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October 2009 Archives
Someone chased Seacrest with a knife! I'm not even joking!
Aww, these poor kids this round. First Brandon Dumlao has to replace a dancer at the last minute and only gets half the rehearsal time everyone else gets, then Ariana Debose, a contemporary dancer, gets stuck doing Taboleon space robot hip hop, and neither of them could rely on the kindness of the voting public this time, so they both went home first because Nigel is a mean, mean man. Fox still let them do media calls though! The highlights of said calls are after the jump, if you have the heart.
The League is FX's newest sitcom about a bunch of lunatic best friends who say and do stupid things, and being a huge It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia fan, I'd have been excited to watch it even if it didn't boast Nick Kroll and Paul Scheer as castmembers. Based on the strength of the network alone, it seemed like it was inherently worth watching, no questions asked. But after watching the pilot, I'd definitely say the show has potential, but I've got some major caveats.
We had fun last Halloween spotlighting the scariest people on TV, but it's a whole new season, and there's a whole new crop of people who send chills up our spine. So in our new annual tradition, we've found the scariest people on television this fall. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Ahh, Office webisodes. I always forget you exist and then I randomly watch one and laugh until Angel throws a Ken Doll at me. Today's installment featured Kelly Kapoor and new, obliviously sweet receptionist making a music video for their girl group Subtle Sexuality's hit single. In the Dunder Mifflin office, of course, because who needs location and set dressings when you've got a vending machine and a Kevin? The song's called "Male Prima Donna," and yes, it is about Ryan. And you know what? It was meant to be intentionally bad, but it's better than most Lady Gaga songs, and she's richer than Dwight running a bed and breakfast in hell with Satan, so I say reach for the stars, Kelly! You'll be celibately dating a Jonas Brother in no time with an act like this!
More Chuck! More Chuck! More Chuck! More Chuck! Oh yeah, and some other news too...
On the surface, these two teen dramas created/produced by Kevin Williamson seem to have little in common. One is about a wholesome group of kids growing up in a harbor community in the Northeast and dealing with their normal, non-supernatural, everyday issues. The other is about a few blood-sucking vampires who have tormented a small Virginia town for centuries. However, when we put the two shows side by side, we quickly realized that they have a lot more in common than one might initially think.
We were lucky enough to get a screener of the season premiere of Friday Night Lights (it debuted last night on DIRECTV and will air sometime in 2010 on NBC for the rest of us mortals) and after watching it, I'm not sure that I can wait until midseason for my fix of this show. The premiere was just that good. I wish I could get DIRECTV at my house... or at least find a friend who would let me visit every Wednesday. Here are the five things I liked most about the episode and that had me reconsidering my television provider. Fair warning, spoilers ahead.
Katey Sagal has really been blowing me away on Sons of Anarchy this season, and while I normally do not condone the waste of delicious potluck dinners, her move to silence her brawling husband and son with shattered glass and flying chicken wings (I think?) last night was one of the most breathtaking dinner interruptions I've ever seen (and I'm a regular Brothers & Sisters watcher). In support of the season, Gemma herself participated in a media call the other day wherein blogger types accused her husband of being a Hell's Angel. Other questions were asked as well! Read on for her answers.
Awesomeness and un-awesomeness collided in an incredibly unawesome way today. Fortunately, awesomeness won. Awesomeness always wins.