HEROES Season One DVD Giveaway

I make no apologies for all the TV on DVD talk today. When some of the best shows from the previous season are made available to watch as our leisure I think it should be a big ‘ol celebration!! And I think there is little question as to whether or not HEROES was the show to watch over the past year.

The buzz started way before it aired and the show never really lost its momentum. If you are already a HEROES fan or you wanted to see it but came a bit to late, here’s your chance to catch up on last year’s most talked about show. While new fans will be busying watching the episodes for the first time, those of us already loving HEROES can enjoy the awesome bonus features which include:

• 73 uninterrupted minutes of the original extended pilot episode (never aired)
• Details on the show’s creation, beginning with the original concept
• The development of incredible special effects
• A back stage view of the stunts
• A profile of Tim Sale
• A behind-the-scenes feature on the score of Heroes
• 50 deleted and extended scenes (yes I said 50)
• Episode audio commentaries from the cast and crew

Want your own copy of HEROES Season One? Well GiveMeMyRemote.com is giving away one DVD box set to a lucky reader. It’s pretty easy to enter. In the poll below, tell us which “hero” you think has the best superpower. Then leave a comment telling us the first thing you would do if YOU suddenly had that power (keep it relatively clean).

Only one entry per person. You must leave a valid email address so you can be contacted if you win. The contest end September 5, 2007.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS on DVD Today

If you missed FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS this past season then you have one thing and one thing only to do today – go out and buy it on DVD. Don’t you want to see what all the buzz is about? Aren’t you wondering why so many fans and critics named this the best new drama of this past year? Don’t you want me to stop yelling at you to watch the show?

Just think, if you get the DVDs you’ll be all caught before the Season 2 premiere on Friday, October 5th at 9/8c. We’re going to be talking a lot of FNL on GMMR this year and you don’t want to feel left out, do you….well, do you? (Ah, the joys of peer pressure).

I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised to know that you don’t have to break the bank for these DVDs. Many stores have the entire Season One for around $20…you can’t beat that. I guarantee that you’ll love the show and if you don’t, well you can get your money back (not from me – let’s not be crazy). The people behind Friday Night Lights are so certain you will love the show that they will give refund the purchase price of you DVDs if you don’t. See it’s a win-win (win). Visit www.FNLguarantee.com for more details.

I’ve been re-living Season One everyday since I got my DVDs last week and it’s even better the second time around. In addition to all 22 episodes there are a few choice bonus features for fans to enjoy:

Bonus Features:

• Behind the Lights – A special looks at the creation of the first season of Friday Night Lights
• Episode commentary with the cast
• Deleted scenes from some of the best episodes of the season

Have you been swayed by my constant badgering?  Will you be buying Season One of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS on DVD?  If so leave a comment.  Also, let me know if you are already a fan reliving S1 or if you are a newbie looking to catch up before the new season.

What to Watch…Tuesday, August 28, 2007

A relatively easy night for my TiVo.  I better start enjoying light TV nights like these because Fall is right around the corner and the breaks will be few and far between.  Wow, that sounded sad.

Here are a few highlights of tonight’s TV schedule.  What will you be watching? 

Big Brother
Tonight is the Power of Veto competition. Who will win? And will the winner use his/her power to save either Amber or Zach?  What is the house like now that Jen is gone?  Still dramatic I suppose.

Power Of 10
“Big Brother 8” houseguests Daniele Donato and Amber Siyavus play against each other in the two-person game for a chance to win $10 million.

The Singing Bee
A karaoke-inspired competition in which contestants must finish the lyrics to popular songs once the band stops playing.

Talk Show Round Up…

The Late Show with David Letterman
Kevin Bacon, Kat Von D, T.I. with Wyclef

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Pamela Anderson, Bill Hader, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals

Late Night with Conan O’Brien
Jeff Goldblum, Devon Aoki, Okkervil River

Jimmy Kimmel Live
William Baldwin, the Almost

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Don Cheadle, Bret Michaels, Poison (R 6/7/07)

Last Call with Carson Daly
Oscar De La Hoya, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground

The Daily Show
Denis Leary (R 8/14/07)

The Colbert Report
Gov. Mike Huckabee, Andrew Keen (R 8/16/07)

