Fall season returning show dates

post from TVs Best on 06 August 2006 07:54:00 PM. © TVs Best

FOX's "The Simpsons" season 18 returns september the 10th. FOX's "Bones" season 2 returns August the 30th. FOX's "House" season 3 returns September the 5th. FOX's "Prison Break" season 2 returns August the 21st. ABC's "Lost" returns October the 4th. As I said in a previous post Showtime's "Weeds" returns August the 14th. The CW's "Supernatural" returns September the 28th. As I have posted before Sci-Fi's "Stargate Atlantis" season 3, Comedy Central's "Reno 911" season 4, and "The 4400" season 3 have all started their new seasons. And don't forget to check out the new shows coming out this season which 2 I have already posted my reviews on.

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Entourage: Vegas Baby, Vegas!

post from TV Squad on 06 August 2006 07:52:00 PM. © TV Squad

Filed under: Comedy, HBO, Premium Cable, OpEd, Entourage

Entourage - Vegas Baby, Vegas - S03E09

(S03E09) I'm not sure how this episode tied into anything (it didn't at all really), but I loved it. There were some great lines and c'mon, we had to expect this anyway. A Las Vegas episode for the Entourage boys almost seemed inevitable. Besides they had to go (Vince was getting paid) and as Ari told his wife, he really didn't have a choice:

"I'm sorry baby. You know I'd rather be at menopause the musical, but I got kidnapped."

So the way it unfolded started with Turtle. He got Vince a job to just show up at a party and make a quick $100K. When they got to Vegas, they found out Vince would actually be judging a stripper contest. Jackpot.

To make the time pass, gambling was an obvious choice. Vince burned through the money pretty fast, but he ended up winning it all back in a ridiculously anti-climactic scene. Playing Blackjack, he got dealt eights, split them, got a third eight and then split those, and finally doubled-down on one of the eights when it got hit with a three. So he had about $300K on the table now and the dealer busted. Very predictable. It was the only scene I didn't like. You knew there was going to be one though.

Elsewhere, Eric was getting harassed by Seth Green. He kept telling E to say "what up" to Sloane. So Eric finally called her and she said Seth was obsessed with her when they were younger. Seth seemed to remember a different version of the story and told Eric how he one time "busted on her face like a Jackson Pollack." Ouch. Not a cool thing to say about someone's girlfriend. That comment led to a fight between Vince's crew and Seth's.

Awkward moment of the episode? What was with the whole homoerotic storyline between Drama and his masseuse? All the "please touch me with your hands" and "I need a rub down" comments? Not that I didn't find it funny, but it just seemed out of place for Drama. He's always such a man's man and it was odd for him to be acting so, well... gay.

No mention on what's going to happen with Queens Boulevard though. I'm sure the newly formed Gold/Miller partnership are hoping that Vince's comments energize the masses and the film rakes it in, but that's only if it goes back to black and white. If not, Vince and Walsh will still be blocking it.

In closing, nothing like a bunch of strippers to keep the fun rolling:

Turtle (informing the contending ladies that his vote is up for grabs): "Fortunately for you, I left my integrity back in Los Angeles."

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Deadwood: Amateur Night

post from TV Squad on 06 August 2006 07:23:00 PM. © TV Squad

Filed under: Drama, HBO, Premium Cable, OpEd, Deadwood

Deadwood - Amateur Night - S03E09

(S03E09) Since there are only three episodes left this season, I was expecting this to be a much tenser hour. Don't get me wrong, it was great, but David Milch and Co. are being very economical about when, where, and how they're doling out the really explosive stuff. If anything, the final three installments will be brimming with what this whole season has been building up to: a final confrontation between the people of Deadwood and George "Boy the Earth Talks To" Hearst.

The day began with an odd scene. Seth gave Martha the combination to the safe at the hardware store. It contains all Seth's savings, title deeds, and other holdings. He seems genuinely worried that something may happen to him in the coming days. I suppose he has good reason. He is the sheriff and a platoon of torch-wielding guns for hire did show up in camp the night before.

