Television Off Topic

[NOTKyle]

Arthur Spooner is the funniest character in the history of television.

Discuss.

[Kopek]

Frank Costanza > Arthur Spooner

[NOTKyle]

No. Never ever.

[Kopek]

Did Arthur ever invent a holiday that is respected around the Jewish community? No.

[NOTKyle]

Did Frank ever try to give reperations to a black friend beause his family owned slaves, then try to take it back when he finds out he was wrong?

[Kopek]

Has Arthur ever tried to stab someone after they asked him to take off his shoes? No.

[NOTKyle]

Gillette Fusion must have paid a billion dollars for this set of commercials.

Tiger, Derek Jeter, Federer, and Thierry Henry have all made appearances.

[bixby]

Anybody else watching the Roast Of Bob Saget on Comedy Central?

Greg Giraldo and Jon Lovitz were both pretty lame.

Jeff Ross is getting upstaged by Norm MacDonald, naturally. He's usually pretty funny, but his jokes on this one are pretty weak. Norm hasn't even started his roast yet and he's funnier than these first three guys.

And holy crap Jodie Sweetin has an awesome rack.

[Draven X 23]

And holy crap Jodie Sweetin has an awesome rack.

How she hasn't shown those puppies in a crappy Skinemax film is a mystery to me.

[bixby]

Norm MacDonald is made of win, I'm pretty sure.

[The GWD]

Cloris Leachman was funnier than most of the actual fucking comedians.

[Eradicator30]

How high are you to think any of this shit Norm is saying is funny? Lovitz was pretty lame as well.

[bixby]

Yeah, her and Norm were the only ones with actual...jokes, and not just "DUR fuck dur offensive insult."

Norm actually roasted the roast. They were all intentionally tame/lame insults.

Shit, this roast is really bad. I'm out.

[The GWD]

All these Comedy Central roasts suck now. The untelevised stuff is great. Roasts of Rich Vos and Colin Quinn and shit.

[Archetype]

Is Norm on tour right now? I know he's coming to the college here, on the 8th, but I'll be gone by then.

[bixby]

They need to get rid of these lame-ass no name comedians. They use them every year, they never know the people they're roasting, so the jokes are always just run-of-the-mill insults anybody could come up with, and everybody always makes the same joke about how nobody knows who they are.

[The GWD]

I was really expecting more from Jim Norton.

[6655321]

there was a hell of a lot of near cry moments in this roast.

[cypher]

I think Jodie Sweetin's rack is fairly new. She got them after her meth rehab

[ShitBreak]

Aren't roasts to be your best friends just treating you like dog shit?

If so, why do they continually have the same D-level comedians, of which, half of them hadn't even met Saget more than a few times?

I still watch these roasts usually...but it's fucking retarded. Each "comedian" gets up there for 8 minutes, rips the same people who were there last year (all NOT NAMED BOB SAGET), all re-hash the same 3 jokes (Saget likez teh underage, Stamos is a pretty-boy, full house was gay), and then say something to the effect of "I have met him a few times...he seems like a cool guy"...

...give me a fucking break.

[CrazyCarl]

how are they going to turn Robinson Crusoe into a tv show? or is it just a miniseries?

[Kopek]

Sort of ripoff Lost in a sense.

[Alcestis]

Two shows I find intriguing

INTERVENTION (http://www.aetv.com/intervention/) and Most Evil (http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/most-evil/most-evil.html)

Has anyone else had the opportunity to see these shows? Pretty interesting.

[Jericho]

Return of The Shield, Entourage,and a new 90210. I'm a happy fucker this week

[feith]

intervention, dexter, weeds...

and the wire, but thats over now.

[Jericho]

Dexters not back till the end of the month, but I'm looking forward to it

[feith]

i thought it was sept. 16th...
mid month i'd say hahh

[Jericho]

28th, dumbass

[feith]

oh damn, and no need for the dumbass comment, i was mis-informed.

[bpb]

Return of The Shield, Entourage,and a new 90210. I'm a happy fucker this week

Srsly?

[Jericho]

It'll be gloriously cheesy

[feith]

looking forward to the new 90210?

get out of there thats garbage.

[Mr. Brown]

Dexter can't come any sooner. I hope he has to end up killing or let someone he "cares for" die

I'm hoping that Sons of Anarchy lives up to the hype and stays around for a while.

[yournobody]

how could anybody be funnier than costanza, that episode where he drove the ross' out to the hamptons for nothing was classic!

[Jericho]

It's an FX drama. At the very least,it'll be alright

[}{arlequin]

lost
entourage
prison break
heroes

all just came out in box sets and i haven't seen any of them. i'm gonna have a gluttonous immersion in the tv soon.

maybe even sarah connor chronicles, though i have my doubts ab the quality of that show. just a hunch

[Jericho]

If you haven't seen any LOST, don't bother getting into it

[bixby]

It's an FX drama. At the very least,it'll be alright
What about that Courtney Cox paparazzi show that used to be on there? That shit was horrendous.

[}{arlequin]

no, i've seen the prior seasons... i meant the latest seasons that just came out on dvd's (i never watch during regular tv airings).

[Mr. Brown]

Damn I forgot about Crash the series. It's seems like a gamble but it may be good.
Dennis Hopper got to give it a chance on that alone.

I've given up on Lost and just gonna watch it on DVD only

[Jericho]

What about that Courtney Cox paparazzi show that used to be on there? That shit was horrendous.
It was well produced.

