January 30th, 2010
New Winter TV Series Premieres and Season Premieres for January 31 - February 6, 2010.
This week there are 10 new TV series premiering, 6 returning shows along with the much anticipated final season of LOST on ABC. There are two TV specials featured: The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards and Surviving Survivor. CLICK HERE for this weeks listing of new Winter TV shows. [Source: Gunkee]
At the end of Season Five of LOST, we saw Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell) slide down the hole with the bomb in it after she lets her hands slip from Sawyer’s grasp.
Credit: Mario Perez/ABC © http://abc.go.com/press kit
January 30th, 2010
We all knew, the writers included, that Dollhouse was going to be cancelled. So why didn’t the writers take time to write a good ending? I found it hard to stay focused on what was going on from the moment they decided to fast forward ten years at the beginning of the episode. Apparently most everyone in the world has decided to become a doll and there is very little self-awareness in the world. Now it is (still) up to Echo and her previous Dollhouse Crew to try to restore order to the world by destroying the man and equipment that creates the dolls.
I never understood the premise behind the tech anyway. Why would anyone volunteer to have their mind erased and replaced by someone they are not aware of? It would be like going to sleep for 5 years and then waking up. Why would anything be different in 5 years? I would think any issues you had with yourself or someone else that caused you to volunteer to have a brain wipe would still be around in some form or another. The idea was a good one from a writers’ perspective. They could create a new character every week. They could have lovers or fighters or businessmen or pretend wives and husbands. The list was endless.
Eliza Dushku did a great job of portraying the lead Doll named Echo. She also produced the show. I also enjoyed seeing new faces (actors) on Dollhouse and I hope to see them all in something else in the near future.
[Source: Fox/Dollhouse]
January 30th, 2010
Lois & Clark Are Officially Dating And Oliver’s Past Comes Back to Haunt Him
PDAs Shown by Lois & Clark.
They aren’t hot and heavy yet, but Lois (Erica Durance) and Clark (Tom Welling) are counting how many times they show PDAs (Public Displays of Affection). Holding hands and a quick kiss are just two of the PDAs they counted.
Oliver’s Mentor Pays a Visit
The Green Archer’s mentor, The Dark Archer (Steve Bacic), takes aim at Lois to try to get back at Oliver. (He wants to hurt those close to Oliver. He knows that the two have dated.) Dark Archer kidnaps Oliver’s former student, Mia, in order to lure him out to get him to do what he wants him to do. It works and Oliver tracks down his old mentor who wants The Green Arrow to kill him as a way of his retirement. But Oliver chooses the high road and only wounds The Dark Archer.
Meanwhile, while Lois is recuperating in the hospital she gets a visit from Zod (Callum Blue) who gives her a charm in the form of a Kryptonian symbol. The ploy was to see if Clark recognized the symbol. He did not. What does the symbol mean? We’ll have to stay tuned to find out.
Smallville airs on The CW Fridays at 9:00pm.
January 28th, 2010
Chuck Goes on his First Solo Mission to Paris While Morgan Tames Disgruntled Buy More Employees in “Chuck Versus First Class”
In Chuck Versus First Class, Special Agent Shaw (Brandon Routh) decides Chuck (Zachary Levi) is ready to cut the Casey (Adam Baldwin) and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) umbilical cord and go on his first solo mission to Paris. Casey and Sarah strongly disagree, and it turns out they are right because when Chuck sees the first signs of trouble his first instinct is to call Sarah or Casey for help. READ MORE HERE
[Source: Gunkee]
January 21st, 2010
Season eight of 24 shows us new faces and a new, high-tech CTU. Along with some new faces, CTU has new high-tech gadgetry on season 8 of Fox’s hit show 24. (Video tour of the new CTU.) The 2-tiered bullpen is where all the action takes place at CTU, with the brains of the unit being on the ground floor and the director’s office on the second floor giving him a bird’s eye view of everything that is going on. CTU now has eyes in the sky over New York in the form of surveillance drones; workstations have a cleaner, cooler look with video screens inserted below the glass tops; and palm readers are used to access elevators and the artillery room. (READ MORE)
[Source; Gunkee]
Chloe (right; Mary Lynn Rajskub) is annoyed she has to get assistance from new girl Dana (Katee Sackhoff) on Fox’s 24.
