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Ashton and Company Come Knockin’

July 16, 2008 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Posted by RabbitEars ABC is somewhat on its way to becoming known as the “anti-FOX” when it comes to reality shows, with many of its programs being fairly family-friendly and not in the business of embarrassing or psychologically scarring anyone for ratings purposes. Likewise with their new series Opportunity Knocks, premiering Sept. 23. In the show, host J.D. Roth (who, according to his bio, you can blame for “being directly involved in and responsible for over 2,000 episodes of reality/game television” either through creating, producing or hosting them, including Beauty and the Geek, The Pick Up Artist and Age of […]

"Hurl!" Here: Balls Of Hurl

July 16, 2008 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

Posted by Ryan The Washington Post calls it “one more sign of the decline of Western civilization” and “for people who found Fear Factor much too nuanced and intellectually complex.” Damn straight I’m watching it. Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to Hurl! G4, the network for prepubescent boys and 30-year-olds who still think like prepubescent boys, starts off the series with the episode “Balls of Hurl.” Tonight’s episode features five contestants eating loads of mac ‘n’ cheese, and then getting strapped in for a dizzying roll inside big cage Balls of Hurl. Let’s meet the contestants. As you’d expect, they’re all […]

Bravo For Project Runway As Season 5 Begins

July 16, 2008 Ruth Boulet Comments Off

by WindUpDoll It’s that time again, kids. Didn’t that year go fast? Oh, yeah, it has only been about 4 months since the last ‘season’ of Project Runway ended. But because of the Bravo/Lifetime/Weinstein drama, we have to have yet ANOTHER season of Project Runway this year. Not that I’m complaining, ’cause I’m not. I love the show; but there is such a thing as overkill. And I’ll reserve my judgment about the decision to move to Lifetime until we start to see the next season. But I’ll tell you one thing, if Lifetime tones down the gay, I’ll be […]

My Boys “Take My Work Wife… Please”

July 16, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Bobby and the hot Swedish nanny Elsa are getting married and in a hurry. To top it off, Bobby’s recruited PJ to help plan, using the dreaded “PJ, You’re a girl, right …” lead-in. I’m picturing it already, an episode or two into the future, a “STOP THE WEDDING!!!” cry, a la The Graduate. Andy’s new best friend is a female coworker Jo, played by My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s Nia Vardalos. It quickly becomes apparent to everyone else that there is something more than just friendship between the two, that Andy has found himself a “work wife.” A woman […]

Imperioli Lands on “Mars”

July 16, 2008 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Posted by RabbitEars Michael Imperioli, famed as Christopher on The Sopranos, is back on series TV (on the other side of the law) in Life on Mars, an ABC remake of the hit BBC series premiering Oct. 9. The series follows Sam Tyler (Jason O’Mara), a New York City detective suddenly thrust back into the year 1973 (details on exactly how are not being offered. There is almost a Lost quality about possible meanings — is Sam in heaven? Did he travel through time?) Imperioli plays 1973 detective Ray Carling, a big, tough guy in the classic New York cop […]

Holmes Romances the “Stone”

July 16, 2008 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Posted by RabbitEars ABC confirmed this morning at the summer TCA tour that Katie Holmes will be guest-starring on its quirky hit Eli Stone when it returns this fall. Holmes, who began filming her episode yesterday, plays an attorney and will be in a sizable portion of the episode (the second episode of the season, airing Oct. 21). In a tantalizing note, it was revealed that she will be singing and dancing, but no details are being offered by executive producer Greg Berlanti (who also worked with Holmes when he executive produced Dawson’s Creek). Speaking of singing, George Michael has […]

Big Brother 10: Episode 2 Recap

July 16, 2008 Channel Guide Contributor 1

Posted by johnnysweeptheleg Big Brother is the poker table of life. It’s filled with bluffs. Players making moves. And oftentimes, it’s better to play the person and not the cards you’ve been dealt. But after two episodes, there isn’t a person at the table who hasn’t shown their poker face already. Come on, after 10 seasons, haven’t these people learned anything?! Brian could be the strongest player in the house. But he plays his cards far from the vest, and everyone at the table sees what he’s holding. Throughout BB history, players have tried playing the entire house. But Brian […]

Perlman’s “Anarchic” Ride

July 15, 2008 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Posted by Rabbitears Ron Perlman (Hellboy II: The Golden Army) stars in a seemingly rare non-makeup-heavy role in Sons of Anarchy, a new FX series debuting in September. It’s an interesting-looking “family drama” set in the rough world of a motorcycle gang, a group disillusioned by the government and now surviving in its own self-contained society, with its own rules. Charlie Hunnam plays Jax Teller, whose love for this brotherhood begins to conflict with his growing concern over the club’s lawlessness, which includes such activities as arms dealing. Perlman plays Jax’s stepfather, who also has certain ideas for the direction […]

Aftereffects of FX

July 15, 2008 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Posted by Rabbitears FX displayed its justifiable bragging rights this morning during their presentation at the summer Television Critics Association (TCA) tour. During the introductory executive session, the network made a strong case for how FX ushered in the new era of top-flight basic cable programming with the launch of The Shield (originally title Rampart) in 2001. They pointed out how shortly afterward, USA began the first of its successful character-driven shows with Monk. The last seven years has also seen the rise of other outstanding original scripted dramas on networks that may once have only shown sports, movies, or […]

Nashville Star: Week Six Recap

July 15, 2008 Channel Guide Staff 3

Love is in the air on Nashville Star this week — and it’s not just because, after last week’s double elimination, only one act will be going home at episode’s end. The theme this week is love songs. A week after Pearl Heart was unjustly voted off the show, are we ready to love again? Well, since Ashlee Hewitt is up first, sure. Ashlee is singing “Cowboy Take Me Away” by Dixie Chicks, and she’s singing it to her future cowboy who might be out there watching in TV land. At the moment she says that, about a million guys […]