The Cape Trailer Premieres, Disappoints
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Action, Drama, Prime Time, NBC, Heroes, Editorial, Internet, News, Video,
NBC’s Heroes replacement, The Cape, recently premiered its full-length trailer. While I may not have agreed with where Heroes ended up, at least its initial premise beat this one’s: good cop gets framed and is left for dead; guy is found by a clandestine group who trains him to be a superhero; superhero fights crime.
One might say that it’s to be expected, it’s a superhero series. True, but isn’t that what we have comic books for? In our current world of Lost theorists and Fringe fanatics, it’s easy to see that viewers want more complex stories with quickly (but slowly) unearthed mythologies. While I can’t say much considering it’s just the trailer (which you can view after the jump), all I’m saying is that the trailer isn’t selling me, and I’m thinking that this alone may be better than the pilot.
Will I watch it? Of course—what else will be left with all these cancellations lately?
And as much as I love her, and as much as I hate saying this… I’m willing to bet that Summer Glau will be out of a job (again) by the end of the year.
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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (5/16)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Late Night, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, ABC, Cable, FOX, NBC, Heroes, Cancellations, Renewals,
Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
RENEWALS
- Chuck (NBC) - Season 4
- Four Weddings (TLC) - Season 2
- Human Target (FOX) - Season 2
- Ice Road Truckers (History) - Season 4
- Lie to Me (FOX) - Season 3
- V (ABC) - Season 2
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Bret Michaels Schedules Appearance on Oprah
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, NBC, Syndication, Apprentice, The - Donald, Oprah Winfrey Show,
Although it hasn’t even been two weeks since Bret Michaels was released from the hospital, the musician already has a packed schedule.
According to the 47-year-old’s website, Michaels - who had been receiving treatment for a brain hemorrhage - is currently preparing for dates on the road and on television. A May 28 concert at Biloxi’s Hard Rock Live will first be preceded by a May 19 appearance on Oprah. A potential stop in New York for the Celebrity Apprentice finale on May 23 is also a possibility.
“[Bret] turned out to be a real fighter,” Donald Trump told Access Hollywood. “I wasn’t sure about Bret when I first met him. I wasn’t sure. People had different thoughts. He’s turned out to be a highly competitive guy who everyone liked.”
Custom Built - Michael’s upcoming album - will be released on June 8. He will reportedly remain on tour through December.
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This Week on TV (5/17-5/23)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, Lost, The Office, Video,
(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)
MONDAY (5/17)
- 10 Things I Hate About You (ABC Family, 8pm): “Joey gets a callback for a reality show!” Canceled shows call for desperate measures.
- Romantically Challenged (ABC, 9:30pm): “Perry takes a stay-at-home vacation, which irritates unemployed roommate Shawn so much that Shawn is willing to take a job - virtually any job.” This is what Perry would call a ‘productive vacation.’
- The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Bravo, 10pm): “Sick of the Jersey-girl superdramas, Dina reaches out to a Zen master to remove all the negativity from her life.” In different parts of Jersey, problem-solving “Zen masters” go by a different title.
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Can Facebook Get Betty White an Oscars Gig?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Late Night, Music, Prime Time, FOX, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Internet, Video,
When Betty White says, “Type, nerds!” - nerds type.
Approximately a week after the 88-year-old joked (?) in an NBC promo about getting a gig on the Academy Awards (watch the second clip), her Facebook fans got back to work.
Now there are pages devoted to having White host the Oscars and/or the 2010 Emmys. Oh - and there’s even one campaigning to get the actress on Glee.
A little tired of the Golden Girl overkill? Well, then maybe you can throw your support behind another comedienne. Nearly 79,000 people have already become Facebook fans of “Carol Burnett to Host SNL (PLEASE?)!”
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TV on DVD: May 11, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Mini Series, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, TNT-HD, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday:
- Daria (Complete Series)
- Deadliest Warrior (Season 1)
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Season 5)
- Hell’s Kitchen (Season 2)
- Larry McMurtry’s Dead Man’s Walk (TV Miniseries)
- Larry McMurtry’s Streets Of Laredo (TV Miniseries)
- My Wife & Kids (Season 2)
- Raising the Bar (Season 2)
- Samurai Harem (Complete Collection)
- Shin Chan (Seasons 1 & 2)
- thirysomething (Season 3)
- Xenosaga (Complete Series)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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VIDEO: Betty White Brings Big Laughs to SNL
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Video,
UPDATE: You can see Betty in unaired “Debbie Downer” and “Bronx Beat” sketches after the jump.
What is it about Mother’s Day that brings out the best in Saturday Night Live? (Remember Justin Timberlake’s “Motherlover” from just last year?)
Last night’s long-awaited broadcast with Betty White was arguably the best night the show had had in quite some time. (Of course, appearances from old SNL faves - Rachel Drath, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph and Molly Shannon - were also responsible for a good number of the laughs.)
After the jump, you can watch just a few of the sketches - NPR, Scared Straight, Sally O’Malley and MacGruber - from the 88-year-old’s memorable visit.
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This Week on TV (5/10-5/16)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, 24, Apprentice, The - Donald, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Medium, Video,
(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)
MONDAY (5/10)
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm): “The friends crash an upscale party attended by prominent intellectuals, and Ted tries to show off his brainier side.” His theory on the success of “The Naked Man” strategy proved to be an effective ice breaker.
- Unwrapped (Food, 8:30pm): “Included: a huge jawbreaker that takes three weeks to make.” And only two seconds for your child’s dentist to cash in.
- 24 (FOX, 9pm): “Jack Bauer goes rogue to discover who’s behind the day’s despicable events.” A strategy that could have come in handy…even a few hours ago.
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VIDEO: Jay Leno Uses Terrorism to Insult Conan O’Brien
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, NBC, Video,
Pay careful attention to the last ten seconds of this video. If you look at the dimmed, lower portion of the image, you’ll notice a small, silent joke bomb placed by Team Jay Leno to insult Conan O’Brien. The subject matter? Terrorism. The vehicle? Facebook. The result? That remains to be seen.
While doing a bit about would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, the Tonight Show host presented a Facebook page purportedly owned by Shahzad. On it, you can see that Faisal belongs to a few groups: Al Qaeda, the Pakistan Frequent Flyers Club and Team Coco, the moniker used by Conan O’Brien supporters.
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VIDEO: Leno Uses Old Talk Show Jokes for Correspondents’ Dinner
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Video,
What’s worse than an evening full of lame jokes? Being entertained by a comedian who recycled them.
Although he was clearly headlining the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this Saturday, Tonight Show host Jay Leno apparently thought he was participating in NBC’s Green Week.
How else could he possibly explain writing a routine made up of old jokes?
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