Showing posts with label CBS Reality TV. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Okay..NOW I'm into Big Brother 11.. And here is My Blog on BB for Today


It took awhile, as it does every season, to really sink my teeth into the new Big Brother season. At first it's really hard to keep track of who is who (note to CBS, you should caption your show with the names of the people in the house as you have them on screen at least for the first week). Then, when trying to read those joker updates it can really get confusing. One thing I did know for sure from the onset was that I do not like Jessie (but that's because we all know him from previous season). Yeah, he's nice to look out but the minute that boy opens his mouth he turns ugly.


That brings me to Russel. I do not like him either. Him and Jessie are like one and the same. They think they rule the roost, but I don't believe they really have the brains to. And, speaking of brains, that "dork" guy Ronnie made a really lame brain move. I mean come on dude, only you and three other people besides Russel and Jessie who knew of the entire backdoor Braden thing and they were ; Lydia (the one that was going to be saved) and Natalie ( a loyal Athlete team member) so as soon as Russel found out that Braden was clued into the plan who did you think they were going to blame? It was extremely obvious and extremely stupid for him to expose himself. It's not as if the information getting to Braden was going to change anything.. He only revealed his hand and exposed his double agent status for no good reason. Not so brainy if you ask me.


I like Lydia and Jeff. Jeff is a hotty on the athletes team but totally not a testosterone jerk like Russel and Jessie. Jeff, by the way, is much better looking than Russel and Jessie combined. Russel and Jessie, however, are already ganging up on Jeff for no good reason other than he doesn't sit around and talk smack like a meathead and is rather playing what I think is a smart game. He is nice to the others in the house and isn't coming off as the bully meathead like the other two on his team. By the way, Russel, the problem was not that Jeff didn't know how to spell "technotronics" but rather he couldn't find an "h". You want to pick on someone for misspelling a word you should look to your boy Jessie who mixed up the o and the u in continuously and while he had all the letters, he spelled it wrong. (insert eye roll). Like I said.. Meathead.


As for the girls, the brainy neuro scientist chick seems pretty nice (Michelle) but maybe too nice. She could easily end up a floater. Again I like Lydia, especially since she managed to get Jessie and Russel to do what she wanted (her off the block and deflected to Braden who is now on the block) . She's a clever girl. Chima is a whiner so I'm not much liking her. Laura I'm not much of a fan of. By the way Laura, your comment " I can't help it if I have big boobs" was a little ..no a lot.. stupid. Those things are more fake than a $5 Gucci Bag from China Town honey, so you did have a lot to do with the enormous size of your knockers, which you now seem to think is the reason you feel no one likes you. I don't like chicks who say they are pretty and that's why no one likes them. I know it can be true in some cases, but give me a break. It may have a lot more to do with your attitude than what you look like or the size of your knockers.


As far as Casey , Jordon and Kevin are concerned I haven't quite yet formed an opinion. They haven't been very dominate or have made any moves, so to speak, in the game to really judge them just yet. Braden, for some reason, just rubs me the wrong way. Not how he talks or anything, but there is something about him and the way he looks that just irks me. I know it's wrong to judge someone on that basis, but it's just the first impression. I wonder if we'll get a chance to know him any better, as it was looking like yesterday he will be the first house guest sent packing.


Now that I've got every one straight in my head, the fun is really going to begin. Feel free to chime in and add your opinions of the house guests!

Monday, June 15, 2009

New Social Experiment TV from CBS, 'The Beast' Canceled, 'Royal Pains' a rating Gem & More Fun TV News




Well.. this looks very interesting. CBS is going to be airing a reality TV show tentatively titled "Block Party". Apparently, families on one block will live behind a 20 foot walls for 3 weeks and will compete for cash prizes against each other. They will not be able to have access to anything outside of those 20' walls. It's like Big Brother only it's families in their own houses cut off from the world. Very interesting. Kind of like the real life version of the Simpson's Movie where the town was in an impenetrable bubble.

