I’ve been super busy this week getting ready for the V3 relaunch in a little over a week. That and I will be out of town by the time you read this. What does all of that mean? You guessed it, I’m not going to talk about much this week. I’m sorry, but it will be well worth it on September 18. I will have a full list of premiere dates of your favorite old shows and “could-be” favorite new shows later, though. I will also tell you which day in this month is LOADED to kill! That’s right. But for now here’s this…
Random Thoughts on Random Shows
‘Standoff’
Another new FOX show and it was just okay to me. The problem with this show is that we don’t know if it’s supposed to be serious or funny. It wants to be taken seriously, but since Ron Livingston is in the lead role and he is most known for the comedy, Office Space, it’s hard to take him seriously. That and the fact he doesn’t act all too serious on the show. It’s like he is always smirking during the whole episode. Not laughing, but no taken it as seriously as it should be. The idea of the show is good, but the verdict is still out. I’ll have to see another episode before making my final decision on this show.
‘Big Brother 7: All-Stars’
This show is ending pretty quickly. We got cut down to our “final four” on Thursday. Girls vs. Guys or Lovers vs. Lovers? It seemed like it would be Erika going home since Mike was the “HOH” and put him and Janelle up for eviction. But Janelle wins “POV” again. Will thought nothing of it, but who would have thought that Janelle winning another “POV” would actually send Will home this week?! Not me. I mean I knew Janelle was ready to turn on Will, but to keep Erika in is not that smart in opinion. Mike is right, though. It can’t be Erika and Janelle in the finals. I don’t like “all-girl” finals as it has happened twice in the last three years. They have to take Mike to the finals, since they can beat Mike. Mike understands that he has no chance to win the whole thing now, but at least he can win something maybe. I really hope Janelle wins, though. I don’t want Erika to win. She made a great move with Janelle this week, but that’s about all she has done. Janelle should be able to beat Mike in the second round of the final “HOH” competition and then it will be her or Erika in the finals. Mike should be there as well, if either girl wants to win. Although, I think Janelle can beat either Mike or Erika. She has won too many competitions to be ignored in the finals. This is her year to win..hopefully! And just as I said that, Mike wins the second round of the “HOH” competition and then he beats Erika in the final round. He is the final “HOH” and he picks Erika to go with him to the “final two”. I can’t blame him, since Janelle can clearly beat either of them, so smart move on his part. But can’t you see Janelle winning “America’s Choice Vote” for the cash prize for the jury members. I think she has that locked up to piss everyone else off again, but she deserves it. I really hope that Mike wins it all, though! I can’t stand Erika’s “smart” attitude now. I could actually see it going either way now. I thought about it and it could be a flip of the coin. I will say it’s going to be Erika winning, though. I don’t want it to come true, but it probably will. Find out on Tuesday!
Now lets take a look at what else has been going on this past week at IPTV!!
Seinfeld Quote of the Week
“Hey, I’m on first and first. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.” – Kramer from “The Maid”
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming…
Columns a.k.a. The Usual Along with Some Extras!!!
Mathan Erhardt is still excited about the new season of ‘The Wire’. He did have a lot of hours of TV watching ahead of him as well. We’ll see if he is caught up this week. But this week he did comment on ‘Entourage’, ‘Deadwood’, ‘Lucky Louie’, ‘Monkey Dust’, ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’, ‘Monk’, ‘Life on Mars’, ‘Saved’, ‘Eureka’, ‘Weeds’, ‘Brotherhood’, and When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. Ouch! 2 of 12 this week! He finishes up with some Emmy afterthoughts!
Farah Syed is back with another “Post Scriptum” column after a LONG break. This week she talks about writer’s block and how certain writers can continue to make hit show after show, thanks to not coming up with any new ideas. That’s interesting, so you should read it now!
Recaps a.k.a. More Finales!!!
Trevor MacKay is back on Thursday night in the ‘Big Brother 7: All-Stars’ house! Only one more to go for him!
Murtz is down to the final three on the ‘Canadian Idol’! He watched it get cut to that number, and then saw the final three perform the next week!
