Breaking News: PUSHING DAISIES Gets Full Season

ThePieMaker.com (the Pushing Daisies fan site run by Ducky and I) just learned exclusively that PUSHING DAISIES has received an order for the back 9 episodes from ABC. This pick-up means that PUSHING DAISIES just received a full season pickup by the network. YAY!!

CONGRATS to the cast and crew of Pushing Daisies!!

Pushing Daisies joins Private Practice as ABC’s other new Fall season pick-up.

Steve Carell on Monday Night Football

THE OFFICE‘s Steve Carell gives advice to the Jacksonville Jaguars on how to deal with the Colts Peyton Manning during last night’s Monday Night Football. Funniest man alive!!

I’ve been looking for this since last night, so thanks to OfficeTally.com for posting it.

HEROES: Losing My Patience

I didn’t know how strongly I felt about last night’s HEROES until I put my fingers to the keyboard.  Forgive my babbling, but when I’m fired up, I’m fired up.

So last night was the long anticipated debut of Kristen Bell as Elle on HEROES. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t feel Veronica Mars-esque (well Veronica Mars without all the witty dialogue). But damn that girl knows how to light up a screen.  It’s sad that I’m already more into Elle’s story that most other characters on the show.  I’m dying to know who her daddy is.  Of course my my mind went right to HRG, but that’s a little too obvious, right?  Then again, HEROES isn’t too big on subtly these days so you never know.

Again I was left disappointed and underwhelmed by HEROES.  I started this post with Kristen Bell because she was the only highpoint of the show last night for me.  Everything else was just a big let down.  The past few weeks I’ve felt like I’ve been watching HEROES out of obligation rather than for my own personal joy.  What happened?  Is it me losing interest or does the fault lie with HEROES.

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What to Watch…Tuesday, October 23, 2007

My Tuesday night is pretty TV light as is but it might become even lighter.  I gotta tell you, REAPER is not keeping my attention.  I wasn’t as head over heels with the pilot as many but I still found it enjoyable, but since then the show has become a bit repetitive and formulaic and it’s losing me.  I’m not one for formulaic TV, but it can be done well.  For instance the same thing happens week in and week out on HOUSE, but the writing and the acting is so good that I still find it fresh and interesting.  I can’t say the same about REAPER.  Come you REAPER die hards…convince me to keep the show on my TiVo.

Not a lot on for me tonight…what are YOU watching. 

Reaper | 9pm on The CW
“What About Blob?”
Sam finally sees the contract, but it’s in Latin and thousands of pages long. Meanwhile, his latest escaped soul turns out to be a slippery character who was involved with toxic waste.

House | 9pm on Fox
“Guardian Angels”
While having a seizure, a funeral-home cosmetician (Azura Skye) hallucinates that she’s being assaulted by one of the corpses she’s working on. And later, in the hospital, she acts as though her dead mother is in the room with her. (Watch scenes from tonight’s HOUSE)

The Office | 10 & 10:30pm on TBS
“The Fight” and “Email Surveillance”
– After Dwight karate punches Michael, Jim sets up a lunchtime rematch at Dwight’s dojo, where Pam becomes annoyed by Jim’s friendliness.

– Big Brother invades the office when Michael gains access to his employees’ e-mails and begins spying on their correspondence. Also, Michael’s ego is bruised when he’s not invited to an afterwork party.

Also playing…

• Cavemen | 8pm on ABC
• Carpoolers | 8:30pm on FOX
• The Singing Bee | 8pm on NBC
• Beauty & the Geek | 8pm on The CW
• Bones | 8pm on FOX
• NCIS | 8pm on CBS
• The Biggest Loser| 8:30pm on NBC
• The Unit | 9pm on CBS
• Dancing with the Stars | 9pm on ABC
• Boston Legal | 10pm on ABC
• Cane | 10pm on CBS

HOUSE Spoilers: Sneak Peek of This Week’s Episode

After having it pre-empted last week for baseball I’m looking forward to a little HOUSE tonight. Check out these clips from tonight’s all new episode airing tonight at 9/8c on Fox.
HOUSE Sneak Peek (Clip #1)

HOUSE Sneak Peek (Clip #2) 

Sorry, I can’t seem to embed them without autoplaying.  I will work on it!!

Marie Osmond Passes Out on DANCING WITH THE STARS

A scary moment for Marie Osmond last night as she fainted just after finishing a high energy Samba during last night’s DANCING WITH THE STARS. Osmond appeared fine and was all smiles while receiving her critique from the judges, but suddenly dropped and fell to the floor.

See for yourself what happened…

Good to know that Marie is going to be fine.

PUSHING DAISIES Narration: Yay or Nay?

My love for PUSHING DAISIES knows no bounds, but I know others haven’t taken to this show as I have. As a fan I’m always interested in hearing from those who don’t share my opinions. Will they bring to light something I wasn’t considering? Can I offer up a counter opinion that will convince them to give the show another chance?

