Archive | June, 2008
TV Blog Coalition: June 13-15
Another week, another great collection of links from the TV Blog Coalition. Contests, interviews and dance-offs — you can count on the TVBC to bring the truly important stuff to you. Katherine Heigl made waves with her statement about Grey’s Anatomy while pulling out of the Emmy race this week, but Buzz wondered if perhaps she [...]
Continue reading...The Doctor Meets the Matrix [Doctor Who]
13. June 2008 Posted by Anna
Doctor Who, S04 E09: Forest of the Dead This week: The Doctor brings the dead back to life. Again. Also, he can open the Tardis just by clicking his fingers. Share This
Continue reading...Dear Diary: Confessions of a Call Girl
Here is what you won’t get from watching Monday’s US premiere of The Secret Diary of a Call Girl: a thoughtful exploration of sexual or feminist politics in regards to prostitution, or a sociological inquiry into the class disparity between prostitutes and their johns and the accompanying power dynamic. It ain’t there. You won’t even [...]
Continue reading...Giving Away Weeds
11. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
In the midst of all the dull summer TV, I must say a quick word of thanks to Showtime, who are bringing back Weeds just in time to save us from the unrelenting onslaught of reality TV. On Monday, everyone’s favorite pot-dealing mom returns. I’ve seen the first episodes and will post a review a [...]
Continue reading...A Conversation at NBC
10. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
If you were lucky enough to sit in on the pitch meeting for NBC’s summer shows, in which the horror anthology Fear, Itself was greenlit, you likely would have heard something along the following lines: Executive 1: Right, it’s summer, so kids are staying up late to watch TV, right? We can’t very well expect them [...]
Continue reading...Swinging Through the Summer
9. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
I was born in the 70s. I drank Tab, and bought records, and wore frighteningly huge jeans. My family would go to potluck block parties, kids rode their bikes throughout the neighborhood, and we all thought that Jello salad satisfied the “fruit” requirement of a square meal. In that way, I recognize the world in [...]
Continue reading...Shameless Promotion
9. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
The PV writers are a diverse bunch, with careers ranging from novelist to journalist to scriptwriter to whatever it is that Plattie does. Well, Fergus has just added another title to his resume: music video director. Check out this ditty from Scottish comedy rock act The Plimptons, produced and directed by our own Fergus Mitchell and [...]
Continue reading...TV Blog Coalition: June 6-8
8. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
This week I returned from Glasgow, with a flat lined up, and started packing. Oh, television? Yeah, I’m still working on that. Fortunately, the rest of the TV blog coalition have been doing their usual fabulous job writing about the week in TV. To kick off Summer TV, Buzz listed her top 10 reasons to keep [...]
Continue reading...More Who for You
8. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
For all you US Doctor Who fans that are a few weeks behind those in the UK, don’t forget that Anna’s Who recaps come out according to the UK schedule. Of course, it’s worth going back a few weeks for Who goodness, isn’t it? Friday’s episode of The Doctor’s Daughter is pre-recapped for your reading [...]
Continue reading...TV Blog Coalition: May 30-June 1
5. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
Life around these parts has been a bit mad lately. Thank goodness for the soothing power of television. As always, the TV Blog Coalition brings you the finest TV links around. According to one poll, Hugh Laurie and Pushing Daisies’ Anna Friel are the Brits with the best American accents on TV. BuzzSugar wants to know [...]
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Monday’s top picks:
There’s something for everyone on Monday night. How I Met Your Mother still makes me laugh every week, which is something I never thought I’d say for a CBS comedy. CBS, 8:30
Chuck also still makes me laugh. So does Heroes, which follows it, though I’m pretty sure Chuck is the only one that’s intentionally funny. NBC, 8:00 and 9:00
For cheesy goodness, Gossip Girl’s second season has more than lived up to the promise of the first one. Chuck may be the greatest soap villain since Amanda Woodward first flexed her claws. CW, 8:00
15. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
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