The Office | 9pm on NBC

Andy remains unaware of Angela’s affair with Dwight; Michael is nervous about a corporate meeting with Wallace (Andy Buckley).

Supernatural | 9pm on The CW

Dean and Sam investigate the appearance of a ghost in an abandoned house, but things get more complicated when a family moves in.

Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Thursday, January 15, 2009

Hello there Thursday! You and your TV lineup are looking pretty damn spiffy. Too much to choose from tonight. It’s not an easy decision. Well at least for some of you. For me, I’ve got my lineup ready to go and I couldn’t be more excited.

IMPORTANT! Due to the Presidential address Fox has decided to pull tonight’s episode of BONES. It will air next Thursday, January 22nd along with another new episode. Bonus Bones (yay!), but you’ll have to wait a week (boo!)

Lots and lots to choose from. What will YOU be watching?

Ugly Betty | 8pm on ABC
“Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown”
A family crisis finds Betty torn between work and home, putting her at odds with Hilda; Daniel, Molly, Connor and Wilhelmina try to conceal their escalating love connections

The Office | 9pm on NBC
“Duel”
Andy remains unaware of Angela’s affair with Dwight; Michael is nervous about a corporate meeting with Wallace (Andy Buckley). [GMMR: For more on tonight’s episode of THE OFFICE as well as a few other Dunder Mifflin nifty gifties, check back to GMMR soon.

Grey’s Anatomy | 9pm on ABC
“Sympathy for the Devil”
Derek’s mother makes a surprise visit and meets Meredith for the first time; Mark tries to hide his relationship with Lexie; Cristina and Owen try to go on their first date.

Supernatural | 9pm on The CW
“Family Remains”
Dean and Sam investigate the appearance of a ghost in an abandoned house, but things get more complicated when a family moves in.

30 Rock | 9:30pm on NBC
“Flu Shot”
While flu spreads quickly among the cast and crew, Jack is selective about who receives vaccinations from Dr. Spaceman (Chris Parnell).

Private Practice | 10pm on ABC
“Homeward Bound”
Addison finds herself attracted to Wyatt; Violet secretly dates Sheldon and Pete; Cooper and Charlotte grow closer as she experiences a family emergency.

ER | 10pm on NBC
“Dream Runner”
Neela has a recurring dream; Gates tries to save a patient who jumped out of a window while sleeping; Neela is surprised to see Dr. Corday (Alex Kingston).

Also playing…

• Smallville | 8pm on The CW: The Persuader attacks Clark; Chloe, as Brainiac, tells Davis he is Doomsday and that he was created to destroy the ‘other Kryptonian’ and the world.

• My Name is Earl | 8:30pm on NBC: Earl encourages Joy to audition for Erik Estrada’s new reality show; Darnell gets a startling phone call.

• CSI | 9pm on CBS: Grissom announces that he is leaving, which surprises and saddens the team, and Dr. Raymond Langston may take a permanent position in the group.

• Kitchen Nightmares | 9pm on Fox: Chef Ramsay tries to help a husband and wife with their restaurant that is losing money due to a lack of clientele and a head chef who isn’t concerned with quality.

• Eleventh Hour | 10pm on CBS: While investigating mysterious outbreaks of violence in a quiet Texas suburb, Hood succumbs to the same psychotic behavior.

• Soundstage | 10pm on PBS: Singer Idina Menzel shares songs from her third album, “I Stand.” Guests include saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and singer Josh Groban

• The Beast | 10pm on A&E | Series Premiere: FBI Agent Charles Barker and his new partner Ellis Dove go undercover to infiltrate a weapons smuggling ring; an Internal Affairs team tries to enlist Dove’s help in an investigation of his mentor.

GMMR’s Useless Tidbit of the Day…

“Statistically, the safest age of life is ten years old.”

GOSSIP GIRL Spinoff News…Finally

The XOXO will be spinning off and there are finally some details to share.  According to reports in The Hollywood Reporter (and more importantly from my girl Korbi Ghosh), the long awaited GOSSIP GIRL spinoff is finally just around the corner.  The new show is set to premiere as a backdoor pilot on the May 11th episode of GOSSIP GIRL.

The show will focus on a young Lily Rhodes, or as we know her, Lily van der Woodsen (insert a few other names from previous marriages) Bass. It seems that the new series is going to go back in time to the 1980s and show us Lily’s life way before Serena, Erik, and the not so dead baby she gave up for adoption.  After a young Lily has a tiff with her parents, she’s going to move to the the Valley with her equally rebuffed sister. From there we will see Lil as she gets caught up in the 80’s rock scene and eventually meets Rufus Humphrey.  Do they end up together?  Well for that answer I guess you’re going to have to keep tuning into GOSSIP GIRL.

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SUPERNATURAL Spoilers: Could it Be True??

The following contains speculation on reported spoilers for upcoming episodes of SUPERNATURAL.  You have been warned.