In the case of PUSHING DAISIES, one of the criticisms I hear most relates to the role of the Narrator, brilliantly created by Jim Dale. Unlike other shows that have main characters providing voice over exposition, in PUSHING DAISIES the narrator serves as an essential character. The narration is such an important part of the show that without it I would feel like something was missing. But is the narration adding to the show’s brilliance or detracting from it?

ThePieMaker.com takes a look at the issue and asks readers to weigh in with their opinion.

Here’s an excerpt…

The topic of debate is the NARRATION and whether it adds or detracts from the brilliance of the show. I bring it up because Chuck (Kath..that’s me) and I realized that we’ve had this discussion with numerous people over the past three weeks who are either in love with or turned off by the narration.

I’m typically a person that doesn’t want much narration with my narrative. It’s often used for exposition or to cover something that the actor or the writer couldn’t achieve on their own within any given scene. It’s often a sign of laziness or more commonly to dumb it down for the masses.

Most of the time...

(continue reading: Pushing Daisies Debate: Jim Dale’s Narration).

Feel free to leave your thoughts and comments over at ThePieMaker.com

CBS Eye-lert: Sign Up Today

You know how I was just bitching about CBS cutting off the end of The Amazing Race due to football running late? And you know how I was just complaining that someone over at CBS needs to do something about it? Yeah, well there’s already something in place to at least help (although it won’t solve) the issue. So with a red face, I direct you to the direction of CBS Ey-lerte

Ever find part of your favorite TV show cut off due to sports runovers?

Now you can receive exclusive updates from CBS informing you exactly when your shows will begin. You’ll even be given advanced warning so you can program your TV recorder with extra time.

Sign up for CBS Eye-lert here and be the first to know when your Sunday shows start.

THE AMAZING RACE Returns to CBS

THE AMAZING RACE, winner of five consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality Competition Series, returns to CBS for its 12th season on, Sunday, Nov. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

“If there ever was a season that I consider one of the best, it’s this one,” said Bertram van Munster,” executive producer, director and co-creator of THE AMAZING RACE. “It’s insanely funny, fast-paced and dramatic all at once. Teams are in hot pursuit of one another at every location and its reality television at its nail-biting best.”

This season, teams will travel approximately 50,000 miles, covering five new countries including Ireland, Lithuania and Croatia.

A note to any CBS execs that might be reading this: PLEASE figure out how to deal with the issues of the end of THE AMAZING RACE being cut off for those of us who record the show on DVR.  With football running over, 60 Minutes gets pushed back and the end (if not more) of TAR is inevitably cut off.  It’s really disappointing to your viewers and I hope you can figure out a solution.

VIVA LAUGHLIN Canceled

The first scripted casualty of the new season happened earlier today when CBS gave VIVA LAUGHIN the boot after only two episodes.  I wouldn’t be alone is saying that I saw this one coming a mile away.  What confused me was how it got picked up as a series in the first place.  A group of jaded TV execs really thought this was going to work?  Come on now.  I can’t imagine how bad the other Fall pilots must have been for this one to get made.

No Viva Laughlin.

The Beginning of the End for SCRUBS

This Thursday marks the first episode in the final season of SCRUBS.  The NBC show that couldn’t but somehow did has made stars of its cast, but none more so than Zach Braff.  Zach and series creator Bill Lawrence recently help a press call with TV reporters and bloggers.  I was busy and couldn’t make it, but my friends over at MeeVee did and they have all the scoop to share from the entertaining meeting.

Here’s an excerpt from Part I of the interview…

Question: Bill, I’m just wondering if it’s possible that the janitor will get a name and if it’s possible to clear up two mysteries at once? We’ll find out his real name is Jimmy Hoffa?
Lawrence: Yes…oh yeah, that would actually be funny if he was actually him. I could steal that and take credit for it. I always promise Neil Flynn, the guy that plays the janitor, two things: That by the end of the show he’d have a name, and he’d eventually get to have a girlfriend. So I have to make good on both of those this year.

Question: There was talk in the beginning that he was in Zach’s imagination…
Lawrence: Well, yeah. I always thought this show was only going to run for one season so – in “Fight Club,” it happened, you know? He was a figment of Zach’s imagination and then, Neil Flynn, the second year, he’s like, “This show keeps going on, I’d like to talk to some of the other actors, you know?” All right, whatever.

Q: I’m just wondering for the final scene, if you’ve thought about it – and just tell me it’s not going to take place in the cafeteria, there won’t be onion rings and that Elliot won’t have to learn to parallel park.
Lawrence: No, you know what, that show earned doing that because they, you know, that had such gravitas, you know, “The Sopranos.” Our show – our one responsibility is for people that like the show to watch the finale and leave satisfied and happy about what they saw. You know? And it’s a burden, but that’s all we’re shooting for.
Zach Braff: You’re never going to please everybody, but…
Lawrence: Zach, I’m going to please everyone, you watch.

(Continue reading: SCRUBS Prepares for the End: Zach Braff and Bill Lawrence Talk)

OK TV Addicts, I Need Your Help!!!

