AMC Sets Premiere Date for THE KILLING

TV fans, mark down April 3rd at 10 PM on your calendar. Trust me. You’re not going to want to miss the series premiere of the new AMC show, THE KILLING.

Based on the Danish television series FORBRYDELSEN, THE KILLING revolves around the mystery of who murdered Rosie Larsen. The show follows Rosie’s family, the detectives working on the case, and the suspects in her murder. THE KILLING showrunner Veena Sud told reporters that she knows the resolution of the murder mystery, but declined to say whether the culprit would be revealed this season.

AMC showed critics a sizzle reel from the premiere this morning and it looked phenomenal. While that particular video isn’t online, you can check out a few previews of the series below…

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Friday, January 7, 2011

Whew…we made it!  It’s Friday.

Of course for me, it doesn’t quite feel like a Friday without SUPERNATURAL and SMALLVILLE in the line-up.  But they’ll be back soon enough and we’ll be adding FRINGE to our Friday spotlight posts too.  Good times!

Just a little shout out to Marisa Roffman who is covering the TCAs for GiveMeMyRemote.com in L.A. over the next few weeks.  It’s a lot of work, but hopefully she’s having a bit of fun.  So jealous that she got to sit in a room with Oprah yesterday.  Sadly, the big O didn’t give away any cars.

For the latest from the winter TCAs, keep checking GMMR and be sure to follow @MarisaRoffman and @KorbiGhosh on Twitter.

Now on to the highlights (and I use that term loosely) of tonight’s TV lineup. Talk to us…what will YOU be watching?

Supernanny | 8pm on ABC
“The George Family”
Jo helps a couple who are unable to discipline their five aggressive daughters and young granddaughter. [GMMR: Now here’s a show that I’d like to see a ‘where are they now’ episode. I’m betting at least half of those children she worked with reverted back to their devil spawn state as soon as the cameras were off.  Right?]

Medium | 8pm on CBS
“Only Half Lucky”
Allison has a dream that causes her to become suspicious of her brother’s (David Arquette) recent success; Devalos’ campaign manager is interested in Bridgette’s abilities. [GMMR: Any fans of this show out there?  Wondering if it changed the perspective of fans now that we saw first hand what a certifiable crackpot the real Allison DuBois is.]

CSI: NY| 9pm on CBS
“The What End?”
A man in a clown costume shoots a bakery owner and the investigation reveals a decision from Flack’s past that puts him in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Jo’s ex-husband, FBI agent Russ Josephson (David James Elliott), visits.

Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star | 9pm on OWN | Series Premiere
“It Takes a Village”
Ten would-be Oprahs and Dr. Phils vie for a chance at a talk show of their very own on OWN in this elimination contest. In the series opener, they’re introduced by Oprah and must produce talk-show segments under Dr. Phil’s watchful eye. Carson Kressley and Nancy O’Dell are the hosts. Mark Burnett (“Survivor,” “The Apprentice”) is the executive producer.

The Soup | 10pm on E!
A weekly recap of various pop culture and television show moments of the week. The show is hosted by Joel McHale, who provides sarcastic and biting commentary on the various clips.

Medium | 8pm on CBS

Allison has a dream that causes her to become suspicious of her brother’s (David Arquette) recent success; Devalos’ campaign manager is interested in Bridgette’s abilities.

The Soup | 10pm on E!

A weekly recap of various pop culture and television show moments of the week. The show is hosted by Joel McHale, who provides sarcastic and biting commentary on the various clips.

GREY’S ANATOMY: ‘Disarm’

Welcome back everyone! Though it’s been a month since the last episode of GREY’S ANATOMY, this week’s GREY’S picks up right where we left off, and before we know it, we’re diving back into the dramatic and crazy lives of our favorite surgeons, who have an extra helping of stress to deal with due to a mass shooting that just took place at a local college. Needless to say, this brings back a lot of bad memories for everyone at Seattle Grace — except Dr. Stark, who probably wouldn’t know a compassionate feeling if it hit him in his scrunchy little face (sorry Peter MacNicol). More on Dr. Stark later.