TV Blog Talk…

Looks like BIG BROTHER’s Amber isn’t the only one wanting to be AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL. Tyra and her fabulous friends will be back for Cycle 9 of the hit CW show on September 19th. Ducky’s got your first look at this season’s contestants. (Ducky Does TV)

First there was AMERICAN IDOL. Then American Juniors…American Inventor…America’s Got Talent and now The Next Great American Band. The best part? The producers behind all these shows are from the UK. Go figure. Seat42F has the latest of this last “American” reality show. (Seat42F)

I purposefully missed this year’s Teen Choice Awards. I thought I would feel woefully out of place being that I haven’t yet seen HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. I had planned on renting it soon, but then I found out it’s the favorite movie of my 5 year old niece and it just seemed wrong. Just Jared was there on the red carpet, so he has all the details of the big event covered including a list of the big winners and a plenty ‘o pics. (Just Jared)

With cable so expensive these days its tough to decide what cable channels to subscribe to. HBO has ENTOURAGE and BIG LOVE but I feel like I’m missing out on Showtime’s WEEDS and DEXTER. What’s a financially challenged TV blogger to do? I’m turning to MeeVee for some help as they break it down for me: HBO vs. Showtime. (MeeVee)

Nick Hogan, son of Hulk Hogan and star of HOGAN KNOWS BEST was seriously injured in a car crash this weekend in California. Our best goes out to Nick and his family during this time. Seriously?OMG! has been following the story and has pics from the accident. (Seriously?OMG! WTF?!)

I know we’re normally all about TV here on GMMR, but as a former nanny I was super excited about the new movie THE NANNY DIARIES. Well, that was until I read Pajiba’s review of it. Ugh. (Pajiba)

If you are like me and missed the Miss Teen USA pageant this weekend, then you certainly missed this sadly pathetic yet hysterical moment from Miss Teen South Carolina. (Fatback and Collards)

John Krasinski…I’m Sorry But I Had To!

John Krasinski, you know I have your back…I always have and I always will. You were my rookie pick – the hometown guy I picked, before THE OFFICE even hit the air, to champion, support – long before you became a big TV and film star. So I hope you know that I post this fanvid out of love. Years from now, when they are showing your Academy Award Honoree career montage you’ll look back on this fondly…I hope. But seriously, this video came my way and how could I not post it?! The hair, the hat, the dancing…oh the dancing!!

The following video contains spoilers for A New Wave.

Fanvid courtesy of Sorano916.

What to Watch…Monday, August 27, 2007

Hope you all had a nice weekend. Sorry for the lack of updates, but I didn’t have wireless access at the beach. I had a nice, realxing and much needed weekend away with my family. I feel energized and ready to take on the world…and by the world I mean Fall TV (working on a review of all the new shows…it’s a lot of work!). But until then…here’s a few shows that you might want to check out tonight. What are you watching?

The Hills
Audrina and Lauren are going to talk smack about Heidi. Spencer is going to pretend to be in love with Heidi to further his own fame. Whitney will continue to be sweet and responsible and act her age. I didn’t bother to look up the real ep description, but I’m pretty sure I don’t have to to know what’s going on.

My Boys
PJ’s college gal pal breezes into the Windy City from New York City with her three friends, but they prove to be a flighty, snobby crew. Worse, they seem to be heavily influenced by the “Sex and the City” gang.

Greek
A snafu in Zeta’s community-service schedule puts Casey in the unfamiliar position of working with Dale’s religious group; lovesick Rusty and Cappie seek distractions from women.

BIG BROTHER’s Amber Wants to Be America’s Next Top Model (Video)

Here it is…BIG BROTHER mocking houseguest Amber about being a model after his BB stay is over. This is pretty funny stuff! Jameka seems to be encouraging this, but I don’t think she really believes it. I mean, can she?

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BIG BROTHER Recap: Booyah!!

Another captivating episode of BIG BROTHER. It’s getting down to the wire and each episode is better than the last. Tonight we had old wounds reopened, a burgeoning romance on the rocks, naked ass all around, and some crying (um, take a guess from whom).

Previously on Big Brother…
Jen finally got off on the last stop on the crazy train – Sequester Station…but not before she shared a few parting words. Seems Jen had a little something that she wanted Amber to share with Jess. A bewildered Jess had little time to ponder Jen’s cryptic message before the houseguests headed outside for the HOH competition. In a “slam dunk”, Jessica won and everyone was overjoyed.