[Kopek]

Return of The Shield, Entourage,and a new 90210. I'm a happy fucker this week

Return your man card.

[Jericho]

Oh, calm down. I doubt the premiere will hook me enough to return. I want a little nostalgia and some lulz.

[Kopek]

Splooge (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wire-The-Complete-Series/10463)

This past June we let you know (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wire-The-Complete-Series/9915) that HBO Video was working on a DVD release of The Wire - The Complete Series. This morning HBO and distributor Warner Home Video has now formally announced the title, giving it a December 9th release date on their schedule. This will be a big 23-disc set going for $249.99 SRP.http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/TheWire_Complete_int.jpg
http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/TheWire_Complete.jpg

[}{arlequin]

i watched a bunch of 'house' marathon over the weekend, and it's ok, but like someone mentioned, every episode seems the same. one big mystery disease and they figure it out in the end.

the show would be best if it was just all his parts spliced into one big compilation

[fuldstændigamok]

Splooge (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wire-The-Complete-Series/10463)

http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/TheWire_Complete_int.jpg
http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/TheWire_Complete.jpg

Splooge, indeed. This is going straight on top of my x-mas wish list.
Hell, fuck that, I wanna be sure to have it. I'm gonna buy it myself.

[Mr. Brown]

Splooge, indeed. This is going straight on top of my x-mas wish list.
Hell, fuck that, I wanna be sure to have it. I'm gonna buy it myself.

Agreed between that and the Sopranos Series I'm gonna be on HBO overload.

[Gary_Busey]

Anyone catch the Metalocalypse finale? That shit was awesome.

[}{arlequin]

maybe even sarah connor chronicles, though i have my doubts ab the quality of that show. just a hunch
i was wrong. after 3 episodes i find it better than i expected, plus it constantly makes me want to find out what happens next. good stuff.

[medicvet87]

and they are showing footage of 911. I knew yesterday to buy a candle to light, and was excpecting it to hurt some, but it's been a while, but still feel just as strong about it as I did the day it happened. What do ya'll remember about that day?

[mongo]

the happy horsefuck is this shit? jesus!

[bixby]

The hell? Somebody actually made a "Crash" TV Show? (http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/09/11/wtf-crash-the-tv-series-trailer/)

Not surprisingly, it looks horrible. WTF is Dennis Hopper doing in this thing?

[hatepoppy]

anyone know if the season 3 heroes will be more like 23-episode badass season 1 or 13 episode writerstrike season 2?

[Kopek]

No one has a time machine to fast forward to May '09 to give you an answer. Yet.

[Draven X 23]

From what I read of the comic con spoilers it seems like a lot of it shall be lame.
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I can not believe someone is actually advertising The Mentalist on PSYCH's summer finale.

[nuclearjew]

Heroes.

Villians.

GAY

[Bastard]

Intervention wasn’t that great an episode tonight.
Just another alcoholic and not even a funny drunk. Maybe things will pick up with the heroin addict in the next episode.

[Mustard]

I'm watching Scream on TBS, and it reminds me of how much i want to see Neve Campbell's tatas.

and Rose McGowan... but I've already seen thems. they is good.

[Philip Lombard]

Anyone here watch Pushing Daisies?

[fuldstændigamok]

Anyone heard about HBO pulling out Elroy\s American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand into a tv show? That could be bloody awesome.

[Philip Lombard]

It makes me sad that no one watches it. With Battlestar and The Wire ending, I'm pretty sure it's the best show on television. Then again, there have only been 9 episodes. So we'll see.

[BHM]

Anyone here watch Pushing Daisies?
Ya, I watched it. I'm afraid it's too unusual to last more than one full season.

[Philip Lombard]

Such a shame. There's really nothing else quite like it. And that's probably a problem to the average viewer.

[nuclearjew]

It makes me sad that no one watches it. With Battlestar and The Wire ending, I'm pretty sure it's the best show on television. Then again, there have only been 9 episodes. So we'll see.

[bpb]

Ummmm.....yeah.......not even close.

[nuclearjew]

Goddammit, I wrote "I believe that prize goes to Mad Men".

[nuclearjew]

I've never even seen an episode of Pushing Daisies. I did see the lead actor from that show in "The Fall" though, that movie was pretty good.

[NOTKyle]

My friend tells me its super awesome good. I want to download it once the DVD comes out.

[nuclearjew]

It came out on 9/9.

[Mustard]

I just watched an ep of Nip/Tuck. I liked it... but is the show still relevant anymore?

[Philip Lombard]

Goddammit, I wrote "I believe that prize goes to Mad Men".
Must check that out.

[NOTKyle]

How have I not even heard of Spaced (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced) until today?

[danimalcrackers]

WTF WAS THAT. i hate david blaine

[eleveneighteen]

WTF WAS THAT. i hate david blaine

Total hoax. The silly Dive of Death crap was not even what was going to happen... He was supposed to vanish into the night during the fall, by some device attached to helium balloons. Blaming it on the wind. Give me a break. Go back to street magic.

[NOTKyle]

The amount of money TBS is spending on Frank Caliendo is astounding.

[Ace Rockola]

Caliendo is definitely TBS's Carlos Mencia. None of the previews look remotely funny. Like I said in another thread, he does a good impression if the person he was impersonating was stung by a 1,000 bees.