I finish up my recaps for the summer with the FINAL Sunday night ‘Big Brother 7: All-Stars’ show, and the FINALE of the ‘Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat’!
Kevin Wong does triple duty as usual! He has another performance show on ‘Canadian Idol’. He then watches the final five perform on Tuesday night’s episode of ‘Rock Star: Supervova’! He even tells you who will be in the “final two”, but before that we get cut down to the “Final Four” on Wednesday night’s episode of ‘Rock Star’!
Richard Mauntah has another Tuesday night episode of ‘Big Brother 7: All-Stars’! The finale will occur next week on this night!
This week we had 4 TV on DVD reviews!
John Cavanagh has two this week! He has a crime show in Conviction: The Complete Series! He then has an interesting comedy show in Stella: Season One!
Murtz makes the great escape from Prison Break – Season 1! He always gets the best TV on DVD sets!
Scott Keith rants on some classic stuff with Roseanne – Halloween Edition!
No Celebrities, but ANOTHER Contest and a Press Release!!
Travis is giving away another FREE DVD! You can win a free copy of The Unit: Season One! Click above and enter your name into the drawing!
Make sure to check out my press release of another LIFTIME ORIGINAL MOVIE EVENT! It stars Kim Basinger and it’s called The Mermaid Chair. It airs Saturday, September 9, Sunday, September 10, and Monday, September 11. Find out all about the show in the above link!
The Weekly Pulse Weekly Poll
Last week, I had a series of polls that all had to do with the question..“Who REALLY SHOULD have won a PrimeTime Emmy Award?” I wanted to know who everyone thought should have won each of the main awards. They happened almost two weeks ago, but I got enough votes that I decided to keep it open for another week. So you can still VOTE here, if you haven’t already. I will tell you the results next week!
What Did My TiVo Record This Week?
Friday
– ‘King of the Hill’
– ‘WWE Friday Night Smackdown’
– ‘Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels’
– ‘Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday
– ‘The Secret Life Of…’ (French Fries!)
– ‘Build a Better Burger 2’
– ‘The Ultimate Fighter’
Sunday
– ‘ComicView’
– ‘Driving Force’
– ‘Inked’
– ‘Big Brother 7: All-Stars
Monday
– ‘Next’
– ‘King of the Hill’
– ‘Prison Break’
– ‘Vanished’
– ‘WWE Monday Night RAW’
– ‘Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat’
– ‘Saved’
– ‘Late Show with David Letterman’
– ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ (Dane Cook!)
– ‘Unwrapped’ (Chocolate Treats!)
Tuesday
– ‘The Secret Life Of…’ (Chilled Treats!)
– ‘The Secret Life Of…’ (Dessert Toppings!)
– ‘King of the Hill’
– ‘Fear Factor’
– ‘Big Brother 7: All-Stars’
– ‘Standoff’
– ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’
– ‘The Contender’
– ‘Rock Star: Supernova’
– ‘ECW Wrestling’
– ‘Late Show with David Letterman’
– ‘Miami Ink’
Wednesday
– ‘King of the Hill’
– ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’
– ‘Fear Factor’
– ‘Scrubs’
– ‘Justice’
– ‘Laguna Beach’
– ‘Two-a-Days’
– ‘Criss Angel Mindfreak’
– ‘Late Show with David Letterman’
– ‘Ham on the Street’
Thursday
– ‘I Want That!: Tech Toys’
– ‘King of the Hill’
– ‘Big Brother 7: All-Stars’
– ‘Til Death’ (Comments to come next week on this show!)
– ‘Happy Hour’ (Comments to come next week on this show!)
– ‘Celebrity Duets’
– ‘Wild N’ Out’
– ‘Pimp My Ride’
– ‘TNA Impact!’
– ‘Late Show with David Letterman’
– ‘Throwdown with Bobby Flay’
Time to Talk a.k.a. List of Fall TV Premiere Dates
Thursday, September 7 –
‘Til Death (FOX, 8:00 p.m.)
Desire (MY NETWORK TV, 8:00 p.m.)
Happy Hour (FOX, 8:30 p.m.)
