How completely awesome is 24 this season?! When Tony Almeda showed up to rescue Jack and Audrey in that garage, it was like Han Solo flying out of the stars to blast away the baddies at the end of Star Wars. What a way to re-introduce one of the show's best characters!
Sure, it's early, but American Idol is shaping up to be a good season. They've listened to fans and are showing more of the hilarious audition episodes. They're also planning to split the men and women up and have them go through the next few stages of the process separately. That's good news for the guys.
It's bad news for viewers who like to watch other shows, however. Fox is going to put the two shows on two different nights, with a combined results show on yet another night. THREE nights a week may just be too much Idol for America. We'll see.
You know, if somebody came to me and said I could work one day a year, make a ton of cash, and everybody would love me for it... I'd do it. So what the heck is Billy Crystal's problem? Just sign a contract to host the Oscars for life, man!
It's your fault we're subjected to questionable hosts. Sure, Chris Rock is funny, but he's totally wrong to host the Oscars. With the networks hyper-sensitive to fines, this ought to be REALLY funny!
My sincerest apologies if I've caused any withdrawl symptoms. The good news is, I'm back!
First, a bit of business to get out of the way - congrats to Shawn for the big win on Rebel Billionaire! The real bonus for him is that, unlike the Apprentice, the prize is actually a worthwhile experience. I'd much rather spend three months shadowing Branson than a year in an office where I'll never see Donald Trump (not to mention the million bucks versus $250k -- an absolute bargain at that level of the Trump organization). Shawn and Lovesac should be all the better for it. Way to go!
I've been watching the new series and while there are some bright spots, there are a lot of dim bulbs out there, too. 24 is back to season one caliber storytelling, with the added bonus of being Kim free! Unfortunately Jonny Zero is not nearly as cool as the promos made it look. The concept is good, but it's trying just a little too hard.
American Idol is great so far, but the early audition episodes are always the best part of the series. (Was that blonde girl in the red shirt a certifiable psycho or what?!) Some of the upcoming changes should be good (separating the guys and girls) but others (doing two performance episodes and one reveal each week) could cause Idol overload very quickly.
Point Pleasant and the new season of the Apprentice are still on the to do list, but I'll be posting my thoughts on those in the next few days.
TV's original reality show, MTV's The Real World, is sticking around for five more years. It's already in its 15th season -- 20 years for a reality show?! Who would've guessed?
I haven't seen the last few installments, so I can't comment on whether it's worth keeping on the air, but it's nice to see the original concept hold up when so many shows who have jumped on the bandwagon are failing. It just proves that a good concept will do well, no matter the genre -- and a bad show will not, regardless.
Tivogirl is taking a little trip, but don't worry! I'm leaving plenty of tube-watching homework while I'm away. It's all coincidentallÅon Fox, soÅou won't even have to use the remote.
24 starts back up on Sunday night with a whizbang two-hour premiere. Don't miss it! The following two hours are on Monday night, where the show will continue to air weekly -- without interruption or repeats -- straight through to the finale in May.
The Rebel Billionaire concludes with a two hour finale on Tuesday night. I'm rooting for local-boy-done-good Shawn, but won't be sorry of Sara takes the prize (whatever the hell it turns out to be). These were my two favorites all along, on a show I accidentally ended up following to the end.
Give Jonny Zero a chance next Friday. Yeah, it's another cop show, but this one has enough of a hip twist to make it cool. If it turns out as interesting as it sounds you'll want to catch it before Fox kills it, like they did with their last fast-and-fun flatfoot caper, Keen Eddie.
Sure, it got a little tiresome after a while, but ya gotta love the Oz man. I'll be watching.
A guy from Cleveland is suing NBC over a rat-eating stunt on Fear Factor. I'd love go off on frivilous lawsuits, but this one has SO much entertainment value I just can't resist. Indulge with me for a moment.
The guy's a paralegal, so he wrote the four-page lawsuit himself. That right there should send the red flags flying for you.
But wait. There's more! Here's a little gem: "To have the individuals on the show eat (yes) and drink dead rats was crazy and from a viewer's point of view made me throw-up as well as another in the house at the same time."
Wait... wait... He also said the show caused his blood pressure to rise so high that he became dizzy and light-headed, and when he ran to his room, he bumped his head into the doorway. ROFLOL!!
Let's not assume this guy's television came with an off button and a way to change the channel. And I won't even bother with the fact that the "people" on Fear Factor actually VOLUNTEER to do the disgusting things they do.
This one is just priceless.