TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com/media/feedlogo.gif TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Jane After Dark: The Wire, season 3 - Stringer wears a suit, Omar gets rashhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/05/jane-after-dark-the-wire-season-3-stringer-wears-a-suit-oma/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/05/jane-after-dark-the-wire-season-3-stringer-wears-a-suit-oma/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/05/jane-after-dark-the-wire-season-3-stringer-wears-a-suit-oma/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

The Wire, season 3 - Omar and Bunk
After a brief break to watch season four of Weeds last week, Jane After Dark is back with The Wire. I'm half-way into season three, and while there are definitely parts of this show that put me to sleep (ducking and running for cover), it's still a brilliant drama. My teenage son popped in for part of an episode, decided it was too "real," and promptly lost interest.

To help me organize my thoughts, let's take a look at a few characters:

Stringer Bell. I'm really digging Idris Elba dressed up in his fancy suit, running the real estate company, working with government officials, and holding drug meetings using Robert's Rules of Order. It's fascinating that there's this whole hierarchy within the gangs that most of them respect and follow.

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]]>cop showsCopShowsdavid simonDavidSimondominic westDominicWesthboidris elbaIdrisElbajane after darkJaneAfterDarkjimmy mcnultyJimmyMcnultyjohn domanJohnDomanlance reddickLanceReddickneville brothersNevilleBrothersomar littleOmarLittlestringer bellStringerBellthe wirethe wire season threeTheWireTheWireSeasonThreeway down in the holeWayDownInTheHoleJane BoursawSun, 05 Jul 2009 14:05:00 ESTThe Secret Life of the American Teenager: appropriate for 12-year-olds?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/05/the-secret-life-of-the-american-teenager-appropriate-for-12-yea/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/05/the-secret-life-of-the-american-teenager-appropriate-for-12-yea/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/05/the-secret-life-of-the-american-teenager-appropriate-for-12-yea/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

The Secret Life of the American TeenagerFor my daughter's twelfth birthday, she decided to have four of her friends sleep over, and it turned out to be the same night that The Secret Life of the American Teenager season two was premiering. OK, she actually sort of planned it that way. All but one of her friends is allowed to watch the show, and she managed to talk her mom into it "just this once." I totally respect that. I write a family movie column and have kids of my own, so I'm fairly in tune with what is and isn't appropriate for various age groups.

I watched a few episodes of Secret Life last season, and while the subject matter isn't geared for little kids, it seemed OK for kids twelve and older. But this season, it seems like the show has really kicked the sex talk up several notches. Yes, I know it's a show about a teenager who gets pregnant and is forced to deal with the consequences. I'm ok with that. It shows kids that there are consequences, and that sex shouldn't be taken lightly.

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]]>abc familyAbcFamilyage-appropriatefamily showsFamilyShowspregnancythe secret life of the american teenagerTheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenagerJane BoursawSun, 05 Jul 2009 09:38:00 ESTSketch Comedy Saturday: The Kids In The Hallhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/sketch-comedy-saturday-the-kids-in-the-hall/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/sketch-comedy-saturday-the-kids-in-the-hall/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/sketch-comedy-saturday-the-kids-in-the-hall/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

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As a special Sketch Comedy Saturday treat, I will forgo the lengthy, typed-out, text version of me humming the Kids In The Hall theme song and get right down to business. This is one of those shows that are now considered classic sketch comedy (and Canadian comedy), so I feel silly for even having to profile them, but I am constantly surprised by the number of people whose eyes glaze over when I ask them if they've ever heard of the Kids. So ... Have you heard of the Kids?

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]]>bruce mccullochBruceMccullochdave foleyDaveFoleykevin mcdonaldkids in the hallKidsInTheHallmark mckinneyscott thompsonsketch comedysketch comedy saturdaySketchComedySketchComedySaturdayAnnie WuSat, 04 Jul 2009 18:02:00 ESTSeven greatest hand cannons in TV historyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/seven-greatest-hand-cannons-in-tv-history/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/seven-greatest-hand-cannons-in-tv-history/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/seven-greatest-hand-cannons-in-tv-history/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Remote Control GunThere are a lot of really horrible things that have put America on the map: Jerry Springer, our ability to infuse anything edible with cheese, the fact that we're probably working on infusing something inedible with cheese.

