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Posted Sep 17th 2008 2:02PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Early Looks, Lipstick Jungle, Reality-Free
I got hooked on NBC's
Lipstick Jungle during its first season, and can't wait to see what happens with the girls in season two, premiering Wed., Sept. 24 at 10/9c. Look for my reviews of the show on
TV Squad, as well.
While I've already found my Mr. Right, I still identify with all three women in one way or another. Like movie exec Wendy (
Brooke Shields), I'm doing my best to balance career and family. Like Victory (
Lindsay Price), I have a whole bunch of dreams and goals on my list. And like Nico (
Kim Raver), I'm an overachieving workaholic. And if not for the aforementioned Mr. Right, I'd have a really tough time saying no to
Robert Buckley's bedroom eyes, too.
Continue reading Watch the Lipstick Jungle premiere online -- a week before it's on TV - VIDEOS
Posted Mar 21st 2008 10:38AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Lipstick Jungle
(S01E07) "When fortune knocks, offer a chair." - Lorraine, the writerNBC advertised this week's episode of
Lipstick Jungle as the "season finale." Yet, about a month ago,
they ordered six more episodes of the series saying that season one would get 13 episodes. NBC probably doesn't want
LJ to face shows like
Lost; so the network probably decided to air those six episodes next season in a less threatening timeslot. Let's face it, the series, even if it definitely got better over time, is not the best out there. It benefited a lot from the strike since it aired without much of competition.
Even if the season finale could have been more rocking, it was a satisfying episode that left viewers with a few questions such as: Was Charles really cheating?, Did Nico take the right decision?, Did Joe have a one-night stand or was this woman a "regular"?, Will Victory forgive Joe since, technically, he didn't cheat?, etc.
Continue reading Lipstick Jungle: Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome (season finale)
Posted Mar 14th 2008 10:41AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Lipstick Jungle
(S01E06) "It must feel like a really horrible surprise party" - Kirby to WendyI felt sorry for Wendy as I watched about 4/5 of the episode unfold. (I had to tape the episode and the VCR decided to not be my friend and stopped around 45 minutes in! Thanks NBC for complete recaps of the episodes.) Not only did Wendy go to a meeting she didn't want to go but she had the unpleasant surprise to learn that not only one of her best friend has been lying to her for weeks but that Nico also flew her boy toy half across the world for a booty call!
Continue reading Lipstick Jungle: Chapter Six: Take the High Road
Posted Mar 7th 2008 7:42AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Lipstick Jungle
(S01E05) Well, I am certainly enjoying
Lipstick Jungle more than
Cashmere Mafia. I like it so much that I jumped at the opportunity to fill in for
Isabelle and review this week's episode.
Of course, lots of people expected the two shows to be almost the same (just different nights and channels). And the shows do have similarities: big stars with big paychecks (Lucy Liu, Brooke Shields), female characters in powerful jobs, stupid titles, etc. But as I sat through the first few episodes of
Lipstick Jungle, I knew it would be a much more gratifying show.
LJ is nowhere near
Sex and the City or
Desperate Housewives, but it certainly has potential.
Okay, enough preamble. After the jump, I'll talk about "Chapter Five: Dressed to Kill," I promise.
Continue reading Lipstick Jungle: Chapter Five: Dressed to Kill
Posted Feb 29th 2008 9:35AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Lipstick Jungle
(S01E04) "People like us are easy targets." - Hector to NicoIf we look at what
Lipstick Jungle offers us, indeed, people in the movie, fashion, or magazine business are easy targets. Wendy's ex-nanny wrote a book, Victory's career was destroyed by one bad collection, and Nico had to face a fake lawsuit that had some truth to it (even Nico admits that what she did could be seen as sexual harassment).
This week's episode closed the books on the lawsuit Kirby filed against Nico but it didn't end their relationship. Why did he really do it? Even if Mike was the snake behind the ordeal, Kirby agreed to go forward yet all he wanted was Nico...
Continue reading Lipstick Jungle: Chapter Four: Bombay Highway
Posted Feb 15th 2008 12:06AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Lipstick Jungle
(S01E02) "Tsunami for bad mommy." - Janice after seeing a picture of Wendy crying because of the book.After watching the
Lipstick Jungle pilot last week, some of TV Squad readers commented on the fact that the series was not true to the book and that it was not light enough. One commenter even said that it left an ABC romantic TV movie aftertaste in her mouth. Other people thought it was good but not fantastic and that the actresses gave fair performances. Not having read the book, I cannot compare. The pilot didn't
wow me but was interesting enough to have me turn up for more this week. However, "Nothing Sacred" was a let down and, if it had not been for the fact I had to write this review, I think I would have switched channels to watch
Eli Stone live instead of tomorrow morning.
I don't know what I was expecting exactly this week. But it wasn't what I was offered by the NBC series.
Continue reading Lipstick Jungle: Chapter Two: Nothing Sacred
Posted Feb 8th 2008 12:45AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Lipstick Jungle
(S01E01) Earlier today, I gave you a take on what I thought NBC's new dramedy
Lipstick Jungle was like. The series, based on a
novel penned by
Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell, premiered with a slightly revamped pilot and a whole lot of promos for Maybelline.
I won't rehash what I said in my
early look post since there weren't enough changes between the two versions of the pilot. The main change is the recast of Wendy's husband (Paul Blackthorne took over the role held by Christopher Wiehl); a good move if you ask me. Wiehl's performance in the pilot wasn't believable and strong enough. Blackthorne is more fitting in the role and will bring in a nice flavor to the show thanks to his English background.
Continue reading Lipstick Jungle: Pilot (series premiere)
Posted Jul 11th 2007 2:05PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming
With so many different campaigns going to save shows recently it could almost be a weekly feature here, and here is yet another for you to consider. I bring this one up partly out of a selfish desire to see it succeed, because
The Dresden Files has become my second favorite Sci Fi Original, but also because I think it actually has a shot at working.
There is a bunch of helpful info over at the group's
main site. They have a letter writing campaign where if you email your letter to Dresden fan Belynda she will print it out and mail it for you, email and phone contact info for Sci Fi, links to a petition, and a host of other options for you to help out.
Continue reading Dresden fans campaign to save their show
Posted Jan 1st 2007 9:00AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Cable, Programming, Sci Fi, Early Looks
When
Battlestar returns with new episodes on the 21st it will be bringing along a new partner on the Sci Fi schedule,
The Dresden Files. The show is based on the popular series of novels by Jim Butcher. Both follow the adventures of Chicagoan Harry Dresden (Paul Blackthorne, 24). His life is not like yours or mine, because Harry is a wizard.
But unlike that other wizard named Harry, in Mr. Dresden's world there are no boundaries separating the world of magic from the world of the everyday. Earning his living as a wizard-for-hire, he's the only one in the phone book, you can imagine that things don't always go so smoothly for Harry. A good many of the people that know of or find out about him dismiss him as a kook straight away, without investigating further. Interestingly, I think the show may have some of those same issues.
Continue reading The Dresden Files -- An early look
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