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The Bachelor in San Francisco – A Snarky Recap of the Desperate and Caddy

by on January 16, 2012

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The Bachelor (This is a TV Recap of this adventure) takes place in San Francisco and the fun is as eclectic as the city is engaging.  And on the first date, Ben takes Emily O’Brien out on a one-on-one…  and takes her out to scale the Bay Bridge.  This is where we find out that Emily is terrified of heights, and we hear Ben say

Ben, The Bachelor

“Relationships are all about trust.”

And they’re all about not forcing people to do things they don’t want to either Ben!

But Ben takes her to the top of the Bay Bridge anyway in this episode of The Bachelor.  Then again, doesn’t the studio do an in-depth psych profile on everyone?  And then they set Emily up for this super tall climb?  Niiice.  But then again Emily is confusing… she is a pursuing a PHd and yet she’s on this show.

Of course, while they’re out on their date, the ever so talented and intelligent batch of women back at the hotel somehow manage to just come across the two of them with a telescope.  Right.  Reality TV… oh, the concept.

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Later, the girls pile out of the hotel room for the group date… and there’s one heck of a visual.. an awful lot of ho, I mean high heels climbing the streets of San Francisco.  And what the f*! is a leap list?  Is this the new bucket list?  I’ve never heard of a “leap list” before this. Is this an ABC coined term?

Of course, this group date is an excellent opportunity for ABC to show women in bikinis skiing down the street.  There was a lot of butt, long legs, teeny bikinis and but cracks.  Nice ABC… nice.

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2011-2012 Fall TV Schedule List – ABC, CBS, FOX, FX, NBC, Show, The CW

by on December 27, 2011

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2011-2012 Fall TV Schedule List

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I pulled together multiple lists of the 2011 – 2012 Fall TV Season.    It’s huge. (And updated Dec 27 with the 2012 series premiere, and season return dates)

First, we chat about what we’re anticipating for the upcoming TV season as far as the new shows are concerned.  I then slap you right into a few lists.  They’re effectively all the same, a list of the 2011-2012 Fall TV season, but each list is sorted differently.  One list is sorted alphabetically by TV show.  Another list is sorted by premiere date.  A third list is the same thing, just put out there in a less crowded fashion and sorted by network.

So take your pick of how you want to look at these lists and I hope this helps!!!  And if this really helps out, please feel free to share this with your friends, family, co-workers (yea, I know you’re surfin’ from work) & peers!  Thanks and have a great day!

(Obviously any schedule is subject to change, or delusional typing errors.  Let me know if have any questions.!  -Bruce)

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Most Anticipated New TV Series for the 2011-2012 TV Season?

So what’s up with the new 2011 / 2012 TV Fall season?  What new shows is this website curious or interested about?

From what I’m seeing the general web-surfing public is super curious about the premieres of Terra Nova, Ringer, Prime Suspect, & Person of Interest.  (Updated 12/27:  Well, they mostly turned out OK!)

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WIPEOUT Winter Premiere & Where’s Jill Wagner? [Cinema Static]

by on December 9, 2011

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Brusimm Cinema Static TV NewsOver at ABC, the winter season premiere of Wipeout premiered last night to the usual banter of contestants beeing booted, slapped, slopped, bonked and what not on their unusually aggressive holiday-themed course and a new co-host was introduced. (I’m sorry, but that just never gets old.)  Plus, I take a peek at where Jill Wagner went!

And with Wipeout‘s winter season premiere, comes the new co-host down on the floor with the contestants, Vanessa Lachey (previously known as Vanessa Minnillo).

The course had a few bunch of newbie obstacles.  One was a boot that when timed right, literally gave the boot to contestants running by it.  It would kick them and they would go flying, cartwheeling off into the air and in to the water below.

The next new piece, which was of course, Christmas themed, was Santa waiting for contestants on the launch ramp for the Big Balls.  And there was a stage where evil elves were throwing things at the contestants.

After the preliminary round, the next elimination round included a fishing hole where contestants had to drop through to land on a rotating bar and it goes from there.

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The course seemed more aggressive than usual, and I’m OK with that.

But there’s always been one section of the Wipeout courses that bugs me a bit.  That’s where they have people throwing things at the contestants.  It feels a little bit mean and removes the neutral feeling one gets from the other ass-kicking tricks the contestants get.  Sure, there are people running those too, but it seems less personal when you can’t see them running the stunts. (And probably laughing their butts off in some control room.)

It’s not a huge deal for me, but I usually never end up liking the sections of Wipeout‘s courses where the real people are.

Other wise, it’s a blast!

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ABC’s ‘Revenge’ Is A Well Written Get-Even Kind of Story

by on October 11, 2011

in Entertainment, television

Emily VanCamp in 'Revenge'

ABC’s Revenge, stars Emily VanCamp (Brothers & Sisters, Everwood) as Emily Thorne, a woman whose father was wrongfully jailed, where he later died while incarcerated.  Having her father taken away from her by folks who wrongfully used him as their patsy, Emily returns “home” to the Hamptons, to exact revenge and destroy the folks responsible for her father’s incarceration.

