skins-related stories
Posted Aug 30th 2009 9:54AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
The plan from the beginning was that every two years the cast of
Skins would be completely overhauled (almost) to keep it fresh and young. As I started watching the second generation several weeks ago, I realized that most of these kids were so unlikable.
As it progressed, I remembered that I found the first cast almost as unlikable, and realized the pattern of
Skins. The first season of each generation shows us their weaknesses. They are children who've discovered sexuality, but have no comprehension of real world consequences. They don't think about their futures or much of anything beyond the next rush.
Then, in the second season we finally get to see them transitioning into young adulthood. I think it was the jarring slap back to to the uninhibited children that threw me. But still, I needed someone in that young cast to care about. Someone to root for.
Continue reading I've finally found someone to root for on the new Skins
Posted Aug 27th 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.- FOX has Pre-Season Football at 8, the Bucs vs. the Dolphins.
- ESPN has more Little League World Series coverage at 8.
- At 9, MTV has a new Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, followed by new episodes of Bully Beatdown, Nitro Circus, and Pranked.
- Spike has a new TNA Impact! at 9.
- BBC America has a new Skins at 9.
- At 10, USA has the season finale of Royal Pains.
- Lifetime has a new Project Runway at 10.
- There's a new Ace of Cakes on Food Network at 10.
- Bravo has a new Real Housewives of Atlanta at 10.
- Also at 10: Showtime has the season finale of Penn & Teller: Bullshit at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Project Runway, Royal Pains, Real Housewives of Atlanta
Posted Aug 25th 2009 9:03AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
I was a huge fan of
Skins long before it came to the US. When you follow television like I do, you sometimes become aware of shows from other countries that the U.S. isn't keen to yet. Which is how I found
Skins when it was first making waves in the U.K. Immediately, I was drawn to it as something I'd never seen before in a teen show.
The show worked so well because of its authenticity, achieved by having a group of real teens write the stories. All the actors were little known real teens, as well. No young-looking 35-year-olds faking it here. To keep it fresh, they rotate out virtually the entire cast every two years.
Now co-creator
Bryan Elsley is looking to apply that same formula to an all new U.S.-based Skins, and after a tense bidding war, MTV has secured the rights. I am glad it's on cable, as the original has some racy content. I just hope MTV doesn't get tempted to turn it into
The Real World: Scripted. Even the fake kids of
Skins are more real than those bozos.
Continue reading Bryan Elsley is bringing the amazing Skins stateside
Posted Apr 30th 2009 3:01PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, The Shield, Dexter, Reality-Free, Life on Mars
In the DVR era, I have this new problem/blessing that happens to me every year. I jump on board these shows and then just get too busy to keep up with them and they pile up and sit there on my DVR unwatched. As an example, I just finished "Chapter 5" of
John Adams last night; damn that's a good mini-series. But now that 99% of the network shows are wrapping up their seasons, I'm looking at three months of solid catch-up time.
I can also use the time to try out series I've always wanted to get into but just haven't for some reason or another; I'll use that "no time" excuse again. With more videos streaming online at Hulu (thanks ABC), seasons coming out ever faster on DVD and more vintage shows coming out the field is wide open. Of course, I'm probably taking on more than I can handle, but dammit I'm excited!
Continue reading What are you looking forward to catching up with this summer?
Posted Apr 13th 2009 6:09PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.Wings is really one of the more underrated sitcoms of all-time. It bopped along for eight seasons in various time slots and never got any real critical acclaim, but it was a very likable show, entertaining and with some really well-written characters. And now they've released it in a box set, which means I have to go out and buy it. That's happening more and more with shows nowadays: after the single seasons have been released, they come out with a complete set. This irritates some people who have bought the single season sets, but I'm not quite sure what fans expect.
- Cranford - Complete Miniseries (Blu-Ray)
- Death Note - Box Set, Vol. 2
- Exosquad - Season 1
Continue reading New TV on DVD releases this week
Posted Jan 12th 2009 6:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
How can there be so many DVDs released in one day and there not be one that I want to buy? I never got into
Stargate, I don't want to own
Dallas on DVD, ditto Reba, and I refuse to buy
Walker Texas Ranger because a.) it's not very good, and b.) it replaced a show that I really loved in the early 90s. I enjoyed
Benny Hill, but I don't know if I enjoyed it enough to own it. So it looks like I'm going to save some money this week.
Yeah, right. Like I won't find something to buy that was released a while ago.
- Alvin & The Chipmunks - The Chipettes
- Ben 10 Alien Force - Season 1, Vol. 2
- The Benny Hill Show - Best of the Early Years
- Captain and the Kings - Miniseries
- Dallas - Season 10
- House of Payne - Vol. 3
Continue reading New TV on DVD releases this week
Posted Dec 21st 2008 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then new episodes of Million Dollar Password, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, then the Giants/Panthers game.
- Llfetime has the movie Undercover Christmas, then the movie A Christmas Proposal.
- Food Network has a "Holiday Cake-Off" episode of Challenge at 7.
- At 8, Showtime has a new Brotherhood.
- Style Network has a new Ruby.
