What the bloody hell?!?

Now that American Idol is over, I don’t know what to do with myself. FOX is starting to piss me off with their replacement psuedo-American Idol wannabe reality shows. I thought the reason for taking a break between seasons was to actually take a break between seasons! Guess I was wrong.

I started watching one of Idol’s replacement shows called On the Lot, which showcases undiscovered talent in the form of movie directors. Fabulous concept? Absolutely! Last week (or perhaps last night) the aspiring directors made a short 1 minute comedy about something. And the “results show” is making me angry. Everything that made American Idol unique and worth watching is now being used on this annoying FOX show. This whole waiting until after the break bullshit, along with the Ryan Seacrest wannabe female host, just makes me angrier by the minute. Too much drama. I just wanted a nice quiet show that will make me laugh and cry and not have to sit in suspense and nearly have a heart attack every time they say “We’ll find out after the break..”

What the bloody hell, I ask you. What the bloody hell?!? That’s it…I’m done with reality television, and I mean it this time…

Sopranos Memorial Day Marathon

Oh yeah. I’m watching it. I didn’t realize how much stuff I didn’t remember while watching the show.

Marathoning the third season of The Sopranos was the plan for A&E for this Memorial Day, and not gonna lie, I’m super excited. It’s good to see Aidriana, and Christopher was just inducted into the Family. He’s a Made Guy now. And now I think I’m watching the episode where Ralphie kills his goomar after she is a bitch and finds out she’s pregnant. This season is just full of surprises.

Junior has cancer. Little Jackie Aprille dies, Richie Aprille is murdered by Janice. Livia dies unexpectedly.

Random tidbit of information that I just found out about Nancy Marchand who played Livia Soprano. She died of emphesyma before her 72nd birthday and as a result, Livia’s death was written into the third season. What some people may not know is that in the episode where Livia dies, Livia was played by a body double and her voice was spliced and dubbed over with clips from previous episodes, and her face was edited in over the body double.
I’ve been waiting to see that episode for at least 3 months. A customer came into my movie store to rent The Sopranos and we started talking about the new season and how watching the show on dvd is so much better. She then told me about Livia, and ever since, I’ve been waiting to see the actual episode. I kept missing it, and finally I caught it during today’s marathon.

NBC got it wrong…

The execs over at NBC have decided to shake things up a bit. The result? President Kevin Reilly has been fired. Read the whole story at Deadline Hollywood Daily

Liddell VS Jackson.

Chuck “the IceMan” Liddell suffered a horrible beat down in last nights UFC. A looping right hook to the cheek, knocked him down, and some pretty heavy hits to the head neck area rocked him.

And who was the fighter that issued this punishment to the IceMan? None other than Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Jackson fought Liddell a few years back in Pride fight, and this Light Heavyweight title fight was to serve as a revenge scenario for Liddell. Guess things didn’t work in his favor.

Not gonna lie, I’m a fan of the IceMan, but last night my money was on Rampage. If they’ve fought before, and the rumors were true that Rampage was an animal, why not vote Rampage?

I’m sure you know, I’ve never been a hardcore fan of the UFC. I’ll watch when there’s a fighter I know. So last night was no different. I watched the other fights out of the corner of my eye while surfing the net for dumb things to do. And I was really looking forward to an interesting fight. 30 seconds (I’m not sure of the official time) in the first round, and it’s over. Makes me feel like the 40 bucks I spent ordering it on pay-per-view was simply a waste. Maybe not. Maybe the other fights I didn’t watch were good. Lucky me to have it all on DVR.

Cynicism

I wonder when I got to be so cynical.  Watching American Idol last night just really didn’t do it for me like it used to.  Oh, and Jordin Sparks is the new AMERICAN IDOL, in case you were wondering. 

But the night as a whole, just kept dragging on.  Yeah, it had it’s fun moments with the “Idol Awards” for “best buddies” which had me in tears from laughing so hard.  It was the monkey lookin kid and the big nerdy kid… Still dying.

But  I really didn’t get into it.  I really felt for awhile that Blake should have one, but that was based on the performance he did Wednesday night, rather than the one everyone voted for on Tuesday.

I guess, Jordin is going to be a good role model for younger girls, seeing as though she is the youngest American Idol to date.  Hopefully she’ll actually do something with her title right away, rather than wait a bunch of time (*ahem* Fantasia, Rueben, and Taylor)

I also hear Simon Cowell say during the Red Carpet Special that he won’t be doing American Idol anymore.  I say, then why watch?