[nuclearjew]

He looks just like George Bush! If George Bush was snorting powdered sugar instead of coke.

[Da Raider]

Directv has a great channel called Palladia HD. Concerts in HD. I totally recommend it.

[Erased]

Comcast has it too, I watch it all the time.

[willydong]

holy shit, as i watch the VP debate sarah palin is mezmerizing me! her spirit, her voice, her utter hotness! how can the old wrinkly guy next to her dare to compete???

[fuldstændigamok]

So, Ab Fab is getting a US remake??? :confused:

[toetruck1]

If I have to see Oprah or Jesse Jackson cry anymore on TV i'm going to puke. Bad TV!:mad:

[Mr. Brown]

So is Palin going to get her own show or what?

[NOTKyle]

So is Palin going to get her own show or what?

It's going to be alot like Battlebots, with a hint of Little House.

[Rumpleforeskin]

Anybody watch the show Life on Mars? It's like a beautiful cross between Quantum Leap and Highway to Heaven. Kind of like mixing peanut butter and scotch.

[NOTKyle]

Dear Coors Light,

STOP MAKING COMMERCIALS FOREVER

Love,

America

[Pollo]

I will admit the Brian Billick ones are pretty lame in comparison to earlier ones they had in the beginning.

[NOTKyle]

They've always been embarrassingly terrible. I have no idea how a company as big as Coors hasn't realized this yet.

My dad doesn't even find them amusing.

[Penguin Rick]

Anybody else see Real Time with Bill Maher this week? His interview with Sean Diddy Combs was just plain awkward. It seemed like Combs wanted to have a serious interview, but Maher kept asking him comical questions and kept asking about his rap career?

[Blue]

Full House Reunion (http://imbringingbloggingback.blogspot.com/2008/12/full-house-reunion-finally-good-writing.html)

Yes, my friends, Jesus Claus and Santa Christ have both answered my prayers. Thanks to Uncle Jesse, there just may be the Full House reunion that the 10 of us have been waiting for all these years. I can finally stop my letter writing campaign to Congress!

[Alcestis]

Full House Reunion (http://imbringingbloggingback.blogspot.com/2008/12/full-house-reunion-finally-good-writing.html)

Yes, my friends, Jesus Claus and Santa Christ have both answered my prayers. Thanks to Uncle Jesse, there just may be the Full House reunion that the 10 of us have been waiting for all these years. I can finally stop my letter writing campaign to Congress!

Yeah, but I read elsewhere that the 'children of the corn' twins weren't involved....damn. /s

[NOTKyle]

Good. They were always the worst part anyway.

[Philip Lombard]

How rude!

[Draven X 23]

I think it was actually 'you got it dude' I think 'how rude' was Stephanie.


OK did Beyonce just make that crappy song so she could sell it to DirecTV? I see that damned commerical pretty much 5 times an hour. Its pissing me off.

[nuclearjew]

That song was from last year (I think, or at least many months ago) and I think they resurrected it because she has a new album out.

[Bastard]

I wish Monk would stop using the theme song from Magnum P.I. Monk is an alright show but each time I hear that song, I expect some Tom Selleck awesomeness.

[conkling]

Anyone see Maui Chopper? I was watching it last week and it's like a tonka truck commercial come to life. Helicopter rescues in Hawaii. It seriously feels like the adventures I'd make up when I was a kid playing with my toys. When I realize these guys get paid over 100k to fly around it makes me realize my English degree was a dumb choice. It's on TruTV (formerly court tv). It's amazing what they'll make shows about, but at least this one has them transporting bikini models and putting out fires. Two of my favorite things.

[Rumpleforeskin]

There is a piercing void in my soul that has now been fulfilled by season 3 of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.

[Mustard]

Full House Reunion (http://imbringingbloggingback.blogspot.com/2008/12/full-house-reunion-finally-good-writing.html)

Yes, my friends, Jesus Claus and Santa Christ have both answered my prayers. Thanks to Uncle Jesse, there just may be the Full House reunion that the 10 of us have been waiting for all these years. I can finally stop my letter writing campaign to Congress!
They already had a Full House Reunion, it was called The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget.

[NOTKyle]

There is a piercing void in my soul that has now been fulfilled by season 3 of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.

Between that and Bromance I'm so excited for reality tv.

[Le Goat]

For those that watch Stargate: Atlantis, it's last episode ever is tonight.

[Stax]

For those that watch Stargate: Atlantis, it's last episode ever is tonight.

Meh, I'm about a season and a half lagged behind. It's really just a clone of SG-1 after it turned mediocre.

[Draven X 23]

Watching Top Chef and the Judge this week was a huge douchebag.

[nuclearjew]

Late night news:

Andy Richter is going to be Conan O'Brien's sidekick on the new Tonight Show! Just heard about this today and I think it's great...hopefully he can help Conan stay edgy at the 11:30pm slot.

Jimmy Fallon's version of Late Night starts next Monday. I didn't realize it was happening this fast. His premiere guest will be Robert DeNiro and Van Morrison. At least he's getting young hip guests for the college crowd...

[Jericho]

Yeah, but Andy's replacing Joel. Boo!

[NOTKyle]

Jimmy Fallon's version of Late Night starts next Monday. I didn't realize it was happening this fast. His premiere guest will be Robert DeNiro and Van Morrison. At least he's getting young hip guests for the college crowd...

The guy from Meet the Fockers and Batman?