Guns, however, shouldn't be one of them. The Second Amendment stands as one of many great testaments to the idea of freedom that our forefathers envisioned for their people. They felt a government should trust their people with great responsibility if they truly believed in the concept of freedom and democracy.

Sure, if they came to the present and saw that we primarily use that responsibility for hunting moose from helicopters and negotiating with the Domino's guy they might take it right back, but the idea is what's important.

So to celebrate one of America's latest of many birthday to come because fireworks are technically illegal in my neck of the woods, here are your TV's seven greatest guns.

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]]>agent 86Agent86burn noticeBurnNoticecaptain kirkCaptainKirkdesert eagleDesertEaglefeaturedFiona GlenannaeFionaGlenannaeget smartGetSmarthuntermaxwell smartMaxwellSmartphasersledge hammerSledgeHammersmith and wessonSmithAndWessonstar trekStarTrekstephen colbertStephenColbertthe colbert reportthe shieldTheColbertReportTheShieldvic mackeyVicMackeywalther ppkWaltherPpkDanny GallagherSat, 04 Jul 2009 15:10:00 ESTDrew Carey's got a blog... and TPiR "fans" have already ticked him offhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/drew-careys-got-a-blog-and-tpir-fans-have-already-ticked-h/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/drew-careys-got-a-blog-and-tpir-fans-have-already-ticked-h/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/drew-careys-got-a-blog-and-tpir-fans-have-already-ticked-h/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Drew Carey in his office. From his blog drewfromtv.blogspot.comYa gotta give Drew Carey a lot of credit. Going into his third season on The Price is Right, he's been able to step in the shoes of an icon, Bob Barker, and do a good job. He's also his part to drag the 38-year-old show into the 21st century, whether it wants to be here or not.

A couple of weeks ago, Drew simultaneously started a blog called Drew From TV, and a Twitter feed called TPIRHost, essentially to talk about his backstage experiences at TPiR, and whatever else he happens to think about (he soon started a second Twitter feed called DrewFromTV so he could muse on politics, soccer, and his other interests without associating it with the show).

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]]>blogcommentsdrew careyDrewCareydrewfromtvfansgolden-road.netthe price is rightThePriceIsRighttpirtwitterJoel KellerSat, 04 Jul 2009 13:06:00 ESTSo much for that Veronica Mars moviehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/so-much-for-that-veronica-mars-movie/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/so-much-for-that-veronica-mars-movie/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/04/so-much-for-that-veronica-mars-movie/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Veronica MarsRemember that Veronica Mars movie that so many people were talking about? Well, according to an interview with series star Kristen Bell, it ain't happening. She and series creator Rob Thomas pitched the idea to Joel Silver and there was a resounding lack of interest. She suggested that fans try a letter-writing campaign.

I'm kind of surprised at that reaction, given that Veronica Mars is a recognizable brand name and would be relatively cheap to make (it's not exactly laden with special effects). While I considered the series to be a Buffy clone (that solved mysteries rather than fought vampires), it was a pretty good show in the beginning.

The only show I can think of that quickly went from TV to cancellation to a movie would be Firefly and that happened because of stellar DVD sales. So, if you really want that Veronica Mars movie, along with the letter-writing campaign, start buying more DVDs of the show.

 

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]]>Kristen BellKristenBellmovieVeronica MarsVeronicaMarsBrad TrechakSat, 04 Jul 2009 11:09:00 ESTLeonard Nimoy once made a music videohttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/leonard-nimoy-once-made-a-music-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/leonard-nimoy-once-made-a-music-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/leonard-nimoy-once-made-a-music-video/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

William Shatner and Leonard NimoyI was aware that, like fellow Star Trek icon William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy released an album or two in his day. I wasn't aware, however, that Nimoy made a music video that accompanied one of the songs on those albums.