Ryan Seacrest productions is bringing us a reality series on ABC that stars British chef Jamie Oliver. Oliver will make over entire towns by using local resources to get the citizens eating healthier. Like this concept. As he puts it Americans are fat. We need a change of habits. 'Biggest Loser' has been such a successful series because it shows that we CAN change ourselves as long as we adapt new habits. Now, we have a focus on foods. He'll visit the unhealthiest places in America (I'm sure areas with the highest percentage of overweight people).

Fox is premiering it's shows later this year than they usually do. Below is a list of their released fall premier dates;

Here are Fox's fall premiere dates:

Saturday, Sept. 12
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT COPS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT COPS (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT AMERICA’S MOST WANTED (Season Premiere)

Wednesday, Sept. 16
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT GLEE (Series Premiere)

Thursday, Sept. 17
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT BONES (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT FRINGE (Season Premiere)

Friday, Sept. 18
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT BROTHERS (Series Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT ‘TIL DEATH (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT DOLLHOUSE (Season Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 21
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE (2-Hour Season Premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 27
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Series Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT FAMILY GUY (Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT AMERICAN DAD (Season Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 28
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT LIE TO ME (Season Premiere)

Tuesday, Sept. 29
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT HELL’S KITCHEN (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Time Period Premiere)

Tuesday, Oct. 27
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Time Period Premiere)

Saturday, Nov. 7
11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT THE WANDA SYKES SHOW (wt) (Series Premiere)

In other TV news the A&E show 'The Beast' has been officially canceled after 1 season. As I'm sure you are aware, it starred Patrick Swayze who has been battling Pancreatic Cancer. It received an average of 1.35M viewers, not enough to be a ratings grabber for the network, and so it was canceled. However, considering that other cable shows have received similar ratings leaves me to wonder if the true reason is Patrick Swayzes health and his ability to actually finish a second season. I wish I would have watched it because I heard it was a good series. I really do hope that Swayze wins his fight with cancer but I think the reality of it is that he is not going to make it. It's very sad.

Remember that show 'I Get That Alot' that aired on CBS a few months back? It was such a hit that they ordered a few more episodes. It was fun! It won't be weekly (which is nice, too much of it would take away it's charm). So we can look forward to a quarterly role out of that show this coming TV season.

'Kings' on NBC magically turned up on my DVR this weekend. It was an unexpected surprise since I haven't seen anything anywhere about it being on not even on the network itself. But then again it was canceled and so they are airing the last of the episodes filmed and will give it a quite exit I guess. It was really a great series that just didn't catch on. Shame. It had only 1.5M viewers this past Saturday. Not surprised, most people didn't even know it was on. Myself included. But that is what is so good about DVRs and the "season pass" feature (or first run only recording feature depending on your service). That is why , even if a show has been canceled sometime during the year , you should keep it on your recording list. You never know when those last episodes will start running on TV during the summer months or regular programming hiatus time.

FYI, it was announced last week that 'Earl' will not be on TBS after all. According to the reports it just couldn't be done within TBS budget without sacrificing the artistic integrity of the show. Sorry 'Earl' fans, it's gone for good.

The 'Listener' on NBC on Thursdays is not fairing well in the ratings with only an average of 4.39M viewers. 'Royal Pains' on USA is actually beating out 'The Listener' in it's time slot. Doesn't look good for the Canadian shows renewal prospects. Shame, I like it. There is something a little weird about it, I noticed (but I like it) Everything on the show is generic. It's location , hospital.. etc. If you noticed their EMT shirts have no city, police have no identifiable city. It is because it is a Canadian show, but it's just a little thing I picked up on. Not a criticism at all. After all, I do really like the show and I hope NBC gives it a shot in a fall/winter time slot.

And some final last good news for the day. If you are a fan of 'Royal Pains' on USA, the shows second episode stayed at a steady average of 5.6M viewers and grew in the demo of 18-49 year olds.

Well.. happy DVR'g this evening. Don't forget to watch or DVR 'The Closer', 'Raising the Bar' on TNT and 'Nurse Jackie' on Showtime tonight.