Duets (FOX, 9:00 p.m. – regular time slot)
Fashion House (MY NETWORK TV, 9:00 p.m.)
Friday, September 8 –
Nanny 911 (FOX, 8:00 p.m.)
Desire (MY NETWORK TV, 8:00 p.m.)
Duets – Results Show (9:00 p.m.)
Fashion House (MY NETWORK TV, 9:00 p.m.)
20/20 (ABC, 10:00 p.m.)
Saturday, September 9 –
COPS (FOX, 8:00 p.m.)
Desire (MY NETWORK TV, 8:00 p.m.)
America’s Most Wanted (FOX, 9:00 p.m.)
Fashion House (MY NETWORK TV, 9:00 p.m.)
Sunday, September 10 –
Football Night in America (NBC, 7:00 p.m.)
Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:00 p.m.)
The Simpsons (FOX, 8:00 p.m.)
American Dad (FOX, 8:30 p.m.)
Family Guy (FOX, 9:00 p.m.)
The War at Home (FOX, 9:30 p.m.)
The Wire (HBO, 10:00 p.m.)
Monday, September 11 –
Desire (MY NETWORK TV, 8:00 p.m.)
Monday Night Football (ESPN, 8:00 p.m.)
Fashion House (MY NETWORK TV, 9:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, September 12 –
Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 8:00 p.m.)
Men in Trees (ABC, 10:00 p.m. but moves to regular Friday spot after this)
Wednesday, September 13 –
Dancing with the Stars – Results Show (ABC, 8:00 p.m.)
Thursday, September 14 –
Survivor: Cook Islands (CBS, 8:00 p.m.)
Damon Wayans’ The Underground (SHOWTIME, 10:00 p.m.)
Friday, September 15 –
Men in Trees (ABC, 9:00 p.m. – regular time slot)
Saturday, September 16 –
MADtv (FOX, 11:00 p.m.)
TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten (FOX, 12:00 a.m.)
Sunday, September 17 –
The Amazing Race (CBS, 8:00 p.m.)
Monday, September 18 –
The Class (CBS, 8:00 p.m.)
Deal or No Deal (NBC, 8:00 p.m.)
Wife Swap (ABC, 8:00 p.m.)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8:30 p.m.)
Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9:00 p.m.)
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS, 9:30 p.m.)
CSI: Miami (CBS, 10:00 p.m.)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC, 10:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, September 19 –
NCIS (CBS, 8:00 p.m.)
The Unit (CBS, 9:00 p.m.)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC, 9:00 p.m.)
Smith (CBS, 10:00 p.m.)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC, 10:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, September 20 –
Jericho (CBS, 8:00 p.m.)
The Biggest Loser (NBC, 8:00 p.m.)
America’s Next Top Model (THE CW, 8:00 p.m.)
Criminal Minds (CBS, 9:00 p.m.)
CSI: NY (CBS, 10:00 p.m.)
Kidnapped (NBC, 10:00 p.m.)
Thursday, September 21 –
My Name is Earl (NBC, 8:00 p.m.)
The Office (NBC, 8:30 p.m.)
Deal or No Deal (NBC, 9:00 p.m.)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9:00 p.m.)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS, 9:00 p.m.)
Shark (CBS, 10:00 p.m.)
E.R. (NBC, 10:00 p.m.)
Six Degrees (ABC, 10:00 p.m.)
Friday, September 22 –
Ghost Whisperer (CBS, 8:00 p.m.)
WWE Friday Night Smackdown! (THE CW, 8:00 p.m.)
Close to Home (CBS, 9:00 p.m.)
Numb3rs (CBS, 10:00 p.m.)
Law & Order (NBC, 10:00 p.m.)
Saturday, September 23 –
Dateline NBC (NBC, 8:00 p.m.)
48 Hours Mystery (CBS, 10:00 p.m.)
Sunday, September 24 –
60 Minutes (CBS, 7:00 p.m.)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC, 7:00 p.m. – Special Time)
Cold Case (CBS, 9:00 p.m.)
Desperate Housewives (ABC, 9:00 p.m.)
Without a Trace (CBS, 10:00 p.m.)