Elsewhere, Stephen Tobolowsky reprised his fantastic role as Hugo Jarry. Jarry, a representative from Yankton, was in town previously to strike a deal with Swearengen and the powers he represents. That never really worked out but he's back now and he delivered a message to Hearst, informing him that there are hundreds of reserves ready to vote in Hearst's favor. So it seems like Hearst may be running for office in another county after he takes down Deadwood and leaves?

That was the impression I got, however it may not go that smoothly for him. Remember all those men that Wu recruited to work in the camp? They're waiting for word from Wu at Custer City. There's no doubt in my mind that Al will end up using them as reinforcements to stand against Hearst's Pinkerton freelancers.

The episode ended with an odd scene too. Cy confronted Joanie. He still seems to hold a lot for contempt for her. Possibly because he backed her at the Chez Amí and that fell through after Wolcott's killing spree. But I'm starting to think he's in love with her and anger is his way of coping with the feelings he has for one of his former whores.

Other happenings:

As the episode title indicated, Langrishe's troupe held an amateur night. The whole town came out to see singing, dancing, and people balancing axes on their foreheads. The highlight was Richardson juggling and EB kicking him off the stage. I love Richardson. He might be the most underrated character on the show.
Hearst got a telegram saying that Odell had been killed. He told Aunt Lou and she flipped out. I hated how smug Hearst was though. He acted like it was such a tragedy and offered apologies, but he was obviously behind it. Why else would the telegram have been sent to him?
Al skipped the amateur night and ended up getting drunk while cleaning up the Gem. Then he sang a song to the moose head mounted on the wall. We've never seen him do that before. I'm not sure that he's mentally prepared for what's coming.

Best quotes:

Hearst (talking about Merrick): "You will not mistake the newspaper man. He looks like a big turtle."

Dan (insulting Johnny's claim that he understands Wu's handwritten message): "Oh yeah, I'm sure them f#%&in' scribblins is clear as f#%&in' rain-water to you Johnny."

Jane (telling Mose who she thought it was that blocked her sunlight): "Oh really? I thought it was Giganto, the runaway circus elephant."

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Keith Fought the Law...

post from TVgasm on 06 August 2006 06:16:00 PM. © TVgasm

Let me tell you a little tale. 3 years ago me and sg-dub, co-contributors on a tiny little blog about all sots of things, including TV, were singing the praises of a little show on an obscure channel called Project...

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Futurama: A Flight to Remember

post from TV Squad on 06 August 2006 05:22:00 PM. © TV Squad

Filed under: Comedy, TV on DVD, OpEd, Animation, Retro Squad, Futurama

(S01E10) If you watch this episode along with the rest of Season One's set, you might think that this one is a bit on the snappy side, with the jokes coming at a bit of a faster pace than on previous episodes.

There's a reason for that; for the first time, there are more than a couple of stories going on at once, something that David Cohen acknowledged in the DVD commentary to this episode. You've got Leela using Fry to try and get away from Zapp Branigan, Amy using Fry to satisfy her parents, Hermes returning to his limboing roots, Zapp arrogantly steering the Titanic off course into a "swarm of comets," according to his first mate Kif, and Bender falling in love with the Countess de la Roca. Quite a bit for one episode; it's almost Seinfeld-ian in scope, which is something that the brain trust mentions in the commentary.

Now, just like David Cohen and Matt Groening, I am among the five people left on planet Earth who haven't seen Titanic, but I got 95% of this episode's riffs on the movie. My favorite joke was the Fiesta Deck, a deck so low that it's below the engine room. When Fry opens what he thinks is a porthole, he's blasted by nuclear exhaust. Of course, there are also some swipes at The Love Boat -- loved it when iZac the bartender mixed Bender a cocktail of Jägermeister and Penzoil -- and lots of fun back-and-forth between Zapp and Kif.