Hey Supernatural fans!! Our show returns tomorrow night with all new episodes after the (much too long!) break. In anticipation of that, I had to write about this nugget of major gossip that’s been floating around. Choose to read it or not (consider yourself spoiler-warned), but either way, come back on Friday to discuss tomorrow’s episode, which looks to be especially creepy!

Television gossip maven Kristin Dos Santos has blown the mind grapes (to quote Tracy of ’30 Rock’) of the collective Supernatural fandom by posting the most major possible spoiler in the show’s history and it’s causing quite a ruckus on the old interwebs. As I said, it’s only a possible spoiler, but Kristin’s pretty in-the-know, so who knows? It could be true. Anyhow, as Team GMMR’s resident Supernatural recapper, I had to share the news here, and discuss this possible turn of events with fellow fans, so if you don’t want to know, don’t read past the jump. But, if you do read, please please please share your thoughts in the comments section because I think y’all will definitely have some things to say…

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PRIVILEGED: All About Tough Love

Yay! What a delightful episode! Aside from the return of my nemesis Lilly, this was a wonderful hour, showcasing what are becoming trademarks of this great new series: heart, charm, sharp dialogue and several laugh-out-loud moments. I’ve long thought that Privileged somewhat fills the void left on The CW by Gilmore Girls and while the shows are very different, they both make me happy in similar ways.

Megan is dealing with family drama now that Lilly is in jail and Will….oh Will. If you hadn’t done something so stupid I’d feel really badly for you right now. The girls meanwhile are busy trying to figure out their respective boyfriends. Sage wants to get Luis a present to show him how she feels (you could see that disaster coming a mile away) and Rose is trying to puzzle out the meaning of a poem given to her by her beau.

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TV Buzz: PRISON BREAK, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, MOONLIGHTING and More

Today’s buzzworthy TV news includes scoop on PRISON BREAK, the ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT movie, a MOONLIGHTING reunion, and more casting news from GREY’S ANATOMY.  Read on and weigh in on the buzz below.

Prison Break is Dunzo
The announcement was made yesterday that Fox will not be ordering any more episodes of PRISON BREAK. FOX President, Kevin Reilly, simply said that the show has “run its course”. The remaining episodes will start airing of April 17th, but when they are done, it will be goodbye to Michael Scofield and his band of merry men.

This news isn’t a shocker, but TV is going to be just a bit less hotter without Wentworth Miller every week. I’ve watched every season with the exception of this last one. I’ve always enjoyed the show, but the Monday night TV schedule got just a bit overwhelming and sacrifices had o be made. I still plan on catching up on this season in time to pick up the show again in April.

Are you a Prison Break fan? Are you ready for the show to be over or are you a little heartbroken over this news?

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Wednesdays are going to be interesting soon enough, but for now there still a little bit ‘eh. The highlight for me will be the second night of IDOL, and I might watch a little LOST rerun because, well, it’s LOST.

A little housekeeping…Just wanted to remind everyone that if you prefer to see GMMR in the blog format of old, just click BLOG at the top of the page. Check out the main page and then head into the blog to see all of the GMMR updates throughout the day.

And before we move on to tonight’s TV, I wanted to take a minute to wish my Mom a very happy birthday!!! Hope you have a good one, Mom 🙂

American Idol | 8pm on Fox
Auditions continue as singing hopefuls strut their stuff before the judges, hoping to me invited to the Hollywood Round. [GMMR: The first night was a decent mix of talent and circus side show. I think it makes sense to wait until tomorrow to talk about the first two episodes of IDOL. But if you want to share your thoughts on last night’s ep, I’m not going to stop you.]

The New Adventures of Old Christine | 8pm on CBS
“Notes on a 7th Grade Scandal”
Christine reverts to junior-high behavior when she recognizes the father of Ritchie’s classmate as her former tormentor.

13: Fear Is Real | 8pm on The CW
“The Accused”
The mastermind punishes a contestant; two contestants get up close and personal with rats.[GMMR: Just wondering if anyone is watching this show.  If so, drop us a comment and let us know what you think.]

Damages | 10pm on FX
“Burn It, Shred It, I Don’t Care”
Patty suspects there is more to Daniel Purcell’s case than simple murder; Ellen secretly assists the FBI in their attempt to flip Tom Shayes and use him against Patty. [GMMR: I’m happy to report that I not only finished the first season of DAMAGES last night, but I also got caught up on the first two episode of this season.  Fantastic show.  We’ll talk about it more tomorrow.]

Also playing…

• Lost | 8pm on ABC: The confrontation between the survivors and the freighter people begins. (R)

• Gary Unmarried | 8:30pm on CBS: Gary makes a date with Louise’s less-attractive teacher to prove that all men aren’t shallow.

• Criminal Minds | 9pm on CBS: The team searches for answers when a young woman is abducted from an affluent community in Atlanta.

• Law & Order | 10pm on NBC: The murder of the plaintiff in a high-profile lawsuit against a major airline leads detectives to a defense attorney (Dallas Roberts) who is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure his big payday.

• Top Chef | 10pm on Bravo: Contestants shop for fresh ingredients at a farm and then create a dinner for the farm workers.

