Tuesday September 21 and Thursday September 23

SPOILERS: Glee, Warehouse 13, NCIS, Bones, and Big Bang Theory

Yes, yes, yes, I'm very behind. Sooo, very very behind. As my finger has made a full recovery, I'm now desperately trying to catch up. Which means no pics, sorry, and not the long drawn out analysis I really wanted to do (which Glee desperately needs, I got a lot to say about the premiere episode). SO I'm doing this bullet style straight from my notes. Sorry if my lack of formatting or paragraphs bugs you. You should leave a comment and let me know that.

Just a suggestion.

Anyways, episode of the day(s) : Big Bang Theory "The Robotic Manipulation"

Monday, September 20, 2010

SPOILERS: Castle, House, and Chuck season premieres

Apologies for the delays! I managed to get a second degree burn on my index finger Wednesday afternoon, and the band-aid made it painful and really awkward to type. Seriously, all my notes from the rest of this week look incomprehensible because I couldn't hold a pencil.

Anyways, Monday was a great start to the fall season, hope you tuned in. And yes, the reviews are quite long, these were major episodes.

Episode of the Week: Chuck, "Chuck versus the Anniversary"

What You Need to Know for Tomorrow: NCIS and Glee

SPOILERS: Below the READ MORE line for NCIS and Glee

If you aren't psyched up enough for tonight, here's another two more shows to get pumped up about for tomorrow! (Once again, photos courtesy of official websites)

Where/When: CBS, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

Summary: Gibbs and his team work for Naval Criminal Investigative Services, and track everything from murder to terrorism, all with the unique quirks that make them quite the dysfunctional "family."

How excited I am for this season: B

Why you should watch: It's the only serious crime procedural (yes, I'm discounting Castle) I watch weekly, mostly due to the wonderful cast of characters. And the cases are still surprising, even this many seasons in.

Where/When: Fox, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

Summary: The glee club at McKinley High is made up a bunch of lovable misfits who sing their little hearts out as they juggle the issues of high school. Plus Sue Sylvester.

How excited I am for this season: A+

Why you should watch: The drama is deliberately absurd episode to episode, which makes the real moments much more touching and surprising. Plus, several cast members have stunning voices, and the show is starting to build an excellent guest cast of both Broadway stars and brilliant actors.

What You Need to Know for Tomorrow: House, Chuck, and Castle

SPOILERS: Basic reviews of the last season of House, Chuck, and Castle below the READ MORE line

That's right, it's that time of year again. The time when I've already been in school for ages, and TV networks finally get around to acknowledging that is time for "fall programming." Tomorrow, we've got a killer trio of shows making their return to prime time. Simple intro/review up top, with more last season spoilery info about what you need to know/should remember below the read more line. (Photos courtesy of their respective official pages)

Where/When: Fox, Mondays, 8 p.m.

Summary: Dr. House and his team solve medical mysteries and though it's never lupus, at the end of the day the truth is that no matter the patient, or the doctor, everyone lies.

How excited I am for this season: A

Why you should watch: Some people claim that the show is tiresome. We know House is going to make the correct diagnosis five minutes from the end. Yet the writers of the show still manage to develop compelling and morality-questioning stories for both the patients and the main cast, week after week.

Where/When: NBC, Mondays, 8 p.m.

Summary: Chuck Bartowski was average tech support until the super-secret computer called the Intersect was downloaded into his brain. Now he works with the NSA and CIA, fighting crime as only a geek can.

How excited I am for this season: B+

Why you should watch: Basically, this is the comedic and more widely popular version of Jake 2.0. Still, it's appealing to nerds as well, given their emphasis on casting actors with spy or scifi credentials.

Where/When: ABC, Mondays, 10 p.m.

Summary: Mystery writer and charmingly hilarious playboy Richard Castle teams up with Detective Kate Beckett to solve the truly weird and strange murder cases of NYC.

How excited I am for this season: C-

Why you should watch: The poor grade comes from a terrible finale. But the truth is that it's a refreshing take on a procedural, and Nathan Fillion (Castle) lights up the screen every time he appears.

This Week in Review ... Wait a Minute.....

So, the only summer shows that are still running right now are Covert Affairs (which had a 2 episode long finale last Tuesday) and Warehouse 13 which finishes next week.

SO I'm ending the summer weekly reviews for now. Next week, I'll start up the nightly (fingers crossed) reviews cause so much stuff will be going on. I'm simultaneously working on end reviews for summer shows and recap posts for new shows, so stay tuned!

