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“Stella: Live in Boston” DVD Review

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:34 PM PDT

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  • Release Date: September 15, 2009
  • Publisher: Shout! Factory
  • Price: $12.99 on Amazon.com amazonbuynow Stella: Live in Boston DVD Review
  • Rating: Not Rated (Contains Adult Language)
  • Run Time: 60 minutes
  • Special Features: “Encore: Ice Cream,” 3 “Wainy Days” Episodes, 3 “Michael Showalter Showalter” Episodes, Footage From 2003 Fez Performances
  • Starring: Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain
  • Genre: Stand-Up Comedy

Before I received a review copy of “Stella: Live in Boston,” I had pretty much no experience with Stella or any of its members (I only knew Michael Ian Black from his great role as a gay demon on “Reaper”). I knew the group’s series “Stella” was a cult hit but I never got around to watching it. If “Stella: Live in Boston” is any indication, the comedy group is one you either love or hate. Surprisingly, even though the comedy is full of bad language and mature jokes I normally don’t like, I actually fell into the “love it” category.

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“Harper’s Island: The DVD Edition” DVD Review

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 09:08 AM PDT

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  • Release Date: September 8, 2009
  • Publisher: Paramount
  • Price: $34.99 on Amazon.com amazonbuynow Harpers Island: The DVD Edition DVD Review
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 541 minutes
  • Special Features: Promos, Commentaries, “Casting Harper’s Island,” “One By One: The Making of Harper’s Island,” “Guess Who?,” “The Grim Reaper,” Harper’s Globe Webisodes, Deleted Scenes
  • Starring: Christopher Gorham, Katie Cassidy, Elaine Cassidy, Jim Beaver, C.J. Thomason, Adam Campbell, Cameron Richardson, Christopher Gauthier, Harry Hamlin, Gina Holden, Richard Burgi
  • Genre: Drama, Mystery, Horror

CBS usually isn’t known for anything but their crime dramas so I was excited when they announced a fun new murder mystery show. I was a fan of the reality series “Murder in Small Town X” and I figured this would be very similar, just completely scripted. Overall, I did enjoy “Harper’s Island” quite a bit but a few boring episodes bring the show down to the “above average” level instead of the “must-watch” category.

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What I’ll Be Watching This Fall: Thursday

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 03:02 AM PDT

Watch Live:

  • 8/7c-Flash Forward
  • 9/8c-Fringe
  • 10/9c-Nothing Live

Watch Online or Off Tape:

  • Survivor
  • Grey’s Anatomy
  • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)
  • Community
  • Supernatural
  • The Vampire Diaries
  • Bones
  • Private Practice
  • The Office
  • Archer (FX)
  • The Jeff Dunham Show (Comedy Central)
  • The Jay Leno Show

Thursday is the night packed with the most great shows. There’s so much that I might not even get to decent shows like “The Vampire Diaries,” “Bones,” and “The Office” until the weekend. Since I’m a big sci-fi fan, it should be no surprise to see “Flash Forward” and “Fringe” as my 7 and 8 o’clock shows. I was a little disappointed by the “Flash Forward” pilot but only because it isn’t nearly as good as the first episode of “Lost.” “Fringe” got better and better each week last season and its become one of the shows I’m most anticipating. 19 seasons in and I still love “Survivor” enough to make it my first show off tape. The next few shows (”Grey’s Anatomy,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Community” and “Supernatural”) will probably differ in order based on my mood but on any other night, they would likely be shows I watch live.


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Tonight’s TV Picks: September 17, 2009

Posted: 16 Sep 2009 10:04 PM PDT

©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Liane Hentscher

©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Liane Hentscher

Shows we watch and recommend are in bold.

8/7c:

  • Survivor: Samoa (CBS, season premiere)
  • Bones (FOX, season premiere)
  • Vampire Diaries (The CW)
  • Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (NBC, season premiere)
  • Behind the Music (VH1)
  • Chowder (Cartoon Network)
  • Crimes That Shook the World (ID)
  • Destroyed in Seconds (Discovery Channel)
  • Pinks: All Out (Speed)
  • Women of the Web (G4)
  • WWE Superstars (WGN)

8:30/7:30c:

  • Parks and Recreation (NBC, season premiere)
  • Destroyed in Seconds (Discovery Channel)
  • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (Cartoon Network)
  • World’s Wildest Vacation Videos (truTV, season finale)

9/8c:

  • Fringe (FOX, season premiere)
  • Supernatural (The CW)
  • The Office (NBC, season premiere)
  • Animal Armageddon (Animal Planet)
  • Blog Cabin (DIY)
  • Deadly Women (ID)
  • Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin (Food Network, series premiere)
  • House Hunters (HGTV)
  • Man vs. Fish with Matt Watson (Discovery Channel)
  • Marked (History)
  • Police Women of Broward County (TLC)
  • Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory (MTV)
  • Skins (BBC America)
  • TNA iMPACT! (Spike)
  • VH1 Divas (VH1, two-hour special)

9:30/8:30c:

  • Community (NBC, series premiere)
  • Blog Cabin (DIY)
  • Bully Beatdown (MTV)
  • Stoked (Cartoon Network)

10/9c:

  • The Jay Leno Show (NBC)
  • Ace of Cakes (Food Network)
  • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX, season premiere)
  • LA Ink (TLC)
  • Nitro Circus (MTV)
  • Project Runway (Lifetime)
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)
  • Special Ops Mission (Military Channel)
  • Speeders (truTV)
  • TNA iMPACT! (Spike)
  • VH1 Divas (VH1, two-hour special)
  • Wicked Attraction (ID)

10:30/9:30c:

  • Archer (FX, special sneak preview)
  • Pranked (MTV)
  • Real Estate Intervention (HGTV, season finale)
  • Speeders (truTV)

11/10c:

  • Chelsea Lately (E!)
  • Crime 360 (A&E)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
  • Models of the Runway (Lifetime)

11:30/10:30c:

  • The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)

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Tonight’s Talk Show Guests: September 17, 2009

Posted: 16 Sep 2009 10:02 PM PDT

megan fox Tonights Talk Show Guests: September 17, 2009

  • The Jay Leno Show-Halle Berry, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers perform with Eric Clapton, “Dealing with the Public”
  • Daily Show with Jon Stewart-Bill Clinton
  • Colbert Report-Restaurant critic Frank Bruni (”Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater”)
  • Chelsea Lately-Jennifer Aniston
  • Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien-Megan Fox, Louis CK, the winner of “America’s Got Talent”
  • Late Show with David Letterman (encore)-Mike Myers, Ken Burns
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live-Jenna Elfman, Danny Pudi, Kid Cudi performs
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon-Dennis Quaid, Elisabeth Moss, music guest Megadeth
  • Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson-Drew Carey, Mindy Kaling
  • Last Call with Carson Daly-Frank Caliendo, violinist Emily Wells performs
  • Tavis Smiley-”Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner

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America’s Got Talent Season Four Finale (September 16th, 2009)

Posted: 16 Sep 2009 08:05 PM PDT

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After months of auditions and eliminations it’s the fourth season finale on America’s Got Talent. Only one out of the first three finals actually was satisfying so I wasn’t expecting much out of tonight’s finale and boy was I not disappointed. After the break find out who won and why I thought this was the worst finale in America’s Got Talent history.

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