- Also at 8: HGTV has What's With That Really Decked Out Christmas House?
- At 9, Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9, followed by a Christmas episode of Home Improvement.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
- BBC America has the season finale of Skins at 10.
- At 10:30, HBO has a new Summer Heights High.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 12:15, Cartoon Network has a new Drinky Crow Show.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Dec 14th 2008 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.- At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by The Santa Clause 2.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then the season finale of Survivor and the Survivor Live Reunion Show.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Giants/Cowboys game.
- At 8, ABC Family has the movie Snow 2 Brain Freeze.
- HGTV has Holiday Windows 2008 at 8.
- Also at 8: Showtime has a new Brotherhood, then new episodes of Dexter and Californication.
- At 9, Lifetime has the movie Together Again For The First Time.
- Nickelodeon has two Christmas episodes of Home Improvement at 9.
- Spike has the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2008 at 9.
- At 10, BBC America has a new Skins.
- At 10:30, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Drinky Crow Show.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Dec 7th 2008 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ABC has Ty Pennington: Behind the Scenes, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then the season finale of The Amazing Race and the movie Front of the Class.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Redskins/Ravens game.
- At 8, FOX has the BSC Selection Show, then a new Simpsons.
- TNT has the movie The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice, followed by the series premiere of Leverage.
- HGTV has Top 10 Christmas Towns at 8.
- Also at 8: Showtime has a new Brotherhood, then new episodes of Dexter and Californication.
- At 9, Food Network has Holiday Extravaganza.
- At 9:30, TV Land has a Christmas episode of The Andy Griffith Show.
- At 10, BBC America has a new Skins.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken, then a new Superjail.
- At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Drinky Crow Show.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Nov 23rd 2008 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ABC has the American Music Awards Red Carpet, followed by the American Music Awards.- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has Football Night In America at 7, followed by the Colts/Chargers game.
- At 8, FOX has 24: Redemption.
- Disney has a new Hannah Montana at 9, then the movie Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds.
- Showtime has a new Brotherhood at 8, followed by new episodes of Dexter and Californication.
- At 9, PBS has Masterpiece Special: The Unseen Alistair Cooke.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Entourage and Summer Heights High.
- Lifetime has the movie Wisegal at 9.
- At 10, Comedy Central has A Colbert Christmas.
- Food Network has a best of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives at 10.
- There's a new Skins on BBC America at 10.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Superjail.
- At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Drinky Crow Show.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Oct 12th 2008 4:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- TLC has a new Little People, Big World marathon all night.
- At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new Football Night In America at 7, then the Patriots/Chargers game.
- The CW has a new In Harm's Way at 7, followed by new episodes of Valentine and Easy Money.
- At 8, FOX has the Dodgers/Phillies game.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Iron Chef America and The Chef Jeff Project.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Entourage, and Little Britain.
- Showtime has a new Dexter at 9, then a new Californication.
- Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- There's a new Army Wives on Lifetime at 10.
- BBC America has a new Skins at 10.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken, then a new Superjail.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Oct 5th 2008 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, then the Steelers/Jaguars game.
- The CW has the series premieres of In Harm's Way, Valentine, and Easy Money starting at 7.
- At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then a new Iron Chef America.
- Disney has a new Studio DC: Almost Live at 8, followed by a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
- There's a new True Blood on HBO at 9, then new episodes of Entourage and Little Britain.
- Also at 9: Showtime has a new Dexter, followed by a new Californication.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- Lifetime has a new Army Wives at 10.
- BBC America has a new Skins at 10.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken, then a new Superjail.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 28th 2008 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then the season premieres of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Eagles/Bears game.
- At 8, ABC has a new Extreme Makeover, then the season premieres of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
- FOX has the season premieres of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by a new Entourage and the series premiere of Little Britain USA.
- Showtime has the season premiere of Dexter at 9, then the season premiere of Californication.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- The season finale of Feasting on Waves airs on Food Network at 10.
- Also at 10: BBC America has a new Skins.
- At 10:30, E! has a new Sunset Tan.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken, then the series premiere of Superjail.
- At 12:30am, Cartoon Network has a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 21st 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes.- ABC has the Jimmy Kimmel Big Night of Stars special at 8, then the Emmy Awards (we'll have a live blog here starting at 6pm ET).
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Cowboys/Packers game.
- At 8, Food Network has a new Challenge.
- Discovery has a new Raging Nature at 8.
- At 8:30, Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by a new Entourage.
- At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
- Food Network has a new Feasting on Waves at 10.
- Also at 10: BBC America has a new Skins.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 12:30am, Cartoon Network has a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 14th 2008 4:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 7, NBC has a new Football Night in America, then the Steelers vs. the Browns.- At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- FOX repeats the Fringe pilot at 8, if you missed it.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece.
- G4 has the pilot of Lost at 9, with new trivia and facts.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, then a new Entourage.
- Also at 9: GAC has the Academy of Country Music Awards.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- Food Network has a new Feasting on Waves at 10.
- BBC America has a new Skins at 10.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 12:30am, Cartoon Network has a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
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