Brothers & Sisters (ABC, 10:00 p.m.)
Monday, September 25 –
7th Heaven (THE CW, 8:00 p.m.)
Heroes (NBC, 9:00 p.m.)
Runaway (THE CW, 9:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, September 26 –
Gilmore Girls (THE CW, 8:00 p.m.)
Help Me Help You (ABC, 9:30 p.m.)
Boston Legal (ABC, 10:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, September 27 –
One Tree Hill (THE CW, 9:00 p.m.)
Thursday, September 28 –
Smallville (THE CW, 8:00 p.m.)
Ugly Betty (ABC, 8:00 p.m.)
Supernatural (THE CW, 9:00 p.m.)
Friday, September 29 –
Doctor Who (SCI-FI, 9:00 p.m.)
Sunday, October 1 –
Everybody Hates Chris (THE CW, 7:00 p.m.)
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7:00 p.m.)
All of Us (THE CW, 7:30 p.m.)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC, 8:00 p.m. – Regular Time)
Girlfriends (THE CW, 8:00 p.m.)
The Game (THE CW, 8:30 p.m.)
Dexter (SHOWTIME, 10:00 p.m.)
Campus Ladies (OXYGEN, 10:00 p.m.)
Monday, October 2 –
The Bachelor (ABC, 9:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, October 3-
Friday Night Lights (NBC, 8:00 p.m.)
Veronica Mars (THE CW, 9:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 4 –
Lost (ABC, 9:00 p.m.)
Ghost Hunters (SCI-FI, 9:00 p.m.)
The Nine (ABC, 10:00 p.m.)
South Park (COMEDY CENTRAL, 10:00 p.m.)
Freak Show (COMEDY CENTRAL, 10:30 p.m.)
Friday, October 6 –
Trading Spouses (FOX, 9:00 p.m.)
Battlestar Galactica (SCI-FI, 10:00 p.m.)
Monday, October 9 –
What About Brian (ABC, 9:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 11 –
30 Rock (NBC, 8:00 p.m.)
20 Good Years (NBC, 8:30 p.m.)
I Pity the Fool (TV LAND, 10:00 p.m.)
Thursday, October 12 –
The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show (COMEDY CENTRAL, 10:30 p.m.)
Saturday, October 14 –
Bianca (LIFETIME, 10:00 p.m.)
Sunday, October 15 –
The Surreal Life: Fame Games (VH1, 10:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, October 17 –
The Knights of Prosperity (ABC, 9:00 p.m.)
Friday, October 20 –
Crossing Jordan (NBC, 8:00 p.m.)
Las Vegas (NBC, 9:00 p.m.)
Sunday, October 22 –
Hogan Knows Best (Vh1, 9:00 p.m.)
Breaking Bonaduce (VH1, 9:30 p.m.)
The Lisa Williams Project (LIFETIME, 10:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 25 –
Top Chef (BRAVO, 10:00 p.m.)
Friday, October 27 –
Masters of Horror (SHOWTIME, 10:00 p.m.)
Thursday, November 2 –
The O.C. (FOX, 8:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, November 15 –
Day Break (ABC, 9:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, November 28 –
My Boys (TBS, 10:00 p.m.)
I can’t wait for Thursday, September 21 to get here! That day is LOADED to kill! ‘My Name is Earl’, ‘The Office’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Deal or No Deal’, ‘C.S.I.’, ‘Shark’, ‘E.R.’, and ‘Six Degrees’ all make their debut/returns! That proves that Thursday nights are going to be busy for me! And it proves it is also the most important night of the week for all the networks. Other than that, I like Monday, September 18 as well. That looks good. Really, once all the CBS shows start to make their return on Sunday, September 17, the Fall season will officially start! It should be a fun week and it’s only a little over a week away! Imagine that, so is the “V3 Relaunch”! If you are looking forward to a specific day in the next month or so, let me know. I would LOVE to hear what you think. So send them to me!
That’s all I for this week! If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or anything else, send them my way!
Remember..“Life Ain’t Always Beautiful, but It’s a Beautiful Ride!”
And as always…“You Can’t Fight Fate!”. See you next week!
