Posted Jul 18th 2008 9:52AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance
(
S04E17) Well, we've certainly moved on to the next part of the competition. America decides. And we don't have to listen to cranky Nigel or that lunatic Mary anymore. Lil C, however, I will listen to. I thought he was a great judge last night. And his comments tonight were good, too. Speaking of
Wednesday night, the big announcement was that
Comfort would be replacing Jessica (who has a couple broken ribs).
But we got another big announcement last night --
So You Think You Can Dance received four
Emmy nominations. The make-up team was nominated as well as three choreographers. Wade Robson's Hummingbird & Flower piece got a nod as did Mandy Moore's Table routine (the one to "Sweet Dreams") and Shane Sparks' Transformers number to "Fuego." Mia Michaels is crying in corner somewhere. You'll get 'em next year Mia.
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: Top 8 Revealed
Posted Jul 18th 2008 7:50AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US)
There's been some conflicts marinating in the
Big Brother 10 house since Brian was evicted on
Wednesday. The hamsters are getting on each other's nerves. The big alliance of eight is beginning to fracture. Find out what happened after the jump.
Continue reading Big Brother After Dark: July 18th
Posted Jul 16th 2008 8:58PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Game Show, Casting
American Gladiators announced a new cast member today -- "The Beast." He'll be there for the semi-finals. The final 12 contenders will have to deal with this "monster" (that's the term from the press release) to get to the ultimate prize.
Those of you who have watched the show know it's really the reverse treadmill thingie that poses the biggest obstacle between any contender and his/her victory. But The Beast should terrify a few of the hopefuls. He stands at seven-feet-tall and weighs 318 lbs. From the picture, you can see that 200 of those pounds are in his neck.
Continue reading Another gladiator announced
Posted Jul 16th 2008 7:57PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Celebrities, Documentary, TCA Press Tour, Casting, Reality-Free
Thirteen/WNET and Ghost Light films named Billy Crystal host of the new documentary series
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America. The six-hour documentary, which will air in January 2009, will explore the tropes of American comedy and chronicle its evolution.
The comedian will appear in the opening of each episode and introduce viewers to the funniest moments in American entertainment. Some of the comedic talents that will be featured include: Charlie Chaplin, Jack Benny, Abbott & Costello, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Sid Caesar, Anne Beatts, Woody Allen, Larry Wilmore, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Richard Lewis, Jon Stewart, and Chris Rock.
Continue reading Billy Crystal named host of Make 'Em Laugh
Posted Jul 16th 2008 9:16AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Video, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
After the jump, I've got some of my favorite
I Love Money moments from this weekend and my first impressions of
Brooke Knows Best. And I have a special video.
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: Brooke Knows Best & I Love Money - VIDEOS
Posted Jul 15th 2008 12:30PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Heroes, Reality-Free, Webisodes
NBC launched a
webisode series called
Going Postal to whet your appetite for the fall season of
Heroes. Each week we'll get introduced to a new villain, their ability and their motives.
The first installment called "A Nifty Trick" features Echo DeMille played by Kiko Ellsworth (
General Hospital,
Dexter). Echo is a mailman with a secret ability that involves really loud screaming. An official-looking agent and a pale thug are after him.
Over the next few weeks we'll find out more about Gina (Rebeka Montoya), Constrictor (Mark Steger), Agent Howard (Brian Prescott), and Agent #1 (James Ryen). Gina is Echo's love interest (according to the site she doesn't have a special ability). And we meet Constrictor in this first video. You can probably tell what Constrictor's ability is just from the name.
Continue reading Heroes webisodes launched yesterday
Posted Jul 14th 2008 11:35PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
"Ashok? Every-second-Wednesday-since-I-started-Ashok?" --Belle/Hannah to her agent Stephanie
Belle had to share her first and most loyal client, Ashok, with another woman this week. While she was a bit surprised that her luscious self wasn't enough to satisfy her favorite regular, she ended up having fun during with the ménage à trois. Can this call girl truly learn to share?
My review of
Secret Diary of a Call Girl is after the jump.
Continue reading Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Episode 1-05
Posted Jul 14th 2008 5:28PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US)
Ahh, the allure of hamster voyeurism. And the excitement of possible spoilers!
As promised, TV Squad will be keeping you up-to-date on the events (both trivial and important) in the
Big Brother house. After the jump, I've got some "juice" on what went on last night on ShoToo.
Keep in mind, there are
spoilers in this post. So don't read if you want to wait until tomorrow's show to find out what's going down.
Continue reading Big Brother After Dark (July 14)
Posted Jul 14th 2008 2:20PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Reality-Free
AOL TV has a list of the
top ten longest running TV shows. It's a great trip down memory lane or if your a product of gen-Y like me, it's a good history lesson. I knew one (just
one!) show on that list. I thought
The Simpsons would be first for sure. Turns out that show is number ten. At least I got one.
