I watched the Oscars the way they are meant to be viewed in 2009 -- in their entirety almost completely in Fast Forward beginning around 9 PM.
I watched the opening number - classy.
I liked the set and the host - classy.
I watched the awards for people - I like famous people.
I watched the funny presenters and the bits and clips -- funny and classy.
I watched the second dance number - classy.
Beyonce - classy.
I watched for Heath Ledger's family - classy.
I watched for Slumdog to win it all so all the kids could come up - classy.
I thought Resse Witherspoon looked very unclassy.
I didn't care for Queen Latifah singing live over the death montage - unclassy.
I only saw one movie nominated for Best Picture -- and it won -- classy.
I will however eventually see Frost/Nixon and Milk and The Wrestler.
Good for Jerry Lews - he is classy.
Saw everything I needed to see and caught up live as we got to Best Actor - classy.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
ReRun City
I watched the Badgers dispose of Indiana last night. When I got upstairs I was looking forward to 'The Office' and '30 Rock' -- it is still February sweeps, so I just assumed they would be new. NOPE. Fine, I will go back and watch the back-to-back 'Scrubs' from Tuesday...NOPE...double re-runs. Dah-bull-re-runs.
I guess February isn't a Sweeps month anymore. I didn't get the memo. Well I look forward to watching the premiere of 'Dollhouse' from last week and episode two this evening.
I guess February isn't a Sweeps month anymore. I didn't get the memo. Well I look forward to watching the premiere of 'Dollhouse' from last week and episode two this evening.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Ratings From Last Night Anyone?
From my friends at TVguide.com as always...
Wednesday's ratings rundown:
8 pm/ET
American Idol cued up an audience of 24.4 million total viewers, up 5 percent from last year's first results show. CBS, which came in second for the hour, saw gains for Old Christine (7.32 mil, +260K) and Gary Unmarried (7.26 mil, +400K).
This week's Lost rehash (5.57 mil) surged 17 percent to best a new Knight Rider (5.49 mil).
9 pm
Criminal Minds drew the most viewers (15 million), but Lost topped the demos. Lost bounced back from last week's "Idol-ized" setback to deliver 11.27 mil — and thus edge out Lie to Me (which dipped 78O thou, to 11.22 mil). Life inched up 440K, to 5.16 mil.
10 pm
As CSI: NY (12.35 million viewers, down 500 thou) and Law & Order (7.15 mil, down 370K) both dropped, Life on Mars saw its audience liven up by some 13 percent, hitting 5.8 mil.
A Couple of LOST Thoughts...
1. Am I allowed to complain about the Oceanic 6's ability to basically teleport back to the island? I mean there probably was no plane crash right? I think the explanation is going to be they were just returned there? And Lapidus is the pilot?
You see, I have more than accepted the ability for an island to move through time and space, but I am unwilling to accept that the Losties could be dropped back there from an overhead airplane -- and into the 1950's no less.
2. Here is what we don't know about our friends as the boarded the plane:
a. Why is Sayid in custody and on that plane?
b. Where is Aaron and why did Kate stash him away?
c. Why is Hurley on the plane? Who told him to come?
d. What the hell happened to Ben?
I want some new answers to these questions....
Local theorist and Lostologist A.K. postulates that the 'business' that Ben needed to attend to, down at the marina, that got him beat up, was his revenge against Charles Widmore...a.k.a killing Penny. He knew she must be in town once he saw Des -- so he found Penny to finish what he told Widmore he was going to do. I assume we'll see Des back on the island soon to avenge her wrongful death. I know it sounds dark, but Ben does hate Widmore, Ben is pretty much evil, and Ben has killed a lot of people including (most likely) Sayid's wife.
Well anyway -- more questions than answers amidst a quick-moving episode with more answers than we are used to. Wrap your head around that. Even when you feel like the show has thrown you a shit-sandwich -- it never ceases to be awesome and I wait patiently each week giving it the benfit of the doubt.
You see, I have more than accepted the ability for an island to move through time and space, but I am unwilling to accept that the Losties could be dropped back there from an overhead airplane -- and into the 1950's no less.
2. Here is what we don't know about our friends as the boarded the plane:
a. Why is Sayid in custody and on that plane?
b. Where is Aaron and why did Kate stash him away?
c. Why is Hurley on the plane? Who told him to come?
d. What the hell happened to Ben?
I want some new answers to these questions....
Local theorist and Lostologist A.K. postulates that the 'business' that Ben needed to attend to, down at the marina, that got him beat up, was his revenge against Charles Widmore...a.k.a killing Penny. He knew she must be in town once he saw Des -- so he found Penny to finish what he told Widmore he was going to do. I assume we'll see Des back on the island soon to avenge her wrongful death. I know it sounds dark, but Ben does hate Widmore, Ben is pretty much evil, and Ben has killed a lot of people including (most likely) Sayid's wife.
