Archive for September, 2007


Fall Premiere Week - Friday


I can’t imagine watching television on a Friday night, especially with what the networks offer. Saturday night is the worst though.
ABC has an hour of Just for Laughs which offers up this synopsis: “A gorilla hanging from a tree surprises pedestrians.” Alright. Following that are two full hours of 20/20. I [...]

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Role-playing: Larry Craig


So, you’re Senator Larry Craig. You were caught soliciting sex in a men’s room by an undercover police officer and subsequently pleaded guilty. You announced your resignation from Congress but then changed your mind pending an overturn of your guilty plea. In the meantime you return to Congress. What’s your first [...]

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Fall Premiere Week - Thursday


ABC has the season premieres of Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy followed by the series premiere of Big Shots, which doesn’t have much buzz. It’s strange that ABC would fill their best timeslot with one of their weakest shows.
CBS returns to its Thursday night lineup from two years ago: Survivor: China, which already [...]

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Heroes Challenges 24 as Worst Show on TV


Monday night’s second season premiere of Heroes was quite possibly the worst episode in the show’s short history. For starters there were too many characters and story lines. Not only did they have most of the story lines going on from last season but they introduced us to two new ones that weren’t [...]

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Fall Premiere Week - Wednesday


ABC has the best Wednesday lineup by far, though the most talked about new show of the fall season, Pushing Daises, doesn’t debut until next Wednesday. Still, tonight does offer some shows worthy of a first look.
ABC has another freaking hour of Dancing with the Stars followed by the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff with a [...]

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