It takes place in The Hamptons, so the rich and snooty are the victims who fall, and fall far and hard.

Emily’s approach to her Revenge is a smart methodology.  In one episode, she spikes a cheating husband’s drink, where an ambulance has to be called.  As this becomes a public affair of sorts, it’s not the husband who was the target, but his mistress, whom Emily wanted thrown out of the little community of rich folk.  The man’s wife is the one in charge of the cadre of rich folk.

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Halloween 2011 TV Programming [A Cinema Static focus on Syfy, AMC, TMC]

by on October 9, 2011

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Brusimm Cinema Static TV NewsWith October, comes Halloween 2011.  And with Halloween, comes the ghostly movie collection on TV that we can all enjoy filled with fright, fret and fears, especially from Syfy, AMC and TMC. [Updated 10-13-11 with programming from FEARnet]

Of course, a lot of TV shows will have Halloween themed episodes.  I’ll leave the descriptors of that mess to other places.  But a few networks are having their annual bit of fun with the holiday.

I’ve listed a few things, but I ended up focusing on the Syfy channel, AMC‘s annual Fear Fest and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).  And in the listing are some good movies… well, movies I have been known to enjoy, like Lake Placid and the all-time sci-fi classic, Forbidden Planet.  And if you look carefully, we even have some Nathan Fillion, some Godzilla, and other fun or “fun” movies!

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Horror Movies on AMAZON

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Cartoon Network will be be having special episodes on Saturday and Sunday during October of shows like Johnny Test, The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time and Regular Show.  Not to mention the Scooby Doo movies and  other shows like Ed, Edd n Eddy’s Boo-Haw Haw, Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen. (CN Press)

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Spike:  Don’t forget about the Scream 2011 awards on Spike TV, where everything frightful in comic books, fantasy, sci-fi and horror.  This takes place on Spike, Oct. 18 at 9pm ET/PT.. (Spike TV Press)

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ABC Family will have their 13 Nights of Halloween and you can catch such movies as Beetlejuice, Van Helsing, The Addams Family, Casper and more.  Alongside the movies will be premieres of Coraline (Oct. 23, 8pm ET/PT) and the network premiere of Bewitched (Oct. 24, 6:30pm ET/PT). (ABC Press)

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The Hallmark channel will be having a ten-hour Munster marathon on Halloween.  On Oct. 29 at 9pm ET/PT. Catherine Bell return’s in the fourth The Good Witch’s Family movie installment.  Bell plays Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale. As Cassie is trying to settle into her new marriage, a long-lost cousin shows up and she brings some evil with her.  (As it looks right now, Catherine Bell is also set for a fifth movie of the Good Witch movie franchise, set for next year) (THC Press)

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But alas, let’s check out what Syfy, AMC and TCM have in store for us!

Now admittedly, I was only going to focus on AMC, and such, the other two networks lose out on this list where they started airing movies starting October 1st.  With that said, oh well!  Sorry gang!

Syfy Channel

Syfy channel LogoAs anyone can probably attest to, the Syfy channel has started their 31 Days of Halloween scheduling, as they fill the month of October up with nightly frightful movies.

Ghost Hunters Halloween Live – Syfy, Oct. 31 at 7pm ET, Live. The TAPS team has its annual live, six-hour investigation.  This year they’ll be at the Pennhurst Asylum in Pennsylvania, which is an hour outside of Philly.  The regular cast will be on hand, as well as some from Ghost Hunters International.

On Saturday, October 29th, Syfy will be airing the movie called Zombie Apocalypse.  In this movie starring  Ving Rhames, (Stop me if this sounds familiar… LOL), a zombie plague has wiped out 90% of the American population and a small group of survivors struggle across the country to get to a rumored refuge from this plague, located on the island of Catalina.

Syfy TV Shows and Movies on AMAZON

A complete list of their scheduled movies for the Halloween 2011 TV season is listed later on in this article.

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Halloween Ghouls and Ghosts

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TV Show Premieres for the Week of 9-18-11 ['NCIS,' 'Castle,' 'Fringe']

by on September 16, 2011

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Cinema Static - TV News, Movie News and other Entertainment news and opinionIf you’re wondering what new Fall 2011 TV shows are having their season premiere for new or returning this week starting Sunday, September 18th, here’s the list of shows showing up!

Of note… favorites like Castle & Hawaii Five-0 are back! Also Fringe and Supernatural! Not to mention Grey’s Anatomy, The Biggest Loser season premiere and well, a whole bunch of faves.

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Season Finale Review & Will ABC’s ‘Take the Money and Run’ Return Next Season?

by on September 7, 2011

in Entertainment, television, tv review

ABC‘s Take the Money and Run is an interesting premise for a TV show, almost like a train-wreck of sorts.  You have to check it out but will you come back to see more?