Well anyway -- more questions than answers amidst a quick-moving episode with more answers than we are used to. Wrap your head around that. Even when you feel like the show has thrown you a shit-sandwich -- it never ceases to be awesome and I wait patiently each week giving it the benfit of the doubt.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Lost Primer
There is a great website recapping past episodes and trying to set the record straight on theories and clues. That website is called Long Live Locke and I implore you to check it out before tonight's episode. There is also a great, and very spoiler-free interview with Michael Emerson (Ben Linus) here.
I miss 'Fringe' already and it has only been a week. Meanwhile, it seems that February Sweeps is not as fun as it used to be - CBS has already benched HIMYM and Big Bang for the next two weeks in favor of re-runs, so I guess they know something I don't about the value of sweeps.
Speaking of which, little known fact....'Sweeps' months are really only for the local affiliates these days to get their ratings measured for the 10 O'Clock news. Did you know that? All your fave network shows are metered nightly and weekly, but the news ratings in your town, which set advertising rates, are only judged in November, February, and May. The networks recognize the need to help out their local carriers, so they put out their best material during these months so that the eyeballs stayed glued to their stations. During the promos, when your news anchor tells you that there are three restaurants in your town serving spoiled foods, or find out which bus drivers in your district are drunk, you will be sure to tune in at 10. And that my friends, is one to grow on.
I miss 'Fringe' already and it has only been a week. Meanwhile, it seems that February Sweeps is not as fun as it used to be - CBS has already benched HIMYM and Big Bang for the next two weeks in favor of re-runs, so I guess they know something I don't about the value of sweeps.
Speaking of which, little known fact....'Sweeps' months are really only for the local affiliates these days to get their ratings measured for the 10 O'Clock news. Did you know that? All your fave network shows are metered nightly and weekly, but the news ratings in your town, which set advertising rates, are only judged in November, February, and May. The networks recognize the need to help out their local carriers, so they put out their best material during these months so that the eyeballs stayed glued to their stations. During the promos, when your news anchor tells you that there are three restaurants in your town serving spoiled foods, or find out which bus drivers in your district are drunk, you will be sure to tune in at 10. And that my friends, is one to grow on.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
I Need To Write More Often..
Every morning I have something to say, but recently ye old client has put down the serious clamps on Blogspot. I am sure there is a way I can email my thoughts to the blog -- I mean I can email my Tweets and I can order a pizza online without having to talk to someone, I am sure I can send a post here -- but no one has told me how. And I am not that patient.
If I did have the power to log on from the world wide leader in medicinal-related payments, I would have said the following:
TUESDAY MORNING:
Wow, Christine Baranski was great in the 'Big Bang Theory' this week and Leonard got some damn close to his goal of bedding Penny...next time he we learn to shut his mouth and let his general geekiness to the talking.
'24' was stellar and awesome per usual, I love this show and this season is going very well. I need Choloe to hurry up and get enaged with the FBI after we figure out who the mole is, because she really needs to kick Janice Gold's ass. Am I right? Can I get an....forget it.
WEDNESDAY MORNING:
'Fringe' is so damn good now, and the mythology is only growing in multiple directions which I love. We have 'The Pattern' and we have 'Oliva has special brain powers' and we have 'Dr. Bishop wrote a crazy future-bible' and we have 'Oliva's step dad is mean' and we have 'what the hell is going on with Peter and Olivia and Oliva's sister'. This show rocks....then we heard the worst 7 words on television:
Fringe will return with new episodes in April.
Thanks FOX, way to build it up and then kill the momentum.
THURSDAY MORNING:
'Lost' is even better than I could have imagined this year, I wish I could just sit down and knock out the whole season at once -- but I cannot wait and I am not disciplined enough.
Here is Doc Jensen's review on EW.com, he is pretty much the nation's #1 LOST expert:
READ IT HERE
I know, it's lazy -- but you should read it. We can break now some conspiracy theories next week.
Did you watch 'Important Things with Dimitri Martin' on Comedy Central like I told you too? Well it was awesome, it was smart, it was clever, it was funny and it reminded me why SNL really sucks. Welcome to my living room Dimitri -- see you next week.
If I did have the power to log on from the world wide leader in medicinal-related payments, I would have said the following:
TUESDAY MORNING:
Wow, Christine Baranski was great in the 'Big Bang Theory' this week and Leonard got some damn close to his goal of bedding Penny...next time he we learn to shut his mouth and let his general geekiness to the talking.
'24' was stellar and awesome per usual, I love this show and this season is going very well. I need Choloe to hurry up and get enaged with the FBI after we figure out who the mole is, because she really needs to kick Janice Gold's ass. Am I right? Can I get an....forget it.