The Simpsons has been on the air since 1989 and is still running. AOL TV summed up the animated show's success: "Spawning multiple catchphrases, iconic characters and a 2007 hit movie, FOX's pop-culture cornerstone satirizes overall society." And to think, Jennifer Tilly (once married to
Simpsons producer Sam Simon) didn't predict that the show would do well. I remember watching a documentary on poker of all things (Tilly is an avid player as is Simon). She said that she didn't see the allure of people with yellow faces.
My other guesses were even more off-base.
The Real World!
Friends!
Seinfeld! Check out the rest of the list and see how you do.
Posted Jul 14th 2008 9:30AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US), Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps
(
S10E01) We were spoiled this year with
Big Brother. The winter season of
BB was arguably the only good thing to come out of the WGA strike (if you're a sucker for low-brow television like me). And now it's back again in its regular summer schedule.
Speaking of schedules,
Jackie and I will be covering the show this summer. I'll be doing Sunday episodes with Jackie covering Tuesday and Wednesday. You can also count of TV Squad for Jackie's Live Feed Reports and I might post a few updates from
Big Brother After Dark which airs on ShoToo (I knew there was a reason I added Showtime to my cable bill. And I thought I was just getting
The Tudors and
Secret Diary of a Call Girl.)
Okay, let's get to what happened last night.
Continue reading Big Brother 10: HOH competition #1 (season premiere)
Posted Jul 11th 2008 4:23PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Celebrities, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free
At TCA yesterday, two very big stars were on hand to discuss their new shows. Spike Lee attended the ESPN Films panel to promote his documentary
Game Day with Kobe Bryant. And Elvis Costello was on hand at the Sundance Channel panel to talk about
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..., his new talk show.
ESPN announced several film projects, both documentary and theatrical. The network will be presenting four documentaries this fall, one of which is by acclaimed director Spike Lee. On the surface the film seems pretty bland; it's just cameras following Kobe Bryant around on game day. But I'm sure you want to hear what Lee said about his film.
Continue reading Spike Lee and Elvis Costello talk new projects - TCA Report
Posted Jul 11th 2008 1:03PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Sports, Industry, Celebrities, TCA Press Tour, Casting
ESPN Films is co-producing a film for theatrical release about legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey. The film will center around their struggle to break down racial barriers in the late 40s. The project, which is yet untitled, will be produced by Robert Redford, Tracy Falco, Karen Baldwin and Andrew Cohen. Redford will star in the role of Rickey. No word on who will play Robinson.
ESPN Senior VP, Ron Semiao, says "ESPN Films is honored to be collaborating with such accomplished storytellers and filmmakers for such an important sports and American story." Semiao was at the Beverly Hilton yesterday along with Branch Rickey III to discuss the project. Semiao added that doing this theatrical film was a natural extension for the company which tries to serve sports fans "however they consume sports content."
Continue reading Robert Redford to star in Jackie Robinson / Branch Rickey biopic - TCA Report
Posted Jul 11th 2008 9:02AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, So You Think You Can Dance
(
S04E15)It's time to find out which dancers will be going on tour after
So You Think You Can Dance ends this August. I'm going to put it out there now (I think it's time): I want either Joshua or Katee to win this competition. I think it would be especially nice if the girl they almost didn't put on the show won the whole sha-bang!
Other thoughts before we begin... Nigel is a little cranky lately. I don't like him chiding Cat. All she did was remind everyone to tune in to the finale. By the way, there's going to be a sick popping battle during
SYTYCD's live finale. Awesome. My review of tonight's show is after the jump.
Continue reading So You Think You Can Dance: Top 10 Revealed
Posted Jul 11th 2008 8:39AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Reality Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, OpEd, Documentary, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free
I attended the TCA Cable Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton yesterday where I learned about the following shows:
Whale Wars on Animal Planet
Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy on Discovery
Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust on TLC
Ricky Gervais Comedy Special on HBO
Little Britain, USA on HBO
Generation Kill on HBO
And there's more. Believe me, there's more.
Okay, you've got whale pirates, mummies, bikinis, Ricky Gervais, vampires, and Marines. Unfortunately, none of those shows combine all six of those things / people. After the jump, find out about these new shows and the people who make them...
Continue reading Animal Planet, Discovery, TLC, and HBO - TCA Report
Posted Jul 10th 2008 7:23PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free
Chris Rock is returning to HBO! The network announced today at TCA that the comedian would premiere his fifth stand-up special this fall. The special will feature footage from three locations: South Africa's Carnival City Casino, New York's Apollo Theater, and the Carling Apollo Hammersmith in London. Of the return to HBO, Chris Rock says, "I wanted to do that type of stand-up special that I've never seen before, and the only place that I could see doing that is at HBO. I love HBO because they want to take chances."
Also of note is that Rock set the Guinness World Record on the
No Apologies Tour by playing to crowds of 15,900 at Greenwich's O2 venue. That's the largest audience for stand-up comedy performance in British history.
I'm psyched that Chris Rock will be returning to HBO. He's on the few comedians whose performance I can watch from beginning to end and not get bored. Ever.
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger will debut on Saturday, September 27th at 9:00 p.m. ET / PT on HBO.
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