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Getting Lost: “Cabin Fever” Preview

May 5, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

As usual, Lost has been pretty confusing lately. For every answer we get, a whole batch of new questions arise. But one thing we’re sure about, is that the last few episodes of this season are going to be awesome — beginning with this week’s “Cabin Fever,” which takes us back to the freighter to see what’s up with Desmond, Sayid and Michael. Any episode with Desmond in it is sure to be a good one, but we really get the feeling that there are some major doin’s a-transpiring. For a hint as to what those might be, check out […]

Yo, Ho Ho And A Mid–80s Answering Machine Message: A "Family Guy" Recap

May 5, 2008 Channel Guide Contributor Comments Off

Posted by Knockturn Picture it: a veterinarian’s office in Quahog. Brian’s in with the doctor trying to find the source of a bowel obstruction while his family anxiously waits in the lobby. Peter makes friends with a parrot and birdnaps it, replacing it with a moustached puppy so that no one will know what he’s done. Turns out that Brian had a used diaper inside him (“I thought it was Indian food!”), and while everyone’s sorting that out, Chris falls for Anna, the vet intern (voiced by Amanda Bynes).

The Quay Brothers Talk About Their Singular Vision

May 4, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

You know their world, if only by instinct. It’s there all of the time, but it’s in between the cracks. You spy a shadow underneath peeling paint on a wall and are tempted to peel it back. A fissure between the bricks of a building on a worn city street beckons. You open to a page in an aged, dusty book found in a dark, forgotten corner of a great library. OK, the library example is their own suggestion, but the Quay Brothers know the terrain of arcana better than almost anybody. Master animators and filmmakers who seem to distill […]

“Scrubs”: My Waste of Time

May 2, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Posted by SH Or, you could call it, “My Penultimate Episode on NBC.” It’s all but a given that the Sacred Heart gang is moving to ABC for its unforeseen eighth season — the cast and crew have reportedly already begun production — so there’s a strange bit of purgatory hanging over these last few eps. Usually a season builds momentum to a big finale, sprinkling story points along the way that will end in some resolution before trotting out another cliffhanger. But Bill Lawrence & co. don’t seem interested in that, plus, you throw in the writers strike that […]

My Name Is Earl: Love Octagon

May 2, 2008 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

Posted by Ryan Earl is out of his coma, and he’s eager to find Billie (Alyssa Milano), because karma says they should be together. Thinking the best way to track down Billie is to find her ex-boyfriend Frank (Michael Rapaport), Earl and Rany go to the halfway house where Frank and his buddy Paco currently live. Frank has to wear a shock collar that goes off when he strays too far from the house. But Paco has his collar removed when he goes to his delivery job at Camden Foreign Foods as Senor Lo Mein (one of Earl’s former jobs). […]

Getting Lost: “Something Nice Back Home” Review

May 2, 2008 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

Posted by Mike and johnnysweeptheleg One week Bernard knows Morse code. The next Charlotte speaks Korean. Is it too much to ask that next week someone uncovers a secret in Pig Latin? This episode seemed to deal with some pretty big issues that will likely be at the forefront during the last few episodes of the season. Some new characters, and some previously minor characters, seem poised to play a pretty big role in the overall story arc, which is a sign that this has been a good season, particularly for an abbreviated one. Just think, if Miles had been […]

The Office: “Did I Stutter?” Recap

May 2, 2008 Channel Guide Staff 2

Posted by Mike, Ryan and johnnysweeptheleg Michael needs an idea. No, he’s not looking to come up with the next Dunder Mifflin Infinity. There’s wet cement outside and he decides that it represents his chance to leave his mark on the world — he’s just not sure what that mark should be. Kevin suggests Michael’s initials. No good. Some idiot named Mark Greg Sputnik would only steal the credit. Andy suggests a picture, Phyllis has a great idea that she can’t remember and Kelly thinks he should do his handprints like Will Smith outside of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. Jim says […]

Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites, Week 12: The Infected Finger of Fate

May 1, 2008 Jill Klitz 2

The scenes from last week’s episode show Parvati calling the female alliance the “Black Widow Brigade,” and Natalie describing blindsiding Jason as “flossing my teeth with his jugular.” But today the women show a softer side when they realize that James may have to leave the game due to a finger injury; although James was one unplayed immunity idol away from being voted off last episode, the women now pout that they don’t want him to go. Granted, some of the women’s reactions could have just been politeness — Cirie tells the camera that, being a nurse, she should feel more compassionate […]

Showtime Places Its Premium On Headline-Grabbing Series

May 1, 2008 Lori Acken Comments Off

On a blustery March evening, cast members of Showtime‘s sumptuous ratings hit The Tudors held court in a midtown Manhattan hotel, surrounded by network execs, industry insiders and media critics nursing “Off With Her Head” martinis in a room gilded with portraits of the actors in costume and replicas of the exquisite garb. After everyone had an opportunity to confirm that Jonathan Rhys Meyers’ pout really is that pillowy, Natalie Dormer’s waistline really is that wispy and the show’s legendary new pope Peter O’Toole’s presence really is that papal, the party moved to a nearby theater for a first look […]

American Idols and Cubic Zirconia

April 30, 2008 Ruth Boulet Comments Off

Gotta start with a cheesy group number featuring our final 5. The choreographer has completely given up. The contestants just needed to sit in a certain order when they start with ‘Cracklin’ Rosie.’ Then they had to step-touch to ‘Song Sung Blue.’ They also wow us with ‘Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show.’ David Cook brings the creepy by sounding like a charlatan preacher man. Nice. Constantine Maroulis and Gina Glockson are working on American Idol Extra, so they’re shilling. Constantine tries to do the stare into the camera. He can’t really do it. I think his extra doughiness is throwing […]