FUCK YEAH!

[ShitBreak]

Yeah, but Andy's replacing Joel. Boo!

that's the same thing I thought. Love having Andy back, but no Joel is never a good thing.

Maybe Joel couldn't make the move.

[nuclearjew]

Yeah, but Andy's replacing Joel. Boo!
I guess they're trying to make Conan less of a "freak show" (hah, I love it when they called it a freak show on The Larry Sanders Show).

[jemeske]

Was Joel featured as much during the Richter days though? I don't remember him being nearly as prominent. Obviously it's too bad he won't be making the leap, but Richter era Conan was pretty kickass nonetheless.

[Jericho]

I am by no means bemoaning the return of Andy, but I'll miss Joel a lot

[jemeske]

His best work was in the sketches were they take pictures and then Conan tells a story with them.

[Jericho]

His best work was in the sketches were they take pictures and then Conan tells a story with them.
The awards show parties were fucking golden

[nuclearjew]

Maybe Joel will stay on with Jimmy Fallon. Oh the lulz that will be had!

[Jericho]

Maybe Joel will stay on with Jimmy Fallon. Oh the lulz that will be had!
hrrrrrm. :(

[Jericho]

Fuck it. I'm not hating on Fallon till I watch his shit. I thought Furguson was gonna suck,and he's goddamn hilarious

[ShitBreak]

Fuck it. I'm not hating on Fallon till I watch his shit. I thought Furguson was gonna suck,and he's goddamn hilarious

Everyone's rusty when they first start. I mean look how far Kimmel's come since he started.

[BeeRand]

I heard that although Richter is return to Conan's show, it will be in a diminished capacity. In fact, I recall hearing that he would be the announcer.

[Jericho]

I heard that although Richter is return to Conan's show, it will be in a diminished capacity. In fact, I recall hearing that he would be the announcer.
That's pretty much what we were talking about, guy

[BeeRand]

That's pretty much what we were talking about, guy

I know. I was referring to the original article posted by NuclearJew which stated that Andy is going to return as a "sidekick". He'll be back, but not really as a sidekick. He'll probably banter with Conan a little bit during parts of his monologue but I would doubt much more.

I'm really not looking forward to Fallon's show at all. He wasn't funny on SNL.

[hatepoppy]

or taxi...or fever pitch...

[El Torpedo]

Why does Jimmy Fallon make the people laugh? I know I've found him funny somewhere but I can't place what he did that actually was funny. More cowbell?

[hatepoppy]

christopher walken was cowbell. any of us couldve filled in for fallon, easy.

[Draven X 23]

The Sci Fi Channel wants to change its image, by misspelling its own name as "Syfy" — apparently the "y" stands for "Yurgh, terrible idea."

Also, don't get too comfortable with the old Saturn logo, because that's getting the boot as well.The channel's new tag line will be "imagine greater," and the changes could roll out as soon as July 7th. The rebranding will debut in front of advertisers today. Maybe I fear change too much, but will this tweak really expand the possibilities of a channel that already runs a schedule full of whatever they loosely call science fiction? I never felt that the channel was every truly limited by a need to broadcast actual SF, so I'm not really sure what'll change with the title.

The biggest winner out of all this seems to be Airlock Alpha, the website formerly known as Syfy Portal, which sold the trademark to the cable channel for an undisclosed sum. [The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/business/media/16adcol.html?_r=1)]


SyFy?

How long before it gets called SyFyLis... ooooo just now!

[Hobnail_Boot]

SyFy?

How long before it gets called SyFyLis... ooooo just now!
Talk about not knowing what to do with your money. NBC Universal could have taken the cash they spent on this re-branding effort to pay for another season on BSG.

[gigantor]

anyone watching any online shows that good? looking for ways to kill time at work, that arent full episodes of tv shows...friend of mine sent me this heckle u (http://cbs.com/heckleu) (funny) thing the other day...stuff like that would be cool...

[jemeske]

I was never an ER regular watcher, but I've probably seen most of the series (excluding the past 3-4 years or so) thanks in large part to TNT. I have watched most of this seasons' eps and last night's finale was extremely meh (and this whole season).

[wacker]

I actually think this last season was better then the last few before it.

[jemeske]

Well, as I said, I really haven't seen this show since Stamos joined until this season. So maybe the quality completely tanked during that stretch. But compared to old school (any time with Carter) this season blew me.

[wacker]

Yeah, the early seasons are the best but IMO the last season was superior then the 2 or 3 before it.

Also thought the finale was pretty good, didn't do anything stupid like blowing up the hospital.

[jemeske]

Yeah, I don't like it when shows try to do too much in finales, but it was no better or worse than any ep this season (too much of the whole returning stars, which took away from realism).

[AlanSmithee]

Life on Mars - worst ending ever!

[jemeske]

I tried to get into that show because Michael Imperioli is pretty much money (especially with that facial hair), but it was just meh. The whole back in time angle wasn't needed. Could have just been set as a cop show in the 70s and been interesting.

[Nature's Folly]

I tried to get into that show because Michael Imperioli is pretty much money (especially with that facial hair), but it was just meh. The whole back in time angle wasn't needed. Could have just been set as a cop show in the 70s and been interesting.


Quick i need emergency horse pictures STAT!

[Jericho]

Anybody watch the premiere of Southland? It felt like a very "less than" version of the Shield or The Wire

[jemeske]

I only caught the first half, but that seems about right. No way that show succeeds.