We’re first alerted to the fact that something terrible has happened while we’re following Cristina, who’s feeling super energetic after her fishing sob fest. And what’s the best thing to do when you’re feeling cheerful?  Why, finally explore the city you’ve been living in for the last seven years, of course! As she’s trying to find the Space Needle (because a giant iconic needle-shaped building is so hard to find), she sees a herd of ambulances rush past and finds herself running after them. Either she was just around the corner from the shooting, or she’s developed Flash-like superpowers, because she’s able to follow the ambulances to the scene and finds herself surrounded by trauma cases. When the ambulances arrive at Seattle Grace, Teddy and Owen are shocked to find Cristina inside one of them with her hand in a guy’s chest.

And just like that, Cristina is back. She scrubs in on the surgery and does her thing like a pro. There’s just one hitch: in the middle of surgery they discover that their patient is actually the guy who just shot all the other victims in the hospital. Surprisingly, Cristina doesn’t even flinch. The same cannot be said for Jackson, who shall be referred to as Whiny Jackson for the remainder of this recap. Whiny Jackson says he can’t help save the life of an attempted mass murderer and walks out of the OR. Excusable? Maybe, if it weren’t the latest in a string of incidents in which Whiny Jackson acts like a complete baby. At least he partially makes up for it by being the only one who cares enough to update the distraught shooter’s mother about her son’s condition.

Meanwhile, Arizona is back, and totally kicks Dr. Stark’s ass when he decides it’s easier to amputate a girl’s leg than do a little extra work to save it. While Alex literally body-blocks Dr. Stark, Arizona runs to Chief Webber and gets him to reinstate her hospital privileges. After he does, she boots Dr. Stark out of the OR (leading to some very satisfying angry sputtering on his part), recruits Callie, and together they save the girl with all her limbs in tact. Take THAT, evil Dr. Stark! You SUCK!!! (Sorry Peter MacNicol.) Sadly Arizona doesn’t have as much success in her personal life. Try as she might to win Callie back, Callie refuses to forgive her. Gotta say, I don’t know if I could either. The one bright spot for Arizona is that the Chief agrees to hire her back…under Dr. Stark. Maybe not such a bright spot after all. (Apparently Dr. Stark is under a year-long contract and the Chief can’t just waste that money. Except he’s wasting the money anyway because by hiring Arizona he now has a surplus of Pediatrics attendings. But hey, who needs logic when you can have character arcs? Oh GREY’S, your flaws are loveably transparent sometimes.)

The only other major development concerns Teddy, who makes good on her promise to marry Noel even though he’s probably still in love with Felicity who’s in love with Ben, who…crap, I’m mixing up shows again. That’s right, here  Scott Foley is the chronically ill guy who needs better insurance. He and Teddy have a very brief ceremony at city hall, and that night he charmingly makes her celebrate with a drink. Who smells a marriage-of-convenience-turns-into-marriage-of-love plotline? I do, I do! Hey, cliché or not, I’m a fan of any plotline that brings Scott Foley back to my TV where he belongs.

In other news, Meredith and Cristina finally make up, in true Meredith-and-Cristina fashion (i.e. no mushy apologies, just back to normal as if nothing happened). And Lexie tells Mark she loves him. Awww (I guess). Oh, and probably the best moment of the episode: when Dr. Stark comes crying to the Chief that Arizona stole his patient, Chief Webber yells at him to “be a damn doctor” and go save some people instead of whining. Love it! (Sorry Peter MacNicol.)

All in all, I thought it was a pretty solid first episode of 2011. What did you all think? Will Callie ever forgive Arizona? Should she forgive her? And is it just a matter of time before Teddy falls hopelessly in love with her cute new hubby? Leave your comments below!

PARKS AND RECREATION Season 3 Preview

For all of you out there who’ve been longing for the return of NBC’s PARKS AND RECREATION, you haven’t long to wait!

The underrated comedy returns with the rest of NBC’s Thursday night line-up on January 20th. Circle the date on your calendars, it will be an evening you won’t want to miss. And we’ve got the previews to prove it!