Sanctuary/SGU Update

Just a brief note for any Sanctuary AND Stargate Universe fans out there.

SyFy has updated their schedule, so the final news is in. (for now)

SGU is definitely staying with it premiere on Tuesday, September 28 at 9.
Sanctuary is definitely moving its premiere to Friday, October 15 at 10.

Week 9/7/10 - Summer's Almost Over

SPOILERS: Warehouse 13, Covert Affairs

and especially of finales of White Collar, Eureka, and True Blood (separated from the other two)

Summer is clearly coming to an end, which is something I could've told you a month ago when I started classes again. This week brought 3 finales, and 2 pre-finale build up episodes, so I've got lots to talk about, but very little actual time to do it in. (Actually, negative time)

Plus, this blog is on Facebook now. Sweet.

Episode of the Week: Even with two excellent season finales, I'm giving this to non-finale Warehouse 13 episode "Vendetta"

The Power of Copy/Paste HTML

Notice anything differently? Huh? Yeah, yeah, no posts in the last few days. I blame 4 problem sets, multiple computer labs, and one paper. I have been watching, I'll get my review of last week up later today - they'll contain a brief look at the three finales (White Collar, Eureka, and True Blood) and then I'll do full reviews of each separately. At least that's the idea.

Anyways, the difference is:

this blog is on Facebook!

I think this is cool. You can now like the page and get updates, or like individual posts if you don't feel like commenting. Plus, you can write any comments you have about the blog in general on the wall.

And since my knowledge of HTML code could be fit a single page, many many thanks go to my friend Alex who helped me set this all up.

(By the way, the current picture is a stock one I have of a plaque from the Museum of Modern Art. If you have a better recommendation or idea, let me know!)

Edit: Ehh, not so much individual pages. Still trying to get that to work.

Edit of that Edit: You can like individual places but I don't think it shows up on your feed....Anyway, when you open a post the button on top changes from the general blog to the specific article.

~ Sarah

Sad News

In the middle of all these wonderful season finales this week and next, I'm afraid I have some bad news courtesy of the Sanctuary Facebook page (pic courtesy of the very outdated - as in pre-Season 2 - "official website"):

Sanctuary Hi everyone - we have a new US premiere date...re-mark your calendars! Sanctuary Season 3 will now be back on FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 10pm. We know - it means waiting an extra 2 1/2 weeks for the new season, but trust us, it will be worth the wait. And we love Fridays!


Now I know what you're thinking. "Sarah, really, Facebook? That's your source of news?" Well, SyFy hasn't released a press statement about the time change so it's breaking news, no matter its source. Also, the SyFy channel website hasn't updated their schedule and is still listing the premiere as September 28th. No news yet on if this means a change for SGU as well.


I'm happy for them, since Friday is [I believe] better day in terms of show hierarchy on the business end of things, which means they're doing well, so good for them! Still, the wait's going to be awful. So, reactions? Any chairs just go out windows?

Week of 8/30 - "Wait.......what happened to Eureka? And True Blood?"

SPOILERS: White Collar, Covert Affairs, Warehouse 13

That's right, I got played. I watched my shows, took some notes, and anxiously waited for the Eureka finale on Friday at 9. Course, I ended up not making it back from a meeting until 10, so then I was really bummed. And you know how to treat that kind of depression? Sweeney Todd. You stay up until 3 in the morning watching Sweeney Todd. I love that show/movie. So much.

Anyways, it wasn't until Saturday afternoon that I realized I might have missed something, but...wait for it...No illegal videos to be found. And you know why?

CAUSE IT'S NOT TIL NEXT WEEK.

Damn you SYFY. This always happens. You never tell us when shows are going on one or two week breaks. It's like making it through the day hoping you'll be cheered up by some stupid thing some politician did that Stephen Colbert is going to tell you about, only to get a repeat week with that one boring episode you didn't quite find that funny.

So then I calmed myself down by saying, it's ok, I'll wait for True Blood on Sunday and then add that to my reviews so they don't seem so sparse. And you know what? No True Blood.

CAUSE IT'S NOT TIL NEXT WEEK.

So, as you can tell I'm quite bitter...And I don't have many shows to cover, so I should have posted this last Wednesday. Apologies. Yes, I know it's about a week later than it should be.

Anyways, episode of the week goes to Cover Affairs, for "What Is and What Never Should Be."