Photo Credit: www.fox.com/24 © www.fox.com/24/Press Kit
January 20th, 2010
So you think Chuck is a no-guts, scardy-cat, spy? When the bad guys from The Ring mistakenly kidnap Chuck’s brother-in-law, Devon (better known as Awesome), Chuck finds out what it’s like to be Sarah and Casey as he becomes Awesome’s handler through it all. The Ring gives Awesome a cellphone with an earpiece and tells him to wait for instructions. The earpiece has a bomb implanted in it that will explode if Awesome takes it off. Chuck reluctantly agrees that the best way to catch the guys behind this plot is to let Awesome play it out. We see how well Chuck has really adapted to the spy life as he plays Awesome’s handler and Awesome channels the old Chuck and freaks out at every little thing that happens. Before being kidnapped, Awesome thought it would be cool to be a spy and do cool spy stuff. After all this, he’s happy just to stay home and play doctor.
[Source: Chuck]
Photo: Awesome is no spy.
January 20th, 2010
Do you have someone out to get you and you don’t know what to do? Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) will put himself in harm’s way to keep you safe. He is the ultimate personal bodyguard/private contractor/security expert. But he’s not a glued to any one person. Chance hires out to anyone who may find themselves in danger. When the bad guys decided to make you a target, he takes your place and becomes your Human Target. It may sound like he is all alone, but Chance does have a couple of behind-the-scenes guys: Winston (Chi McBride) is his business partner & Guerrero (Jackie Earle Haley) is a hired gun, although he looked, and acted, like a techie to me. The pilot episode was full of turns and twists and a longer than necessary fight scene (in my opinion) as Chance tries to figure out who has in it for the beautiful designer of California’s new bullet train.
[Source: Human Target]
January 19th, 2010
So Stop the Visions!
Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is suddenly seeing visions as well as ghosts on CBS’ Ghost Whisperer. Why??? Somewhere along the way in Season 5, I’m not sure which specific episode it started in, Melinda started having visions, much akin to Johnny Smith on The Dead Zone. Sometimes she has to have a material connection to have a vision; other times they seem to just pop in from nowhere. But WHY is she suddenly having these visions? Can someone help me understand? READ MORE HERE
Photo: Jennifer Love Hewitt as Melinda Gordon.
[Source: Gunkee]
January 18th, 2010
It’s a show geared towards teenagers and focuses on teenage sex. It seems everyone is “doing it.” (A much-loved phrase by Kelso on That 70’s Show.) I believe they are trying to bring awareness to teenagers regarding teenage sex and the consequences that could come with it. They even offer where teenagers can find help if they need it at the end of each show. The premise is good, but the show is losing it’s appeal with the overuse of the word sex. Is using that word over and over again supposed to get teenagers to tune in? The characters on the show are not afraid to speak what is on their mind. There are no secrets. It seems everyone knows everyone else’s personal business. Read more at Secret Life Not So Secret.
(Adrian and Ricky on The Secret Life)
January 17th, 2010
Appearances can deceive as is depicted in Fringe’s latest episode, Johari Window. And, of course, it has something to do with past experiments the Dr. Bishop was involved in. The deformed people of a small town have found a way to mask their deformities from the rest of the world, which is quite alright, because it is experiments that were done on them long ago that caused the deformities to begin with. But the masking comes undone if the people leave the town. Will their secret remain safe? Find out HERE.
Photo: John Nobel as Dr. Walter Bishop
[Source: Fringe; Photo Credit/Copyright: fox.com/fringe]
