TV on DVD: November 3, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, HBO, NBC, PBS, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available today.

• Art:21 (Season 5)
• The Botany of Desire
• Craft in America (Season 2)
• Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy
• Doctor Who: The War Games
• Edge of Darkness (Complete Series)
• Fraggle Rock (Final Season)
• Here’s Lucy (Season 2)
• Mission Impossible (Final Season)
• The Rockford Files: Movie Collection
• The Shield (Complete Series)
• Spin City (Season 3)
• Star Wars; The Clone Wars (Season 1)
• Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro (Seasons 1&2)

Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (10/23)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, HBO, NBC, The CW, Top Chef, Renewals

Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:

EXTENSIONS

• Castle (ABC) - Full season order
• Community (NBC) - Full season order
• Lie to Me (FOX) - Three more episodes ordered
• Melrose Place (CW) - Five more episodes ordered
• Mercy (NBC) - Full season order
• Parks and Recreation (NBC) - Full season order
• The Vampire Diaries (CW) - Full season order

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (10/7)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, CBS, HBO, Showtime, Top Chef, Renewals

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:

EXTENSIONS

• Dude, What Would Happen (Cartoon Network) - Ten more episodes ordered
• The Good Wife (CBS) - Full season order
• NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) - Full season order

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This Week on TV (10/5-10/11)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, The CW

(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)

MONDAY (10/5)

• Sherri (Lifetime, 7pm):  Series premiere. “In the opener, Sherri (Sherri Shepherd) turns to her coworkers for support after learning her ex’s 20-year-old girlfriend is pregnant.” She receives emotional support from both the ladies at her table and the viewers behind the camera.
• Rita Rocks (Lifetime, 7:30pm):  Season premiere. “Rita takes Hallie to the doctor to discuss birth-control options. But Rita is in for a shock when she discovers she’s pregnant.” There’s nothing like a pregnancy to deter someone from sex.
• CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm):  “An investigation into the mysterious deaths of three volleyball players who dropped dead on the court.” The official autopsy reported listed “death by spike.”

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This Week on TV (9/28-10/4)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, HBO, MTV, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, Medium, The Office

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MONDAY (9/28)
Season premieres: County Jail, Lie to Me, Trauma

• Trauma (NBC, 9pm):  “A medical drama focusing on the first-responder paramedics at a San Francisco hospital and the extreme dangers they face to save lives.” It’s like a “very special episode” of ER...every…week.
• Unwrapped (FOOD, 9pm):  “The making of bacon ice cream at Delaware s Woodside Farm Creamery.” Hot bacon sundaes can be topped off with bacon bits and/or bacon grease.
• CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm):  “The lab is attacked and new CSI Jesse Cardoza is taken hostage along with four other people.” Unfortunately, the newbie wasn’t eligible for his hostage compensation benefits yet.

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The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Late Night, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, 30 Rock, 24, Amazing Race, The, American Idol, ER, Family Guy, Lost, Saturday Night Live, Survivor, Features

Could the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards be another year for firsts?

Around this same time last September, the execs of basic cable were thrilled to see one of their own finally win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series (Mad Men). Meanwhile, producers of reality fare saw an award given to one of their hosts (Jeff Probst). So which other category could be covered during this round? Animation.

For the first time since 1961 (when The Flintstones were still on air), an animated program has been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. So will Family Guy finally go where The Simpsons has never gone before? Not if the six other contenders have anything to say about it!

So who won? Who lost? Which funnyman took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor since Jeremy Piven wasn’t even nominated? Read our West Coast play-by-play account of this evening’s telecast and find out!

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Casting Corner: Modern Family, The Office and More

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, 24, The Office, Spoilers

Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:

Modern Family: The ABC comedy hasn’t even premiered yet, but it’s already attracted an Oscar nominee. Edward Norton will cameo in one episode during sweeps. Norton - who is friends with cast member Ty Burrell (Phil) - will rock out as a bassist in a band hired for Phil’s anniversary party. Look for the Hulk star to appear sometime in November.

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This Week on TV (9/14-9/20)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, Bravo, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, Syndication, The CW, Family Guy, Oprah Winfrey Show, The Office

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MONDAY (9/14)
Season premieres: Eddie Griffin: Going for Broke, Gossip Girl, The Jay Leno Show, The Jerry Springer Show, Maury, One Tree Hill, Oprah, Lincoln Heights, The Steve Wilkos Show

• Oprah (Syndicated, check local listings):  Season premiere. “Whitney Houston talks to Oprah—and no topic is off-limits. The back-to-back, two-day event begins Monday, September 14.” Explaining the “doodie bubble” incident with Bobby could actually take a lifetime.
• One Tree Hill (CW, 8pm):  Season premiere. “Nathan faces a career-threatening accusation with the help of his new sports agent.” A few kinds acts with PETA later, and he’s back in the game.
• Eddie Griffin: Going for Broke (VH1, 10pm):  Series premiere. “This reality series about comic Eddie Griffin’s financial foibles opens with his accountant explaining that he’s spending far more than he’s bringing in because of the many people he supports.” By the end of Season 1, one family member will have to pack up their knives while another will have their torch snuffed.

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The True Blood Season 2 Finale Promo

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, HBO, Video

We are now only three days away from the dramatic conclusion of True Blood.

Since I’m still trying to finish the first season, I’ve only watched this clip with the volume off. But it appears I have a lot to look forward to! (Sigh.)

The Season 2 finale airs this Sunday @ 9:00 on HBO.

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TV on DVD: September 8, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, MTV, NBC, The Office, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• Criminal Minds (Season 4)
• Dog the Bounty Hunter: To Seize and Protect
• Fringe (Season 1)
• Harper’s Island (Complete Series)
• Important Things with Demetri Martin (Season 1)
• Mr. Belvedere (Season 3)
• Nitro Circus (Season 1)
• The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (Season 1)
• The Office (Season 5)
• One Foot in the Grave (Complete Series)
• Parks and Recreation (Season 1)
• True Jackson, VP (Season 1, Vol. 1)
• Worst Week (Complete Series)

Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.

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