Secrets, Secrets are No Fun…
Jess questions Amber about Jen’s peculiar message. It seems that Eric confided in Jen that he was in a relationship with someone named Sheryl outside of the house. Jen wanted to make sure that Jessica knew – especially since everyone was aware about how Jess feels about cheaters…and Eric. Jess was pretty upset, but Eric threw her a little explanation, saying he and Sheryl were on and off and they didn’t have an absolute commitment – Jess seemed ok with it all. She’s out to nab her some Eric and I don’t think she’s too concerned with the feelings of this Sheryl character. I still can’t believe that Jess is into Eric. Bizarre!! But as Eric put it, even being a 5’7 Jewish guy he still looks good next to the likes of an ogre (Zach) and a 44 year old pervert (Dick). Ha!! At least he has it all in perspective.

These are the Days of our Donatos…
Maybe you’ve heard this one before. Dick tries to “parents” Daniele and she gives him major attitude. They get into a fight and Daniele stomps off like a child. Two steps forward, one step back with those two. Dick needs to face it – the only way Dani is going to have a relationship with him outside of the Big Brother house is if he wins the $500,00. He can’t force it. Although she acts like a petulant child, she’s an adult – and by that I mean – Dani, go take your vitamins.

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The Cocktail Party Primer (Episode #4)

I’m hoping some of you are really trendy and attend those oh so hip Sunday evening cocktail parties.  See the Cocktail Party Primer is most helpful when you have it in time for the weekend.  But seeing that I went to New Hampshire for the weekend where I am lucky to have electricity none the less internet access I am very late in posting this.  My apologies to you and Mostly Martha.  But cocktail party or not, Mostly Martha is back with another hilarious edition of the Cocktail Party Primer.  Comments=love.

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a . . . Caveman?

Damn, it feels good to be a tweenager. Or Ryan Seacrest. Or anyone who ever dreamed of calling themselves Turbo, and running around inside a big metal hamster ball. Whether those people having a super week is bad news for the rest of us remains to be seen. Either way, here’s the scoop on the news from the tube to get you through the weekend.

• It’s amazing what the tweens can do when they all band together. Disney’s High School Musical 2 drew 17.2 million viewers, shattering the basic-cable ratings record previously held by Monday Night Football. That’s a lot of societal power to have in the hands of 8-12 years olds. Imagine a world where all communication is done through text messages and Zac Effron is the president. Our only hope is to keep them busy with homework, trendy crap they can buy at kiosks at the mall, and totally unfair 9:30 curfews and hope they never figure it out.

• It’s a good thing the Emmy’s already sort of sucked, because this year’s show is destined to thrill and titillate no one. It was announced this week that everyone’s favorite bland, blonde, and snore-inducingly ubiquitous TV personality Ryan Seacrest will be hosting. First it was New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, then last week the Super Bowl, and now this? It’s getting creepy, the way he’s popping up everywhere like some kind of fungus grown from equal parts Dick Clark and Pat Boone. I see so much of him, it’s almost like we’re dating. I keep expecting to wake up to find him standing in my kitchen asking my coffeepot dumb interview questions and trying to make me vote off the Rice Krispies out of breakfast.

• NBC is so sure you’ll love Friday Night Lights, if you buy First Season DVD coming out next week and don’t love it, they’ll give you your money back. That’s right, NBC is now issuing money-back guarantees. In the same spirit, they’ve also announced that the new season of Deal or No Deal will juice nutritious fruits and veggies faster than you ever thought possible and The Bionic Woman will cut your turkey-carving time in half. Now if I could just get a refund on the minutes of my life I wasted watching Thank God You’re Here, I’d be all set.

• Some suspiciously Geico-esque Cro-Magnons were spotted at various L.A. hotspots, driving around in a convertible, making rude gestures, and just generally drawing attention to themselves. ABC says the stunt had nothing whatsoever to do with the network or its upcoming show Cavemen. Given the accusations of racism and soul-sucking unfunnyness that previews of the show have already garnered, it’s easy to see why the network might be desperate for a little positive buzz, but I’m willing to believe them. I mean, what’s weird about voluntarily put on several hours worth of complicated makeup, hop into a flashy car, and drive around a major metropolitan area heckling people? Where I went to high school, a lot of girls called that Friday night.