WEDNESDAY MORNING:
'Fringe' is so damn good now, and the mythology is only growing in multiple directions which I love. We have 'The Pattern' and we have 'Oliva has special brain powers' and we have 'Dr. Bishop wrote a crazy future-bible' and we have 'Oliva's step dad is mean' and we have 'what the hell is going on with Peter and Olivia and Oliva's sister'. This show rocks....then we heard the worst 7 words on television:
Fringe will return with new episodes in April.
Thanks FOX, way to build it up and then kill the momentum.
THURSDAY MORNING:
'Lost' is even better than I could have imagined this year, I wish I could just sit down and knock out the whole season at once -- but I cannot wait and I am not disciplined enough.
Here is Doc Jensen's review on EW.com, he is pretty much the nation's #1 LOST expert:
READ IT HERE
I know, it's lazy -- but you should read it. We can break now some conspiracy theories next week.
Did you watch 'Important Things with Dimitri Martin' on Comedy Central like I told you too? Well it was awesome, it was smart, it was clever, it was funny and it reminded me why SNL really sucks. Welcome to my living room Dimitri -- see you next week.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
SNL Sucks: Bradley Cooper Edition
Wow. Watched this episode last night mere hours after watching Bradley Cooper on the big screen in 'He's Just Not That Into You...". I am sure his performance was fine, I sort of lost focus after he stripped and bent Scarlett Johannson over his desk.
What? I'm not allowed to enjoy a light romantic comedy? Like that scene wasn't inserted into the film as a thank-you to the husbands and boyfriends of America who get sucked into this movie and then at the end are left defending the male species, their own dating history, and motives within their current relationship? That is a lot to grasp in one night -- so seeing an 80 foot semi-nude ScarJo is sort of a peace offering I suppose.
I do recommend the film however.
So Brad Cooper was obviously excited to be on SNL, but as usual, the show failed on a million levels. Cold Open was fine, not funny ha ha, mostly fun uh huh, uh huh, yep yep, yes, yes...
They tried to give Brad Cooper a monolgue taking advantage of all the times he was caught on tape in the audience of 'Inside the Actors Studio' -- awful.
I am not going to go scence by scene, but we fast forwarded through much of it, painfully, and a little saddened as comedy keeps dying a slow death every week. The bit where the four guys tell gross stories then sing a chorus is always clever -- but not this time. The game show about the host having sex with the contestants wives? Funny for the first minute....
The Today Show skit was brutal. The Digital Short on the boat was....well I don't even know what it was...yeah Andy Samburg, you are on a boat....my god.
The news was pretty good this time around, Seth did a nice job with 'really' and even Keenan Thompson made me laugh. Then throwing it back to a Bjork joke? REALLY Seth, Bjork jokes? Really?
Then the final straw for me was the Johnny Lawrence bad guy talk show...all the makings of a classic...even Sense was behind the camera....and who do they go with? Hans Gruber and a half-ass impression of Glenn Close. I am sure 17 year olds across America were scratching their heads...I was and I grew up with that movie.
WHAT IS GOING TO SAVE COMEDY? From what I am told, its going to be this:
New Comedy Central Show premiering this Wednesday
What? I'm not allowed to enjoy a light romantic comedy? Like that scene wasn't inserted into the film as a thank-you to the husbands and boyfriends of America who get sucked into this movie and then at the end are left defending the male species, their own dating history, and motives within their current relationship? That is a lot to grasp in one night -- so seeing an 80 foot semi-nude ScarJo is sort of a peace offering I suppose.
I do recommend the film however.
So Brad Cooper was obviously excited to be on SNL, but as usual, the show failed on a million levels. Cold Open was fine, not funny ha ha, mostly fun uh huh, uh huh, yep yep, yes, yes...
They tried to give Brad Cooper a monolgue taking advantage of all the times he was caught on tape in the audience of 'Inside the Actors Studio' -- awful.
I am not going to go scence by scene, but we fast forwarded through much of it, painfully, and a little saddened as comedy keeps dying a slow death every week. The bit where the four guys tell gross stories then sing a chorus is always clever -- but not this time. The game show about the host having sex with the contestants wives? Funny for the first minute....
The Today Show skit was brutal. The Digital Short on the boat was....well I don't even know what it was...yeah Andy Samburg, you are on a boat....my god.
The news was pretty good this time around, Seth did a nice job with 'really' and even Keenan Thompson made me laugh. Then throwing it back to a Bjork joke? REALLY Seth, Bjork jokes? Really?
Then the final straw for me was the Johnny Lawrence bad guy talk show...all the makings of a classic...even Sense was behind the camera....and who do they go with? Hans Gruber and a half-ass impression of Glenn Close. I am sure 17 year olds across America were scratching their heads...I was and I grew up with that movie.
WHAT IS GOING TO SAVE COMEDY? From what I am told, its going to be this:
New Comedy Central Show premiering this Wednesday
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