Cinema Static - TV News, Movie News and other Entertainment news and opinionThough the season was interesting at best it wasn’t consistent.  Each week I found myself rooting for one side or the other.  In the season finale of Take the Money and Run, it had a lackluster feel from both the contestant and detective side of things.  I didn’t care who won.  (Though I suppose, secretly, I was rooting for the position of the bad guys to thwart the coppers!)

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Take the Money and Run pits a pair of contestants against two police detectives and two seasoned interrogators.  What happens is that the two contestants are given a briefcase full of money and given a set amount of time to hide the briefcase anywhere in their city.  When their time is up, their car is disabled by OnStar and the cops show up.

The cops and the interrogators get to see the route the contestants took, their cell phone records and all receipts from whatever transactions they did during their time that was allotted to them to hide the money.

Via a combination of interrogation and detective work, the good guys try to find the money within 48 hours of detaining the contestants.  If they don’t, then the contestants get to keep the money.

Take the Money and Run had an interesting premise that held my attention through its short summer season, but with last night’s preliminary TV ratings of 2.7/ 4 in the overnights, and a 31% drop in viewers from the lead-in TV show Wipeout (which was a repeat), that doesn’t spell anything good for the show.

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The 2011/2012 Fall TV Season Schedules for ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW

by on August 15, 2011

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TV news – 2011/2012 Fall TV Season:

Coming up this September is the newest 2011/2012 Fall TV Season.  There are some old and new offerings coming at us from the various networks.

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As always, during the venue we tend to enjoy, I like to remind everyone that some of our favorites will not last forever, (Ask fans where Comcast canceled Eureka) because TV is not cheap!  Advertisers spent $10 billion on this upcoming season alone.

The new season, starting in September, brings us new episodes from NCIS, Hawaii Five-0, Criminal Minds, the CSI‘s, House, Fringe, The Biggest Loser, The Vampire Diaries, Nikita and of course, Supernatural.

With that said, let’s check out what is slated for the 2011/2012 Fall season, with the networks being shown in alphabetical order, after the break:

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Hulu For Sale? Looks Like It

by on June 22, 2011

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HuluAccording to Deadline, Hulu is up for sale, and with that development, they point out that the adventure of Hulu-Plus, where subscribers are charged for premium content, may very well be a busted business play.

It’s also pointed out that with Netflix charging hard into the arena of streaming entertainment that the big nets are drooling over the money they could get from Netflix and possibly torpedoing their own play with Hulu.

Part of the problem though with the sale is that they can’t promise all the content that comes with it.  The buyer of Hulu would have to fork up the cash then fork out more cash to buy into programming deals with the networks.

I have to wonder out-loud with this new development, if the Comcast On-Demand scenario didn’t already preclude this sale as an warning of sorts.  When Comcast added ABC and FOX and such back into their On-Demand service, they did so, but disabled the FF option so you can’t get past the ads.  (Which are just as loud in On-Demand!)

I also think with the new disable feature in the On-Demand process, that it negates the bonus of watching shows that way.  I used to be able to snag a show and watch for 40 minutes.  But now that I have to have it play for the full 60 minutes, I’m stuck trying to schedule out my live-watching versus my DVR-like watching.  The Comcast On-Demand scenario loses and suddenly, I’m not watching some shows any more.  For my household, it’s a fail to have added these networks back into the fray and lock you out of FFing content.  (On principal, I hit mute and walk away to do my laundry or something else.)  I apologize to the advertisers, but this situation forces me to make a tough decision.

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‘The Bachelorette’ Is Too Much This Season | Time Around [A Snarky Take]

by on May 30, 2011

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The Bachelorette:  A Snarky Attack

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The following is a blow-by-blow set of reactions as tonight’s episode (5/30/11) of The Bachelorette streamed past my poor, addled brain!  I mean seriously, I had to do this.  Jeff, the masked bag of insecurity, Bentley, the butt-head plant by ABC.  That’s how I feel about these guys.

Ashley seems to be wearing nothing but skimpy, little things every where.  The show is wearing thin with me, but it’s not my call to ‘not watch’ the series in the household.  LOL.  And despite my assessment of Ashley’s attire, being a guy, I don’t completely disagree with it.

And one of her first dates, she shuttles the guy off to Las Vegas and looks at wedding cakes and wedding rings.  The guy is in this show to, I presume, to marry Ashley, and yet he craps his pants in this weird, alternate reality date of theirs?

To be honest, this season of The Bachelorette feels very contrived.  More contrived than the previous few seasons.  I find it amazing that despite all the psych screenings they do that they manage to let a nut-job who hides his wavery personality behind his bat-mask and then there’s Bentley.  The guy that somehow, Ashley was warned about by some mystery friend, and yet she picks him to continue onward with the other bachelors.  And he’s so obvious, way too over-the-top in his one-on-one interviews.  I can’t believe this guy is real, but instead, has to be a huge plant by ABC and nothing more.

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