• To the delight of spandex loving amateur bodybuilders everywhere, American Gladiators is returning to television. NBC says the new version will borrow more from the original, more introspective and dramatic BBC version. Instead of just seeing Sabre, Zap, Nitro, and Ice pummel amateurs without awesome nicknames on the Gauntlet, it will focus more on backstory of the gladiators and contestants. Because really, don’t we all want to know a little more about the hopes and dreams of the people wielding the tennis ball canon?

Martha Smith is a San Francisco-based freelance writer and editor. She writes mostly about food, TV, and other things that can be enjoyed while sitting down.

Previously on THE OFFICE…

May seemed so long ago.  I can’t imagine that anyone forgot what went down during the season finale of THE OFFICE but in case you did, NBC wants to remind us.

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Go visit Seat42F and thank him for posting this video!

TV on DVD = Joy

How about coming home on a Friday night to a package with FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, HEROES, and THE OFFICE on DVD.  All three are worth buying (that goes without saying).  I’m going to be back later this weekend with my thoughts on all the extra features and bonus materials on all the of the DVDs.  This is what I call a good day!!

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Video Death Match

It has pained me to go for a week and not have anything to write about SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.  Sabra has won.  The tour hasn’t started and I am feeling hollow inside. But leave it to my boy Ducky to make me smile. Seems he’s not quite ready to let SYTYCD go yet either.

Head over to DuckyDoesTV.com and play along with his SYTYCD Video Death Match.  Have your say in what was the BEST dance of this past season. It’s like Sophie’s Choice all over again.

VOTE NOW: SYTYCD Video Death Match

BIG BROTHER Recap: And Then There Were Seven

Crazy isn’t just a song by Patsy Cline, it’s also the path that BIG BROTHER Jen took this past week. I’m not even sure where to begin, or what to cover because so much went down in the oh so dysfunctional house. I guess we’ll start with how this all came to be.

Last week Daniele had nominated Jameka and Amber for eviction. After winning the POV, Danielle took Amber off the block and backdoored Jen. Having been on the block numerous times before, Jen seemed unphased at first. She calmly confronted Daniele about the nomination, and remained pleasant when Dani stated that Jen was Dani’s biggest competition in the house and she needed her to leave (fair enough). Then there was some BS about Jen not needing or wanting to win as much as the other houseguests. I call BS on this one, because although Jen had said that the money wasn’t important she sure as hell did what she needed to do to stay in the game. Jen suffered more abuse in that house that anyone else, and the fact that she hadn’t already quit said a lot about how much she wanted to stick around and play. Well, until this week.

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What to Watch…Friday, August 24, 2007

Happy Friday! Not the best TV night for me personally, but that works out well since I don’t plan on being home to watch it. Come the Fall Friday’s are going to be an important night for TV with the return of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, so I’m going to enjoy my Friday nights while I can. Sooo, what all are you watching tonight?

Mission: Man Band
Their tough-as-nails manager brings in a gig at a pro basketball game, but is the band ready? Bryan’s drinking is a serious problem that threatens their success.

Flash Gordon
An alien insect attacks Nick and infects him with a terrible disease. Flash and Baylin must travel to planet Mongo to find the cure.

Psych
Shawn and Gus go undercover at a gifted children’s school to hunt for a murderer.

Richard Branson/Stephen Colbert Interview & Fight?

On Thursday night, Stephen Colbert welcomed Virgin founder and “rebel billionaire” Richard Branson as a guest on THE COLBERT REPORT. Branson was on to talk about his new Virgin American Airline, but Stephen talked about everything but the airline (well he talked around the airline I should say). Branson, who seemed to be covering a tiny bit of hostility with an overeager smile ended the interview by “playfully” dousing Colbert with water. Colbert returned the favor soaking his guest. Awkward!

Comedy Central claims that this was all in good fun, but audience members present for the taping seemed to walk away with a different feeling. Some said Colbert looked quite angry after the exchange. Rumor has it that Comedy Central was planning on not airing the interview at all, but when bloggers got wind of what happened they decided to run it. Check it out yourself.

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What do you think of the interview? Did you think the two men were actually in a pissing match with each other, or was it done in good fun?

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