[CrazyCarl]

Pitchmen might be the greatest show ever. Follow around Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan as they look for the next super product? Sign me up.

[Jericho]

Is that on the air already? Time/channel?

[CrazyCarl]

the premiere is on Discovery Channel right now

[Mr. Brown]

Anybody watch the premiere of Southland? It felt like a very "less than" version of the Shield or The Wire
they should just bring back boomtown

[Alcestis]

Anyone catching "The Unusuals (http://abc.go.com/primetime/theunusuals/)" on ABC, directly after LOST. Pretty good crime thriller.

If anyone's interested, I'll start a thread.

[Bastard]

Anyone catching "The Unusuals (http://abc.go.com/primetime/theunusuals/)" on ABC, directly after LOST. Pretty good crime thriller.

If anyone's interested, I'll start a thread.

I saw the pilot for that show and it wasn’t bad. Some funny moments and that chick wasn’t bad looking but the character that kept talking about himself in the third person was annoying. Everyone knows that only the Rock can get away with that.

[Candycane]

Anybody watch the premiere of Southland? It felt like a very "less than" version of the Shield or The Wire


I thought it was okay for NBC....

[Le Goat]

omg hi my lil CuntCunt!!!!!!

[Techtro]

Anyone watching any of Bully Beatdown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_Beatdown)? I knew there was something up with this show for the simple fact that the bullies would actually agree to the fight then be so reformed at the end of it but turns out its all fake. The even stupider things is MTV has ordered another season of it.

Host apologizes to MMA community (http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/?go=forum.posts&thread=1446796&forum=1&page=1&pc=147)

[Jericho]

Fucking LAME

[Mr. Brown]

That's why I don't watch "reality shows" in real life there isn't a camera man following people around with a producer making people sign wavers

[dnegreiro]

it can't be true but i'm beginning to think dwight from the office is the funniest. that or andy kaufman from taxi

[fuldstændigamok]

Am I the only one thinking that Chuck might have just jumped the shark?

[ShitBreak]

Am I the only one thinking that Chuck might have just jumped the shark?

1) Pretty sure there is a Chuck thread

2) How could it jump the shark when this last episode was more than likely the series finale?

3) I need to go watch said series finale. Couldn't DVR/watch it last night.

[fuldstændigamok]

No.
Didn't know that, that sucks, it's a good show. Were the rating that bad?
Yes, yes you should.

[ShitBreak]

The ratings aren't super great...however NBC has to cancel at least 5 shows, because Jay Leno's new show starts in the fall and is an hour long and is 5-nights a week.

Medium and Heroes have better ratings than Chuck...so obviously Chuck is the odd man out. Which sucks and is fucking gay and I fucking hate Jay Leno.

I'm halfway through the season/series finale.

[Jericho]

Medium and Heroes are not better than Chuck

[Stax]

Medium and Heroes are not better than Chuck

Heroes > Chuck

[Jericho]

I don't like Heroes

[Jericho]

Does Chuck win its timeslot. Cause that's tough for me to decide what to DVR, between Chuck, House and Bang/HIMYM

[ShitBreak]

Does Chuck win its timeslot. Cause that's tough for me to decide what to DVR, between Chuck, House and Bang/HIMYM

Exactly. I fucking hate Mondays.

Chuck is one of the better shows on TV, period. However, the only thing that will save it will be the internet. Chuck has a HUGE following of fanboys/comic nerds.

And no, Chuck doesn't win it's timeslot by a longshot. House still does huge numbers, ABC has fucking Dancing with the Stars, and then Big Band/HIMYM does better ratings than Chuck.

Honestly, I think a new timeslot/day would be better for Chuck. Hell, if they cancel My Name is Earl...having Chuck at 8pm est on Thursday before Office/30 Rock would be fucking EPIC.

[Jericho]

http://i43.tinypic.com/34yv3vs.jpg

Fuckin Jay Leno

[ShitBreak]

Annnnnd wow. What a crazy ending.

[jemeske]

All of those shows are lame balls. Chuck was cool for about one episode. Medium was never good. And Heroes tanked BIG TIME halfway through season one.

NBC won't move it to Thursday either, but I wouldn't be too shocked to see it come back.

Also, does any NBC show win its timeslot?

[Candycane]

All of those shows are lame balls. Chuck was cool for about one episode. Medium was never good. And Heroes tanked BIG TIME halfway through season one.

NBC won't move it to Thursday either, but I wouldn't be too shocked to see it come back.

Also, does any NBC show win its timeslot?


Chuck was cute for a few eppys. But it's so formulaic now and almost cartoonish.

[ShitBreak]

Chuck has great characters, get storys, decent action, and lots of laughs. It's anything but formulaic...especially this season. There was nothing formulaic about this season at ALL.

[Jericho]

I tune in much more for the Buy More crew than any of the main characters

[Candycane]

Chuck has great characters, get storys, decent action, and lots of laughs. It's anything but formulaic...especially this season. There was nothing formulaic about this season at ALL.


I nicely disagree. It's all predictable.

[Jericho]

I nicely disagree. It's all predictable.
Like I said, I don't really watch for the storylines. They're an afterthought. The Buy More crew cracks me up

[Jericho]

Free Radio. Are you guys seriously not watching this yet? I think it's the funniest show of the decade with the exception of maybe AD. It's improvisational genius. Watch it!