We're introduced to a lot of characters in this episode. We see Amy's parents, the Wongs, who are apparently very wealthy and like to interfere in their daughter's life. "We were planning on enjoying a relaxing vacation. But since you're here, we'll have to do some meddling," says Mr. Wong after Amy runs into the two of them on board the ship. Then we have Hemes' wife LaBarbara; she looks like she's about a foot taller than he is.

Oh, speaking of Hermes, let me give you this week's edition of...

Billy West's take: I enjoyed that because it was another little facet of the gang that was being unraveled. Hermes is such a great character, and it's so understated, and Phil LaMarr plays it beautifully. It's like "How Hermes Requisitions His Groove." (When I mention the musical nature of this episode... mocking the Titanic score) You know what, I loved all the musicals. Any episode that had a musical were my favorites. Ken Keeler and I think Christopher Tyng was involved in the orchestration, and... it was perfect.

Some other notes on the episode:

Fox held back the last four episodes of Season One and aired them beginning in the fall of 1999. So, while this episode is the 10th episode of what the producers consider their Season One, this is actually the first episode of what Fox considers the show's second season. Got that?
Billy West really outdid himself as Zapp this time around, especially inserting extra syllables on the ends of sentences. For instance, Zapp sees Leela kiss Fry but tells her, "I just want you to know I'll be there t score you on the rebound." He pronounces "rebound" as "re-bound-duh". Classic.
I liked the fact that the Countess was so heavy, mainly because of her hoop-skirted dress. She's also a class-3 yacht, which came in handy after Bender tried to rescue her.
As they board, Leela introduces Zapp to Fry, saying Fry's her fiance. But Zapp and Fry met during the episode "Love's Labours Lost in Space", which surprisingly wasn't acknowledged in the DVD commentary. Maybe it's just a fun but of Simpsons-style plot inconsistency.
Oh, and the magnetic bow tie Bender wore did not scramble his inhibtion circuit, as was established early on, because, well... let's just say David Cohen gave a very creative reason: the magnet only affects him if it's on his head or neck, not his chest. Uh, ok, David...

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The X-Files: Eve

post from TV Squad on 06 August 2006 03:58:00 PM. © TV Squad

Filed under: Science Fiction, FOX, OpEd, Retro Squad, The X-Files

(S01E11) While many of the episodes so far in season one have dealt with typical things like ghosts and aliens, Chris Carter really gets his freak on with Eve. He knows there's nothing creepier than twin girls.

The episode opens with joggers finding an 8-year-old girl outside her house without a coat on. She tells them her daddy needed some time and they find him in the backyard, sitting on the swingset. He's dead. With two holes in his neck.

Mulder and Scully get the case, where we learn that the father bled to death. But how? He had only been away from his daughter for 10 minutes. Mulder pulls out the trusty slide projector to show Scully pictures of cows that had been drained of their blood through two holes in their necks. Mulder thinks aliens are doing it. Here's where we get a great line from Scully: "Mulder, why would alien beings travel light years to earth to play doctor on frogs and cattle?"

The agents visit the girl, Tina, and ask her questions. Tina tells Mulder that she remembers red lightning on the morning her father was killed and that the men from the clouds are after her father. He's about to ask her more questions when Scully gets word that there has been another killing. In San Francisco, another father was drained of his blood and found dead on the swingset.

During the night, Tina disappears from the social services hostel after something appears to bust into her room. The agents show up at the second crime scene, only to have a little girl who looks exactly like Tina answer the door. But it's not Tina. It's Cindy Reardon.

Both the girls' parents had in vitro fertilization done at a San Francisco clinic. Both by the same person, Dr. Sally Kendrick, a loose cannon. She was experimenting with eugenics and, when she was caught, she disappeared.

