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Filed under: Interviews, Dexter, Reality-Free  Dexter's got it all: murder, mystery, mayhem, even romance and humor. My excitement barometer has started to rise, what with the hype surrounding the new season, premiering on September 28 on Showtime. Man, I wish the creators of Dexter could package and sell their formula, although I'd be a very busy woman if all shows were this good. In fact, a show this good rarely comes around, with top-notch writing and incredible acting talent coming together. Speaking of which, Hispanic Business has a quality interview up with the actor who plays Angel Batista on Dexter, David Zayas. Continue reading Dexter's Angel Batista interviewed by Hispanic Business Read | Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free  Here's who's on the late night talk shows tonight. - Charlie Rose: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Robert A. Caro, and Joseph A. Califano
- The Late Show with David Letterman: Amy Sedaris, Kim Kardashian, and Brian Regan
- Jay Leno: Shawn Johnson, Arsenio Hall, and Chuck Berry
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Lauren Conrad, Tyrese, and Glen Campbell
- Tavis Smiley: Matt Bai, Marc Morial, and Cornel West
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Bob Costas and Sophia Bush
- The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Mary Steenburgen and Criss Angel (repeat)
- Last Call with Carson Daly: Kate Flannery and Moby (repeat)
Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free  At 7, USA has more coverage of The U.S. Open.- At 8, The CW has a new Smackdown!
- PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- TCM has On The Waterfront at 8.
- At 9, NBC has a new Dateline.
- Discovery Channel has two new episodes of Discovery Project Earth at 9.
- At 10, CBS has a new Swingtown.
- ABC has a new 20/20 at 10.
- At 10:30, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
- At 11, HBO has the season premiere of Real Time with Bill Maher.
Check your local TV listings for more. Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Programming, Reality-Free  August has been a slow month for these 'Best XXXX of All-Time' and 'Worst XXXX Sitcoms of the Decade' lists, but here's an interesting one: the 20 best seasons of the last 20 years. It's an interesting subject for a list because TV fans can often agree on what shows are generally good or bad, and we can generally agree that even the best shows have bad seasons if they run long enough. But if you think about the shows that you've watched over the past 20 years (and watched all of the seasons, not just episodes here and there), what seasons stand out to you? Off the top of my head, before I even read the article, I thought of either season 2 or season 3 of The West Wing (the list writer picks season 2) and I would obviously pick a season of The X-Files or The Simpsons, though it would be hard to pick one season (he picks season 4 of the former and season 4 of the latter). Also on the list: season 2 of Buffy and season 1 of Deadwood. The first seasons of Friday Night Lights and Firefly? Really? The list is for the past 20 years, but it leans heavily towards shows of the mid-90s and the 2000s. How about season 2 or 3 of NewsRadio? Or how about shows like Lost, The Sopranos, Mad Men, 30 Rock, Friends, or Seinfeld? They explain their methodology but it seems a little lame to me. Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: The Simpsons, Reality-Free  The Simpsons is about to go some place it has never gone before: Homer Simpson's colon. According to The New York Post, Homer is going to undergo a colonoscopy this season. Actually, it's not going to be part of the long-running FOX show, it's going to be part of the multi-network cancer benefit on September 5 titled Stand Up To Cancer. The Post even quotes a line from the segment that already has me laughing, from Marge: 'There's his wedding band! He told me he was having it polished!' Which begs the question, do Marge and Homer even wear their rings? Stand Up To Cancer is an ambitious telethon that will air on all four networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX). The three network news anchors (Katie Couric, Charles Gibson, and Brian Williams) even went on the morning shows several weeks back to promote this rare display of unity between the networks. Hopefully Homer will be clean as a whistle, despite 40 plus years of eating fried foods and donuts. Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: Celebrities, 30 Rock, Casting, Reality-Free  Hey, if David Schwimmer can do it, why not Jennifer Aniston? The rumors floating around have turned out to be true: the ex- Friends star is going to make a guest appearance on NBC's 30 Rock this season. In fact, she's filming the episode as I type this. Well, maybe not that sentence, but even as I type ... this. Now comes the endless speculation on what part she'll play. Could she be a new girlfriend for Jack Donaghy? Or maybe a new cast member brought on TGS with Tracy Jordan that becomes a rival to Jenna? How about an old friend of Tina Fey's that moves to New York and causes trouble for her in some way? I think the biggest twist would be if Aniston actually became a regular on the show, but I don't see that happening. Of course, why not just have her be Rachel Green (sorry, it must be Rachel Geller by now)? She could be brought on TGS as a fashion/make-up person. Continue reading More Friends on 30 Rock: Jennifer Aniston to guest star this season Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: Smallville, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free  Despite being a regular in season 7, Laura Vandervoort is scheduled to appear in only a single episode of season 8 of Smallville. Sorry to spoil those who haven't seen the season 7 finale by now, but considering her Kara/Supergirl character was trapped in the Phantom Zone at the end of the season, it's nice of the producers to allow her storyline to end on a more positive note (one can hope). Ms. Vandervoort also mentioned at the Toronto FanExpo this past weekend that there was consideration of spinning off her character to her own show. While that would have been a good idea, the ship sailed on a Smallville spin-off after season three. Also, a series about a super-powered blonde girl has been done already with a show about a certain Vampire Slayer. I already have low expectations for season eight of Smallville (particularly given the radical change in cast). Without the regular presence of the rather attractive Kara, my expectations remain the same. Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: OpEd, Video, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free  'Guess Who's Coming to Denver': Seeing Jon Stewart and Aasif Mandvi make those jokes about (not) seeing Barack Obama's speech made I wonder if there are still any regular viewers that doesn't understand when The Daily Show (and The Colbert Report) tape and air their episodes. I remember when I started watching Conan O'Brien when I was super young, all the 'It's really 11:30 at night!' jokes flew way over my head. So, just in case you don't know but are too embarrassed to ask: Both TDS and TCR tape around 6:00 or 7:00 in the evening and then air the same night. There. Continue reading The Daily Show: August 28, 2008 - VIDEOS Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: Industry, Reality-Free  It's somewhat a contradiction in terms to hear of the British Broadcasting Corporation setting up a division in Los Angeles, but it's happening anyway. Jane Tranter, the executive who was in charge of such hits as the revamped Doctor Who and Life on Mars is spearheading the effort. It's a good idea and long overdue. BBC programming is incredibly popular here in the states (at first due to PBS and now due to cable, particularly BBC America). With this in mind, the Beeb can now have more content take place directly in the United States. Personally, I find it unfair with regards to Doctor Who that the Doctor seems stuck in Cardiff all the time. This move also likely means that the BBC will be using more American writers and/or actors within their content. If Joss Whedon did some work for the BBC, then Ripper might finally be made into a series. Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: 30 Rock, Casting, Reality-Free  I'm pretty sure I know how Will Arnett has spent his summer: doing leg presses. Arnett is slipping back into his short robe to reprise his role on 30 Rock. His character, Jack Donaghy's nemesis Devon Banks, may have already screwed Jack out of the CEO job at the end of last season, but he's coming back for more. Arnett is scheduled to load up on the self-tanner and appear on 30 Rock's season premiere, airing October 30. He scored a well-deserved Emmy nomination for his stint on the show last season, so his reappearance is no big surprise. Arnett is reportedly already on the 30 Rock set shooting scenes with Baldwin for the inevitable Banks/Donaghy showdown. Although this is the only episode in which he is confirmed to be appearing, I wouldn't be shocked if he popped up again later in the season. I'm just hoping that the season premiere takes place a little while after the finale, so Kenneth can get back from Beijing in time to be harassed into Banks' arms, because that's the love story I want to see. Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: Programming, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free  I'm a vampire junkie. A huge Buffy and Angel fan, I even liked Moonlight up until those last four episodes. So when I heard that True Blood was going to be an HBO new series, the first thing I did was start reading Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire Mystery books that the series is based on. The books were my guilty pleasure, my trashy beach read. There is a little something for everyone in the books: vampire lore, humor, romance, adventure, mystery. Not deep, but enjoyable. The premise of True Blood is that vampires are living among people publicly, since synthetic blood has been marketed to satisfy them nutritionally. Sookie Stackhouse, the lead, is a telepath and falls for Bill Compton, a new vampire in town. There's a murder mystery that will span the first season, at least, and all the adventures that Sookie encounters because of her telepathy and association with the vampires. Continue reading True Blood -- An early look Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: Sports, OpEd, Lost, Saturday Night Live, Entourage, Celebrities, Heroes, NCIS, Casting, Reality-Free  Annie posted earlier today about Michael Phelps' upcoming hosting duties on Saturday Night Live. The Olympic swimming champ isn't wasting any time capitalizing on his stardom, because now he's also landed a cameo on HBO's Entourage. According to the World Entertainment News Network, the eight-time gold medal winner will appear as himself in an upcoming episode of the buddy-series, which begins its fifth season on Sept. 7. Phelps certainly must have some good people working with him, because in addition to hosting SNL, he'll be among the presenters at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7. Continue reading Michael Phelps set to cameo on Entourage Permalink | Email this | | Comments  Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Reality-Free  Is it just me, or does the phrase 'A Sci Fi Original' kind of make you cringe? They use it a lot when promoting the very special Saturday night movies, and let's be honest, a lot of them are really bad. Rick Schroder is hoping to change all that. He's signed on with RHI Entertainment to direct Hellhounds. Scott Elrod gets the starring role. He'll play Kleitos, a Greek warrior, who leads his men in a battle against the hellhounds of Hades in an effort to rescue his bride from the Underworld. It appears they nixed the idea to have S.S. Doomtrooper make a cameo.
The gig makes a lot of sense for Schroder. He's been slowly building up his directing resume with music videos and the feature Black Cloud. He also has a long history with RHI. They were the ones behind Lonesome Dove. I don't know if it's resentment over the cancellation of Stargate Atlantis, or if I have finally just seen one too many bad movies on Sci Fi Saturday, but I have trouble giving this one the benefit of the doubt. The best thing I can say about it at this point is that it sounds like a better idea than Aztec Rex, but then, that's not saying a whole lot. That said, I'll still probalby end up watching it. I just can't look away from Sci Fi Saturday. So here's hoping Schroder can buck the trend. Permalink | Email this | | Comments 
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