[tormenta]

No Scrubs this week.. damm, Why the Sitcoms have such irregular schedules? I am always looking foward to watch my favourite sitcoms to then, when finally the day arrives, to find out I have to wait another week, or sometimes, even Months!

[ShitBreak]

The lights at the Buy More may be on for another year.

I'm not trusting this 100%, but it definitely looks brighter than it did a few days ago.

Nikki Finke, whose sources sometimes get things wrong but more often get them right, is reporting that NBC will announce Monday that “Chuck,” “Law & Order,” “Medium,” “Parks & Recreation” and “Southland” have been renewed for the 2009-2010 season.

[Hobnail_Boot]

The lights at the Buy More may be on for another year.

I'm not trusting this 100%, but it definitely looks brighter than it did a few days ago.
Any news on Dollhouse?

[ShitBreak]

No...FOX doesn't announce show stuff for another week or two. However, unless these last two episodes see a big increase, I think Dollhouse is done.

[Jericho]

I've got some Dollhouse news

It sucks mad dick!

[bpb]

YOU SUCK MAD DICK!!!!!

[Hobnail_Boot]

No...FOX doesn't announce show stuff for another week or two. However, unless these last two episodes see a big increase, I think Dollhouse is done.
Well the ratings for last Friday's episode were terrible. Poor Joss. He needs to create shows for SciFi, USA, or another cable outlet. He's failed a major network TV twice now (FOX both times!). Wouldn't a 13 episode dose of Whedon every year on SciFi be better than 13 12 episodes on network TV with the always looming threat of cancellation?

(BTW, I know the only reason Dollhouse is on FOX is because Eliza Dushku had a contract with the network. But still.)

[Techtro]

Anyone watch this season of The Amazing Race? Tammy & Victor deserved the win but had mad advantage with the last third of the race reliant on Chinese. The producers should research contestants language skills more before accepting them for a season to level the playing field.

[El Torpedo]

I was so torn between my dick wanting the cheerleaders to be on the screen at every moment and my head aching at their bitchiness. Tammy and Victor were pretty dominant for most of the race, not just the China leg, though that definitly pushed them up. The final leg was dead even from the start though, so it was any ones win. Decent season I'd say

[Rover]

But the first half in China they were screwed by the challenges. They were (I think) 3rd to the pitstop that wasn't a pitstop because they completely messed up the swimming challenge. Granted, the second half of China they built up a 2 hour lead because the other teams were wandering around struggling with directions to the Uturn.

However, they'd been consistently in the top 3 all race. So, while I do agree that it's a huge advantage to speak a language, I don't think it's that big of an advantage because the road blocks and detours can screw you up much more.

Plus, they all left for Maui at the same time, so it's not like it was an advantage for the last leg of the race.

[Techtro]

True that it wasn't an advantage for the final leg as they were all on the same flight, but my questions is would they have made it to the final three if it hadn't been majority china for the final third of the season.

As for the cheerleaders that Jaime was a complete Bitch, even in the final challenge when Luke teamed up with her you knew that if Cara hadn't told her to keep her end of the bargain she would have just taken off.

The thing about the Amazing Race is they now have all nice people in it, remember classic couples like season 5's Colin & Kristy with him always telling her off (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6407884/) and almost getting arrested for not paying that cabbie, or Season 6 with Jonathan & Victoria and him almost punching his wife (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7120110/) after pushing her over for being a loser (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6743532/).

They need better villain's in this show that will do anything to win, this nice shit gets boring.

[Jericho]

I wanted the deaf kid to win. I liked Luke. And fuck, Techtro. The cheerleaders were villains! Whatever country they were in they treated everyone like shit and acted like the cabbies and shit were fucking ignorant

[Le Goat]

so THIS is Jericho's hidden masturbation thread...

[Jericho]

shhhh

[Techtro]

Yeah I would say that 'Jamie' was the 'villain' this season but because Cara was pretty nice to everyone she kind of ruled Jamie out.

The only time I was excited this season one of the last episodes where Luke and that black chick were pushing. It would have been so much better if he wasn't deaf because as he said in the car after his mum explained it to him he would have probably punched her which would have been awesome.


Overall bring back the abusive boyfriend/husbands to bring the ratings back up big time. If that's to much to ask for then perhaps a hot lesbian couple who get it on all the time... or a gay guy couple with one being the alpha and totally bullying the other would also be cool to see.

[Rover]

I wanted the deaf kid to win. I liked Luke. And fuck, Techtro. The cheerleaders were villains! Whatever country they were in they treated everyone like shit and acted like the cabbies and shit were fucking ignorantI liked that deaf kid, until he turned into an asshole. When he's throwing elbows and pushing people around, it's okay, but the minute someone does it to him, he turns into an 8 year old girl. Fuck him. Him not being able to line up the surfboards last night was great. Especially when his mother is bragging up his studying and memorizing the events.

Those cheerleaders were both bitches. It takes a lot for me to empathize with a person on a reality TV show, but I felt bad for every one of their cab drivers. I loved that dispatcher in Hawaii last night telling her that she's not a personal concierge. And to top it off, they were completely disrespectful with every person they'd meet and ask directions from. Way to play down those American tourist stereotypes.

I agree that we need more dysfunctional married/long term relationship couples.

[fuldstændigamok]

I really like this Southland show. Probably the best cop show on tv at the moment, pity this season was only 6 eps and I hope it will be picked for a new (hopefully longer) second season. Every characters have potential, apparently interesting back stories that have only been slightly touched so far and it could go on to become a very very good tv serie.

