really, i should’ve known

There are a few things I miss about Gossip Girl.
I miss the actual story arcs of Season 1. It seems the writers have exchanged the deconstruction,personal conflict and resolution that made me actually like the show for shock value and shallowness.
I miss Blair and Serena. No, not the vapid, debauched incarnations  running around now, but [...]

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2009 fall tv schedule

So here we go: all times CST; * denotes new show; red highlights guaranteed Season Passes; green indicates those shows almost certain to gain SP status; purple indicates those shows on a trial basis; Idol gets its own color because I only watch the last quarter of it each season.
(As I’ve mentioned in earlier schedule-related [...]

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upfronts: the cw

So the official CW Upfront presentation isn’t until tomorrow, but their fall schedule has already been confirmed, so I’m just going to post it now.
There was a point where I thought (with some horror) that I was going to be watching five shows on The Network That Thought Who Wants to Be A Pussycat Doll [...]

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winter premieres

I love Kristin Dos Santos over at E!. I was just thinking I should probably start digging all of this info up, and she goes and does it for me…maybe I should send her a fruit basket.
I can’t remember what my former distinction colors were, so this time around, red will indicate shows that have [...]

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darlton & the pips: the comic-con showrunners panel

There is such a ginormous volume of stuff coming from Comic-Con that I have stopped trying to keep track of it all. (I haven’t even watched all the Twilight footage, nor do I think I want to.)
I’m not even sure I would’ve wanted to be at the Twilight panel because as I’ve stated before, I [...]

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jen’s top 10 of ‘07

So Kristin just posted her Top 10 shows of 2007 and because I am nothing if not a stalker follower (seriously, isn’t there some saying out there about imitation being the best form of flattery or something?), I thought I’d post my list as well.
Except…it’s really a lot harder than I expected. For one, we [...]

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the hipsters be muggin’ on me all night long

When all else fails and you can’t think of an appropriate post title, just use a random-yet-fun line from a Good Charlotte song…
Anyway, I’m just checking in with some awesome TV tidbits before it’s off to watch tonight’s delicious episode of Chuck sans commercial interruption. I fraktastically adore this show. It is beyond amazing and [...]

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heroes finally gets good this week

Okay, not that I don’t think it’s been good. I mean, yes, I fast-forward through the Maya and Alejandro stuff, and the Niki/Micah/random relatives stuff (although Monica’s power seems pretty cool), and Mohinder needs to stop whining already, but other than that…
That being said, when I saw Kristen Bell in the previews for next week, [...]

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the week that was: pb&j

Welcome to my first weekly recap. I have no idea what type of format I’m going to go with, which is pretty typical with me, so as usual, there will just be a lot of stream-of-consciousness-type babbling.
So without further ado…
Mondays:
Chuck and Heroes: already raved about them here.
How I Met Your Mother: I have to say, [...]

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to TiVo or not to TiVo

It’s September 1. Know what that means? And no, I’m not talking about anything to do with Labor Day or back to school or the fact that fall and crisp, cool weather’s right around the corner — here in good ol’ Texas, I’ll be wearing capris and flip-flops till, oh, about December.
Nope.
I’m talking about the [...]

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