Once again, Deep Throat is involved in this case. He tells Mulder of something called the Lynchfield Experiments, an experiment in genetically controlled children where the boys were called Adam and the girls were called Eve. Deep Throat gets the agents passes to a prison/asylum where one is held. They visit Eve 6, who screams like a banshee when anyone turns on the overhead lights. When Scully shines the flashlight at her-- surprise!-- it's Dr. Sally Kendrick, or someone who looks like her. She tells the agents that 'Sally' is Eve 7 and she escaped. As did Eve 8. All the Eves have extra chromosomes, which mean extra strength, extra smarts and extra psychosis. We see a picture of the Eves when they were girls and they look remarkably like Cindy and Tina. Dr. Kendrick was cloning herself!

While the agents are staking out Cindy's house, they see one of the Eves come into the little girl's room and grab her. Eve knocks out Scully and threatens to kill the girl when Mulder confronts them.

Eve takes the girls to a California hotel where she confronts them about the murders of their fathers. It turns out, the Adams and Eves have homicidal tendencies and these little Eves are advancing quickly. They planned the murders without ever meeting each other. Creepy! Eve 7 has good reason for taking the girls- she wants them to be drugged and raised properly. But the girls are way ahead of her. They poison Eve 7's drink and kill her and ransack the room. When the agents bust in, the girls tell them that the other Eve escaped and that the women tried to poison the girls.

In the car, the girls make yet another plan. They get Mulder to pull over at a diner because they have to go to the bathroom. One of the girls sneaks out of the bathroom and poisons the agents' drinks! Mulder returns to the diner to get his keys, where he notices a green ring on the table where one of the Eves poisoned their drinks. When they realize they're busted, the girls take off and hide in the truck stop. An eery search for them ensues but the agents end up getting them. The show ends with the new Eves in the prison/asylum with Eve 6... and Eve 8 is their doctor.

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Opa, and Au Revoir

post from TVgasm on 06 August 2006 03:25:00 PM. © TVgasm

Can y'all believe that the season finale of So You Think You Can Dance is coming up in just a few days? I can't. Where will I turn for meaning in my life? Anyway, here's what happened on this...

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What's on tonight: Deadwood, Entourage, Three
Moons, Brotherhood, Hall Of Fame Game

post from TV Squad on 06 August 2006 01:50:00 PM. © TV Squad

Filed under: Programming

At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by a new Big Brother: All-Stars.
NBC has a new Dateline at 7, followed by NFL Hall of Fame Game, the Raiders vs. the Eagles.
At 9, Spike has Die Another Day.
HBO has a new Deadwood at 9, followed by a new Entourage, a new Lucky Louie, and a new Dane Cook's Tourgasm.
There's a new episode of The 4400 on USA at 9, followed by a new ep of The Dead Zone.
ABC Family has the premiere of Three Moons Over Milford.
At 10, Showtime has a new Brotherhood.

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Previously on TV Squad

Filed under: Talent, Industry, Programming, Site Announcements, Web, Celebrities

In case you've missed it -- perhaps you were busy making deals at the trade deadline -- here are some highlights from the last week at TV Squad:

Stephen Colbert takes on Wikipedia

Breaking News

Discussions

The Five

Opinions

Retro Squad

Episode Reviews

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Which Muppet are you

Filed under: OpEd, Watercooler Talk

There are plenty of other things I could be doing with my time on this Sunday, but none of them are as fun as taking a handful of different Muppets personality tests on the internet. This test says I'm Fozzie Bear. This one says I'm Animal. This one thinks I'm Kermit. This one thinks I'm Statler and Waldorf.

I disagree with all of them. I think the true Muppets test is just in your looks, not your personality. I think I look like Rowlf (it's the brown hair). I have a friend who is a dead ringer for Janice, one who reminds me of Fozzie Bear, and another who could totally pass for Crazy Harry. There's a Muppet for everybody!

So.. forget the stupid tests. Which Muppet do you resemble?

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