[NOTKyle]

I don't think its an awful show, but it's hard for me to get into because I am SO SICK of cop dramas.

[CrazyCarl]

Chuck gets renewed for a 13 episode 3rd season (http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/05/nbc-renews-chuck.html)

[Hobnail_Boot]

There must be something in the water in Hollywood. All the geeky, fanboy-type, cult shows are getting renewed despite poor ratings (e.g., Chuck, Dollhouse). Could it all be because of "new media" such as DVR, iTunes, and Hulu? The Nerds are running the ship I tell ya!

[ShitBreak]

If Reaper comes back, it will be official: Nerds Rulez.

[hatepoppy]

what the fuck is chuck?

[Hobnail_Boot]

what the fuck is chuck?
It features this one:

http://i40.tinypic.com/10glmdz.jpg

Click here (http://forum.gorillamask.net/showthread.php?t=2805&highlight=Yvonne+Strahovski) for more.

[hatepoppy]

frogs are hot.

[ShitBreak]

mmmm...yellow is a good color for a frog.

[Hobnail_Boot]

frogs are hot.
mmmm...yellow is a good color for a frog.
What's that?

[Jericho]

I see the pic.

[hatepoppy]

you do now.

[hatepoppy]

mr admin u can see he edited teh post.

[Jericho]

mr admin u can see he edited teh post.
You don't talk to me this way!

[hatepoppy]

how the balls should i be talking? i thought i was being pretty chillaxulatory.

[Hobnail_Boot]

It features this one:

http://i40.tinypic.com/10glmdz.jpg

Click here (http://forum.gorillamask.net/showthread.php?t=2805&highlight=Yvonne+Strahovski) for more.
There's too much "talking" going on here.

[hatepoppy]

some of us arent virgins and can carry on a conversation w tits in the background.

[Jericho]

I play. Plus you have to go to the logs to see edits now. It doesn't say at the bottom of the post anymore. Is gay

[hatepoppy]

niggardly business, pard.

[NOTKyle]

Andy Richter Controls the Universe still fucking rules.

[Will-Kill]

MTV Awards so far so good, Andy was been great so far.

Bruno/Eminem shit was planned, Bodyguards didn't shoot or punch anyone.

[WigglingWii]

I know I'm late to this party, but I am just now appreciating the brilliance of Arrested Development. I only saw the pilot when it was on air. We need more shows like this on prime time television.

[El Torpedo]

Norm Macdonald is working on a new show with FX where he has pretty much free reins to do what he wants, it's going to be called The Norm Macdonald Reality Show and it's going to feature a fictionalized version of himself approached to make a reality show because he's fizzled out of show business to get back into the spotlight, and in the first episode he does something to get himself at the top of his fame. Also, it's going to be fucking amazing.

[jemeske]

Norm McDonald is hit or miss.

So I just plugged through the first season of Eastbound and Down and I was... meh, just ok with it. Some definite funny peaks, but a lot of just nothing time. The comedy was too much Talladega Nights, not enough Anchorman.

[Jericho]

You used to be cool

[jemeske]

Maybe it's because the episodes ran something like 5-8 minutes longer than network comedies, but the pacing just wasn't great. Far too much down time for a show of this type. A lot of lol moments, but then nothing for seven minutes.

Maybe my expectations were too high given all the love for this show here.

[Techtro]

The Man with the Golden Dick would not be happy with you right now.....

[Jericho]

Dr. CocknBalls

[NOTKyle]

I'm with Jem here. The lols are massive, but there is entirely too much down time between them. I like it, but I want to love it.

[hatepoppy]

Norm McDonald is hit or miss.

So I just plugged through the first season of Eastbound and Down and I was... meh, just ok with it. Some definite funny peaks, but a lot of just nothing time. The comedy was too much Talladega Nights, not enough Anchorman.

let me put it in old ppl terms for you.
anchorman was funny, because it was slapstick. anchorman was chevy chase*1000.

EBD is like, bill murray * john candy * richard pryor divided by paul mooney.

anchorman was funny (the first thousand times) bc it was silly as balls on broads. EBD is funny bc its so badass it hurts.

rry, considering the tremendous irony of the show, and knowing that irony rules these boards, its no surprise its a big deal here.

[phallusminimus]

BBC America: F Word, Kitchen Nightmares... gotta love Ramsey.
Also: TimeWarp on Discovery, kinda good kinda shitty and boring at the same time.
Anyone can't stand the fact that Will Ferrell is on EVERYTHING promoting Land of the Lost, and that movie is gonna suck worse than House of the Dead?

[Le Goat]

that's some retarded ass fucking reasons to 'meh' a show.

Down time? really?


DEATH TO BOTH OF YOU

[Le Goat]

BBC America: F Word, Kitchen Nightmares... gotta love Ramsey.
Also: TimeWarp on Discovery, kinda good kinda shitty and boring at the same time.
Anyone can't stand the fact that Will Ferrell is on EVERYTHING promoting Land of the Lost, and that movie is gonna suck worse than House of the Dead?
annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd you're retarded

[phallusminimus]

dude I just got the stamp of retardation from Goat!!!! Finally!! I can't wait to tell my friends. Best Day Ever!

[Techtro]

rry, considering the tremendous irony of the show, and knowing that irony rules these boards, its no surprise its a big deal here.