The song is "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" and was released in 1968 (which was during his run on Star Trek) on an album called The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy. I'm surprised this video did not get more air time on MTV back in the day. Perhaps it should be considered for VH1. More info, and the video, is after the jump.

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]]>KirkLeonard NimoyLeonardNimoySpockStar TrekStarTrekThe Ballad of Bilbo BagginsThe Two Sides of Leonard NimoyTheBalladOfBilboBagginsTheTwoSidesOfLeonardNimoyWilliam ShatnerWilliamShatnerBrad TrechakFri, 03 Jul 2009 17:06:00 ESTMedia stoops to honor Wacko Jackohttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/media-stoops-to-honor-wacko-jacko/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/media-stoops-to-honor-wacko-jacko/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/media-stoops-to-honor-wacko-jacko/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Audiences hope to remember Michael Jackson for Thriller and not everything he's done since.If anyone in the press should ever ask you, "What were you doing when you heard the great Michael Jackson was dead?", be sure to answer with: "Reading one of your stories on what a lowlife you thought he was just prior to his death."

There are times when I'm ashamed to be a part of the media. The 48 hours after Michael Jackson's death was just such an epoch. I chose that last word carefully because the endless, maudlin, self-congratulatory coverage the major news networks wallowed in following Jackson's death was as long-winded as it was embarrassingly dramatic.

While that coverage is sure to continue throughout the memorial services, unavoidable custody and estate battles and forthcoming autopsy reports, none of that will compare in sickly sweet sensation to what CNN, Fox News and the others lowered themselves to just following the singer's death.

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]]>cnncnn headline newsCnnHeadlineNewsfox newsfox news channelFoxNewsFoxNewsChannelmichael jacksonMichaelJacksonJohn Scott LewinskiFri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:00 ESTRoyal Pains throws everything at the wall, nothing stickshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/royal-pains-throws-everything-at-the-wall-nothing-sticks/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/royal-pains-throws-everything-at-the-wall-nothing-sticks/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/royal-pains-throws-everything-at-the-wall-nothing-sticks/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Royal PainsApparently, there are a lot of medical emergencies in the Hamptons - deflated boobs, dying socialites, hemophiliac kids. And apparently, there is also a shortage of doctors in the area that is so bad everyone is clamoring to be attended to by a visiting doctor from out of town who has just been conveniently ostracized for having let a hospital trustee die in his care.

That's the basics of Royal Pains, USA's latest edition to its "characters welcome" line-up. Unfortunately for Doctor Hank Lawson, the physician in the center of this maelstrom of health issues, none of his patients are particularly interesting, which means I didn't care if they lived or died or if any of their wounds were healed properly. Nor did I care if the overly ambitious would-be doctor's assistant Divya got her wish that Lawson hang his shingle in the Hamptons. Or if his brother found a way to get laid.

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]]>royal painsRoyalPainsusa networkUsaNetworkNick ZainoFri, 03 Jul 2009 12:23:00 ESTSo You Think You Can Dance: 2 of 14 Eliminatedhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/so-you-think-you-can-dance-2-of-14-eliminated/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/so-you-think-you-can-dance-2-of-14-eliminated/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/so-you-think-you-can-dance-2-of-14-eliminated/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Kupono and Kayla perform a Contemporary routine on SYTYCD(S05E12) We're welcomed to the show by Cat Deeley lamenting Thursdays. I'm often confused by Cat mentioning the dancers dancing their "own style." It must have been a Donyelle rule. I guess we'll never see Karla channel her inner Boogie Bot.

The sound quality was off tonight, proving that part of the show was live; when they transitioned from live to the clips, you could hear the echoes. The biggest culprit was the transition to Kelly Clarkson; the audience applause didn't sound the same at all.