Hear from your favorite Pawnee citizens in this sneak peak, including interviews with the cast, a recap of last season, and an extensive preview of what’s on tap this year…

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WIPEOUT’s John Henson, Jill Wagner and Matt Kunitz Preview Winter Edition

Missing WIPEOUT?

The Winter Wonderland edition of ABC’s hit summer series premieres tonight at 8 and things are a bit different this time around.

Yes, the red balls are still there, but the entire obstacle course has been covered in snow, winter-related sports have been brought into the mix and on the day I visited the set, crew members were throwing snowballs at the contestants as they navigated the course. But there is the small complication of filming the series in a place where winter in fairly non-existant.

“Well, certainly a complication is this is November, but this is Southern California and it’s 90 degrees today,” WIPEOUT executive producer Matt Kunitz explained. “That is complication for shooting in the winter. Normally we shoot in the winter and we try and fake it for summer, pretend that it’s this beautiful hot day. When we do our interviews in the morning, it’s so cold there’s breath coming out of the contestants, so we have them suck on ice [so you can’t see their breath]. Now, when we’d want it to be cold, it’s 90 degrees.”

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Watch DAMAGES From the Beginning – Season 1 DVD Giveaway

Want to relive the drama of DAMAGES season one? Or perhaps you never saw it, depriving yourself of one of the finest television series to date. Not to worry. GIVE ME MY REMOTE has got your back.

We nabbed a copy of the first season and we want to give it away…

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MODERN FAMILY: ‘Slow Down Your Neighbors’

Is it just me, or are shows always better after a long break?  This week’s MODERN FAMILY was no exception.  There were squatters, and speeders, and sports (oh my!) so let’s get to it!

Cam and Mitchell have a new neighbor, Barry, who is into holistic medicine.  They catch him in their hot tub and almost call the police, but when they realize how attractive he is, they decide the only polite thing to do is to join him.  And boy, James Marsden is attractive, isn’t he!  Why doesn’t he join the cast?  I wouldn’t mind seeing him on my TV every week!  Later, Cameron finds out he’s been living in Lily’s princess castle and makes him leave.  But Barry doesn’t go down without a fight!  You would think a guy who makes a living (though a clearly meager one) as a massage therapist — excuse me, Reiki healer — wouldn’t mind being touched, but the way he was wailing, it was as if Cameron was ripping his arm off.  Of course Mitchell had to throw in a little “I was right!” as he went to call the cops.

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THE CAPE Previews

I’m not entirely sure what to think of NBC’s upcoming series THE CAPE.

Is the show more Batman, more ALIAS, or something completely new and different? The series follows Vince Faraday, an honest cop who is accused of murder and presumed dead. He decides to send a message to his family and battle the criminal forces of the city, taking on the persona of his son’s favorite comic-book hero, The Cape.

To get a sneak peak at the series, what’s to come, and more, check out this preview from NBC…

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Thursday, January 6, 2011

It’s Thursday!  Okay, not all of our favorite shows are back with new episodes tonight, but is that really a bad thing?  Yes, I’m going to be missing the Salvatore brothers and the hijinks over at Dunder Mifflin. I’m sure many of you wish we were visiting one of the FRINGE universes this evening or spending some quality time with your favorite TV couple, Booth and Hannah (oh snap!).  But at least this is a manageable Thursday night lineup, without the stress of overworked DVRs…

Which shows are you going to watch live, DVR for later, or skip altogether?

Here are a few highlights from tonight’s TV lineup…

The Big Bang Theory | 8pm on CBS
“The Bus Pants Utilization”
Leonard has a great idea for a smartphone app, and it causes friction with Sheldon. [GMMR: I can only imagine what Leonard will come up with. Perhaps an app to deal with Sheldon’s “behavioral issues”.]

$#*! My Dad Says | 8:30pm on CBS
“Goodson Goes Deep”
Ed is thrown a curveball when a piece of baseball memorabilia he wants is sold to someone else; Bonnie and Vince’s living situation complicates their pregnancy efforts. [GMMR: Winner of the People’s Choice Awards for Favorite New TV Comedy.  Yeah, I tend to believe that the “people” are better than that. Nice rig job, CBS. RAISING HOPE got screwed!]