Dr Phil..?

[jemeske]

that's some retarded ass fucking reasons to 'meh' a show.

Down time? really?


DEATH TO BOTH OF YOU
It retarded to not love something because it has large chunks of totally unfunny time? Hmm.

[ShitBreak]

It retarded to not love something because it has large chunks of totally unfunny time? Hmm.

Isn't that why we all love Goat? His downtime sucks, but when he brings the lulz, it's a volcanic eruption.

Goat is basically GMF's Kenny Powers.

[Okie Medicvet]

Does anyone else love the 'life after people' show on history channel?

[moe_blunts]

Strangers with Candy was a funny show.

[Hannibal Lecter]

I'm amazed that CC is actually showing it again. I thought the only shows they had any more were The Daily Show, Colbert, and Scrubs.

[Okie Medicvet]

Okay, I watched it and got hooked..WHALE WARS.

but only because the guys on the Steve Irwin are stopping meanies from harpooning me.

[Hannibal Lecter]

Is that on Comedy Central?

[jemeske]

Anybody watch Picket Fences back in the early 90s? I've been pounding through it Hulu style for the past week.

[Alcestis]

Just watch my first episode of 'Operation Repo' and Sonia scared the livin' shit out of me.

I will have nightmares tonight.

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/4/8/128837101934945022.jpg

[Erased]

.....

[Daydreamer]

I'm halfway through the first season of Farscape. So far it is only so-so to me. Does it get any better?

[Hobnail_Boot]

I'm halfway through the first season of Farscape. So far it is only so-so to me. Does it get any better?
Farscape is way over-rated by sci-fi geeks. I didn't enjoy it at all. The female aliens on the show are hot, though. My advice? Get out while you still can.

[Daydreamer]

Farscape is way over-rated by sci-fi geeks. I didn't enjoy it at all. The female aliens on the show are hot, though. My advice? Get out while you still can.


OK then

This past season of 24
Reaper season one
Witcblade series
Jericho

Next on my DL list to watch then?

[Hannibal Lecter]

So, I'm watching this show call Female Forces on Bio - it's like cops only with women - and I've noticed that anytime there's a confrontation which may require force, some male officer comes running in to do all the work.

I hate to be sexist, but maybe the women cops should go back to Parking Wars.

[Stax]

OK then

This past season of 24
Reaper season one
Witcblade series
Jericho

Next on my DL list to watch then?

24, it was a fun season.

And I also got sucked into Farscape, I got the series for a birth or Xmas or something (it was on mah list) and I got about halfway through and I've had no real urge to keep going. It's fine, but just not really engaging.

[Jack Bauer]

I started battlestar galactica

[CrazyCarl]

me too

[Jack Bauer]

got a cheap ass boxset so just on the first series. not too bad so far. has everything in it apart from the final series

[jemeske]

I worked through the first two seasons of Picket Fences on Hulu. Now I'm catching up on Aqua Teens. Apparently they continued making this show after 2004. Who knew? Should take about 3 hours since each ep is 10 minutes long.

After that, my summer list is
Breaking Bad
Always Sunny
Rescue Me

[Jericho]

Good summer

[Techtro]

I wish they would bring 'Temptation Island' back one of these days.

[NOTKyle]

I worked through the first two seasons of Picket Fences on Hulu. Now I'm catching up on Aqua Teens. Apparently they continued making this show after 2004. Who knew? Should take about 3 hours since each ep is 10 minutes long.

After that, my summer list is
Breaking Bad
Always Sunny
Rescue Me

Mine:

Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Always Sunny (still only seen one episode ever)
Undeclared
Wonderfalls

[Mustard]

This 'Impact' movie is pretty fucking horrible. I can't stop watching it.

[Draven X 23]

Ok I watched the end of some show called Superstars. It got my attention by having Joanna Krupa in it.

Well I saw the end of it and I will say TO and JK got ripped off.

Sure TO got his foot caught in the 1st run through. But so did the basketball chick. The only difference? Joanna had to run the course while Dan Cortese didn't. So when it came down to the final run Dan wasn't tired or anything from the previous run through. Could it have made a difference? Who knows. But The basketball chick got all kinds of turned around. At least TO and JK finished both times.

[Jericho]

haaa, I watched that. Krupa was a raging bitch to TO about that. But fuck it. TO's a shithead

[Draven X 23]

haaa, I watched that. Krupa was a raging bitch to TO about that. But fuck it. TO's a shithead

It just made me love her more.

[fuldstændigamok]

Is there any chances that Virtuality will be picked up for at least a mini serie or even a full season? The pilot was pretty neat and had some great potential.

[NOTKyle]

Dog Bites Man needs to come out on DVD already so I can download it.

[Draven X 23]

Been watching the State on late night Comedy Central. And now I remember why I loved it.

Monkey Torture, Watch the Monkeys Do It and Justice LEague are some of my favorite bits. 'And Aquaman...' 'Yeah.' 'Go talk to some fish bwahahaha'

Also Edward Norton was on it as Edward Norton.

[jemeske]

Finished my run of Always Sunny. Very excellent. My favorite episode has to be the one where the gang gets taken hostage by those weirdo brothers. Solid gold start to finish. The first season seemed to me the best, but all were pretty solid. What night will this be on when it comes back in the fall?

[Techtro]

Anyone catch NY Prep?.... anyone?