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]]>eliminationskarla garciaKarlaGarciakelly clarksonKellyClarksonso you think you can danceSoYouThinkYouCanDancesytycdvitolio jeuneVitolioJeuneMichael PascuaFri, 03 Jul 2009 11:46:00 ESTTV 101: How ESPN controls the world and what the other networks can learn from ithttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/tv-101-how-espn-controls-the-world-and-what-the-other-networks/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/tv-101-how-espn-controls-the-world-and-what-the-other-networks/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/tv-101-how-espn-controls-the-world-and-what-the-other-networks/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

ESPN is like the borg, only with more bald people.You're about to become a soccer fan.

I know you don't believe me. Hell, I'm not sure I believe me. After all, America has resisted soccer for going on 150 years. Crapping on soccer ranks right up there with eating horrible chain-restaurant food and producing slobs-versus-snobs camp movies as a quality that define us as Americans.

Further, you've heard this claim before: the "Grab your shin guards, soccer is about to be a hit in the US of A!" column has been written approximately 2.8 million times since the early '70s. Every time a new soccer league starts in this country, everyone rushes to be the first to write that America is about to become Uruguay North.

And yet, those leagues invariably crash and burn, WNBA-style. So what makes this time any different? Why will we finally care about something that we've gone out of our way to not care about for so long? What force is powerful enough to make that happen?

The most powerful force in the universe: ESPN.

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]]>contraespnfeaturedglobal dominationGlobalDominationsoccertv 101Tv101Jay BlackFri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:00 ESTWentworth Miller goes from Prison Break to Law & Order: SVU http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/wentworth-miller-goes-from-prison-break-to-law-and-order-svu/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/wentworth-miller-goes-from-prison-break-to-law-and-order-svu/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/wentworth-miller-goes-from-prison-break-to-law-and-order-svu/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

wentworth_miller_prison_breakMore good news out of NBC's top drama. Wentworth Miller is guesting on Law and Order: SVU, and this time he's not going to be behind bars. The Prison Break actor will star in the September 23 premiere of Law and Order: SVU, which is kicking off its 11th season on the NBC.

Wentworth Miller's casting comes on the heels of NBC re-signing of Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni to two-year extensions as the show's mainstays, Detectives Benson and Stabler, as well as the return of Stephanie March as Alex Cabot and a four-show arc for Christine Lahti. I'd say that the powers-that-be are stacking the deck with prime talent to make sure Law and Order: SVU maintains its top quality status.

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]]>Christopher MeloniChristopherMeloniFoxLaw and Order SVULaw Order SVULawAndOrderSvuLawOrderSvuMariska HargitayMariskaHargitayNBCPrison BreakPrisonBreakWentworth MillerWentworthMillerAllison WaldmanFri, 03 Jul 2009 10:32:00 ESTComedy Central's holiday weekend Stand-Up Blowout http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/comedy-centrals-holiday-weekend-stand-up-blowout/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/comedy-centrals-holiday-weekend-stand-up-blowout/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/comedy-centrals-holiday-weekend-stand-up-blowout/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Katt WilliamsSince programming anything new is probably a waste on a holiday weekend, Comedy Central is programming roughly 4,000 previously aired stand-up specials (okay, just 40, but that's a lot) from some of the biggest names on its rosters, including Dane Cook, Jeff Dunham, Katt Williams, Louis C.K., Lewis Black, Brian Regan, Demetri Martin, Ron White, Lisa Lampanelli, and Jim Gaffigan. They'll also sprinkle in some of their Comedy Central Presents half-hour showcases. It's called the Stand-Up Blowout Weekend.

The first special is at 3 PM - Aisha Tyler is Lit: Live at the Fillmore and end, officially, with Drew Hastings: Irked and Miffed at 3 AM Monday morning. Sunday at 10PM is the network premiere of Dave Attell: Captain Miserable, which originally aired on HBO on December 8, 2007.