• CSI: NY | 10pm on CBS: The CSI team investigates when young brides fight over a dress and one of the shoppers ends up dead.

GMMR’s Useless Tidbit of the Day…

“The University of Alaska stretched across four time zones.”

American Idol | 8pm on Fox

Auditions continue as singing hopefuls strut their stuff before the judges, hoping to me invited to the Hollywood Round

Damages | 10pm on FX

Patty suspects there is more to Daniel Purcell’s case than simple murder; Ellen secretly assists the FBI in their attempt to flip Tom Shayes and use him against Patty

Vote for TRAILER TRASH Today!

With the success of DR. HORRIBLE and THE GUILD, web-produced shows are becoming more main stream. Viewers are consuming their entertainment more and more in the online space and the line has become increasingly blurred between shows that are network produced and those done through independent channels. And with the added freedom of an independent production, the entertainment value of the web series can sometimes be better than what the networks force on us.

New web series, including the upcoming Josh Schwartz production, “Rockville” (debuting in March on TheWB.com), are in the works and you should expect more and more “mainstream” TV makers coming to play on the internet.

In the spirit of embracing the web TV, I wanted to bring your attention to “Trailer Trash“, a show that puts the ‘review’ in ‘preview’. “Trailer Trash” reviews the latest and greatest Hollywood trailers. Trailers you ask? Yes, trailers. Let’s face it, if the filmmakers can’t make a good 2 minute trailer than do you really trust them with 2 hours on the big screen? Hell no. Let the “Trailer Trash” hosts and correspondents do the heavy lifting and watch the trailer for you. Based on the trailers the movies will either bed “hitched” or “ditched”.

From time to time the “Trailer Trash” correspondents, like my friend Jennifer Eolin, will actually see the movie and determine if the “hitch” or “ditch” holds up.

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GOSSIP GIRL’s Taylor Momsen Escapes the Paparazzi

Little J or Sydney Bristow?! Check out this kickass video of GOSSIP GIRL star Taylor Momsen escaping the intrusive glare of the paparazzi.  The girl can move. You MUST watch this!

OMG, how funny is that?  I laughed my ass off because I thought at the beginning it was all real.  Rumor has it that this might be a new Nike commercial.

Shout out to Dan (DuckyDoesTV.com) for sharing the clip with me.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: I Love Barney & Robin…and Tacos!

Usually when I am crying during HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER it’s because the show is so damn funny that I weep with laughter. While last night’s ep did tickle the funny bone, it was the unexpected emotional pounding that left me all kinds of weepy. What can I say, I love the taco lover.

The whole underpinning of this series is relationships. The relationship between Ted and the mother of his children. The relationship between these group of friends. The relationship Barney has with his suits. But I never thought it would be the non-relationship of Barney and Robin that would have me so emotionally invested.

Despite appearances, I do not get any kick back from sharing the Neil Patrick Harris love. My love is genuine. It’s very real. It’s on this constant stratospheric incline with no end in sight. And when he pulls of what he pulled off last night, what with his range of emotions, well I fall just that much harder.

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AMERICAN IDOL Returns Tonight…Are You Ready?!

I’m not even going to pretend to not be super stoked about tonight’s return of AMERICAN IDOL. I’m giddy with excitement. I can’t wait to see and hear the talent of AMERICAN IDOL Season 8. Last year I was a David Cook fan from the very beginning. Will someone capture my attention early on this year?

As most of you know, I’m not a huge fan of these early audition episodes. Well I should say I’m not a fan of the freak show aspect of it. But it doesn’t mean I won’t watch. I will. And I’m sure I will find them amusing. But I’m all about hearing from the standouts and seeing just who will be making it through to Hollywood.

I thought this might be a good time to talk AMERICAN IDOL logistics. When will the audition process end? When will we see Hollywood week? More importantly when do WE start voting? Here’s the info you need to know.

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24 Debrief: Day 7 | 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Wow, did the writers pull out some of the stops tonight. It’s nothing like previous seasons, but a lot went on tonight that changes the entire complexion of this season, so let’s get started.

Debrief

• So, it seems, as I suspected (see below) Tony is not, in fact, evil. He is working off the grid and deep undercover with Chloe and Bill Buchanan (YAY!). They are all working to stop the CIP Device from getting into the hands of General Juma AND stopping all of the corruption inside the FBI.

• Jack is now undercover with Tony as part of Emerson’s crew. They were in the middle of kidnapping the former Prime Minister of Sangala, who is in the middle of trying to broker an intervention by the US, when they ran up against the unfortunate matter of his panic room.

• President Taylor received a threat from Juma’s second-in-command that they will use the CIP device if troops are not pulled from their positions near Sangala by 1 p.m. (i.e., the end of the next episode).

• Henry Taylor met up again with his son’s ex-girlfriend, Samantha. She told him that Roger was investigating his firm’s finances and found out that they were making several dealings with Sangala. Therefore, she confirmed his suspicions that his death was not a suicide and all part of the cover-up.

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