night: The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards

So it's time for the Emmy Awards and let me just state now that I have tried very hard these past few months to move past my anger over Battlestar Galactica being snubbed for any of the big awards, again! Actually I'd probably have very different nominees in almost all the category's since many quality actors and television shows seem to have been completely forgotten. But since here we are days away from the awards with only these options in front of us, I shall move on to who I am rooting for to win these prestigious awards:

Outstanding Series: Drama - Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, House, Lost, Mad Men

Outstanding Series: Comedy - 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, The Office, Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Actor: Drama - James Spader (Boston Legal), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Hugh Laurie (House), Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment), Jon Hamm (Mad Men)

Outstanding Actor: Comedy - Tony Shalhoub (Monk), Steve Carell (The Office), Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies), Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Charlie Sheen (Two And A Half Men)

Outstanding Actress: Drama - Sally Field, (Brothers & Sisters), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), Glenn Close (Damages), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Holly Hunter, (Saving Grace)

Outstanding Actress: Comedy - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, (The New Adventures Of Old Christine), Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?), Tina Fey (30 Rock), America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds)

Outstanding Supporting Actor: Drama - William Shatner, (Boston Legal), Ted Danson (Damages), Zeljko Ivanek (Damages), Michael Emerson (Lost), John Slattery (Mad Men)

Outstanding Supporting Actor: Comedy - Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Kevin Dillon (Entourage), Neil Patrick Harris, (How I Met Your Mother), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Jon Cryer (Two And A Half Men)

Outstanding Supporting Actress: Drama - Candice Bergen (Boston Legal), Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters), Chandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy), Sandra Oh Grey's (Anatomy), Dianne Wiest (In Treatment)

Outstanding Supporting Actress: Comedy - Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies), Jean Smart (Samantha Who?), Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live), Holland Taylor (Two And A Half Men), Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty)

The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards air Sunday at 8pm/ET on ABC.

Also Premiering Sunday: Valentine 7pm (CW), Easy Money 8pm (CW), In Harm's Way 9pm (CW)

What I'm Watching: Thursday, September 28

Smallville Thursdays, 8pm (CW) *SPOILERS AHEAD*

I really hate it when people give up on television shows...

...and I am a hypocrite.

I really do love Smallville, I even own the first five seasons! But my excuse is that I've been a season behind for the past couple seasons and I kept putting off properly catching up. However, I have decided that I have given up on getting caught up and I am going to just jump right back in, especially since this could potentially be their last year. Wikipedia's Smallville Season 7 Entry was amazingly helpful and I youtubed most of the important moments from the 7th Season Finale, including this heartbreaking clip...I wasn't even rooting for them and this still broke me:

Speaking of couples, I think I may have also given up on the show around the same time I gave up my hope for Chloe and Clark to be together. Even though I saw in my youtube spree that Jimmy proposed to Chloe in the Season Finale, I've heard that their will be some Chlark moments in the upcoming season and I'm not gonna lie, that's a huge reason why I am going to start watching again.

Check out the Season 8 Promo:

I have to admit that trailer didn't do much for me, but I am curious about seeing Supergirl and the Justice League (I was already loving the Green Arrow from the episodes I did manage to catch over the past two years) I guess I'll just have to wait and see how the episode turns out, and I'll let you know my thoughts...

You can check it out too, Smallville airs Tonight at 8pm on the CW!

Is all the Gossip Girl marketing working?

If you live in New York City there is no way you haven't seen the new advertising campaign for the CW's Gossip Girl. Similar in concept to last year's "OMFG" campaign, the CW has taken the sex sells mentality and run with it. But the best part of these ads are the quotes they've used from some of the shows harshest critics, (Ex: "Mind blowingly inappropriate" - Parents Television Council) turning them into a brilliant reverse marketing scheme. Give teenagers something to watch that they think their parent's won't approve of and they'll eat it right up.These ads have been up for weeks, so why am I suddenly talking about them? I was curious about the success of this campaign now that the show has been back on the air for several weeks. Ironically, I was in a sociology recitation yesterday where Gossip Girl came up as a topic of discussion. I'd say less than half of the group had actually seen they show, but everybody had heard of it and they all had something to say about it. A few students even said that they were so impressed by the ads in particular that they were either tempted to start watching or actually tuned in to see what all the hype was about. But if that's enough, Monday night's episode had a series high of 3.7 million viewers and helped the CW win No.1 for the night with adults 18 to 34. Maybe it's just me, but I'd say somethings working.
Speaking of Monday's episode, personally I thought it was quite excellent and wonderfully scandalous, not to mention HOT!! (in several ways) I'm not huge into recapping myself but if you're interested you should check out Tim Stack's Recap on EW.com. I found it hilarious, plus I too noticed the large Vitamin Water refrigerator, product placement much!

Gossip Girl airs Mondays at 8pm on the CW.

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live

I am sure I was not the only one who said "OMG she looks just like Tina Fey!" the first time I saw Sarah Palin, and I am really glad someone at SNL did as well. I hate to admit that while I'm a big Tina Fey fan, I don't watch SNL that often, but I did catch this and was blown away. Not to mention both Tina Fey (Best Actress in a Comedy, 30 Rock) and Amy Poehler (Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, SNL) are nominated for Emmys. If you haven't seen it yet watch and enjoy!

And since were in a political parody mood now, even though there is no possible way anyone in America has not seen this ad, I felt the overwhelming urge to watch it again and immortalize it forever in a blog post:

Paris Hilton Campaign Ad in Response to John McCain