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]]>aisha tylerAishaTylerbrian reganBrianReganComedy CentralComedyCentrald.l. hughleyD.l.Hughleydane cookDaneCookdemetri martinDemetriMartinjeff dunhamJeffDunhamjimm gaffiganJimmGaffiganlewis blackLewisBlacklisa lampanelliLisaLampanellilouis c.k.LouisC.k.ron whiteRonWhitestand-up blowoutStand-upBlowoutNick ZainoFri, 03 Jul 2009 09:32:00 ESTThere are very few exclusives in TV news nowadayshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/there-are-very-few-exclusives-in-tv-news-nowadays/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/there-are-very-few-exclusives-in-tv-news-nowadays/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/there-are-very-few-exclusives-in-tv-news-nowadays/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Michael JacksonWe've talked about this a lot here at TV Squad, how the word "exclusive" isn't used correctly in TV news these days. In fact I'll go one step further and say that networks often lie when they say something is an "exclusive." They'll say that an interview with a famous celebrity or a politician is an exclusive, but you realize you just watched an interview with the same person on another network the night before, or there's an interview with the same person the next day.

Now, some networks will say they have an exclusive before another interview airs, so in that case I guess we can say they're right (if we give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't know the other interview was coming, that is), but more often than not they know it's not an exclusive.

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]]>abccable newscnncynthia mcfaddenexclusivelarry king livematt lauermichael jacksonnbcnightlinetoday showBob SassoneThu, 02 Jul 2009 17:01:00 ESTRocky Carroll doubling down on NCIS franchisehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/rocky-carroll-doubling-down-on-ncis-franchise/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/rocky-carroll-doubling-down-on-ncis-franchise/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/rocky-carroll-doubling-down-on-ncis-franchise/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

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Leo G. Carroll did it in 1966. Lisa Bonet sort of did it in 1987. What am I talking about? Double duty. That is, playing the same role on two series which are running at the same time. There are probably quite a few other instances, but Leo was head man Mr. Waverly on both The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. for a year, and Lisa was Denise Huxtable in college (A Different World) and when she came home to visit the family in Brooklyn on The Cosby Show.

Now, Rocky Carroll will appear on both NCIS shows. Doing double duty makes perfect sense for the NCIS twosome, especially since they're going to be airing back to back on Tuesday, 8-10 P.M.

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]]>A Different WorldADifferentWorldback to backBackToBackCBShead manHeadManMark HarmonMarkHarmonNCISNCIS Los AngelesNcisLosAngelesRocky CarrollRockyCarrollspinoffThe Cosby ShowThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.TheCosbyShowTheManFromU.n.c.l.e.upfrontsAllison WaldmanThu, 02 Jul 2009 14:55:00 ESTTV Squad previews CBS's new showshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/tv-squad-previews-cbss-new-shows/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/tv-squad-previews-cbss-new-shows/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/tv-squad-previews-cbss-new-shows/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

cbs_logoGenerally speaking, CBS had a strong 2008, developing one bona fide hit drama -- The Mentalist -- even though shows like The Ex-List never found an audience or a critical plaudit. Ironically, I liked The Ex-List based on the screener I reviewed last summer, so go figure. Sometimes a preview can inform you about a show's potential and sometimes it's just the best it'll ever be.

CBS has shared previews for the new season and we've had a chance to take a look. There are star vehicles for Jenna Elfman, Alex O'Loughlin and Julianna Margulies, which would seem logical based on the success of Simon Baker as The Mentalist. CBS is counting on familiar, popular TV stars to win over audiences. Will the strategy work? It's probably too soon to tell.