Grey’s Anatomy | 9pm on ABC
“Disarm”
A mass shooting at a nearby college reopens some not-so-old wounds at the hospital. Meanwhile, Arizona returns to a welcome that’s less than warm.

CSI | 9pm on CBS
“Man Up”
A call girl is strangled to death and her body is found in a Dumpster. A photo of the crime scene appeared on the Internet before the victim was discovered, but it was initially believed by the CSIs to be fake. Carrot Top appears as himself.

Private Practice | 10pm on ABC
“If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
Addison’s mother demands she do whatever it takes to keep her partner alive; a medical consultation becomes complicated for Amelia and Pete; Charlotte and Cooper give intimacy another try; Violet considers publishing a revealing book. [GMMR: I wonder if Taye Diggs knows he is my new favorite coffee drink. #CougarTown]

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TOP CHEF: You Dim Sum, You Lose Sum…

At the top of tonight’s episode, we are once again reminded that someone other than Jamie was voted off, and that Jamie is still here. Jamie, how are you still here? Richard comments on how he hasn’t seen her make anything this season, likening her to an octopus: “comes out every once in a while…cooks some chickpeas…crawls back in their hole.” Incidentally, I’d love a chickpea-cooking pet octopus.

I couldn’t help but notice, though, a couple tidbits that weren’t shown in the prior episode, including Angelo offering to add more olive oil in Spike’s dish, and Spike agreeing. It didn’t seem like Angelo was intentionally messing anything up, he just seems to enjoy being on a power trip, if anything. Sabotage may have just been a convenient scapegoat, and perhaps the true nail in Spike’s ALL-STAR coffin was him falling short on fully taking responsibility for his dish.

But I digress… Moving on now…

The long-awaited Tom Colicchio quickfire is here (and by long-awaited I mean since just before Christmas)! The cheftestants are shaking in their kitchen boots. Why? As was evident in TOP CHEF: MASTERS, seasoned and well-respected chefs are brilliant but presumably have not been working on the line for a while and are therefore rusty and slow. Apparently, that isn’t the case for Tom, as he whips around the kitchen like a ninja, juggling and squeezing lemon halves, and shucking clams with ease. He even knocks over a tray of ingredients with a whole fish. Bing, bam, boom: a sea bass dish in clam sauce with tomato and zucchini…done in 8 minutes and 37 seconds! The challenge is to make a great dish in the same amount of time.

Colicchio warns that degree of difficulty will be taken into consideration, and a raw dish made in two minutes will not be impressive in this particular case. But Angelo does what he wants, so he makes a raw fish dish, thinking “cool technique” will “recompensate” for it. It doesn’t. Dale goes out on a limb and makes noodles from scratch, which bites him in the be-hind, and he ends up with a dish that tastes like “doo-doo.” If only he had a wok. If only I had a tree sprouting money in my backyard. If only I had a backyard…

Marcel and Mike Isabella (who must always be referred to by first and last name, even though he is the only Mike in the competition) make two of the better dishes, but Marcel, like the vulture he is, tries to take credit for Mike’s success by saying the judges were still tasting the lingering flavors of having just tasted his dish before moving on the Mike’s. WTF?

The elimination challenge is to cook at a dim sum restaurant. I’m not certain how this is going to go, but I am inclined to predict that it will be something that rhymes with “it show.” Marcel says: “going to Chinatown is essentially going to China.  Everybody there is Chinese, everybody speaks Chinese, you can get really cheap massages…” Lord, help them.

Dale and Angelo have a leg up in this challenge, since all they cook is Asian food. And Tiffany D. at least lived in China for a month. Everyone else, I’m fairly certain, is screwed. You can’t bullshit your way through something as particular and culturally specific as dim sum. I am Asian, raised in Asia, but I’m not Chinese, and eating at authentic restaurants in Chinatown feels foreign to me, even though I grew up eating the stuff.

