It’s official. The counts are in, and looking toward this fall’s line-up the networks are being brutal. I wasn’t surprised by a few of these, like Smash and Guys with Kids, and I’ve heard rumors about most of the rest of these for a while now, but it makes it no less sad that some […]
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Friday: McEnroe and Kerkovich Overload, Plus Saturday: A Death in the Family
Happy Endings I’m very sad to see them go. There’s still no word on whether it’s going to be renewed (as far as my usual sources are aware, anyway), but I’ve enjoyed spending time with this crazy crew over the past three seasons. The first episode was a Jane/Brad vs. Max/Alex tennis extravaganza while Dave […]
April Week 4 Recaps: Bullies, Angels, and Endings
It’s been a long weekend of blogging and catching up on some things, but I’m getting there. Sorry these are all a bit late, but I hope that doesn’t decrease their enjoyability any. How to Live with Your Parents Natalie invents a bully named Betsy in order to get her family to feel like a […]
Weekend Recaps: Duets and Upsets
Smash It’s opening night, and Ivy has the jitters. She was all good the night before, after the performance, but then she overheard a couple audience members talking about the show on the street and they weren’t that enthusiastic about her performance. They were actually a little snobby that she had only been in the […]
Monday: Bad Press, Unraveling Plans, and A Lucky Break
I forgot to recap Smash with the last post because the Saturday thing threw me off, so I’ll include it with Monday night’s new episodes. I missed the new How I Met Your Mother, too–got caught up wrapping up another project–but I’ve got The Following and Bates Motel ahead! Smash Julia’s in trouble! The New […]
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Episode 3: Bombshell Edition
I wanted to do one that was a bit challenging this week, so I picked Megan Hilty, aka Ivy Lynn/Marilyn on NBC’s Smash. She hasn’t done very much in the way of films or regular series aside from Smash, so that was pretty much the only connection I was able to use. However, I succeeded. […]
First Week of April Catch-Up: Tuesday and Thursday
Since Smash moved to Saturdays, we’ve got two episodes this week, from Tuesday and Saturday night. And, new Grey’s and Elementary are also below. Smash “The Parents” Ivy’s mom joins Bombshell as Marilyn’s mother, and Karen’s dad comes to town. Hence the title. I really love Bernadette Peters, so it’s fun to have her back […]
The Ultimate Catch-Up: March Part 1
So…. I ended up needing more time to work on my book than I originally thought. My bad. But, on the bright side, I finished it! I only caught two typos, and I learned a lot about when to trust Amazon’s file converter and when not to. It wasn’t smooth, but it is complete, and […]
Tuesday Night: Some Rearranging
Smash This episode mostly centered around Jennifer Hudson’s character Veronica Moore and her one-woman show. Last episode, she’d discussed having Derek direct or help her put together this kind of show to change her good girl image, and this episode, everything comes together. Sort of. Derek pushes her to sex things up a bit, making […]
The Last of Last Week’s Catch-ups
So, in a follow-up to Oscar night, first off, I forgot to include Barbra Streisand’s performance! It was really lovely as she sang “Memories” after the In Memoriam segment, and she sounds as good as ever, perhaps better… Secondly, screw all you people who are trashing Seth MacFarlane. THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR HIRING THE […]