Upfront with CBS

CBS upfronts 

MONDAY
8:00-8:30 p.m. ”How I Met Your Mother
8:30-9:00 p.m.  “The Big Bang Theory”
9:00-9:30 p.m. “Two and a Half Men”
9:30-10:00 p.m. “Rules of Engagement”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “CSI: Miami”

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 p.m. “NCIS”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “The Unit”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Cane”

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Kid Nation” 
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Criminal Minds”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “CSI: NY”

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Survivor”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Without a Trace (new time)

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Ghost Whisperer”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Moonlight” 
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Numb3rs”

SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Crimetime Saturday”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Crimetime Saturday”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “48 Hours: Mystery”

SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 p.m. “60 Minutes”
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Viva Laughlin”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Cold Case”
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Shark” (new time)

V Mars is no more…

I just wanted to get this out there now… the CW has decided to nix Veronica Mars and allegedly, next week’s new episode with serve as the series finale.  However, the fate of the show will still be in the air until June 15, giving writer/director Rob Thomas time to get together a new script of Veronica the FBI agent. 

I think it’s a great concept, but I’m not at all surprised it’s missing from the fall lineup.  It had a good run and it had it’s hit-or-miss moments, but I’ll always love the show.

Later today, I’ll post the full lists of the fall lineups for CBS, FOX and the CW.

Goodbye, Veronica.

American Idol’s Stunning Upset

I don’t really agree with the thought that last night’s results were “stunning” or “upsetting.”  Everyone thought Melida would make it all the way… Well, guess what…she didn’t.  Yes, Melinda Doolittle has been the most consistent contestant in all of Idol history, but she’s not really marketable.

And, yeah…if you’ve been reading, I’ve been on Blake’s side since the beginning, so I’m pleased to see he’s going to the finale.  But I haven’t been a big Jordin fan, although I can’t deny that she has skills.

Last night showed clips of the Top 3 returning to their respective hometowns.  Both Blake and Jordin had astronomical welcomings and have both showed a huge following.  I love Melinda, but her welcome home didn’t really seem all that big…Perhaps it was the way they were filming. 

So, hands down, my vote goes to Blake Lewis, the most original (and possibly) marketable American Idol to date.  I read somewhere last week (from a magazine weeks ago, because it showed the entire Top 10) that Blake’s girlfriend broke up with him just before Hollywood Week, which made it hard for him.  Bet she’s kicking herself now.  And what’ll happen if he goes all the way and wins? 

Upfront with ABC

I’ve been a bit behind, as you know, so here are the Upfronts with ABC…

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”
9:30 p.m. “Sam I Am”
10:00 p.m. “The Bachelor”

**Following the end of “Dancing with the Stars,” the Monday lineup will be “Wife Swap” at 8 p.m., “Sam I Am” at 9, “Notes from the Underbelly” at 9:30 and “October Road” at 10.

TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. “Cavemen”
8:30 p.m. “Carpoolers” (new comedy series)
9:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show”
10:00 p.m. “Boston Legal”

**“Cashmere Mafia” will replace “Dancing with the Stars” later in the fall.

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. “Pushing Daisies”
9:00 p.m. “Private Practice”
10:00 p.m. “Dirty Sexy Money”

THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty”
9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
10:00 p.m. “Big Shots”

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. “Men in Trees” (new time slot)
9:00 p.m. “Women’s Murder Club”
10:00 p.m. “20/20″

SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. “Saturday Night College Football”

SUNDAY
7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
9:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives”
10:00 p.m. “Brothers & Sisters”

**Other mid-season replacements include “Eli Stone” and “Miss Guided”

Upfront with NBC

I’ve been a bit behind with keeping up with Upfront Week… But here’s NBC’s upfronts… Maybe I’ll actually watch this upcoming season.

MONDAY
8-9 p.m. “Deal or No Deal”
9-10 p.m. “Heroes”
10-11 p.m. “Journeyman”

TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. “The Biggest Loser”
9-10 p.m. “Chuck”
10-11 p.m. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. “Deal or No Deal”
9-10 p.m. “Bionic Woman”
10-11 p.m. “Life”

THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. “My Name Is Earl”
8:30-9 p.m. “30 Rock”
9-9:30 p.m. “The Office”
9:30-10 p.m. “Scrubs”
10-11 p.m. “ER”

FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. “1 vs 100/The Singing Bee”
9-10 p.m. “Las Vegas”
10-11 p.m. “Friday Night Lights”

SATURDAY
8-9 p.m. “Dateline NBC”
9-11 p.m. Drama Series Encores

SUNDAY (Fall 2007)
7-8 p.m. “Football Night in America”
8-11 p.m. “NBC Sunday Night Football”

SUNDAY (January 2008)
7-8 p.m. “Dateline NBC”
8-9 p.m. “Law & Order”
9-10 p.m. “Medium”
10-11 p.m. “Lipstick Jungle”

*all new shows have links to a summary or description to help me keep up