Here’s the deal. I think you all have a pretty good sense of how much TV I watch on a daily basis. And if you don’t, well let’s just say that I watch more than the average TV viewer (and we’ll leave it at that). There are very few shows during the week that I TiNo (as in TiVo and watch at a later date) because I like coming on line and talking about the shows with all of you. But, primetime TV viewing is going to be a wee bit difficult over the next week or so, and that’s where I need your help.

With my Red Sox in the World Series, I’m not going to have time for a lot of my regularly scheduled programming this week. The Series starts on Wednesday night in Boston, and while I’d normally be watching “Pushing Daisies”, “Private Practice” and “Dirty Sexy Money” I’m going to be watching the game. Assuming the Series goes 7 seven games (although I’m hoping we can take down the Rockies in 4), that means 7 nights of TV shows that I’m going to be missing.

So I’m wondering if you all could help out. I’m going to be looking for a few people to do mini-reviews of TV shows starting Wednesday. Nothing too in depth, just a paragraph on what you thought of the show good or bad. Then we can open it up for other GMMRers to debate.

What do you think? You think this might work? It won’t be everyday, but I hate to not talk TV on the days after baseball games. I’d love to hear your suggestions.

Also, if you’re interested in participating and being one of the GMMR reviewers, leave a comment and let me know what shows you watch religiously and which ones you’d like to volunteer to review.

What to Watch…Monday, October 22, 2007

Hope you rested up this weekend because you’ve got a full night of TV ahead of you tonight. As always, here’s a look at the shows I’ll be watching, so let me know what YOU will be watching tonight.

How I Met Your Mother | 8pm on CBS
“How I Met Everyone Else”
Ted’s new girlfriend is jealous when she realizes the story of how they met isn’t as exciting as the story of how Ted met his friends, prompting Barney to rank her high on his “Crazy Scale.”

The Big Bang Theory | 8:30pm on CBS
“Hamburger Postulate”
Leonard has a one-night stand with fellow scientist Leslie Winkle (Sara Gilbert). Damn, these geeks get all the love. Note: I’m giving this show one more week and then I might have to drop it. Not that it’s not good, but I need to find a few hours to actually sleep on Monday nights.

Chuck | 8pm on NBC
“Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp”
Chuck’s value system as a spy is tested when he contemplates defying Sarah and Casey in a case involving an elite Chinese agent. Back at Buy More, Morgan’s value system is also tested when he’s thrust into a job-jeopardizing sales competition.

Prison Break | 8pm on Fox
“Interference”
A new inmate enters Sona, unnerving Whistler and raising Michael’s suspicions; Linc plans an ocean getaway with Sofia as Susan moves up the escape timetable; T-Bag makes a friend; and Sucre makes a deal with a devil.

Heroes | 9pm on NBC
“Fight or Flight”
A mysterious woman (Kristen Bell) searches for Peter; Matt and a surprise ally go to Philadelphia to hunt down Molly’s attacker; Monica deals with her new abilities and her role as a local hero; Suresh meets his new partner; and Ando traces Hiro.

Samantha Who? | 9:30pm on ABC
“The Job”
Samantha returns to work, and a board meeting reminds her what a cutthroat workaholic she used to be. She begins to wonder whether she wants to be that way againic.

Journeyman | 10pm on NBC
“The Legend of Dylan McClean”
Dan tracks a former soldier accused of stealing a large amount of money. Meanwhile, Katie deals with the police after a robbery takes place the night of her gala.

Also playing…

• Dancing with the Stars | 8pm on ABC
• Two and a Half Men | 9pm on CBS
• Rules of Engagement | 9:30pm on CBS
• CSI: Miami| 10pm on CBS
• The Bachelor | 10pm on ABC

Mondays…they aren’t for TV amateurs! What will you be watching tonight?

GMMR’s daily “What to Watch” is powered by MeeVee’s interactive TV listings.

Red Sox Going to the World Series!!!

 

Can You Do the Papelbon?
(…just wait for the ALCS dance)

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BREAKING: Joshua Jackson Coming to GREY’S ANATOMY

HALLELUJAH!! My prayers have been answered. My favorite Dawson’s Creek alum, Joshua Jackson (who played Pacey Witter) is coming back to television and has landed a mutli-episode arc as a doctor on GREY’S ANATOMY!

For those of you who are regular readers of GMMR then you may now how huge this is for me. As long time fan of Jackson’s I have been suggesting for over a year now, right here on this very blog, that Josh would be a perfect fit for Seattle Grace Hospital. Josh is a brilliant actor, but also has the charm and personality to fit in with the doctors on GREY’S. Looks like Shonda is a reader of GMMR too…nah, but she certaintly knows how to get me completely reinvested in GREY’S ANATOMY.

Josh Jackson will appear for the first time during the show’s 11th episode of the season.

I’m not sure I could be any more excited right now!! And here I thought The Beek’s return to UGLY BETTY was big news!! Now if someone could only tell me what Joey Potter has been up to these days…Katie Holmes has gone completely MIA since her days on The Creek.

Thanks to Mandy and ALL of you that tipped me off to this news (I was wondering what was going on when I logged in to find over 25 new email messages).

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