I can’t imagine what the producers told restaurant patrons about what was going on… “These white people are going to be taking over the kitchen, and making your food for today.” I wouldn’t be surprised if they told them nothing, because I don’t know why they would agree to stay. These silly Caucasians are so meticulous with their plating that they can’t keep up with the hungry customers. Dale agrees with me that this is a **it show. But he wins. Tiffany surprises me with a spicy pork bun that guest judge Susur Lee finds “very Chinese.” Impressive.

At judges’ table, there are a whopping five people up for elimination. Tre made a sad, runny, orange dessert. But is safe. Carla made a beautifully wrapped Vietnamese summer roll. It’s not Chinese. Which, if it was a good dish, I think would be excusable considering no one there is an authentic Chinese chef. However, it was completely bland. That’s not okay. She too is safe, though.

Antonia made one good dish, but shared a crummy dish with Jamie. Why anyone would share responsibility for a dish with Jamie I will never know. Jamie’s other dish was a scallop dumpling, which is possibly the 624^th scallop dish she’s made on the show since her first appearance. (“This is ‘Top Chef,’ not ‘Top Scallops!’” – Fabio.) Nobody liked it. Padma throws Jamie a bone, and says she applauds her for making more than one dish.  For making one-and-a-half crappy dishes then?! Why?!  Meanwhile, Casey, who at least had the balls to attempt to cook chickens’ feet – a dim sum staple – and worked her ass off to cut off those chicken claws, gets eliminated for poor execution.

Jamie, how are you still here?

2011 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD Winners

This time it’s not all up to the actors, the writers, or the critics.

With the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS, it’s us common folks deciding which pop-culture favorites get first prize.

Give Me My Remote has rounded up all the TV-related awards, so read on to find out who won!

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Wednesday, December 5, 2010

It’s hump day, yo.

And you know what that means…

Peep the post-coital TV on tap…

The Middle | 8pm on ABC
“Taking Back The House”
After years of being at their kids’ beck-and-call and never having time for themselves, Frankie and Mike decide to take charge of their lives and regaincontrolover the Heck household. But Axl, Sue and Brick don’t plan on going down without a fight.

Human Target | 8pm on Fox | Season Premiere
“A Problem Like Maria”; “Communication Breakdown”
Chance and Ilsa’s partnership is put to the test when Chance’s old flame asks for his help in rescuing a kidnapped colleague from a ruthless South American dictator. Meanwhile, Winston, Guerrero and Ames must save a bumbling private investigator (guest star Tony Hale, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) whose botched case has him targeted for death in the all-new “A Problem Like Maria/Communication Breakdown” two-parter. [GMMR: Did you happen to see the quality time we spent with the show’s new leading ladies as well as Chi McBride?]

Live To Dance | 8pm on CBS
“Auditions #2”
The new CBS reality-competition series features one of the most inclusive talent searches ever on television, with Paula Abdul serving as executive producer, mentor and lead expert of the series.

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HOT IN CLEVELAND, ALL MY CHILDREN Plan Crossover

Things are about to get HOT IN PINE VALLEY.

TV Land and ABC have announced that there will be a crossover between popular daytime soap ALL MY CHILDREN and TV Land’s original series HOT IN CLEVELAND.

So, um, how is that going to work?

The HOT IN CLEVELAND ladies will head to Los Angeles where Victoria (Wendie Malick) is set to guest star on an episode of the soap opera. ALL MY CHILDREN stars Susan Lucci (Erica), Michael E. Knight (Tad) and Darnell Williams (Jesse) will appear on HIC, playing themselves. And as HOT IN CLEVELAND fans may remember, Victoria and Lucci are supposed to be industry rivals, which will make the episode extra fun.

Victoria’s guest role on ALL MY CHILDREN? Gertie, a housekeeper who works as a bartender at Confusion after Erica fires her.

It’ll be a two-part affair for HOT IN CLEVELAND, the episodes airing February 16 and 23. The ALL MY CHILDREN episode will air February 24.

Will you be tuning in?

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