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]]>Accidentally on PurposeAccidentallyOnPurposeAlex OLoughlinAlexOloughlinCBSChris NothChrisNothChristine BaranskiChristineBaranskifeaturedJenna ElfmanJennaElfmanJulianna MarguliesJuliannaMarguliespreviews 2009Previews2009Simon BakerSimonBakerstar vehicleStarVehicleThe Good WifeThe MentalistTheGoodWifeTheMentalistThree RiversThreeRiversUndercover BossUndercoverBossupfrontsAllison WaldmanThu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:00 ESTNeil Patrick Harris to host the Emmys?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/neil-patrick-harris-to-host-the-emmys/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/neil-patrick-harris-to-host-the-emmys/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/neil-patrick-harris-to-host-the-emmys/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Neil Patrick Harris to host Emmys?This seems to be Neil Patrick Harris' year. A tour-de-force season on How I Met Your Mother was followed by hosting stints on the Tonys and TV Land Awards that showed how natural he was in the role of awards host. Heck, he even managed to get the Tonys some viral street cred by doing a Billy Crystal-esque medley at the end that stated the show "could not be any gayer if Liza was named mayor and Elton John took flight."

So, it's not a big surprise to hear that NPH is near a deal to host the Emmys as well, according to Variety.

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]]>emmy awardsEmmyAwardsemmyshostneil patrick harrisNeilPatrickHarrisNPHthe tonysTheTonystony awardsTonyAwardstonysJoel KellerThu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:00 ESTABC goes fast and funnyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/abc-goes-fast-and-funny/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/abc-goes-fast-and-funny/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/abc-goes-fast-and-funny/#commentsFiled under: , ,

ABCUsually I'm not a fan of reality television, but this new series has potential. ABC has ordered a new show called The Fast & the Funniest from two of the producers of Last Comic Standing.

This comedian competition would be different than Last Comic Standing because it would involve more travel and improvisation. It's easier to be funny when one is in a set location doing pre-rehearsed material. It's much harder when it's not known where the performance is and for whom.

Mind you, the description of the show is somewhat vague in the article. For all that is known, the show could be less like Last Comic Standing and more like Fear Factor. The competition could involve having the comedians eat bugs in the middle of the woods in Arkansas. Or possibly having them fight to the death with machetes. Or not.

Is there any comedian you'd like to see on this show? I vote for Jay Black.

 

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]]>ABCcomedianscomedyLast Comic StandingLastComicStandingThe Fast and the FunniestTheFastAndTheFunniestBrad TrechakThu, 02 Jul 2009 10:07:00 ESTAmerica's Got Talent: Audition show 4http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/americas-got-talent-audition-show-4/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/americas-got-talent-audition-show-4/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/americas-got-talent-audition-show-4/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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(S04E04) "Houston, we have a problem." - Piers about the Houston, Tx, contestants

Yesterday, America's got magic. Tonight, America's got a problem. Yet, another episode filled mostly with bad or subpar acts. I don't get why the editors don't ensure a good balance between good and bad acts in each episode. Actually, I don't get why they don't show more of the good acts that are voted through so that we get to know the performers right from the start so they all have an even chance to get our votes. I guess I'm not cut out to be a reality TV show editor!

Let's give our two cents about the bad acts of the night, including Divani; Jolie, Lester and their lawnmower; Rusty "They don't understand Broadway" Reece, and Marti "The most annoying man in Miami" Brill.

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]]>Americas Got TalentAmericasGotTalentdancingDavid HasselhoffDavidHasselhoffdogmagicNBCNeal E. BoydNealE.BoydNick CannonNickCannonPiers MorganPiersMorganpoemSharon OsbourneSharonOsbournesingingTerry FatorTerryFatorIsabelle CarreauThu, 02 Jul 2009 01:04:00 ESTSo You Think You Can Dance: Top 14 Performhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/so-you-think-you-can-dance-top-14-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/so-you-think-you-can-dance-top-14-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/so-you-think-you-can-dance-top-14-perform/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The top 14 pose on So You Think You Can Dance(S05E11) You know that there is going to be a lot of unnecessary fluff when there are seven couples and two hours to fill. The show decided to give us highs and lows of the dancers. Damn time wasters. Did anyone notice the credits took twice the amount than they normally do?

Our guest judge was Mia Michaels who admitted that her harsh opinion of Brandon has changed. Cat in her hot fuchsia dress mentioned a "big announcement" near the end of the show, as if she didn't want us to switch over to America's Got Talent. Unfortunately, it wasn't Michael Jackson related.

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