Inside the Head of a TV Junkie

You probably don’t care but I’m going to share!

They’ve finally arrived! You know you’re jealous, no need to hide it!

Read this story from Red Herring. And they wonder why people still download music… hahaha.

RIAA’s Sour Notes

Is the Recording Industry Association of America fair in going after satellite radio outlets XM and Sirius? Both XM and Sirius have announced MP3 products that would allow their subscribers to download songs they have heard on the air to their MP3 players for future playback. The RIAA sees the downloading of songs from satellite radio play lists as a clear violation of the industry’s agreement with XM and Sirius and expects to be paid for the use of its content. But how is the downloading of songs from the radio’s play list different than taping of songs off the radio? Or perhaps loading one’s MP3 player with songs from one’s own CD collection? We tried to reach the RIAA for the second day in a row to check out the story, but none of the three media reps have had time to return our calls.

“Kitchen Confidential” - Mondays on Fox

WATCH THIS SHOW! There is so much potential here. The writing is top notch. The comedy is witty. The actors are all very good. I highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for a “smart” sitcom. Yes, some parts are just silly, but that’s what adds to the goodness that is “Kitchen Confidential”.

Highly recommend… 4 out of 5.

In other TV News:

Lost premieres tonight! Can’t wait! Martha Stewart Apprentice also beings (which I am going to watch because it’s going to be awesome).

Some shows that will be reviewed once I get around to watching them:

Nip/Tuck, Medium, and Las Vegas.

I know it’s late! I’m sorry!

“Threshold” - Fridays on CBS (?)

I highly recommend you watch this show. It’s kinda freaky! This story of an alien invasion is unique in that we’re dealing with the aliens trying to evolve us into them. Instead of coming to Earth and invading us, they just send a probe that will start the evolutionary process… turning us into the aliens themselves! Freaky!!

Anyway, this show looks like it could be really good. I recommend you catch it this week if you missed last week. It’s still pretty early in the show so I don’t think you’ll have any problems catching on.

4 out of 5 - you must see it, at least once.

See below for the BRAND NEW trailer of “Goblet of Fire”!!! November 18th can’t get here fast enough!

Harry Potter New Trailer! (quicktime)

Tonight - “Kitchen Confidential”, “Las Vegas”, and “Medium” premieres. Reviews coming soon.

Also, later today, look for a review of “Threshold” from Friday night.

“Head Cases” on Fox. A show about two lawyers who suffer from different mental problems. The main character (played by Chris O’Donnell) suffers from chronic panic attacks and has technically lost his family because of them. Of course, part of the story line is his struggle to win them back. The other character (can’t recall the actors name at the moment) is one who has anger management type issues, so that adds to the craziness that is possible.

Anyway, Chris O’Donnell character is fired from his big Firm job and teams up with this other crazy guy. In this first episode, they win two cases and figure they might as well make a go of this new partnership. This is where we are left until the next episode. My review doesn’t quite do the show justice but I suggest you catch it next Wednesday. It has potential. I’m going to award it a 3 out of 5 stars and recommend you at least watch one episode so you can make up your own mind.

Until later my TV loving friends!!

Tomorrow: SURVIVOR: Guatemala!

Utter crap. What is with this show? Fox has 2 HUGE strikes against it this season. At least there’s Prison Break.

On to Bones… What the hell is up with the soundtrack for this show? It makes no sense to me. Why is it acceptable to have Howie Day playing during the reconstruction of the skull? It makes no sense. There were also other music selections that were pretty strange for what was being shown on the screen.

Anyway, I give this show a 2 out of 5 star rating. Don’t waste your time. Watch “The Biggest Loser” instead.

Well, there are two new show premieres tonight. One is “Supernatural” (review done yesterday) and the other is “Bones”. Unfortunately, I am not able to watch Bones live tonight because I have other viewing requirements. I will have to download the show and give you my review after I watch the downloaded episode. I don’t have high hopes for the show though, from what I’ve read, it sounds pretty run of the mill… but we’ll see.

Tonight is also the season premiere of “The Biggest Loser” which is bound to be great. Last season was awesome and I can’t wait to see what happens this season! I recommend you watch “The Biggest Loser” (the show that conflicts with “Bones”). I do have two DVRs but my mom uses the other one to record “Gilmore Girls” (ugh) so I can’t record “Bones” at 7pm. Anyway, I’ll have a review of “Bones” later this evening.

This show doesn’t premiere until tomorrow but I watched it commercial free on Yahoo! TV.

WOW! Let me just say that if the rest of the season is anything like the premiere, we’re in for a treat. This show is very well put together. I don’t want to give much away because it won’t premiere until tomorrow but let me just say that it’s a bit freaky. This show has the potential to be something great. It has cliff hangers in all the right areas (you know, those kind that are before commercial breaks that have you yelling “NO! NOT NOW!!!” right at the TV).

I highly recommend you watch this show. I give it a 4 out of 5 stars. One of the few shows I’ve seen this season that has sparked my interest right from the pilot!

Prison Break was on tonight… did you watch??

I need to update you all on a movie I saw this weekend. It’s called Grizzly Man. Yes, it’s a movie about a guy who goes up to Alaska to live with the Grizzlies… to save them from the big bad humans that, according to him, are just murdering them at an alarming rate. Anyway, this guy is a complete wacko! He’s insane! Some strange chemical imbalance going on there. If you didn’t know (this is not a spoiler, it’s common knowledge) this guy and his girlfriend end up getting eaten by a bear. Hahahaha!! I mean, it’s not funny… ok, yes it is. Once you see this movie you will completely understand why I find it amusing and why I’m laughing at this man’s death. Anyway, if it comes to your city, watch it. It’s great fun, some awesome comedy in this movie… You will cry in this movie… not from sadness, but from laughing at a uncountable number of hilarious events.

Anyway, my review - 4 out of 5 stars for the pure comedic appeal this movie exudes.

Check out the awesome song I’m listening to at work! YEAH!! I love the 80s!